1、人教版高中高二2015----2016上学期英语期末复习 高考语法填空专题训练 一 Once there lived a rich man 31_______ wanted to do something for the people of his town. 32 ________ first he wanted to find out whether they deserved his help. In the centre of the main road into the town, he placed 33________ very la
2、rge stone. Then he 34 ________ (hide ) behind a tree and waited. Soon an old man came along with his cow. “Who put this stone in the centre of the road?” said the old man, but he did not try to remove the stone. Instead, with some difficulty he passed around the stone and continued on his way
3、 35________ man came along and did the same thing; then another came ,and another. All of them complained about the stone but not tried to remove 36________ . Late in the afternoon a young man came along. He saw the stone, 37 _______ (say) to himself: “The night 38 ________ (be) very dark
4、 Some neighbors will come along later in the dark and will fall against the stone.” Then he began to move the stone. He pushed and pulled with all his 39_______ (strong) to move it. How great was his surprise at last! 40 _______ the stone, he found a bag of money. 二
5、The Internet is an amazing information resource. Students, teachers, and researchers use it as 31______ investigative tool. Journalists use it to find information for stories. Doctors use it to learn more about unfamiliar diseases and the 32_____ (late) medical development. Ordinary people use it
6、for shopping, banking, bill-paying, and communicating with family and friends. People all over the world use it to connect with individuals from 33_______ countries and cultures. However, 34_______there are many positive developments 35_________ (associate) with the Internet, there are also certain
7、 fears and concerns. 36________ concern relates to a lack of control over37________ appears on the Internet. With television and radio there are editors to check the accuracy or appropriateness of the content of programs, and with television there are 38 _________(restrict) on what kinds of prog
8、rams can 39__________(broadcast) and at what times of the day. With the Internet, parents cannot check a published guide to determine what is suitable 40__________ their children to see. 三 Crying marriage? 31_______ (surprise), isn’t it? Factually, the custom of crying marriage existed a
9、long time ago in many areas of Southwest China’s Sichuan Province, and 32 _______ (remain) in fashion 33 ________ the end of the Qing Dynasty. Though not so popular as before, the custom is still observed by people in many places, especially Tujia people, who view it as a 34 _________ (neces
10、sary) to marriage procedure. It is very much 35 _________ same in different places of the province. According to elderly people, every bride had to cry at the wedding. 36________ , the bride’s neighbors would look down upon 37__________ as a poorly cultivated girl and she would become
11、 the laughingstock of the village. In fact, there were cases 38________ which the bride was beaten by her mother for not crying at the wedding ceremony. In a word, crying at wedding is a 39 ________ by custom to set off the happiness of the wedding through falsely sorrowful words. However, in
12、 the 40________ (arrange) marriages of the old days of China, there were indeed quite a lot of brides who cried over their unsatisfactory marriage and even their miserable life. 四 In my free time, I really like surfing the Internet. When I get home from work, I turn on my computer, wait 31___
13、it boots up completely, and then I go online. I usually check my email first and then write a few messages 32_______ family and friends. I sometimes scan the local news headlines at 33________ favorite news Website and read up on the latest local and international news. This Website often prov
14、ides video news clips 34_______ you can view online. I sometimes order products or service online to save money and time instead of going to a store and 35_______(buy) what I'm looking for. For example, I 36________ (order)a digital camera online the other day and saved about $50. Whatever I do, I
15、 realize that there are problems 37________ using the Internet including scams, identify theft, and viruses, so I'm very careful not to give out my 38________ (person) information. Furthermore, I don't download or open files I don't recognize. Using the Internet can be fun and 39________ convenien
16、t way of shopping and finding out new information, 40________ you just need to be careful. 五 In order to know a foreign language thoroughly, four things are neccessary. Firstly, we must understand the language when we hear 31________ spoken.. Secondly, we must be able to speak it correctly w
17、ith confidence and without hesitation. 32__________ ,we must be able to read the language , and fourthly, we must be able to write it. We must be able to make sentences that are grammatically correct. There is no easy way to success 33__________ language learning. 34________ good memory is of gr
18、eat help, but it is not enough only 35_________(memorize) rules from a grammar book. It is not much use learning by heart long list of words and 36__________meaning, studying the dictionary and so on. We must learn by using the language. 37_________we are satisfied with only a few rules we have memo
19、rized, we are not really learning the languang. “Learn through use” is a good piece of 38________(advise) for those 39___________are studying a new language. Practice is important. We must practise speaking and 40_________(write) the language whenever we can. 六 At one point along an open high
20、way, I came to a crossroads with a traffic light. I was alone on the road by now, but 31 _______ I drove up to the light, it turned red, and I braked to a halt. I look left, right, and behind me. Nothing. 32________ a car, no suggestion of headlights, but there I sat, 33 _________ (wait) th
21、e light to change, the only human being for at least a mile in any direction. I started wondering 34 _________ I refused to run the light. I was not afraid of 35_________ (catch) by the police, because there was obviously no cop anywhere around and 36_________ certainly would have be
22、en no danger in going 37_________ it. Much later that night, the 38__________ question of why I’d stopped for that light came 39________ to me. I think I stopped because it’s part of a contract (合同) we all have with each other. It’s not only the law, but it’s an agreement we have, and we
23、 trust each other to honor 40 _______ : we don’t go through red lights. Like most of us, I’m more ready to be stopped from doing something bad by the social agreement that disapproves of it than by any law against it. 七 Nowadays, millions 31 ________ lonely singles are now going onli
24、ne instead. 32________ World Wide Web is quickly becoming the world’s most popular matchmaker(媒人). Singles are flocking(涌向) to the Internet 33________ (main) because their busy lifestyles leave them little time to look for a significant other. Using dating sites(约会网址) is quick and conv
25、enient. Many singles say the regular dating scene 34_________ (just lead) them from one bad experience to 35 _________ and are ready to try something else. Dating sites also make 36_________ easy to avoid someone 37__________ you are not interested in. In the real world, 38 _______
26、 , ignoring someone you don’t like can be difficult. Despite all the advantages, online dating also presents its own set of problems. People aren’t always those who they declare to be in their online 39__________ (describe). Safety is another concern. You are just 40 ___________(like)
27、 to find a criminal online as you are Mr. Or Miss Right. 八 Polar bears are suffering in a 31_______ (warm) world than ever before. Polar bears live in environments too cold for most animals. 32________ much of the year, they live and hunt on the frozen Arctic sea ice. Nature has pr
28、epared 33_________ for the cold conditions. But nothing has prepared the bears for the danger that 34_________ (threat) the only home they know. The polar bears’ world is melting. Studies show that the polar ice has reduced by 9.8% every 10 years 35 __________ 1978. Now about 20,000 t
29、o 25,000 polar bears live in the Arctic. Polar bears depend on the sea ice for their 36_________ (survive). “The sea ice is more than just this platform that the bears walk over,” says Andrew Derocher, 37__________ scientist who studies North American polar bear populations. “ 38 ___________
30、 it, they can’t exist.” Some melting and refreezing of the polar ice is natural. 39 ________ in a warmer world, these cycles speed up, and bears have less time to hunt. Normally, they have three months in the spring when they gain more weight. The extra fat is used later, 40_________
31、the bears are not actively hunting. 九 31 _____ is possible that we simply do not stay in one place for a true friendship to develop. However, there can be no disagreement on the need for each of us 32 _________(think) carefully about the kind of friendships we want. To most of us, frie
32、ndships are considered 33 _________ (importance), but need to have clear in our own minds 34 _________ kinds of friendships we want .Are they to be close or 35_________ (keep) at arm’s length? Do we want to share ourselves or do we want to walk on the surface? For some people, many friends
33、hips on the surface are quite enough—and that’s all right .But at some point we need to make sure that our expectations are the same as our 36 _________ (friend)expectations. If one wants more from the friendship than the other, 37 _________ if this is not talked about, one is likely at last to
34、fell that he’s holding the short end of the stick. The sharing of personal experience 38 _________(include) our tears as well as our dark dreams 39 _________ (be) the surest way to deepen friendships. But it must be undertaken slowly and carried on only if there signs of interest and action 40 _
35、 return. 十 The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences announced on October 6 1 _________ Chinese scientist Gao Kun ( also known as Charles K. Kao ), a foreign academician of Chinese Academy of Sciences won the 2009 Nobel Prize in Physics for groundbreaking achievements 2_________(concer
36、n)the transmission of light in fibers for optical communication. Prof. Gao 3_________ (recognize) internationally as the "Father of Fiber Optic Communications." He is credited for first 4 _________ (public) proposing(提出) the possibility of practical telecommunications(实用电信) 5_________ (use
37、) fibers. His work provided the impetus(推动力) for serious research and 6_________ (develop) throughout the world on glass fiber waveguides for communications. 7 _________ (bear) in Shanghai in 1933, Gao moved to Hong Kong in 1949 with his family. He obtained his Bachelor of Science degree iss
38、ued by the University of London and then pursued research 8 _________ received his Ph. D degree in electrical engineering issued by the Imperial College London in 1965. He served 9_________ the vice president of the Chinese University of Hong Kong from 1987 to 1996. In 1996, he was elected foreign
39、 academician at 10_________ 8th Academician Conference of Chinese Academy of Sciences. 十一 It is often said _1__________ Tibetans can sing before they can speak. They are especially fond of singing and dancing. Tibetans need little excuse to sing or dance. Most of their festivals are all
40、 about singing and dancing. Each spring after all of the fields have been plowed, they celebrate the Guozhuang Festival. This festival is a chance _2_ all the locals to get together and sing and dance together. It is very popular, especially amongst Tibetans _3_ (live) in the southern areas of Tib
41、et. The person _4_ is considered _5_ (be) the _6_ (good) singer and dancer is rewarded with a pot of the local Chang alcohol. Another popular festival is the Wangguo Festival. It _7_ (hold) just _8_ the autumn harvest. This festival lasts from three to five days. People wear their best clothing,
42、create colorful prayer flags. They sing and dance, beat drums and gongs, _9_ walk around their fields to express their hope for a bumper crop. Another feature of this festival is horse racing. After the festival _10_ (end), the harvesting begins. 十二 As I think back I realize how hard it is t
43、o view the world 31________ the eyes of my childhood. 32________ child’s mind is still filled with the idea that anything and everything is possible. They haven’t begun building the mental walls yet. Watch a child 33________(learn) to walk and it’s amazing. No matter how many times they fall down, t
44、hey hop back up 34________ they instinctively know that eventually they’ll be able to walk. They don’t have to worry what 35________ think. They have no need to put up a front(讲面子). They are who they are. But somewhere along the line they learn to be 36________(practice). Their creativity is blocke
45、d over time, as the world 37________(teach) them to fit in. Eventually they don’t bounce back as fast 38 ________ they fail. Learning is now something you have to do that is very boring and unpleasant. You and I 39________ tear down those walls that are closing in and start fresh. It’s tim
46、e to bring back that sense of joy and wonder. When you’re setting your goals for the New Year, think like a child. Set your goals as if 40________ is possible. 十三 In many countries, 31_______ is not unusual for families of different backgrounds to live together in the shared space. 32____
47、 in the United States, this idea may still be considered odd. But this type of housing, 33_______(call) co-housing, is gaining 34________ (popular) in the United States, too. Co-housing complexes are popping up across the country. For many people, this way of life is a relief to the busy mod
48、ern lifestyle. A co-housing community has35_______ (private) owned houses and shared land. There is often a “common house” with a kitchen and dining room, meeting room, and maybe a workshop of library or music room. About 25 co-housing communities36_______ (build) in recent years, and 150 more are p
49、lanned. A co-housing complex is a place 37_______ residents shop, cook, and eat together. Residents of a co-housing complex like its sense of shared community. Children have other kids to play 38_______, 39_______ many families like. Other residents like the feeling of living in a “ village”. Resid
50、ents also say that they can live in co-housing for 40 _______ money than they would pay for nearby apartments. 十四 I now had the key to all languages, 31_________ I was eager to learn to use it. Children 32__________ can hear learn languages without any particular effort. 33__________ he






