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2014年十大热点新闻语法填空练习
廉江一中2014届高三英语备课组编

1. Where Are We Going, Dad?（《爸爸去哪儿》）

Where Are We Going, Dad? 1 (present) a new generation of men who, in 2 break from Chinese tradition, now take an active role in 3 children's lives.
Five celebrity fathers and their children traipse around China（走遍大江南北）. 4 its debut(首播) in October, the show has become one of China’s most popular television shows, 5 (average) more than 600 million viewers each week.
What accounts for the show’s 6 (popular)? The show features a new generation of Chinese fathers, 7 have faced more exposure 8 modern child-rearing techniques such as taking an active role with their children. Part of the appeal of Where Are We Going Dad? is the chance to peek into the lives of popular Chinese celebrities and their children. The children and their bumbling(笨手笨脚的) fathers show 9 (remarkably) candor (率真).
After each episode goes to air, the Chinese internet explodes with commentary on each celebrity’s 10 (parent) style. Even the People’s Daily, the official mouthpiece(代言人)of the Chinese government, is pleased at the success of Where Are We Going, Dad?.
（罗远芬）

2. Malaysia Airlines Flight 370（马航370客机）

On March 8, 2014, a plane 1 (carry) 239 people lost connection with the control center. The aircraft 2 (arrive) in Beijing on March 8, 2014. The missing Malaysia Airlines plane carried 227 passengers (including two babies) and 12 crew members. There are 154 Chinese.
The reason of the lost contact is 3 investigation. The people who care most about the passengers are the family members of the passengers. They have been anxiously waiting and even getting desperate after waiting 4 (hope) for so many days.
The 5 (disappear) of Malaysia Airlines flight MH 370 has inevitably captured the attention of the world 6 so little of its fate is known. 7 hunt for Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 continued at full speed, with more planes and ships joining the multinational search as the time 8 (leave) to find the plane’s “black-box” flight recorder runs critically low. Chinese , Australian and New Zealand aircraft 9 have spotted objects in recent days, but items 10 were fished out of water so far have turned out to be unrelated to the missing plane.
With best wishes to the passengers! （罗远芬）

3. The Olympic Games in Sochi（索契冬奥会）

The 2014 Winter Olympics was successfully held from 7th to 23rd February, 2014. Sochi, the host city 1. southern Russia, is the most 2. （popularity） tourist attraction of Russia. Though public voting, three lovely animals, 3. snow leopard, a polar bear and a hare, were chosen 4. the mascots for this Winter Olympic Games. About 2,873 athletes 5. (represent) 87 countries and region competed in 98 winter sports events 6. (include) different forms of skating and skiing. Besides, Xi Jinping, the president of China, 7. many other countries’ leaders 8. (invite) to attend the Winter Olympics opening ceremony. During 17 days’ 9. (compete), China has won three gold medals, four silver medals and two bronze medals, 10. was considered a great breakthrough. The next Winter Games are in Pyeongchang（韩国平昌）  in South Korea in 2018.
（方水友）

4．Chinese leader's drop-in surprises restaurant's patrons and staff（习总书记赴包子店用餐）

The public hailed President Xi Jinping after a man-of-the-people appearance at a steamed dumplings restaurant in Beijing on Saturday.
"It's 1__________ (believe)that the president would drop by an ordinary restaurant without a huge number of retinues（随从) and security guards. He seemed humble but dignified and didn't stop people from taking photos of him," said the 19-year-old cashier, 2______ has worked at the eatery for two years. Xi ordered six traditional steamed dumplings 3_____(fill) with pork and green onion,4______ Beijing snack and some vegetables. The total was 21 yuan ($3.50). He paid cash and then chatted and shook hands with patrons. It took about 20 minutes for Xi to finish his food 5______ taking photo requests, and he urged the restaurant to pay attention to food safety. Some incidents in recent years 6__________(produce)broad concern about food safety, and the president's visit was a big boost to the entire catering(餐饮服务业) industry. His appearance eased the public's anxiety over food sanitation.
Xi's visit triggered (引爆) sensational public interest as the news and photos spread online. Local residents who heard about the visit came to the restaurant to order the same food and take photos at the table Xi used. The table was later removed 7______a keepsake (纪念品), a H report said. "There's no better definition of the new-generation Party leaders' approachable style and kind manner." Y quoted Wang as saying: "There wasn't traffic control before 8______ after his visit, so we didn't know it was the president until we saw 9 _____. Actions speak 10_______ (loud) than words as a response to the central government's call for reducing public spending and extravagance." （黄永丽）

5． Airpocalypse（空气末日）

Beijing has been virtually paralyzed for two days by severe air pollution 1 forced airports and schools to close and drivers to turn 2 their headlights in the middle of the day. The “airpocalypse” was blamed on the start of the winter heating season Sunday in a region that still uses coal-powered plants and the burning of fields at the end of the harvest. 3 lack of wind and high humidity also 4 (contribute) t o the severe pollution, meteorologists told the state media. 5 cities that experienced 6 (usual) high pollution, which local media labeled as record-breaking, included Changchun, capital of Jilin province, and Shenyang, capital of Liaoning. Officials said that PM 2.5, the fine particulate matter that is most destructive to the lungs, was over 500 micrograms per cubic meter in most of the city and in some downtown locations reached up to 1,000. A reading over 300 7 (consider) hazardous by the World Health Organization. Pedestrians complained they had difficulty 8 (make) their way because visibility was so low. 9 (many) hazardous air days are expected in coming weeks as temperatures drop and the heating is turned on throughout northern China. Beijing announced emergency measures that would force schools to close and cars to be restricted to odd-even-day driving based on their license plates 10 pollution reaches critical levels. （李樱红）

6． Genetically modified foods -- Feed the World?
（转基因食品）

If you want to spark a heated debate at a dinner party, bring up the topic of genetically modified foods. ____1____many people, the concept of genetically altered, high-tech crop production raises all kinds of environmental, health, ___2____ (safe) and ethical questions. Particularly in countries ____3___long agricultural traditions, the idea seems against nature.
In fact, genetically modified foods are already very much a part of our lives. A third of the corn and more than half the soybeans and cotton____4____ (grow) in the US last year were the product of biotechnology, according to the Department of Agriculture. More than 65 million acres of genetic-ally modified crops____5___ (plant) in the US this year. The genetic is out of the bottle.
Yet there are clearly some very real issues that need to be resolved. Like any new product ____6____ (enter) the food chain, genetically modified foods must be subjected to rigorous testing. In wealthy countries, the debate___7___biotech is tempered by the fact ____8____we have a variety of foods to choose ____9____and a supply that far exceeds our needs. In developing countries desperate to feed fast-growing and underfed populations; the issue is simpler and much ____10___ (urgent): Do the benefits of biotech outweigh the risks? （张伟）

7．Violent terrorist case in Yunnan Kunming Railway Station（昆明火车站暴力恐怖事件）

BEIJING — Chinese authorities say separatist terrorists carried out a violent and bloody attack at a train station late Saturday night in Kunming, the capital 1 southwest China's Yunnan Province. The attack left at least 33 dead and more than 130 2 (injury) .
According to eyewitness accounts 3 (post) online and in state-run media, more than 10 attackers dressed 4 black and carrying long fruit knives randomly slashed(乱砍) 5 (travel) in the station.
The carnage(屠杀) began inside, near 6 train station's ticket counters, and then spilled out onto the main square in front of the station. State media say four of the assailants were shot 7 （die） and one, a female, was taken into police station. 8 are still on the run.
9 authorities have given little detail so far, they say there is enough evidence 10 shows the attack was carried out by separatists from China's western Xinjiang region. (陈华丽)

8. An extract from U.S. first lady Michelle Obama’s speech at Peking University（米歇尔北京大学演讲节选）

Through the wonders of modern technology, our world is more 1______ (connect) than ever before. Ideas can cross oceans with the click of a button. Companies can do business and compete 2____ companies across the globe. And we can text, email, Skype with people on every continent. So studying abroad isn’t just a fun way to spend a semester; it is 3_____ ( quick) becoming the key to success in our global economy. Because 4_____( get) ahead in today’s workplaces isn’t just about getting good grades or test scores in school, 5____ are important. It’s also about having real experience with the world beyond your borders –- experience with languages, cultures and 6____ (society) very different from your own. Or, as the Chinese saying goes: “It is better to travel ten thousand miles than 7____ ( read) ten thousand books.” But let’s be clear, studying abroad is about so much more than improving your own future. It’s also about shaping the future of your countries and of the world we all share. Because when it 8_____( come) to the defining challenges of our time – 9____ its climate change or economic opportunity or the spread of nuclear weapons -- these are shared challenges. And no one country can confront 10____ alone. The only way forward is together.（文丹航）

9． Food safety（舌尖上的安全）

In recent years，a number of major incidents in China 1. (drive) the food safety issue higher up the political agenda(议事日程). Food safety has become 2. important issue(事件) for the Chinese to deal with as pieces of news have reported food problems in China. These food safety problems have arouse wild spread disquiet(不安) 3. people. The Chinese government knows 4. it will have to increase its efforts to improve food safety as China 5. (move) towards a market-led economy and trades more food 6. (international). To improve the current situation, the Chinese State Council introduced measures 7. (clarify) responsibilities for food safety across government departments and to strengthen enforcement efforts 8. the local level in September 2004.
With the help of the WHO and a more completed legal system as well as under more sever supervision(监管), 9. is hopeful that the food safety problem will 10. (improve)be improved in China.
（陈国梁）

10．Combating corruption（中国反腐）

China's economy 1. (enjoy) rapid growth in the past three decades 2. the country wishes to gain status (地位) as a first-world (世界一流的) economy, it must fight 3. corruption (腐败). Yet, combating corruption would be difficult for 4. obvious reason. There's no such thing 5 a crime-free society and corruption remains an inevitable(不可避免的) fact of life. Consequently, those 6. participate in (参与) corruption go to great lengths to grab ill-gotten gains(霸占非法所得) in the hopes of avoiding punishment. Apparently, China's government has become more aware of this aspect to human nature. Hence(因此), Beijing should place a greater emphasis on enforcing stiffer penalties against wrongdoers and 7. (warn) the public that its investigative team is working around the clock to uncover corruption. 8. (hopeful), China will succeed in stamping out corruption, since this would enhance(加强) the nation's image abroad, improve economic conditions nationwide and help China 9. (continue) proceeding along the path 10 prosperity(繁荣).
（陈国梁）

2014年十大热点新闻语法填空练习答案

Key1: 1. presents 2. a 3. their 4. Since 5. averaging
6. popularity 7. who 8. to 9. remarkable 10. parenting

Key2: 1. carrying 2. should have arrived 3. under 4. hopelessly
5. disappearance 6. because 7. The 8. left 9. each 10. which/that

Key3: 1. in 2. popular 3.a 4. as 5. representing
6. including 7. and 8. were invited 9. competition 10. which

Key4: 1. unbelievable 2. who 3. filled 4. a 5. while
6. have produced 7. as 8. or 9. him 10. louder

Key5: 1 that/ which 2 on 3 The 4 contributed 5 Other
6．unusually 7 is considered 8 making 9 More 10 if

Key6: 1. For 2. safety 3. with 4. grown 5. will be planted 6. entering 7. about 8. that 9. from 10. more urgent

Key7: 1.of 2.injured 3. posted 4. in 5. travelers
6. the 7.dead 8. Others 9. Although 10.that

Key8: 1. connected 2. with 3.quickly 4. getting 5. which
6. societies 7. to read 8. comes 9. whether 10. them

Key9: 1. have driven 2. an 3. among 4. that 5. international
6. moves 7. to clarify 8. at 9. it 10. be improved

Key10: 1. has enjoyed 2. If 3. against 4. an 5. as 6. who
7. warning 8. Hopefully 9. to continue 10. to

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