高三英语专项训练----语法填空
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Once there lived a rich man who wanted to do something for the people of his town. But first he wanted to find out 16 _______ they deserved his help.
In the centre of the main road into the town，he placed 17 ___ very large stone. Then he 18____ (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, 19____ he did not try to remove the stone. Instead, with some difficulty he passed around the stone and continued on his way.20 ______ man came along and did the same thing; then another came，and another. All of them complained about the stone but did not tried to remove 21______. Late in the afternoon a young man came along. He saw the stone, 22 _______ (say) to himself: “The night will be very dark. Some neighbors will come along later 23 _____ the dark and will fall against the stone.”
Then he began to move the stone. He pushed and pulled with all his 24 ________ (strong) to move
it. How great was his surprise at last! 25 ________ the stone，he found a bag of money.
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The best gift I ever received is the parents that were given to me. I could not have picked out 16 _______ (good) parents myself. My mom is smart，funny，and very artistic. She loves painting and encouraging other people to paint as well. She owns 17______ own book and art store. And at night she teaches adult 18 ________ (educate). She helps kids 19 _________ have dropped out of high school 20 _________ (get) their diploma.
She always has time for me and my brothers. She hardly ever gets mad 21 ______ us and loves doing new things with us，22 _____ going to a new museum or going out onto the beach in the middle of the winter and taking pictures at the beach in the snow. My dad knows 23 _____ to fix anything and loves to play musical instruments.
He helps me with my science projects and other school projects. He works hard to make money for our family and hardly ever complains. He loves skating with me and 24______ (build) us a half pipe and other cool things.
So I have to say that 25 _______ gift I?m most grateful for is the one the God gave me—my parents.
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Sometimes Chinese English teachers are puzzled by such questions，“Have you got any skills in reading comprehension?” Actually，many of the teachers can?t give students 16 ___ efficient way to deal with reading. Anyway，17 _____ often simply say，“Read more and practise more，and you 18 ______ (get) more experience in reading comprehension.” Frankly, these teachers? good 19_________ (suggest) are only helpful to arouse students? interest in reading 20 ____ not helpful to deal with the questions in the examinations of reading comprehension. Personally，I think the skill for reading comprehension should be based 21 ______ the knowledge of English writing. Since the English passages are written under some rules or principles，the science of reading 22 ______understanding may have a close relationship with writing.
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. However, 16_____ I came out of my teacher?s office, I told myself: “Smile! It?s not so serious.”
I smiled a big smile and 17___ worked a little, really.
Everyone gets18 ________ (frustrate) sometimes. I used to be always influenced by pressure and I was often in low spirits. But one day I came19______ a sentence in the Bible: “Do not be anxious about tomorrow, 20___________ tomorrow will be anxious for itself. Let the day?s own trouble be sufficient for the day.” It suddenly struck me: “21_________ (worry) about a problem doesn?t help. Why not just give a big smile and face up 22____ the trouble?”
Now every time I want to cry, I remind 23 _______ that laughter is better than tears and anger. I 24 ____________ (convince) that there?s something magical about a smile. A smile helps me recover confidence and gives me 25 ____ courage to move on.
Remember, whenever you?re faced with a setback, whenever you?ve been treated unfairly, all it takes is determination and you can feel happy again. Smile at life, and it will shine on you.
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A farmer once organized a competition between his dog and his rabbit. He dug a hole in one of his biggest fields, and hid a carrot and a bone in it. He wanted to see16_____ animal would find them first.
The 17________ (cheer) and optimistic rabbit threw himself into looking for the carrot, 18 ________ (dig) here and there, totally convinced that he would find it. But the dog, after sniffing around for a bit, 19______ (lie) down and began to complain about how difficult it was to find one bone in such a big field.
The rabbit dug 20______ hours, and with every new hole the dog complained even more about how difficult this was, even for the rabbit. 21 ___ the rabbit thought that each hole dug was one hole less than needed digging. When there was no place in the whole field 22_____ (leave) to dig, the rabbit dug a tunnel right to 23______ the dog had been lying all the time. There he found the carrot and the bone.
This is how the dog lost the game. He had come to 24____ right place at the very beginning but failed to find the bone 25_______he only complained and didn?t try at all. （6）(Topic:
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There once were a goat and a donkey who lived on a farm. The donkey worked 16________(hard) so the farmer fed him more food. This made the goat so 17_______ ( jealousy) that he began plotting against (谋划对付) the donkey. “Hey，donkey，” the goat said one day. “I think you do too much work 18 ___ this farm. You carry such heavy things from morning to night. Why don?t you pretend to get sick so 19 _____ you can take a day off?” The donkey 20_______ (think) the goat had a great idea. So the next morning the donkey lay in the stable (畜栏) on his side with his eyes 21 ______ (close). Right away，the farmer called the doctor. 22______looking at the donkey，the doctor said 23 _____ needed a special medicine made 24 ____ the heart of a goat. So the farmer killed 25 ____ goat and gave the donkey medicine made from his heart.
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I am a junior in high school. There is a lady at my school 16 ____ job is to hand out call-slips(索书单)and prevent students from leaving campus 17 _______ permission. Before today I had never seen her smile.
The other day my friends and I were eating in the cafeteria and I saw her walking around. When she came 18 ______(close) to us I could see that she was crying. She pulled out a tissue and quickly wiped her eyes. I thought to myself that this lady is so under-appreciated and needs 19______________(recognize) for all her hard work. So I wrote a note telling her that the students appreciated everything she did and 20 ______ her contribution to our school made a difference in all of our lives. I signed it “Some thankful students” and slipped it into 21 _____ envelope. Then I realized I didn?t even know her name. I asked all of my professors but 22 _____ knew her name. I finally went to ask the lady at student services and 23 _______ (tell) that her name is Kathy. I bought her a bouquet of 24 ________(colour) sunflowers and taped the envelope to it. I brought the flowers to school and left 25 ______in her office.
She came into my third period class shortly afterwards to deliver a call-slip, and there it was a smile on her face!
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Over the years I?ve been teaching kids about a simple16____ powerful concept—the ant philosophy. They have an amazing four-part philosophy. First, ants never quit. They?ll climb over, they?ll climb under, and they?ll climb around. They keep looking for another way. What a neat (了不起的) philosophy it is to never quit 17______ (look ) for a way to get 18 ______ you?re supposed to go! Second, ants think about winter all summer. That?s 19 ___ important attitude.
You can?t be 20 ___ na?ve (幼稚的) as to think summer will last forever. People who have a little experience are clear about this. So ants are gathering in their winter food in the middle of summer. It?s important to be realistic. You have to think about rocks as you enjoy the sand and sun. Think ahead. The third part is that ants think summer all winter.
During the winter, they remind 21 _______, “This won?t last long; we?ll soon be out of here.” And 22____ the first warm day, the ants are out. If it 23 _____ (turn) cold again, they?ll dive back down. But they come out again if it is warm. They can?t wait 24______ (get) out. Last, how much will an ant gather during the summer to prepare for the winter? All that it 25_______ (possible) can.
What a great philosophy to have—the ant philosophy：never give up, look ahead, stay positive and do all you can.
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The story happened in Japan 16______ a house was redecorated and the wall inside a room was removed. The inside of the wall was hollow. When the owner of the house removed the wall, he saw a gecko (壁虎) inside the wall. Its tail was pinned by a nail 17_______ (come) through the wall from outside. The owner was very curious why the gecko was still alive. Then the nail caught his eye. Goodness! It is the nail that was driven here ten years ago when the house was built! How amazing it is 18___ the gecko to have lived in the wall in complete19_______ (dark) for ten years!
But on second thought, the curious house owner wondered how this gecko could live through 10 years with its tail 20______ (nail) down and being unable to go anywhere? So he tried to find out how this small creature could be fed. After a little while, there appeared another gecko with food in 21____ mouth! What a shocking scene! For ten years, this little gecko had never failed to feed the trapped
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The story touched me so 22______ (deep) that it is useless to find out 23______ relationships they had between them. Parent 24____ child? Friends? Lovers? Brothers or sisters? 25____ last thing we should do is to abandon your beloved in hardship.
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Table manners vary from culture to culture. What is acceptable in one country may be considered extremely rude in another. Here we will tell you about the traditional table manners 16 _____ the modern table manners in Korea.17 _________ (tradition)，it was the woman?s job 18 ________(cook) food and set the table. The woman would sit 19 ________ her husband to make sure that he had everything he needed for 20 ______ pleasant meal. Only 21 _____ the husband finished would the woman and her children eat. Nowadays，table manners 22 ________ (change) a lot. 23_______ of the family members eat together at the same time.
It is common to see everyone help with the meal，24 ________ the husband. One tradition，however，has not changed. It is that the oldest person starts the meal. Staying until the oldest person is finished 25________ (consider) to be a basic tradition of Korean table manners.
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It was my first trip to India, alone. One day, as I 16 __________ (walk) through a local market, a ten-year-old boy came over and begged me to buy a book, 17 _____had the words “Interesting India” on its cover. I bought it, thinking that when I returned home it would remind me 18 ____my wonderful Indian adventure. The book claimed that India?s people were very welcoming of tourists, and never tried 19 _______ (cheat) them. As I read I felt deeply touched by these warm words.
Suddenly, a monkey came down from a nearby tree, snatched the book from my hand and took 20 ___ away, along with my bag which contained all my belongings. I couldn?t do anything 21 ____ stand and stare. Then a man approached me and asked 22 __________ I wanted my belongings back. He said it would cost me five US dollars. I had no other choice 23 _____ (leave), so I agreed to pay, but only after my bag was returned.He blew a whistle and the monkey immediately threw the bag down. I picked it up and gave him the money. I later learned that 24 ______man made his living this way: tricking tourists. This was the 25 _______(bad) thing I ever experienced in “Interesting India”.
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Some people live in the world for body while others for dignity.
I once took a walk along the street on a Saturday dusk, 16 _____ a Pepsi can in my hand. An old woman in ragged clothes，17_____ was living on collecting used cans, jars and tins, moved slowly towards me, with a bag on the back! 18 _______ (walk) nearer, she looked up at me and then fixed her eyes on my can. At that time, I hadn?t finished my cola, so I gave 19_____ several coins instead.
She stared at me 20 ____ a few seconds and handed back the money. Quite confused，I asked: “Why not? Isn?t that 21______ you want?” “I am not a beggar,” she said 22______ (serious), word by word.Instantly, I felt so sorry. I 23___________ (intend) to help her，completely misunderstanding her. Thus I hurt her. What I could do at that moment was only to drink up the cola and handed her 24______ emptied can. This time，she gave me a smile with 25 ________ (satisfy) and gratitude in her eyes. The woman is poor in material life but is so respectable as a man. I am not only moved but also have learned a good lesson.
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A teacher once told us, “If you make one close friend in school, you will be most fortunate. A true friendship is someone 1.________ stays with you for life.” Experience teaches that he was right. Good friendship is just not easily formed.
2．________ is possible that we simply not to stay in one place long enough for a true friendship to develop. 3.________， there can be no disagreement on the need for each of us 4.________(think) carefully about the kind of friendship we want.
To most of us, friendship is considered 5.________(importance), but we need to have clearly in our minds the kinds of friendship we want. Are they to be close 6.________ kept at arm's length? Do we want to share ourselves or do we want to walk on the surface? Usually, the sharing of personal experience is the surest way 7.________ (deep) friendships. But it must be carried out slowly and carried on only if there are signs of interest and action in return.
What are some of the difficulties of friendship? The greatest is the attraction to expect too much, too soon. Deep relationship takes time. Another “major difficulty ” is the selfishness to think one “possesses” the other. 8.________ (similar), friendships require actions 9.________ return. Finally, there is a question of taking care of it. 10.________ you spend reasonable time together, friendships will die away.
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Life is difficult, but it is no longer difficult once we 1.________ (true) understand and accept it. Most do not fully see this truth. Instead they complain 2.________ their problems and difficulties as if life should be easy. It seems to 3.________that their difficulties represent a special kind of suffering especially 4.________ (force) upon them or else upon their families, or even their nation. What makes life difficult is that the process of facing and solving problems 5.________ (be) a painful one. Problems 6.________ (depend) on their nature cause in us sadness or loneliness or regret or anger or fear. These are uncomfortable feelings, often as painful as any kind of physical pain. And since life causes 7.________ endless series of problems, life is always difficult and is full of pain as well as joy. Yet, it is in this whole of solving problems that life has its meaning.
Problems are the serious test that tells success 8.________ failure. When we desire to encourage the growth of the human spirit, we encourage the human ability to solve problems just as in school we set problems for our children to solve.
It is through the pain of meeting and working out problems 9.________ we learn. As Benjamin Franklin said, “Those things that hurt, instruct.” It is for this reason that wise people learn not to fear 10.________ to welcome the pain of problems.
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I was always told that the three Ps—patience, positive thinking and perseverance, were a sure path 1._______success.But this advice does not always work as planned. My high school maths exam is one example. The exam, 2.________was originally to be held in our classroom, 3.________(change) to the library at the last minute. This, 4.________， didn't bother me because maths had always been my strongest subject. I patiently walked to the library, took my seat and did some deep breathing to help relax 5.________. But my mood changed quickly when I saw the first question. I had no idea how to do it. I tried to stay 6.________(positively) and persevered 7.________I finally found the solution. With the problem 8.________(solve)，I felt proud of my achievement. 9.________(fortunate)，I then noticed that I had just 10 minutes left 10._______ (complete) the rest.
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