Section 15　語法填空

　　中華資源庫 ziyuanku.com兩年高考真題演練

　　A

　　(2024·新課標(biāo)全國Ⅰ)

　　Yangshuo，China

　　It was raining lightly when I __1__ (arrive) in Yangshuo just before dawn.But I didn't care.A few hours __2__，I'd been at home in Hong Kong，with __3__ (it) choking smog.Here，the air was clean and fresh，even with the rain.

　　I'd skipped nearby Guilin，a dream place for tourists seeking the limestone mountain tops and dark waters of the Li River __4__ are pictured by artists in so many Chinese __5__ (painting)．Instead，I'd headed straight for Yangshuo.For those who fly to Guilin，it's only an hour away __6__ car and offers all the scenery of the better－known city.

　　Yangshuo __7__ (be) really beautiful.A study of travelers __8__ (conduct) by the website TripAdvisor names Yangshuo as one of the top 10 destinations in the world.And the town is fast becoming a popular weekend destination for people in Asia.Abercrombie & Kent，a travel company in Hong Kong，says it __9__ (regular) arranges quick getaways here for people __10__ (live) in Shanghai and Hong Kong.

　　B

　　(2024·新課標(biāo)全國Ⅱ)The adobe dwellings(土坯房)__1__(build) by the Pueblo Indians of the American Southwest are admired by even __2__ most modern of architects and engineers.In addition to their simple beauty，what makes the adobe dwellings admirable is their __3__(able) to “air condition”a house without __4__(use)electric equipment.Walls made of adobe take in the heat from the sun on hot days and give out that heat __5__(slow)during cool nights，thus warming the house.When a new day breaks，the walls have given up their heat and are now cold enough __6__ (cool) the house during the hot day：__7__ the same time，they warm up again for the night.This cycle

　　__8__

　　(go) day after day: The walls warm up during the day and cool off during the night and are thus always a timely offset(抵消)for the outside temperatures.As__9__(nature) architects，the Pueblo Indians figured out exactly__10__thick the adobe walls needed to be to make the cycle work on most days.

　　C

　　(2024·廣東高考)Mr.Johnson lived in the woods with his wife and children.He owned __1__ farm, which looked almost abandoned.__2__ (lucky), he also had a cow which produced milk every day.He sold or exchanged some of the milk in the towns nearby __3__ other food and made cheese and butter for the family with what __4__ (leave)．The cow was their only means of support, in fact.One day, the cow was eating grass __5__ it began to rain heavily.While making great efforts to run away, she __6__ (fall) over the hill and died.Then the Johnsons had to make a living __7__ the cow.In order to support his family, Mr.Johnson began to plant herbs and vegetables.Since the plants took a while to grow, he started cutting down trees __8__ (sell) the wood.Thinking about his children's clothes, he started growing cotton too.When harvest came around, he was already selling herbs, vegetables and cotton in the market __9__ people from the towns met regularly.Now it occurred to __10__ that his farm had much potential and that the death of the cow was a bit of luck.

　　D

　　(2024·新課標(biāo)全國Ⅰ)Are you facing a situation that looks impossible to fix?

　　In 1969，the pollution was terrible along the Cuyahoga River near Cleveland，Ohio.It __1__ (be) unimaginable that it could ever be cleaned up.The river was so polluted that it __2__(actual) caught fire and burned.Now，years later，this river is one of __3__ most outstanding examples of environmental cleanup.

　　But the river wasn't changed in a few days __4__ even a few months.It took years of work __5__ (reduce) the industrial pollution and clean the water.Finally，that hard work paid off and now the water in the river is __6__(clean) than ever.

　　Maybe you are facing an impossible situation.Maybe you have a habit __7__ is driving your family crazy.Possibly you drink too much or don't know how to control your credit card use.When you face such an impossible situation，don't you want a quick fix and something to change immediately?

　　While there are __8__ (amaze) stories of instant transformation，for most of us the

　　__9__(change) are gradual and require a lot of effort and work，like cleaning up a polluted river.Just be __10__(patience)．

　　E

　　(2024·新課標(biāo)全國Ⅱ)One morning，I was waiting at the bus stop，worried about __1__ (be) late for school.There were many people waiting at the bus stop，__2__ some of them looked very anxious and __3__(disappoint)．When the bus finally came，we all hurried on board.I got a place next __4__ the window，so I had a good view of the sidewalk.A boy on a bike __5__ (catch) my attention.He was riding beside the bus and waving his arms.I heard a passenger behind me shouting to the driver，but he refused __6__(stop) until we reached the next stop.Still，the boy kept __7__(ride)．He was carrying something over his shoulder and shouting.Finally，when we came to the next stop，the boy ran up to the door of the bus.I heard an excited conversation.Then the driver stood up and asked，“__8__ anyone lose a suitcase at the last stop？”A woman on the bus shouted，“Oh dear！It 's __9__ (I )”．She pushed her way to the driver and took the suitcase thankfully.Everyone on the bus began talking about what the boy had done，and the crowd of strangers __10__(sudden) became friendly to one another.

　　F

　　(2024·遼寧高考)

　　Jonny：Hey！I'm just practicing Tai Chi(太極)．Would you like to join me?

　　Peter：I know nothing about it.Is it difficult?

　　Ziyuanku.comJonny：It seems easy，but you need a lot of practice.You just follow me like this.

　　Peter：OK.Don't laugh

　　__1__

　　me.I may look funny.

　　Jonny：Bend your knees slightly and reach out your arms like tree branches，naturally

　　and __2__(soft)．Try to keep your body straight.Move slowly，then be sure to keep your balance and don't let your body shake.

　　Peter：I cannot control my body well.My legs become

　　__3__

　　(pain)．

　　來源：ziyuanku.comJonny：Keep

　　__4__

　　(hold) your position for a while.It helps develop your strength and flexibility.Raise your leg and let

　　__5__

　　stay in the air for seconds.

　　Peter：I feel my legs shaking.I cannot do this any longer.

　　Jonny：Be patient！Tai Chi

　　__6__

　　(call)“shadow boxing”in English.It asks you to act like water：to be flexible as well

　　__7__

　　strong.In real competition，a Tai Chi master borrows the strength of the competitor and uses this energy to fight back.The

　　__8__

　　(hard) you try to beat him，the more likely you will get hit.He controls you!

　　Peter：Unbelievable！Oh...，__9__

　　you don't mind，I'll stop and take a deep

　　__10__．

　　一年模擬試題精練

　　A

　　(2024·南昌調(diào)研)Some inventions happen in strange ways. The potato chip is one of them.

　　Moon's Lake House was __1__

　　restaurant in New York in the 1850s. George Crum was the cook there. Many rich people often came to the restaurant

　　__2__(enjoy) his cooking.

　　The one thing that really upset Crum was

　　__3__

　　a customer complained about the food and sent it back to the kitchen to be done over. He would often return it overcooked. He was happy to see the customer walk out of the restaurant

　　__4__(angry)．

　　On August 24，1853, a customer returned his fried potatoes to the kitchen，__5__

　　they weren't crunchy(脆的 ) enough.Crum reacted in his

　　__6__(usually) way. He cut the potatoes very thin and cooked them in hot oil. They were so crunchy and Crum was sure that the man would refuse

　　__7__(eat) them. Instead, the man loved them. He even asked for more.

　　Now, do you know

　　__8__

　　invented the potato chip? It's George Crum! He

　　__9__(late) set up his own restaurant. He named it Crum's House. He put baskets of his potato chips on all the tables. They made his restaurant a very popular place.

　　Today, potato chips are one of Americans' __10__(favor) foods!

　　B

　　(2024·河北五校聯(lián)盟質(zhì)監(jiān))

　　Mike：I'd like to buy a computer. Could you please give me __1__

　　advice?

　　Rose：Yes, with

　　__2__(please). I've got some information about computers. Computers with a P4 work much

　　__3__(fast) than other ones.

　　Mike：How about computers with a P3?

　　Rose：Oh, very good，__4__

　　they don't work as fast as P4 computers, yet they are much cheaper.

　　Generally

　　__5__(speak), they can meet people's

　　__6__ (need)

　　very well.

　　Mike：I think I __7__

　　buy the fastest one I can get. My old computer was out of work lately. It __8__(work) slowly. I've got tired of that working speed.

　　Rose：I don't think __9__

　　is necessary for you to buy the fastest one. It would be a waste of money. A P3 computer is __10__ (probable) good enough for you.

　　Mike：Thank you for your advice. Can you help me choose one?

　　C

　　(2024·大慶質(zhì)檢二)Years ago, when I was a poor artist trying to sell my paintings in local galleries, I __1__(live) in the heart of a city. The rent for my apartment was really cheap

　　__2__

　　it was in the middle of one of the busiest neighborhoods in town.People who visited me used to ask me

　　__3__

　　I could sleep.“Doesn't the sound of the traffic bother you? How can you get used to

　　__4__

　　much noise？” You see, there were also rows and rows of shops and bars playing loud music day and night and my apartment was above a really loud and noisy

　　__5__．But I found it all fascinating. If I were ever short

　　__6__

　　cash and couldn't afford to do anything much, which in those days was usually the case, I could always go outside and take

　　__7__ look around.

　　You see, there were always a great number of tourists visiting the shops, so I could always find someone

　　__8__ (interest) to talk with. And Joe, the owner of the bar below me, could always give me a little money to survive on in exchange for

　　__9__(do) a few odd jobs for him. At the time, I suppose, I thought I was poor. Sometimes, we don't realize how

　　__10__(fortune) we are, do we?

　　D

　　(2024·邢臺(tái)摸底)(Near the school gate, a woman driver was stopped by a traffic officer.)

　　Officer：Madam, do you know how fast you were going just now?

　　來源：ziyuanku.comDriver：(Looking at the record.) Uh, well, no! I didn't think I was going that fast...

　　Officer：This is a 25 mph zone, Madam. You see that school over there? You

　　__1__(go) 35 mph.

　　Driver：__2__

　　today is Sunday, sir.

　　There is no school today.

　　Officer：Madam, there __3__(be)signs that say what the speed limit is. Besides, children often come to school on the weekend __4__(play) sports.

　　You see all those kids over there? What

　　__5__

　　you hit one of them by accident?

　　Driver：I'm

　　__6__(terrible)sorry, Officer. I won't do it again.

　　Could you please let me off with __7__ warning?

　　Officer：I'm afraid I can't do that, Madam. In school zones, I'm required to give tickets to all drivers __8__

　　break the rules. It's the law in this county.

　　Driver：Oh, dear！How __9__

　　is this going to cost me?

　　Officer：I don't know, Madam. Usually, these things can be taken care of for __10__(little) than $ 100. Now please sign here at the bottom.

　　Driver：OK.

　　E

　　(2024·山西四校聯(lián)考二)I was in the ninth year when I began to suffer depression.My parents noticed but felt that since I'd always been

　　__1__ good child, this was temporary.

　　__2__(fortunate), it was not to be so. I didn't have friends. Hardly could I share my problems. Deep worry began to destroy my __3__(confident). Finally I refused to attend classes，__4__(shut) myself in my room for hours.

　　The examination was approaching, but I simply didn't care.

　　My parents and teachers were surprised at my bad performance.

　　One morning，__5__

　　a particularly severe lecture from my father, I stood at the school gate，__6__ (depress).

　　Then as the other students marched to their classrooms, our headmaster called me.

　　The next forty－five minutes was one of the most precious __7__(moment) in my life.She said she __8__(notice) a big change in me and wondered why. At first she took my hands in __9__(she) and listened patiently as I mentioned my worries.

　　Then she hugged me as I wept.

　　Months of frustration and loneliness disappeared in her motherly hug.

　　No one had tried to understand what the real problem was except the headmaster，__10__ helped me out simply by listening and hugging.

　　F

　　(2024·日照三校聯(lián)檢)A man looking at his smartphone while walking across a railway crossing in Nanjing

　　__1__(have)a close knock on Oct. 22. He was so __2__

　　(absorb) in his smartphone that he didn't see a train approaching until it brushed past him，__3__(throw)him to the ground. This should serve

　　__4__ a warning that people should be aware of their surroundings，especially __5__

　　crossing roads.

　　__6__(lucky), the man survived a brush with death，but the incident forced the driver

　　__7__(stop)the train. An 18－minute delay followed the incident，__8__

　　led to a break in the running of other trains on the route.

　　Smartphone __9__(addicted)has spread like an infectious disease. It's evident that it will do great harm to society. What's even __10__(bad), some addicts become impatient with relatives and friends.

　　Some people blame the smartphone for the tragedy，yet in fact people's weakening self－control and self－discipline are to blame.

　　G

　　(2024·貴州七校聯(lián)盟聯(lián)考一)I was on my way to the Taiyetos Mountains.

　　The sun was setting __1__ my car broke down near a remote village.Cursing my

　　__2__(fortune), I was wondering where I was going to spend the night when I realized that the villagers who had gathered around me

　　__3__(argue) as to who should have the honour of receiving me

　　__4__ a guest in their house. Finally, I accepted the offer of __5__

　　80－year－old peasant woman who lived alone in a little house. While she was getting me settled into a tiny but clean room, the head of the village was tying up his horse

　　__6__ my car to pull it to a small town some 20 kilometers away __7__

　　there was a garage.

　　I had noticed three hens

　　__8__(run) free in my hostess' courtyard and that night one of them ended up in a

　　dish on my table. Other villagers brought me goats' cheese and

　　honey. We drank together and talked __9__(merry) till far into the night.

　　When the time came for me to say goodbye to my friends in the village. I wanted to reward the old woman for the trouble I __10__(cause) her. But she refused.

　　H

　　(2024·云南師大附中適應(yīng)性考試四)

　　Paris Fashion Week

　　It is a clothing trade show semi－annually held in Paris，F(xiàn)rance，with Spring/Summer and Autumn/Winter events __1__(take) place each year. Fashion Week in Paris is given twice a year right after the Milan Fashion Week. Dates are fixed by the French Fashion Federation. Currently it is held in Carrousel du Louver and at some __2__

　　places throughout the city. Paris Fashion Week is __3__

　　of the big four fashion weeks internationally，the others being London Fashion Week, Milan Fashion Week and New York Fashion Week. They are to show the fashion industry

　　__4__

　　the various brands will be releasing and __5__(increase) their sales.

　　Paris，__6__(regard)as a fashion capital like New York，Milan，and London, happens to be the headquarters (總部) of many top fashion houses like Chanel, Dior, Hermes，Louis Vuitton, etc. The French fashion has made an

　　__7__(impress) mark on its fans by elegance and beauty. Paris's cultural diversities __8__(present)widely by the fact that many worldwide designers are pleased to show up with their new __9__(design)．