2018-2019深圳市初中英语中考语法填空专项训练(一)When Alla Wagner couldn’t sell her $1.7 million house, she came up with an idea to find a new owner. She’s holding a writing contest and the winner will get the house. __________ 2011, Ms. Wagner and her family built a house in Millarville. After (2)__________ (hurt) her back last year, Ms. Wagneris unable to go up and down the stairs. So she is living on the upper floor of the house. She hates to sell (3) __________ house. But she doesn’t want to make other changes that can make it easier for (4)__________ (she) to get around. Ms. Wagner has been trying to sell the house for a few months, but so far, no one (5) __________ (be) interested. She began to think of other (6)__________ (way) to let someone else have the house.After doing some research to make sure her idea wasn’t against the law，Ms. Wagner (7)__________ (begin) her “Write a Letter, Win a House” project on January 5.To have a chance of winning the house, people must write a letter to Ms. Wagner (8)__________ answers the question: "Why would moving to this lakefront dream home change your life?”“If somebody wants (9)__________ (write) a poem, they can write a poem，”says Ms. Wagner.The 500 best letters (10)__________ (choose),and then judges (评判员）will choose a final winner from these letters.(二)Many companies are working on self-driving vehicles like cars and trucks. Almost all self-driving cars still carry a safety (1)__________ (drive) who can take over the car if there is trouble.Waymo and many (2)__________ (company)are trying to use self-driving vehicles to move people around.(3)__________ moving people is kind of dangerous. Self-driving experiments with goods are much safer. Kroger is one of (4)__________ largest grocery store chains (杂货连销店）in the US. The company is teaming up with Nuro, a robotics company based in Mountain View, California, for its delivery (运送）service. Through this partnership, customers will be able to place same-day delivery orders through Kroger’s Click list ordering system and Nuro’s app.1 / 251 / 251Nufo has created a special car just for deliveries. The car (5)__________ (call) Rl. The R1 is(6)__________ (small) than most cars and doesn’t weigh as much.Walmart is also experimenting with self-driving deliveries. (7)__________ the autumn of2018, the company worked with the car-maker Ford on a program that allowed customers (8)__________ (have) their goods delivered by self-driving car.Walmart is working with Baidu, a (9)__________ (China) technology company. Baidu has done a lot of work in artificial intelligence — teaching computers to learn and make (10)__________ (decide) on their own.(三)In 1975, Xia Boyu lost both feet after trying to climb Mount Everest. But last year, he (1)__________ (become) the first person from China with two artificial (人造的）legs to reach the top of Mount Everest. Mount Everest is the (2)__________ (world)highest mountain. The top of the mountain is about 8850 meters high. Many people try to climb it, but it is (3)__________ (difficulty). The height of the mountain makes it hard (4)__________ (breath) and to be active. When Mr. Xia first tried to climb Mount Everest in 1975, he and his team were forced to head back down because of (5)__________ bad weather. On the way back, he gave his sleeping bag to a person who was sick. His feet were hurt(6)__________ badly by the cold that they needed to be cut off. About 20 years after that, his legs also had to be cut off because (7)__________ cancer (癌症). But Mr. Xia never stopped (8)__________ (dream) of Mount Everest. Mr. Xia learned to use artificial legs.Almost 43 years after his (9)__________ (one)climb, Mr. Xia finally reached the top of Mount Everest. UI love the mountain. I (10) __________ (fight) for it with my entire life,” he said.(四)In one small American city, snowball fights are illegal (违法的). Whenever students visited town hall, the town leaders always talked about the snowball law. They wanted to make sure that students understood they had the power to change it. But no one had ever tried. Dane Best was (1)__________ (difference). Nine-year-old Dane Best lived in Severance (2)__________ his parents and little brother. He didn't like the law, and he (3)__________ (think) it was outdated.2 / 252 / 252Dane learned how the town government worked. He wrote a letter to ask the town (4)__________ (change) the law, and he got many of his friends at school to write letters, too.Then he went to a town meeting and made(5)__________ speech. He wanted to change the law so that snowball fights would (6)__________ (allow). “I want to be able to throw a snowball without (7)__________ (get) in trouble,” he said.The town government agreed and changed the law. Dane became the (8)__________ (one)person in Severance who could have a snowball fight. Who did he want to hit with, a snowball? (9)__________ (he) four-year-old brother.Dane (10)__________ his family have researched other rules, including one that defines (定义)pets only as cats and dogs. Dane has a guinea pig (豚鼠)，which appears to be illegal in Severance, too.(五)Stanley Martin Lieber was born in 1922. When he was 16, he got a job at a company that made comic books. He wrote his (1)__________ (one)Certain America story in 1941. Before he turned 19, he was in charge of all writing for the company, which became Marvel Comics in the 1960s. As a writer, he started using the name “Stan Lee”(2)__________ he wanted to save his real name for a “real book”.After writing comic books for about 20 years ,Mr. Lee got (3)__________ (tiring) of it. At the time, most superheroes (4)__________ (show) as being almost perfect. They were strong and smart and always(5)__________ (know) the right thing to do. But all that changed when Mr. Lee was given a chance(6)__________ (create) new comic book superheroes. Mr. Lee didn’t create the heroes by (7)__________ (he). He worked with artists to come up with the ideas. Some people have said that Mr. Lee did not try hard enough to let people know how much the artists did. But (8)__________ artists such as Jack Kirby and Steve Ditko, Mr. Lee was able to create characters that were different from anything that had been seen in comic books before. Mr. Lee made it okay for comic book heroes to have (9)__________ (problem) and weaknesses. He also brought them into (10)__________ real world.(六)3 / 253 / 253Thailand’s capital, Bangkok, is struggling with dangerous air pollution. The city is spraying (喷洒）water to clear the air.Like many (1)__________ (Asia) cities, Bangkok suffers from heavy air pollution. Much of the pollution (2)__________ (come) from traffic. There are other causes, such as farmers clearing fields by (3)__________ (bum), pollution from factories and too few green spaces. Pollution often gets worse than usual in January and February (4))__________ there is not much wind, leaving the bad air trapped in the city.The pollution is (5))__________ (especial)dangerous because of the very tiny bits of dust in the air. When people breathe this dust in, it damages their lungs (肺). (6)__________ dust can even enter the blood and damage other parts of the body. To protect (7)__________ (they),many people in Bangkok wear masks when they go out.The government is trying (8)__________ (protect)children by closing schools. But some people think that students might be much (9)__________ (safe) going to school. They worry that students are more likely to play outside and breathe dangerous air if they are at home. If you are in Bangkok, the best way to deal(10) __________ the high level of air pollution is to stay indoors as much as possible with windows closed. (七)It was Bryan’s birthday. As promised, his mother took him to a big shopping mall to buy a birthday present for him.The shopping mall was (1)__________ (crowd). Bryan and his mother walked from one shop to another, looking for shops which sold toys. After (2)__________ (walk)around for about an hour, they came across a huge shop which sold all kinds of toys. Suddenly, a latest robot caught the (3)__________ (boy) attention. It cost over a hundred dollars. Bryan thought that the robot was too expensive. (4)__________, his mother agreed to buy it. When his mother planned (5)__________ (pay) for the toy, Bryan asked her not to buy it. Bryan said that he wanted to go to the bookstore which was opposite (6)__________ shopping mall. He hoped to find something(7)__________ (cheap) and more educational. As they were leaving，Bryan saw a shabbily-dressed (衣衫褴褛的）girl standing beside her mother (8)__________ sat in a wheelchair.They were begging (乞讨）at the side of the road. It made Bryan’s heart sink when he saw the pitiful sight. Bryan turned to his mother and asked, “Mother, if I do not buy a present, can I use the money in any way I4 / 254 / 254like?”“(9)__________ (certain)!” his mother replied.Bryan gave his birthday money to the mother and the girl. (10) __________ Bryan did not get the birthday gift, he spent his birthday in the most meaningful way.(八)Rising temperatures are warming the oceans and making huge amounts of ice melt faster than expected.(1)__________ something changes, this melting will happen even faster in the future, causing large rises in sea level. Global warming often makes (2)__________ (we) think of rising temperatures in the air or on land. But most of the heat from global warming — about 93% — goes into the oceans. It (3) __________ (mean) that measuring (测量) air or land temperature alone doesn’t give a clear picture of how much the Earth is heating up. The (4)__________ (Earth) oceans have warmed up even more than expected. Temperatures from2014 were about 50% (5)__________ (high) than those reported in 2007. Each of the last three years has set a record for (6)______ warmest year ever recorded in the oceans. Warmer oceans are likely to do harm to (7)__________ (importance) areas for sea life, such as coral reefs (珊瑚樵).Because water expands (膨胀）as it heats up，hotter oceans also mean rising sea levels. Sea levels (8)______ (rise) by about 3.5 inches (8.9 centimeters) since 1993. And the problem is expected (9)______ (get) worse. One big reason is melting ice(10)some of the coldest areas on the Earth.(九)Fifteen years ago, I drove a taxi for a living. One day I went to pick (1)_______ a passenger. When I(2)________ (arrive) there, I walked to the door and knocked. “Just a minute, answered a weak voice. After a while, the door opened. A small woman stood before me. She was more than eighty years old. By her side was a big bag.When we got into the taxi, she gave me (3)__________ address, and then asked, “Could you drive through downtown?”“It’s not the shortest way,” I (4)__________ (answer) quickly.5 / 255 / 255“Oh, I’m in no hurry,”she said, “(5)__________ I’m on my way to a hospice (临终关怀医院). I don’t have any family left. The doctor says I don’t have much time.”I (6)__________ (quiet) shut off the meter (计程表).For the next two hours, we drove through the city. She showed me the building where she had once worked, the neighborhood where she had lived, and the place where she had gone dancing as a girl.Sometimes she’d ask me (7)__________ (slow)down in front of a special building and would sit looking into the darkness, saying nothing.We drove in (8)__________ (silent) to the address she had given me.“How much should I pay you?” she asked.“Nothing，”I said.“You have to make a living,” she answered.“Oh, there are other (9)__________ (passenger)，”I answered.Almost without (10)_____ (think), I gave her a hug. She held on to me and said, “You gave an old woman a moment of joy.”(十)Young people around the world were upset by how long it took adults to deal with the problems of climate change. They are fighting to force (1)__________ (they) governments to take action.Recently, (2)__________ (thousand) of students across Australia took part in huge protests (抗议）. They wanted the government to treat climate change like an emergency and stop burning oil and coal.Like most places around (3)__________ world, Australia is facing challenges from bad weather. The Great Barrier Reef, the world’s largest coral reef, is in (4)__________ (dangerous) from warming waters caused by climate change.One of the goals of the protests is (5)__________ (stop) the opening of a coal mine planned by a company6 / 256 / 256called Adani. The coal mine would be (6)__________ (big) in Australia.The protests (7)__________ (start) by a few students in year 8 in Castlemaine, Victoria. The students(8) __________ (know) about 15-year-old GretaThunberg’s climate protests in Sweden and liked the idea. They also noticed (9) __________ the US students protested for gun control earlier this year. The students planned and held school protests during November. More and more student groups across Australia joined in. “We think it’s important (10)__________ it’s a huge problem,” a student said “The Earth is already too hot，with droughts (旱灾)in winter in NSW and the coral reef is dying.”(十一)Last year, my mom and I joined my dad in California during the summer vacation. We started from Delhi, India and flew to Los Angeles. My dad came (1)__________ (pick) us up and we drove to Orange County where we had an apartment. Then we got tickets for the famous amusement parks (游乐园).We went to one of them and (2)__________ (spend)the whole day enjoying it, and then we took a break for a day and went to the next amusement park. Apart from these amusement parks, we went to some of (3) __________ best beaches (海滩)of Southern California like Long Beach and LagunaBeach. It was fun and I enjoyed my (4) __________ (one) experience of the sea and its sands. We also went (5) __________ (shop) to Hollywood and visited Beverly Hills. Then my vacation time was over (6)__________ we had to fly back so that I could go to school. When we were about to cross the security barrier, I couldn’t help (7)__________ (I) and started crying. I thought that I would miss the good time I had with my (8)__________ (parent). We arrived late (9)__________ night at the Delhi Airport and the next day — even after(10)__________ (be) so tired —I went back to school. This is how my story of the happiest vacation ends.(十二)Many years ago, I had my first chance to visit Russia.“Russians are polite people，”I had been told before my arrival. My friend explained that a gentleman would pour the lemonade for the ladies and show other good (1)__________ (manner).One day, I (2)__________ (invite) by my Russian friend Nicolai Vasilevich and his wife Yulya out to dinner.7 / 257 / 257At the end of the meal, Yulya asked if I would like a banana. I (3) __________ (polite) refused and thanked her. But my mind was racing, “What should I do? Should I offer her a banana?”“Would you like (4)__________ banana?” I asked Yulya.“Yes，”she smiled.“Which one would you like?” I asked again.“That one，” she pointed at one of the bananas. So I picked the banana that Yulya wanted. Then Ipeeled (剥皮）it half way (5)__________ handed it to her. The smile on her face told me that I(6)__________ (do) the right thing. After this experience,I spent much time (7) __________ (let) the world know that in Russia, the polite thing was to peel bananas for ladies.However, I learned I was wrong during my (8)__________ (three) trip. “Oh no, David,” a Russian politely corrected me. “In Russia, w hen a man peels a banana for a lady，it (9)__________ (mean) he has a romantic (浪漫的）interest in her.”（10)__________ embarrassed I felt! So to communicate properly with people of different cultures, we should watch carefully how people of the same culture communicate with each other. (十三)A wedding dress fashion contest was held in New York City. What made the contest special is that all the dresses (1)__________ (make) out of toilet paper.Cheap-Chic Weddings is a website that shows people how (2)__________ (save) money on weddings. In 2005, the people who ran the website started the contest. The contest may sound like a joke, (3)______ it has gotten more and more serious.The people who enter the contest try to make a dress that looks like it could be worn in a real wedding. But to make the dresses, they can only use toilet paper, glue, tape, and thread. The creators of the top ten dresses came to New York to show off (4)__________ (they) work. Some (5) __________ (bring) models to wear the dresses. The dresses are judged in five different areas, including beauty, creativity, and (6)__________ well8 / 258 / 258the dresses are made. The top ten dresses are so good that it is usually only tiny (7)__________ (different) that keep some dresses from winning. (8)__________ final show was held at a famous wedding dress store. Just by (9)__________ (look)at the dresses, it was hard to tell the differences between the toilet paper wedding dresses and the real wedding dresses. The big winner in 2018 was Ronaldo Cruz. Mr. Cruz said that it took him about an hour and a half (10)__________ (finish) one small square of the dress.(十四)On Monday, I picked up my daughter Juliet. She jumped into my car. She asked me to help her study (1)__________ her science test.“Dad, I need (2)__________ (memory) a unit. And I can hardly make it.”“It (3)__________ (seem) like a good way to study. But you can do (4)__________ (well)in tests if you try to understand what you’ve learned.”Juliet accepted my advice. It was Monday afternoon and we had two nights to study. I suggested a plan. “Tomorrow night，I (5)__________ (ask) you to teach the material to me. Tonight, read the unit (6) __________ prepare to teach.”Studies show teaching somebody else is a useful way to learn. Even if you don’t do the teaching, the act of (7) __________ (get) ready to teach leads to more learning.On Tuesday afternoon, Juliet sat down with her science book and said, “Okay Dad, let’s study.” I wanted her to teach me. But some mistakes(8)__________ (happen). I couldn’t be too hard on her. Instead, I asked her some simple questions. She knew some but not others. When she didn’t know the answers, I encouraged her to check the book.She started checking things that didn't make sense.And she was (9)__________ (active) doing it. She was trying to make sense of things, which was exactly (10)__________ I had hoped she would do.(十五)9 / 259 / 259Recently, the Flipflopi，a sailing boat made from plastic trash, was set to end a two-week trip along the African coast. The trip is meant to call attention to the (1)__________ (dangerous)of single-use plastic (塑料).Single-use plastic is (2)__________ huge part of the 17 trillion pounds (7.72 trillion kilograms) of plastic (3) __________ flows into the oceans every year.Lamu is an island off the northern coast of Kenya. There (4)__________ (be) many expert boat builders on this island. Mainly, they make dhows (独桅帆船).A dhow is a special wooden sailing boat with a sail in the shape of a triangle (三角形）.Dhows have been made and sailed in Kenya for over 1,000 years.In 2015, the people of Lamu (5)__________ (hold) a beach cleanup to collect the plastic waste. By the end, they had collected 66,000 pounds (6)__________ plastic waste.In 2016, Ben Morison decided (7)__________ (try) to build a boat made just from plastic trash collected along beaches and roads in Kenya. He put together a team to help build the boat.It took the team three years (8)__________ (complete) the FlipFlopi, a 30-foot (9-meter) all-plastic dhow. The only wooden part is the mast —the large pole that holds the sail up. (9)__________ (they) method doesn’t require any fancy equipment (高级设备).Now they know (10)__________ to do it, and the method can be copied easily and quickly.(十六)On January 1, 2019, published works of art became “public domain”（公有领域）in the US，making them free for anyone to use. They include dramatic films such as The Ten Commandments, and comedies featuring (喜剧片)Charlie Chaplin，Buster Keaton，and Harold Lloyd. This is the (1)__________ (one)large group of things added to the public domain in 20 years.When someone creates a work of art, (2)__________ work is protected by copyright (版权).That means no one else can take the work and use it (3)__________ permission (批准). This helps make sure that artists can earn money from their work.Before 1976, (4)__________ (long) time that copyright protection could last was 56 years. Li 1976, works of art were protected from the time they (5)__________ (create) until 50 years after the artist died.10 / 2510 / 2510The 1976 copyright law protected artists’(6)__________ (child), but it didn’t make businesses happy. Many big businesses asked government(7)__________ (change) the law so that these creations would not become public domain. (8)__________ 1998, the government added 20 years to the copyright protection limit (限制).That meant works of art were protected for 70 years after the(9) __________ (die) of the artist, or 95 years from when the work first got a copyright.Now, 20 years (10)__________ (late), over50,000 things from 1923 have finally entered the public domain. These works can now be used by anyone whenever they want.语法填空专项训练二用所给单词的适当形式填空，未提供单词妁根据上下文填入适当的词。