广东省20XX年高考英语专项训练-----语法填空语法填空(共10小题；每小题l 5分．满分l5分)阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空，并将答案填写在答题卡标号为16—25的相应位置上。

1Ms. Mary was over eighty, but she still drove her old car like half her age.She loved driving very fast, and boasted of the fact 16. she had never,in her thirty-five years of driving, been punished 17. a drivingmistake.Then one day, she nearly lost her record. A police car followed her, and thepolicemen in it saw her pass a red light without 18. (stop).When Ms. Mary came before the judge, he looked at her severely and said thatshe was too old to drive a car, and that the reason 19. shehad not stopped at red light was most probably that her eyes had become weak 20old age, so that she had simply not seen it.When the judge had finished 21. he was saying, Ms. Mary openedthe big handbag she was carrying and took out her sewing. Without saying a word,she 22. (choose) a needle with a very small eye, and threaded it atthe first time.When she had 23 (success) done this, she took the thread outof the needle again and handed both the needle and thread to the judge, saying, “Nowit is your turn. I suppose you can drive a car well, and you have no doubts 24.your eyesight.”The judge took the needle and tried to thread it. After half a dozen times,he had still not succeeded. The case against Ms. Mary 25. (dismiss), and herrecord remained unbroken.2In order to know a foreign language thoroughly, four things are necessary.Firstly, we must understand the language when we hear 16. spoken.Secondly, we must be able to speak it ourselves correctly with confidence and withouthesitation. 17. , we must be able to read the language, andfourthly, we must be able to write it. We must be able to make sentences that aregrammatically correct.There is no easy way to success 18. language learning.19. good memory is a great help, but it is not enough only 20. (memorize) rules from a grammar book. It is not much use learning by heart long listsof words and 21. meanings, studying the dictionary and so on. Wemust learn by using the language. 22 . we are satisfied with onlya few rules we have memorized, we are not really learning the language. “Learnthrough use” is a good piece of 23. (advise) for those 24.are studying a new language. Practice is important. We must practise speaking and25. (write) the language whenever we can.3Once upon a time there was a rich merchant 16 __ _____ had four wives. He loved the 4th wife the most. He took great care of her and gave her nothing 17__________the best. He also loved the 3rd wife very much. He was very 18 __ (pride) of her and always wanted to show off her to his friends. He also loved his 2nd wife. She is __ 19 ___________very considerate person, always patient and in fact is the merchant’s close friend. __20__________ the merchant faced some problems, he always turned to his 2nd wife and __21____________ would always help him out and tide(帮助渡过) him 22__________ difficult times. Now, the merchant’s 1st wife is a very loyal partner and has made great 23___________(contribute) in maintaining his wealth and business as well as 24____________(take) care of the household. _ 25 ________, the merchant did not love the first wife and although she loved him deeply, he hardly took notice of her.4Keeping a diary in English is one of the 16__________ (effect) ways to improve our English writing ability.17._____________ (compare) with other forms of writing, it is shorter and takes18.____________ time. It can help us to develop the habit of thinking in English.19.____________ we persist in this practice, gradually we’ll learn how to express ourselves in English. In keeping a diary in English, we certainly run up against many 20.__________. In the first place, 21.____________ often happens that we have trouble finding appropriate words and phrases to give expression to our mind. Secondly, there are many idiomatic ways of saying things in Chinese. And it is extremely hard for us to put them into English properly.As far as I _22. ______________ (concern), my 23._____________(suggest) is that we should always have a notebook and a Chinese-English dictionary within easy reach. Whenever something beats us, we can first put it down in our notebook and then consult our dictionary. We can also turn to our English teacher for help, if necessary. In short, I believe that it is 24.___________ great use to keep a diary in English for 25.___ ________ development of our writing skills.5There are moments in life ___16____ you miss someone so much that you just want to pick them from your dreams and hug（拥抱） them for real!When the door of happiness closes, __17_____ opens, but often we look so long at the closed door ___18____ we don’t see the one which has been opened for us.Don’t go for looks; they can deceive (欺骗). Don’t go for wealth; even that fades away. Go for someone __19_ makes you smile because it takes only a smile to make a dark day seem bright.Dream what you want to dream; go where you want to go; be __20 __ you want to be.The ___21__(happy) of people don’t ___22__(necessary) have the best of everything; they just make the most of everything that ___23__ (come) along their way. The brightest future will always be based on a _24____ (forget) past.When you were born, you were crying and everyone _25____ you was smiling.Live your life so that when you die, you’re the one who is smiling and everyonearound you is crying.6Night after night, she came to tuck me in, even long after my childhood years.__16_____ (follow) her longstanding custom, she’d lean down and push my long hairout of the way, then kiss my forehead.I don’t remember ___17___ it first started annoying me — her hands pushingmy hair that way. Finally, one night, I shouted out at her, “Don’t do that anymore—your hands are too rough!” She didn’t say ___18____ in reply. But never again___19_____ my mother close out my day __20_____ that familiar expression of her love.Time after time, with the passing years, my __21_____ (think) returned to that night. By then I missed my mother’s hands, — missed her goodnight kiss on my forehead.Now those hands I once thought to be so rough were still doing things for meand my family. I frequently recalled the night my young voice complained. One night, catching Mom’s hand in hand, I blurted out how sorry I was for that night. I thoughtshe’d remember ___22_____ I did. But Mom didn’t know what I __23__ (talk) about.She had forgotten — and forgiven — long ago.That night, I fell asleep with a new ___24___ (appreciate) for my gentle motherand ___25__ caring hands. And the guilt that I had carried around for so long was nowhere to be found.7People 16 (live) in different countries made different kinds of words.Today there are about fifteen hundred 17 in the world. Each contains many thousands of words. A very large dictionary, for example, contains four 18 five hundred thousand words. But we do not need 19 these. To read shortstories you need to know only about two thousand words. 20 you leave school;you will learn only one thousand or more.The words you know are called your vocabulary. You should try to make your vocabulary 21 (big). Read as many books as we can. There are a lot of books22 (write) in easy English. You will enjoy them. When you meet 23 new word, look it 24 in your dictionary. Your dictionary is your 25 (much)useful book.8Although it could not compete with the speed of email today, the 1800’s experienced a revolution in communication that played an important role in creatingthe tradition of the Christmas greeting card. ____16____（help) by the new railway system, the public postal service made corresponding a popular past time. In England,Sir Henry Cole recognized the advantage of ___17____ more efficient mail serviceand initiated (开始） the practice of sending Christmas greeting cards__18_____ friends.The first card ___19___ (design) by J.C. Horsley as a commercial endeavor. One thousand copies were sold in London, ____20____ soon others followed suit. An English ____21____(art), William Egley, produced a popular card in 1849. Louis Prang,a German born printer, working from ___22____ shop in Massachusetts, printed hisfirst American cards in 1875. Even more ____23____ (importance) than his printingwas the fact ____24____he did more than anyone else to popularize the cards byinstituting nationwide contests for the best Christmas designs, __25______ wereawarded cash prizes.9Tony, a robot made by Larry Belmond’s company, was expected to do house work.And it was tested out by Larry’s wife, Claire, when he was 16 (absence) forthree weeks. The handsome and smooth-haired Tony left Claire 17 (alarm) atfirst sight of Tony because he was too handsome for a machine. When Tony offeredto help her dress, Claire felt embarrassed.But when Tony’s sympathy won her trust Claire told Tony how she and her homeweren’t elegant(优雅的，极好的) and how she envied Gladys Claffern, one of therichest and most powerful women around. As Tony made effort to help Claire get herselfand her home 18 (improve), Claire began to feel her earlier attitude19 Tony really absurd(荒唐可笑的，荒唐的，不合理的).Then one day, Claire got protected from a rude salesman by ringing 20 Tony and asking the man to speak to Tony but found her “affair” with Tony discoveredas she turned 21 to see Gladys Claffern standing nearby. But thenClaire, 22 (advise) by Tony, arranged a party to invite Gladys and herfriends to the house when it was 23 (complete) transformed.The love scene well planned by Tony without Claire’s knowledge won Claire asweet victory as her guests had seen everything, but she shouted “Leave me alone!”and cried her heart out. 24 Tony caused no risk to Claire’s marriage; hewas finally taken back to the company to be 25 (built), for he was a heartbreaker for women!10In social life, time plays a very important part．In the U.S.A.,guests tend tofeel they are not highly regarded if the invitation 16 a dinner party isextended only three or four days 17 the party date．But it is not truein all countries．In 18 areas of the world, it may be considered foolishto make 19 appointment too far in advance because plans that are made fora date more than a week away tend 20 (forget)．Themeaning of time differs in different parts of the world．Thus, misunderstandingsarise between people from cultures 21 time is treated differently．Promptness is valued highly in American life, for example．If peopleare not punctual, they may be regarded as impolite or not fully 22 (responsibility). In the U.S.A. no one would think of keeping a business associate23 (wait) for an hour; 24 would be too impolite．A person whois 5 minutes late will say a few words of explanation, 25 perhaps he willnot complete the sentence．11Scientists have developed a non-stick chewing gum. The new gum can _16_____ (remove) easily from pavements, shoes and clothes. It’s the result of polymer (聚合体) research at the University of Bristol and could be launched commercially in2008. ___17___ it catches on(流行), the product will solve __18___ major headachefor present authorities around the world.“The advantage of our Clean Gum is that _19_______ has a great taste, it is easy to remove and has the potential to be __22________ (environment) degradable (可降解的),” said Terence Cosgrove, a professor of chemistry __21 ___ helpedto found a company called Revolymer to commercialize the technology.Today’s chewing gums are made from synthetic(人工制造的) latex(植物的乳汁), which is resistant _22____ the weather and is strongly sticky. The new gum adds a special polymer to modify(修改，改变) its properties(特性), _23 _____ (make) itfar __24 ___ sticky.In two street trials, other commercial gums remained stuck to the pavement ___25 ___ Clean Gum came away(脱掉，脱落) naturally in all cases.12They called he r “the Black Pearl”, “the Black Gazelle” and “the fastest woman in the world.” In nineteen sixty, Wilma Rudolph became the first American woman ___16_____ (win) three gold medals in one Olympics. She was __17______ extraordinary American athlete. She also did a lot to help young athletes ___18_____ (success).Wilma Rudolph was born ___19___a very large, poor, African-American family. She was the ___20_____ (twenty) of twenty-two children. She was born too early and only___21___ (weigh) two kilograms. She had many illnesses ___22___ she was very young, including pneumonia(肺炎) and scarlet fever(腥红热). She also had polio (小儿麻痹症), ___23___ damaged her left leg. When she was six years old, she began to wear metal leg braces because she could not use _24_____ leg. With her family’s attentionand care, ___25 ___(lucky), by the time she was nine years old, she no longer neededher leg braces.13One day a farmer’s donkey fell down into a well. The animal cried piteously___16___ hours as the farmer tried to figure out what to do. Finally, he decidedthe animal was old, and the well needed ___17_______ (cover) up anyway; it just wasn't worth ___18____ to save the donkey.He invited all his neighbors to come over and help him. They all grabbed a shovel （铲） and began to shovel dirt into the well. At first, the donkey realized ___19___ was happening and cried horribly. Then, to everyone’s amazement, he quieted down.A few shovel loads later, the farmer finally looked down the well. He _20_______ (astonish) at what he saw. With each shovel of dirt __21____ hit his back, the donkey was doing something _22______ (amaze). He would shake it off and take a step up.__23____ the farmer’s neighbors continued to shovel dirt on top of the animal;he would shake it off and take a step up. Pretty soon, everyone was amazed as the donkey stepped up over __24____ edge of the well and happily ran off!Each of our troubles is a steppingstone. We can get out of the deepest wellsjust ___25___ not giving up! Shake it off and take a step up.14A new study from Finland shows pet owners tend to be heavier.16 active and inpoorer health than people without a pet, which was released in PLOS ONE, an online journal 17 (publish) by the Public Library of Science.18 a number of studies showed certain people can take advantage of a dog or cat to ease stress or loneliness in the elderly, researchers recently found pet owners were generally more likely to be overweight and to view their own health 19 poor.The conclusion 20 (draw) from survey data of more than 21,000 young to middle – aged Finnish adults.This was 21 (large) because pet owners tended to be the middle – aged.22 had less education and more health – risk factors explained Dr. Leena K. Koivusilta, the study is leading author.The fact that pet owners were in poorer health does not mean pets are bad for people. Koivusilta said. “In my opinion, pets provide us all 23 a vast potential for health promotion, and this has indeed been shown when some special groups have been studied.”As for pet owners, the researchers point out 24 need to make more of 25 effort –such as walking and playing with the dog instead of showing him the way to the yard.15When I was growing up, I do not recall hearing the words “I love you” from my father. When your father never says ___16___ to you when you are a child, it gets tougher and tougher for him _17_____ (say) those words as he gets ___18___ (old). To tell the truth, I could not honestly remember ___19___ I had last said those words to him either. I decided to set my ego (自我) aside and make the first move. ___20___ some hesitation, in our next phone conversation I blurted out (突然说出) the words, “Dad … I love you!”There was a silence at the ___21___ end and he ___22___ (awkward) replied, “Well, same back at you!”I laughed and said, “Dad, I know you love me, and when you are ready, I know you __23____ (say) what you want to say.”A few weeks later, Dad concluded our phone conversation ___24___ the words, “Paul, I love you.” I was at work during this conversation and the tears were rolling down my cheeks __25______ I finally “heard” the love. As we both sat there in tears we realized that this special moment had taken our father-son relationship to a new level.16A motto is a sentence or a phrase ____16____ can inspire us especially when we are __17______(face) with difficulties. Many of us have our mottoes, such as “Where there is a will, there is a way.” Or “Nothing is difficult if you put your heart into it.”, and so on. My motto is “God helps those who help __18______.” SometimesI am lazy and don’t want to make efforts _19_______( work) hard, __20______ themoment I think of my motto I will get energetic again and devote myself __21______what I am doing. I write my motto __22______ I can see it easily. Every time I failin my exam and begin to lose heart, the sight of my motto inspires me with much____23____(confident). My motto also makes me become __24______ independent person.That is to say, I won’t rely on others easily.My friends, what is your motto? If you still haven’t got a motto, please choose_25_______ because a motto can have a great effect on you.17At the age of 17, Swedish Alfred Nobel spoke five languages fluently. Nobelbecame an 16 (invent）and businessman, and at the time of his death on December10, 1896, he had 355 patents worldwide ——17 of them was the patent on dynamite(炸药). Furthermore, he had started 87 companies all over the world. According to 18will, Alfred Nobel's enormous fortune was to be used19(establish) prizes to awardthose 20 had done their best to benefit mankind in the fields of physics, chemistry,medicine, literature and peace. The first Nobel Prizes were awarded in 1901, fiveyears 21 Nobel died. In 1969, another prize was added "The Sveriges Riksbank Prizein Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel".The Nobel Laureates(获得者) 22 ( announce) at the beginning of October each year.A couple of months later, on December 10, 23 anniversary of Alfred Nobel's death,they receive their prizes from the Swedish King —— a Nobel diploma, a medal, and10 million Swedish crowns per prize. All Nobel Prizes are awarded in Stockholm,Sweden, 24 for the Nobel Peace Prize, which is awarded in Oslo, Norway. When AlfredNobel was alive, Norway and Sweden were united under one monarch(君主), 25 1905when Norway became an independent kingdom with its own king.18London was awarded __1_______ 2012 Olympic Games on Wednesday, __2_________(defeat) European rival Paris in the final round of voting to take the games backto British capital __3________ the first time since 1948.__4_______ Moscow, New York and Madrid were eliminated (淘汰) in the first threerounds London beat Paris 54 : 50 on the fourth ballot(投票表决) of the IOC.In London crowds cheered and waved flags as __5_______ watched the announcementfrom Singapore __6_______ a giant screen in Trafalgar Square and in the east Londonarea __7______ the main Olympic complex (建筑群) will be based.Blair spent two days in lobbying(游说) in Singapore __8______ leaving to hostthe G8 summit (8国峰会) in Scotland. “My promise to you is that we will be yourvery __9_______ (good) partners,” Blair said.It’s the fourth bid (申办) from Britain after __10__________ (fail) attempts(尝试；企图) by Birmingham for the 1992 Olympics and Manchester for the 1996 and 2000.19In Africa, when the antelope wakes up every morning, the first thing 16. comes into his mind is, “I must be able to run 17. (fast) than the fastestlion, 18. I will be killed by a lion.” And at just the s ame time, thelion 19. (wake) out of his dream, and the first thing 20.(flash) into his mind is: “I must be able to catch up with the slowest antelope, otherwise I will starve to 21. (dead).” So almost at the same moment 22. the antelope and the lion jump to their feet, and start 23. (run)toward the rising sun.Such is life — 24. you are an antelope or a lion, you ought to dashforward without 25. (hesitate) when the sun rises.20We must have water to live. __ 16________ the water we use is clean and fresh,it will make us ill. The animals __ 17________ (live) in and around lakes and riversmust also have clean water. Our rivers and lakes supply most of our water. The clear,blue water found by the first American settlers has changed. Many of our water sourcesare now __ 18________. They are filled __ 19________ dirt and waste which cannotbe cleaned out. In many places, water is not safe for us to use.Lake Erie was __ 20______ a beautiful lake. Now it has been called “a dyinglake”. Waste from nearby homes and factories has been dumped into __ 21________.Fish can no longer live in much of its polluted water. George Washington once calledthe Potomac “__ 22________ finest river in the world”. Now its water is no longerblue. Instead, it is soupy green. Suds(肥皂泡沫), from detergents（洗涤剂；洗衣粉） used to wash clothes, often cover the water of our rivers.Water cannot __23____________________ (make) in a factory. Once water is polluted,it is __ 24_________________ to make it clean and safe again. We must learn to takecare of the water25_________________ we now have.（1） 16. that 17.for 18.stopping. 19why 20.with21.what 22. chose 23. successfully 24.about 25.was dismissed（2）16. it 17. Thirdly18 in19. A20. to memorize 21. If 22. their23.advice 24. who/that 25. writing（3）16. who 17. but 18. proud 19. a 20. 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