二轮复习语法填空专题卷（15）

语法填空

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1

Many Chinese believe 31________(eat) pig brains will increase their intelligence and some

Americans regularly eat 32 ________ (cook) eggs to keep their minds sharp. 33 , doctors

don’t recommend eating 34 ________raw eggs or animal brains. Then, what food is good for

your brain? Scientists have found a relationship 35 ____ diet and a healthy brain. Generally

speaking, fish is a brain food. 36 ____ fish, you should introduce lots of dark green leafy

vegetables and colorful fruits into your diet, because most people lack the special

vitamins 37 ________these brain food provide. If you eat brain foods 38 ________ (regular),

they can increase brain power — help you pay attention, keep you 39 ___________ (motivate),

improve your memory and 40 _____( less) stress from studies. Then you can do much better in

your test.

2

A few years ago, SARS __31______ out in the mainland of China, causing some people

__32________ (kill) or nearly got close to death. The situation was so severe that there

was__33______ time to debate who is to blame. The most important thing for the government to

do is to find out the __34________ of this deadly disease. They invited all the most

__35_________ (experience) experts in this field to discuss and quite a few suggestions were put

forward. Some of the top experts then tested them to see _36_______ they were available. Doctor

Zhong Nanshan chose one patient who was seriously ill and had little hope__37_______ picking

up and had the new medicine tested on him. __38______ his great joy, this patient recovered! He

made his way to his office and telephoned the top official, __39_______ (tell) him this exciting

news. For convenience, he moved to live in his office. His method did make sense. Not soon after

that, the __40___ hospitals also controlled this terrible disease and kicked it out finally.

3

I asked my uncle, who plays __31_______ piano well, __32_______ he would assess (评定)

the tone of a second hand piano I was hoping to buy. We arrived __33_______ the house and

Uncle Frank looked the piano over, then __34_______ (sit) down and played a mixture of

honky-tonk numbers and classical pieces. When he finished, we told the family that we would call

___35_______ in 15 minutes.

Outside, Uncle Frank said that ___36________ the wood was battered (坏掉的)，the sound

was good and we should buy it. When I phoned the woman back, she sounded as if she was crying. __37____ (concern), I

asked, “What’s the matter?”

“We didn’t know the piano_38______ play like that,” she replied. The piano wasn’t

__39_______sale, and her daughter had to resume(重新开始) taking piano __40___________.

4

In North America, people are always in __31______ hurry. Children have special lessons or

sports activities __32________ school. Parents often work late and ___33________ get home

until 7 or 8 o’clock at night. Most North American families don’t have time to prepare a meal.

That is __34_________ fast food is so popular in North America. People _____35_____ about 40%

of their dollars on fast food.

People usually buy fast food from restaurant chains such as Pizza Hut, McDonald’s, or

KFC,__ 36______ they can enjoy pizza, sandwiches, fried chicken, and so on. Fast food saves

work and time, but it is not __37_________ (nutrition).

Fast food is popular in many countries. American fast-food companies now have restaurants

all over the world. But not __38________ is happy about the spread(扩展) of North American fast

food. A group of people in Italy want to fight __39_______ the spread of American fast food.

They don’t like the idea of more fast food chains __40__________(open) restaurants in their

country.

5

Many people keep small fish _31_______ pets. They keep them in a tank of water. The tank

is made of glass. People can _32________ through it. They can see inside the tank and watch the

fish.

The fish need room. They mustn’t be crowded. They need _33_______ to breathe.

__34_____ must be enough water for all fish. So the size of the tank is very important.

In the tank people put small plants __35________ are good for fish. They give oxygen to the

water. Plants help in other ways, too. They can hide __36_______ the plants and sleep, lay eggs

there.

The fish __37______ be kept in water all the time. Some can jump high. So the tank should

be covered. This keeps the fish __38________ (jump) out.

The fish need food and should be fed every day. But __39____________ you give them too

much food, it is very bad, for the extra food will fall to the bottom and make the water dirty. So