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语法填空专题练习Passage 1Thirty-two people watched Kitty Genovese _1 (kill) right below their windows. She was 2 neighbor. Yet 3 of the 32 helped her. Not one even called the police. John Barley and Bib Fatane went beyond the headlines to research into the 4 why people didnt act. They found that a person has to go through two steps 5 he can help. First he has to notice that it is 6 emergency（紧急情况）. Is the smoke coming into the room 7 a leak in the air conditioning? Is it “steam pipes”? Or is it really smoke from a fire? Its not always easy to tell if you are faced with a real emergency. Second, and 8 important, the person faced with an emergency must feel personally 9 (responsibility). He must feel that he must help, 10 the person wont get the help he needs.Passage 2More than 220 people were killed in the fire _1_ destroyed the Capital Building on February 4th, 1974. The building was finished only a few months _2_ the fire; it was Sao Paulos newest building. All the 25 _3_ of the office building were completely destroyed. _4_ fire also destroyed cars which belonged to people who worked in the building. Over 500 people were working in the building when the fire _5_on the 11th floor. _6_knows how the fire started. Perhaps it was started by an _7_(electricity) fire in the ceiling of one of the offices. Office workers tried to put out the fire, _8_ it was impossible to control _9_ . Soon the whole floor was on fire and it was impossible for people on the floors above _10_(escape). Passage 3People are not so honest as they once 1 (be). The temptation to steal is greater than ever before-especially in large shops. A detective 2_ (recent) watched a well-dressed woman who always went into a large store on Monday mornings. One Monday, there were _3_ people in the shop than usual when _4_ woman came in, 5 _ it was easier for the detective _6_ her. The woman first bought a few small articles. After a little time, she chose _7_ of the most expensive dresses in the shop and handed it to an assistant _8_ wrapped it up for her as quickly as possible. Then the woman simply took the parcel and walked out of the shop _9_ paying. When she was arrested, the detective found out that the shop assistant was her daughter. The girl gave her mother a free _10_ once a week! Passage 4Charlie Chaplin developed his own manner of acting, the one that was to become world-famous. He wore a small black hat, very wide trousers, a moustache and carried a stick that he swung in the air _1_ he walked. During his first year, Chaplin acted in 35 films, many of _2_ he wrote and directed himself. Chaplins earliest films _3_ silent, _4_ the equipment for adding sound to films had not yet been developed.The _5_ (develop) of films with sound became a problem for Chaplin, as he was uncertain about _6_ (make) films with dialogue. Instead, he continued to make films without dialogue, but he added music. Chaplins later films, _7_, were not well received. He made only six films _8_ 1940 and 1966 and only the first of these is still popular today. Before he died in 1977, he _9_ (honour) in a number of ways for _10_ contributions to the film industry.Passage 5At 3:42 a.m. everything began to shake. It seemed 1 the world was _2_ an end! Eleven kilometers_3_(direct) below the city the greatest earthquakes of the 20th century began. It was heard in Beijing, _4_ is one hundred kilometers away. One - third of the nation felt it. A huge crack that was eight kilometers long and thirty meters wide cut _5_ houses, roads and canalsSteam burst from 6 (hole) in the ground. Hard hills of rock became rivers of dirt. In fifteen terrible seconds a large city lay in ruins . Two-thirds of the people died or _7_(injure) during the earthquake. Thousands of families 8 ( kill) and many children were left _9_ parents. The number of people 10 were killed or injured reached more than 400,000. Passage 6 (07广东英语考试大纲说明)Sports should help a man to learn fairness, not only in games but also in and for life. If two teams play 31 _ game, one team must lose. If a dozen teams attend an athletic competition, 32 _ team will get the most points and all the 33 _ eleven teams will get 34 _ points. If a school team comes out last, that is no loss of face. 35 _ that team and that school must do is admit that it 36_ (lose). The only intelligent reaction 37 _ defeat must be: next year we will do our best to come out on top, because from now on our team will devote 38 _ to a stricter course of training under competent instructors.Lessons 39 _ (learn) in sports can help us in our dealing with other people. But even more 40 _(value) are the lessons learned in extra-curricular activities in school: in speech, dramatic and musical contests, in “house” activities, and , especially, in the student council.Passage 7.(07深圳一模)In the days when an ice cream cost much less, Tom, 31_ 8-year-old boy, entered a hotel coffee shop 32 _sat at a table. A waitress put a glass of water in front of him. “How much is an ice cream?” “ Fifty-cents,” replied the waitress. The little boy pulled 33_right hand out of the pocket and studied a number of 34 _in it. “How much is a dish of plain ice scream?” he asked. Some people were waiting for her service and the waitress grew a bit 35 _ (patient).” “Thirty-five cents,” she said 36 _(rude). The little boy carefully counted the coins 37 _. “I will have a plain ice cream,” he said. The waitress walked 38 _. The boy finished the ice cream, paid the cashier and left. It was not long 39 _ the waitress came back and then she began to wipe down the table and suddenly was surprised at what she saw. There, 40 _ (place) neatly beside the empty dish, were two nickels and five penniesher tip!Passage 8 (07广州一模)Deciding what present you should give someone is never easy. Many thing must be considered such as 31_ the person is interested in and how old he is. We must also consider the reaction of the person32 _ (receive) the gift. One of the 33 _ (bad) gift choices I ever made was for my high school English teacher, Ms Chen. Ms Chen 34 _ (teach) me English since Junior 1, and to show my 35 _ (appreciate) I decided to get her a present. I asked my classmates about her interests 36 _ I made my final decision. Then I went to the department store 37 _ I worked part-time and bought her 38 _ expensive gift box of Sichuan beef. I was certain she would like it because I 39 _(tell) by my classmates that she loved hot food. I left the box with a card on her desk, and I was sure she would like them. 40 _ was only after I heard she became sick that I learned she couldnt eat MSC（味精）.Passage 9 (07惠州一模)There once were a goat and a donkey 31 _ lived on a farm. The donkey worked harder so the farmer fed 32 _ more food. Sometimes the donkey was given more food 33 _ it could eat. This made the goat so jealous 34 _ it began plotting against（谋划对付） the donkey. “Hey, donkey,” the goat said one day. “I think you do too much work 35 _ the farm. You carry such heavy things from morning to night. Why dont you pretend 36 _ (get) sick so you can take a day off?” The donkey thought the goat had a great idea. 37 _ the next morning, the donkey lay in the stable（畜栏） on its side with its eyes _ (close). Right away, the farmer called the doctor. After looking at the donkey, the doctor said it needed a special medicine made 39 _ the heart of a goat. So the farmer killed _ goat and gave the donkey medicine made from its heart.Passage 10 (07广二模)I was always told that the three Ps, patience, positive thinking and perseverance(毅力), 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_ , didnt 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 quickly changed when I saw _6_ first question. I had no idea how to do it. I tried to stay positive and persevered _7_ I finally found the solution. With the problem _8_ (solve), I felt proud of my achievement. _ (fortunate), I then noticed that I had just 10 minutes left _ (complete) the rest!Passage 11 (07深二模)One evening, I came across one of sons papers with a failing grade. I almost started to yell his name _1_ I suddenly remembered he was in bed asleep. It was his _2_ (nine) year of school and his academic career seemed to be in ruins, so I was angry. But I put the paper aside and turned to the _3_ one, at the top of which were written “My dad”. It was a poem about me, _4_ included the time I had to leave work to take him to the hospital because he _5_ (break) his finger. So careless was I _6_ I had forgotten all about that. He talked about how I wrestled with him in the evening and _7_ good many 0ther things. That paper was suddenly not nearly as important as it had been a few minutes _8_. I dont know if he planted the poem next to failing grade to _9_ (soft) the blow, but it worked. Instead of a severe lecture, I talked to him about the poem as well as the failed homework, and it began to make sense to me that I could include praise along _10_ constructive criticism.Passage 12 (07广东高考)I was on my way to the Taiyetos Mountains. The sun was setting when my car 31 _ (break) down near a remote and poor village. Cursing my misfortune, I was wondering where I was going to spend the night when I realized that the villagers who had gathered around me were arguing as to 32 _ should have the honor of receiving me 33 _ a guest in their house. Finally, I accepted the offer of an old woman who lived alone in a little house. While she was getting me 34 _ (settle) into a tiny but clean room, the head of the village was tying up his horse to my car to pull it to 35 _ small town some 20 kilometres away 36 _ there was a garage. I had noticed three hens running free in my hostesss courtyard and that night one of them ended up in a dish on my table. 37 _ villagers brought me goats cheese and hone. We drank together and talked 38 _ (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 39 _ the trouble I had caused 40 _.Passage 13To other European, the best quality of the British, and in particular of the English, is “reserved”. A reserved person is _1_ who does not talk very much to strangers, does not show much emotion, and seldom gets excited. It is difficult to get to know a reserved person: he never tells you _2_ about himself and you may work with him for years without ever knowing where he lives, how many children he has , and _3_ his interests are. English people tend to be like that. If they are making a journey by bus, they will do their _4_ to find an empty seat: if by train, an compartment. If they have to share the compartment with a stranger, they may travel many miles _5_ starting a conversation. If a conversation _6_ start, personal questions like “How old are you?” or even “What is your name?” are not easily asked and it is quite possible for two people to know each other casually for years without ever knowing each _7_ name. Questions like “ Where did you buy your watch?” or “What is your salary?” are almost _8_ (possible). _ 9_ (similar), conversation in Britain is in general quiet and restrained and loud speech _10_ (consider) ill-bred.Passage 14 (08惠二模)Keeping a diary in English is one of the effective ways to improve our English writing ability.31_ (compare) with other forms of writing, it is shorter and takes 32 _ time. It can help us to develop the habit of thinking in English. 33 _ we persist in this practice, gradually well learn how to express ourselves in English. In keeping a diary in English, we certainly run up against many difficulties. In the first place, it often happens 34 _ we have trouble finding appropriate words and phrases to give expression to our mind. 35 _ (second), there are many idiomatic ways of saying things in Chinese. 36 _ it is extremely hard for us to put them into English properly.As far as I am concerned, my 37 _ (suggest) is that we should always have a notebook and a Chinese-English within easy reach. Whenever something 38 _ (beat) 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 39 _ great use to keep a diary in English for 40 _ development of our writing skills.Passage 15 (08广一模)It was my first day in Hangzhou, the Chinese city famous for its natural beauty and history and I didnt have much time to spare. I wanted to see 31 much of the city as possible in the two days 32 I was to return to Guangzhou. My first task was to decide where to go and 33 to get there. I took out my guide book in which there was a lot of information about the citys well-known tourist 34 (attract) and started to read. At that moment an attractive young lady 35 noticed ,ny book came up to me and introduced 36 . She said her name was Miss Bai She and kindly offered to show me 37 the city. I was delighted and was about to accept her proposal when she suggested we first 38 (go) to the West Lake and walk along the Broken Bridge. I quite liked the idea of visiting the West Lake but wasnt so sure about crossing the Broken Bridge. 39 it was broken, did she expect me to jump across? And I couldnt swim, so if I fell in then I would drown. That was definitely not an attractive idea so I politely declined her invitation, 40 (close) my book and walked away.Passage 16 (08广二模)Lake Titicaca, a famous lake in South America, is located on the border between Bolivia and Peru. But the lives of the ancient people who once lived around the lake and _31_ culture was thought to be highly advanced, have long remained a secret. Recently _32_, scientists taking part in an exploration project at the lake have found _33_ they believe to be a 1000-year-old temple _34_ the water.Divers from the study group have discovered _35_ building scientists think is the remains of a temple built by the people who once lived beside the lake. The project leaders hope to begin raising important materials from the site later this week _36_ bad weather forces a change in their plans.The scientists have not yet had the opportunity to study the materials carefully, said project director, John Aubi. But some _37_ (put) forward the idea that the remains date from this period because of their _38_ (similar) to those found elsewhere. The research team has so far this year made more than 200 dives into water 30 metres deep. During these dives, _39_ have been recording the ancient remains on film. There will be a meeting, _40_ (start) later this year to review the film.Passage 17.(08深圳一模)One day, about ten years ago, while working at the cash register in the gift shop at my University Museum of Natural History, I saw 31 elderly couple come in with a little girl in a wheelchair.As I looked 32 ( close ) at this girl, I found that she was fixed on her chair. I then realized she had no arms or legs , just a head, a neck and upper body, 33 ( dress ) in a little white skirt.As the couple wheeled her up to me, I turned my head toward the girl. When I took the money from her grandparents, I looked back 34 the girl, who was giving me the most optimistic, largest smile I had ever seen. All of a sudden, her handicap was gone and all I saw was this beautiful girl, 35 smile just melted me 36 almost instantly gave me a completely new sense of 37 life is all about. She took me from a poor, unhappy college student and 38 ( bring ) me into her world; a world of smiles, love and 39 ( warm ). Im a successful business man now and whenever I think about the troubles of the world, I think about that little girl and the remarkable lesson about life that she taught 40 . Passage 18.(08深圳二模) Each of us failed from time to time. If we are wise, we accept these failures as a necessary part of the learning process. But all too often _31_ parents and teachers, we do not allow our children to have the same right. We convey either by words _32_ by actions that failure is something to be ashamed _33_ . and that nothing but top performance meets with our _34_ (approve).When I see a child subject to this kind of pressure, I think of Donnie. He was _35_ shy , nervous perfectionist. His fear of failure _36_ (keep) him from classroom games that other children played with joyous abandon. He seldom answered questions for fear _37_ he might be wrong. He seldom finished his work because he repeatedly checked with me to be sure he hadnt made a mistake. I tried my best to build up _38_ self-confidence. And I repeatedly asked God for direction. But nothing changed until midterm, _39_ Mary Anne, a student teacher, was