语法填空练习

1.   It is reported ____36____ gender（性别）differences exist mainly in terms ____37____sense of space and language ability. But that doesn’t necessarily mean all women have a poor sense of space or all women are good at languages. Women can become excellent drivers as long as they have the courage to challenge ____38____ (tradition) gender roles and believe in themselves.

In London, only one in ten bus drivers is a woman. Yet, according to the results of recent research, women are better at     39     (deal) with problem passengers, have fewer accidents and are quicker at learning to drive buses than men.

Connie Wilson     40     (become) a bus driver a year ago. “At first, driving     41     bus was quite frightening,” she says. “I had no idea of the size of the vehicle or how     42     (control) it. But after seven weeks of training, I passes the test for the first time. Now I am familiar with my job. Trying to keep to the timetable when the traffic is heavy     43     (be) not easy but I like the challenge! Some passengers can be rude,     44     (especial) if they have had to wait for a long time for the bus. But most are pleased to have a woman driver. There is no reason       45     women can’t do the job just as well as men. I’d say that to any woman.”

 

2.     A scholar(学者）was traveling abroad. One day, he happened to notice a man who seemed very   41         (happy). “What’s wrong?” the scholar asked. “I have no interest in life anymore,” the man answered. “ I have the most money in the world, and can travel anywhere I want to travel. But there is no place where I can get a sense of 42          ( satisfy). There is nothing in life 43          can attract me or make me happy. ” 44           (hear) his words, the scholar approached him, grabbed his suitcase and ran away. 45           ( nature ), the man ran after him, but the scholar ran faster than him and soon was far ahead of the man. Minutes later, the scholar stopped 46           ( wait) for him. When the man finally caught up, out of breath, he ran to his suitcase immediately  and found his belongings were safe. Then, he became extremely happy.

In fact, happiness is 47           state of mind. Some are unhappy in their great wealth 48       _______others are happy in their poverty. If life has grown dull, step out of tiring routine (生活乏味）to look

 49             new pursuits. Sometimes, they are simple ones that 50           (ignore) by you easily. Many times we don’t realize how routine our lives have become and how much we take them for granted until we find ourselves in a new situation.

 

3. Once a farmer    41   （lose）his watch in his barn, in which lots of grain was kept. The watch,    42    was a gift from his father, was very important to him and he was determined to find it.

After searching the barn for a long time, however, he gave up and asked for help from a group of children who were playing nearby. He promised to give a great reward to whoever found the watch.     43   (hear) this, the children hurried inside the barn immediately.    44    searched everywhere but still could not find the watch buried in the grain. The farmer was about to give up  45   a little boy went up to him and asked to    46  __ (give )   47   second chance.

The farmer looked at him and thought, “Why not? After all, this kid looks honest.”

So the farmer sent the little boy back into the barn. After a while the little boy came out   48   the watch in his hand! The farmer,    49    (surprise) but happy, asked the boy how he succeeded where the rest had failed.

The boy replied, “I did nothing but sit quietly and listen for the sound of the watch.” This shows us that sometimes a peaceful mind can think    50  (well) than an excited one.

 

 

6. The number of Chinese students who went to Britain for university education reached its peak in 2019. Since this autumn the British universities____41____(receive) almost 20, 000 applications from Chinese students.

There may be some reasons and one of them is the recent trade war between China and the US. So more and more Chinese students consider____42____( go) to the UK for their studies instead of America. As a famous University, the University of Manchester has the____43____(large) number of Chinese students in Europe.

But there are some challenges. Currently Chinese students just focus on____44____(limit) number of subjects, such as economics and business. Another challenge for Chinese students is their____45____(safe) because they are believed to be rich.

How____46____(encourage) understanding is also a problem. Students from both____47____(country) are interested in each other but they don't mix much.

The two groups socialize in____48____(complete) different ways. Chinese students like doing homework together, having a hotpot at home,___49___going shopping. British students enjoy drinking in pubs____50____music. Many Chinese students complain that they can't make many local friends because they just don't like pubs.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

语法填空1.

41 that                        42 of           43 traditional     44 dealing           45 became

46 a                             47 to control    48 is                          49 especially     50 why

语法填空2    41.unhappy            42.satisfaction                   43.that                       44.Hearing                45.Naturally  46.to wait                   47.a          48.while   49.for       50.are ignored

语法填空3. 填空：lost .which .Hearing .They . when .be given. a . with . surprised . better

4. 【答案】36. which    37. longest    38. has cost    39. who    40. across    41. Unfortunately   

42. pollution    43. to    44. areas    45. a

【解析】

本文是一篇说明文。本文主要介绍了三峡大坝的历史以及三峡大坝发挥的重大作用和现实意义。

【36题详解】

考查定语从句。in ___1___ he dreamed of “Walls of stone to hold back clouds and rain till a smooth lake rises in the narrow gorges”.作定语，修饰a poem，所以in ___1___ he dreamed of “Walls of stone to hold back clouds and rain till a smooth lake rises in the narrow gorges”.是一个介词+关系代词引导的定语从句，介词 + 关系代词引导的定语从句，指物，只能用which。

【37题详解】

考查最高级。这里表示长江是世界第三大长河，需要用最高级，所以填longest。

【38题详解】

考查时态。这里表示在历史上，这座水坝比其他的建筑工程花费多。表示“到现在为止”，用现在完成时，所以填has cost。

【39题详解】

考查定语从句。___4___ was the leader of the 1911 Revolution作定语，修饰Sun Yat-sen，且有逗号隔开，所以__4___ was the leader of the 1911 Revolution是一个非限制性定语从句，关系词在从句中作主语，指人，所以填who。

【40题详解】

考查介词。孙中山，1911年辛亥革命的领导人，第一个提出一个水坝穿过长江的想法。表示“穿过……”，所以填across。

【41题详解】

考查副词。不幸的是，燃烧煤造成很严重的空气污染和全球变暖。修饰整个句子，用副词，所以填Unfortunately。

【42题详解】

考查名词。作动词causes的宾语，用名词，所以填pollution。

【43题详解】

考查固定短语。这个水坝的发电量等于四千万煤的发电量。equal to等于，是固定短语，所以填to。

【44题详解】

考查固定句型。三峡是中国最美的地区之一。one of + 可数名词复数，表示“……中之一”，所以填areas。

【45题详解】

考查固定用法。但是现在，搬离了他们家园的人们过着幸福和快乐的生活。live a …life，过着……的生活，是固定用法，所以填a。

5. 71. increasingly   72. as       73. transported/ would transport   74. unpleasant         75. remains

 

76. unacceptable     77.which  78.but      79. Awareness         80. Recycling

6. 41. have received   

42. going    43. largest   

44. limited   

45. safety    46. to encourage   

47. countries   

48. completely   

49. and/or    50. with

【解析】

这是一篇说明文。2019年中国去英国留学的人数是历年最高，理由之一是中美的贸易战。但中国留学生也面对着专业有限、安全问题和互相理解的问题。

【41题详解】

考查动词时态。Since this autumn是现在完成时态的时间标志，主语universities是复数形式，所以要用have done。故填have received。

【42题详解】

考查固定搭配。句意：所以，越来越多的中国学生考虑去英国而不是美国学习。consider做“考虑”解时，后接doing，故填going。

【43题详解】

考查形容词最高级。句意：作为一所著名的大学，曼彻斯特大学拥有欧洲最多的中国留学生。分析句意可知，空白处填形容词最高级形式做定语，故填largest。

【44题详解】

考查形容词。句意：现在，中国学生只能专注在有限的专业，比如经济学和商业。分析句子可知，空白处是形容词做定语修饰number（物），表“有限的”，故填limited。

【45题详解】

考查名词。句意：中国学生的另一个挑战是他们的安全，因为他们被相信很富有。their是形容词性物主代词，后面要用名词，safe的名词是safety。故填safety。

【46题详解】

考查疑问词+to do做主语。句意：如何鼓励理解也是一个问题。分析句子可知，“How____6____(encourage) understanding”做主语，应该用疑问词+to do。故填to encourage。

【47题详解】

考查名词复数。country是可数名词，前有both修饰，所以要用复数形式，故填countries。

【48题详解】

考查副词。different是形容词，要用副词修饰，complete的副词是completely，故填completely。

【49题详解】

考查连词。句意：中国学生喜欢一起做家务，吃火锅，购物。分析句子可知，doing homework together，having a hotpot at home和going shopping三项可以是并列关系（用and），也可以是三选一（用or），故填and/or。

【50题详解】

考查介词。句意：英国学生喜欢伴着音乐喝酒。with意为“伴着，随着”，故填with。