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中考复习-语法选择+短文填空+短文填空专练（七）
（共35分）
（每组限时：22分钟，建议时间控制为：5+7+10=22分钟。）
一、语法选择（本大题有10小题，每小题1分，共10分）
As two women walked into a New Jersey hospital, they laughed. It showed the love that had held them together __1__ forty years as best friends. Although they were laughing, one of these ladies would soon put her life in danger __2__ her best friend.
Patty Hurley and Eileen Riley met at high school and have been close friends ever since.But when Eileen， __3__ nurse，became ill with kidney，肾，disease，she didn't go running to her friend-Patty came to help her，after __4__ Eileen was sick.“My kidneys are failing，”Eileen explained.
“Can I give you one of mine，” __5__ the immediate reply.
The offer was so simple __6__ Eileen thought she had misheard，听错，.But Patty repeated she was willing to help，and their journey to the operating table began.
Eileen always knew that her friend would help.She said __7__ ，“When Patty makes a promise，she keeps __8__ .”
The operation went ahead in May，and both women are now very healthy and __9__ than ever.
“There are no words to describe __10__ amazing this woman is，”Eileen said afterwards.“She gave me my life.”
( )1.A. in B. for C. since D. with
( )2.A. save B. saved C. saving D. to save
( )3.A. a B. an C. the D./
( )4.A. hear B. heard C. hearing D. to hear
( )5.A. came B. comes C. come D. coming
( )6.A. as B. which C. that D. until
( )7.A. simple B. simply C. simpler D. simplest
( )8.A. it B. it's C. its D. itself
( )9.A. close B. closest C. closer D. closely
( )10.A.so B. very C. what D. how
二、完形填空（本大题有10小题，每小题1分，共10分）
Maxime and Lisa are a young French couple.They are ready to travel across China from Beijing to Yunnan Province on a tandem bicycle（双人自行车）.They have two main purposes and one of them is that they want to encourage green __11__ through it.
Maxime，26，works for helping farmers raise their cows， __12__ his wife Lisa，26，is a teacher.The two also like sharing their travel stories on Facebook.
"We choose a tandem bicycle because it makes it __13__ to communicate with each other about interesting people and things we __14__ during the journey. Besides, bicycling is healthier. And it's a cheaper and more environment-friendly way of traveling than __15__ cars, motors and so on,"the couple said.
As for the other __16__ of their journey，the two said they wanted to get people's good ideas on topics such as health，economy，经济，and politics.When they were asked __17__ they chose to visit China，they said it was because they often talked about its long history and beauty and how much of the country is competitive，有竞争力的，in the world.
"We know China is a country with a large population and will be the __18__ of the economy around the world in the future. We want to get a better understanding of the country and its people. We __19__ the country,"they said.
The couple will be on their journey to China soon. We hope they can make more people __20__ know about China by sharing what they see and hear on the way. Meanwhile, we hope they enjoy their travel in China.
( )11.A. food B. farming C. travel D. living
( )12.A. while B. though C. because D. so
( )13.A. busier B. easier C. earlier D. lazier
( )14.A. come across B. come down C. come to D. come from
( )15.A. buying B. using C. making D. selling
( )16.A. order B. result C. purpose D. problem
( )17.A. how B. why C. when D. what
( )18.A. leader B. player C. learner D. teacher
( )19.A. need B. miss C. love D. know
( )20.A. quickly B. deeply C. further D. clearly
三、短文填空。（本大题有10小题，每小题1.5分，共15分）
One year，a British expedition（探险队）got lost in the Sahara Desert.The sun was burning hot.Everyone quickly21._________ out of water.If they made a wrong decision，22._________ they could all die soon.
At this time，the leader took out 23.____________ water kettle（壶）and said，“I found a kettle of water in my bag.But before we pass through the desert，nobody is 24.__________to drink it.”The kett le of water became the faith（信心）for everyone to cross the desert.25._________ it was passed on among the members of the team，it felt heavy.
Finally，the expedition made it out of the desert.With tears of joy，they opened the kettle with shaking 26.___________，but poured out sand，
Was it a kettle of sand that really 27.__________ them in the desert，The answer is no.Their deep faith in the hope of survival，生存，，28.________ a seed，had grown in their hearts.That is what led them out of the 29.____________ situation in the end.
In fact, life has never been a real dead end for anyone. Whatever hard time 20.__________ face, as long as there is a seed of faith in your heart, don't give up easily. Then someday your life will bloom and bear much fruit.
答案：
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二、11-15 CABAB 16-20 CBACC
三、21.ran22.then23.a24.allowed25.When
26.hands27.saved28.like29.terrible/dangerous/bad30.you
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语法填空短文改错应用文写作读后续写（1） 语法填空 （湖北省十堰市2020年高三上学期元月调研） 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。 Nezha is the subject of the latest cartoon film, which 61 (official) opened in cinemas in China on July 26. Nezha has got wonderful reviews and is rated higher than Monkey King : Hero is Back. Since July 26, the film 62 (earn) more than 140 million yuan at the box office, and the film has a score of 8. 8 63 (point) (out of 10) on China's largest filming rating site, Douban. Yang Yu, 64 is the director of it, made up his mind 65 (produce) a film on the theme of breaking old rules and changing fate. Yang chose Nezha as his character, the 66 (combine) of the rebellious (叛逆的)but straight youth. The film is loosely based on the Chinese novel The Investiture of the Gods.In the novel, Nezha is born during the Shang dynasty and is famous 67 fighting against the Dragon King. It took Yang Yu two years to polish the script, and the film was in production for three years. It is 68 most complex cartoon production ever 69 (make) in China. It has more than 1 ,300 special effects shots, and it took over 20 Chinese special effects studios, 70(employ) more than 1, 600 people, to realize the film's fairy tale setting, the mysterious Dragon King's palace. One spectacular scene alone took two months to complete. 短文改错 （湖北省十堰市2020年高三上学期元月调研考试） 假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误,每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。 增加:在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧)，并在其下面写出该加的词。 删除:把多余的词用斜线(\)划掉。 修改:在错的词下划一横线,并在该词下面写出修改后的词。 注意:1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词； 2.只允许修改10处,多者(从第11处起)不计分。 Dear Peter, I am pleasing to tell you that we have returned to China safely. I'm writing to express our appreciations for your reception.
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广东高考英语语法填空专题训练语法填空（每篇共10小题；每小题1.5分，每篇满分15分） 阅读下面短文，根据上下文填入适当的词语，或使用括号中的词语的适当形式填空， 并将答案填写在答题卡上标号为1—10的相应位置。 Passage (1) Cars are too expensive for many people around the world to own. Not only that, many cities are already full of traffic, and many country areas have rough roads. So 1 do people travel those distances that are too far to walk? They use public transportation. If you ride the subway or bus 2 you live, you can appreciate some of the benefits of public transportation. With many people 3 (share) one bus or train, there is less traffic and, more 4 （importance）, less pollution. Which of the types of mass transit 5 (describe) below are you familiar with? If a regular bus can hold dozens of people, imagine what a bus 6 (two) the size can hold! In Great Britain, there are many buses that are known as double-deckers (cars with two floors). Buses in Haiti are often very crowded. It’s not 7 (common) for passengers to actually sit on the rooftops. Buses are sometimes called “tap-taps”, because the 8 (ride) on the roof tap（敲击）when they want to be dropped off. Many large cities around the world take advantage of the space beneath the streets and run underground trains. People in Paris, Mexico City and Tokyo may use the subway system to get to school, to work, or to visit friends in other 9 (neighbor). Both the Japanese and French have developed High-speed trains to link various cities. While electric trains in North America average 130 kph, the French TGV (high-speed-train) is the world’s fastest, 10 (average) over 270 kph! Passage (2) Australia, the last continent, was discovered by ships 1 (belong) to some European nations in the seventeenth century. These nations were 2 (little) interested in changing it into a colony than in 3 (explore) it. As in the early history of the United States, it was the English 4 set up the settlements in Australia. This history and the geography of these two British colonies have some other things in common as well. Australia and the United States are about the same in size, and their western lands are both not rich 5 soil. It was on the eastern coast of Australia and America that the English first settled, and both colonies soon began to develop towards the west. However, this westward 6 (move) took place 7 because the English were searching for better land than the population was increasing. Settlements of the west part of both countries developed quickly after gold 8 (discover) in America in 1849 and in Australia two years later. Although the development of these two countries has a lot in common, there are some 9 (strike) differences as well. The United States gained its independence from England by revolution while Australia won its independence without having to go to war. Australia, 10 (like) the United States, was firstly turned into a colony by English prisoners and its economic development was in wheat growing and sheep raising. By 1922, for example, Australia had fifteen times more sheep than it had people or almost half as many sheep as there are people today in the United States. Australia and the United States have more in common with each other than either one has with most of the rest of the world.