初中英语语法填空专练(二)
初中英语语法填空专练(二)
阅读下列短文，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。
A
I loved reading as a child. I grew up in 1. ________ college town and spent my summers in Middlebury, Vermont, where my father taught summer school. That meant I 2. ________ (surround) by libraries and by people who loved to read and discuss literature. During the Vermont summers, one of my favorite places was Middlebury College’s rare books room 3. ________ I read first edition of Louisa May Alcott’s novels.
4. ________ this immersion (专心) in a world of books, my love of reading was credited with the fact
5. ________ my parents only let me watch an hour of TV a day.
I learned to use my mind and imagination to entertain 6. ________. It’s not really surprising that literature became my vocation. When not reading or writing, I enjoyed 7. ________ (watch) films, baking, going to the city to eat Thai and Ethiopian food, walking, and relaxing with my friends.
I read because it brought me 8. ________ (please) and because I never wanted to stop learning. Recently I have been reading a lot of multicultural women’s literature 9. ________ Victorian medical textbooks. I also read poetry, both contemporary and older. One of the 10. ________ (funny) things of my week is reading The New York Times.
B
A doctor entered the hospital in a hurry after being called in for urgent surgery. He answered the call, 1. ________ (change) his clothes and went directly to the surgery block. He found the boy’s father 2. ________ (pace) in the hall waiting for
the doctor. Once seeing him, the dad said 3. ________ (angry),“Why did you take your time to come? Don’t you have 4. ________ sense of responsibility?”
The doctor smiled and said, “I am sorry. I wasn’t in the hospital and I came with the 5. ________ (f ast) speed after receiving the call ... And now, I wish you’d calm down so that I can do my work.”
“Calm down? What 6. ________ your son is in this room right now? Will you calm down?” the father yelled.
The doctor smiled again and went into the room.
The surgery took some hours after which the doctor went out happily. “Thank goodness! Your son is saved!” And 7. ________ waiting for the father’s reply, he carried on with his way running. “If you have any questions, ask the nurse!”
Later the nurse told 8. ________ that the doctor, 9. ________ son died yesterday in a car accident, was at the funeral when they called him for the surgery. And now he is running to finish his son’s funeral.
Never judge anyone because you never know how their life is or 10. ________ they’re going through.
C
The house where I lived before was near a railway station. I had become so familiar with the sound and sight that I took little interest 1. ________ them. However, when my father decided to take up 2. ________ new appointment in another town, he intended to travel by train. It was only then 3. ________ I discovered how pleasant a journey by train might be.
We boarded the train one afternoon. As the train moved out of the station, I began to think of the days I 4. ________ (spend) in our old house, which soon went out of sight.
The train was now moving quite fast. The first thing that impressed me was the 5. ________ (beautiful) of the landscape. There were green valleys. Tropical plants could be seen everywhere, 6. ________ reminded me of the geography lessons I had in the classroom.
About four hours later, 7. ________ became dark. The moon appeared and the landscape looked romantic. I felt a thrill of admiration for the great artistry of nature.
After passing several stations, I felt sleepy and closed my eyes. 8. ________ I opened them, I saw the dim light of the dawn. 9. ________ (look) outside, I saw
mist-covered plants. The air was fresh, and birds were flying about. 10. ________ a beautiful scene! I was lost in admiration of it.
D
Li Ling was a great general during the time of Emperor Han Wu Di. He was 1.
________ very good fighter, and he won almost every battle.
One time, however, Li Ling’s troops were so hopelessly outnumbered by the Huns that 2. ________ they fought bravely, the whole army was taken captive soon.
Li Ling shamefully surrendered (投降) for the moment, 3. ________ (plan) to wait for an opportunity to strike back.
But when news of the surre nder reached the capital, the emperor’s jealous ministers 4. ________ (begin) to degrade Li Ling in front of the emperor.
5. ________ the emperor heard made him so angry that he had Li Ling’s wife and mother put to death.
Szuma Chien, 6. ________ had always respected Li Ling, believed that he wouldn’t surrender 7. ________ a reason, and urged the emperor not to believe rumors.
This time, the emperor grew angry at Szuma Chien, and punished him 8.
________ (severe).
Szuma Chien then wrote a long letter to a friend, saying, “I am now in the middle of writing a history book. If I die, 9. ________ will be as if one ox in a group of nine were to lose a single hair. I am willing 10. ________ (stand) being punished in order to complete this book.” Szuma Chien finally did finish his book — the very famous Shiji.
E
For many people, aging is a time to slow down their lives and rest on past achievements. Nola Ochs sees growing older 1. ________ an opportunity to take on new challenges and to satisfy unfulfilled dreams. In the spring of 2007, at the age of 95, Nola Ochs became the world’s 2. ________ (old) college graduate.
Born in 1911 in Illinois, Nola taught in county schools for four years before marrying her husband, Vernon Ochs. Soon the reality of being a farmer’s wife 3.
________ (hold) back her thought of furthering her education. It wasn’t until Vernon died in 1972 4. ________ Nola began to consider continuing her education.
She said, “I went back purely for entertainment. I just thought i t would be interesting 5. ________ (do) something off the farm.”
Graduating at 95 years old may, for most people, be enough of an accomplishment, 6. ________ not for Nola Ochs. So what is she considering for her future? “I like to tell stories, you know. And when people ask me that, I tell them I’m going to seek employment on 7. ________ ship as a storyteller.”
8. ________ advice does Nola Ochs have for fellow seniors in their golden years? “9. ________ (probable) it would be to keep active, always, and to satisfy some desires that we have within 10. ________. Travel a little, and do anything that we’d like to do rather than just be idle.”
F
Once upon a time, there was an island where all the feelings lived: Happiness, Sadness, Knowledge, and all of the others, including Love. One day it 1. ________ (announce) to the feelings that the island would sink, so they all constructed boats and left except Love.
Love was the only one that stayed. She wanted to hold out 2. ________ the last possible moment.
When the island had almost sunk, Love decided to ask for help.
Richness was passing by Love in 3. ________ grand boat. Love asked, “Richness, can you take me with you?”
Richness answered, “No, I can’t. My gold and silver is 4. ________ (dear) than you.”
Love asked Vanity for help but was refused again.
Then Love asked Sadness and Happiness for help, neither of 5. ________ was willing to help.
Suddenly, there was a voice, “Come, Love, I will take you.” It was an elder. Feeling so overjoyed, Love even forgot to ask the elder 6. ________ her name was. When they arrived on land, the elder went her own way. 7. ________ (realize) how much she owed the elder, Love asked Knowledge, another elder, “Who helped 8.
________?”
“It was Time,” Knowledge answered.
“Time?” asked Love. “But why?”
Knowledge smiled and 9. ________ deep wisdom answered, “Because only Time is capable of understanding how 10. ________ (value) Love is.”
答案：
A
1. a
2. was surrounded
3. where
4. Besides
5. that
6. myself
7. watching
8. pleasure
9. and 10. funniest
B
1. changed
2. pacing
3. angrily
4. a
5. fastest
6. if
7. without
8. him
9. whose 10. what
C
1. in
2. a
3. that
4. had spent
5. beauty
6. which
7. it
8. When
9. Looking 10. What
D
1. a
2. although / though
3. planning
4. began
5. What
6. who
7. without
8. severely
9. it 10. to stand
E
1. as
2. oldest
3. held
4. that
5. to do
6. but
7. a
8.What
9. Probably 10. ourselves
F
1. was announced
2. until / till
3. a
4. dearer
5. whom
6. what
7. Having realized
8. me
9. with 10. valuable
解析：
A
1. a。考查冠词。town是可数名词，且在此处表示泛指，故用不定冠词a。
2. was surrounded。考查时态和语态。根据语境可知，此处叙述过去的情况，且因为I与surround之间为被动关系，故用一般过去时的被动语态。
3. where。考查关系词。设空处引导定语从句，修饰先行词Middlebury College’s rare books room，且在从句中作地点状语，故用where。
4. Besides。考查介词。由语境可知此处用Besides表示“除……之外（还）”。
5. that。考查连词。设空处引导同位语从句说明the fact的具体内容且从句中不缺少任何成分，故用that。
6. myself。考查代词。由语境可知，entertain的宾语是“我自己”，故在此用myself。
7. watching。考查非谓语动词。enjoy doing sth.表示“喜欢做某事”。
8. pleasure。考查名词。分析句子结构可知，此处缺少宾语，故用名词。
9. and。考查连词。a lot of multicultural women’s literature与Victorian medical textbooks为并列关系，故用and。
10. funniest。考查比较等级。根据One of the ... 可知此处要用funny的最高级。
B
1. changed。考查时态。由answered及and went可知该句中三个动词连用作并列谓语，故在此用changed。
2. pacing。考查非谓语动词。find sb. doing sth. 表示“发现某人正在做某事”，故用pacing作宾语补足语。
3. angrily。考查副词。修饰动词said要用副词。
4. a。考查冠词。sense为可数名词且在此表泛指，故其前用a。sense of responsibility 表示“责任感”。
5. fastest。考查比较等级。由the可知，此处要用fast的最高级。
6. if。考查固定搭配。结合语境可知在此用what if表示“要是……会怎么样呢”。
7. without。考查介词。由语境可知，医生是在没等孩子父亲答复的情况下跑开的，故此处要用介词without。
8. him。考查代词。设空处指代 the father，故用him。
9. whose。考查关系词。设空处引导非限制性定语从句，修饰先行词doctor，且在从句中作定语，故用whose。
10. what。考查连词。宾语从句________ they’re going through中缺少宾语，故此处用what。
C
1. in。考查介词。take interest in ... 表示“对……有兴趣”。
2. a。考查冠词。appointment为可数名词且在此表泛指，故用a。
3. that。考查强调句型。分析此句结构可知，这是一个强调句，被强调部分是only then，故用that。
4. had spent。考查时态。spend所表示的动作发生在began之前，是过去的过去，故在此用had spent。
5. beauty。考查名词。由the可知此处用名词作表语。
6. which。考查关系词。设空处引导非限制性定语从句，指代前面主句的内容，故用which。
7. it。考查代词。由The moon appeared可知，前一句表示“四小时后，天黑了”，故用it。
8. When。考查连词。由题意“当我睁开眼睛时看到了黎明的曙光”可知，在此用When引导时间状语从句。
9. Looking。考查非谓语动词。此处是动词-ing形式作状语表示伴随。
10. What。考查限定词。由a beautiful scene可知在此用What引起感叹句。
D
1. a。考查冠词。fighter为可数名词且在此表泛指，故用a。
2. although / though。考查连词。they fought bravely与the whole army was taken captive之间是让步关系，故用although / though。
3. planning。考查非谓语动词。Li Ling与plan之间是逻辑上的主谓关系，且plan 与surrendered所表示的动作同时发生，故用planning作状语。
4. began。考查时态。根据上文的reached可知此处要用一般过去时。
5. What。考查连词。设空处引导主语从句，且在从句中作heard的宾语，故用What。
6. who。考查关系词。设空处引导非限制性定语从句，修饰先行词Szuma Chien，故用who。
7. without。考查介词。根据上下文和句意可知此处要用without表示“没有”。
8. severely。考查副词。此处应用副词修饰动词punished，故用severely。
9. it。考查代词。设空处指代If I die这件事情，故用it。
10. to stand。考查非谓语动词。be willing to do sth.为固定结构，意为“乐意做某事”。
E
1. as。考查介词。由see及opportunity可知在此用as表示“作为”。
2. oldest。考查比较等级。根据the world’s可知在此用old的最高级。
3. held。考查时态。根据上下文时态可知此处要用一般过去时。
4. that。考查强调句型。分析此句结构可知，这是一个强调句，被强调部分是not until Vernon died in 1972，故用that。
5. to do。考查非谓语动词。it在此作形式主语，故在此用to do ... 作真正的主语。
6. but。考查连词。根据上下文可知此处表示转折，故用but。
7. a。考查冠词。ship是可数名词且在此表泛指，故其前用a。
8. What。考查疑问代词。由下文谈到的建议可知，advice前用What表示“什么”。
9. Probably。考查副词。设空处修饰整个句子，故用Probably。
10. ourselves。考查代词。此处表示“满足我们自己内心的欲望”，故用ourselves。
F
1. was announced。考查时态和语态。announce与it（指代the island would sink）之间是动宾关系且由前一句的时态可知在此应用一般过去时，故用was announced。
2. until / till。考查介词。由wanted to hold out及the last possible moment可知在此用until / till 表示“直到……才”。
3. a。考查冠词。boat是可数名词且在此表泛指，故用a。
4. dearer。考查比较等级。由than可知在此用dear的比较级。
5. whom。考查关系词。此处是非限制性定语从句修饰先行词Sadness and Happiness，故用whom。
6. what。考查连词。设空处引导宾语从句且由语境可知，从句意为“她的名字是什么”，故用what。
7. Having realized。考查非谓语动词。Love与realize之间是逻辑上的主谓关系，且realize所表示的动作发生在asked之前，故用Having realized。
8. me。考查代词。Love问谁帮了她，故在此用me。
9. with。考查介词。由deep wisdom及answered可知在此用with。
10. valuable。考查形容词。由how可知此处要用形容词。