高考英语语法强化集训 2

强化集训 2

I. 根据语境，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

1. Not only is the position of the earth changing but the earth ______（it）is undergoing changes.

2. Shanghai lies ______ the east of China and Japan is ______ the east of China.

3. As she turned back she caught the ______（puzzle）look on her mother’s face.

4. The teacher told us water ______（boil）at 100℃.

5. As the saying goes, failure is the mother of success. When ______（face）with failure, what we

need to do is to calm down and reflect our learning methods.

6. I shouldn’t have laughed if I ______（think）you were serious.

7. There is no doubt ______ grades have improved and interest in education has revived.

8. As time ______（pass）, the most beautiful face in the world will also become old, unlovely, but

the experience and inner character will last forever.

9. Mr. Liu wants to talk to the students ______ homework hasn’t been handed in.

10. You can hardly imagine ______ a hard time your mother had when she was a child.

II. 单项选择。

1. It is often ______ that human beings are naturally equipped to speak.

A. said

B. to say

C. saying

D. being said

2. Charles was alone at home, with ______ looking after him.

A. someone

B. anyone

C. not one

D. no one

3. Progress ______ so far very good and we are sure that the work will be finished on time.

A. was

B. had been

C. has been

D. will be

4. The children loved their day trip, and they enjoyed the horse ride ______.

A. most

B. more

C. less

D. little

5. All the dishes in this menu, ______ otherwise stated, will serve two to three people.

A. as

B. if

C. though

D. unless

6. The CDs are on sale! Buy one and you get ______ completely free.

A. other

B. others

C. one

D. ones

7. Jenny nearly missed the flight ______ doing too much shopping.

A. as a result of

B. on top of

C. in front of

D. in need of

8. They use computers to keep the traffic ______ smoothly.

A. being run

B. run

C. to run

D. running

9. My friend showed me round the town, ______ was very kind of him.

A. which

B. that

C. where

D. it

10. It’s high time you had your hair cut; it’s getting ______.

A. too much long

B. much too long

C. long too much

D. too long much

III. 阅读下面短文，在空白处填写1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

A

China’s Grand Canal, the longest artificial waterway in the world, 　1　 （add）the World Heritage list on June 22, 2014. The heritage site consists of five sections of the Grand Canal across six 　2　 （province）and two municipalities in China, linking Hangzhou to the capital, Beijing.

The Grand Canal date dates back 2,400 years. With a 　3　 （long）of 1,794 kilometers, it’s the longest man-made waterway in the world. And it is still 　4　 use. By linking the Yellow River, the Huai River, the Changjiang River, 　5　 the Qiantang River, it serves as a most important waterway 　6　 （transport）water from South China to North China.

　7　 （construct）in sections from the 5th century BC onwards, it was designed as a means of communication in the 7th century AD. The Canal is the world’s greatest civil engineering project before the Industrial Revolution.

The Grand Canal 　8　 （culture）square is located in Beijing’s Tongzhou district. Ever since the Yuan dynasty 800 years ago, the Tongzhou section of the Grand Canal 　9　 （be）the life blood of Beijing. Grain and building materials were all transported to meet the endless demands of the big cities. Even today, the Grand Canal plays 　10　 major role in the lives of its citizens.

B

Australia is the top destination for millionaires on the move.

An estimated 11,000 millionaires moved to Australia in 2016, according to a new report by wealth research firm New World Wealth. That compares to 8,000 millionaires 　1　 moved down under the previous year.

The US and UK have 　2　 （traditional）attracted the highest number of wealthy migrants. But the allure of Australia has increased in recent years, especially for wealthy citizens of China and India.

New World Wealth said migrating millionaires are drawn to the sunny Australian lifestyle, as well as the 　3　 （country）highly rated health care system, which is considered to be in better shape than 　4　 in the US and UK.

It 　5　 （consider）a safe place to live and raise children, and it’s geographically isolated from conflicts in the Middle East and the refugee crisis in Europe.

Business considerations also play 　6　 role: Australia is a good base for doing business in emerging Asian countries such as China, South Korea, Singapore and India, the researchers said.

The US is still considered a highly desirable destination, 　7　 （welcome）10,000 foreign millionaires last year. New World Wealth expects demand to remain high.

Canada also saw a surge of 8,000 new millionaires 　8　 （come）to its shores. Rich Chinese citizens are moving to Vancouver while Europeans generally head to Toronto and Montreal. Meanwhile, France 　9　 （suffer）from a major exodus（大规模离开）of rich individuals now.

Over 12,000 millionaires left France last year, according to New World Wealth. In total, the country has experienced a net outflow of over 60,000 millionaires 　10　 2000.