高考英语语法强化集训 9

强化集训 9

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. Scientists have discovered remarkable new evidence showing how the body rebuilds ______（it）while we sleep.

2. Do not wait ______ things to happen to you. You need to walk towards happiness.

3. If the manager had to choose between the two, he would say John was ______（good）choice.

4. It ______（occur）to me that I could teach English in China without having to learn Chinese.

5. Mrs. White showed her students some old maps ______（borrow）from the library the day before yesterday.

6. Had he worked harder, he ______（get through）the exams last year.

7. They retraced their steps to ______ they started.

8. ______ rich people are, they always seem anxious to take more money.

9. Remember that the best relationship is one ______ your love for each other is greater than your need for each other.

10. At the foot of the hill lies a beautiful lake. Near the lake ______（be）some farmhouses hidden in trees.

II. 单项选择。

1. Experiments of this kind ______ in both the U.S. and Europe before the Second World War.

A. have conducted

B. have been conducted

C. had conducted

D. had been conducted

2. ______ Barbara Jones offers to her fans is honesty and happiness.

A. Which

B. What

C. That

D. Whom

3. Tom ______ in the library every night over the last three months.

A. works

B. worked

C. has been working

D. had been working

4. It’s important for the figures ______ regularly.

A. to be updated

B. to have been updated

C. to update

D. to have updated

5. Mary was much kinder to Jack than she was to the others, ______, of course, made all the others upset.

A. who

B. which

C. what

D. that

6. —That must have been a long trip.

—Yeah, it ______ us a whole week to get there.

A. takes

B. has taken

C. took

D. was taking

7. ______ volleyball is her main focus, she’s also great at basketball.

A. Since

B. Once

C. Unless

D. While

8. Maybe if I ______ science, and not literature then, I would be able to give you more help.

A. studied

B. would study

C. had studied

D. was studying

9. Sit down, Emma. You will only make yourself more tired, ______ on your feet.

A. to keep

B. keeping

C. having kept

D. to have kept

10. With new technology, pictures of underwater valleys can be taken ______ color.

A. by

B. for

C. with

D. in

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

Kites have a long history in China. They may date back long time ago. They were made of bamboo and silk. Nobody knows 　1　 （exact）how or when a kite was first flown, but it is said that when a Chinese farmer tied a string to his hat to keep it 　2　 blowing away in a strong wind, the first kite was born.

Children like playing with kites. Kites for work or play 　3　 （make）of wood, bamboo, paper, or silk. In 478 B.C., a Chinese philosopher, Mo Zi, spent three years 　4　 （make）a kite out of light wood and bamboo. The earliest record of kite flying was in about 200 B.C. 　5　 the Chinese General Han Xin of Han Dynasty flew a kite over the walls of a city. He wanted to know 　6　 far his army would have to travel.

In 　7　 13th century, Marco Polo wrote about how the shipping businessmen flew the huge kite in the wind before the ship set sail. They predicted the voyage in this way. 　8　 the kite went high and straight it meant a quick and successful voyage, but if it did not fly well, it was a bad omen（预兆）. In the late 1500s, the kite was introduced to Europe by the 　9　 （Italian）. Kite 　10　 （fly）was first mentioned in England in a popular book in 1589.

B

Summer in Britain

The summer is a great time to be in Britain. The British Museum, the Natural History Museum, the Tate Gallery are all a must-see for everybody who 　1　 （come）to the country, but there’s also a lot of interesting things to do for those 　2　 love the outdoors.

The Notting Hill Carnival changes the face of the famous London borough（大城市中的自治区）in the last weekend of August. It’s the 　3　 （large）street festival in Europe. First 　4　 （hold）in 1964, it’s a celebration of Caribbean culture but now includes Brazilians, Africans, Europeans and anybody else who likes to dress 　5　 （colourful）and feels the urge to dance to the sound of a beat.

With its 　6　 （popular）growing it’s estimated that 50,000 performers will take part in the parade, 　7　 （attract）more than 1 million people over the weekend.

In mid-August, in Bristol, a city about 200km from London, the sky is filled 　8　 colour during its annual balloon fiesta（宗教节日）. If the weather is good, more than 100 hot air balloons 　9　 （rise）up from the fiesta’s site in Ashton Court.

Britain is full of traditions and sometimes just stopping at a country pub for a beer 　10　 having cream tea in a small tea room can make a moment special. Always be sure where you are, and learn enough English to ask for directions. Have a nice holiday!