湖南省部分名校2020-2021学年高二上学期10月考英语考试试题汇编：语法填空专题

湖南省部分名校 2020-2021学年高二上学期10月考英语考试试题精选汇编 语法填空专题 湖南省长沙市雅礼中学2020-2021学年高二上学期10月检测英语试题 第二节 (共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分) 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。 If you want to save your seaside snack from a hungry seagull (海鸥) this summer, just try staring it down. A University of Exeter study found that the gulls are less likely _____36_____(work) up courage to steal someone’s food if the person is looking at them directly. Researcher Madeleine Goumas bought a bag chips at _____37_____(variety) seaside places, held it at arm’s length and _____38_____(time) how long gulls took to steal _____39_____ food if she was looking away, and when she was looking straight at them. Most gulls would not approach if they were being stared at, and those who did took an average 21 seconds _____40_____ (long) to try their luck when they were being watched. Gulls are often seen _____41_____ aggressive and willing to take food from humans, Goumas told the BBC, so it was _____42_____ (interest) to find that most gulls wouldn’t