2023年外研版中考英语专项训练之语法填空

2023中考英语专项训练之语法填空一

一

阅读下面的短文，在空白处填入一个适当的词，或填入括号中所给单词的正确形式。

My little granddaughter, Ava, came to spend the afternoon with me. I should say she was really ____1____ cute girl. I almost missed a chance to be a queen for the day. Because I’d warned her that I wouldn’t have much time to play with her since I was on a deadline for a book.

Ava colored some princess pictures while I ____2____  (write). She watched a cartoon and stopped ____3____ time to time to come to talk to me or to get a snack or drink. When she walked up to me ____4____  (quick) than ever and pleaded(恳求) with me, “Grandma, can you come to play with me in the toy room for a little while?” I couldn’t refuse my grand-baby, so I shut the computer ____5____, took her by the hand and walked upstairs to play.

That’s when I became a queen. A crown(皇冠) was placed on my head while music played in the background. My new role as a queen began when a bell rang. I was ____6____ (tell) that a royal feast(皇家盛宴) would take place that evening and that the entertainment would be provided. I sat there and enjoyed her imagination in the sweetness of our moments together. Her ____7____ (introduce) of every character in the royal feast was pretty clear. I was ____8____ glad that I’d like to be with her longer. My days are busy, and time is ____9____  (value) to me. I think of it like a bank account(银行存款), and I get to decide ____10____  to spend it. When the final accounting is done at the end of my life, I hope I spent it on my family and good work and have left behind plenty of precious memories for those I love.

二

Yuan Longping, Father of Hybrid Rice On May 22, 2021, Yuan Longping passed away in Changsha ____1____ the age of 91. Yuan spent his whole life ____2____ (study) rice. People call him “Father of Hybrid Rice”.

In 1973, he developed the first hybrid rice. Since then, he ____3____ (help) China work a great wonder—feeding about one-fifth of the world’s people with less than 9% of the world’s land ____4____ (successful).

Yuan had a much ____5____ (big) dream—to save the world from hunger(饥饿). His team helped people in many countries around the world to grow rice and he ____6____ (get) the World Food Prize in 2004. Now one fifth of rice around the world comes from his study.

Even in his later years, Yuan did not stop studying. In 2017, working with ____7____ university, he helped develop indica rice(籼稻) for some special ___8____ (place) in the world.

For what he did, in 2020, Yuan ____9____ (give) the “Medal of the Republic”, the highest honor in China. We believe that ____10____ we all try our best, Yuan’s dream will come true and our world will be free of hunger one day!

三

Lu Yonggen, an excellent scientist, did a great job in pushing forward scientific research and helping those in need. Lu ____1____ (lead) a simple life. The most expensive thing in his house was an old TV set ____2____ was bought in the 1980s.

In 2014, Lu gave his two houses to a primary school in Huadu, his hometown in Guangdong. In 2017, he said that he would not give savings to his only daughter. “My daughter is old enough ____3____ (support) herself. I want to give away my savings. They should ____4____ (use) to help people in need,” he said. Also in this year, Lu gave his life savings to South China Agricultural University (SCAU), to set up ____5____ education fund(基金) for excellent young teachers and poor students. It was ____6____ (large) single donation from an individual(个人捐赠) in the university’s 108-year history.

“My country raised me up, so I want to give what I have to the ____7____ (social),” said Lu. “It is the last thing I want to do for my country,”

In August 2019, Lu passed away in Guangdong ____8____ the age of 89. Many teachers and students from SCAU were brought to tears when they heard the news. His funeral(葬礼) was ____9____ (simple) held according to his will. Many students said goodbye to ____10____ with flowers in front of his statue(雕像) in the university.

 

 

四

Now many students have iPads and they think it’s cool to use them. They can search for information in ___1___ iPad easily. Also, they can keep all their work in a small machine instead ___2___ carrying many heavy books. It’s very convenient. But some students think that books are more ___3___ (help)for learning. First, books can help them think harder and deeper, because they may ask ___4___ (they) some questions when they read books. ___5___(two), reading books won’t hurt their ___6___ (eye). Third, some students even spend their precious time ___7___ (play) games on iPads at school, and it’s not good for their study. So they like to use books better. In my opinion, if iPads are used in a proper way, they ___8___ (improve) our study. Student will not forget homework ___9___ teachers can send all the homework to their iPads. We can download lots of learning materials. It’s helpful to our study, ___10___(especial) to our English learning.

 

五

Some people asked me, “Have you ever been depressed (沮丧的) in your life?” They were ____1____ (surprise) at my answer. I said, “Yes. I’ve been depressed. Nearly two years were ____2____ (spend) in bed because of depression. I didn’t care ____3____ I lived or died.”

I never thought I could suffer from depression. In fact, I always thought people who were depressed just needed to change their attitudes (态度) ____4____ life and then they wouldn’t be depressed any longer. I didn’t feel that way until I found ____5____ (me) in the same situation. The problem was that I had tons ____6____ money every month but had no goal ____7____ (achieve) and nothing to do every day.

I overcome my depression by ____8____ (find) ways to be useful again. I realized that ____9____ I had no one to encourage me in my life, I was just the best one. This brought me out of the depression.

Anyone can suffer from depression. But you can take ____10____ (step) to get out of depression. Find your purpose again and get active.

 

六

Have you ever shared a room with someone, perhaps a brother, sister, or roommate? How did you get along with the other person? Did you always have arguments ___1___ did you work out a way to share the space without arguments?

Astronauts say that one of the most difficult ___2___ (part) of space exploration (探测) is sharing a tiny area with other people for a long time. Spaceships ___3___ (design) to make the best use of every bit of room. There is no more area that you can escape to have ___4___ quiet time all alone. Nor can you decide to get away and go for a walk. It’s even ___5___ (difficult) when you share the small area with astronauts from other cultures. These astronauts ___6___ (be) usually the people that may have different lifestyles and customs.

___7___ do astronauts manage to have good relationships with their partners? First, astronauts are ___8___ (careful) chosen for their experience, physical fitness, and ability to get along with other people. They decide to finish the task successfully, even that means giving up some ___9___ (person) needs for the time being. Each member of the space team does research, so that takes up a lot of time. Then there are “spacing” skills such as listening ____10____ music on headphones or writing that can be done alone. Perhaps some of these will help you with your roommate.

 

七

When a person is hurt or suddenly becomes ill, people give him immediate (立即的) care. We call it first aid. When there is a sudden situation, time is very important, ____1____ first aid plays a very important role. Immediate action is necessary when someone loses lots of blood or when breathing stopped ____2____ a short time.

Everyone should know something about how to care for a person with ____3____ sudden illness. Even a small injury (损伤) can be very dangerous. And it may result in ____4____ (die), so everyone should know something about first aid.

When first aiders face a sudden situation, they must be able to keep calm and organize other people ____5____ (help).