2023届高考英语考前语法填空专练四

2023高考考前语法填空专练四 （一） Whales have been facing serious danger for a long time. First, due 56 the greenhouse effect, glaciers are melting, and some living creatures in the Antarctic and the Arctic 57 (be) on the edge of extinction. With global warming, life in other parts of the ocean has also been seriously affected, whales 58 (include). Secondly, whaling activity is another killer. Historically, whaling has been popular in some overseas countries, such as England, Japan and Norway. On the one hand, some people's desire for money can't 59 (meet) easily, and they regard whales as a money-making machine. A kilogram of whale meat can fetch about $ 100 in Japan. On 60 other hand, advanced technology has increased the efficiency of whaling and 61 (great) reduced the number of whales. What's more, some countries are still on whaling in the name of science, 62 (seem) curious about this creature. The fact 63 whales are on the edge of extinction is alarming us. Some 64 (organize) have begun working hard to save them. The international community has made a strategy against commercial whaling. In my opinion, governments should also make tough laws 65 (protect) whales. （二） In the days when an ice cream cost much less, Tom, an 8-year-old boy, entered 56 hotel coffee shop 57 sat at a table. A waitress put a glass of water in front of him. “How much is an ice cream?” “Fifty cents,” 58 (reply) the waitress. The little boy pulled his right hand out of the pocket and studied a number of coins in it. “How much is a dish of plain ice cream?” he asked. Some people were now waiting for 59 service and the waitress grew a bit 60 (impatience). “Thirty-five cents,” she said 61 (rude). The little boy carefully counted the 62 (coin) again. “I will have a plain ice cream,” he said. The waitress walked away. The boy finished the ice cream, paid the cashier and left. It was not long 63 the waitress came back and then she began to w