练习题22-2023-2024学年高二英语【新课程寒假作业】

积 累 · 整 合 应 用 · 拓 展 创 新 · 实 践 高二英语 第 周 年 月 日 积累 · 整合 练习题 22 语篇填空 阅读下面材料 ， 在空白处填入适当的内容 （ 一个单词 ） 或括号内单词的正确形式 。 Passage 1 Are you facing a situation that looks impossible to fix? In 1969 , the pollution was terrible along the Cuyahoga River near Cleveland, Ohio. It 1. （ be ） unimaginable that it could ever be cleaned up. The river was so polluted that it 2. （ actual ） caught fire and burned. Now, years later, this river is one of 3. most outstanding examples of environmental clean up. But the river wasn蒺t changed in a few days 4. even a few months. It took years of work 5. （ reduce ） the industrial pollution and clean the water. Finally, that hard work paid off and now the water in the river is 6. （ clean ） than ever. Maybe you are facing an impossible situation. Maybe you leave a habit 7. is driving your family crazy. Possibly you drink too much or don蒺t know how to control your credit card use. When you face such an impossible situation, don蒺t you want a quick fix and something to change immediately? While there are 8. （ amaze ） stories of instant transformation, for most of us the 9. （ change ） are gradual and require a lot of effort and work, like cleaning up a polluted river. Just be 10. （ patience ） . Passage 2 A 90鄄year鄄old has been awarded “ Woman of the Year ” for 1. （ be ） Britain蒺s oldest full鄄time employee — still working 40 hours a week. Now Irene Astbury works from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily at the pet shop in Macclesfield, 2. she opened with her late husband Les. Her years of hard work have 3. （ final ） been acknowledged after a customer nominated （ 提名 ） her to be Cheshire蒺s Woman of the Year. Picking up her “ Lifetime Achievement ” award, proud Irene 4. （ declare ） she had no plans 5. （ retire ） from her 36鄄year鄄old business. Irene said, “ I don蒺t see any reason to give up work. I love coming here and seeing my family and all the friends I 6. （ make ） over the years. I work not because I have to, 7. because I want to. ” 85 第 周 年 月 日 寒 假 作 业 新课程 Granddaugh