2024届高考英语一轮复习语法填空

NO.1 When _____1______(talk) about the two genders, people often say that men are from Mars and women are from Venus. It is true _____2______ men and women are different in many ways. However, many of these differences in character can _____3______ (explain) by differences between the brains of men and women. For example, a study _____4______ (lead) by a British psychologist in 2012 found men’s brains are, on average, 10 percent bigger than women’s brains. But Lise Eliot, a professor at _____5______ Medical School of Chicago University, doesn’t think the brain differences can explain personal features. She found that the brain differences mean nothing. So, if it’s not in the brain, what is it that makes males and females behave _____6______ (different)? The answer may lie in socialization. In the past, many gender _____7______ (study) ignored a person’s social background and upbringing. Take former Harvard University president for example. According to a 1970 research that showed men _____8______ (beat) women 13-to-one, he thought men were _____9______ (good) at science subjects. _____10______, another study found that if females were given more opportunities to study science subjects, the ratio would drop three-to-one. NO.2 Square dancing is a well-known recreational group activity in China. It _____1______(start) to gain popularity in the mid-1990s when groups gathered at squares, parks, and other spaces _____2______(dance) in the mornings and evenings. Most of these _____3______(individual) are senior citizens in search of new friends and activities to keep themselves _____4______(occupy). It’s about more than just dancing; it’s a way about meeting new friends and sharing their life stories, _____5______ benefits them both mentally and physically. Ahead of Beijing 2008 Olympic Games, when authorities launched the _____6______(promote) of national fitness activities, square dancing became _____7______(popular) than before. According to official statistics, there