2024年牛津译林版中考英语语法填空专项训练

八年级英语语法填空专项训练 <一> Since 1946, one of the most important inventions has been the computer. It has been changing all our lives. The first computer (1) ________ (build) in 1946. It (2) ________ (be) as large as a room and very difficult and slow (3) ______ (use). But since the invention of silicon “chip”(硅片), computers (4) _________ (become) smaller, easier and faster to operate(运转). Some computers (5) ______ (be)as small as TV sets. Some can even (6) ________ (make) smaller than a book. And computers (7) ________ (get) smaller and smaller all the time. Who knows what the computers of tomorrow(8) ________ (be) like? There (9) ______ (be) several reasons why the computer is useful to us. First, a lot of information can (10) ________ (put) into computer. Secondly, the computer works very quickly-thousands of times faster than a man and it will not be tired. Thirdly, modern computers can be built into other kinds of machines, like radios, cars and planes. So today people can spend less time doing more work with a computer. <二> I come from Cambridge, a beautiful city in the east of England. It is on the River Cam and (1)______(have) a population of about 120,000. My home town is especially famous (2)_______ its university. Many famous people studied here, such as Isaac Newton and CharlesDarwin. There are lots of old buildings and churches (3)________(visit). Students and tourists enjoy trips along the river by boat. Cambridge is 80 kilometers away (4)_______ London. London is in the south of England and it is on the River Thames. It has a population of about seven and a half million, so it is bigger and (5)______(busy) than Cambridge. It is about 2,000 years old, and it is famous for Big Ben, Buckingham Palace and Tower Bridge. England itself is part of (6)______ island, and you are always near the sea. The small villages and beaches on the coast are popular for holidays. Tourists like the areas of low mountains and beautiful (7)______(lake) in the north, and the hills and pretty villages in the south. Everywhere in England, you will notice (8)______ green the countryside is! It is never very hot in summer (9)_______ very cold in winter. So come and see England any time of the year, but bring an umbrella (10)_________ you. You will need it most days. <三> In the year 2070, most of you will be more than 60 years old. The good news (1)_______ (be) that travel may become smarter by that time. European airline easyJet made some guesses and released(发布) easyJet 2070: The Future Travel Report. Let’s take a look at some exciting (2)________(idea). Heartbeat passport (心跳护照) Paper passports will be a thing of the past. You (3)_________(use) “heartbeat passports” instead. Some scientists say everyone’s heartbeat is different. So the data(数据) will be used (4)________(tell) who you are. More comfortable flight The seats on the plane will no (5)_______(long) be “one size fits all”. You’ll be able to book a seat according to your body type. The seat may even be able to cool (6)_______ warm you to your favourite temperature. There will also be no more screens on the back of your seats. A futuristic device(未来设备) could show films straight (7)_______ front of your eyes. Printed clothes and food If you hate packing(打包) clothes, you may not need to do it in (8)_______ future. Before you fly, you will have a body scan. When you arrive, you’ll find a wardrobe full of 3D-printed clothes in (9)________(you) size. When you leave, people will use the clothes again to print(打印) for the next person. You can also (10)_______(easy) 3D print what you want to eat. <四> “The Arctic is dying,” researchers returning from the largest-ever Arctic expedition have warned. The program which the scientists are working on is called MOSAiC – Multidisciplinary Drifting Observatory for the Study of Arctic Climate (北极气候研究多学科漂流观测计划). Scientists from 20 (1)___________(country), including China, spent a whole year in the Arctic from September 2019 (2)_________ October 2020 to collect data(数据) about the environment and climate change. They predict(预测) that if we keep going as we are, the Arctic (3)_______ (have) no ice during the summer within just a few decades (十年). Global warming (4)________the melting of sea ice are having a huge influence(影响) on Arctic life. For example, polar bears depend on sea ice (5)__________(hunt) seals. But when the sea ice melts, they are forced(被迫) onto land, where there’s not enough food for them. Scientists say (6)_________ number of polar bears will drop by two-thirds to less than 10,000 by 2050.  As the days get (7)_________(warm), there’s more rain than snow in the Arctic. This hurts the millions of reindeer (驯鹿) and caribou (北美驯鹿) who eat moss (苔藓), lichen (地衣) and grass. When rain falls, it locks these animals’ food in ice instead of snow. Many of them die of (8)_________(hungry) because they can’t reach the food under the ice. According to the World Wildlife Fund (WWF), the global population of reindeer and caribou (9)___________(drop) by 56 percent over the last 20 years. Such losses have destroyed the lives of indigenous (土著的) people who depend (10)_________ reindeer and caribou for a living. The Inuit use every part of the caribou – sinew (筋) for thread, fur for clothing, and flesh for food. In Europe and Russia, the Sami people raise thousands of reindeer. But as these animals are disappearing, their traditional way of living, which has stayed for thousands of years, may be only in memory in the future.  <五> One morning, Ann's neighbor Tracy found a lost dog walking around the local middle school. She asked Ann if she could keep an eye (1) ________ the dog. Ann said that she could watch it only for the day. Tracy took photos of the dog and (2) ________(print) off 400 FOUND fliers（传单）, and put them in mailboxes. At the same time, Ann went to buy some food for the dog. She told her two sons not (3) ________(fall) in love with the dog, Ann's son Thomas was 10 years old, and Jack, who was recovering（恢复）from a heart operation（手术）, was 21 years old. Four days later Ann was still taking care of the dog, and they started to call it Riley. When she arrived home from work, the dog hit (4) ________(it) against the door and barked (5) ________(loud) at her. As soon as she opened the door, Riley rushed into the boys' room where Ann found Jack suffering from a heart attack（心脏病发作）. Riley ran over to Jack and stopped (6) ________(bark) when Ann bent over to help Jack. "(7) ________(with) it, the doctor said Jack would have died, " Ann reported to a local newspaper. By then, no one called to ask for the dog, so Ann wanted to keep it. The next morning Tracy got a call. (8) ________ man named Peter recognized his lost dog and called the number on the flier. Tracy started crying, and told him, "That dog saved my (9) ________(friend) son." Peter drove to Ann's house to pick up his dog, and saw Thomas and Jack (10) ________(cry) in the window. After a few moments, Peter said, "Maybe Odie was supposed to find you, maybe you should keep it." <六> We have only one earth. So (1)________(protect) the earth is like protecting our eyes. People’s attention to recycling is increasing. From recycling plastic bags to using environment friendly products, there are many developments which can (2)_________(see) in almost every corner of the world. Sweden is a worldwide leader in recycling. They open the world’s first mall for repaired and recycled goods. It’s(3) ________(call) ReTuna, a two-story building in Eskilstuna, Sweden, about 70 miles west of Stockholm. The clever thing about this mall is its position. It’s right next to the city’s recycling center. So a stream of cars(4)________(come)to drop off unwanted household things already. This produces a supply of things for the shops. There are 14 special shops. When goods arrive, a team sorts everything into categories. The mall only sells goods that are (5)_________(recycle) or “upcycled”, meaning unwanted things broken down and reinvented as something new. By (6)_______(do) so, 50 new jobs were created in repair and retail(零售).     “You can come and just do sustainable(可持续发展的) shopping and Sweden loves it. And the world(7)_______(love)it,” said Anna Bergstrom, the manager of the ReTuna Mall. “I think it’s fun(8)________(find)something that people have used, and we can use further,” said Cato Limas, a ReTuna customer. “If you look at the things they (9)_________(sell)here, they’re almost new. So actually, why do you need to buy new things?” These unwanted things found new homes. In 2018, the mall(10)__________(sell) second-hand goods worth $1.3 million. <七> How to celebrate a big birthday with style     To mark the___ 1___(seven) anniversary of the founding of New China, the country held a series of celebrations, including awarding (授予) 42 people with ____2____(nation) medals (勋章) and honorary titles (荣誉称号), as well as a grand(宏伟的) celebration in front of Tian’anmen ____3____ Oct 1.     On that day, President Xi Jinping _____4_____(give) a speech in Tian’anmen Square. Seventy years ago, Xi said, the Chinese people stood up to put an end to poverty and ____5_____ (weak). “No force can ever shake the status of China, or stop the Chinese people and nation from ____6_____( march )forward,” Xi said.     After the speech, ____7____ grand military parade (阅兵) was held. The parade, which was the ____8____(big) of its kind in recent decades, showed the _____9_____(develop) made by China’s armed forces in recent years. All of the military hardware(军事装备) shown at the parade was developed and produced in China. Of all the 580 weapons (武器) and equipment shown at the parade, new weapons took up 40 percent, ____10_____(include) DF-41 intercontinental strategic nuclear missiles (东风-41洲际战略核导弹), the ZTQ-15 light tank (ZTQ-15轻型坦克) and the H-6N bomber aircraft (轰-6N战机).     A large pageant (游行) was held later with the theme of “Jointly Building the Chinese Dream” <八> Do we need to wear masks during outdoor activities? People do not need to wear masks ___1___ at home or outdoors as long as there __2__(be)no crowds and the space is well-ventilated（通风良好的）. The public is ___3___ (advise) to wear surgical masks(外科口罩) when in crowded places such ____4__ offices, shopping malls, workshops and ____5____ (restaurant). People in high-risk areas should ___6___ (wear) surgical masks all ____7___ time. Those who have cold symptoms such as __8___ (cough) or sneezing, or have ___9____ (recover) from the novel coronavirus are suggested to wear masks.    People working in __10___ (special) places such as hospitals, airports, prisons and nursing homes need to wear surgical masks or respirators of grade KN95/N95 or above. <九> Rachel Carson was born in the USA (1) _______ May 27, 1907. Her mother, Maria Carson, was a school teacher. She loved nature and showed Rachel the beauty of it. She also loved books and taught little Rachel (2)_______(read). (3)_______(late) Rachel fell in love (4)_______ books too. At a very early age, she dreamed to be a writer some day. Her story first appeared in (5)_________ children's magazine when she was ten years old. Her (6)______(one) book, Under the Sea-Wind was a book about a sea bird, a fish and an eel. and their life in the open seas. In 1948, Miss Carson began working on her another book. The Sea Around Us. She always learned about the sea (7)________(care) before she wrote. She collected information from (8)________(more) than one thousand places to write the book. When the book came (9)_______ in 1951, it won the National Book Award. It was No.1 on the best-seller list for more than a year. It made Rachel Carson famous and rich enough to leave her job and spend all her time (10)________(write). 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$