1、Carpe Diem 11短文填空专项练习1【2013 江苏徐州】用括号中所给动词的正确形式填空，使短文完整。Dear Sandy，Thanks for your email. Ive arrived at home safe and sound. My grandparents (53)_(live) in a small town thirty miles away from Xu Zhou. I spent about half an hour (54)_(get) there. They gave me a warm welcome，and (55)_(cook) me a big m
2、eal. We chatted far into the night and I (56) _ (tell) some happy stories about them and their neighbours. Since 2001，great changes(57) _(take place) in Xuzhou. I will take some photos and send some to you. Next time，Id like you and your family to come with me. You can(58)_(visit) many places of int
3、erest here. Chang Lee2【2013 湖南衡阳】阅读短文，根据上下文填写所缺单词。(每空 2 分)Do you often communicate with your parents? Some parents are always comparing their 1_with themselves or other people when they were young.“When I was your age,” a father said to his sixteen-year-old son one day, “I was at the top of my class
4、 every year. And I 2 what I wanted to do when I left school. I had goals(目标).You are always at the bottom(最后)of your class 3 you have no goals.” The mans son said nothing. He had already heard this from his father many times. “And when your mother was your age,” the young mans father went 4_，“she ha
5、d a good job and she 5 lots of money. You dont even have a part-time job .You earn nothing.”The mans son still said nothing. He had heard this before，too.“And when your 6 brother was your age,”the young mans father said, “he studied hard. But you just waste your time.” And the mans son still said no
6、thing.Finally, the young mans father said, “And when Abraham Lincoln was your age，he worked all day and studied at night.”This time the son 7 stay silent.“And when Abraham Lincoln was your age, father,” he said,“He was the President of 8 United States. 9 are you?“ His father had no answer 10 this.Ar
7、e your parents always comparing you with others? And whats your reply? Do you have a better way to communicate with each other?1._ 2. _ 3. _ 4. _ 5. _6. _ 7. _ 8. _ 9. _ 10. _3【2013 湖南衡阳】根据英语首字母或所给汉语提示写出短文中所缺单词的正确形式。In North America, most students go to school on the school bus. Some students also w
8、alk or ride bikes to school. In other parts of the world, things are (61)_(不同的).In Japan, most students take trains to school, although others also walk or ride their bikes. In China, it (62)_(取决于)on where you are. In big (63) c_，such as Beijing, Shanghai, students Carpe Diem 22usually ride bikes to
9、 school or take buses. And in places (64) w_ there are riversand lakes, like Hongshanhu and Kaishandao, students usually，to school by boat. That must be alot (65) m_ fun than taking a bus.4【2013 浙江湖州】单词拼写Liu wei is an unusual young man. He lost both arms in a 62 (可怕的) accident at the age of 10, but
10、he still held on to his 63 (梦想). As a child, he loved music. He wanted to play the piano with his 64 (脚), but he couldnt find 65 (任何人) to teach him. So he had to learn by 66 (他自己). He kept practicing for seven hours every day. He often 67 (说) “For people like me,there are 68 (仅仅) two choices. One is
11、 to give up all ideals and quickly die 69 (没有) hope; the other is to struggle with no arms to live a wonderful life.” Three years later, he managed to become the champion of Chinas Got Talent and was 70 (称作) the “armless pianist” by people.62._ 63. _ 64. _ 65. _ 66. _ 67. _ 68. _ 69. _ 70. _5【2013 浙
12、江衢州】B.根据短文内容和所给中文提示，写出空白处个单词的正确形式。I am a middle school student and I am 71 （十五）years old. Im quite healthy. 72 （然而） ， one year ago I was fat. I loved chips and chocolate, and I got tired 73 (容易地) . One morning , I 74 (看见) some young men running in the park. They looked really fit and active. So I st
13、arted running from 75 (那时) on.Now I have a 1.5-mile run every morning. I drink 76 (牛奶) and eat fruit and vegetables instead of chips and chocolate. These good eating 77 (习惯) and running help to build me up. I have great fun running, and feel well and look fit. Running has 78 (变成)my favorite sport. I
14、m 79 (确信) I will do well in the boys 800-metre race in our school sports meet. If you want to be fit and active, 80 (加入)us!71._ 72. _ 73. _ 74. _ 75. _76. _ 77. _ 78. _ 79. _ 80. _6【2013 山东莱芜】动词填空Now more than 20 schools in the northwest of China (64) _ (use) E-textbooks. Some teachers say that they
15、 make learning easier and (65) _ (teach) more convenient.Jing Xuan is excited about lessons like Chinese, English and math. She (66) _ (enjoy) the pictures and animations(动画） in the E-textbooks. The children here (67) _ (study) with E-textbooks since last September.With the help of the E-textbooks,
16、some good ideas (68) _ (share) at times. Someparents encourage their children (69) _ (try) the E-textbooks to make learning easier.But others worry about their childrens health.“You cant imagine how the growing popularity of E-textbooks is changing the way the students learn! More and more students
17、(70) _ (learn) with E-textbooks in the future. However, theres still a Carpe Diem 33long way to go.” said the headmaster.7【2013 广西玉林】单词填空It was Christmas time in 2008. I had no idea that this would be the last Christmas we would 73 (度过) with Mom. It was snowing hard and very cold. It was a very 74 (
18、特别的）Christmas for meyou see Mom never owned a new coat.Mom got ill when she was a 75 (年轻的）child and she became disabled. One of her legs was larger than the other. At times she would have trouble walking, but she never complained. Mom always treated my friends with kindness and they were always welc
19、ome at our house anytime. I 76 (记得) my good friend Glen coming over and talking with Mom even when I wasnt at home. Mom was always willing to lend a listening 77 (耳朵)Moms all clothes were four dresses, four pairs of shoes, a 78 (白色的）blouse, and a yellow 79 (毛衣 ).I decided that I would buy Mom a coat
20、 that year, so I took her down to find something for Christmas. As we went past the coat store, one of the coats in the store caught Moms eyes. I asked her to try on the coat for fun. She said that we did not have the money to buy the coat. But after a long talk with Mom, 80 (最后） we left the store w
21、ith Mom wearing that nice coat. She agreed that the coat did look good on her. I will ever thank for this opportunity, being able to give back just a little. This was the nicest coat that she ever owned.In 81 (三月）of 2009, Mom died at age 42. As I look back on my mothers life, it was filled with acts
22、 of kindness. Giving came from her heart She was willing to help others whenever it was 82 (可能的 ). I team a lot from my mother.73. _ 74._75. _76. _77. _78. _ 79. _ 80._ 81. _ 82. _8【2013 浙江丽水】根据短文内容和所给中文提示，在空白处写出单词的正确形式。每空限填一词。John Allen, an American scientist once said, “The Internet is the worlds
23、largest library, but all the _66_ (书) in it are on the floor!” What he meant is that the Internet is full of _67_ (信息) but it can be difficult to find what you really need. The Internet has _68_ (另一个) disadvantage. Anyone can _69_ (创建) a website, so you can find websites about whatever you can imagi
24、ne. Unfortunately, a lot of what is written on them isnt always true!At the same time, the Internet provides many other things. On some websites, you can download music and films. They are usually very _70_ (便宜) and some are even free. On some other websites, you can connect with people from all ove
25、r the world. And there are some great online_71_ (商店), too. For example, on eBay, people _72_ (卖) used clothes, CDs and even cars at very low prices.It is true that the Internet has changed the way we work and_73_ (交流). But we shouldnt depend on it too much. Some people are also afraid that _74_ (网上
26、冲浪) the Internet has taken the Carpe Diem 44place of other healthier activities, especially for_75_ (年轻的) people. Whether you love it or hate it, though, youd better get used to it because its right here to stay.9【2013 山东枣庄】短文填空If you travel around China you 61 (notice) a very popular activity every
27、where you 62 (go)basketball. This much-loved sport 63 (enjoy) by many, for fun and exercise.It 64 (believe) that on December 21st ,1891,the first basketball game in history was played .Then in 1936 in Berlin ,it became an Olympic event .A team from China 65 (take) part ,and although they 66 (win) th
28、ey 67 (use) the experience to help develop the game at home .Since then the popularity of basketball 68 (rise) worldwide ,and the number of foreign players in Americas NBA 69 (increase) .Basketball has become a more popular sport for people to watch ,and many young people dream of 70 (become) famous
29、 basketball player.61_ 62_ 63_ 64_65_66_ 67_ 68_ 69_ 70_10【2013 山东德州】动词填空Tom worked in the office of Mr Bates.One day, when Tom got to the office, a letter (56)_(wait) for him. He opened it“Dear Tom,” the letter said, “I (57)_(write) to thank you for your help. You(58)_(help) me so much when I came
30、to your office. Heres a ticket for the big football match.”Tom looked at the ticket. He could not believe that he had it. Everyone looked forward to(59)_(watch) the match!“ I must watch the match,” he though. “ I must. I(60)_(expect) the big match for 4 year.”Tom thought and though. He(61)_(not put)
31、 his heart into any work. Then at twelve oclock he knew what (62)_(do).He went out of the office and called his sister, Jean.At one oclock Mr Bates came up to him. “I have bad news for you, Tom. Your sister telephoned just now. Your mother(63)_(send) to hospital a moment ago.”“Thank you,” Tom said.
32、“I will go to the hospital. I (64)_(come) back as soon as possible.”In fact, Tom (65)_(leave) the office quickly for the football ground. Toms ticket was a good one. He could stand near the front.The next morning, when Tom got to the office, Mr Bates came up to him. “Youre fired(解雇), Tom.” Then he w
33、alked away angrily.“But why?” Tom asked.Then a girl said, “We saw the match on TV here yesterday! You were on TV! Tom, you had such a good ticket!”11【2013 广东梅州】短文填空Carpe Diem 55My biggest problemMy biggest problem is that I am too busy. When I was young, I used to have 76 much time, but these days I
34、 get up early and 77 in school all day. 78 I go right home and eat dinner. Before I started 79 school, I used to spend a lot of time 80 games with my friends, but I just dont have the time anymore. In the evening, I used to watch TV or 81 with my grandmother, but now I 82 to study. I love 83 ,and my
35、 father used to take me to the concerts. These days, I hardly ever have time for 84 . I do homework and go to bad. I really 85 the old days. 76. _ 77. _ 78. _ 79. _ 80. _81. _ 82. _ 83. _ 84. _ 85. _12【2013 山东济宁】根据句意完成已给出首字母或汉语提示的单词。What do you usually do with your soda-can tabs (拉 环 ） ？ Throw them
36、away?Kayla Speelman, an American 8th-grade student, 1 now 1 (collect) soda-can tabs. She has about 20 large bags of tabs in her room. But Speelman wants 2 ( get) 10 million tabs and give them to the Ronald McDonald House in her city, which gets soda- can tabs from people like Speelman to recycle. Th
37、e money from the recycled metal 3 (go) to the “home away from home” project, helping the seriously ill children in hospitals.Speelman 4 (begin) to collect tabs in 2007. And now she has about 2 million. She wants to do her part to get money for sick children and their families.1._ 2. _ 3. _ 4. _ 5. _
38、13【2013 山东临沂】动词应用How many of your classmates drink cola now? Nearly everyone 69 （drink）it. Did you know that cola was a kind of medicine about 200 years ago?John S, Pemberton was a doctor from America, He said to his friends,“I spent many months 70 (experiment)to find a kind of medicine for headache
39、s. I 71 (mix)up different oils(油)and ingredients together and heated them until I found something helpful. So far, I 72 (succeed)already. I put the medicine into bottles（瓶）and begin selling it in drugstores. The people have to add water to it before drinking.”Then, how did cola go from being a medic
40、ine to a soft drink? That carne by accident, One day, a man who had a headache came into a drugstore. He asked for a bottle of cola. He wanted 73 (take) it right away, so he asked the clerk to add some water to the medicine while he 74 (wait). But there was no hot water at the drugstore. The clerk u
41、sing soda water（苏打水）instead. The man agreed. After drinking it, the man said it tasted wonderful, From then on, it began to become more popular.Today cola 75 (sell) in most countries around the world. Although it is no longer used to treat headaches, it is still very popular and fills people with en
42、ergy.Carpe Diem 6614【2013 浙江台州】根据括号内所给汉语意思写出单词的正确形式。A different kind of educationLast year, I 61 (得到) a chance to be an exchange student in the UK. I found many differences between schools in the UK and those in China.In the UK, the students have 62 (六) lessons every day. Students can choose to take
43、 part in different activities. In China, kids are 63 (在下面) too much pressure. In the UK, kids seem to be more 64 (放松的) than us, yet they have their own difficulties as well. Every 65 （星期）they need to write about two essays. Every unit they still need to write a big essay to build their opinions. It
44、takes them a long time to 66 (学习) in the library, sometimes 67 (可能) the whole morning.Life in the UK is really different. Children have more 68 (自由的) time to develop their interests. They can choose to do things they like at an 69 (早的) age than us. But it also means that children should make their o
45、wn decision and take good care of themselves.Please send me an 70 (电子邮件), telling your life as an exchange student in Australia.61._ 62. _ 63. _64. _ 65. _66. _ 67. _ 68. _ 69. _ 70. _15【2013 四川遂宁】读下面一段短文，用括号内所给单词的适当形式填空。People started wearing clothes to protect themselves from the sun, wind, rain a
46、nd cold. People said that many years ago the first clothes were 76_ (make) of animal skins. Today we use different materials.But clothes do more than keep 77_ (we) warm. Our clothes can also tell about who we are, our culture, life and hobbies. For example, if we like to wear yellow or pink clothes, we are usually active and easy-going 7
