1、语法填空（一）You may wonder why we have a holiday in summer (1)_ winter, but not in spring (2)_ autumn. There are some reasons for it. Like most people, your intelligence changes from season (3)_ season. You are properly a lot sharper in the spring (4)_ you are (5)_ any other time of the year. Ellsworth H
2、untington, whos well known to us all concluded from other mens work and his own among peoples in different climates that climate and temperature have a clear effect (6)_ our intelligence. He found that cool weather is far better for creative thinking than warm weather. This (7)_ mean that all people
3、 are not (8)_ quick at learning in the summer as they (9)_ during the best of the year. It tells us, (10)_, that intelligence of large numbers of people seems to be lowest in the summer.(二)Some day, if you are lucky, you may see a bongo(大羚羊). But the (1)_ way most people will see it is in a zoo. The
4、y are found in Africa, where they lived (2)_ in forests. Even in Africa, very few people (3)_ get to see a bongo. The bongo does not come out of the forest very (4)_. It is an animal that keeps to itself.The bongo has (5) _ coloring. Its hair is bright brown mixed with (6)_ and red. Down its back an
5、d across its (7)_the bongo has yellow-white strips(条纹). Animals that look for food at night usually have big (8)_. This helps them see better at night. The forests in which bongos live are very dark. The eyes of bongos are very big. So, they have no trouble in living in the darkness.Bongos in zoos d
6、o not like to go outside on (9)_ days. They only go outside on those days when it is dark or very (10)_.(三)There was once a teacher in a village. He was a man named Goldsmith. He was a kind-hearted man. He was always poor (1)_. He taught himself (2)_, so sometimes people called him Doctor Goldsmith.
7、 One day a poor woman asked Mr. Goldsmith to go and see her husband, because he was very ill and couldnt get up. Mr. Goldsmith did (3)_. He found that the family needed help very much. The man had been out of work for a long time, but he was not (4)_. He was just hungry because there was no food in
8、his house.“Come to my room this (5)_”said Mr. Goldsmith to the woman, “I will give you some medicine for your husband.”In the evening the woman came. Mr. Goldsmith Gave her a little paper box.“(6)_is the medicine,” he said.” Take it and it will (7)_ your husband a great deal of good, but dont open t
9、he box until you get home.”“What are the direction for (8)_ it?” asked the woman.“You will find them inside the box.” he answered.When the woman (9)_ home, she sat down by her husbands side, and they opened the box. They found it was full of (10)_. And on the top were the direction;” TAKE IT WHEN YO
10、U NEED IT.”Goldsmith had given all the money he had.(四)London was awarded _1_ 2012 Olympic Games on Wednesday, _2_ (defeat) European rival Paris in the final round of voting to take the games back to British capital _3_ the first time since 1948._4_ Moscow, New York and Madrid were eliminated (淘汰) i
11、n the first three rounds London beat Paris 5450 on the fourth ballot(投票表决) of the IOC.In London crowds cheered and waved flags as _5_ watched the announcement from Singapore _6_ a giant screen in Trafalgar Square and in the east London area _7_ the main Olympic complex (建筑群) will be based.Blair spen
12、t two days in lobbying(游说) in Singapore _8_ leaving to host the G8 summit (8国峰会) in Scotland. “My promise to you is we will be your very _9_ (good) partners,” Blair said.Its the fourth bid (申办) from Britain after _10_ (fail) attempts by Birmingham for the 1992 Olympics and Manchester for the 1996 an
13、d 2000.(五)Dear Lifeline,I shall be getting married (1)_ August. My mother wants me to have a white wedding in (2)_, because I am the only daughter, and she wants me to have the kind of wedding that she had. I, on the other (3)_, should like to have a simple wedding (4)_ a small party (5)_ for immedi
14、ate family and close friends. I dont want my parents (6)_ go to a lot of expense just for one day; Id rather they spent the money (7)_ things that my husband and I will need, that will last us for many years.Do you agree (8)_ me that this is a reasonable point of (9)_? Can you think of a way in whic
15、h I might persuade my parents (10)_ think as I do?Yours,Money-Conscious（六）Why is setting goals so _1_? Because goals can help you do, be, and experience everything _2_ you want in life. Instead _3_ just letting life happen to you, goals allow _4_ to make your life happen._5_ (success) and happy peop
16、le have sets lots of goals to help them reach their aims. By setting goals you are taking control of your life. Its _6_ having a map to show you _7_ you want to go.Winners in life set goals and follow through with them. Winners decide what they want in life and then get there by making plans and _8_
17、 (set) goals. Unsuccessful people just let life happen by accident. Goals arent difficult to set, and _9_arent difficult to reach. It is up to you to find out what your goals really are. You are _10_one who must decide what to do and in what direction to aim your life.（七）We often think of future. We
18、 often wonder _1_the world will be like a hundred years time.Think of _2_ space. Perhaps a permanent station on the moon _3_ (set up). Perhaps people will be able to visit the moon as _4_. Cheap rockets for space travel will have been developed, _5_ (permit) long journeys through the solar system. W
19、hen that time comes, people will be taking holidays in space and visiting _6_ planets. Great progress will have been made _7_ medicine, too. Pollution will have been controlled in a hundred years time._8_ the world will have been developedeven Antarctica. We will have used up most of the earths land
20、 to build our cities, _9_ floating cities will have been built. The Japanese have already plans of this kind. And there will be cities _10_ the sea.（八）Last Monday morning, I was (1)_ (cycle) along a street in the rush hour (2)_ my way to an interview for an important job. A yellow car passed me and
21、(3)_(sudden) stopped. I had to (4)_ my bike hard and of course, I fell. I was so angry (5)_ I stopped the driver and kept on shouting at him rudely.(6)_, I was in time for the interview. By chance, (7)_ of my interviewers, the manager of the company, was no other than the driver of the yellow car. L
22、uckily, the manager was not angry with me (8)_my rudeness. (9)_, he offered me the job. So I said to everyone jokingly that I could tell my manager (10)_ I thought of him.（九）If you want to improve your (1)_, youd better (2)_ (listen) to BBC English which is part (3)_ the BBC World Service. It broadc
23、asts all kinds of programmes, such (4)_ difficult grammar points, life in Britain, differences (5)_ written and spoken English and (6)_ on. It is easy for you to find out some information (7)_ the programmes. You just need to write to BBC English (8)_ ask for it.In China there are (9)_ English progr
24、ammes like Follow Me on TV (10)_ on the radio. They are usually easy to receive and understand and they are very useful to you.（十）It is known to all (1)_ the Chinese diet is considered to (2)_ the healthiest in the world because it (3)_ (contain) a lot of fruit (4)_ green vegetables. It is rich (5)_
25、 fiber and low in sugar and fat.How (6)_ the western food? It has too much fat in the form (7)_ potato chips, chocolate and so on. It is also rich in sugar in the form of cakes, soft drinks, etc. As a (8)_, the (9)_(west) usually become very fat and have bad teeth, and many of many of them even die
26、at an (10)_ age from heart illnesses.（十一）I attended a birthday party in 1991. my teacher was then 59 years old. (1)_ her fellow teacher said (2)_ we were celebrating her 39th birthday! We were all (3)_ (surprise) and puzzled.After the party I was told by the fellow teacher that American women have a
27、 special saying about (4)_ (birth). If a woman is (5)_ 40, or even if she is 80, her birthday is (6)_ the 39th. If she is in her thirties, her birthday will be the 29th. And in her (7)_, its 19th. They usually have their “real” birthday when they are (8)_ 20.This shows that American women, (9)_ elde
28、rly women, are very sensitive about their ages. But my teacher always says, “We want to be(10) _ . ” so about the age of Western women, my advice is that if you dont know it, dont ask about it; if you really know it, dont mention it.（十二）One day, Pierre, (1)_ worked in a government office, received a
29、n (2)_ (invite) to a Palace ball. His wife, Mathilde, had no money (3)_jewellery, so she borrowed a beautiful necklace (4)_ her friend Jeanne. She looked very beautiful (5)_ they had a wonderful time that evening. Bu t after the ball, she found the necklace (6)_. They had to (7)_ a lot of money to b
30、uy a new one for Jeanne. In order to pay (8)_ the money, they worked day and night for 10 years. Mathilde became very old, so Jeanne didnt recognize her (9)_ they met in the park 10 years later. From this story, we know a person shouldnt be affected (10)_ vanity, otherwise it will cost him a lot.(十三
31、)(1)_ is known to all, China is a large country (2)_ agriculture. Science of farming was first (3)_ (study) here.Jia Si Xie, living (4)_ the 6th century AD, was one of the farming pioneers. After he finished his work for the government, he spent his time (5)_ research into agriculture. He studied (6
32、)_ to keep seeds, how to improve soil conditions and so on.During the year 533544, he wrote a book (7)_ (call) Qi Min Yao Shu (8)_ is about both farming and gardening, (9)_ (include) advice on how to grow green vegetables, how to keep fish in lakes and so on. It was considered to be (10)_ important
33、summary of farming knowledge.（十四）Walt Disney, a great film-maker, was born in Chicago in 1901 (1)_ died in 1966. (2)_ a young man, he wanted very much to be an artist. He went to newspaper office in the hope (3)_ getting a job there, (4)_ he had no luck.He didnt lose heart. He kept on (5)_ (draw) lo
34、ts of pictures. Being poor, he had to sit in the family garage drawing pictures. Day (6)_ day, he worked hard. Several years (7)_, he succeeded in (8)_(make) his first cartoon character-Mickey Mouse. From then (9)_, he became a successful cartoon maker. Many characters in his cartoons are very popul
35、ar, such as Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck, (10)_ are loved by everyone, especially by children.（十五）Nowadays, almost everyone has realized (1)_ that smoking is harmful (2)_ peoples health. Sometimes it (3)_ causes fire.In China, about 38% of the people smoke. Every year, they smoke millions of packets
36、 of cigarettes. Its bad news (4)_ the health of nation.Its known that (5)_ (smoke) can cause different kinds of disease. Every year, many people die (6)_ these illnesses, such as lung and throat cancers. It also costs the government much money (7)_ look after these sick people. Smoking is also harmf
37、ul to those (8)_who dont smoke, (9)_ (especial) to children and women.In a word, smoking is no good. If you want to smoke, just think of those who suffer from diseases (10)_ the fires that destroy peoples lives and properties!（十六）Many people like to (1)_ the latest newspaper. But (2)_ is it produced
38、 so quickly?The most important man may be the chief editor. He decides (3)_ to do. Every morning the (4)_ (journal) are sent to report the events. Sometimes they need a face-to-face interview with people (5)_ do telephone interviews. Meanwhile, the picture editor sends photographer to (6)_ the pictu
39、res they need.Later in the day, they pass the stories and the (7)_ (develop) photos to the editor. (8)_The chief editor will choose the most important news for the front page. (9)_ editors read the stories, make some necessary changes and write headlines for them. (10)_ the newspaper is printed and
40、delivered to different places.（十七）We all know that computers have played and (1)_ play a very important part (2)_ various fields.In personal lives, computers can do lots of work. It can carry (3)_ peoples instructions.In agriculture, computers are used (4)_ control the (5)_ (grow) conditions of vege
41、tables and plants. In transportation, computers can work out the best distance (6)_ trains and operate the trains instead (7)_ human beings. In the fields of education, health and scientific research, computers are important, (8)_. People use them to store information (9)_ records.Because of the com
42、puters, life is easier and (10)_ convenient for people.（十八）Xiao Mao is a primary school student and he enjoys (1)_ (draw) very much.One day, he went to the small woods not far (2)_ town to draw from nature, carrying a drawing board. He was glad to find a tree living (3)_ the rest had been cut down.
43、“Let me start work at (4)_” he thought and began to set up his (5)_.Just (6)_ a strong young man came (7)_ a big axe and got down to cutting the tree. Soon he cut it down and pulled it away.When Xiao Mao got (8)_ and turned back to draw, he found the tree had (9)_ (disappear).“Dear me! Where on eart
44、h is the (10)_ ? ”Xiao Mao wondered, very disappointedly.（十九）With the (1)_ (develop) of industry, air pollution is getting more (2)_ more serious. In Beijing, many people suffer different kinds of illnesses because (3)_ air pollution.Air pollution is caused (4)_ the following reasons: about half of the problem is caused by vehicles. There are more and more cars, buses on the roads, and they give (5)_ poisonous gases. 25% of air pollution is caused by factories. Another (6)_ (fact) is the smokers. Smoking not only does (7)_ totheir health (8)_ also to o
