2009年广东高考英语语法填空练习40篇.doc

2009年广东高考英语语法填空练习40篇 
　　（1） 
　　In the United States, there were 222 people 1_________ （report） to be billionaires（亿万富翁） in 2003. The 2_________（rich） of these is Bill Gates, worth at least $ 41 billion, who made his money 3__________ starting the company Microsoft. Mr. Gates was only 21 years old 4_________ he first helped to set 5_________ the company in 1976. He was a billionaire by the time he was 31.
　　6_________, there are still some other people who have made lots of money at even 7_________ （young） ages. Other young people who have struck it rich include Jackie Coogan and Shirley Temple. 8________ of these child actors made over a million dollars 9_________ （act） in movies before they were 14. But the youngest billionaire is Albert von Thurn und Taxis of Germany, 10_________ inherited （继承） a billion dollars when he turned 18 in 2001! 
　　　(1) 1. reported 2. richest/wealthiest 3. by 4. when 5. up 
　　　　6. However 7. younger 8. Both 9. acting 10. who 
　　（2） 
　　Finishing their shopping at the supermarket, a middle-aged couple found their new car 1__________ （steal）. They filed a report 2__________the police station and a detective drove them back 3___________ the parking lot to look for evidence. 
　　To their 4___________ （amaze）, the car had been returned 5__________ there was a note in it that said: "I apologize for taking your car. My wife was having a baby and I had to send her to the 6____________ as soon as possible. Please forget the inconvenience. There are two tickets 7___________ tonight's Rowan Atkinson concert." 
　　Their faith in humanity restored（恢复）. The couple attended 8_________ concert. But when they returned home, they immediately found that their house 9___________ 
　　（be） ransacked （洗劫）. On the bathroom mirror was 10__________ note: "I have to put my kid through college somehow, don't I?" 

　　（3） 
　　People 1_________ （live） in different countries made different kinds of words. Today there are about fifteen hundred 2_________ in the world. Each contains many thousands of words. A very large dictionary, for example, contains four 3_________ five hundred thousand words. But we do not need 4_________ these. To read short stories you need to know only about two thousand words. 5_________ you leave school, you will learn only one thousand or more. 
　　The words you know are called your vocabulary. You should try to make your vocabulary 6__________ （big）. Read as many books as we can. There are a lot of books 7__________ （write） in easy English. You will enjoy them. When you meet 8_________ new word, look it 9_________ in your dictionary. Your dictionary is your 10__________ （much） useful book. 

　　（4） 
　　When you are in England you must be very careful in the streets 1_________ the traffic drives on the left. Before you cross a street you must look to the right first 2__________ then the left. In the morning and in the evening when people go to or come from 3__________, the streets are very busy. Traffic is most 4________ （danger） then. 
　　When you go by bus in England, you have to be careful, 5_________. Always remember the traffic moves on the left. So you must be careful. 6_________ （have） a look first, or you will go 7_________ wrong way. 
　　In many English cities, there are big buses 8_________ two floors. You can sit on the 9_________ （two） floor. From 10_________ you can see the city very well. It's very interesting. 
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　　（5） 
　　1________ artist had a small daughter. Sometimes he painted women 2_________ any clothes on, and he and his 3________ always tried to keep the small girl out 4_________ he was doing this, "She is 5_________ young to understand," they said. 
　　But one day, when the artist 6_________ （paint） a woman with no clothes on, he forgot to lock the door, and the girl suddenly ran into the room. Her mother ran up the stairs 7________ her, but when she got to the room, the little girl was already in the room and looking at the woman. 8________ her parents waited for her to speak. 
　　For a few seconds the little girl said 9_________, but then she ran to her mother and said 10________ （angry）, "Why do you let her go about without shoes and socks on when you don't let me?" 
　　 （6） 
　　Most Americans don't like to get advice 1___________members of their family. They get advice from "2__________ （strange）". When they need advice, they don't usually go to people they know. 3__________ many of them write letters to newspapers and magazines 4_________ give advice on many different subjects, 5__________ （include） family problems, the use of language, health, cooking, child care, clothes, and even on how 6__________ （buy） a house or a car. 
　　Most newspapers regularly print letters from 7___________ （read） with problems. Along with the letters 8___________ are answers written by people who are supposed to know how to solve such problems. Some of these writers are doctors, 9__________ are lawyers or educators. But two of the most famous writers of advice are women without special 10_________ （train） for this kind of work. 

　　（7） 
　　 Without proper planning, tourism can cause 1_________. For example, too many tourists can crowd public places 2__________ are also enjoyed by the inhabitants（居民） of a country. If tourism creates too much traffic, the inhabitants will become 3__________ （annoy） and unhappy. They begin to dislike tourists 4_________ to treat them impolitely. They forget how much tourism can help the country's economy. 5__________ is important to think about the people of a destination country and 6__________tourism affects them. Tourism should help 7_________ country keep the customs and beauty that attracts tourists. Tourism should also advance the wealth and 8_________ （happy） of local inhabitants. 
　　 Too much tourism can be a problem. If tourism 9__________ （grow） too quickly, people must leave other jobs to work 10__________ the tourism industry. This means that other parts of the country's economy can suffer. 
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　　（8） 
　　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） in the first three rounds London beat Paris 54-50 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 spent 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. 
　　It's the fourth bid （申办） from Britain after 10_________ （fail） attempts by Birmingham for the 1992 Olympics and Manchester for the 1996 and 2000. 
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　　（9） 
　　Why is setting goals so 1___________? Because goals can help you do, be, 2___________ experience everything you want in life. Instead 3_________ just letting life happen to you, goals allow 4___________ to make your life happen. 
　　5__________ （success） and happy people have set lots of goals to help them reach their aims. By setting goals you are taking control of your life. It's 6_________ having a map to show you 7_________ you want to go. 
　　Winners in life set goals and follow through with them. Winners decide 8__________they want in life and then get there by making plans and setting goals. Unsuccessful people just let life happen by accident. Goals aren't difficult to set, and 9__________aren't 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. 

　　（10） 
　　We often think of future. We often wonder 1__________the world will be like in a hundred years' time. 
　　Think of 2__________ space. Perhaps a permanent station on the 3__________will have been 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. When 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. 
　　All the world will have been developed-even Antarctica. We will have used 8__________ most of the earth's land 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. 

　　（11） 
　　The Internet as become part of young people's life. 1_________ report shows that 38% of students often use the Internet . Most of them get 2__________ （use） information on the Internet 3_________ use the Internet to help in their studies. But many students don't use it 4_________ a good way. Some play games too much, some visit websites 5_________ shouldn't look at. So bad things may happen 6_________ students spend too much time on the Internet. 
　　7_________ is important for students to use the Internet properly. Now we have a textbook, 8_________ uses many examples to teach students some good ways to use the Internet. It gives useful advice. 
　　Some students also make 9_________ on the Internet. But if you want to have a face-to-face 10_________ （meet） with your online friends, let your parents know and meet in a proper place. 
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　　（12） 
　　Rivers are one of our most important natural resources. Many of the world's great 1_________ are located on rivers, and almost 2__________ country has at least one river flowing through it that plays 3__________ important part in the lives of its people. 
　　Since the beginning of history, people 4_________ （use） rivers for transportation. The longest one in the United States is the Mississippi, and the lifeline of Egypt is the Nile.5 __________ transportation, rivers give water to drink, water for crops, and chances for fun and recreation for the people 6_________ live along their banks. 
　　However, large cities and industries that are located on rivers often make problems. As the cities grow 7__________ size and industries increase in number, the water in the rivers becomes 8__________ （pollute） with chemicals and other materials. People are learning the 9__________ （important） of doing more to keep their rivers clean 10__________ they want to enjoy the benefits of this natural resource. 

　　（13） 
　　Liu Xiang was the first Asian 1___________ （win） the men's 110m hurdles at the Olympics in Athens. 2__________ that he became an idol（偶像） to the young people. 
　　"I never thought I would run under 13 seconds and break the Olympic 3__________."said Liu Xiang in tears, "I am very very excited. I'm proud not just for myself and for Chinese 4_________ for Asia. My race went 5___________ （wonderful） from start to finish." Liu added. "It is 6__________ amazing experience being the Olympic champion. I want to thank my coach and my friends for 7_________their help. I think today we Chinese have showed the world we 8_________ run as fast as anybody else." 
　　Since his return from Athens, Liu Xiang 9__________ （be） at the center of a media circus and he has been to many press appearances and meetings. But Liu thinks 2004 is just the beginning, and he expects to be at his peak in the 2008 Beijing Olympics. Liu said, "For some players, it's just a job. For me, it's 10_________ I love." 
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　　（14） 
　　Will 1_________ matter if you don't take your breakfast? Some time ago a test 2__________ （give） in the United Sates. Those tests included people of different 3__________ from 12 to 83. During the experiment, these people were given all kinds of breakfasts, and sometimes they got 4___________ breakfast at all. Special tests were set up to see 5___________ well their bodies worked and when they had eaten 6___________ certain kind of breakfast. The results show that if a person eats a proper breakfast, he or she will work with better effect 7___________ if he or she has no breakfast. This fact appears to be 8___________ （especial） true if a person works 9__________ his brains. For example, if a student eats fruit, eggs, bread and milk before going to school, he will learn more quickly and listen with 10__________ （much） attention in class. 

　　（15） 
　　Enough sleep is important to health. The amount of sleep needed 1__________ on the age of the person and the conditions in 2__________ sleep takes place. The young may need more sleep than 3__________ old, but usually eight hours are enough for the health of grown-ups. Some can do with 4__________ than this amount, but others may need more. Every person knows his own need. 5__________ is then a matter of good judgment to satisfy his need. Sleep 6__________ always be enough to make one bring back his 7__________ （strong） and get ready for a day's work. 
　　 Fresh air is necessary to sound sleep. So it is not 8___________ reason for some people to think that it is practicable to sleep in the open air. A bath at bedtime, 9__________ hot nor cool but of body temperature, may be helpful to sleep. Sleepproducing drug（帮助睡眠的药物） should never be taken except when 10__________ （suggest） by a doctor. 
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　　 （16） 
　　Snake dishes have become popular 1________ recent years. Snake meat in various flavors （风味） can 2_________ （see） in restaurant ads very often. Eating snake seems to be now in vogue（盛行）, and if you haven't eaten snake yet, you are considered "out of date". But I wonder 3__________ all the trends are worth following. 
　　Some people may defend themselves 4__________ saying that snake meat is nutritious. But these people don't realize that many parasites（寄生虫），5_________ do harm to our health, are found inside snakes. 
　　According 6________ a survey, about 1000 tons of snakes are eaten every year in China and sometimes as 7__________ as 10 tons of snakes are served on dinner tables in Shenzhen in a single day! 
　　These figures warns us that if no action is taken, 8_________ number of snakes will drop and make an increase in mice and worms population, which will 9_________ in a decrease（减产） of crop output. Who will see such tragedy happen? 
　　So let's start not to eat snakes any more because "to protect the snake is to protect 10__________." 
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　　 （17） 
　　A few years ago, SARS 1_________ out in the mainland of China, causing some people 2_________ （kill）. And some nearly got close to death. The situation was so severe that there was3_________ time to debate who is to blame. The most important thing for the government to do is to find out the 4__________ of this deadly disease.