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2018 届二轮复习 短文语法填空典题阶梯 10 篇训练之二
【一】
The mouse is __1__effective device used by people to communicate
with a computer.
Most people find it almost impossible __2__ (operate) a computer
__3__ a mouse. First, a mouse is really handy, flexible and convenient.
Only by simply __4__ (click) can we complete a lot of operations.
Second, the functions like inserting, moving and copying __5__ (able) us
to edit texts, browse web pages and download __6__ we want. Using it to
email people, shop on line and chat with friends is fast. Besides, it can
help us enjoy all kinds of entertainments like music, movies and games.
Every coin has two sides. As a convenient tool, the mouse can make
our work much __7__ (easy). __8__ ， using it too much can also be
negative. For one thing, we may lack for thinking with so much ready
information appearing in front of us. The ready answers may make us
lazy and __9__ (will) to create new things. For another, using the mouse
for too long will hurt our wrists. So we had better use it __10__
(proper)．
答案
1．an 2.to operate 3.without 4.clicking 5.enable
6．what 7.easier 8.However 9.unwilling 10.properly
【二】
He was a professor. At the age of 90, he still worked eight hours
every day regardless __1__ the weather.
His secretary said：“He was extremely old, but he forced himself to
walk from his living place to the office through two blocks. __2__ would
take him an hour to do so, but he insisted because it made him get a sense
of __3__ (succeed)．”
One day, a university student __4__ (step) out of his office with a
pile of books. He complained：“He always answers my questions with
just a yes or no. However, he always gives me dozens of books and
suggests me __5__ (find) the answer on my own.”
By chance, the professor knew __6__ the student complained about.
He explained to him with a smile ： “This is the method I have
learnt—the __7__ (hard) you work independently, the better solutions
you will find. If you can make full use of the books, you will __8__
(probable) become a good lawyer in the future.”
This 90yearold man was Pound, __9__ was the president of Law
College of Harvard. He believed “all slopes are easy __10__ (go)”， of
which he often reminded his students.
答案
1．of 2.It 3.success 4.stepped 5.finding 6.what
7．harder 8.probably 9.who 10.to go
【三】
It is recommended that one of the effective ways to make your
English writing skills improved should be keeping a diary.
__1__ (compare) with other form of writing, it takes __2__
(little) time as well as being shorter. It is __3__ (general) recognized
that you will get to learn how to express yourself in English if you
insist on practising. Apparently you may meet with __4__ good
many difficulties at times. The trouble is __5__ you can not find
appropriate words and phrases to give expression to your mind. In
addition, there are lots of idiomatic ways of Chinese appearing in
your diary.
__6__my point of view, a piece of good advice is that there
should be no __7__ way more suitable than keeping a notebook and
an English dictionary within easy reach. Whenever something __8__
(beat) you, put __9__down and then consult the dictionary. Certainly
you can get help from your English teacher if necessary. I'm sure it
is of great use to keep a diary in English for the __10__ (improve) of
writing abilities.
答案
1．Compared 2.less 3.generally 4.a 5.that 6.In
7．other 8.beats 9.it 10.improvement
【四】
Visitors to Britain may find the best place __1__ enjoy local culture
is in a traditional pub. But newcomers may get into trouble in these
friendly pubs. Strangers may start with the difficulty of getting a drink.
Most pubs have no waiters—you have to go to the bar ( 吧 台 ) to buy
drinks. This may sound __2__ (convenient), but English people are used
to doing so.
Pub culture is formed __3__ (help) people get along with each other.
Standing at the bar for service allows you to chat with others __4__
(wait) for drinks. The bar counter is __5__ (possible) the only place in
Britain __6__ a friendly conversation with strangers __7__ (consider) to
be entirely proper and really quite normal, __8__， if you do not follow
the local rules, you may fail to feel the local culture. For example, if you
are in a big group, __9__ is best for one or two people to go to buy the
drinks. Nothing makes the regular customers and bar staff __10__ (angry)
than a group of strangers standing in front of the bar while they chat and
wonder what to order.
答案
1．to 2.inconvenient 3.to help 4.waiting 5.possibly
6．where 7.is considered 8.however 9.it 10.angrier
【五】
Once a farmer lost his watch in his barn (谷仓), in which lots of
grain was kept. The watch, __1__ was a gift from his father, was very
important to him and he was determined to find it.
After searching the barn for a long time, however, he gave up and
asked __2__ help from a group of children who were playing nearby. He
promised to give a great reward to whoever found the watch.
__3__ (hear) this, the children hurried inside the barn immediately.
__4__ searched everywhere but still could not find the watch buried in
the grain. The farmer was about to give up __5__ a little boy went up to
him and asked to be given __6__ second chance.
The farmer looked at him and thought，“Why not? After all, this kid
looks honest.”
So the farmer sent the little boy back into the barn. After a while the
little boy came out __7__ the watch in his hand! The farmer, __8__
(surprise) but happy, asked the boy how he succeeded while the rest had
failed.
The boy replied，“I did nothing but sit __9__ (quiet) and listen for
the sound of the watch.”
This shows us that sometimes a peaceful mind can think __10__
(well) than an excited one.
答案
1．which 2.for 3.Hearing 4.They 5.when 6.a
7．with 8.surprised 9.quietly 10.better
【六】
Yangshuo, China
It was raining lightly when I __1__ (arrive) in Yangshuo just before
dawn. But I didn't care. A few hours __2__， I'd been at home in Hong
Kong, with __3__ (it) choking ( 窒息的) smog. Here, the air was clean
and fresh, even with the rain.
I'd skipped nearby Guilin, a dream place for tourists seeking the
limestone mountain tops and dark waters of the Li River __4__ are
pictured by artists in so many Chinese __5__ (painting). Instead, I'd
headed straight for Yangshuo. For those who fly to Guilin, it's only an
hour away __6__ car and offers all the scenery of the betterknown city.
Yangshuo __7__ (be) really beautiful. A study of travelers __8__
(conduct) by the website Trip Advisor names Yangshuo as one of the top
10 destinations in the world. And the town is fast becoming a popular
weekend destination for people in Asia. Abercrombie & Kent, a travel
company in Hong Kong, says it __9__ (regular) arranges quick getaways
here for people __10__ (live) in Shanghai and Hong Kong.
答案
1．arrived 2.before/earlier 3.its 4.that/which
5．paintings 6.by 7.is 8.conducted 9.regularly
10．living
【七】
Once upon a time there lived a painter named Bill. He was a bit
__1__ (smart) than any other painter around him. In his city there lived a
woman who was almost particular about anything.
One day, when the woman __2__ (shop), she saw a vase that she
loved very much. She __3__ (immediate) paid for it and took it home.
She loved the vase so much that she decided to have her house __4__
(paint) the same color of the vase. Then she sent for a painter and told
him what she wanted to do, __5__ the color of the vase was special and
the painter couldn't find the paint the woman wanted. The woman sent for
some other painters. But none of them managed __6__ (find) the paint the
woman wanted. At last, Bill was sent for. The woman told him that she
had asked some other painters to do the same work but none did the work
__7__ (satisfying)．
Bill promised he'd do the work well. He said he'd go to look __8__
paint with the vase so that he'd find the exact paint he wanted. The
woman agreed.
Bill then bought some paint that was in the similar color of __9__
vase and repainted it. When the woman saw the paint, she knew it was
what she wanted. Then Bill __10__ (ask) to repaint her house with the
paint.
答案
1．smarter 2.was shopping 3.immediately 4.painted
5．but 6.to find 7.satisfyingly 8.for 9.the
10．was asked
【八】
A recent survey shows that storytelling ranks before television or
video games among pastimes for kids. The survey was carried out
among 500 children aged 3－4 in Britain, of __1__ over threequarters
said they wished their parents could read to them more often. Almost
twothirds of the kids said reading a story with their parents helped them
sleep __2__ (well) and more easily.
According to the survey, there are two ways for parents __3__
(become) good storytellers. They can use__4__ (fun) voices to show
different characters in a story. They can also make their own special
sounds to keep the story __5__ (interest) and attractive. When Mum and
Dad aren't at hand, over 30% of kids would like to hear __6__ bedtime
story from famous people like Harry Potter star Daniel Radcliffe. Other
movie stars like Zac Efron ， Miley Cyrus and Emma Watson __7__
(welcome) by children, too.
“__8__can be very difficult for parents to find the time to read with
their children. But these moments can help build close relationship __9__
parents and children, and also can play an important part in their child's
__10__ (develop)”， said child psychologist Woolfson.
答案
1．whom 2.better 3.to become 4.funny 5.interesting
6．a 7.are welcomed 8.It 9.between 10.development
【九】
My grandfather is a __1__ (retire) worker. On summer evenings, we
often sat together outside the house __2__ (enjoy) the cool air. It was the
time that he told me lots of his experiences before liberation.
When my grandfather was fourteen years old, he worked in a coal
mine. One day, when he and his two workmates were working in the
tunnel, an __3__ (fortune) thing suddenly happened. A part of the tunnel
fell down, and they were shut in it. They had no food __4__(eat). When
they were hungry, they only drank some water there. It was very cold in
it. In order to keep warm, they hugged one another. In the darkness, they
didn't know whether it was day __5__ night; they only felt they had
stayed there for a very long time. They were too hungry to speak or
move, and thought they __6__ (die). At last, the tunnel __7__ (dig)
through. They were saved. They had been there for fourteen days! My
grandfather said they weren't let out at once. If __8__， they would have
died. They were kept at the entrance to the tunnel __9__ it was very dim,
and they were fed __10__ some thin porridge. After a day or two, they
had recovered a bit, and they were helped out.
答案
1．retired 2.enjoying 3.unfortunate 4.to eat 5.or
6．would die 7.was dug 8.so 9.where 10.on(或 with)
【十】
In Hangzhou, borrowing books from the library __1__ (be) now as
simple and convenient as shopping online: click, pay and wait for
delivery. The city's public library __2__ (recent) started a program on
WeChat, a popular Chinese messaging software, making __3__ (it)
readers check out books online and get them __4__ (deliver) to their
homes. To enjoy the service, one first needs to follow the library's official
account, __5__ provides available books at low prices. After picking
books, people __6__ (require) to provide certain information and then get
their delivery within three days after payment of the books. Borrowers
can keep up to 20 books __7__ total at a time for up to 40 days. Whoever
fails to return the books __8__ the deadline will have their accounts
frozen. Readers now can borrow the __9__ (popular) books of the library
from this platform. What's more, the online books will be renewed and
enriched gradually according to readers' borrowing __10__ (habit) and
preferences.
答案
1．is 2.recently 3.its 4.delivered 5.which
6．are required 7.in 8.before 9.most popular
10．habits