【英语】2018届二轮复习短文语法填空模拟训练10篇之二四学案（10页word版） 9页

‎2018届二轮复习 短文语法填空模拟训练10篇之四 ‎（1）‎ Just up the road from my home is a field, with two horses in it. From a distance, each horse looks like any other horse. But if you get a _______( close) look you will notice one of them is blind.‎ ‎ Instead of abandoning him, his owner has made him a safe and comfortable barn to live in. And if you stand nearby and listen, you will hear the sound of a bell_______( come) from ________ smaller horse. Attached to ______ (it) halter is a small, copper-colored bell assisting the blind friend to follow him.‎ ‎________you watch them, you'll find the horse with the bell always checking on the blind one, and that the blind horse will listen for the bell and then slowly walk to ________ the other one is, trusting he will not _________( lead ) astray. When the horse with the bell returns to the barn each evening, he will stop __________( frequent ) to look back, making sure that the _______ isn't too far behind to hear the bell.‎ ‎ Life does not throw us away just because we are not perfect or because we have problems or challenges. Sometimes we are the blind horse being guided by the little ringing bell of our acquaintances; ‎ ‎______other times we are the guide horse, who helps others to find their way. ‎ 答案：1. closer 2. coming 3. a/the 4. its 5. As ‎6. where 7. be led 8. frequently 9. other 10. at ‎ ‎ ‎（2）‎ Several times each year the Queen gives afternoon tea parties. But she simply sits beside a big silver plate, pouring cups of tea for everyone and ___ (skill) avoiding the cakes and sandwiches. ‎ At cocktail parities the Queen moves from group to group, chatting informally, and manages to make one glass of drink last _______ entire evening.‎ Tours abroad are difficult because hosts seem to have a _____ (believe) that the warmth of their welcome must be shown with wonderful state banquets (宴会). But the Queen has perfected the art of appearing to enjoy her meal without actually eating much.‎ During one visit _____ the Pacific islands of Tonga, a specially – prepared dinner was arranged in her honor. The Queen looked uneasily at her plate ______ she discovered a whole roast pig was her serving.‎ Then a turkey, some meat, an apple and bananas _____ (carry) in for each guest. But she depended ______ her old favorite trick of talking with her host, King Tupou IV, and carrying on a warm conversation.‎ Sometimes the Queen will seem so carried away by foreign leader’s political chat ________ she simply never has time to finish a meal before it is time to get up and make her speech. She will lift her fork to swallow a mouthful, and then put _____ down again to make another point, leaving almost all of her meal ______ (touch).‎ ‎ 答案：1. skillfully 2．an 3． belief 4． to 5． when/as ‎ ‎6． were carried 7． on 8． that 9． it 10． untouched ‎ ‎（3）‎ Several men hit the Sao Paulo Museum of Art just before dawn on December 20th , 2007，and __1__ shocked the authorities as it took the thieves just three minutes to steal paintings __2__ two world— famous artists, Pablo Picasso __3__ Candido Poninari，__4__ are worth millions of dollars. Images from the secret camera show that two men began their action at 5∶09 a. m. ，__5__ the guards in the museum were going through their shift change(换岗). They broke through two glass doors，__6__(run) to the museum’s top floor and grabbed the two paintings from ‎ different rooms，somehow __7__(avoid) nearby guards. The alarm never rang，and by 5∶12 a. m. ，they were making their escape. After __8__，the police were interviewing the 30 museum employees. “Everything indicates thieves were sent to do it by some wealthy art lover for __9__ own collection. He was not rich enough to buy the paintings，__10__ he was wealthy，” said the lead police officer，Marcos Gomes de Moura.‎ 答案： 1.it 2. by 3. and 4. which 5. when ‎ ‎6. ran 7. avoiding 8. that 9. his 10. although ‎(4)‎ ‎ It was a very cold evening, an old man was waiting for a ride across the river. He saw several horsemen pass by but he didn’t ask for any help. The wait seemed __1__(end)．Then came another rider，the old man __2__(catch) his eye and said, “Sir, would you mind doing me a favor？” Stopping his horse，he replied, “Of course.” Almost __3__(freeze), the old man could not get __4__ the ground. The horseman helped him onto his horse. He took the old man not just across the river，__5__ to his home. “Sir, you didn’t even ask the other riders for help, why? What __6__ I had said ‘no’ and left you there？” the horseman asked. The old man looked at him straight in the eyes and said, “I looked into their eyes, I found they didn’t care，__7__ told me it would be useless, but when I looked into __8__， I saw kindness.” These words touched the rider deeply. “Thank you for __9__ you’ve said, I ‎ hope I will never be too busy to help others.” with that, Thomas Jefferson, the __10__(three) president of the US, turned his horse around and went away.‎ 答案： 1.endless 2.caught 3. frozen 4. off 5. but ‎ ‎6. if 7. which 8. yours 9. what 10. third ‎(5)‎ The woman often called the First Lady of New York died on August. Brooke Astor was one hundred five years old. The extremely wealthy and famous New Yorker spent much of her life __1__(help)the needy in her beloved city.‎ She was born in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. She was the only child of a high level military officer. After two earlier __2__(marry) ，she married Vincent Astor in 1953 again. He came from a family __3__ had been rich for least on hundred years. Among other things, he owed many buildings in New York City. Brooke Astor became one of the __4__(rich)women in the world when Vincent Astor died. She also became head of a huge charity organization_ _5__(found) by her husband. He repeatedly had told her she would have fun giving __6__ his money. And apparently she did. Missus Astor gave tens of millions of dollars __7__(main)to places and people in New York City. She said it was the sensible choice because that was __8__ the money had been made. She gave financial support to the city’s cultural centers，its poor and disabled as __9__ as to many other smaller charities. When she died, the mayor of New York said the city would not be what it is today __10__ her support.‎ 答案 ：1. helping 2. marriages 3. that/which 4. richest 5. founded ‎ 6. away 7. mainly 8. where 9. well 10. without ‎(6)‎ A new campaign to ban smoking in taxis is part of a wider push to clean up the city’s image before the 2010 World Expo(2010年世界博览会). The Shanghai Dazhong Taxi, a taxi company, said drivers __1__(find) smoking in their cabs could “possibly” be fined or even temporarily banned __2__ working. Signs __3__(place) in all of the taxi company’s 9,100 strong fleet (车队) saying “No Smoking in Taxis. Welcome to Shanghai World Expo”．“We hope the sanitation(卫生环境) of cabs in the city will be improved through our no-smoking campaign，__4__ is a mutual benefit for __5__ drivers and passengers. ” Dazhong said it would __6__(close) monitor the campaign’s progress. Drivers caught smoking will undergo the company’s training and inspection program. “Cabs found to have cigarette smell will be called back”， Zhao said. Many taxi drivers smoke __7__(relax) from working long hours. The official admitted __8__ would not be an easy task to achieve a total smoke ban in a short time. “Promoting non-smoking taxis in the whole city is __9__ long journey，” Zhao said. “__10__ having a long way to go, we are confident of fulfilling our ‘smoke-free taxi’ program in the city through our diligence.”‎ 答案： 1. found 2. from 3. have been placed 4. which 5. both ‎ ‎6. closely 7. to relax 8. it 9. a 10. Despite ‎(7) ‎ In Africa, when the antelope wakes up every morning, the first thing         1.            comes into his mind is, “I must be able to run   2.       (fast) than the fastest lion,  3.            I will be killed by a lion.” And at just the same time, the lion   4.         (wake) out of his dream, and the first thing          5.              (flash) into his mind is: “I must be able to catch up with the slowest antelope, otherwise I will starve ‎ to   6.             (dead).” So almost at the same moment   7.         the antelope and the lion jump to their feet, and start  8.             (run) toward the rising sun.‎ Such is life —   9.         you are an antelope or a lion, you ought to dash forward without   10.         (hesitate) when the sun rises.‎ 答案：1. that      2. faster     3. or (else) / otherwise   4. wakes   5. flashing ‎6. death     7. both      8. running         9. whether   10. hesitation ‎（8）‎ You may wonder why we have a holiday in summer 1 _________ winter, but not in spring 2_________ autumn. There are some reasons 3______ it. Like most people, your intelligence（智力）changes from season to season. You are properly a lot sharper in the spring4_____ you are5_______ any other time of the year. Ellsworth Huntington, who’s well known to us all concluded from other men’s work and his own among people 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 are not 8________ quick at learning in the summer as they9_________ during the rest of the year. It tells us, 10______, that ‎ intelligence of large numbers of people seems to be lowest in the summer.‎ 答案： 1. and         2. or         3. for           4. than      5. at ‎ ‎6. on          7. does       8. so / as       9. are      10. however ‎(9)‎ ‎ Last Monday morning, I was (1)_________ (cycle) along a street in the rush hour on my way to an interview (2)_________ an important job. A yellow car passed by me and (3)___________(sudden) stopped. I had to brake my bike hard and of course, I (4)________(fall). I was so angry I stopped the driver and kept on (5)_________ (shout) at him rudely.‎ ‎(6)_____________(unfortunate), I was in time for the interview. By chance, one of my (7)________(interview), the manager of the company, was no other than the driver of the yellow car. Luckily, 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.‎ 答案：1. cycling        2. for        3. suddenly        4. fell     5. shouting    ‎ ‎6. Fortunately     7. interviewers      8. for      9. Instead  10. what  ‎ ‎(10) ‎ If you want to improve your English, you’d better listen to BBC English which is part (1)_____________ the BBC World Service. It broadcasts all kinds of programmes, such (2)__________difficult grammar points, life in Britain, differences (3)__________ written and (4)__________(speak) English and so on. It is easy for you to find out some information (5)___________ the programmes. You just need to write to BBC English and ask (6) ________ it.‎ In China, there are (7)__________ English programmes like Follow Me on TV (8)__________ on the radio. They are usually easy (9)__________(receive) and understand and they are very (10)__________(use) to you.‎ 答案：‎ ‎1.  of         2. as        3. between    4.spoken         5. about ‎ ‎6.  for        7. also       8. or         9. to receive     10. useful