江西中考英语 英语 语法填空专题练习(含答案)

江西中考英语英语语法填空专题练习(含答案)
一、英语语法填空
1．语法填空
A kidnapped 3-year-old boy ________ (name) Aiden helped police find himself on Tuesday, Jan. 13, after answering ________ (he) mum's phone in her stolen car- find out how he pulled it off! Authorities said they found a 3-year-old boy who was sitting ________ a car stolen outside a Utah day care on Tuesday after he ________ (answer) his mother's cellphone and honked the horn to draw their attention.
"The boy's mother, Elizabeth Barrios, left the car unlocked and running ________ a snowy morning as she dropped off another child, a baby, at the day care around 7 am in Ogden, a town about 40 miles north of Salt Lake City," the police said. When she walked out, she saw someone ________ (drive) her car away with her 3-year old son Aiden inside.
Police arrived and called her cellphone, which was in the car, hoping ________ (reach) the thief and negotiate the boy's release.
Instead, the boy answered the phone. He told his mother that a ________ (strange) had driven away her car and was going through her purse. She told him ________ (stay) calm as the man took things from her purse ________ ran away.
"He is a very smart child," the police praised the kid. "He did a great job."
【答案】 named；his；in；answered；on；driving；to reach；stranger；to stay；and
【解析】【分析】本文讲述了一个3岁的男孩通过在被偷的车里接了妈妈的电话后，帮助警方找到了他的事情。

（1）句意：1月13日，星期二，一个被绑架的名叫艾登的3岁男孩在被偷的车里接了妈妈的电话后，帮助警方找到了他。

helped是谓语动词，故此处是非谓语动词，name与boy是被动关系，故用过去分词做后置定语，named，名字叫……的，故填named。

（2）句意：1月13日，星期二，一个被绑架的名叫艾登的3岁男孩在被偷的车里接了妈妈的电话后，帮助警方找到了他。

phone是名词其前是形容词性物主代词，he是主格，他，其形容词性物主代词是his，他的，故填his。

（3）句意：当局说，他们发现一个3岁的男孩坐在一辆被偷走的车里，星期二他在犹他州一家日托所外接了他母亲的手机，并按了喇叭以引起他们的注意。

根据was sitting，可知表示正坐在某处，in the car，在车里，表示地点，故填in。

（4）句意：当局说，他们发现一个3岁的男孩坐在一辆被偷走的车里，星期二他在犹他州一家日托所外接了他母亲的手机，并按了喇叭以引起他们的注意。

根据and honked the horn，可知and前后时态一致是一般过去时，故填answered。

（5）句意：警方称，男孩的母亲伊丽莎白·巴里奥斯早上7点左右在盐湖城以北40英里的小镇奥格登接受日托时，在一个下雪的早晨，将另一个孩子，一个婴儿，放下后，车没锁，就跑了。

根据a snowy morning，可知morning前有形容词时用介词on，表示在……的早上，故填on。

（6）句意：当她走出来的时候，她看到有人开车带着她3岁的儿子艾登走了。

see sb doing sth，看见某人正在做某事，故此处是现在分词，故填driving。

（7）句意：蒂姆·斯科特中尉说，警察到了，打电话给她车里的手机，希望能找到小偷，并与他协商释放男孩的事宜。

hope to do，希望做某事，故此处是不定式，故填to reach。

（8）句意：他告诉他妈妈一个陌生人开着她的车走了，正在翻她的钱包。

不定冠词a后是名词单数，strange是形容词，stranger，是名词，陌生人，故填stranger。

（9）句意：她让他保持冷静，因为那个男人从她的钱包里拿走了东西就跑开了。

tell sb to do，固定搭配，告诉某人做某事，故此处是不定式，故填to stay。

（10）句意：她让他保持冷静，因为那个男人从她的钱包里拿走了东西就跑开了。

此处表示并列关系，拿走东西并且跑掉，故是并列连词and，故填and。

【点评】考查语法填空，注意谓语的时态，语态，非谓语动词，词性，连词搭配等多种用法。

2．语法填空
Dear Auntie Em,
Great news! Mrs Mumford just told me I had been chosen as one of the school________(student)to visit the University of Cape Town in South Africa this summer！She said the programme________(design)for some of the brighter teenagers to experience a different culture.________a good chance！
The only problem is: Mum and Dad________(simple)won't let me go. They said it was dangerous for me, a girl, ________(travel)alone. But my guess is that they think it too expensive. I kept telling________(they)I had been on a plane alone to visit you in Texas before. They needn't worry about me________this trip would be almost the same as that one.________(but)they just won't listen!
Will you help, Auntie Em? It will be________very important experience to my personal growth. Love, (and love you even________(much)if you manage to make Mum & Dad agree with me.
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【答案】students；was designed；What；simply；to travel；them；because/as；But；a；more
【解析】【分析】本文介绍了作者因无法参观南非开普敦大学而向Auntie Em求助。

（1）句意：芒福德夫人刚刚告诉我，我被选为今年夏天参观南非开普敦大学的学生之一！one of+限定词+名词复数，故填students。

（2）句意：她说这个项目是为了让一些聪明的青少年体验不同的文化而设立的。

design 和programme是被动关系，主句是一般过去时，故从句是过去式的被动语态，主语是program么me，单数名词，故助动词是was，故填 was designed。

（3）句意：多好的机会啊！根据 a good chance 可知此处是感叹名词chance，故用what，故填What。

（4）句意：妈妈和爸爸绝对不会让我走。

副词修饰动词let，simply是副词，绝对地，故填simply。

（5）句意：他们说这对我这个独自旅行的女孩来说很危险。

it's+形容词+for sb to do，固定搭配，对某人而言做某事很……，故此处是不定式，故填 to travel。

（6）句意：我不停地告诉他们，我以前曾独自乘飞机去德克萨斯州看望过你们。

tell是动词，其后是宾格做宾语，they的宾格是them，故填them。

（7）句意：他们不用担心我，因为这次旅行几乎和那次一样。

从句是对主句的解释，故表示原因，故填because/as。

（8）句意：但是他们就是不听！作者安慰了父母很久，和他们就是不听表示转折故选，故是但是，故填But。

（9）句意：这对我的个人成长将是非常重要的经历。

experience是名词，very以辅音音素开头，故此处用不定冠词a，表示泛指，故填a。

（10）句意：如果你能让爸爸妈妈同意我的话，我会更爱你。

副词even后是比较级，much的比较级是more，故填more。

【点评】考查语法填空，注意谓语的时态，语态，非谓语动词，词性，连词搭配等多种用法。

3．阅读下面短文,在空白处填入一个适当的词,或填入括号中所给单词的正确形式。

At about thirteen years old, I felt very lonely. I didn't like my classmates, my parents or anyone else. My classmates didn't want to talk ________ me and my parents were always saying that other kids were ________(good) than me. I thought I was the ________(luck) person in the world. One day I had a big fight with one of my classmates. I was so angry ________ I hit him in the face. Just at that moment, a boy stood up and ________(stop) the fight. He was the monitor of our class. After that, he often helped me and we became good ________(friend). Whenever I got angry or sad, he would help ________(I) to cool down. My life began to change because of the boy, my best friend. We spent a lot of interesting days together. ________ time goes by, I have become happier with people and things. And people around me have ________ (change), too. My parents don't shout at me ________ more and my classmates become friendly to me.
But now we go to different cities to study. How I miss the days when we were together!
【答案】 with；better；unluckiest；that；stopped；friends；me；As；changed；any
【解析】【分析】本文讲述了作者大约十三岁时，感到非常孤独不喜欢我的同学父母或其他任何人，后来因为一个男孩，生活开始改变。

（1）句意：我的同学不想和我说话，我父母总是说其他孩子比我好。

talk with，固定搭配，和某人聊天，故填with。

（2）句意：我的同学不想和我说话，我父母总是说其他孩子比我好。

than是比较级的标志，good的比较级是better，故填better。

（3）句意：我以为我是世界上最不幸的人。

was是系动词其后是形容词luck是名词，lucky是形容词，根据the定冠词可知是最高级，故填unluckiest。

（4）句意：我非常生气，打了他的脸。

so ...that，如此……以至于，固定搭配，故填that。

（5）句意：就在这时，一个男孩站了起来，停止了打斗。

描述过去用一般过去时，stop 是动词，故填stopped。

（6）句意：从那以后，他经常帮助我，我们成了好朋友。

主语是we故此处名词是复数，故填friends。

（7）句意：每当我生气或难过时，他会帮助我冷静下来。

help动词后是宾格做宾语，I的宾格是me，故填me。

（8）句意：随着时间的推移，我对人和事越来越开心。

此处缺少时间状语从句的连词表示伴随用as，故填As。

（9）句意：我周围的人也改变了。

描述过去用一般过去时，change是动词，故填changed。

（10）句意：我的父母不再对我大喊大叫，我的同学对我变得友好了。

not any，固定搭配，不再，故填any。

【点评】考查语法填空，注意谓语的时态，词性，连词搭配等多种用法。

4．阅读下面短文，在空白处填入一个适当的词,或填入括号中所给单词的正确形式。

How are American families different from Chinese ones?
In some ways American families are very different from Chinese ones, and in other ways they are ________ same. For example, American families enjoy family dinners. They support and love each other just ________ Chinese families do. The ________(different) come from culture, however. Many Chinese students are surprised to learn that American teenagers are ________(allow) to make many decisions ________ their own, and the parents want their children to leave home at eighteen.
In most American families, children are encouraged to make their own ________(choose) at a young age. They start with small choices and gradually larger ones until they graduate from high school. That is when they face ________(big) decision of their lives: what to do next. Parents and family will help with the choice, but the children themselves make the ________(finally) decision. Americans seldom move back into family homes ________ they get older. ________, they prefer to have their own lives for as long as possible. It is important to remember that these are cultural differences, and that Americans see this as part of the culture.
【答案】 the；as；differences；allowed；on；choices；the biggest；final；when；Instead 【解析】【分析】本文介绍了美国家庭和中国家庭的不同。

（1）句意：在某些方面，美国家庭与中国家庭非常不同，而在其他方面，他们是一样的。

be the same，固定搭配，相同，故填the。

（2）句意：他们互相支持和爱，就像中国家庭一样。

just as引导方式状语从句，像……一样，故填as。

（3）句意：然而又有文化的不同。

the定冠词后是名词，根据谓语是动词原形come，可知主语是名词复数，different是形容词，difference是名词，故填differences。

（4）句意：许多中国学生惊讶地发现，美国青少年允许自己做很多决定，父母希望他们的孩子在18岁离开家。

be allowed to do，固定搭配，允许做某事，故填allowed。

（5）句意：许多中国学生惊讶地发现，美国青少年允许自己做很多决定，父母希望他们的孩子在18岁离开家。

make decisions on sth，固定搭配，做关于……的决定，故填on。

（6）句意：在大多数美国家庭中，孩子们被鼓励在年幼时做出自己的选择。

their形容词性物主代词后是名词，此处表示泛指用名词复数，choose是动词，choice是名词，故填choices。

（7）句意：那是他们面临人生最大的决定：下一步该做什么。

根据 of their lives 可知是最高级的比较范围，big是形容词，最高级前要有the定冠词，故填the biggest。

（8）句意：父母和家人会帮助他们做出选择，但是孩子自己会做出最后的决定。

decision 是名词其前是形容词，finally是副词，final是形容词，故填final。

（9）句意：美国人很少在他们长大后搬回家里。

根据 move back into family homes 和they get older 可知此处是时间状语从句，故表示当……的时候，故是连词when，故填when。

（10）句意：相反他们更喜欢尽可能长久地拥有自己的生活。

此处是副词位于句首，move back into family homes 搬回家和prefer to have their own lives 拥有自己的生活，表示相反的两种结果，故填Instead。

【点评】考查语法填空，注意非谓语动词，词性，连词搭配等多种用法
5．语法填空
The British love sending text messages. They________(send)more than 2.5 billion messages every month. And most people now understand the language of text, with its numbers and missing letters. In fact, when a student at a Scottish school wrote the whole article "in txt", his/her teacher________(give)him/her "C+4 f4t"("C+for effort").
Although texting is a cheap way of________in touch with your friends, it can also bring problems. In 2005, a British teenager became the________(one)person in the world to receive treatment for an addiction(沉)to text messaging. In one year, the nineteen-year-old spent about ￡4, 5005________ texts.
For some people, text messaging has ________(change)their lives. For example, James Trusler from Sussex in England travels around the world taking part in texting competitions and TV shows. He's the world's________(fast)texter and recently set a new world record while he________(appear)on Australian TV. He texted, "The razor-toothed piranhas of the genera Serraslmus and Pygocentrus are the most ferocious freshwater fish in the world. In reality they seldom attack humans."________took him 67 seconds. James sends a lot of text messages-about 2, 500 a month. But he doesn't get big bills ________(because)he works for a large mobile phone company！
【答案】 send；gave；staying；first；on；changed；fastest；was appearing；It；because 【解析】【分析】这篇短文讲述的是在英国很多人喜欢发短信，在发短信时使用的一些数字和省略的单词形式，现在很多人也都能看明白了。

发短信是一种比较便宜的方式，但同时也能带来问题，它甚至还改变了一些人的生活。

（1）句意：英国人喜欢发短信。

他们每月发送超过25亿条短信。

根据every month，可知时态是一般现在时，主语是they复数，故谓语是动词原形，故填send。

（2）句意：事实上，当苏格兰学校里的一个学生在整篇文章里写文本语言的时候，他的老师会给他一个C+ for effort（这也是一种文本语言）。

根据when a student at a Scottish school wrote 可知从句时态是一般过去时，give的过去式是gave，故填gave。

（3）句意：虽然发短信是一个和你的朋友们保持联系的比较便宜的方式，但是它也能带来问题。

stay in touch with，固定搭配，与......保持联系，of是介词其后是动名词，故填staying。

（4）句意：句意：在2005年，英国的一个青少年成为了世界上第一个因为沉溺于发短信而接受治疗的人。

根据the定冠词可知此处是序数词，first，第一，是序数词，故填first。

（5）句意：在一年里，一个19岁的青少年在发短信上花费了4,500英镑。

spend +金钱+on sth.，在某事上花费多少钱，故填on。

（6）句意：对于一些人们来说，发短信改变了他们的生活。

change是一个动词根据助动词has，可知时态是是现在完成时，故填changed。

（7）句意：他是世界上发短信最快的人。

根据 the world's 可知是最高级的标志，fastest，最快的，故填fastest。

（8）句意：最近他在参加澳大利亚的一个电视节目的时候，又创造了一个新的世界纪录。

根据while可知用过去进行时表示动作的持续，主语是he，助动词是was，故填was appearing。

（9）句意：只花费了他67秒的时间就发送了一篇短信。

It takes sb. +一段时间+to do sth，花费某人时间做某事，It是一个形式主语，故填It。

（10）句意：但是他不用付大额的账单，因为他在一个大型的手机公司工作。

James是世界上发短信最快的人，他发短信不用付账，这是因为他在手机公司工作，表示的是原因，because，因为，故填because。

【点评】考查语法填空，注意谓语的时态，语态，非谓语动词，词性，连词搭配等多种用法。

6．阅读下面短文，用括号内所给词的适当形式填空，必要时可加助动词或情态动词。

People spend almost a third of their lives doing one thing—sleeping. Every year, there is a day for people around the world to celebrate the ________ (important) of good and healthy sleep—World Sleep Day.
Sleep is like food for the brain. Healthy sleep helps the body and brain grow and develop. People of different ages need different amounts of sleep. It is said that eight hours per night ________ (consider) the average amount of sleep. For students aged 10 to 17, a healthy amount is about eight to nine hours per night. However, last year, the China Youth and Children Research Center ________ (report) that about four ________ (five) of middle school students didn't get enough sleep. For some students, they want to sleep early, but they keep ________ (worry) about their schoolwork and can't fall ________ (sleep) quickly. A lack (缺乏) of sleep can greatly affect (影响) a person's life. Students who don't get enough sleep may get poor grades. They cannot pay attention in class or do well in sports.
________ (solve) this kind of problem, scientists advise that students should have ________ (little) schoolwork and more time to sleep. There are some other ways to help people get enough sleep, such as ________ (take) a 20-minute nap (午睡) during the day, trying to go to sleep earlier and so on . Good sleeping habits are also ________ (help). For example, try to go to sleep and wake up at the same time every day, even on weekends and during the day.
【答案】importance；is considered；reported；fifths；worrying/worried；asleep；To solve；less；taking；helpful
【解析】【分析】文章大意：本文是一篇与睡眠有关的短文，讲述了睡眠与健康的关系，不同年龄的人需要不同的睡眠时间，中国青少年学生的睡眠现状以及解决措施等。

（1）句意：每年，世界各地都有一个节日来庆祝良好健康睡眠的重要性——世界睡眠日。

由前面的定冠词the，可知此处应填入一个名词，important是形容词“重要的”，与其对应的名词是importance“重要”，故答案填importance。

（2）句意：据说每晚8小时的睡眠时间被认为是平均睡眠时间。

由题干可知主语eight hours与动词consider之间存在被动关系，所以应用被动语态，文章时态为一般现在时，时间作主语谓语动词用单数，所以be动词用is，consider的过去分词是considered，故答案填is considered。

（3）句意：然而，去年中国青少年研究中心报道。

由last year可知，动词时态用一般过去时，report的过去式为reported，故答案填reported。

（4）句意：大约五分之四的中学生睡眠不足。

这里考查分数的表达方法，在英语中一般用基数词表示分数的分子，用序数词表示分数的分母；当分子大于1时，分母要用复数形式，所以五分之四的正确书写是four fifths，故答案填fifths。

（5）句意：对于一些学生来说，他们想早点睡觉，但是他们总是担心他们的学业。

keep doing sth.或者keep+形容词，都表示“使…处于某种状态”，worried，是形容词，故答案填worrying/worried。

（6）句意：他们不能很快入睡。

联系上文语境，结合提示词可知此处句意为“他们不能很快入睡。

”“入睡”fall asleep，固定词组，前面有情态动词can't，所以这里用动词原形，故答案填asleep。

（7）句意：为了解决这类问题。

这里应用动词不定式表示目的，故答案填To solve。

（8）句意：科学家建议学生应该少做功课，多睡觉。

根据后面的more time to sleep可知此处应表达的是“作更少的功课”，句中暗含比较级，little的比较级为less，故答案填less。

（9）句意：比如白天小睡20分钟。

such as意思是“比如”，as是介词后接动词ing形式，故答案填taking。

（10）句意：良好的睡眠习惯也很有帮助。

前面有系动词are，后接形容词作表语，help“帮助”，动词，与其对应的形容词是helpful“有帮助的、有益的”，故答案填helpful。

【点评】考查语言综合运用能力，注意谓语的时态，语态，非谓语动词，词性，连词搭配等多种用法。

7．用括号内所给动词的适当形式填空，必要时可加助动词或情态动词.
Mrs. Black is in the supermarket. She is choosing some gifts for the Browns. The Browns moved into a new house. Yesterday Mrs. Black got their housewarming invitation，and she ________ (accept)it.
Mrs. Black first gets some candles. She hopes the Browns' new house will always be ________(be) filled with light. Different shapes of candles are available here. She puts some heart shaped ones into her basket. Then Mrs. Black ________(take) a broom (扫帚). With the gift，the Browns will always have a healthy and happy life，because it ________(sweep) (扫) both dirt and bad luck away. Next，Mrs. Black takes a bottle of honey．She wants the Browns'
life ________(be) as sweet as it.
Finally，Mrs. Black decides ________(make) some bread after she gets home. The delicious gift ________(be)great，because it has a good meaning, too. The people living in the new house will never go hungry.
Mrs. Black believes that the Browns will love her gifts.
【答案】 accepted；be；takes；can sweep；to be；to make；will
【解析】【分析】大意：短文主要介绍了Black小姐为了给Brown一家庆祝乔迁之喜购买的礼物。

（1）句意：她接受了它。

根据上文 Yesterday Mrs. Black got their housewarming invitation 昨天Black小姐收到了他们的邀请，可知时态为一般过去时，应用accept的过去式accepted。

故答案为accepted。

（2）句意：她希望Brown家的房子总是充满光。

根据will可知，空格处应用be原形。

故答案为be。

（3）句意：然后，black小姐拿了一把扫帚。

根据上文She puts some heart shaped ones into her basket. 她把一些心形的放进篮子，可知本句时态为一般现在时。

根据主语she可知，应用take的三单形式takes。

故答案为takes。

（4）句意：因为它可以扫掉灰尘和坏运气。

根据上文 a broom (扫帚) ，可知可以扫掉灰尘和坏运气，用can sweep。

故答案为can sweep。

（5）句意：她希望Brown家的生活像它一样甜蜜。

固定搭配want to do sth.想要做某事，可知应用to be。

故答案为to be。

（6）句意：最后，Black小姐决定回家后做一些面包。

固定搭配decide to do sth.决定去做某事。

故答案为to make。

（7）句意：这美味的礼物将会是很棒的。

根据上文 after she gets home. 在她回家之后，可知她现在还没有做，应用一般将来时will+动词原形。

故答案为will be。

【点评】考查语法填空，注意根据单词在语境中的词性进行必要的变形，同时熟记固定搭配和基本句型。

8．阅读下面的短文，在空白处填入一个适当的词或填入括号中所给单词的正确形式（每空不多于两个单词）
This is Tammela School, a primary school in Finland. The students are having a math class with their robot teacher.
The "teacher" is ________ small, blue machine about 25cm high, Reuters reported. Whenever students have problems, it helps them very ________ (patient) and never gets bored.
"The robot can make students ________ (active) in class than usual. I see Elias as one of the ________ (tool) to get different kinds of practice and activities into the classroom," a teacher told Reuters.
So far the school ________ (introduce) four robot teachers, one of whom is a language teacher that can speak 23 languages and dance to music. "________ is necessary to encourage kids to come up ________ new ways to make use of technology in school life," the head of the school ________ (add) in the interview.
The robot teachers are used ________ (help) improve learning. This doesn't mean that human teachers will lose their jobs. The robots can teach well, ________ they are not able to keep class in order. The school still needs human teachers.
【答案】 a；patiently；more active；tools；has introduced；It；with；added；to help；but 【解析】【分析】文章大意：主要介绍芬兰学校引进四种“机器人”老师在教学中的应用及优缺点。

（1）考查不定冠词。

句意：据路透社报道，“老师”是一台高约25厘米的蓝色小机器。

machine，机器，可数名词单数，small以辅音开头的，要用不定冠词a。

故答案为a。

（2）考查副词。

句意：它会帮助他们耐心地从不感到厌烦。

修饰代词helps，且空格前有very，要用副词原级。

patient的副词patiently。

故答案为patiently。

（3）考查形容词比较级。

句意：机器人可以使学生在课堂上比平时更活跃。

make+宾语+宾补（形容词），且空格后有than，要用形容词比较级。

active的比较级，more active。

故答案为more active。

（4）考查名词复数。

句意：我认为伊莱亚斯是把不同类型的练习和活动带入课堂的工具之一。

one of the+可数名词复数，......之一。

tool的复数tools。

答案为tools。

（5）考查现在完成时。

句意：到目前为止，学校引进了四名机器人教师。

由so far到......为止，常与现在完成时连用。

现在完成时have/has+过去分词，主语the school，第三人称单数，要用has，introduce的过去分词introduced。

故答案为has introduced。

（6）考查考查代词。

句意：有必要鼓励孩子们想出7种新的方法来利用学校生活中的技术。

由句子结o 构可知，缺少主语。

此处是不定式短语做主语。

符合It is +形容词+for sb. to do sth.故答案为It。

（7）考查介词。

句意：有必要鼓励孩子们想出新的方法来利用学校生活中的技术。

come up with，想出，固定短语。

故答案为with。

（8）考查一般过去时。

句意：学校的校长在采访中补充说到。

此部分是间接引语，要用一般过去时，add的过去式added。

故答案为added。

（9）考查不定式。

句意：机器人老师被用来帮助提高学习水平。

use sth. to do sth.用于做某事，固定搭配。

要用不定式to help。

故答案为to help。

（10）考查连词。

句意：这些机器人能很好地教学，但他们不能保持课堂秩序。

根据前后两句意思可知是转折的关系，要用转折连词but。

故答案为but。

【点评】考查语法填空。

主要涉及的名词复数、副词、形容词比较级、现在完成时、一般过去时、不定式等，确定单词的用法的同时，也要注意单词拼写。

9．阅读下面短文，在空白处填入一个适当的词，或填入括号中所给单词的正确形式。

"After walking through the mirror, many strange things happened to Alice. One day, she________ (meet) a unicorn(独角兽).'What－is－this? 'the unicorn asked its friend. 'That is a child,' ________ (reply)the friend. 'Ah,' said the unicorn, I always thought they were fabulous monsters(传说中的怪兽)! Is it alive？'Alice then said, "Do you know,' I always thought unicorns, were fabulous monsters ________? I never saw one alive before!'"
Fifty years before Lewis Carroll (1832-1898) wrote________ (he) stories about Alice, many people still believed in the myth (神话) of unicorns. But in the early nineteenth century, a
French________ (science) named Baron Cuvier showed that unicorns were only a ________ (product) of imagination.
For hundreds of years before that, things were very different. Everybody________ (believe) that unicorns were real, but very few people saw them. Julius Caesar, who built the Roman Empire, ever said that the animal had the head of a deer, the ________ (foot) of an elephant and a one-meter-long horn on its forehead. Marco Polo, who thought he saw a unicorn in India, agreed that it had elephants' feet and a horn, ________ said it had a pig's head. He was almost certainly describing a rhinoceros(犀牛)! By the sixteenth century，when books about animals were ________ (become)very popular, everyone agreed that the unicorn looked like a white horse with a horn.
【答案】 met；replied；too；his；scientist；product；believed；feet；but；becoming 【解析】【分析】本文介绍了独角兽的样子。

（1）句意：一天，她遇到了一只独角兽。

结合文章用了过去式，可知，meet的过去式为met，故答案为met。

（2）句意：朋友说到。

结合文章用了过去式，可知应该填入reply的过去式，为replied，故答案为replied。

（3）句意：我总是认为独角兽也是传说中的怪兽？结合前文提到I always thought they were fabulous monsters可知，此句的意义为也是传说中的怪兽，空缺填入too，故答案为too。

（4）句意：Lewis Carroll写了关于Alice的他的故事。

结合空缺修饰stories，可知空缺的意义为他的，填入形物代，故答案为his。

（5）句意：一个法国科学家叫做Baron Cuvier显示怪兽只是想象中的产品。

根据French 修饰的science，可知空缺应该是一个名词，且是一个人，故填入scientist，科学家，故答案为scientist。

（6）句意：一个法国科学家叫做Baron Cuvier显示怪兽只是想象中的产品。

结合短语a product of，产品，可知空缺填入product，故答案为product。

（7）句意：每个人都相信独角兽是真实的。

根据文章用了过去式，可知believe应该用过去式，为believed，故答案为believed。

（8）句意：大象的脚和它前额上有一个一米长的角。

结合独角兽有很多角，可知空缺填入feet，用复数，故答案为feet。

（9）句意：但是据说有一只猪一样的头。

结合前面提到独角兽是鹿的头，而此处说了猪的头，可知空缺的意义为转折，填入but，故答案为but。

（10）句意：当关于动物的书变得很受欢迎。

结合be动词后面加动词ing形式，可知空缺应该填入becoming，故答案为becoming。

【点评】考查语法填空，做此类题首先熟悉文章大意，然后结合语法知识，给出空缺单词的正确形式，即可。

10．阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。

One day, a mother horse told her son, "My child, will you ________(happy) go and carry this bag of wheat to the mill(磨坊) to make it ________ flour?" The little horse agreed without。