考前热身练习(完形填空和语法填空)

2008届广东高考英语考前热身练习(完形填空和语法填空)

I组：2008年珠海市高三第一次统一考试

第二部分语言知识及运用（共两节，满分35分）

第一节：完形填空（共10小题；每小题2分，满分20分）

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从21-30各题所给的四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Small moments sometimes last a very long time. And a few words—though they mean

21 at the time to the people who say them—can have great power.

I recently heard a story from Malcolm Dalkoff, who has been a professional 22 for the last twenty-four years, mostly in advertising.

As a boy, Dalkoff was terribly shy and 23 . He had few friends and no self-confidence. Then one day, his high-school English teacher, Ruth Brauch, asked the class to write their own chapter that would 24 the last chapter of the novel since they had been reading To Kill a Mockingbird. Dalkoff wrote his chapter and turned it in. Today he cannot recall anything special about the chapter he wrote, or what 25 Mrs. Brauch gave him. 26 , what he does remember is the four words in the paper: ―This is good writing.‖ Four words. They 27 his life.

―Until I read those words, I had no idea of who I was or what I was or what I was going to be,‖ he said, ―After reading her 28 ,I went home and wrote a short story, 29 I had always dreamed of doing but never believed I could do.‖

Over the rest of that year in school, he wrote many short stories and always brought them to Mrs. Brauch for instruction. ―She was 30 , helping and honest. She was just what I needed,‖ Dalkoff said.

21 A. much B. little C. well D. ill

22 A. report B. designer C. writer D. teacher

23 A. weak B. independent C. troublesome D. helpless

24 A. follow B. change C. connect D. explain

25 A. help B. encouragement C. grade D. words

26 A. Therefore B. However C. Meanwhile D. Besides

27 A. improved B. developed C. changed D. enriched

28 A. chapter B. novel C. note D. explanation

29 A. everything B. something C. nothing D. anything

30 A. encouraging B. careful C. strict D. effective

第二节：语法填空（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）

仔细阅读下面的短文，短文中有10个空格。请按照每小题的具体要求完成语法填空。答案写在答题卷上标号为31-40的对应位置。

I now had the key to all languages, __31_ I was eager to learn to use it. Children __32__ can hear learn languages without any particular effort. __33__ hear other people speak, and enjoy

trying to make the same sounds. The__34__ child must learn languages in a slow and often painful way. __35__ even though the learning may be slow and painful, the result is wonderful. We advance gradually from merely__36__ (name) objects to understanding the thought in a line of Shakespeare.

At first, when my teacher told me about a new thing, I asked very__37__ questions. My ideas were not clear, and I didn’t know many. But as my knowledge of things__38__ ( grow）and I learned more and more words, I could ask more questions, and I would return again and again __39__ the same subject, eager for more information. Sometimes a new word made me remember an experience I had had__40__ (early).

II 组：2008年佛山市普通高中高三教学质量检测(二)

二、语言知识及应用(共两节，满分35分)

第一节完形填空(共l0小题；每小题2分，满分20分)

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从21—30各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选

项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Every year, the village of PeRineo celebrates its unique arts festival．For a few days each summer，artists from all over Europe 21 at this Village near t11e north coast of Sicily to enjoy the creative atmosphere．During their stay, the artists get together with the 1ocal people to paint a one-kilometer long picture that runs the 22 of t11e high street．Once the painting is done，each visiting artist joins a 1ocal family for a big lunch and，in exchange for the 23 ，the family receives the section of the painting that the artist has painted．As a result，though few villagers are 24 ，almost every home has at least one painting by a well-known 25 artist．Visitors to the Village are 26 invited into homes to see these paintings．The festival，which was 27 four years ago，was the idea of Antonio Presti，a local businessman．Since then，Pettineo has 28 a sort of family art museum in which any Visitor can ring the doorbell，go into a house and admire a painting．In addition to this 29 of paintings in people's homes，for those who have time to spare，there is an opportunity，to 30 through the display of huge sculptures in the village square．

21．A．join B．crowd C．gather D．combine

22．A．size B．length C．width D．area

23．A．painting B．gun C．meal D．festival

24．A．fortunate B．delighted C．enthusiastic D．wealthy

25．A．European B．Pettineo C．Italian D．Sicilian

26．A．rarely B．eagerly C．suddenly D．secretly

27．A．made up B．put forward C．brought about D．set up

28．A．become B．developed C．grown D．changed

29．A．purchase B．sales C．exchange D．exhibition

30．A．move B．step C．wander D．run

第二节语法填空(共l0小题：每小题1．5分，满分15分)

阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空，并将答案填写在答题卷标号为3l一40的相应位置上。

Several men hit the Sao Paulo Museum of Art just before dawn on Thursday, December 20th，2007．Authorities said that 31 thieves must have been well prepared，as 32 took