2018语法填空专练 1

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AHalloween is one of the most famous holidays in the US, and it is on October 31. People carve pumpkins and make 1. ________ (fun) faces on them. These 2. ________ (call) jack-o’-lanterns. On October 31, children dress up like witches, ghosts, or clowns. They go to many houses and knock on the door 3. ________ (say), “Trick or Treat!” It means that if people don’t give them 4. ________ treat, they will play some kind of trick 5. ________ the household. So, usually people give candy to them.I carved my first Halloween pumpkin at my friend Lucas’ house. First, I cut open the top of the pumpkin and pulled the seeds 6. ________. It was not easy for me because it was sticky and 7. ________ (smell) bad. Next, I carved the eyes and the mouth. When I finished making the face, I put a candle inside. It looked more beautiful than 8. ________ (intend), so I was happy.That was a good experience because I had a better 9. ________ (understand) of American culture by taking part in it. I think Halloween is an interesting American holiday 10. ________ involves all family members and neighbors too!BHave you ever suffered because of something you ate? Are you scared 1. ________ strawberries? Well, 2. ________ you are, you are not alone. Many people suffer from food allergies. For some 3. ________ (luck) people, even smelling or touching the food they are allergic to can cause a reaction. Common foods to 4. ________ people can be allergic include milk, eggs, nuts and seafood. In general, food allergies are not life threatening, but you 5. ________ need to be cautious. For example, take peanut allergies. In really bad cases, peanuts can result in 6. ________ symptom known as anaphylaxis (过敏反应), causing your airways 7. ________(block) and stopping you from breathing. When that happens, the person must be taken by ambulance to a hospital at once. There is no cure for food allergies other than 8. ________ (stay) away from the food that causes you to have reactions. This requires reading product ingredients 9. ________ (care) and making sure that the food you order in a restaurant is safe. If you have a friend who has a food allergy, pay special attention to 10. ________ you give him / her to eat. Their life could depend on it!CThe Burj Al Arab is a luxury hotel in Dubai. It stands on a man-made island 1. ________ (locate) just off Dubai’s coast, and is connected to the mainland by means of a private bridge. The amazing building is one of the tallest hotel in the world. It was designed to look like the sail of a “dhow”, 2. ________ type of Arabian boat. Tom Wright, the designer of the hotel, said he wanted the Burj Al Arab to be a symbolic 3. ________ (construct) for Dubai like the Eiffel Tower is for Paris.The Burj Al Arab has 202 rooms as well as six award-winning restaurants. One of these restaurants, the Al Muntaha, 4. ________ (offer) fantastic views of Dubai, because it is 200 metres above sea level.Guests 5. ________ decide to stay at the Burj Al Arab can look forward to 6. ________ (receive) extremely good service. From the moment you check in to the moment you are dropped off at the airport, the hotel’s staff take care of everything.7. ________ (fortunate), entry into the Burj Al Arab is not allowed unless you are a hotel guest. But don’t worry; views of the outside of the hotel are as 8. ________ (impress) as views of its inside. So, if you ever visit Dubai, be sure 9. ________ (take) a photograph of the Burj Al Arab. It is 10. ________ a doubt one of the most beautiful hotels in the world!DArchimedes was a famous ancient Greek inventor and mathematician. He is best known for discovering “Archimedes’s Principle”, 1. ________ scientific law thatexplains why some objects float. There are various stories that tell how he made this 2. ________ (discover). One story tells of a king named Hiero, 3. ________ suspected that his goldsmith had added some silver to a gold crown he had ordered. The king asked Archimedes 4. ________ his assistance in finding out the truth. For days Archimedes was unable to сome up with 5. ________ ideas. Then one day while getting into his bathtub, he noticed water spilling over the sides. Suddenly, he realised that when an object 6. ________ (place) in water, it moves some water from underneath it. By taking measurements of an object’s weight and the amount of water it moved, Archimedes could find out the “density (密度)” of the object. Because of this, he could conclude 7. ________ King Hiero’s crown was made entirely of gold or not. Archimedes was so 8. ________ (excite) when he realised this that he jumped out of his bathtub 9. ________ (shout) “Eureka!”, the Greek word for “I have found it.” Today, people often shout “Eureka!” 10. ________ (say) they have found a solution to a difficult problem.EIt happened two years ago. I was getting ready to go to Beijing 1. ________ I fell down the stairs and hurt my leg. I thought nothing 2. ________ (bad) could happen to me, so I decided to go anyway.I managed to talk my father into giving me a ride to the station, 3. ________ was five kilometers from our house. We planned to set out very early 4. ________ (catch) the 7 a.m. train but the car wouldn’t start. When we final ly left, 5. ________ was already 6:30. My father is a very slow driver so I asked him to speed up. When we were doing 120 km/h a policeman stopped us and handed out 6. ________ rather heavy fine to my father for speeding. I was very nervous — there were only fifteen minutes left and we were nowhere near the station yet. Much to my annoyance, the car 7. ________ (sudden) started to jerk (颠簸) and it soon turned out 8. ________ we had run out of petrol. We had to stop at the petrol station to fill up the tank. We finally got to the station at three minutes to seven.I kissed my father goodbye, jumped on the train and settled down in my seat 9. ________ relief. But as soon as we reached the next station, I realised that I 10. ________ (get) on the wrong train: I was traveling to Wuhan, not Beijing!FThe volume of traffic in many cities in the world today continues to expand. This causes many problems, 1. ________ (include) serious air pollution, long delays, and a great risk of accidents. Clearly, something must be done, but it is often difficult 2. ________ (persuade) people to change their habits and leave their cars at home.One possible approach is to make 3. ________ more expensive for people to use their cars by increasing parking charges and bringing in tougher fines for anyone 4. ________ breaks the law. In addition, drivers could be required to pay for using particular routes at different times of the day. This system, known as “road pricing”, with a special electronic card 5. ________ (fix) to the windscreen of the car, has already been introduced in a number of cities.Another way of dealing with the problem is to provide cheap parking on the outskirts of the city, and 6. ________ (proper) control the number of vehicles allowed into the centre. Drivers and their passengers then use a special bus 7. ________ (serve) for the final stage of their journey.Of course, the 8. ________ (important) thing of all is to provide good public transport. However, to get people to give up the comfort of their cars, public transport must be felt to be 9. ________ (rely) and convenient, with fares 10. ________ an acceptable level.参考答案：A 1. funny 2. are called 3. saying 4. a 5. on6. out7. smelled8. intended9. understanding 10. that / whichB 1. of 2. if 3. unlucky 4. which 5. still6. a7. to be blocked8. staying9. carefully 10. whatC 1. located 2. a 3. construction 4. offers 5. who / that6. receiving7. Unfortunately8. impressive9. to take 10. withoutD 1. a 2. discovery 3. who 4. for 5.any6. is placed7. whether8. excited9. shouting 10. to sayE 1. when 2. worse 3. which 4. to catch 5. it6. a7. suddenly8. that9. in 10. had gotF 1. including 2. to persuade 3. it 4. who / that 5. fixed6. properly7. service8. most important9. reliable 10. at解析：A1. funny。