2018语法填空专练 1

语法填空专练(一)

阅读下列材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（不多于3个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。

A

Halloween 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!

B

Have 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!

C

The 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!

D

Archimedes was a famous ancient Greek inventor and mathematician. He is best known for discovering “Archimedes’s Principle”, 1. ________ scientific law that