上海高考语法填空新题型

Read the following passage and fill in each blank in one of the following two ways: ①according to the context; ②using the correct form of the given words. (阅读下面的短文，用以下两种形式之一完成短文：①根据上下文

填空；②用所给单词的正确形式填空。)

（A）

What would you choose, if you were sitting in front of a TV and there was a book right next to you? The answer will most probably be the TV! Young people would certainly choose the TV, but you will be surprised to find out that the older 25 will at least hesitate about choosing it. Why is this? Are the books not as interesting as they used to be? Is it that the world 26_______ (change) so much in recent years that our habits are not the same any more ?

Nowadays many people have 27______ interest in literature. This may be a possible explanation. Another reason might be the change of lifestyle. We are more likely to visit a club or a bar 28______ (relax) ourselves after a long day's work, rather than read a book in the comfort of our own homes. People are more outgoing than they used to be. All the stress of work makes us want a quick relaxing means. Perhaps, most of us do not have the patience to read any more. It is much 29_______ (simple) to turn on the TV and watch the latest news around the world than read 19th century literature!

With all the TV programs, every one of us can find an interesting show or movie to watch. What's better than getting into bed with the remote control and 30______ (fall) asleep whenever you wish? You are 31______ master of all the TV programs. The only disadvantage is that TV will never provide you with all the facts that a book can do. TV is much more superficial (肤浅的)than books, 32 _____ _____ it does get you relaxed in just a moment!

（B）

There are several ways you can find out about the countries and places you wish to visit .You can talk to friends who have travelled to the places. Or you can see

a color film or read travel books.

It would seem 33 _____ there are three kinds of travel books. The first are those that give a personal, subjective account of travels 34 ______ the author has actually made himself. If they are informative and have a good index（索引）then they can be useful 35_____ you when you are planning your travels. The second kind are those books whose purpose is to give a purely objective description of things to be done and seen. If a well-read, cultured person has written such a book then it is even more useful. It can be sorted as a selected guide book The third kind are those books 36______ (call) “a guide” to some place or other. If they are good, they will, in addition to their factual information, give an analysis or an explanation. Like the first kind they can be 37______ (inspire) and interesting. But their basic purpose is to help the reader who wishes to plan in the most practical way.

38_____ kind of travel book you choose, you must make sure that 39______ does