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高二选修七语法填空和改错练习精选及参考答案William Wilberforce

William Wilberforce (24 August 1759 – 29 July 1833) was ___1____ English politician, philanthropist, and a leader of the movement 2 (abolish) the slave trade. A native of Kingston upon Hull, Yorkshire, he began his political career in 1780, eventually becoming the independent Member of Parliament for Yorkshire . In 1785, he became an Evangelical Christian, ___3___ resulted in major changes to his lifestyle and a lifelong concern for reform. In 1787, he came into contact with Thomas Clarkson and a group of anti-slave-trade activists. They persuaded Wilberforce to take ___4____ the cause of abolition, and he soon became one of the ___5___(lead) English abolitionists. He headed the campaign against the British slave trade for twenty years 6 the passage of the Slave Trade Act of 1807. Wilberforce ____7 (convince) of the importance of religion, ___8 (moral) and education. He championed causes and campaigns such as the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. His underlying conservatism led him to support 9 (politics) and socially controversial legislation, ____10___ (result) in criticism that he was ignoring injustices at home while campaigning for the enslaved abroad. In later years, Wilberforce supported the campaign for the complete ____11___ (abolish) of slavery, and continued his involvement after 1826, when he ____12___ (resign) from Parliament because of his ____13___ (fail) health. That campaign led to the Slavery Abolition Act 1833, which abolished slavery in most of the British Empire; Wilberforce died just three days after hearing that the ____14___ (pass) of the Act through Parliament was assured. He 15 (bury) in Westminster Abbey, close to his friend William Pitt.

参考答案: 1 an 2 to abolish 3. which 4. on 5. leading 6. until 7. was convinced

8. morality 9. politically 10. resulting 11. abolition 12. resigned 13. failing 14. passage 15. was buried （News, 16/04/2321）Historical research shows that in the 22nd century many people told stories about how, at one time, people could buy robots 1 house decorators. The robots would scan the literature for the latest ideas in home ___2___ (decorate). Often the robots would favor designs that were ____3___ (grand) than their owners wanted. Brightly colored cushions and beddings ____4___ (suggest) together with brightly patterned walls and carpets. Some of the clerks in the shops thought that designs were awful. ___5 some owners were firm with their robot's suggestion, others would turn around and walk out of the shop, feeling ____6___ (embarrass). A few other robots would even get into physical fights with ____7___ owners in public and their electrical systems sometimes would set ____8___ the shops' alarm. After a while the government decided such behavior was ___9 (appropriate) and passed a law ___10____ (declare) robots should not leave the house. So robots became household cleaners or industrial workers instead!

参考答案: 1 as 2 decoration 3 grander 4 would be suggested 5 While 6 embarrassed

7 their 8 off 9 inappropriate 10 declaring

On the morning of December 10th, Marion ___1____ (begin) to write her cards for Christmas. There were so many. She looked at the list of Christmas cards that she planned to send. They ___2____ (list) in the alphabetical order of the receivers’ family names. There were sixty in ___3 . The cards would be divided into six piles of ten. She ___4____ (plan) to write a few every afternoon because from then on till Christmas her time would _______ (organize) into shopping, cooking as well as writing the cards. ___6 that afternoon there would be no time for cards. She was going to learn how to display flowers ____7___ (beauty). She was accompanied by her neighbor, Sally. They ___8____ (connect) to a community program. Then on Christmas Day their families would be surrounded by lovely flower displays, excellent presents, and above all family ____9___ (affect). Marion was attached to her family and enjoyed making them happy. ____10____ (think) of that she sighed happily and began to write the first card.

参考答案: 1 began 2 were listed 3 all 4. planned 5. be organized 6. But

7. beautifully 8. were connected 9. affection 10. Thinking

Fishing nets in the sea have become a serious problem. They may be many kilometers long with plastic balls ____1___ (keep) them floating on the water, and ____2___ (weigh) to hold them down on the seabed. ____3___ (fortunate), the plastic nets are impossible to see underwater. So the term to describe ___4____ is "a wall of death". Their advantage is that they catch fish efficiently. ____5___, they also cause danger to sea animals. First, not only target fish are caught in the net, but many other sea animals are found ____6___ (hang) there. Those not ____7___ (need) for marketing are thrown away. Second, nets are in danger of ____8___ (cut) loose by fishermen. If a net becomes free-floating, it is moved by the tides all over the ocean. It behaves as a ____9___ danger, killing all that are trapped in it. So many animals _______(catch) in driftnets make many think that it is necessary to have a worldwide ban on all driftnet fishing.