高考英语二轮复习：专题限时训练(八) [说明文型语法填空]

专题限时训练(八)[说明文型语法填空]

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A

Chinese proverbs are rich and th ey are still widely used in Chinese people's daily life.

1.________ these proverbs there are often interesting stories. For example, the proverb, “plucking up a crop

2.________ (help) it grow”，is based on the following story.

It is said that a short-tempered man in the Song Dynasty (960—1279) was very anxious to help 3.________ rice crop grow up quickly. He was thinking about 4.________ day and night. But the crop was growing much slower than he expected.

One day, he came up with an idea 5.________ he would pluck up all of his crop a few inches. He did so the next day.

He was very tired 6.________ doing this for a whole day, 7.________ he felt very happy since the crop did “grow”8.________ (high)．

His son heard about this and went to see the crop. Unfortunately the leaves of the crop began to wither.

This proverb is saying we have to let things go in their 9.________ (nature) course. Being too anxious to help an event develop often 10.________ (result) in the contrary to our intention.

B

An application letter is to help you to “sell” yourself. It should be simple, human, personal and brief 1.________ leaving out any necessary fact.

In writing, keep 2.________ mind the things a possible employer most wants to know about are your qualifications, your aims.

The 3.________ (open) paragraph is important. If the first few sentences fail to win the reader's attention, the rest may not be read at all. Try 4.________ (key) your opening remarks to their needs or interests. For example, instead of beginning with “I saw your advertisement in today's paper，” you might say “I 5.________ (make) a careful study of your advertising during the past six months.”or “I have made a survey in my neighborhood to fi nd out how many housewives use your product and why 6.________ like it.”

Be clear about the job you are applying for. Employers want experience—7.________，naturally, no beginner has. The answer is 8.________ everything you have done is experience.

It is important to write a good strong closing for your letter. Make a specific request for an interview. 9.________ excellent idea is to enclose a stamped, self-addressed envelop with your letter, which makes it 10.________ (easy) for a possible employer to get in touch with you.

C

Sports should help a man to learn fairness, not only in games but also in and for life. If two teams play 1.________ game, one team must lose. If a dozen teams attend an athletic competition, 2.________ team will get the most points and all the 3.________ eleven teams will get 4.________ points. If a school team comes out last, that is no loss of face.

5.________ that team and that school mus t do is admit that it

6.________ (lose). The only intelligent reaction

7.________ defeat must be: next year we will do our best to come out on top, because from now on our team will devote

8.________ to a stricter course of training under competent instructors.