高三专题 语法填空

高三专题语法填空

阅读下面材料，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。

一

Several men hit the Sao Paulo Museum of Art just before dawn on December 20th , 2007，and__1__shocked the authorities as it took the thieves just three minutes to steal paintings__2__two world­famous artis ts, Pablo Picasso__3__Candido Poninari，__4__are worth millions of dollars. Images from the secret camera show that two men began their action at 5∶09 a. m．，__5__the guards in the museum were going through their shift change(换岗). They broke through two glass doors，__6__(run) to the museum's top floor and grabbed the two paintings from different rooms，somehow__7__(avoid) nearby guards. The alarm never rang，and by 5∶12 a. m. ，they were making their escape. After__8__，the police were interviewing the 30 museum employees. “Everything indicates thieves were sent to do it by some wealthy art lover for__9__own collection. He was not rich enough to buy the paintings，__10__he was wealthy，” said the lead police officer，Marcos Gomes de Moura.

1．______ 2.______ 3.______ 4.______ 5.______

6．______ 7.______ 8.______ 9.______ 10.______

二

Once upon a time there was a rich merchant__1__had four wives. He loved the 4th wife the most. He took great care of her and gave her nothing__2__the best. He also loved the 3rd wife very much. He was very__3__(pride) of her and always wanted to show off her to his friends. He also loved his 2nd wife. She is__4__very considerate person, always patient and in fact is the merchant's close friend.__5__the merchant faced some problems, he always turned to his 2nd wife and__6__would always help him out and tide(帮助渡过) him__7__difficult times. Now, the merchant's 1st wife is a very loyal partner and has made great__8__(contribute) in maintaining his wealth and business as well as__9__(take) care of the household.__10__， the merchant did not love the first wife and although she loved him deeply, he hardly took notice of her.

1．______ 2.______ 3.______ 4.______ 5.______

6．______ 7.______ 8.______ 9.______ 10.______

三

On keeping a Diary in English

Keeping a diary in English is one of the__1__(effect) ways to improve our English writing ability.

__2__(compare) with other forms of writing, it is shorter and takes__3__time. It can help us to develop the habit of thinking in English.__4__we persist in this practice, gradually we'll learn how to express ourselves in English. In keeping a diary in English, we certainly run up against many__5__. In the first place，__6__often happens that we have trouble finding appropriate words and phrases to give expression to our mind. Secondly, there are many idiomatic ways of saying things in Chinese. And it is extremely hard for us to put them into English properly.

As far as I__7__(concern), my__8__(suggest) is that we should always have a notebook and a Chinese­English dictionary within easy reach. Whenever something beats us, we can first put it down in our notebook and then consult our dictionary. We can also turn to our English teacher for help, if necessary. In short, I believe that it

is__9__great use to keep a diary in English for__10__development of our writing skills. 1．______ 2.______ 3.______ 4.______ 5.______

6．______ 7.______ 8.______ 9.______ 10.______

四

We are all busy talking about and __1__(use) the Internet, but how many of us

know__2__history of the Internet?

Many people are__3__(surprise) when they find that the Internet was not set up in the 1960s.At that time, computers were large__4__expensive. Computer networks didn't work well. If one computer in the network broke__5__， then the whole network stopped. So a new network system had to be set up. It should be good enough to be used by many different computers. If part of the network was working, information could be

sent__6__another part. In this way the computer network system would keep on__7__(work) all the time.

The Internet was only used by the government in the 1960s, but in the early 1970s, universities, hospitals and banks were allowed to use it too. However, computers were still very expensive and the Internet was difficult to use.__8__the start of 1990s, computers became cheaper and easier to use. Scientists had also developed software that made “surfing” the Internet more__9__(convenience)．