2016届高考语法专项复习单项填空（13）
1. ---Bill is a gentle man but known to be very strict in his work , so he never tolerates any delay
of the report, ______?
--- _______. Well, __________.
A. isn’t he; Yes; so am I
B. does he; No; neither do I
C. does he; No; it is the same with me
D. isn’t he; Yes; so do I
2. It was made clear that only when the rescue team arrived and brought the fire under control ______ to return to their homes.
A. the residents would be permitted
B. had the residents been permitted
C. would the residents be permitted
D. the residents had been permitted
3. ---It is often said that the joy of traveling is not in arriving at your destination but in the journey itself.
--- I can’t agree more. Anyway, so many of tourism attractions ______ that most visitors simply run out of time before seeing it all, which still bring them much pleasure.
A. offers Being
B. Beijing offers
C. does Beijing offer
D. Beijing does offer
4. ---_______ over there ______ you'll be able to see the oil painting better.
--- You are right. Many people are not convinced that an amateur artist could have created such a magnificent work, _____?
A. Standing; so ; do they
B. Stand ing; /; couldn’t he
C. Stand; and; are they
D. Stand; or; didn’t he
5. A: Why was it that Tom was absent from the press conference but hadn’t informed us in advance?
B: He must have been delayed by some urgent matter, _____?
C: I think so. It wasn’t like him to have done such an unreasonable thing _______ he
promised to come.
A. mustn’t he; since
B. didn’t he; while
C. wasn’t he; when
D. hasn’t he; as
6. --- Earnest and sincere apology as the boss has made for their awful food and service, I would
never come to this restaurant again.
---It’s the first time that I ___________ you lose temper so terribly.
A. see
B. have seen
C. saw
D. had seen
7. ---It was how the young man had learned five foreign languages attracted the
audience’s interest. I hear you know him.
--- Yes. It was in the dormitory he lived, which was two months ago, when I went to visit my old classmate.
A. that; that
B. that; where
C. what; which D、which; that
8. ----You ought to have given them some advice that not only could they bring snacks and
drinks, but they also brought cards for entertainment when they had a picnic in the forest. ---- ,but who cared what I said?
A. So ought I
B. So I ought
C. I did so
D. So I did
9. ---Can you place an order for this set of electric devices now? They are designed to help you.
In no way __________ intended to make your life more complex or less comfortable.
--- I wish to be allowed to think twice, _____?
A. are they ; may I
B. they are; will you
C. are they ; don’t I
D. they are;
don’t you
10. “ Why! I have been waiting for so long a time. __________ you are doing?” The door
opened and _________ a middle-aged woman __________ an expensive fur coat.
A. What is it that; in came; in
B. What it is that; came in; in
C. How is it that; in came; with
D. How it is that; came in; on
11. Mike is a diligent and warm-hearted student. He is only too ready to help others heart and
body, seldom , ________, refusing them when they turn to him. This is the third time this week that he has offered to carry water for you, ______?
A. if so; hasn’t he
B. if so;isn’t it
C. if not; isn’t it
D. if not; isn’t this
12. ----It was for this reason that her uncle moved out of New York and settled down in a small
town, _____?
---- Yes. It was three years later ______ he came back to have a look and stayed only two weeks _________ he left. It _____ nearly twenty years ______ he lived in New York.
A. didn’t he; when; that; was; since
B. didn’t he; before; when; is; after
C. wasn’t it; that; when; was; before
D. wasn’t it; that; before; is; since
https://www.doczj.com/doc/c82206988.html,parison may make something appear more beautiful than it is ____ alone.
A. if seeing
B. when seen
C. to be seen
D. to see
14. I finally got the job I dreamed about. Never in all my life ________ so happy!
A. did I feel
B. I felt
C. I had felt
D. had I felt
15. ______can you expect to get a pay rise.
A．With hard work B．Although work hard
C．Only with hard work D．Now that he works hard
16. The old couple have been married for 40 years and never once with each other.
A．they had quarreled B．they have quarreled
C．have they quarreled D．had they quarreled
17. I failed in the final examination last term and only then the importance of studies.
A. I realized
B. I had realized
C. had I realized
D. did I realize
18. Of the making of good books there is no end; neither ______ any end to their influence
man’s lives.
A. there is
B. there are
C. is there
D. are there
19. Maybe you have been to many countries , but nowhere else such a beautiful palace .
A．can you find B．you could find C．you can find D．could you find
20. ____ snacks and drinks, but they also brought cards for entertainment when they had a
picnic in the forest.
A. Not only they brought
B. Not only did they bring
C. Not only brought they
D. Not only they did bring
21. ______, Carolina couldn't get the door open.
A. Try as she might
B. As she might try
C. She might as try
D. Might she as try
22. ______ about wild plants that they decided to make a trip to Madagascar for further research
A. So curious the couple was
B. So curious were the couple
C. How curious the couple were
D. The couple was such curious
23. Never before _______ in greater need of modern public transport than it is today.
A. has this city been
B. this city has been
C. was this city
D. this city was
24. _____, he talks a lot about his favorite singers after class.
A. A quiet student as he may be
B. Quiet student as he may be
C. Be a quiet student as he may
D. Quiet as he may be a student
25. In the dark forests ________, some large enough to hold several English towns.
A．stand many lakes B．lie many lakes
C．many lakes lie D．many lakes stand
26. Be sure to write to us, _________?
A. will you
B. aren’t you
C. can you
D. mustn’t you
27. --- Alice, you feed the bird today, _________?
--- But I fed it yesterday.
A. do you
B. will you
C. didn’t you
D. don’t you
28. The news that they failed their driving test discouraged him, _________?
A. did they
B. didn’t they
C. did it
D. didn’t it
29. I don’t suppose anyone will volunteer, _________?
A. do I
B. don’t I
C. will they
D. won’t they
30. Mrs. Black doesn’t believe her son is able to design a digital camera, _________?
A. is he
B. isn’t he
C. doesn’t she
D. does she
31. Brian told you that there wasn’t anyone in the room at that time, ________?
A. was there
B. wasn’t there
C. didn’t he
D. did he
32. Bill’s aim is to inform the viewers that cigarette advertising on TV is illegal, _______?
A. isn’t it
B. is it
C. isn’t be
D. is he
33. There is no light in the dormitory. They must have gone to the lecture, _______?
A. didn't they
B. don' t they
C. mustn't they
D. haven' t they
34. There was a loud scream from the backstage immediately after the concert ended, ______ ?
A. wasn’t there
B. was there
C. didn’t it
D. did it
35. He never said that he was good at mathematics, ________ ?
A. was he
B. wasn’t he
C. did he
D. didn’t he
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语法填空专项训练 1 Before the 17th century, most of the native English speakers lived in England. After the 17th century, British people began to move to other ___66___ (country). Gradually, English was spoken there. At present ___67___ (many) people speak English as their first, second or a foreign language than ever before. ___68___ (luck), native English speakers can understand each other even if they don’t speak the same kind of English. English ___69___ (change) and developed when cultures met and communicated with each other over the past centuries. The English ___70___ (speak) in England between about AD450 and 1150 was very different ___71___ the modern English we speak today. It was the new settlers that enriched the English language and ___72___ (especial) its vocabulary. The English language was settled by the 19th century ___73___ two big changes in English spelling happened. English now is also spoken as a foreign ___74___second language in South Asia. China may have the ___75___ (large) number of English learners. 66.【答案】countries 【解析】考查名词。country是可数名词，此处由other修饰用复数形式，指其他的国家。故填countries. 67. 【答案】more 【解析】考查比较级。根据句中的than ever before可知含有和以前比较的意思，要用比较级表示更多的人，故填more. 68. 【答案】Luckily 【解析】考查副词。此处单独使用作状语要用副词形式，指“幸运的是”，故填Luckily. 69. 【答案】has changed 【解析】考查时态。根据句意和时间状语over the past centuries可知与现在完成时连用，主语是单数，故填has changed. 70. 【答案】spoken 【解析】考查过去分词。English和动词speak是被动关系，此处是过去分词作定语，故填spoken.
2016高考英语语法填空真题精选10篇 Passage 1 (2015?新课标全国Ⅰ) 阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。 Yangshuo，China It was raining lightly when I __1__ (arrive) in Yangshuo just before dawn.But I didn't care.A few hours __2__，I'd been at home in Hong Kong，with __3__ (it) choking smog.Here，the air was clean and fresh，even with the rain. I'd skipped nearby Guilin，a dream place for tourists seeking the limestone mountain tops and dark waters of the Li River __4__ are pictured by artists in so many Chinese __5__ (painting).Instead，I'd headed straight for Yangshuo.For those who fly to Guilin，it's only an hour away __6__ car and offers all the scenery of the better-known city. Yangshuo __7__ (be) really beautiful.A study of travelers __8__ (conduct) by the website TripAdvisor names Yangshuo as one of the top 10 destinations in the world.And the town is fast becoming a popular weekend destination for people in Asia.Abercrombie & Kent，a travel company in Hong Kong，says it __9__ (regular) arranges quick getaways here for people __10__ (live) in Shanghai and Hong Kong. Passage 2 (2015?新课标全国Ⅱ) 阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。 The adobe dwellings(土坯房)__1__(build) by the Pueblo Indians of the American Southwest are admired by even __2__ most modern of architects and engineers.In addition to their simple beauty，what makes the adobe dwellings admirable is their __3__(able) to “air condition”a house without __4__(use)electric equipment.Walls made of adobe take in the heat
2019年高考英语语法填空实战模拟 (名师精剖析解题技巧与方法+实战练习，值得下载练习) 篇一:语法填空答题技巧 {} 语法填空解题流程 {} 语法填空答题技巧 形式一有提示词类 (一)提供动词类 当设空处提供动词原形，设空处一般考查动词的时态、语态、非谓语动词或 词类转化。其解题步骤为： 全国Ⅰ]But for tourists like me，pandas are its top __61__(attract)．[典例1][2016· [剖析]考查名词。句意：对于像我一样的游客，大熊猫是最大的吸引。形容词 top“头等的；最重要的”后面跟名词形式。故填attraction。 [典例2][2016· 全国Ⅰ]My ambassadorial duties will include __67__(introduce) British visitors to the 120-plus pandas at Chengdu and others at a research centre in the misty mountains of Bifengxia.
[剖析]include为及物动词，后面应用动名词形式作宾语。故填introducing。 全国Ⅱ]Leaving the less important things until tomorrow __63__ [典例3][2016· (be) often acceptable. [剖析]分析句子结构可知，动名词短语Leaving the less...until tomorrow作主语，故63处应为谓语动词且应用单数形式。故填is。 (二)词性转换类 词性转换多以派生词变化为主，如：形容词与副词间的相互转化形容词与名 词间的相互转化；形容词与动词间的相互转化；动词与名词间的相互转化等。其 解题步骤为： 全国Ⅰ]The title will be __63__(official)given to me at a ceremony [典例1][2016· in London. [剖析]考查副词。修饰动词应用副词形式。应填officially。 全国Ⅱ]Then，handle the most important tasks first so you'll feel a [典例2][2016· real sense of __62__ (achieve)． [剖析]考查名词。介词of后应用名词作宾语。故填achievement。 特别提醒：1.括号中所给词为形容词或副词时，也有可能是考查其比较等级。 [典例1]The__68__(hard) you try to beat him，the more likely you will get hit.He controls you! [剖析]分析句子结构以及根据句意可知，此处为“the＋比较级．..，the＋比较级．..”结构，表示“越……，就越……”，故答案为harder。 2．括号中所给词为名词时，有可能不是考查词性转换，而是考查单复数。 [典例2]．..for most of us the __69__(change) are gradual and require a lot of effort and work，like cleaning up a polluted river. [剖析]由定冠词the可知，此处应填名词，由谓语动词are和require可知此处 应用复数形式changes。 3．有个别空可能是词义转换题，词性不一定要变，主要是考查与词根意义相 反的派生词，需根据句子意思及前后逻辑关系，在词根前加un-，im-等，在词根
高三英语专项训练----语法填空 （1）(Topic: ) Once there lived a rich man who wanted to do something for the people of his town. But first he wanted to find out 16 _______ they deserved his help. In the centre of the main road into the town，he placed 17 ___ very large stone. Then he 18____ (hide) behind a tree and waited. Soon an old man came along with his cow.“Who put this stone in the centre of the road?” said the old man, 19____ he did not try to remove the stone. Instead, with some difficulty he passed around the stone and continued on his way.20 ______ man came along and did the same thing; then another came，and another. All of them complained about the stone but did not tried to remove 21______. Late in the afternoon a young man came along. He saw the stone, 22 _______ (say) to himself: “The night will be very dark. Some neighbors will come along later 23 _____ the dark and will fall against the stone.” Then he began to move the stone. He pushed and pulled with all his 24 ________ (strong) to move it. How great was his surprise at last! 25 ________ the stone，he found a bag of money. （2）(Topic: ) The best gift I ever received is the parents that were given to me. I could not have picked out 16 _______ (good) parents myself. My mom is smart，funny，and very artistic. She loves painting and encouraging other people to paint as well. She owns 17______ own book and art store. And at night she teaches adult 18 ________ (educate). She helps kids 19 _________ have dropped out of high school 20 _________ (get) their diploma. She always has time for me and my brothers. She hardly ever gets mad 21 ______ us and loves doing new things with us，22 _____ going to a new museum or going out onto the beach in the middle of the winter and taking pictures at the beach in the snow. My dad knows 23 _____ to fix anything and loves to play musical instruments. He helps me with my science projects and other school projects. He works hard to make money for our family and hardly ever complains. He loves skating with me and 24______ (build) us a half pipe and other cool things. So I have to say that 25 _______ gift I’m most grateful for is the one the God gave me—my parents. （3）(Topic: ) Sometimes Chinese English teachers are puzzled by such questions，“Have you got any skills in reading comprehension?” Actually，many of the teachers can’t give students 16 ___ efficient way to deal with reading. Anyway，17 _____ often simply say，“Read more and practise more，and you 18 ______ (get) more experience in reading comprehension.” Frankly, these teachers’ good 19_________ (suggest) are only helpful to arouse students’ interest in reading 20 ____ not helpful to deal wit h the questions in the examinations of reading comprehension. Personally，I think the skill for reading comprehension should be based 21 ______ the knowledge of English writing. Since the English passages are written under some rules or principles，the science of reading 22 ______understanding may have a close relationship with writing.
高考语法填空专题训练 一 Once there lived a rich man 31 wanted to do something for the people of his town. 32 first he wanted to find out whether they deserved his help. In the centre of the main road into the town, he placed 33 very large stone. Then he 34 (hide ) behind a tree and waited. Soon an old man came along with his cow. “Who put this stone in the centre of the road?” said the old man, but he did not try to remove the stone. Instead, with some difficulty he passed around the stone and continued on his way. 35 man came along and did the same thing; then another came ,and another. All of them complained about the stone but not tried to remove 36 . Late in the afternoon a young man came along. He saw the stone, 37 (say) to himself: “The night 38 (be) very dark. Some neighbors will come along later in the dark and will fall against the stone.” Then he began to move the stone. He pushed and pulled with all his 39 (strong) to move it. How great was his surprise at last! 40 the stone, he found a bag of money. 31. who 32. But 33. a 34. hid 35. Another 36. it 37. saying 38. will be 39. strength 40. Under 二 The Internet is an amazing information resource. Students, teachers, and researchers use it as __31_ investigative tool. Journalists use it to find information for stories. Doctors use it to learn more about unfamiliar diseases and the 32_ (late) medical development. Ordinary people use it for shopping, banking, bill-paying, and communicating with family and friends. People all over the world use it to connect with individuals from _33 countries and cultures. However, __34____there are many positive developments __35__ (associate) with the Internet, there are also certain fears and concerns. __36___ concern relates to a lack of control over__37__ appears on the Internet. With television and radio there are editors to check the accuracy or appropriateness of the content of programs, and with television there are 38 (restrict) on what kinds of programs can __39__(broadcast) and at what times of the day. With the Internet, parents cannot check a published guide to determine what is suitable __40____ their children to see. 31. an 32. latest 33.other/different 34. while 35.associated 36. One 37. what 38. restrictions 39. be broadcast(ed) 40.for 三
高考英语语法填空之介词及介词短语专项练习 1.I began ________ a calculating machine ________ France ________ 164 2. 2.Spielberg is such a famous director that we're all looking forward to ________(see)his new films. 3.Driving cars instead of taking buses is harmful ________ our environment. 4.As far as I know, the little boy has a strong desire ________ knowledge. 5.On the contrary, most electronic media such ________ television, recordings, and radio make fewer demands on their audiences. 6.People love to get together to eat, drink and have fun ________each other. 7.________ tradition, Chinese people will have a family reunion, admire the moon and share the mooncakes. 8.Nanjing is an old city which lies ________ the Yangtze River. 9.Ensure the guard is ________ place before operating the machine. 10.We must wake up to the fact that this kind of animal is ________ danger of dying out. 11.He was tired ________ the city life and hoped to move to the country. 12.He couldn't hold back his tears when he recalled what he had gone ________ during his childhood. 13.She adapted herself quickly ________ the new life in London. 14.The teacher came in________ a book in his hand. 15.________ memory of the dead soldiers, a grand memorial was built on the spot of the great campaign. 16.Doctors should be patient ________ their patients. 17.After I was programmed ________ an operator who used cards ________ holes，I could “think” logically and produce an answer quicker than any person. 18.Instead ________ going ________ a diet, she eats less fat and sugar and exercises more. 19.There were scores of scenes in this film where I was moved ________ tears. 20.With the Chinese people _______(unite) as one, any attempt to separate China is bound to fail. 21.As we approach our teenage years, we have to go ______ many physical and emotional changes.
语法填空专项训练---介词 介词是高考中的一个重要考点，在高考中都有两空是专门考查介词的，占语法填空的五分之一。该题要求“在空格处填入一个适当的词”的限定，所以我们要重点关注简单介词(一个单词的介词)，主要考点有： 1.表示时间介词有 at, in, on表示时间点和时间段by 不迟于，到……时为止after 在……之后before在……之前for 表示一段时间during在……期间within在……期间，不超过since自从…throughout 贯穿……期间until/till直到from…to…从……到between在…之间over 在……期间，过完一段时间 2.表示方位的介词有 into 进入out of从……出来(a)round 围饶着或在……的各处along沿着 towards向或朝着to到或向from从up沿……而上 off从……离开或下来at朝着或向着for到…去down沿..而下 at在某一点或在(某物)旁in在某一范围内on在某物的表面上between在(两者)之间above在……的上头或高出below在…下面或低于among在(多者)之中around在……周围inside在……的里面outside在……的外面before在……之前behind在……的后面over在……的上方或上面under在……的下面或下方；beside/by在……的旁边near在……的附近beyond在……的那一边，远于，超过(某事物的范围) across在……的对面或那一边against 靠着 across从一边到另一边by/past从某人或某物的旁边经过 over从某人或某物的上空经过through从某事物的里面经过。 3. 表示原因的介词有because of, owing to, due to, for, with, at ( at常放在表示情感变化后的动词、形容词或名词后表示原因，相当于“听到或看到”)等。 4. 表示方式、方法或手段的介词有 By 乘、坐、骑(接交通工具), 靠、通过in用(某种语言或材料，如墨水, 抽象的文具in ink, in pen, in pencil等) with用(具体的工具)，和……一起；through通过(实践或书本)等 。 5. 表示“除……外”的介词有except, besides, but, except for等。 6. 表示“数量”的介词有about(大约), around(大约), over(超过)等 表示“关于”的介词有on, about等； 表示“所属”“部分与整体关系”的介词有of 表示(增加/减少，相差，高出等的)程度的介词有by 以及as(当作，作为)，like(像…一样)等。 7. 能接复合宾语的介词有with和without 8. 短语中的介词。“动词+介词”短语，look after, care for，congratulations on等； “动词+副词+介词”短语catch up with, get on with, work hard at, do well in等； “动词+名词+介词”take are of, take notice of等； “名词+介词”，effect on等。 解题技巧：
2016年高考英语改错题汇总 (2016 1卷)My uncle is the owner of a restaurant close to _____ 1 live. ________not very big , the restaurant is popular in our area. It is always ________(crowd) with customers at meal times. Some people even have to wait outside. My uncle _______(tell) me that the key _____ his success is honesty. Every day he makes sure that fresh ________(vegetable) and high quality oil are used for _______(cook). My uncle says that he ________ dreams of becoming rich in a short period of time. Instead, he hopes that _____ business will grow _______(steady). (2016 2卷)The summer holiday is ________(come). My classmates and I are talking about ______ to do during the holiday. We can choose between staying at home and ______(take) a trip. _____ we stay at home, it is comfortable _______ there is no need to spend money. _______ in that case, we will learn little about the world. If we go on a trip abroad, we can ________(broad) our view and gain knowledge we cannot get from ________(book). Some classmates suggest we go to ________(place) of interest nearby. I think that it is a good idea. It ___________ cost much, yet we can still learn a lot. (2016 3卷)The teenage years from 13 to 19 _______(be) the most difficult time for me. They were also the best and worst years in my life. At first, I _________(think) I knew everything and could make decisions ________ myself. ___________, my parents didn’t seem to think _______. They always told me what to do and ___________ to do it. At one time , I even felt my parents couldn’t understand me so I hoped I could be free from them. I showed them I was ____________(independence) by wearing strange _________(cloth). Now I am ___________(leave) home for college. At last, I will be on _______(I) own, but I still want to have my parents to turn to whenever I need help. （2016四川） It is Mother’s Day today.Though it’s a ________(west) festival, it’s popular in China now. Mom has a full-time job, _______ she has to do most of the housework. She is a great mother._______ Dad and I planned to do something ______ Mother’s Day.We ________(get) up early in the morning.Dad cleaned the house,_______ then went shopping.________ he came back,I found a bunch of flowers in his hand.I asked Mom to stay in the sitting room and I cooked in the kitchen.The dishes I cooked ______(be) Mom’s fa vorite. At dinner,we said to her,“Happy _________(mother) Day！”Mom was grateful and__________( move). （2016浙江） When I was a very young child, my father _______(creat) a regular practice I remember _______(good) years later. _________ time he arrived home at the end of the day ,we’d greet h im at the door. He would ask _____ we were and pretend not to know us, Then he and my mother would have a drink ________ she prepared dinner and they would talk about his day and _______(her). While they ________(chat), my father would lift my sister and me up to sit ______ the top of the fridge. It was both exciting and __________(frighten) to be up there！ My sister and I thought he was so cool for_______ (put) us there. 2016年高考英语改错题汇总及答案 (2016 1卷)My uncle is the owner of a restaurant close to that 1 live. Though not very big ,but the restaurant is popular in our area. It is always crowded with customers at meal times. Some people even had to wait outside. My uncle tells me that the key to his success is honest. Every day he makes sure that fresh vegetables or high quality oil are using for cooking. My uncle says that he never dreams becoming rich in the short period of time. Instead, he hopes that our business will grow steady.
高中英语语法填空练习（24篇） 阅读下面短文，根据上下文填入适当的词语，或使用括号中的词语的适当形式填空，并将答案填写在答题卡上标号的相应位置。 （1） In the United States, there were 222 people 1.__________（report）to be billionaires（亿万富翁）in 2003. The 2.__________of these is Bill Gates, worth at least $ 41 billion, who made his money 3.__________starting the company Microsoft. Mr. Gates was only 21 years old 4.__________he first helped to set up the company in 1976. He was a billionaire 5. __________the time he was 6.__________, there are still some other people who have made lots of money at even 7.__________（young）ages. Other young people who have struck it rich include Jackie Coogan and Shirley Temple. 8.__________of these child actors made over a million dollars9.__________（act）in movies before they were 14. But10.__________ youngest billionaire is Albert von Thurn und Taxis of Germany, who, in 2001, inherited （继承）a billion dollars when he turned 18! （2） Finishing their shopping at the mall, a couple discovered that their new car 1.__________（steal）. They filed a report 2.__________the police station and a detective drove them 3.__________to the parking lot to look for evidence. To their 4.__________（amaze）, the car had been returned 5.__________there was a note in it that said: “I apologize for taking your ca r. My wife was having a baby and I had to rush her to the 6.__________. Please forget the inconvenience. There are two tickets 7.__________tonight's Mania Twain concert.” Their faith in humanity restored. The couple attended8.__________concert. But when they returned home, they immediately found. 9.__________their house had been ransacked （洗劫）. On the bathroom mirror was 10.__________note: “I have to put my kid through college somehow, don't I?” （3） People 1.__________（live）in different countries made different kinds of words. Today there are about fifteen hundred 2.__________in the world. Each contains many thousands of words. A very large dictionary,