40篇英语短文搞定高考3500单词改编语法填空第7篇

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【精品】2020年《高中英语单词串记法》40篇英语短文语法填空题1. Fall in Love with English1 (hide) behind the loose dusty curtain, a teenager packed up his overcoat into the suitcase. He planned to leave home at dusk2 there was thunder and lightning outdoors. He had got to do this3 he was tired of his parents’nagging about his English study and did not want to go through4 any longer. He couldn’t get along well with English and5 (dislike) joining in English classes because he thought his teacher ignored him on purpose. As a result, his score in each exam never added up6 over 60.His partner was concerned about him very much. She understood exactly 7 he was suffering from, but entirely 8 (agree) with his idea. In order to calm him down and settle 9 problem, she talked with him face to face and swapped a series of learning tips with him. The items she set down helped him find the highway to 10 (study) English well.The teenager was grateful and got great power from his friend’s words. Now, he has recovered from being upset and has fallen in love with English.2. Different Countries Have Different Kinds of EnglishesVoyages of people from England play an important part in spreading 1 English language. At present, English is frequently spoken 2 an official or common language in many countries, such as America, Singapore, Malaysia andsome African countries. All 3 (base) on British English, the English spoken in these countries can 4 (understand) well by native English speakers. But actually, these Englishes 5 （change）gradually in accents, spellings, expressions and the 6 (use) of vocabulary.Because of this fact, you can make use of the differences to tell 7 country the foreigners of your block are from. For example, if a boss fluently commands 8 driver, “Come up straight to my apartment by elevator 9 take some gas for my trucks and cabs”, instead of requesting, “Please come to my flat by lift and take some petrol for my lorries and taxis”, you can recognize his American identity, 10 the latter suggests that he is British.3. A Hard TripMy sister was fond of traveling. Ever since graduating, she 1 (determine) to organize a trip to an old temple. Since transporting fare was expensive, she decided to use a bicycle to cycle there not 2 (care) about the disadvantages. 3 stubborn attitude was always her shortcoming. Once she made up her mind to do something, no one could persuade her to change her mind. Finally, we gave in 4 usual though we preferred to take a train. 5 we prepared everything, including the schedule, 6 (rely) weather forecast and the insurance, we began our trip.Our journey was along a river 7 (flow) from a high altitude. Our pace was slow because the river frequently had many sharp bends through deep valleys, 8the water seemed to boil. Just as I recorded in my journal, it was really 9 hard journey. But we also enjoyed great views. One night, I put my head on my pillow —parcel of wool coats, 10 lay beneath the stars. When the flame in front of our cave went out at midnight, I found the sky so beautiful!4. A Horrible EarthquakeDirty water rose in wells and canals 1 the earthquake. But no one judged that an earthquake 2 (come). Suddenly, everything shook. It seemed as if the world was at an end. Millions of brick houses and a number of dams were destroyed. Railway tracks became useless bars. Pipes in mines burst and let out smelly steam. Huge cracks trapped cyclists everywhere.3 next day, this event was the headline or main title of all newspapers. With the reporters4 (give) an outline of the disaster, the whole nation was shocked 5_ ___ the damage and the victim’s extreme 6 (suffer). People were moved 7 they read that the survivors comforted each other by saying “Congratulations! You survived!”So they not only expressed 8 sympathy sincerely, but also organized together 9 (help) the victims right away. The injured were rescued and the dead were buried. The frightened survivors were dug out from under the ruins and 10 (offer) shelter, fresh water and electricity. Thanks to people’s help, the loss was minimized.5. The Great PresidentAs the founder of the republic, the president had many good qualities. 1 coming to power, he was a generous lawyer. He was willing to selflessly help everyone 2 turned to him. He accepted no fee 3 (offer) legal guidance and opinions to those who were out of work or uneducated. Later, 4 (believe) all mankind to be equal, he devoted 5 to stopping the unfair anti-black laws. He set up the Black Youth League and 6 (vote) to be the leader. However, 7 he kept peaceful principles without violence and terror, his mean enemies still blew up his house and attacked his relatives, 8 he himself couldn’t escape 9 (sentence) to 30 years in prison.Not fearing of the prison guards’10 (cruel), he kept active and begged no mercy from them. As a matter of fact, he was always hopeful and never lost heart during the stage even though he was in trouble.Finally, people rewarded him with the leader’s position and a gold blanket.6. A Brave MaidA wooden vase from the Ming Dynasty at the entrance of the reception hall ___1 (amaze) everyone. The artists designed it in a rare style and selected __2 (value) jewels to decorate it. People thought highly __3 its fancy colour of honey and the beautiful paintings on it.The vase used to belong to a former castle. ___4 when the country was at war, the enemy troops exploded the castle. Debates on how the vase survived went on and on. In order ___5 (remove) people’s doubt, a team of no less than 20people carried out ___6 informal investigation. The evidences they found showed ___7_ _ a maid took the vase apart and asked a sailor to sink it in a local well. __8 never gave away the secret even under the cruel trial of the enemies ___9 were in search of treasures.It is worth ____10 (give) this brave maid a fortune in return.7. A Fair CompetitionSwifter, Higher and Stronger stands ___1 the spirit of the Olympics. But fairness is the basis of this motto. Only __2 you win fairly will you and your homeland deserve the great glory. __3 nowadays, unlike the ancient honest slave competitors, some hopeless athletes ___4 can’t bear the pain of training cheat when taking part in games. Medals seem to have magical power ___5 (cause) them to cheat, and the prize money has replaced the motto as their only goal.So, in the gymnastics event ___6 (hold) in our city next month, one of the host’s ___7__ (responsible) is to keep competitions fair. They advertised on posters outside the stadium to promise that every competitor is to have a regular physical examination in a gymnasium __8 after another. No one can bargain on this. The volunteers in charge will be very strict. ___9 is foolish to cheat because they ____10 (not admit) to compete and will even be fined as well.8. ComputersThe goal of early calculating machines was to ___1 (simple) difficult sums. But with the help of new technology, electronic chips replaced tubes and a revolution of artificial intelligence has arisen. From then on, __2 appearance of computers totally changed our lives. They can not only download information from the wet when __3 (connect) by the network or mobile phone signals, but also solve different ___4 (type) of logical problems. With operators as their coaches, they can even control rockets ___5 (explore) the moon and instruct androids with the human race’s characters to mop floors and watch over your naughty niece. Anyhow, computers are so helpful ___6 they do bring happiness.___7__, computers are easily attacked by viruses. This reality __8 (become) a hard-to-deal with-problem. As a result, computers are dangerous ___9 a way. So, personally, I worry about ____10 universal applications in some fields, such as finance.9. Wildlife ProtectionDinosaurs died out because of ___1 unexpected incident. But wildlife today disappears or is in danger just __2 humans do harm to it. For example, tigers are hunted for fur to make carpets so that they can only live in secure reserves; grassland __3 (destroy) without mercy so that dust storms come into being affecting distant cities.Last year, scientists saw some monkeys ___4 (rub) themselves with a certain kind of insects to protect themselves ___5 fierce mosquitoes biting. According tothe result of the inspection, they found that the insect contains a ___6 (power) drug, so local farmers were employed to catch the insects. The ending was ___7__ the insects disappeared from the whole zone. When __8 (tell) that it was a loss to humans, the farmers burst into laughter and responded, “___9 real loss is our decreasing income.”We should appreciate the natural balance and pay more attention to the importance of wildlife protection. Not ____10 we succeed in letting wildlife live in peace, can we smile in relief.10. My First BandI was very sensitive to music. Just ___1 (dip) into the music books briefly, I could sing or play well. To be honest, I always __2 (dream) of becoming a famous folk actor. I was so confident __3 I never decreased my devotion.I formed my first band ___4 (call) “Rolling Frog”. At the beginning, we relied ___5 performing on instruments in pubs or to passers–by to earn extra money in cash. Then we wore false beards to pretend to be the musicians ___6 people were familiar with. In addition, we attached humorous acts to our performances and played jokes on each other. Soon, our “funny jazz”became famous and ___7__(invite) to perform for broadcast stations began to come. Afterwards, we sorted out attractive music __8 made a record in a studio. A million or so ___9 (copy) were sold and we became millionaires.____10 was painful that the band broke up finally. But above all, I realized mydream to be a musician.11. An Interesting FestivalThe Agricultural Feast takes place after the Independence Day. It is not a worldwide celebration. Only Christians in Mexico look forward to its ___1__ (arrive) for its religious origin.Long ago, humans’ancestors were bad. They fooled and played tricks on each other and never kept ___2__ word. So God turned up and drowned all their crops. Humans starved day and night, weeping. In order to gain God’s forgiveness, a woman poet set off to see God. She admired God and kept apologizing. God ___3__ (move). With his permission, humans finally had good harvests again. So, to wipe sadness and remind themselves of the belief in God, people began the festival.__4___ the festival, people gather in open air, such as playgrounds __5___ parking lots, and energetically have fun with each other all night long, as though they ___6__ (be) never tired. When a beauty __7___ (dress) up in lovely clothing reads poems in memory of __8___ poet, everyone holds their breath. Then, it is the custom __9___ the bone of a rooster head is given to her as an award.Obviously, the story is not true, __10__ the festival is interesting.12. Balanced DietWang Peng earned his living by running a barbecue restaurant; __1___ served delicious bacon, fried chicken breast and mutton roasted with pepper and garlic.__2___ his food and discount attracted fewer and fewer customers. Finally, he was in debt. Yong Hui’s slimming restaurant served fresh peas, carrots, eggplants, and raw cucumbers with vinegar. As ___3__ hostess, she said fibres benefited customers' digestion the most. In order not to let Yong Hui get away with telling lies, Wang Peng spied on Yong Hui despite her glare. But he was surprised that she ___4__ (lose) her customers, too.___5__ (curious) drove Wang Peng to consult an expert. The expert sighed and said, “__6___ of your menus have weakness and limited strength. Your customers put on weight too easily, __7___ Yong Hui’s lose weight too quickly. So, Wang Peng, cut down the fat of your food and increase vegetables and fruits, __8___ nuts, beans, mushrooms, peaches and lemons. You ought to combine the two menus and provide a __9___ (balance) diet.”Before long, Wang Peng won __10__ customers back.13. Sailing HomeThis novel was about an unbelievable but genuine adventure. Its author was a black businessman ___1__ was brought up in America. In 1956, he visited Africa, his birthplace. One day, when he __2___ (wander) on the pavement near the bay enjoying the sea scenes, he lost his money and passport that he kept in __3___ envelope. So he went to the embassy to seek help, but the ambassador with rude manners didn’t permit his staff to help __4___ he bowed to him. Staring at his __5___ (patience) face, he understood that __6___ was the fault of his skin colour that accounted fortheir refection. So he decided to take a chance to sail on a small boat home.He met a large amount of difficulty but was never stopped. On the contrary, difficulty pushed him to go ahead __7___ (hard). Three months later, he was spotted by a ship by accident. He was in rags indeed. A maid even screamed when __8___ (bring) him a steak and pineapple dessert. Aboard, he earned his passage by working __9___ a barber and got home finally. As for the name of his novel, he couldn’t think of a better one __10___ the phrase “Go Ahead”.14. Explore MKIIMKII, a planet billions of kilometers away, is the origin of life in many religions. Physicists ___1__ (prove) the theory that its gentle climate and the pull of its gravity are similar to the earth’s. And astronomers have found that oxygen atoms and carbon dioxide, ___2__ are fundamental to life, exist in __3___ atmosphere through satellites. Cheered up __4___ this news, biologists, in their turn, began to do some research to remove people’s puzzles —Now that there are some suitable conditions, does life really exist on this globe? Do they multiply by laying eggs __5___ giving birth to babies?Last month, __6___ spaceship was sent there. It’s a pity __7___ this mission failed. Unlike the earth, MKII is a much __8___ (young) planet. Thus, masses of harmful acid clouds float everywhere __9___ (cause) violent chain reactions to break out. These clouds not only blocked out the pilots’sight but also damaged the engine system. __10__ (luck), the pilots watched out carefully and prevented the spaceship fromcrashing in time.15. A Journey across CanadaAfter a quiz last autumn, Kuang crossed the continent eastward to Toronto to visit his schoolmate, the distance measuring approximately 5,000 kilometers.His train started from Vancouver, a city surrounded by mountains. __1___ confirming his baggage was aboard the train, Kuang settled down in __2___ seat. Having a gift for communication, he started chatting with ___3__ passenger within 5 minutes. Their topics included the ___4__ (Canada) traditions, the Prime Minister, the mixture of races, and the terrifying Great Fall. After a nice buffet at noon, he was pleased to find that the scenery was __5___ (impress). He saw beautiful harbours in the distance, wealthy urban areas and maple forest __6___ covered thousands of acres. He even managed to catch sight of an eagle __7___ (fly) upward over bushes.Kuang reached Toronto which __8___ (lie) slightly near the border at a misty dawn. There was frost and __9___ broad downtown streets were very quiet. __10___ it was early, Kuang phoned his schoolmate in a booth nearby at once rather than waiting for him to come. They had a good time together.16. A Woman Doctor-Lina___1____ ( bear) in a pigs’nest, Lina led a poor life in her childhood. She was looked down upon by the children of her generation. But she intended to become a doctor after she came across Lin Qiaozhi by chance, ____2___ was delivering medicalcourses to an audience crowding around her. Before moving off, Lin inspired her to carry on her study. ____3____Lin’s support, Lina entered an institute and studied hard ___4____(spare) no time for entertainment. ___5____being outspoken and modest won respect for her. Her excellent arguing skills ___6____ observation ability put others into the shade.Now, Lina ___7______(become) a specialist in human beings’emergency sickness. Her ___8____(kind) and considerate behavior to the poor were well known. The organization she founded carried out campaigns and welfare projects to help cut the death rate for ___9____ poor. Her job was hard but worthwhile. She often refers ___10____ the connection between her achievement and Lin Qiaozhi, and says that her poor childhood is the bond between her and the poor.17. A New Farming WayTuan was a farmer in Vietnam. For decades, he ____1_____(struggle) to rid his family of hunger. However, it always confused him ____2_____ to expand the output of his crops. This disturbing problem led to his regretting _3____(be) a farmer. He would rather have chosen another job.One day, when ___4_____(skim) through a newspaper, Tuan read a comment ____5___ Yuan Longpin. He underlined Yuan’s nationality and occupation, and then focused on his discovery and the statistics of his research. He found the knowledge Yuan circulated very ___ 6____(practice). Therefore, he made a summary and began to build up ____7_____new farming method. He planted super grain of rich nutrition andequipped____8_____ to keep his crops roots free from bacteria and pests. He also enriched minerals___9______the soil while reducing chemical fertilizers. ____10_____ it cost him more time and freedom, he was full of hope.The next year, Tuan was sunburnt but satisfied with his production very much. Thanks to Yuan Longpin, he not only won the battle against hunger, but he could also export his crops abroad.18. Chaplin-A Great Master of HumourChaplin was an extraordinary performer who ____1____(star) in and directed many outstanding comedies. Few were bored ____2_____(watch) his moustache, his gestures or his entertaining reactions when ___3______(chase) by detectives. Being drunk, sliding on a banana skin or whispering ____4_____ own failures to nobody, he made us feel more content with our life without any verbal explanation. His particular sense of humor has astonished everybody throughout the world up to now.In ___5____ small budget film, he played a badly-off and ___6______(home) person wearing worn-out shoes and messy clothes. ____7 _____ one occasion, he was trapped by a snowstorm in a vast mountainous area. ____8_____ he overcame many difficulties, he wasn’t fortunate enough. With all the porridge eaten up, he picked out a shoe and boiled it to eat. He cut ___9______ the leather bottom and chewed it like a pancake. According to an actress, his acting was so convincing and amusing ____10_____ everybody couldn’t help bursting into laughter.19. A MisunderstandingIn general, spoken statements are the major way of communication, ___1______ body language and facial expressions also have such kinds of function. For example, yawning means being not interested and turning ____2_____ back to someone or swinging your fist ___3______(show) your anger. But _____4____ those gestures really mean is subjective in different cultures. Thus, misunderstandings happen now and then in today’s world of cultural crossroads.Once ___5______(represent) the Adults’Education Association, I went to the airport to meet _____6____ official of high rank from Columbia and take him to his dormitory and then to the canteen. After the flight arrived, I saw a man looking around _____7____(curious). So I approached to greet him. ___ 8______ suddenly dashed to hug me and kissed me on both cheeks. ____9 _____ a young girl, I felt truly embarrassed and put up my hands to defend myself. His false smile told me that he had lost face.Later, I received a cassette from him, in which he recorded his apology. On hearing that Columbians were more likely to kiss others, I soon felt ____10_____ ease.20. A Unique Theme ParkAs soon as our shuttle got close to the theme park ____1_____ the freeway, everyone came to life and put on cloth sneakers in advance for ____2_____ outing. Our_____ 3____(translate) paid for the admission, and we started enjoying the various attractions ____ 4_____ the sunlight.According to the travel brochure, this unique park is famous for ___5______ well preserved minority culture. We experienced many deeds of the early settlers, such as swinging across rivers, hunting creatures in the jungle, or _____6____(take) part in swords fighting tournaments.This park is also famous for its wooden souvenirs. Whichever we bought in the central shop ___7______(make) of wood, and ___8______ we went we could see minority carpenters ____9_____(work). They made wooden tools, wooden cartoon figures, wooden athletic products and so on. They even built a huge wooden engine with a length of 20 metres, ___10______ was modeled after a real one.This theme park is really a fantasy amusement park. No wonder it has become the brand of local tourism.21. A Strange DiseaseWhen the construction of the firework factory came to the stage of painting, a pump was put in. Then, all the painters in the neighbourhood were defeated by a severe disease ___1_____characteristic was alike to that of a bad burn.An expert physician ___2____(instruct) to attend to the victims and handle this case. He was enthusiastic, ___3_____ he didn’t foresee that it was a hard challenge. After simple enquiry, he announced that the polluted paint was ____4_____(blame). But ____5_____positive evidence, people suspected and rejected his view, saying the theory he put forward made no sense. Being much more strict with ____6______, he contributed himself ____7_____ the case. Apart from making enquiries, he made___8______(detail)charts and analysed the data cautiously. Finally, he drew a scientific conclusion, linking the disease to ___9____radium in the pump. ___10_______(expose)to radium, a kind of radioactive material in the universe, people absorbed radiation and got sick immediately.Spinning the pump backward, he took away the radium. This simple movement cured all the victims.22. Sightseeing in the United KingdomAfter the wedding, my cousin and his wife went to the United Kingdom ___1_____ nationwide sightseeing. He faxed a letter to ____2_____ in English yesterday. ___3_____ my delight, he no longer made any tense error. And his description____4_____(rough) clarified my questions about the UK --- its currency, its administration, the institution which divides it into four provinces, and the historical conflicts and quarrels when Southern Ireland broke away from the UK.____5_____(will) to leave out any attraction, my cousin arranged his enjoyable journey carefully. One attractive place he visited was a castle in the countryside of Scotland, which ___6_____(lie) near a port. It used to be the headquarters of the Communism Union ____7_____ broke down during the war. Finding nothing could take the place of this splendid architecture, people accomplished rebuilding it in 1952. It was to their credit ____8_____ all furnished rooms are consistent with what they used to be. My cousin was thrilled by its collections consisting of statues plus royal uniforms ____9_____(fold) in glass tanks. ____10______ there was no possibility tobuy some of these exhibits; it was convenient to take photos, which he sent me along with his fax.23. An Air CrashI was a previous typist in a post office. ____1_____ I couldn’t tolerate typing any more postage bills or postcodes on a typewriter every day, I resigned. With a greedy motivation of making big money, I took up working ___2_____a business representative for the G.E Ecology Company, ____3_____produced goods by recycling useful materials from our dustbins. My new job left me good impressions in many aspects except that the working timetable was full of traveling by jets.Once, when ____4_____(speed) up, our jet was swallowed by a thunderstorm, which destroyed our GPS receiver and made us lose sight ____5_____the directions. A ___6______(constant) flashing light showed that our jet was in danger. A steward instantly asked us to put on masks and fasten the safety belts, and then____7_____(press)a button to switch on the escaping capsule. ___8______slid sideways out of the opening at once and landed in a desert area safely. Lacking food and tablets, we were nervous and ___9______(certain)at first. But we all kept optimistic and made good adjustment to the situation. We swept up the surrounding mud____10_____(make)our settlement and were back on our feet soon. Finally, guided by the smoke of our crashing jet, some local citizens came by carriages and saved us.24. An Amateur JournalistJane is a housewife, but___1_____(delight)to work as an amateur journalist. It is ___2____ dilemma for her to rush between family and work, and it is also ____3____(usual) for the News Department to depend on an amateur to cover crimes. But Jane is really gifted. It is admirable ___4_____she is seldom accused of making mistakes. And, eager to become more professional, she concentrates on her job and updates ____5_____ now and then.Once she is informed____6____ a new case, her normal working process is as follows: first, she makes appointments with guilty people for interviews. So as to acquire accurate stories, she usually demands to record ___7_____they say. Meanwhile, a technically good colleague will assist her in taking photographs. Second, she assesses whether they are ____8______(deliberate) hiding the truth. If she is skeptical about their words, she will look into the case herself. Third, she writes thorough stories ahead of the deadline and submits it to the senior chief editor, ____9____polishes and approves every section. Finally, her stories____10____(publish) in different editions of their magazine.25. First AidA boy fell ill. His organs were damaged by the radiation of an infrared ray stove. But____1____the ambulance arrived, ____2_____ number of other injuries happened to this unlucky boy over and over again. First, he was choked by some____3_____(poison)liquid from the kettle on the cupboard. Then his wrist skin was burnt by electric shock. Finally, his ankle was cut by a pan.____4_____(fortune), the boy’s nurse gave____5____ proper temporary treatments according to his complex symptoms. She mildly squeezed the poisonous liquid out of his throat and put bandages firmly____6____place to apply pressure to the ankle wound to stop bleeding. As for the burn, she used scissors to remove his sleeve, ___7_____(pour) a basin of cold water over the burn to cool it and put her hands on a damp blouse to cover his swollen tissue tightly. She also inspired his bravery to fight ___8_____the unbearable pain. Her first aid made a vital difference in saving his life. A ceremony ___9_____(hold) to honour the nurse __10_____overcame a variety of barriers to save the boy.26. Abstract ArtAbstract art used to be controversial. On one hand, the artists stopped painting delicate figures ___1____ attempted to adopt special techniques___2____( give )people different visual impacts. On the other hand, their works, including sculptures ____3____( carve )out of marble or fragile clay, were all with a specific aim of showing feelings. Some conventional scholars 4 were allergic to abstract art said it was evidently ridiculous and neither art nor geometry. Their Traditional Art Committee predicted its soon disappearing.But nowadays, abstract art has become part of the permanent possessions of contemporary civilization. Galleries along the Madison Avenue give scores of superb exhibitions 5 typical abstract works, appealing to many who have __6__preference for abstract art. The Shadow of Egypt, a caféin this district, has become the home tothose aggressive abstract artists. ____7_____ (consequence), it is not a coincidence for you to meet one of these artists __8____great reputation in the flesh. They___9____ (ask) for signatures and given bunches of fragrant flowers plus they are given a great deal of praise by ___10_____faithful fans.27. A Russian PoemSince childhood, Anton had often recited poems, accompanied by pianists and violinists, at wedding ceremonies ____1____ brides and bridegrooms exchanged rings. Gradually, he found writing poems the most appropriate way ____2____(convey) his joy and sorrow. When his poem Contradictory Blank won ___3___ a national championship and a scholarship to the Moscow University ___4_____ a sponsor, he was just____5____ unknown librarian. ____6____ getting his diploma, he devoted his life to writing poems. _7___(use) concrete but flexible language and the minimum of words ___8___ (be) his style. He tried out different patterns and ___9____(prefer) nursery rhyme in particular. The following is a translation of one of his works__10____ (make) up of 3 sections:Little sparrow with heavy load, Ran out of energy and very cold;No compass and all sweat salty, Can you go through the endless darkness?Little balloon let out by the thread, Flew over cottages and was very glad;With warmth transformed from sunlight, He said he could forever fly;Take it easy, little balloon; Don’t tease the sparrow with his wound;On the bare branch and have a rest; This diamond heart will eventually get。

40篇英语短文搞定高考3500个单词1. Fall in Love with English爱上英语Hiding behind the loose dusty curtain， a teenager pack ed up his overcoat into the suitcase。

He planned to leave home at dusk though there was thunder and lightning outdoors。

He had got to do this because he was tired of his parents’ nagging about his English study and did not want to go through it any longer。

He couldn't get along well with English and dislike d join ing in English classes because he thought his teacher ignore d him on purpose. As a result, his score in each exam never add ed up to over 60.His partner was concerned about him very much. She understood exactly what he was suffer ing from, but entirely disagree d with his idea. In order to calm him down and settle his problem， she talked with him face to face and swap ped a series of learning tip s with him。

1Hiding behind the loose dusty curtain, a teenager packed up his overcoat into the suitcase. He plans to leave home at dusk though there was thunder and lightning outdoors. He had got to do this because he was tired of his parents’ nagging about his Engl ish study and did not want to go through it any longer. He couldn’t get along well with English and disliked joining in English classes because he thought his teacher ignored him on purpose. As a result, his score in each exam never added up to over 60.His partner was concerned about him very much. She understood exactly what he was suffering from, but entirely disagreed with his idea. In order to calm him down and settle his problem, she talked with him face to face and swapped a series of learning tips with him. The items she set down helped him find the highway to studying English well.The teenager was grateful and got great power from his friend’s words. Now, he has recovered from being upset and has fallen in love with English.1. Which is the best title?A. Get along well with EnglishB. Recover from being upsetC. Fall in Love with EnglishD. Swap a series of learning tips2. From the first passage, we know in the beginning .A. The teenager was good at EnglishB. The teenager was poor in EnglishC. The teenager liked EnglishD. The teenager got along well with English3. His partner was concerned about him very much and did the following except .A. calming him downB. talking face to faceC. swapping a series of learning tipsD. agreeing with his idea4. The teenager’s attitude to his partner’s help with his English is.A. upsetB. tiredC. concernedD. grateful5. What’s the Chinese meaning of the word nagging in the first passage?A. 唠叨B. 安慰C. 关心D. 恢复2V oyages of people from England play an important part in spreading the English language. At present, English is frequently spoken as an official or common language in many countries, such as America, Singapore, Malaysia and some African countries. All based on British English, the English spoken in these countries can be well understood by native English speakers. But actually, these Englishes have been gradually changing in accents, spellings, s and the usage of vocabulary.Because of this fact, you can make use of the differences to tell which country the foreigners of your block are from. For example, if a boss fluently commands his driver, “Come up straight to my apartment by elevator and take some gas for my trucks and cab s”, instead of requesting, “Please come to my flat by lift and take some petrol for my lorries and taxis”, you can recognize his American identity, while the latter suggests that he is British.1. Which is the best title?A. Voyages are importantB. Make use of the differencesC. Official EnglishD. Different Countries Have Different Kinds of Englishes2. From the first passage, we know help spread English greatlyA. accentsB. spellingsC. voyagesD. expressions3. Native English speakers can understand the English spoken in the following countries except .A. MalaysiaB. SingaporeC. AmericaD. Germany4. Native English speakers can understand the English spoken in America and some African countries becauseA. it is based on British English spokenB. voyages are importantC. these Englishes have been gradually changingD. these Englishes have differences5. What’s the Chinese meaning of the word cab in the second passage?A. 公寓B. 电梯C. 出租车D. 汽油3My sister was fond of traveling. Ever since graduating, she had been determined to organize a trip to an old temple. Since transporting fare was expensive, she decided to use a bicycle to cycle there not caring about the disadvantages. Her stubborn attitude was always her shortcoming. Once she made up her mind to do something, no one could persuade her to change her mind. Finally, we gave in as usual though we preferred to take a train. After we prepared everything, including the schedule, reliable weather forecast and the insurance, we began our trip.Our journey was along a river flowing from a high altitude. Our pace was slow because the river frequently had many sharp bends through deep valleys, where the water seemed to boil. Just as I recorded in my journal, it was really a hard journey. But we also enjoyed great views. One night, I put my head on my pillow--a parcel of wool coats, and lay beneath the stars. When the flame in front of our cave went out at midnight, I found the sky so beautiful!1. Which is the best title?A. A Deep CaveB. A High AltitudeC. A Suitable ScheduleD. A Hard Trip2. From the first passage, we can infer that .A. my sister was fond of travelingB. transporting fare was expensiveC. she usually gave in to usD. She is very stubborn3. We prepared everything except .A. the scheduleB. reliable weather forecastC. computersD. the insurance4. The author’s attitude to the journey is.A. happy but stubbornB. tired but happyC. determined but tiredD. reliable stubborn5. What’s the Chinese meaning of the word altitude in the second passage?A. 态度B. 保险C. 海拔D. 火焰4Dirty water rose in wells and canals before the earthquake. But no one judged that an earthquake was coming. Suddenly, everything shook. It seemed as if the world was at an end. Millions of brick houses and a number of dams were destroyed. Railway tracks became useless bars. Pipes in mines burst and let out smelly steam. Huge cracks trapped cyclists everywhere.The next day, this event was the headline or main title of all newspapers. With the reporters giving an outline of the disaster, the whole nation was shocked by the damage and the victim’s extreme suffering. People were moved when they read that the survivors comforted each other bysaying “Congratulations! You survived!”. So they not only expressed their sympathy sincerely, but also organized together to help the victims right away. The injured were rescued and the dead were buried. The frightened survivors were dug out from under the ruins and were offered shelter, fresh water and electricity. T hanks to people’s help, the loss was minimized.1. Which is the best title?A. An outline of the disasterB. An endC. A Horrible EarthquakeD. An event2. From the first passage, we can infer that .A. pipes in mines burst and let out smelly steamB. the earthquake was horribleC. no one judged that an earthquake was comingD. huge cracks trapped cyclists everywhere3. Many things were greatly destroyed in the earthquake except .A. millions of brick housesB. a number of damsC. railway tracksD. the victims’ optimism4. The survivors’ attitude to the earthquake is .A. shockedB. frightenedC. optimisticD. pessimistic5. What’s the Chinese meaning of the word minimized in the second passage?A. 最小化B. 拯救C. 避开D. 挖掘5As the founder of the republic, the president had many good qualities. Before coming to power, he was a generous lawyer. He was willing to selflessly help everyone who turned to him. He accepted no fee to offer legal guidance and opinions to those who were out of work or uneducated. Later, believing all mankind to be equal, he devoted himself to stopping the unfair anti-black laws. He set up the Black Youth League and was voted to be the leader. However, though he kept peaceful principles without violence and terror, his mean enemies still blew up his house and attacked his relative s, and he himself couldn’t escape being sentenced to 30 years in prison.Not fearing of the prison guards’ cruelty, he kept active and begged no mercy from them. As a matter of fact, he was always hopeful and never lost heart during the stage even though he was in trouble.Finally, people reward ed him with the leader’s position and a gold blanket.1. Which is the best title?A. the Black Youth LeagueB. A gold blanketC. The Great PresidentD. Peaceful principles2. From the first passage, we can infer that .A. his mean enemies still blew up his houseB. his mean enemies attacked his relativesC. he was once in prison for 30 yearsD. he was willing to selflessly help everyone who turned to him3. The president had many good qualities except .A. being generousB. be willing to selflessly help othersC. being always hopefulD. devoting himself to stopping the fair anti-black laws4. People’s a ttitude to the president is .A. shockedB. frightenedC. hopefulD. thankful5. What’s the Chinese meaning of the word“mean”in the first passage?A. 活跃B. 卑鄙的C. 慷慨的D. 忠诚的6A wooden vase from the Ming Dynasty at the entrance of the reception hall amazed everyone. The artists designed it in a rare style and selected valuable jewels to decorate it. People thought highly of its fancy colour of honey and the beautiful paintings on it.The vase used to belong to a former castle. But when the country was at war, the enemy troops exploded the castle. Debates on how the vase survived went on and on. In order to remove people’s doubt, a team of no less than 20 people carried out an informal investigation. The evidences they found showed that a maid took the vase apart and asked a sailor to sink it in a local well. She never gave away the secret even under the cruel trial of the enemies who were in search of treasures.It is worth giving this brave maid a fortune in return.1. Which is the best title?A. Local WellB. Brave MaidC. Wooden VaseD. A Fortune in Return2. From the first passage, we can learn that .A. the wooden vase was very valuableB. the wooden vase was in a rare styleC. the wooden vase had beautiful paintings on itD. people thought highly of the wooden vase’s fancy colour of honey3. The wooden vase had many good qualities except .A. a rare styleB. being decorated with valuable jewelsC. fancy colour of honeyD. being from the Qing Dynasty4. The author to the maid is .A. shockedB. frightenedC. hopefulD. thankful5. What’s the Chinese meaning of the word trial in the second passage?A. 审讯B. 财富C. 证据D. 争论6. How did the maid deal with the vase?A. She removed people’s doubt through debatesB. She carried out an informal investigationC. She took the vase apart and asked a sailor to sink it in a local well.D. She gave away the secret under the cruel trial of the enemies7Swifter, Higher and Stronger stands for the spirit of the Olympics. But fairness is the basis of this motto. Only when you win fairly will you and your homeland deserve the great glory. But nowadays, unlike the ancient honest slave competitors, some hopeless athlete s who can’t bear the pain of training cheat when taking part in games. Medals seem to have magical power causing them to cheat, and the prize money has replaced the motto as their only goal.So, in the gymnastics event to be held in our city next month, one of the host’s responsibilities is to keep competitions fair. They advertised on posters outside the stadium to promise that every competitor is to have a regular physical examination in a gymnasium one after another. No one can bargain on this. The volunteers in charge will be very strict. It is foolish to cheat because they will not be admitted to compete and will even be fined as well.1. Which is the best title?A. Swifter, Higher and StrongerB. The Host’s ResponsibilitiesC. A Fair CompetitionD. Magical Power2. From the first passage, we can know that .A. Swifter, Higher and Stronger is motto of the OlympicsB. ancient slave competitors were honestC. fairness is the basis of this mottoD. medals seem to have magical power causing them to cheat3. Some hopeless athletes have the following characters except .A. being dishonestB. being unable to bear the pain of trainingC. cheating in gamesD. treating the motto as their only goal4. The author’s attitude to game s is .A. competitiveB. fairC. hopefulD. hopeless5. What’s the Chinese meaning of the word fined in the second passage?A. 罚款B. 代表C. 公平竞争D. 讨价还价6. To keep competitions fair, what should people do?A. Each competitor must have a regular physical examination one after anotherB. The volunteers in charge will be very strictC. Those who cheat will not be admitted to compete and will even be finedD. All the above8The goal of early calculating machines was to simplify difficult sums. But with the help of new technology, electronic chips replaced tubes and a revolution of artificial intelligence has arisen. From then on, the appearance of computers totally changed our lives. They can not only download information from the wet when connected by the network or mobile phone signals, but also solve different types of logical problems. With operators as their coaches, they can even control rockets to explore the moon and instruct androids with the human race’s characters to mop floors and watch over your naughty niece. Anyhow, computers are so helpful that they do bring happiness.However, computers are easily attacked by viruses. This reality has become a hard-to-deal with-problem. As a result, computers are dangerous in a way. So, personally, I worry about their universal applications in some fields, such as finance.1. Which is the best title?A. AndroidsB. Artificial intelligenceC. ComputersD. Applications2. From the first passage, we can know that .A. our lives have greatly been changed by computerB. with the help of new technology, electronic chips replaced tubesC. the goal of early calculating machines was to simplify difficult sumsD. helped by new technology, a revolution of artificial intelligence has arisen3. People can do many things with computers except .A. downloading informationC. controlling rockets to explore the moon B. solving different types of logical problemsD. defeating viruses4. The author’s attitude to the computers is.A. worriedB. hopefulC. hopeful but worriedD. hopeless5. What’s the Chinese meaning of the word mop in the first passage?A. 下载B. 拖地C. 监督D. 上传6. Compu ters’ disadvantage is that.A. they are applied in the financial field C. they are easily attacked by virusesB. they are so helpfulD. they do bring happiness 9Dinosaurs died out because of an unexpected incident. But wildlife today disappears or is in danger just because humans do harm to it. For example, tigers are hunted for fur to make carpets so that they can only live in secure reserves; grassland is destroyed without mercy so that dust storms come into being affecting distant cities.Last year, scientists saw some monkeys rubbing themselves with a certain kind of insects to protect themselves from fierce mosquitoes biting. According to the result of the inspection, they found that the insect contains a powerful drug, so local farmers were employed to catch the insects. The ending was that the insects disappeared from the whole zone. When told that it was a loss to humans, the farmers burst into laughter and respond ed, “Our real loss is our decreasing income.”We should appreciate the natural balance and pay more attention to the importance of wildlife protection. Not until we succeed in letting wildlife live in peace, can we smile in relief.1. Which is the best title?A. Decreasing IncomeB. Wildlife ProtectionC. Unexpected IncidentD. Secure Reserves2. From the passage, we can know that wildlife today disappears or is in danger just because .A. our real loss is our decreasing incomeB. what humans do to itC. grassland is destroyed without mercyD. tigers are hunted for fur3. To protect wildlife, we should do the following except .A. hunting tigers for furB. letting wildlife live in peaceC. appreciating the natural balanceD. paying more attention to the importance of wildlife protection4. According to the passage, Wildlife protection is .A. worryingB. relivingC. importantD. hopeless5. What’s the Chinese meaning of the word appreciate in the third passage?A. 下载B. 减少C. 反应D. 赏识6. It is inferred that the author is to let wildlife live in peace successfully.A. relievedB. worriedC. upsetD. surprised10I was very sensitive to music. Just dipping into the music books briefly, I could sing or play well. To be honest, I always dreamt of becoming a famous folk actor. I was so confident that I never decreased my devotion.I formed my first band called “Rolling Frog”. At the beginning, we relied on performing on instruments in pubs or to passers –by to earn extra money in cash. Then we wore false beards to pretend to be the musicians whom people were familiar with. In addition, we attached humorous acts to our performances and played jokes on each other. Soon, our “funny jazz” became famous and invitations to perform for broadcast stations began to come. Afterwards, we sorted outattractive music and made a record in a studio. A million or so copies were sold and we became millionaires.It was painful that the band broke up finally. But above all, I realized my dream to be a musician.1. Which is the best title?A. My first studioB. My first dreamC. My First BandD. My first devotion2. From the passage, we can know that the author has a gift forA. musicB. instrumentsC. cashD. broadcast3. After forming the band, the author and his partners did the following except .A. performing on instruments in pubs or to passers-byB. pretending to be the musiciansC. attaching humorous acts to their performancesD. dipping into the music books briefly4. That the band broke up finally means that the members of the band were not .A. giftedB. unitedC. devotedD. excited5. What’s the Chinese meaning of the word“studio” in the second passage?A. 酒吧B. 胡子C. 录音棚D. 百万富翁6. It is inferred that the author is when the band broke up finally.A. gladB. worriedC. surprisedD. upset11The Agricultural Feast takes place after the Independence Day. It is not a worldwide celebration. Only Christians in Mexico look forward to its arrival for its religious origin: Long ago, humans’ ancestors were bad. They fooled and played tricks on each other and never kept their word. So God turned up and drowned all their crops. Humans starved day and night, weeping. In order to gain God’s forgiveness, a woman poet set off to see God. She admired God and kept apologizing. God was moved. With his permission, humans finally had good harvests again. So, to wipe sadness and remind themselves of the belief in God, people began the festival.On the festival, people gather in open air, such as playgrounds or parking lots, and energetically have fun with each other all night long, as though they were never tired. When a beauty dressed up in lovely clothing reads poems in memory of the poet, everyone holds their breath. Then, it is the custom that the bone of a rooster head is given to her as an award. Obviously, the story is not true, but the festival is interesting.1. Which is the best title?A. An Interesting roosterB. An Interesting customC. An Interesting FestivalD. An Interesting harvest2. From the passage, we can know that ancestors .A. fooled each otherB. played tricks on each otherC. drowning all the cropsD. keeping apologizing3. A woman poet did the following except .A. setting off to see GodB. admiring GodC. drowning all the cropsD. keeping apologizing4. According to the second passage, long long ago, harvests were decided mainly by .A. ancestorsB. GodC. natureD. poets5. Wh at’s the Chinese meaning of the word “award” in highly respected.A. 奖品B. 饶恕C. 雄鸡D. 祖先6. It is inferred that in the custom is highly respected.A. all kinds of clothingB. good feastC. religious originD. the bone of a rooster head12Wang Peng earned his living by running a barbecue restaurant, which served delicious bacon, fried chicken breast and mutton roasted with pepper and garlic. But his food and discount attracted fewer and fewer customers. Finally, he was in debt. Yong Hui’s slimming restaurant served fresh peas, carrots, eggplants, and raw cucumbers with vinegar. As the hostess, she said fibres benefited customers' digestion the most. In order not to let Yong Hui get away with tellinglies, Wang Peng spied on Yong Hui despite her glare. But he was surprised that she was losing her customers, too.Curiosity drove Wang Peng to consult an expert. The expert sigh ed and said, “Both of your menus have weakness and limited strength. Your customers put on weight too easily, while Yong Hui’s lose weight too quickly. So, Wang Peng, cut down the fat of your food and increase vegetables and fruits, like nuts, beans, mushrooms, peaches and lemons. You ought to combine the two menus and provide a balanced diet.”Before long, Wang Peng won his customers back.1. Which is the best title?A. Roasted MuttonB. An Slimming RestaurantC. Fried Chicken BreastD. A Balanced Diet2. The expert consulted by Wangpeng advised that Wangpeng .A. cut down the fat of his foodB. increase vegetables and fruitsC. provide a balanced dietD. served delicious bacon, chicken and mutton3. Before long, Wang Peng won his customers back. He was grateful to .A. RonghuiB. the expertC. the menusD. customers4. According to the second passage, nuts, beans, mushrooms, peaches and lemons are rich in .A. fiberB. garlicC. fatD. vinegar5. What’s the Chinese meaning of the word “consult” in the second passage?A. 烧烤B. 结合C. 平衡D. 咨询6. It is inferred that the dishes once served in Wangpeng’s barbecue restaurant were rich in .A. vinegarB. garlicC. fatD. fiber13. Sailing HomeThis novel was about an unbelievable but genuine adventure. Its author was a black businessman who was brought up in America. In1956, he visited Africa, his birthplace. One day, when he was wandering on the pavement near the bay enjoying the sea scenes, he lost his money and passport that he kept in an envelope. So he went to the embassy to seek help, but the ambassador with rude manner s didn’t permit his staff to help though he bowed to him. Staring at his impatient face, he understood that it was the fault of his skin colour that accounted for their refection. So he decided to take a chance to sail on a small boat home.He met a large amount of difficulty but was never stopped. On the contrary, difficulty pushedhim to go ahead harder. Three months later, he was spotted by a ship by accident. He was in rags indeed. A maid even screamed when bringing him a steak and pineapple dessert. Aboard, he earned his passage by working as a barber and got home finally. As for the name of his novel, he couldn’t think of a better one than the phrase “Go Ahead”.1. Which is the best title?A. Working as A BarberB. Wandering on The PavementC. Sailing HomeD. Enjoying the Sea Scenes2. According to the first passage, the following statements are right except .A. the author was born in AfricaB. the author was brought up in AmericaC. lost his money and passport kept in an envelopeD. the ambassador permitted his staff to help the author3. According to the first passage, the ambassador looked down upon the author because of his .A. envelopeB. skin colorC. passageD. passport4. According to the second passage, the author was not afraid of .A. passageB. accidentsC. ragsD. difficulty5. What’s the Chinese meaning of the word passage in the second passage?A. 船费B. 牛排C. 信封D. 大使馆6. According to the second passage, which statement is not right?A. The author was in ragsB. The author was working as a barberC. The author got home finally by boatD. Difficulty pushed the author go ahead harder14MKII, a planet billions of kilometers away, is the origin of life in many religions. Physicists have proved the theory that its gentle climate and the pull of its gravity are similar to the earth’s. And astronomers have found that oxygen atoms and carbon dioxide, which are fundamental to life, exist in its atmosphere through satellites. Cheered up by this news, biologists, in their turn, began to do some research to remove people’s puzzles—Now that there are some suitable conditions, does life really exist on this globe? Do they multiply by laying eggs or giving birth to babies?Last month, a spaceship was sent there. It’s a pity that this mission failed. Unlike the earth, MKII is a much younger planet. Thus, masses of harmful acid clouds float everywhere causing violent chain reactions to break out. These clouds not only blocked out the pilots’ sight but also damaged the engine system. Luckily, the pilots watched out carefully and prevented the spaceship from crashing in time.1. Which is the best title?A. Sent a SpaceshipB. Cheered upC. Watch out carefullyD. Explore MKII2. According to the first passage, the following statements are right except .A. Life really exist on MKIIB. Oxygen atoms and carbon dioxide exist in its atmosphereC. Biologists began to do some research to remove people’s puzzlesD. MKII’s gentle climate and the pull of its gravity are similar to the earth’s3. According to the second passage, the spaceship failed to explore MKII because of .A. violent chain reactionsB. spaceship crashingC. the damaged engine systemD. masses of harmful acid clouds4. According to the passage, those people took part in the exploration except .A. physicistsB. artistsC. biologistsD. astronomers5. What’s the Chinese meaning of the word “multiply” in the first passage?A. 阻挡B. 当心C. 繁衍D. 振作6. According to the second passage, in this mission the pilots are .A. puzzlingB. cheeringC. carelessD. careful15After a quiz last autumn, Kuang crossed the continent eastward to Toronto to visit his schoolmate, the distance measuring approximately 5,000 kilometers,His train started from Vancouver, a city surrounded by mountains. After confirming his baggage was aboard the train, Kuang settled down in his seat. Having a gift for communication, he started chatting with another passenger within 5 minutes. Their topics included the Canadian traditions, the Prime Minister, the mixture of races, and the terrifying Great Fall. After a nice buffet at noon, he was pleased to find that the scenery was impressive. He saw beautiful harbours in the distance, wealthy urban areas and maple forest that covered thousands of acres. He even managed to catch sight of an eagle flying upward over bushes.Kuang reached Toronto which lies slightly near the border at a misty dawn. There was frost and the broad downtown streets were very quiet. Though it was early, Kuang phoned his schoolmate in a booth nearby at once rather than waiting for him to come. They had a good time together.1. Which is the best title?A. A Booth NearbyB. A Journey across CanadaC. A Nice BuffetD. A Misty Dawn2. Their chatting topics included the following except .A. Canadian traditions.B. The Mixture of RacesC. The Terrifying Great Fall.D. Beautiful Harbours in The Distance3. According to the passage, the destination of Guang’s visit is.A. TorontoB. VancouverC. CanadaD. the border4. According to the third passage, the following statements about Toronto are right except .A. Toronto lies slightly near the border.B. Toronto is surrounded by mountains.C. In Toronto the broad downtown streets were very quiet.D. Guang and his schoolmate had a good time together in Toronto5. What’s the Chinese meaning of the word “booth” in the third passage?A. 快餐B. 黄昏C. 电话亭D. 边境6. According to the second passage, which statement is not right?A. the scenery was impressive.B. the harbours in the distance were beautiful.C. The urban areas were wealthy.D. Guang had nothing to talk with others.16Born in a pigs’ nest, Lina led a poor life in her childhood. She was looked down upon by the children of the generation. But she intended to become a doctor after she came across Lin Qiaozhi by chance, who was delivering medical courses to an audience crowding around her. Before。

2021高考英语短文故事精读与语法填空训练（七）一：语法填空训练Fully insured 全保险Insurance companies are ( normal) willing to insure anything. Insuring public or private property is a standard practice in most (country) in the world. If, however, you were holding an open air garden party or a fete it would be equally possible (insure) yourself in the event of bad weather. Needless to say, the bigger the risk an insurance company ( take), the higher the premium you will have to pay. It is not uncommon ( hear) that a shipping company has made a claim for the cost of salvaging a sunken ship. But the claim made by a local authority to recover the cost of salvaging a sunken pie dish must surely be unique.Admittedly it was an ( usual) pie dish, for it was eighteen feet long and six feet wide. It had been (purchase)by a local authority so that an enormous pie could be baked for an annual fair. The pie committee decided that the best way to transport the dish would be by canal, so they insured it for the trip. Shortly after it was launched, the pie committee went to a local inn to celebrate. At the same time, a number of teenagers climbed on to the dish and (hold) a little party of their own. Dancing proved to be more than the dish could bear, for during the party it capsized and sank in seven feet of water.The pie committee telephoned a local garage owner arrived in a recovery truck to salvage the pie dish. Shivering in their wet clothes, the teenagers looked on while three men dived repeatedly into the water to locate the dish. They had little difficulty in (find) it, but hauling it out of the water proved to be a serious problem. The sides of the dish (be) so smooth that it was almost impossible to attach hawsers and chains to the rim without damaging it. Eventually chains were fixed to one end of the dish and a powerful winch was put into operation. The dish rose to the surface and was gently drawn towards the canal bank. For one agonizing moment, the dish was perched precariously on the bank thecanal, but it (sudden) overbalanced and slid back into the water. The men were now obliged to try once more. This time they fixed heavy metal clamps to both sides of the dish so that they could ( fast) the chains. The dish now had to be lifted vertically because one edge was resting against the side of the canal. The winch was again put into ( operate)and one of the men started up the truck. Several minutes later, the dish was (successful) hauled above the surface of the water. Water streamed in torrents over its sides with such force that it set up a huge wave in the canal. There was danger that the wave would rebound off the other side of the bank and send the dish plunging into the water again. By working at tremendous speed, the men managed (get)the dish on to dry land before the wave returned.二：词句短语长难句释义Fully insured 全保险I n s u r a n c e c o m p a n i e s are normally willing to insure anything. Insuring public or private property is a s t a n d a r d p r a c t i c e in most countries in the world. If, however, you were holding an open air garden party or a fete it would be equally possible to insure yourself i n t h e e v e n t o f bad weather. Needless to say, the bigger the risk an insurance company takes, the higher the premium you will have to pay.I t i s n o t u n c o m m o n t o hear that a shipping company has made a claim for the cost of salvaging a sunken ship. But the claim made by a local authority to recover the cost of salvaging a sunken pie dish must surely be unique.Admittedly it was an unusual pie dish, for it was eighteen feet long and six feet wide. It had been purchased by a l o c a l a u t h o r i t y so that an enormous pie could be baked for an annual fair. The pie committee decided that the best way to transport the dish would be b y c a n a l, so they insured it for the trip. S h o r t l y a f t e r it was launched, the pie committee went to a local inn to celebrate. A t t h e s a m e t i m e, a number of teenagers c l i m b e d o n t o the dish and held a little party of their own. Dancing proved to be m o r e t h a n the dish could bear, for during the party it capsized and sank in seven feet of water.The pie committee telephoned a local garage owner who a r r i v e d i n a recovery truck to salvage the pie dish. Shivering in their wet clothes, the teenagers looked onh a d l i t t l e d i f f i c u l t y i n finding it, but hauling it out of the water proved to be a s e r i o u s p r o b l e m . The sides of the dish were so smooth that it was almost impossible to attach hawsers and chains to the rim without damaging it. Eventually chains were fixed to one end of the dish and a powerful winch was p u t i n t o o p e r a t i on . The dish r o s e t o the surface and was gently drawn towards the canal bank. For one agonizing moment,more. This time they fixed heavy metal clamps to both sides of the dish so that they could fasten the chains. The dish now had to be lifted vertically because one edge was resting against the side of the canal. The winch was again put into operation and one of the men s t a r t e d u p the truck. Several minutes later, the dish was successfully hauled above the surface of the water. Water streamed in torrents over its sides with such force that it s e t u p a huge wave in the canal.water again. By working at tremendous speed, the men m a n a g e d t o get the dish on to dry land before the wave returned.1：将标记的词汇短语释义1.2.3.4.5.6.7.8.9.10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20.21.22.23.24.25.26.27.28.29.30.31.32.33.34.35.36.37.38.39.40.41.42.43.44.45.46.2：长难句分析释义①②③④⑤⑥⑦⑧三：文意梳理保险公司一般说来愿意承保一切东西。

四十篇语法填空玩转3500词（10）（全）37 三十七．Pronunciation and StatusAn ambassador and a referee were consulting a professor on the caption of a Buddhistic alphabet 1.____________ a sobbing woman stopped them to sell an antique musical bathtub.Her dirty garment and the handkerchief around her waist2._______________(be) badly in need of sending to a laundry.The ambassador 3.________________(comfortable) gave her a handful of pence from his wallet and said，“Take this fortune away，troublesome woman.”When her figure faded away，the brilliant professor said，“You are mistaken and your improper remark on her should 4.____________(condemn)．In terms 5.______this extraordinary woman，you can’t classify her status by her horrible clothes 6.______disgusting nails. Her clean woolen vest and stocking s，especially her classic pronunciation，all suggested herupper status.”The ambassador gave a whistle in7._______________(amaze)，and advised making her acquaintance. The professor hesitated for a while，then compromised.The outcome was that she was 8.________ authentic superiorpolice officer. When they were shown in her office and saw her once more，she brought them a teapot of tea and some cookies，laughing and saying，“I rubbed some cream and wax onmy garment and passed myself off as a shabby woman among thieves and robbers 9._________________(investigate) a plot. Generally speaking，your overlooking me and my10.__________(adapt) are the best help. But my pronunciation seemed to have betrayed me.”38三十八．A Sly MurderWhen giving a lecture about the significance of punctuation，the academic professor 1.________________(interrupt) and arrested by the police for murder ing his wife，a receptionist of a kindergarten.The police found some photos he deleted from their ealbum(电子相册) 2._____________(show) that they used to have a gay life. But，fed up 3.___________ her wrinkled face，he murdered her instead of divorcing her to avoid fortune division. He cut up a kind of seashell with a 4.____________(sharpen) knife，and hammered it into powder on a skateboard，and made at most one gram，5.___________ was enough to accelerateone’s pulse until he or she dies.This kind of poison can date back to 10,000 BC 6.______________ people rubbed it on spears to kill beasts.The professor mixed the poison with onion，watermelon and yogurt for his wife.Howling and scratching her chest，she felt dizzy and died soon.After 7.________(tentatively) examination，the police assumed she died of heart disease. But systematic botanical analyses showed that the watermelon spit on the messy mat and the quilt was poisonous. Regardless of 8.___________(exhaust)and starvation，the acute and skilful policemen used radioactive equipment to make sure 9.________ category of the poison. Primitive and not ample as their alternative equipment was，they got perfect 10.________(accurate) somehow.People applauded the police and the woman’s family can look ahead with relief now.39 三十九．A Russian PoemSince childhood，Anton had often recited poems,1.____________(accompany) by pianists and violinists，at wedding ceremonies before brides2.________ bridegrooms Exchanged rings.3.________(gradual)，he found writing poemsthe most appropriate way 4._____________________(convey) his joy and sorrow. 5.________ his poem Contradictory Blank won him a national championship and 6.________scholarship to the Moscow University from a sponsor，he was just an7.________(know) librarian. After getting his diploma，he devoted his life 8.________ writing poems. 9.________(use) concretebut flexible language and the minimum of words is his style. He tried out different patterns and preferred nursery rhyme in 10.___________(particularly)．40 四十．Let’s Help AdolescentsWhether they are male or female，adolescents feel like deciding on everything themselves in spite of parents’instruction，1.________(especial) when they face problems like sex，mental stress，etc.，2.________ make them feel ashamed and embarrassed. Thus they often automatically get into troubles due to their 3.________(perfect) comprehension and judgment. Some 4._____________(addict) to cigarettes，only several packets 5.________ which will hurt their lungs and makethem breathless quickly. Others can’t quit drinking alcohol，whose harmful effects include causing young pregnant womento abortion or give birth to 6.________(normal) babies. The worst is drug abuse，for the 7._____________(withdraw) is tough once their bodies are accustomed to the drugs. Meanwhile，those who share needles bought from illegal chemists are at great risk of 8.______(infect) with desperate AIDS. If so, neither 9.______(inject) nor taking pills can guarantee their survival.However，don’t be disappointed at or have prejudice against our children so easily. After all，being awkward is an appendix of youth. As long 10.________ we strengthen communication with them instead of only banning this or banning that，we will surely help them avoid anything unfit.参考答案。

40篇英语短文搞定高考3500个单词默写版1. Fall in Love with EnglishHiding behind the loose dusty curtain, a teenager pack ed up his overcoat into the suitcase.He planned to leave home a t dusk though there was t hunder and lightning outdoors. He had gotto do this because he was tired of his parents’ nagging about his English study and did not want to go through it any longer. He couldn’tget along well with English and dislike d join ing in Englishignore d him on purpose. As a result, his score in each exam classes because he thought his teachernever add ed up to over 60.His partner was concerned about him very much. She understood exactly what he was suffer ing from, but entirely disagree d with his idea. In order to calm him down and settle his problem, she talked with him face to face and swap ped a seriesof learning tip s with him. Theitem s she s et down helped him find the highway to studying English well.words. Now, he has The teenager was grateful and got great power from his friend’srecover ed from being upset and has f all en in love with English.2. Different Countries Have Different Kinds of EnglishesVoyage s of people from England play an important part in spreading the English language. At present, English is frequently spoken as an official or common language in many countries, suchas America, Singapore, Malaysia and some African countries. All base d on British English, the English spoken in these countries can be well understood by native English speakers. But a ctually,。

40篇短文搞定高考英语3500词，至少90%高中生都收藏了！Fall in Love with English爱上英语2Different Countries Have Different Kinds of Englishes不同的国家有不同的英语3A Hard Trip一次辛苦的旅行4Horrible Earthquake可怕的地震5The Great President伟大的总统6A Brave Maid勇敢的女仆7A Fair Competition公平的比赛8Computers电脑9Wildlife Protection保护野生动植物10My First Band我的第一支乐队11An Interesting Festival有趣的节日12Balanced Diet平衡膳食13Sailing Home划船回家14Explore MKII探测MKII行星15Journey across Canada横穿加拿大的旅行16A Woman Doctor-Lina女医生丽娜17A New Farming Way新的耕种方式18Chaplin - A Great Master of Humour幽默大师卓别林19A Misunderstanding一场误会20A Unique Theme Park独一无二的主题公园21A Strange Disease奇怪的疾病22Sightseeing in the United Kingdom观光联合王国23An Air Crash飞机失事24An Amateur Journalist业余记者25First Aid急救26Abstract Art抽象艺术27A Russian Poem俄国童谣28Let’s Help Adolescents帮助青少年29Refresh Our Environment恢复环境生机30A Volcano Eruption火山爆发31Defeat Disability战胜残疾32Happy Marriage Needs Fighting For幸福的婚姻需要争取33Mark and a Seal马克和海豹34Helping the Remote Village援助山村35Study in America留学美国36Immigrate to America移民美国37Be Careful about Cloning谨慎对待克隆38Strange Patent Applications奇怪的专利申请39Pronunciation and Status口音与身份40A Sly Murder一宗狡猾的谋杀案。

韩教练英语—高考3500词短文改错1. Fall in Love with EnglishHiding behind the loose dusty curtain, a teenager packed up his overcoat into the suitcase. He plans to leave home at dusk though there was thunder and lightning outdoors. He had got to do this because he was tiring of his parents’ nagging about his English study and did not want to go through it any longer. He couldn’t get along good with English and disliked joining in English classes because he thought his teacher ignored him in purpose. As a result, his score in each exam never added up to over 60.His partner was concerning about him very much. She understood exactly that he was suffering from, but entirely disagreed with his idea. In order to calm him down and settle his problem, she talked with him face to face and swap a series of learned tips with him. The items she set down helped him find the highway to studying English well.The teenager was grateful and got great power from his friend’s words. Now, he has recovered from upset and has fallen in love in English.2. Different Countries Have Different Kinds of EnglishesV oyages of people from England play an important part in spreading English language. At present, English is frequently spoken as a official or common language in many countries, such as America, Singapore, Malaysia and some African countries. All basing on British English, the English spoken in these countries can be good understood by native English speakers. But actually, these Englishes have been gradually changing in accents, spellings, expressions but the usage of vocabulary.Because this fact, you can make use of the differences to tell which country the foreigners of your block are from. For an example, if a boss fluently commands his driver, “Come up straightly to my apartment by elevator and take some gas for my trucks and cab s”, instead of requesting, “Please come to my flat on lift and take some petrol for my lorries and taxis”, you can recognize his American identity, while the latter suggests that she is British.3. A Hard TripMy sister was fond of traveling. Ever since graduating, she had been determined to organize a trip to a old temple. Since transporting fare was expensive, she decided to use a bicycle to cycle there not cared about the disadvantages. Her stubborn attitude was always her shortcoming. Once she made up mind to do something, no one could persuade her to change her mind. Finally, we gave up as usual though we preferred to take a train. After we prepared everything, included the schedule, reliable weather forecast and the insurance, we began your trip.Our journey was along a river flowed from a high altitude. Our pace was slow because the river frequently had many sharp bends through deep valleys, which the water seemed to boil. Just as I recorded in my journal, it was really a hard journey. But we also enjoyed great views. One night, I put my head on my pillow—a parcel of wool coats, and lied beneath the stars. When the flame in front of our cave went out at midnight, I found sky so beautiful!4. A Horrible EarthquakeDirty water rose in wells and canals before the earthquake. And no one judged that an earthquake was come. Suddenly, everything shook. It seemed as if the world was at the end. Millions of brick houses and a number of dams were destroyed. Railway tracks became useless bars. Pipes in mines burst and let out smelly steam. Huge cracks trap cyclists everywhere.The next day, this event was the headline or main title of all newspapers. With the reporters given an outline of the disaster, the whole nation was shocking by the damage and the victim’s extreme suffering. People were moved when they read that the survivors comforted each other by said “Congratulations! You survived!”. So they not only expressed their sympathy sincerely, but also organized together to help the victims right away. The injured were rescued and the death were buried. The frightened survivors were dug out from under the ruin and were offered shelter, fresh water and electricity. Thanks for people’s help, the loss was min imized.5. The Great PresidentAs the founder of the republic, the president had many good qualities. Before coming to power, he was a generous law. He was willing to selfless help everyone who turned to him. He accepted no fee to offer legal guidance and opinions to those who were out work or uneducated. Later, believed all mankind to be equal, he devoted himself to stopped the unfair anti-black laws. He set up the Black Youth League and was voted to be the leader. However, though he kept peaceful principles with violence and terror, his mean enemies still blew up his house and attacked his relative s, and he himself couldn’t escape being sentenced to 30 years in prison.Not fearing of the prison guards’ cruelty, he kept active but begged no mercy from them. As a matter of fact, he was always hopeful and never lost his heart during the stage even though he was in trouble.Final, people reward ed him with the leader’s position and a gold blanket.6. A Brave MaidA wooden vase from a Ming Dynasty at the entrance of the reception hall amazed everyone. The artists designed it in a rare style and selected value jewels to decorate it. People thought highly of it fancy colour of honey and the beautiful paintings on it.The vase used to belong a former castle. But when the country was at the war, the enemy troops exploded the castle. Debates on how the vase survived went on and on. In order to remove people’s doubt, a team for no less than 20 people carried out a informal investigation. The evidences they found show that a maid took the vase apart and asked a sailor to sink it in a local well. She never gave away the secret even under the cruel trial of the enemies who were in search of treasures.It is worth giving this brave maid a fortune on return.7. A Fair CompetitionSwifter, Higher and Strong stands for the spirit of the Olympics. But fairness is the basis of this motto. Once when you win fairly will you and your homeland deserve the great glory. But nowadays, dislike the ancient honest slave competitors, some hopeless athlete s who can’t bear the pain of training cheat when taking a part in games. Medals seem to have magical power causing them to cheat, and the prize money has placed the motto as their only goal.So, in the gymnastics event to be held in our city next month, one of the host’s responsibility is to keep competitions fair. They advertised on posters outside the stadium to promise what every competitor is to have a regular physical examination in a gymnasium one after another. No one can bargain on this. The volunteers in the charge will be very strict. It is foolish to cheat because they will not be admitting to compete and will even be fined as good.8. ComputersThe goal of early calculating machines was to simple difficult sums. But under the help of new technology, electronic chips replaced tubes and a revolution of artificial intelligence has arised. From then on, the appearance of computers totally changed our lives. They can not only download information from the net when connected by the network or mobile phone signals, but also solve difference types of logical problems. With operator as their coaches, they can even control rockets to explore a moon and instruct androids with the human race’s characters to mop floors and watch over your naughty niece. Anyhow, computers are so helpful that they do bring happy.Moreover, computers are easily attacked by viruses. This real has become a hard-to-deal-with-problem. As a result, computers are dangerous in the way. So, personally, I worry about their universal applications in some fields, such as finance.9. Wildlife ProtectionDinosaurs died out because an unexpected incident. But wildlife today disappears or is in danger just because humans do harm to it. For example, tigers are hunted for fur make carpets so that they can only live in secure reserves; grassland is destroyed without mercy so that dust storms come into being affected distant cities.Last year, scientists saw some monkeys rubbing them with a certain kind of insects to protect themselves from fierce mosquitoes biting. According to the result of the inspection, they found that the insect contains a power drug, so local farmers were employed to catch the insects. The ending was what the insects disappeared from the whole zone. When telling that it was a lost to humans, the farmers burst into laughter and respond ed, “Our real los t is our decreasing income.”We should appreciate the natural balance and pay more attentions to the importance of wildlife protection. Not until we succeed in letting wildlife live on peace, can we smile in relief.10. My First BandI was very sensitive to music. Just dipped into the music books briefly, I could sing or play well. To be honest, I always dreamt of becoming a famous folk actor. I was such confident that I never decreased my devotion.I formed my first band called “Rolling Frog”. At the beginning, we relied on performing on instruments in pubs or to passer–by to earn extra money in cash. Then we wore false beards to pretend to be the musicians whom people were familiar to. In addition, we attached humorous acts into our performances and played jokes on each other. Soon, our “funny jazz” became fam e and invitations to perform for broadcast stations began to come. Afterwards, we sorted out attraction music and made a record in a studio. A million or so copies were selling and we became millionaires.It was painful that the band broke out finally. But above all, I realized my dream to be a music.11. An Interesting FestivalThe Agricultural Feast takes place after the Independence Day. It is not an worldwide celebration. Only Christians in Mexico look forward to its arrival for its religion origin: Long ago, humans’ ancestors were bad. They fooled and played tricks on each other and never kept their word. So God turned up and drowns all their crops. Humans starved day and night, wept. In order to gain God’s forgiveness, a woman poet set off to see God. She admired God and kept apologized. God was moved. After his permission, humans finally had good harvests again. So, to wipe sadness and remind them of the belief in God, people began the festival.On the festival, people gather in the open air, such as playgrounds or parking lots, and energetically have fun with each other all night long, as though they were never tiring. When a beauty dressed up in lovely clothings reads poems in memory of the poet, everyone holds their breath. Then, it is the custom what the bone of a rooster head is given to her as an award.Obviously, the story is not true, but the festival is interesting.12. Balanced DietWang Peng earned his living by running a barbecue restaurant, what served delicious bacon, fried chicken breast and mutton roasted with pepper and garlic. And his food and discount attracted fewer and fewer customers. Finally, he was in debt. Yong Hui’s slimming restaurant serves fresh peas, carrots, eggplants, and raw cucumbers with vinegar. As the host, she said fibres benefited customers' digestion the most. In order not to let Yong Hui get away with telling lie, Wang Peng spied on Yong Hui despite her glare. But he was surprised that she was lost her customers, too.Curiosity drove Wang Peng to consult a expert. The expert sigh ed and said, “Both of your menus have weakness and limited strength. Your customers put in weight too easily, while Yong Hui’s lose weight too quickly. So, Wang Peng, cut down the fat of your food and increase vegetables and fruits, as nuts, beans, mushrooms, peaches and lemons. You ought to combine the two menus and provide a balancing diet.”Before long, Wang Peng won her customers back.13. Sailing HomeThis novel was about an unbelievable but genuine adventure. It author was a black businessman who was brought up in America. In 1956, he visited Africa, his birthplace. One day, when he was wandered on the pavement near the bay enjoyed the sea scenes, he lost his money and passport that he kept in a envelope. So he went to the embassy to seek help, but the ambassador with rude manner s didn’t permit his staff to help if he bowed to him. Staring at his patient face, he understood that it was the fault of his skin colour that accounted for their refection. So he decided to make a chance to sail on a small boat home.He met a large amount of difficulty but was never stopped. In the contrary, difficulty pushed him to go ahead harder. Three months later, he was spotted by a ship by accident. He was in rags indeed. A maid even screamed when bringing him a steak and pineapple dessert. Aboard, he earned his passage by working as a barber and got to home finally. As for the name of his novel, he di dn’t think of a better one than the phrase “Go Ahead”.14. Explore MKIIMKII, a planet billion of kilometers away, is the origin of life in many religions. Physicists have proved the theory that its gentle climate and the pull of it gravity are similar to the earth’s. And astronomers have found that oxygen atoms and carbon dioxide, which are fundamental for life, exist in its atmosphere through satellites. Cheered up by this news, biologists, in their turn, began to do some research to remove people’s puzzles—Now that there are some suitable conditions, do life really exist on this globe? Do they multiply by laying eggs or give birth to babies?Last month, a spaceship was sent to there. It’s a pity that thi s mission failed. Dislike the earth, MKII is a much younger planet. Thus, masses of harmful acid clouds float everywhere caused violent chain reactions to break out. These clouds not only blocked out the pilots’ s ight but also damaged the engine system. Luckily, the pilots watched out careful and prevented the spaceship from crashing in time.15. A Journey across CanadaAfter a quiz in last autumn, Kuang crossed the continent eastward to Toronto to visit his schoolmate, the distance measuring approximately 5,000 kilometers,His train started from Vancouver, a city surrounded by mountains. After confirm his baggage was aboard the train, Kuang settled down in his seat. Had a gift for communication, he started chatting with another passenger within 5 minutes. They topics included the Canadian traditions, the Prime Minister, the mixture of races, and the terrifying Great Fall. After a ice buffet at noon, he was pleased to find what the scenery was impressive. He saw beautiful harbours at the distance, wealthy urban areas and maple forest that covered thousand of acres. He even managed to catch the sight of an eagle flying upward over bushes.Kuang reached Toronto which lies slightly near the border at a misty dawn. It was frost and the broad downtown streets were very quiet. Though it was early, Kuang phoned his schoolmate ina booth nearby at once rather than waiting for him to come. They had a good time together.16. A Woman Doctor-LinaBorn in a pigs’ nest, Lina led poor life in her childhood. She was looked up upon by the children of her generation. But she intended to become a doctor after she came across Lin Qiaozhi by chance, who was delivering medical courses to an audience crowded around her. Before moving off, Lin inspired her to carry on her study. by Lin’s support, Lina entered an institute and studied hard sparing no time on entertainment. Her being outspoken and modest won respect for her. Her excellent arguing skills but observation ability put others into the shade.Now, Lina has become a special in human being s’ emergency sickness. Her kindness and considerate behavior for the poor were well-known. The organization she found carried out campaigns and welfare projects to help cut the death rate for the poor. Her job was hard and worthwhile. She often refers to the connection among her achievement and Lin Qiaozhi, and says that her poor childhood is the bond between her and the poor.17. A New Farming WayJuan was a farmer in Vietnam. For decade, he had been struggling to rid his family of hunger. Besides, it always confused him how to expand the output of his crops. This disturbing problem led his regretting being a farmer. He would rather have chosen another job.One day, when skimming through a newspaper, Juan read a comment in Yuan Longping. He underline d Yuan’s nationality and occupation, and then focused on his discovery but the statistics of his research. He found the knowledge Yuan circulated very practical. Therefore, he made a summary and began to build up a new farm method. He planted super grain of rich nutrition and equipped he to keep his crops roots free from bacteria and pests. He also enriched minerals in the soil while reducing chemical fertilie. Though it cost him more time and freedom, he was full of hope.The next year, Juan was sun but satisfied with his production very much. Thanks for Yuan Longpin, he not only won the battle against hunger, but he could also export his crops to abroad.18. Chaplin-A Great Master of HumourChaplin was a extraordinary performer who starred in and directed many outstanding comedies. Few were bored watching his moustache, his gestures or his entertaining reactions when chased by detectives. Being drunk, sliding on a banana skin or whisper his own failures to nobody, he made us felt more content with our life without any verbal explanation. His particular sense of humor has astonished everybody through the world up to now.In a small budget film, he played a bad-off and homeless person wearing worn-out shoes and messy clothes. On one occasion, he trapped by a snowstorm on a vast mountainous area. Though he overcame many difficulties, he wasn’t fortunate enough. With all the porridge eaten up, he picked out a shoe but boiled it to eat. He cut off the leather bottom and chewed it like a pancake. According to an actress, his acting was such convincing and amusing that everybody couldn’t help bursting into laughter.19. A MisunderstandingIn general, spoken statements are the major way of communication, but body language and face s also have such kinds of function. For example, yawning means being not interesting and turning one’s back to someone or swinging your fist shows your angry. But what those gestures really mean is subjective in different cultures. Thus, misunderstandings happen now and then in today world of cultural crossroads.Once, represented the Adult s’ Education Association, I went to the airport to meet an official of high rank from Columbia and take him to her dormitory and then to the canteen. After the fly arrived, I saw a man looking around curiously. So I approached to greet him. He suddenly dashed to hug me and kissed me on both cheeks. As a young girl, I felt true embarrassed and put up my hands to defend myself. His false smile told me that he had lost face.Later, I received a cassette from him, in what he recorded his apology. In hearing that Columbians were more likely to kiss others, I soon felt at ease.20. A Unique Theme ParkAs soon as our shuttle got close to the theme park by the freeway, everyone came into life and put on cloth sneakers in advance for a outing. Our translator paid for the admission, and we started enjoyed the various attractions in the sunlight.According to the travel brochure, this unique park is famous for it well preserved minority culture. We experienced many deed of the early settlers, such as swing across rivers, hunting creatures in the jungle, or taking part in swords fighting tournaments.This park is also famous as its wooden souvenirs. Whichever we bought in the central shop was made of wood, and wherever we went we could see minority carpenters working. They made wooden tools, wooden cartoon figures, wooden athletic products and so on. They even built a huge wooden engine with a length of 20 metres, that was modeled after a real one.This theme park is real a fantasy amusement park. Not wonder it has become the brand of local tourism.21. A Strange DiseaseWhen the construction of the firework factory came to the stage of painting, a pump was put in. Then, all the painter in the neighbourhood were defeated by a severe disease who characteristic was alike to that of a bad burn.An expert physician was instructed to attend to the victims or handle this case. He was enthusiastic, but he didn’t foresee what it was a hard challenge. After simple enquiry, he announced that the polluted paint was to blame. But with positive evidence, people suspected and rejected his view, saying the theory he put forward made not sense. Being many more strict with her, he contributed himself to the case. Apart from making enquiries, he made detailed charts and analysed the data cautiously. Final, he drew a scientific conclusion, linking the disease to the radium in the pump. Exposed on radium, a kind of radioactive material in the universe, people absorbed radiation and got sick immediately.Spinning the pump backward, he took away the radium. This simple movement cured all the victims.22. Sightseeing in the United KingdomAfter the wedding, my cousin and his wife went to the United Kingdom for nationwide sightseeing. He faxed an letter to me in English yesterday. For my delight, he no longer made any tense error. And his description rough clarified my questions about the UK--its currency, its administration, the institution which divides it to four provinces, and the historical conflicts and quarrels when Southern Ireland broke away from the UK.Unwilling to leave out any attraction, my cousin arranged his enjoy journey carefully. One attraction place he visited was a castle in countryside of Scotland, which lies near a port. It used to be the headquarters of the Communism Union but broke down during the war. Finding nothing could take the place of this splendid architecture, people accomplished rebuilding it in 1952. It was to their credit which all furnished rooms are consistent with what they used to be. My cousin was thrilled by its collections consisted of statues plus royal uniforms folded in glass tanks. Though there was no possible to buy some of these exhibits, it was convenient to take photos, which he sent me along with his fax.23. An Air CrashI was a previous typewriter in a post office. Because I couldn’t tolerate typing any more postage bills or postcodes on a typewriter every day, I resigned. With a greedy motivation of making big money, I took up work as a business representative for the G.E Ecology Company, which produced goods by recycling useful materials from our dustbins. My new job left me good impressions in many aspects except what the working timetable was full of traveling by jets.Once, when speeding up, our jet was swallowing by a thunderstorm, which destroyed our GPS receiver and made us lose sight of the directions. A constantly flashing light showed that our jet was on danger. A steward instant asked us to put on masks and fasten the safe belts, and then pressed a button to switch on the escaping capsule. It slid sideways out of the opening at once and landed in a desert area safely. Lacking food and tablets, we were nervous and certain at first. But we all kept optimistic and made good adjustment to the situation. We swept up the surroundings mud to make our settlement and were back on our feet soon. Finally, guided by the smoke of our crashing jet, some local citizens came by carriages and saved us.24. An Amateur JournalistJane is a housewife, but delighting to work as an amateur journalist. It is a dilemma of her to rush between family and work, and it is also unusual for the News Department to depend in an amateur to cover crimes. But Jane is really gift. It is admirable what she is seldom accused of making mistakes. And, eager to become more professional, she concentrates on her job and updates herself now and then.Once she is informed of a new case, her normal working process is as follows: first, she makes appointments with guilt people for interviews. So as to acquire accurate stories, she usually demands to record that they say. Meanwhile, a technically good colleague will assist her in taking photographs. Second, she assesses whether they are deliberately hiding the truth. If she is skeptical about their words, she will look to the case herself. Third, she writes thorough stories ahead of the deadline and submits it to the senior chief editor, who polishes and approves every section. Finally, her stories will be publishing in different editions of their magazine.25. First AidA boy fell ill. His organs were damaged by the radiation of an infrared ray stove. But before the ambulance arrived, a number of other injury happened to this unlucky boy over and over again. First, he was choking by some poisonous liquid from the kettle on the cupboard. Then his wrist skin was burnt by electric shock. Finally, his ankle was cut by a pan.Fortunate, the boy’s nurse gave him proper temporary treatments according to his complex symptoms. He mildly squeezed the poisonous liquid out of his throat and put bandages firmly into place to apply pressure to the ankle wound to stop bleeding. As for the burn, she used scissors to remove his sleeve, pour a basin of cold water over the burn to cool it and put her hands in a damp blouse to cover his swell tissue tightly. She also inspired his bravery to fight against the unbearable pain. Her first aid made vital difference in saving his life. A ceremony was hold to honour the nurse who overcame a variety of barriers to save the boy.26. Abstract ArtAbstract art used to be controversial. On one hand, the artists stopped painting delicate figures but attempt to adopt special techniques to give people different visual impact. On the other hand, their works, included sculptures carved out of marble or fragile clay, were all with a specific aim of showing feelings. Some conventional scholars which were allergic to abstract art said it was evident ridiculous and neither art nor geometry. Their Traditional Art Committee predicted its soon disappearing.But nowaday, abstract art has become part of the permanent possessions of contemporary civilization. Galleries along the Madison Avenue give scores of superb exhibitions on typical abstract works, appealing into many who have a prefer for abstract art. The Shadow of Egypt, a café in this district, has become the home to those aggressive abstract artists. Consequently, that is not a coincidence for you to meet one of these artists of great reputation in the flesh. They are asked for signatures and given bunches of fragrant flowers plus they are given a great deal of praise by their faith fans.27. A Russian PoemSince childhood, Anton had often recited poems, accompanied with pianists and violinists, at wedding ceremonies before brides and bridegrooms exchanged ring. Gradually, he found write poems the most appropriate way to convey his joy but sorrow. When his poem Contradictory Blank won him a nation championship and a scholarship to the Moscow University from a sponsor, he was just a unknown librarian. After get his diploma, he devoted his life into writing poems. Using concrete but flexible language and the minimum of words is his style. He tried out different patterns and preferred nursery rhyme on particular. The following is a translation of one of his works made up of 3 sections:Little sparrow with heavy load,Ran out energy and very cold;No compass and all sweat salty,Can you go through the endless darkness?Little balloon let out by the thread,Flew over cottages and was very glad;With warmth transformed from sunlight,He said he could forever fly;Take it easy, little balloon;Don’t tease the sparrow with his wound;On the bare branch and have a rest;This diamond heart will eventually get success.28. Let’s Help AdolescentsWhether they are male and female, adolescents feel like deciding on everything themselves in spite of parents’ instruction, especially when they face problems like sex, mental stress, etc., which make them feel ashamed and embarrassing. Thus they often automatically get to troubles due to their imperfect comprehension and judgement. Some are addicting to cigarettes, only several packets of which will hurt their lungs and make them breathless quickly. Others can’t quit drinking alcohol, who harmful effects include causing young pregnant women to abort or give birth to abnormal babies. The worst is drug abuse, for the withdrawal is tough once their bodies are accustomed to the drugs. Meanwhile, those who share needles buying from illegal chemists are at great risk of being infected of desperate AIDS. If so, neither injecting nor taking pills can guarantee their survive.Besides, don’t be disappointed at or have prejudice against our children so easily. After all, being awkward is an appendix of youth. As long as we strengthen communication with them instead only banning this or banning that, we will surely help them avoid anything unfit.29. Refresh Our EnvironmentAs the director stated on behalf of his researching group, the data of this graph makes a clear presentation of the future environmental tendency. On one hand, the quantity of fuel keeps on decreasing in 9% per year while the growth of a wide range of pollution has been a globe trend. On the hand, the mildly but steadily going up of the average temperature is resulting in catastrophes like widespread floods. Without disagreement, they subscribe to the view which it is humans’ existence and their randomly consuming energy that result from this phenomenon.Many people have a commitment that developing nuclear power or energy from outer space will stop bad consequences coming about. Besides, scientists and educators are opposed to this view even if our needs may be met as the whole. They tend to advocate refreshing our circumstances by saving energy and recycle waste. That is suggested that we use energy-saving appliances such as electrical motors, microwaves and so on and not be casual about little things like recycling a can. So please glance around and see that you can do. So long as everybody makes contribution, we will not have to put up with this problem anymore.。

not caring about the disadvantages.Her stubborn attitude was always her shortcoming.4.__O_n_c_e___ she made up her mind to do something，no one could persuade her to change her mind.5._F__in_a_l_ly__(final)，we gave in as usual though we preferred to take a train.After we prepared everything，6.i_n_c_lu_d_i_n_g_(include) the schedule，reliable weather forecast and the insurance，we began our trip.
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Notes： common /'kɒmən/ adj. 普通，一般；共有的 native /'neɪtɪv/ adj. 本土的，本国的 vocabulary /və'kæbjʊlərɪ/ n．词汇，词汇表 block /blɒk/ n．大块；(木、石等)块；街区；路障 vt.阻塞；阻挡 apartment /ə'pɑːtmənt/ n．(美)楼中单元房，一套房间；房间 identity /aɪ'dentɪtɪ/ n．身份，特征 voyage /'vɔɪɪdʒ/ n. 航行， 旅行 accent /'æksənt/ n. 口音， 音调
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lightning /'laɪtnɪŋ/ n．闪电 outdoors/aʊt'dɔːz/ adv. 在户外，在野外 purpose /'pɜːpəs/ n．目的，意图 exactly /Igˈzæktli/ adv. 恰恰；确切地；精确地 settle /'setl/ vi. 安家，定居 swap /swɒp/ v. 交换(东西) highway /'haɪweɪ/ n．公路，主要交通道路 grateful /'ɡreɪtfʊl/ adj. 感激的，感谢的 purpose /'pɜːpəs/ n．目的，意图

40篇短文搞定3500个英语单词1. 保护野生动植物Wildlife ProtectionDinosaursdied out because of an unexpectedincident. But wildlife today disappears or is in danger just because humans doharmto it. For example, tigers are hunted for furto make carpets so thatthey can only live in securereserves; grassland is destroyed without mercyso that duststorms come intobeingaffecting distantcities.Last year, scientists saw some monkeys rubbing themselves with a certain kind of insects toprotect themselves fromfiercemosquitoes biting. According to the result of the inspection, they found that the insect contains a powerful drug, so local farmers were employed to catch the insects. The ending was that the insects disappeared from the whole zone. When told that it was a lossto humans, the farmers burst into laughterand responded, “Our real loss is our decreasingincome.”欧阳文创编We should appreciate the natural balance and pay more attention to the importanceof wildlife protection. Not until we succeed in letting wildlife live in peace, can we smile in relief.恐龙因一次意外事件而灭绝，但是今天的野生动植物却是因为人类的伤害而消失或处在危险中。

40 篇英语短文搞定高考 3500 个单词 2. Different Countries Have Different Kinds of Englishes 1. Fall in Love with English 爱上英语不同的国家有不同的英语Hiding behind the loose dusty curtain, a teenager pack ed up his overcoat into the suitcase. He planned to leave home at dusk though there was thunder and lightning outdoors. He had got to do this because he was tired of his parents’ nagging about his English study and did not want to go through it any longer. He couldn’t get along well with English and dislike d join ing in English classes because he thought his teacher ignore d him on purpose. As a result, his score in each exam never add ed up to over 60.His partner was concerned about him very much. She understood exactly what he was suffer ing from, but entirely disagree d with his idea. In order to calm him down and settle his problem, she talked with him face to face and swap ped a series of learning tip s with him. The item s she set down helped him find the highway to studying English well.The teenager was grateful and got great power from his friend’s words. Now, he has recover ed from being upset and has fall en in love with English.有个少年躲在积满灰尘的松散窗帘后把大衣装入手提箱。

高考英语-（重点单词词性转换+重点短语+语法填空）三轮冲刺7重点单词词性转换1.lend sb. a hand帮某人一把；助某人一臂之力2.learn a lesson from…从…中吸取教训3.let out 放出4.let out a cry of surprise 发出惊讶声5.let in 让进来6.light up 照亮；（脸或眼睛）顿时露出喜色7.sb. be likely to do sth./It is likely that…某人有可能做某事8.limited 有限的9.in line 成一直线；协调10.be linked to…和...接上，连接11.be linked with…和…有关联的12.make a list of….列出…13.live up to 遵守，符合，不辜负14.be televised/broadcast live 现场电视转播/广播15.be located in/by/near…坐落在..16.sth. be under lock and key 某物被严密保存17.look after照顾18.look around环视19.look back回顾20.look down on/upon轻视重点短语1.aim a blow at sb对某人猛烈一击2.blow off 吹走I had m hat blown off3.black and blue all over浑身青一块紫一块4.notice board 通知栏5.on board 在船上/飞机上...6.join the board/the army/the party参加董事会/参军/入党7.boast of /about sth 吹嘘/夸耀8.body and soul 身心9.build up one's body/character健全体魄/培养性格10.book a ticket for 预定一张...的票11.place an order for sth with ...向...预定....12.booking office售票处13.on the border of China and Russia在中俄边界14.be bored with/be fed up with/ be tired of 对于…感到厌倦15.be bored to death厌烦得要死16.be born of poor parents出生于贫苦家庭17.be born in a poor family出生于贫苦家庭18.be born with sth天生具有...19.a born musician 一天生音乐家20.borrow sth from sb/sp从..借...一、句型转换1. This book is only designed for children. = This book is only ____ ____ adults only.2. As far as I’m concerned, his suggestion is very significant. = ___, his suggestion is ___ ___ ___.3. They recommended him to leave at once. = They recommended that he ____ _____ at once.4. Olympics Games take place every four years. = Olympics Games take place _____ __________.5. I’m delighted at your success. = I’m delighted _____ ____ ____ your success.6. The prisoners attempted an escape, but failed. = The prisoners attempted _____ _____, butfailed.7. No matter how hard they tried, they failed every time. = ____ hard they tried, they failed everytime.8. Middle-aged women are easily made to believe what the cheaters tell them.Middle-aged women ____ easily ____ what the cheaters tell them.9. Her uncle moved out of New York for this reason___ ___ for this reason ___ her uncle moved out of New York.10. They had a meeting in memory of the person who served the old for 20 years.They had a meeting ____ ____ ____the person who served the old for 20 years.11. In order for a new sport to be added, a current sport must be dropped.In order that a new sport ____ ____, a current sport must be ____.12. Please write in every two lines. = Please write in ____ ____ ____.13. Why don’t you go swimming instead of watching TV at home?Why ___ ___ swimming instead of watching TV at home.14. The thief tried to run away, but the policeman stopped me.The thief ___ ___ ___ to run away, but the policeman stopped me.1. intended / meant for2.personally of great significance3.should leave4. every fourth year5. tohave heard 6. to escape 7. However 8. fall for 9. It was that 10in honour of 11. is added removed12.every another line / every second line 13. not go14.made an attempt二请选择所给短语的适当形式填空have a tendency to, make sure, give thought to, learn about, dream of, show off, at the end of, refer to, think twice, make an agreement, other than, have an appointment with, work on, as well as, regardless of, have a good reputation, give thought to, as long as, point out, in defence of, be rescued from, have access to, in the minority, show off, in possession of2. ______________ the special standard, we must make a very careful plan.3. People under stress______________ express their full range of potential.4. He _______________ that the rope was tight.5. How did you ______________ the meeting?6. She likes to ______________ her fine clothes in public.7. We'll have an exam in English _____________ January.8. I advised him to ______________ before making the final decision.9. You can't get there _____________ by boat.10. We _____________ Mr. Wang to go for a picnic.11. We_____________ to always tell each other the truth about everything.12. We are repairing the roof _____________ painting the walls.13. He ____________ a new novel for over a year now.14. If you want to know his telephone number, you may ____________ the telephone directory.15. ____________ how often I correct him, he always makes the same mistake.16. The firemen didn't _____________ their personal safety.17. The Chinese folk dance ______________ both at home and abroad.18. Nearly 20 people ______________ the roof of the burning building yesterday.19. They were fighting like lions ______________ their homeland.20. _____________ my heart still beats, I will go on working for the people.21. She likes to _____________ her nice figure by wearing tight dresses.22. It is hoped that the readers will kindly _____________ our errors.23. Students do not _____________ dictionaries at the examination.24. Boys are very much _____________ at the dancing class.25. He said he was _____________ a car.1. dream of2. Giving thought to3. have a tendency to4. made sure5. learn about6. show off7. at the end of8. think twice9. other than 10. have an appointment with 11. made an agreement 12 . as well as 13. has been working on 14. refer to 15. Regardless of 16. give thought to 17. has a good reputation 18. were rescued from 19. in defence of 20. As long as 21. show off 22. point out 23. have access to 24. in the minority 25. in possession of语法填空-专项练习1阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

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 5_________ the company in 1976. He was a billionaire by the time he was 31.6_________, 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 dollars 9_________ (act) in movies before they were 14. But the youngest billionaire is Albert von Thurn und Taxis of Germany, 10_________ inherited (继承) a billion dollars when he turned 18 in 2001!(2)Finishing their shopping at the supermarket, a middle-aged couple found their new car 1__________ (steal). They filed a report 2__________the police station and a detective drove them back 3___________ 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 car. My wife w as having a baby and I had to send her to the 6____________ as soon as possible. Please forget the inconvenience. There are two tickets 7___________ tonight's Rowan Atkinson concert.”Their faith in humanity restored(恢复). The couple attended 8_________ concert. But when they returned home, they immediately found that their house 9___________(be) 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, for example, contains four 3_________ five hundred thousand words. But we do not need 4_________ these. To read short stories you need to know only about two thousand words. 5_________ you leave school, you will learn only one thousand or more.The words you know are called your vocabulary. You should try to make your vocabulary 6__________ (big). Read as many books as we can. There are a lot of books 7__________ (write) in easy English. You will enjoy them. When you meet 8_________ new word, look it 9_________ in your dictionary. Your dictionary is your 10__________ (much) useful book.(4)When you are in England you must be very careful in the streets 1_________ the traffic drives on the left. Before you cross a street you must look to the right first 2__________ then the left. In the morning and in the evening when people go to or come from 3__________, the streets are very busy. Traffic is most 4________ (danger) then.When you go by bus in England, you have to be careful, 5_________. Always remember thetraffic moves on the left. So you must be careful. 6_________ (have) a look first, or you will go 7_________ wrong way.In many English cities, there are big buses 8_________ two floors. You can sit on the 9_________ (two) floor. From 10_________ y ou can see the city very well. It’s very interesting.(5)1________ artist had a small daughter. Sometimes he painted women 2_________ any clothes on, and he and his 3________ always tried to keep the small girl out 4_________ he was doing this, “She is 5_________ young to understand,” they said.But one day, when the artist 6_________ (paint) a woman with no clothes on, he forgot to lock the door, and the girl suddenly ran into the room. Her mother ran up the stairs 7________ her, but when she got to the room, the little girl was already in the room and looking at the woman. 8________ her parents waited for her to speak.For a few seconds the little girl said 9_________, but then she ran to her mother and said 10________ (angry), “Why do you let her go about without shoes and socks on when you don’t let me?”(6)Most Americans don’t like to get advice 1___________members of their family. They get advice from “2__________ (strange)”. When they need advice, they don’t usually go to people they know. 3__________ many of them write letters to newspapers and magazines 4_________ give advice on many different subjects, 5__________ (include) family problems, the use of language, health, cooking, child care, clothes, and even on how 6__________ (buy) a house or a car.Most newspapers regularly print letters from 7___________ (read) with problems. Along with the letters 8___________ are answers written by people who are supposed to know how to solve such problems. Some of these writers are doctors, 9__________ are lawyers or educators. But two of the most famous writers of advice are women without special 10_________ (train) for this kind of work.(7)Without proper planning, tourism can cause 1_________. For example, too many tourists can crowd public places 2__________ are also enjoyed by the inhabitants(居民) of a country. If tourism creates too much traffic, the inhabitants will become 3__________ (annoy) and unhappy. They begin to dislike tourists 4_________ to treat them impolitely. They forget how much tourism can help the country’s economy. 5__________is important to think about the people of a destination country and 6__________tourism affects them. Tourism should help 7_________ country keep the customs and beauty that attracts tourists. Tourism should also advance the wealth and 8_________ (happy) of local inhabitants.Too much tourism can be a problem. If tourism 9__________ (grow) too quickly, people must leave other jobs to work 10__________ the tourism industry. This means that other parts of the country’s economy can suffer.(8)London was awarded 1_________ 2012 Olympic Games on Wednesday, 2__________ (defeat) European rival Paris in the final round of voting to take the games back to British capital 3__________ the first time since 1948.4_________ Moscow, New York and Madrid were eliminated (淘汰) in the first three rounds London beat Paris 54—50 on the fourth ballot(投票表决) of the IOC.In London crowds cheered and waved flags as 5_________ watched the announcement from Singapore 6_________ a giant screen in Trafalgar Square and in the east London area 7________ the main Olympic complex (建筑群) will be based.Blair spent two days in lobbying(游说) in Singapore 8_________ leaving to host the G8 summit (8国峰会) in Scotland. “My promise to you is we will be your very 9_________ (good) partners,” Blair said.It’s the fourth bid (申办) from Britain after 10_________ (fail) attempts by Birmingham for the 1992 Olympics and Manchester for the 1996 and 2000.(9)Why is setting goals so 1___________? Because goals can help you do, be, 2___________ experience everything you want in life. Instead 3_________ just letting life happen to you, goals allow 4___________ to make your life happen.5__________ (success) and happy people have set lots of goals to help them reach their aims. By se tting goals you are taking control of your life. It’s 6_________ having a map to show you 7_________ you want to go.Winners in life set goals and follow through with them. Winners decide 8__________they want in life and then get there by making plans and setting goals. Unsuccessful people just let life happen by accident. Goals aren’t difficult to set, and 9__________aren’t difficult to reach. It is up to you to find out what your goals really are. You are 10_________one who must decide what to do and in what direction to aim your life.(10)We often think of future. We often wonder 1__________the world will be like in a hundred years’ time.Think of 2__________ space. Perhaps a permanent station on the 3__________will have been set up. Perhaps people will be able to visit the moon as 4__________. Cheap rockets for space travel will have been developed, 5_________ (permit) long journeys through the solar system. When that time comes, people will be taking holidays in space and visiting 6_________ planets. Great progress will have been made 7__________ medicine, too. Pollution will have been controlled in a hundred years’ time.All the world will have been developed—even Antarctica. We will have used 8__________ most of the earth’s land to build our cities, 9___________ floating cities will have been built. The Japanese have already plans of this kind. And there will be cities 10__________ the sea.(11)The Internet as become part of young people’s life. 1_________ report shows that 38% of students often use the Internet . Most of them get 2__________ (use) information on the Internet3_________ use the Internet to help in their studies. But many students don’t use it 4_________ a good way. Some play games too much, some visit websites 5_________ shouldn’t look at. So bad things may happen 6_________ students spend too much time on the Internet.7_________ is important for students to use the Internet properly. Now we have a textbook, 8_________ uses many examples to teach students some good ways to use the Internet. It gives useful advice.Some students also make 9_________ on the Internet. But if you want to have a face-to-face 10_________ (meet) with your online friends, let your parents know and meet in a proper place.(12)Rivers are one of our most important natural resources. Many of the world’s great 1_________ are located on rivers, and almost 2__________ country has at least one river flowing through it that plays 3__________ important part in the lives of its people.Since the beginning of history, people 4_________ (use) rivers for transportation. The longest one in the United States is the Mississippi, and the lifeline of Egypt is the Nile.5 __________ transportation, rivers give water to drink, water for crops, and chances for fun and recreation for the people 6_________ live along their banks.However, large cities and industries that are located on rivers often make problems. As the cities grow 7__________ size and industries increase in number, the water in the rivers becomes 8__________ (pollute) with chemicals and other materials. People are learning the 9__________ (important) of doing more to keep their rivers clean 10__________ they want to enjoy the benefits of this natural resource.(13)Liu Xiang was the first Asian 1___________ (win) the men’s 110m hurdles at the Olympics in Athens. 2__________ that he became an idol(偶像) to the young people.“I never thought I would run under 13 seconds and break the Olympic 3__________.”said Liu Xiang in tears, “I am very very excited. I’m proud not just for myself and for Chinese 4_________ for Asia. My race went 5___________ (wonderful) from start to finish.” Liu added. “It is 6__________ amazing experience being the Olympic champion. I want to thank my coach and my friends for 7_________their help. I think today we Chinese have showed the world we 8_________ run as fast as anybody else.”Since his return from Athens, Liu Xiang 9__________ (be) at the center of a media circus and he has been to many press appearances and meetings. But Liu thinks 2004 is just the beginning, and he expects to be at his peak in the 2008 Beijing Olympics. Liu said, “For some players, it’s just a job. For me, it’s 10_________ I love.”(14)Will 1_________ m atter if you don’t take your breakfast? Some time ago a test 2__________ (give) in the United Sates. Those tests included people of different 3__________ from 12 to 83. During the experiment, these people were given all kinds of breakfasts, and sometimes they got 4___________ breakfast at all. Special tests were set up to see 5___________ well their bodies worked and when they had eaten 6___________ certain kind of breakfast. The results show that if a person eats a proper breakfast, he or she will work with better effect 7___________ if he or she has no breakfast. This fact appears to be 8___________ (especial) true if a person works9__________ his brains. For example, if a student eats fruit, eggs, bread and milk before going to school, he will learn more quickly and listen with 10__________ (much) attention in class.(15)Enough sleep is important to health. The amount of sleep needed 1__________ on the age of the person and the conditions in 2__________ sleep takes place. The young may need more sleep than 3__________ old, but usually eight hours are enough for the health of grown-ups. Some can do with 4__________ than this amount, but others may need more. Every person knows his own need. 5__________ is then a matter of good judgment to satisfy his need. Sleep 6__________ always be enough to make one bring back his 7__________ (strong) and get ready for a day’s work.Fresh air is necessary to sound sleep. So it is not 8___________ reason for some people to think that it is practicable to sleep in the open air. A bath at bedtime, 9__________ hot nor cool but of body temperature, may be helpful to sleep. Sleepproducing drug(帮助睡眠的药物) should never be taken except when 10__________ (suggest) by a doctor.(16)Snake dishes have become popular 1________ recent years. Snake meat in various flavors (风味) can 2_________ (see) in restaurant ads very often. Eating snake seems to be now in vogue(盛行), and if you haven’t eaten snake yet, you are considered “out of date”. But I wonder 3__________ all the trends are worth following.Some people may defend themselves 4__________ saying that snake meat is nutritious. But these people don’t realize that many parasites(寄生虫)，5_________ do harm to our health, are found inside snakes.According 6________ a survey, about 1000 tons of snakes are eaten every year in China and sometimes as 7__________ as 10 tons of snakes are served on dinner tables in Shenzhen in a single day!These figures warns us that if no action is taken, 8_________ number of snakes will drop and make an increase in mice and worms population, which will 9_________ in a decrease(减产) of crop output. Who will see such tragedy happen?So let’s start not to eat snakes any more because “to protect the snake is to protect 10__________.”(17)A few years ago, SARS 1_________ out in the mainland of China, causing some people 2_________ (kill). And some nearly got close to death. The situation was so severe that there was3_________ time to debate who is to blame. The most important thing for the government to do is to find out the 4__________ of this deadly disease. They invited all the most 5___________ (experience) experts in this field to discuss and quite a few suggestions were put forward. Some of the top experts then tested them to see 6_________ they were available. Doctor Zhong Nanshan chose one patient who was seriously ill and had little hope 7_________ picking up and had the new medicine tested on him. 8__________ his great joy, this patient recovered! He made his way to his office and telephoned the top official, 9_________ (tell) him this exciting news. For convenience, he moved to live in his office. His method did make sense. Not soon after that, the10_________ hospitals also controlled this terrible disease and kicked it out finally.(18)I asked my uncle, who plays 1_________ piano well, 2_________ he would assess (评定) the tone of a second hand piano I was hoping to buy. We arrived 3__________ the house and Uncle Frank looked the piano over, then 4__________ (sit) down and played a mixture of honky-tonk numbers and classical pieces. When he finished, we told the family that we would call 5__________ in 15 minutes.Outside, Uncle Frank said that 6___________ the wood was battered (坏掉的)，the sound was good and we should buy it.When I phoned the woman back, she sounded as if she was crying. Concerned, I asked, “What’s the 7__________?”“We didn’t know the piano 8___________ play like that,” she replied. The piano wasn’t 9__________ sale, and her daughter had to resume(重新开始) taking piano 10__________.(19)In North America people are always in 1__________ hurry. Children have special lessons or sports activities 2__________ school. Parents often work late and 3___________ get home until 7 or 8 o’clock at night. Most North American families don’t have time to prepare a meal. That is 4___________ fast food is so popular in North America. People 5__________ about 40% of their dollars on fast food.People usually buy fast food from restaurant chains such as Pizza Hut, McDonald’s, or KFC, 6_________ they can enjoy pizza, sandwiches, fried chicken, and so on. Fast food saves work and time, but it is not 7___________ (nutrition).Fast food is popular in many countries. American fast-food companies now have restaurants all over the world. But not 8__________ is happy about the spread(扩展) of North American fast food. A group of people in Italy want to fight 9__________ the spread of American fast food. They don’t like the idea of more fast food chains 10___________(open) restaurants in their country.(20)Many people keep small fish 1_________ pets. They keep them in a tank of water. The tank is made of glass. People can 2_________ through it. They can see inside the tank and watch the fish.The fish need room. They mustn’t be crowded. They need 3_________ to breathe. 4__________ must be enough water for all fish. So the size of the tank is very important.In the tank people put small plants 5__________ are good for fish. They give oxygen to the water. Plants help in other ways, too. They can hide 6_________ the plants and sleep, lay eggs there.The fish 7_________ be kept in water all the time. Some can jump high. So the tank should be covered. This keeps the fish from 8__________ (jump) out.The fish need food and should be fed every day. But 9__________ you give them too much food, it is very bad, for the extra food will fall to the bottom and make the water dirty. So the fish should get just enough food and finish 10_________ in ten minutes. Nothing should be left.（21）Once upon a time there was a rich merchant 1 ________ had 4 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.(22)There once were a goat and a donkey 1___________ lived on a farm. The donkey worked the hardest so the farmer fed it the most 2___________. Sometimes the donkey was given more food 3 __________ it could eat. This made the goat so jealous 4__________ it began plotting against（谋划对付）the donkey. "Hey, donkey," the goat said one day. "I think you do too much work on this farm. You carry such heavy things from morning to night. Why don't you pretend 5__________(get) sick so you can take a day 6___________?'' The donkey thought the goat had a great idea. So the next morning, the donkey lay in the stable（畜栏）on its side with its eyes 7__________ (close). Right away, the farmer called the doctor. 8____________ looking at the donkey, the doctor said it needed a special medicine made 9___________ the heart of a goat. So the farmer killed 10__________ goat and gave the donkey medicine made from its heart.(23)Dawn graduated several years ago. She 1 __________ (be) a successful model, andfinding a job had not been a 2__________ ---until recently.When Dawn did start trying to find another type of 3__________, she found in interview after interview that computer literacy(能力)was a must to 4___________ (employ).Since Dawn had always been afraid 5_________ learning computer while in college—our school didn't require to learn computer at that time—she managed to get a degree 6_________ ever confronting(面对) a computer.Finally, after months of searching for a job, Dawn failed. She had to admit that sidestepping (回避) computer literacy(读写能力) hadn't been a good idea. 7___________, She enrolled in a computer course at 8 ____adult vocational school.9____________(surprise), although she had been afraid of learning computer, she took to computers10__________much that after about a year she opened her own computer-based business.(24)Some day,1_________you are lucky, you may see a bongo(大羚羊). But the only way most people will see it is in a 2__________. They are found in Africa, 3__________ they live deep in forests. Even in Africa, very few people ever get to see a bongo. The bongo does not come out of the forest very often. It is an animal that keeps to 4__________.The bongo has beautiful coloring. Its hair is bright brown 5_________ (mix) with orange and red. Down its back and across its sides the bongo has yellow-white strips(条纹). Animals that look 6__________ food at night usually have big eyes. This helps them see 7________ (good) at night. The forests in which bongos live are very dark. The eyes of bongos are very big. So, they have no trouble 8_________ (live) in the darkness.Bongos in zoos do not like to go outside on 9_________days. They only go outside on those days 10_________ it is dark or very cloudy.(25)Gandhi, an Indian national hero, was honored 1__________ the father of the Indian nation. He has been respected and beloved by the Indians.He was born in India in 1869. Following the local custom, he got 2__________(marry) at the age of 13. In 1888 he sailed to England, 3__________ he studied law for three years and became a lawyer. On his return to India, he was sent to South Africa to work on a law case.In South Africa he 4__________ (surprise) to find that the problem of racial discrimination (种族歧视)was serious. There he formed an organization and started a magazine to fight 5__________ equal rights.Gandhi returned to India in 1915, 6__________ India was controlled by the British. He led the Indians to fight for an end to the British rule and 7___________ (depend) for his country. In the political movement many Indians including Gandhi were put in prison. 8___________, the struggles never stopped. The British government had to give 9___________and India won its independence in 1947. 10___________(fortunate) Gandhi was shot by an Indian who opposed his views and died on January 30th, 1948.(26)Mrs. Wilson, the wife of a rich man, 1___________some of her friends to lunch. She was trying a new way to cook fish and she was very pleased with 2__________when the fish was ready. As the fish was very hot, she put it near the open window to 3_________ _for a few minutes. Five minutes later, when she came back for it, she was 4___________to find the neighbor’s cat at the fish. She was in time to stop the cat 5____________ it was too late. That afternoon every one enjoyed the fish. They talked and laughed 6__________four o’clock.After the guests left, Mrs. Wilson felt tired 7_________ happy. She was sitting down in a chair near the window when she saw the neighbor’s cat dead in her garden. She was sure the fish was bad. What 8__________ happen to her friends? She at once telephoned the family doctor for help. The doctor liked each guest 9___________ (meet) him. Once again Mrs. Wilson was alone in her chair still tired but not longer happy. Just then the telephone rang. 10__________ was her neighbor, “Oh, Mrs. Wilson,” he cried.” My cat is dead. She was killed by someone in a car and put in your garden….”(27)Nowadays, almost everyone 1__________(realize) that smoking is 2__________ (harm) to people’s health. Sometimes it 3__________ causes fire.In China, about 38% of the people smoke. Every year, they smoke millions of packets of 4__________. It’s bad news for the health of nation.It’s known that smoking can cause different kinds of disease. Every year, many people die 5_________ these illnesses, such as lung and throat cancers. It also costs the government much money to look 6___________ these sick people. Smoking is also harmful to those 7________ don’t smoke, 8___________ (especial) to children and women.In a word, smoking is no good. 9__________ you want to smoke, just think of those who suffer from diseases 10_________ the fires that destroy people’s lives and properties!(28)Many people like to 1_________ the latest newspaper. But 2_________ is it produced so quickly?The most important man may be 3__________ chief editor. He decides 4__________ to do. Every morning the 5___________ (journal) are sent to report the events. Sometimes they need a face-to-face interview with people 6_________ do telephone interviews. Meanwhile, the picture editor sends photographer to take the 7___________ they need.Later in the day, they pass the stories and the 8___________ (develop) photos to the editor. The chief editor will choose the most important news for the front page. 9___________ editors read the stories, make some necessary changes and write headlines for them. 10___________ the newspaper is printed and delivered to different places.(29)With the 1____________ (develop) of industry, air pollution is getting more and more serious. In Beijing, many people suffer different kinds of illnesses because 2___________ air pollution.Air pollution is caused by the following 3_________: about half of the problem is caused by vehicles. There are more and more cars, buses on the roads, and they give off 4__________ (poison) gases. 25% of air pollution is caused by factories. Another factor is the smokers. Smoking not only does harm to their health 5__________ to others. 6_________ these, about 10%of air pollution is caused by other reasons.We should take some measures to fight 7____________ pollution. New fuel can be used to take 8___________ place of gas. We can plant more trees. If everybody realizes the 9___________ (important) of environment and does something to stop pollution, the problem will 10____________ (solve).(30)Recently, a website has carried 1__________ a survey about the common view on graduates 2__________ Beijing University.28% of the interviewed companies think that they 3__________ (satisfy) with the graduates from Beijing University. The graduates in their companies have a wide range of 4__________ (know) and they learn things very quickly and easily.5___________, most of the companies don’t think much of graduates from Beijing University. In their eyes, the graduates always stick 6___________ their own opinions and lack the teamwork spirit 7__________ they are working. Besides, they may not be satisfied with their jobs even with big companies, and they usually ask too 8___________. As a result, 34% of the companies insist that 9__________ will not employ graduates from Beijing University.In brief, society and even the students themselves expect too much from graduates from Beijing University. That’s 10__________ a graduate claims that he is rubbish.(31)Did you know that in the mountains it can start to snow in August? It snows through the fall and winter. 1__________, in spring, when all that snow melts, water falls down the mountain sides. Streams(溪流) form and come together to form 2__________ . Let’s follow one of the rivers in Utah.The Bear River begins nearly 13,000 feet 3__________ in the mountains. It ends only 90 miles away, 4__________ it will have dropped about 9,000 feet first! The most surprising thing about this river is where 5_____ ____ends.If you look at a map, you will see that nearly all rivers 6_________(empty) into the sea. But 7___________ the water of the Bear River. This river flows into the Great Salt Lake, the largest lake in the West. The rivers and streams 8__________ flow into the lake bring with them about two million tons of salt each year. And no fresh water flows away from the lake. 9___________, the summer sun evaporates (蒸发) the fresh water, 10___________ (leave) the salt behind. The lake water is so salty that you can’t sink in it, no matter ho w hard you try.(32)1 ___________ neither she nor her husband smoked, Mrs. Trench was surprised to see cigarette ash on her doorstep as she entered the house. When she opened the living-room door, she was astonished to see a strange man fast 2__________ in an armchair! Taking care not to disturb him, Mrs. Trench left the house at once. She called a taxi and went 3 __________(straight) to the police station. When she got there, she lost no time to explain 4___________ had happened and added that the man 5__________ have got into the house 6___________ an open window. Mrs. Trench returned home 7___________ a police car together with two policemen. But it was too late: the man had disappeared. 8___________ (hurry) upstairs, she went to her dressing-table. She smiled 9__________ relief when she saw the only thing that man had taken was an imitation(仿制品) diamond necklace that was almost 10 ___________!(33)About six years ago I was eating lunch in a restaurant in New York City 1___________ a woman and a yougn boy sat down 2___________ the next table. I couldn’t help 3__________ (overhear) parts of their conversation. At one point 4___________ woman asked: “ So, how have you been?” And the boy, 5__________couldn’t have been more than seven or eight years old, replied, “Frankly, I’ve been feeling a little depressed lately.”This incident 6___________ (stick) in my mind because it confirmed my growing belief that children are cahnging. As 7___________ as I can remember, my friends and I didn’t find out we were “depressed” until we were in high school. Th e evidence of a change in children 8__________ (increase) steadily in recent years. Children don’t seem childlike anymore. Children speak more like adults, dress more like adults and behave more like adults 9___________ they used to. 10___________ this is good or bad is difficult to say, but it certainly is different. Children as it once was no longer exists, why?。