语法填空训练题
1，【语法填空】Let’s Help Adolescents
Whether they are male or 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 embarrassed. Thus they often automatically get into troubles due to their ____1_____(perfect) comprehension and judgement. Some are addicted to cigarettes, only several packets of ___2____will hurt their lungs and make them breathless quickly. Oth ers can’t quit drinking alcohol, ___3_______harmful effects include causing young pregnant women to abort or give birth to___4_____ (normal) babies. The worst is drug abuse, for the withdrawal is tough once their bodies are accustomed to the drugs. Meanwhile, those who share needles ____5____(buy) from illegal chemists are at great risk of_____6___ ( infect) with desperate AIDS. If so, neither injecting nor taking pills can guarantee their survival.
However, don’t be disappointed at or have prejudice __7____ our children so easily. After all, being awkward is ____8___ appendix of youth. As long as we ___9____ (strong ) communication with them instead of only banning this or banning that, we will surely help them avoid anything ____10_____(fit). 【参考答案】Keys:
1 imperfect
2 which
3 whose
4 abnormal
5 bought
6 being infected
7 against
8 an
9 strenthen 10 unfit
2，【语法填空】A Unique Theme Park
As 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.
【参考答案】Keys:
1. by
2. an
3. translator
4. in
5. its
6. taking
7. was made
8. wherever
9. working 10. which
3，【语法填空】A Strange Disease
When 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 ___31_____characteristic was alike to that of a bad burn.
An expert physician ___32____(instruct) to attend to the victims and handle this case. He was enthusiastic, ___33_____ he didn’t foresee that it was a hard challenge. After simple enquiry, he announced that the polluted paint was ____34_____(blame). But ____35_____positive evidence, people suspected and rejected his view, saying the theory he put forward made no sense. Being much more strict with ____36______, he contributed himself ____37_____ the case. Apart from making enquiries, he made ___38______(detail)charts and analysed the data cautiously. Finally, he drew a scientific conclusion, linking the disease to ___39____radium in the pump. ___40_______(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. 【参考答案】Keys:
31.whose 32 was instructed 33. but 34.to blame 35. without
36.himself 37. to 38. detailed 39. the 40.Exposed
4，【语法填空】Sightseeing in the United Kingdom
After the wedding, my cousin and his wife went to the United Kingdom ___31_____ nationwide sightseeing. He faxed a letter to ____32_____ in English yesterday. ___33_____my delight, he no longer made any tense error. And his description____34_____(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.
____35_____(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 ___36_____(lie)near a
port. It used to be the headquarters of the Communism Union ____37_____ 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 ____38_____all furnished rooms are consistent with what they used to be. My cousin was thrilled by its collections consisting of statues plus royal uniforms ____39_____(fold)in glass tanks. ____40______ there was no possibility to buy some of these exhibits, it was convenient to take photos, which he sent me along with his fax.
【参考答案】Keys:
31.for 32.me 33. To 34. roughly 35.Unwilling 36.lies
37. but 38.that 39. folded 40.Though
5，【语法填空】Explore MKII
MKII, 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 from crashing in time.
【参考答案】Keys:
1. have proved
2. which
3. an
4. by
5. or
6. its
7. that
8. younger
9. causing 10. Luckily
6，【语法填空】A Journey across Canada
After 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.
【参考答案】Keys:
1. After
2. his
3. another
4. Canadian
5. impressive
6. that/which
7. flying
8. lies
9. the 10. Although
7，【语法填空】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 medical courses 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, Li na ___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.
【参考答案】Keys:
1. Born
2. who
3. With
4. sparing
5.Her
6. and
7. has become
8. kindness
9. the 10. to
8，【语法填空】Computers
The 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.
【参考答案】Keys:
1.simplify
2.the
3.connected
4.types
5.to explore
6.that
7.However
8.has become
9.in 10.their
9，【语法填空】Wildlife Protection
Dinosaurs 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 to the 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.
【参考答案】Keys:
1.an
2.because
3.is destroyed
4.rubbing
5.from
6.powerful
7.that
8.told
9.Our 10.until
高一英语语法填空专题练习 (10篇) （共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分） 一 once there lived a rich man 31 wanted to do something for the people of his town. 32 first he wanted to find out whether they deserved his help. In the centre of the main road into the town, he placed 33 very large stone. Then he 34 (hide ) behind a tree and waited. Soon an old man came along with his cow.“Who put this stone in the centre of the road?” said the old man, but he did not try to remove the stone. Instead, with some difficulty he passed around the stone and continued on his way. 35 man came along and did the same thing; then another came ,and another. All of them complained about the stone but not tried to remove 36 . Late in the afternoon a young man came along. He saw the stone, 37 (say) to himself: “The night 38 (be) very dark. Some neighbors will come along later in the dark and will fall against the stone.” Then he began to move the stone. He pushed and pulled with all his 39 (strong) to move it. How great was his surprise at last! 40 the stone, he found a bag of money. 二· Crying marriage? 31 (surprise), isn’t it? Factually, the custom of crying marriage existed a long time ago in many areas of Southwest China’s Sichuan Province, and 32 (remain) in fashion 33 the end of the Qing Dynasty. Though not so popular as before, the custom is still observed by people in many places, especially Tujia people, who view it as a 34 (necessary) to marriage procedure. It is very much 35 same in different places of the province. According to elderly people, every bride had to cry at the wedding. 36 , the bride’s neighbors would look down upon 37 as a poorly cultivated girl and she would become the laughingstock of the village. In fact, there were cases 38 which the bride was beaten by her mother for not crying at the wedding ceremony. In a word, crying at wedding is a 39 by custom to set off the happiness of the wedding through falsely sorrowful words. However, in the 40 (arrange) marriages of the old days of China, there were indeed quite a lot of brides who cried over their unsatisfactory marriage and even their miserable life. 三 In order to know a foreign language thoroughly, four things are neccessary. Firstly, we must understand the language when we hear ______31________spoken.. Secondly, we must be able to speak it correctly with confidence and without hesitation. _____32_______ ,we must be able to read the language , and fourthly, we must be able to write it. We must be able to make sentences that are grammatically correct. There is no easy way to success _____33_______ language learning. _____34________ good memory is of great help, but it is not enough only _____35________(memorize) rules from a grammar book. It is not much use learning by heart long list of words and ______36_________meaning, studying the dictionary
语法填空专练 一 (2015·山西省曲沃中学高一期末) The club in my town is an __1__(organize) very popular __2__ young people. I have been __3__ member of it for four years now and I've taken part in a lot of interesting projects. These include fun activities such as holiday camps and discos. We have organized sports competitions and we have even made a video. __4__ it isn't all just enjoyment; we __5__(start) doing social work to help people in our neighborhood. We have organized activities for small children during the holidays. We have also formed a special support group to help young people stop __6__(smoke)! We are __7__(extreme) proud of the most recent group we have created. It organizes regular visits to the local old people's home. The old people, __8__ were very excited by our visit, told us their personal stories. We sang songs and played games with them and had tea together. Some of __9__ were in poor health and were very unhappy. After this visit, my friends and I decided to do whatever we can __10__(help) improve the quality of their lives. 1．______ 2.______ 3.______ 4.______ 5.______ 6．______ 7.______ 8.______ 9.______ 10.______ 答案： 1．orgnization考查词形转换。由空前的an可知，此处填名词形式。 2．with考查介词。be popular with...受……的欢迎。 3．a/one考查冠词。此处表示“我已经是这个俱乐部的一员四年了”。 4．But考查连词。前后句之间是转折关系，所以填but。句意：但是，我们不仅仅全是玩，我们也帮助我们社区的人们。 5．have started考查时态。此处动作与上一句话“We have organized sports competitions and we have even made a video.”的动作并列，所以时态应该相同。 6．smoking考查非谓语动词。stop doing停止做某事；stop to do sth.停下来去做某事。此处表示“帮助青少年戒烟”，所以填smoking。 7．extremely考查词形转变。该空修饰形容词proud，所以用副词形式。 8．who考查定语从句的引导词。分析句子发现，此处是一个定语从句，从句部分__8__ were very excited by our visit缺少主语，所以填关系代词；先行词是people，所以填who或that；此处是非限制性定语从句，所以不填that而填who。 9．them考查代词。此处表示the old people，而且用在介词of之后，所以填宾格形式的them。 10．to help考查非谓语动词。句意：这次拜访之后，我的朋友和我决定尽我们最大的努力改善老人的生活质量。由句意可知，此处表示目的，所以填不定式形式。
篇 10 高一语法填空专练一late always the morning and was Tom was having much trouble getting up in time, didn't he start coming on work. His boss wanted to fire him if __61____ ___62___he went to the doctor for help. The doctor gave him some medicine and told (he) to take it before he went to bed. The man did as he was told and slept really 63 for off. He had time up before the alarm had even gone well, 64 (wake) ___ (reach) the factory.”___65___ proper breakfast and was still the first person ___6667__ (work)! You are ___68___ (early) than Boss,”he said,”that medicine really ___where his boss ,”but 69___ (please) to hear it ,”said before, today.”I'm ______70___(be) you yesterday?”二All kids would love to have a little more money earned by themselves. They can buy (want) for a long time. 61 things they (easy) than you think. 62 Actually, making money when you are a kid is dog walking. (make) money if you are a kid —Here is one way 63 (comfort) with Don't attempt dog walking as a business if you are not 64 (choose). dogs. But if you love dogs, this can be a great 65 Usually, your customers are in the neighborhood because people won't give their as much 66 Always ask the owners to tell you know. dogs to kids they don't friendly get important that you their dogs and their habits. It's very possible about (bring) some food to the dog can help you develop a friendship 67 with the dog. with the dog. (minute). If the owner wants you to 68 You can get $5 if the walk is thirty even $15. walk the dog for an hour, you should get $10 69 bring 70 business of this is dog waste. Be sure to only The disadvantage bag and clean up after the dog. Newspaper is perfect for this task. 三I was running late for work on Friday trying to get my bags packed for DC. It was a beautiful day and __61__(normal) I would walk to the subway. __62__ I was running
2017年最新高一英语语法填空练习系列（一） 第一章名校模拟 一 阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（一个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式 One day, a tramp(流浪汉) was sleeping on a park bench, 1 (satisfy) with the afternoon sunshine. A couple walked by. The man stopped, woke the tramp up and asked him, ”Excuse me . 2 you have the time?” The tramp replied ,” I?m sorry. I don?t have a watch, so I don?t know the time.” The man apologized and walked away with his wife. The tramp lay down went back to sleep. Just then, a woman 3 was out walking her dog, shook the tramp?s shoulder until he woke up , 4 said ,”I?m sorry to trouble you, but do you happen 5 (know) the time?” The tramp was a little annoyed at 6 (wake) up again, but he politely told the woman he didn?t have a watch and had no idea7 the time. After the woman left, an idea 8 (occur) to the tramp . He opened his bag and took out a pen and a piece of paper. He wrote down with all his strength, “I do not have a watch. I do not know the time.” He then hung the paper round his neck thinking that nobody would hold him 9 in his sleep. Fifteen 10 (minute) later, a policeman noticed the tramp and the sign around his neck. Out of a sense of responsibility, he woke the tramp up and said,” It? s 2:30 pm.” （辽宁营口高一上学期期末考试）Answers: 1 satisfied 2 Do 3 who 4 and 5 to know 6 being woken 7 of 8 occurred 9 back 10 minutes 二 阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（一个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式If you have much money, you need to put it away in the bank. Maybe you never opened that account(账户)，but someone else 1 someone who used your name, your credit card number or your 2 (person) information to commit fraud(造假) without 3 (let) you know, 4 is actually a crime. The biggest problem is that you may not know that someone has taken away your identity 5 you notice something is wrong : you may get bills from a(n) 6 (familiar) account you never opened , your credit report may include debts you never knew you had, 7 you may see charges on your bills that you didn?t sign for. If your identity has really 8 (steal) like that, the FTC(Federal Trade Commission) suggests that you take at least two 9 (measure) immediately. First , contact the FTC at once and ask them 10 (stop) that fake account at once. Second, not only review your report often, but also take good care of your own information. （黑龙江双鸭山市高一下学期期末考试）Answers: 1 did 2 personal 3 letting 4 which 5 until/till 6 unfamiliar 7 or 8 been stolen 9 measures 10 to stop 三 阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（一个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式 Once there lived a rich man 1 wanted to do something for the people of his town. But first he wanted 2 (find ) out whether they deserved his help. In the centre of the main road into the town, he placed 3 very large stone. Then he 4 (hide) behind a tree and waited. Soon an old man came along with his cow.
高一英语语法填空专项练习 （一） 第二节语法填空（共10小题，每小题1.5分，满分15分） Do you ever wonder why you yawn? Why do you open your mouth wide and take a deep breath? Well, a scientist at the University of Maryland is searching for the answer. Professor Robert Provine has been studying yawning for the past two years. But he says he still does not know 31 people yawn. In fact, no one seems to know much about it. Professor Provine’s students have helped him find out more about yawning. They agreed to 32 (watch) while sitting alone in small rooms. In the rooms, they watched television programs, or pictures of people yawning. Or they just sat and 33 (think) about yawning. Students also kept records of when they yawned throughout the day. The professor says he has learned 34 number of things from these experiments. He says yawning seems linked in some way to sleeping. His students yawned most just before sleeping or 35 waking from sleep. He also found that people yawn much when they are __36 (bore ) or not interested in what they are doing. Now, Professor Provine is planning future experiments to help him find the purpose of yawning. He said there is some evidence 37 yawning is linked to 38 (excite). Yawning is common among runners 39 (wait) to begin a race. It is also common among people waiting to make a speech. Professor Provine says he is most interested in learning why seeing someone yawn makes others yawn as well. He says almost anything connected with yawning can make people yawn. As a matter of fact, I found 40 yawning a lot as I prepared this report. I wonder if hearing it can make you yawn. If it does, excuse me, if you did yawn, write and tell me. 答案：31.why 32.be watched 33.thought 34.a 35.after 36. bored 37.that 38.excitement 39.waiting 40.myself （二） 第二节语法填空（共10小题; 每小题1.5分，满分15分） Traditional Chinese culture places much emphasis（重视）on food. Considered to be an important part of each day, __31 __(eat) is far beyond simply meeting a need. However, people are living in fast-paced society now, so they hardly have time to enjoy their food. They need fast food. That is _32_ China’s fast-food market expands. A foreign fast-food restaurant __33__（call）KFC arrived in China first, quickly followed by _34_ such as Pizza Hut and McDonald’s. __35__ the development of China, foreign fast-food chains are realizing high-speed __36__ (grow) in China. However, these “junk foods”have long been criticized by health experts because __37__ can’t provide balanced nutrition(营养). The experts also show that some foreign fast food contains a food colouring, Sudan I , __38___can cause cancer. In fact, China has many of its own traditional fast-food dishes. Among them, dumplings, soybean milk and noodles are __39__ most popular. Compared with foreign fast food, those traditional ones are healthier. __40__ many Chinese still enjoy the special taste and the good environment in the foreign fast-food chains even though there exist some potential（潜在的）risks. 第二节语法填空(共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分) 阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填人一个适当的词或
专题二语法填空 一、根据句意，用所给词的适当形式填空。 Group 1 1．David and Eric are my __cousins__ (cousin)． 2．Gina's __parents__ (parent) like this CD. 3．These __days__ (day) I walk to school. 4．Give that book to __me__ (I)． 5．Anna must __find__ (find) her dog. 6．I like these green __bags__ (bag)． 7．This ID card isn't __his__ (he)． 8．Are those __balls__ (ball) yours, David? 9．Gina, go and __get__ (get) me a book. 10．Mary's aunt __loves__ (love) dogs. Group 2 1．These __strawberries__ (strawberry) are big and red. 2．This story is __really__ (real) interesting. 3．Here are three __tomatoes__ (tomato) for you. 4．Peter and Alan play basketball __well__ (good)． 5．The CD player is 75 __dollars__ (dollar)． 6．The two __boys__ (boy) are my good friends. 7．Who are those __women__ (woman) under the tree? 8．Tom __sells__ (sell) toys (玩具) in the store. 9．Mom, my clothes __are__ (be) old. Can you buy me some new ones? 10．Paul is my __second__ (two) brother. Group 3 1．The cat is only five __months__ (month) old. 2．Joe, is this your __mother's__ (mother) CD player? 3．Mr. Green says he likes __Chinese__ (China) food. 4．My favorite __subjects__ (subject) at school are Chinese and English. 5．Dale __finishes__ (finish) his classes at 4：30 p．m. 6．The old man is from __China__ and he is a __Chinese__
语法填空 阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填人一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式（最多限填三个单词）填空。 Summer was coming and it was getting hotter. Mrs. King got1early one morning and went to the market after she 2（have）breakfast. She knew that everything was cheap there before eight o'clock. She wanted to buy many3（vegetable）for her family. Suddenly she saw there were a4of people around a farmer. She hurried there and found that he was selling some beef. “How 5 does it cost?”a woman asked. “Two dollars a kilo.” “Oh，how cheap it is！”Mrs. King said to herself.“John6（like）beef very mu ch. I'd bet ter buy some here．” When she got7with five kilos of beef，her son was happy but her husband got angry. “What a silly woman！”said Mr. King.“How shall we keep it fresh in such hot weather?” “Your aunt is very rich，”said Mrs. King.“Why not go and borrow some money 8___her? Then we'll be able to buy a fridge．”Mr. King agreed and they began to teach their five-year-old son what 9_（say）when they were at his aunt's house· “John，”Mr. King said，“how can we keep the beef fresh?” “That's easy，”the boy said10_（hap py）.“By eating it！” 【答案】 1 up 2 had 3 vegetables 4 lot 5 much 6 likes 7 home/back 8 from 9 to say 10Happily 阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（不多于3个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。 In my opinion, we should try our best61__________(realize) our goals even though 62_____is little hope. The efforts seem to be the lights in the darkness, leading the way to hope and success.I used to be 63__________shy girl in my primary school. I was weak in English at that time,especially for 64_________ (speak) English. So I was afraid to answer the teacher’s questions during English classes. After I entered my dream middle school. Something65____________(change). I started to read many 66 __________(interest) English stories and my English teacher was patient to help me a lot. I studied hard in class and practiced by watching English films and listening to English songsin my free time. Little 67 ________little, I found 68 _____more and more interesting to learn English. I could even talk with my classmates69__________ (fluent) in English and I was not shy any more. At last, I got high grades in English and I had70 __________( confident) to do it better in the future.
高中语法填空专练 阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。 A I’m a 34-year-old man, live in a nice house, and have a ___1____(success) job as an educator. But my life was not always so great. I had a learning disability from an early age. I went to a special school __2___ I got plenty of extra help. Still, I suffered the rest of my school ___3__(day) in public schools. My life became better when I discovered art. The art world gave a chance to expreww myself without words. I went to a workshop and __4__(gradual) got good at making things with clay(黏土). Here I learned my first important lesson: I could still be smart and well express __5__(me) with clay though I was weak in language. I got my next lesson from rock climbing. It was a fun thing___6__ I was frighented of it from the start. I soon noticed it wasn’t a talent thing; it was practice. So I did it more. After about five years of climbing, I found myself in Yosemite Valley on a big wall. I learned that if you fall__7__ love with something and do it all the time, you will get better at it. Later I made up my mind___8__(learn) how to read and write. Every day I practiced so hard __9___ after two years I was quite able to read and write. Having gone through the long process with art, rock climbing, and reading and writing, up to now I __10___(reach) a point in my life where I know I am smart enough to dive into a field which is totally unknown, hard, but interesting. B Paper was first created about 2000 years ago in China. After its invention ____1___people start to make books. In those days, books were only ____2___(produce) one at a time by hand. As a result, there were not many books, and they were expensive. So, few people ___3__the chance to learn to read. Printing was invented in China during the Sui and Tang Dynasties. Later, developments in printing made___4__possibe to produce books more quickly and cheaply.A trade in books resulted, and more people learnt to read. Knowledge and ideas spread ___5__(fast) than ever before. In a day, we can compare the invention of paper and printing___6___the introduction of the Internet in the twentieth century. ___7___the Internet is still young, it is growing very fast, and may become more powerful than printing. A much larger amount of information can ___8___(store) in more varied forms on the Internet than in books. And the __9___(machine) we use to read it are now small and light, often smaller and lighter than a single book. Computers and the Internet are used in classrooms now, and newspapers and magazines are already read online. So what direction will traditional printing take in the future? Will the Internet take__10__place of books? Let’s wait and see. C Near the town of Montignac in Southern France, visitors can find some of the most beautiful cave paintings in the world—the Lascaux Cave Paintings（拉斯科洞窟壁画）. The history of these paintings is very interesting. Most caves are formed 1 nature