二轮复习语法填空专题卷（15）
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1
Many Chinese believe 31________(eat) pig brains will increase their intelligence and some
Americans regularly eat 32 ________ (cook) eggs to keep their minds sharp. 33 , doctors
don’t recommend eating 34 ________raw eggs or animal brains. Then, what food is good for
your brain? Scientists have found a relationship 35 ____ diet and a healthy brain. Generally
speaking, fish is a brain food. 36 ____ fish, you should introduce lots of dark green leafy
vegetables and colorful fruits into your diet, because most people lack the special
vitamins 37 ________these brain food provide. If you eat brain foods 38 ________ (regular),
they can increase brain power — help you pay attention, keep you 39 ___________ (motivate),
improve your memory and 40 _____( less) stress from studies. Then you can do much better in
your test.
2
A few years ago, SARS __31______ out in the mainland of China, causing some people
__32________ (kill) or nearly got close to death. The situation was so severe that there
was__33______ time to debate who is to blame. The most important thing for the government to
do is to find out the __34________ of this deadly disease. They invited all the most
__35_________ (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 _36_______ they were available. Doctor
Zhong Nanshan chose one patient who was seriously ill and had little hope__37_______ picking
up and had the new medicine tested on him. __38______ his great joy, this patient recovered! He
made his way to his office and telephoned the top official, __39_______ (tell) him this exciting
news. For convenience, he moved to live in his office. His method did make sense. Not soon after
that, the __40___ hospitals also controlled this terrible disease and kicked it out finally.
3
I asked my uncle, who plays __31_______ piano well, __32_______ he would assess (评定)
the tone of a second hand piano I was hoping to buy. We arrived __33_______ the house and
Uncle Frank looked the piano over, then __34_______ (sit) down and played a mixture of
honky-tonk numbers and classical pieces. When he finished, we told the family that we would call
___35_______ in 15 minutes.
Outside, Uncle Frank said that ___36________ 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. __37____ (concern), I
asked, “What’s the matter?”
“We didn’t know the piano_38______ play like that,” she replied. The piano wasn’t
__39_______sale, and her daughter had to resume(重新开始) taking piano __40___________.
4
In North America, people are always in __31______ hurry. Children have special lessons or
sports activities __32________ school. Parents often work late and ___33________ get home
until 7 or 8 o’clock at night. Most North American families don’t have time to prepare a meal.
That is __34_________ fast food is so popular in North America. People _____35_____ about 40%
of their dollars on fast food.
People usually buy fast food from restaurant chains such as Pizza Hut, McDonald’s, or
KFC,__ 36______ they can enjoy pizza, sandwiches, fried chicken, and so on. Fast food saves
work and time, but it is not __37_________ (nutrition).
Fast food is popular in many countries. American fast-food companies now have restaurants
all over the world. But not __38________ is happy about the spread(扩展) of North American fast
food. A group of people in Italy want to fight __39_______ the spread of American fast food.
They don’t like the idea of more fast food chains __40__________(open) restaurants in their
country.
5
Many people keep small fish _31_______ pets. They keep them in a tank of water. The tank
is made of glass. People can _32________ through it. They can see inside the tank and watch the
fish.
The fish need room. They mustn’t be crowded. They need _33_______ to breathe.
__34_____ must be enough water for all fish. So the size of the tank is very important.
In the tank people put small plants __35________ are good for fish. They give oxygen to the
water. Plants help in other ways, too. They can hide __36_______ the plants and sleep, lay eggs
there.
The fish __37______ be kept in water all the time. Some can jump high. So the tank should
be covered. This keeps the fish __38________ (jump) out.
The fish need food and should be fed every day. But __39____________ 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 __40___________ in ten minutes. Nothing should
be left.
