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
know31people yawn. In fact, no one seems to know much about it. Professor Provine
’ s students h helped him find out more about yawning. They agreed to32(watch) while sitting alone in small rooms.
In the rooms, they watched television programs, or pictures of people yawning. Or they just sat and33
(think) about yawning. Students also kept records of when they yawned throughout the day.
The professor says he has learned34number of things from these experiments. He says yawning seems
linked in some way to sleeping. His students yawned most just before sleeping or35 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 evidence37 yawning is linked to38 (excite). Yawning is common among runners39
(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 found40
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：watched
36. bored
（二）
第二节语法填空（共10 小题 ; 每小题分，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 thei r food. They need fast food. That is _32_ China-food market’s fast
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使用括号中词
语的正确形式填空，并将答案填写在答题卡标号为36— 45 的相应位置上。
Although English is not as old as Chinese,36is spoken by many people around the world every day.
English speakers are always making new words and we should be able to know where most words come from.
