重庆市中山外国语学校高2019 届模拟训练英语之
语法填空（三）
（考试时间：40 分钟试卷满分：120 分）
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Mary families in the United States have a 1 ．(large) income now than ever before, but people are finding2．difficult to make ends meet anyway.3．isn’t a dollar worth as much as it used to be? Economists say that the cost of living is the money that a family must pay 4．the necessities of life. For many years now, the cost of living has increased 5．(great), so the value of the dollar has decreased. No one fully understands why the cost of living keeps 6 ．(increase), but economists believe that workers and producers can make prices go up. As workers earn money, they have more money to spend, so they demand more goods. If there
is a demand for certain goods, the prices of these goods go 7．. At the same time, if there’s a 8．(short)of goods, the prices also increase.
Families need to know 9．happens to their money. They need to make their income meet the cost of living, so many people plan a family budget. Budgeting 10 ．(help) you spend your money wisely as the cost of living increases.
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The greyhound is a dog with a long neck and headland small ears. They come in a(n) 11 ．(various)of colors including black, red, and white. They have long and powerful legs and small feet 12．help them move fast. In fact,they are the fastest dogs around. Young healthy greyhounds can run up to 72km per hour. They usually live for about 15 years 13．sometimes more.
In the past, greyhounds 14．(train) to hunt and were very good hunting dogs. They haven't given 15．hunting but nowadays they also have another purpose. Greyhounds have been trained by professionals for many years16．(race), and many people go to the racetracks to watch them run.
Like most athletes, greyhounds have relatively short careers. When they 17．(run) their last race they’re still quite young and have the potential to live long. But these 18．(retire) racers need good homes.
19．(fortunate), greyhounds are friendly and gentle with children. Families who have adopted greyhounds agree that a(n) 20．(good)pet cannot be found!
The origin of tea is lost among history and tales. What can be 21．(rough) confirmed is that tea originated in the southwest of China. According to ancient stories, the first person 22．(discover) the effects of tea is said to be Sheng Nong—the father of agriculture and herbal 23．(medical) in China. It 24．(say) that Sheng Nong once tried 72different kinds of poisonous plants in a day and he lay on the ground, barely alive. At this moment, he noticed several rather fragrant leaves 25．(drop) from the tree beside him. Out 26．curiosity and habit, Sheng Nong p ut the leaves into his mouth and chewed 27．slowly. After a little while, he felt well and 28．(energy) again. 29．he picked more leaves to eat and thus cleared his body from poison.
The ancient Chinese medical book called the Sheng Nong Herbal states that “Tea tastes bitter. Drinking it, one can think quicker, sleep30．(little), move more swiftly, and see more clearly.”This then was the earliest book to record the medicinal effects of tea.
