高考语法填空绝招 第二十二讲高考语法填空

一.更科学更容易的语法考试

肯定地告诉你，语法学习对外语学习是有用的。也有人觉得学语法没有用，他们认为我们学习母语从不讲语法。母语就是母语，外语就是外语，从语法上讲没有多少可比性。任何一门语言都有它自己的语法系统，我们母语也有语法，只是作为母语，其语法系统已深入到我们潜意识中去了，让大家感觉似乎没有语法规则，而学习外语时，我们潜意识里没有这一套语法系统，我们只有有意识地去学习和运用这套系统，这套语法系统才会慢慢的深入到我们的潜意识中去，最后就自然而然地获得了外语这套语法系统。

三.语法填空考考你

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Some cultures believe Mother Earth gave birth to everything 1 exists on our planet. In Greek mythology, a 2 (god) named Gaia was the great mother of all. She was said 3 (create) the Earth and the Universe. Mother Nature is a little different. This term relates 4 the natural world as if it5 (be) a woman.It has been said that there is nothing as great as a 6 (mother) love. Some mother expressions mean just that. The mother lode(母脉) 7 （come）from mining. It means the place 8 the largest amount of gold, silver, or anything else of value can be found.

But now, the term mother lode means 9 rich supply of anything. We often use the word “strike” with this expression. For example, you might say, “She just graduated from college and struck the mother lode with her new job!” In other words, the woman’s new job 10 (make) her rich!

Key: 1.that 2.goddess 3. to have created 4. to 5. were 6. mother’s 7. Comes 8. Where

9. a 10. is making

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If you would not be forgotten as soon as you are dead and rotten, either write things worth reading, or do things worth writing. America has never forgotten Benjamin Franklin because he did 1 . He became famous for being a scientist, an 2 (invent), a statesman, a printer, a philosopher, a musician, and an economist. Today, we honor Ben Franklin as one of our 3 (Found) Fathers and as one of America's greatest 4 (city).

He was born in 1706 in Boston, Massachusetts. His mother and father were of Puritan(清教徒的).Religion. They left England and moved to the English colony of Massachusetts 5 (escape) persecution(迫害)for their religion. Franklin left school 6 he was ten and worked for his father for two years. Then he went to work 7 his brother's newspaper. He became the editor of this paper when he was sixteen. He went to Philadelphia then and 8 (buy) his own newspaper. He worked hard and by the age of 24 he was one of the most successful men there.

In 1732 Franklin published a book “Poor Richard's Almanac. “Most almanacs contained information for farmers, such as information about the days and weeks of the year and about the weather. To his almanac, Franklin added wise sayings of observations about life, some of 9 are still famous today. For example, “Early to bed, early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise,” and "Waste not, want not, “and" A penny 10 (save) is a penny earned."

key:1.both 2. inventors 3. Founding 4. citizens 5. to escape 6. when 7. on 8. bought 9. which 10. saved

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One important cause of the generation gap(代沟)is the opportunity that young people have to choose 1 own life-styles. In traditional societies, when children grow up, they 2 (expect) to live in the same area as their parents, to marry people that their parents know and approve of, and often to continue the family occupation. In our society, however, young people often travel great distances for their education, move out of the family home at an early age, marry or live with people 3 their parents have never met, and choose occupations different from 4 of their parents.

In our upwardly mobile society, parents often expect their children to do better than they did: to find better jobs, to make more money, and to do all the things that they were 5 (able) to do. Often, however, the ambitions that parents have for their children are another cause of the division between them. Often, they discover that they have very little in common with each other.

Finally, the speed 6 which changes take place in our society is 7 cause of the generation gap. In a traditional culture, 8 (old) people are valued for their wisdom, but in our society the knowledge of a lifetime may become obsolete(过时的)overnight. The young and the old seem 9 in two very different worlds, 10 (separate) by different skills and abilities. No doubt, the generation gap will continue to be a feature of American life for some time to come.

key:1 their 2. are expected 3. whom 4. those 5. unable 6. at 7. another 8. elderly9. to live 10. separated

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Snow is responsible for the deaths of hundreds of people in the United States every year. Many people die in traffic accidents on roads that 1 (cover) with snow or ice .Others die from being out in the cold or from heart attacks caused by extreme physical activity.

There are several ways to avoid 2 (become) victims of winter snow storms. People should stay in their homes until the storm has passed. While removing large amounts of snow, they should stop and rest often. Difficult physical activity during snow removal can cause 3 heart attack. It is always a good idea to keep a lot of necessary supplies like food, medicine, clean water, and extra power supplies in the home even 4 winter begins.

If 5 (trap) in the vehicles during a snow storm, they should remain in or near their cars unless they see some kind of help. They should get out and clear space around the vehicles to prevent the 6 (possible) of carbon monoxide(一氧化碳) gas poisoning They should also tie a bright-colored object to the top of their cars to increase the chance of rescue Inside the cars, they should open a window a little for fresh air and turn 7 the engine for ten or fifteen minutes every hour for heat. 8 living in areas 9 winter storms are likely should carry emergency supplies in their vehicles. These include food. emergency medical supplies and extra clothing 9 (stay) warm and dry.

key:1. are covered 2. becoming 3. a 4. before 5. trapped 6. possibility 7. on 8. Those 9. where 10.to stay

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Chess may be one of the oldest games in the world. 1 Arab traveler in India in the year 900 wrote that it was played long, long ago. It was probably invented in India, and it 2 (play) everywhere from Japan to Europe since 1400.

The name "chess “is 3 (interest). When one player is attacking the 4 king, he says, in English, "check”. When the king has been caught and cannot move anywhere, he says, "check mate”. These words come from Persian（古波斯语）."Shah mat “means "the king is dead”. That is 5 the game is over, and one player has won. Such an old game changes very slowly. The rules 6 not always been the same as they are now. For example, at one time the queen could only move one square 7 a time. Now she is the strongest piece on the board.

It would be interesting to know 8 this has happened! Chess takes time and thought, but it is a game for all kinds of people. You don't have to be a champion in order to enjoy it. It is not always played by two people 9 (sit) at the same table. The first time the Americans 10 (beat) the Russians was in a match played by radio. Some of the chess masters are able to play many people at the same time. It is said that some people play chess by post. This must make chess the slowest game in the world.

key:1. An 2. has been played 3. interesting 4. other's 5. when 6. have 7. at 8. why9. sitting 10. beating