2018届二轮复习语法填空专题卷五 (1)

2018届二轮复习语法填空专题卷五

阅读下列材料，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。

A

Three months ago George was at the Red Sea and when he came back, brown and happy, he said that he had never had 1. ________ a terrific holiday before. As he was very good at swimming and diving and was 2. ________ (concern) with biology, he managed to join a scientific research group 3. ________ was studying the sea life of the Red Sea coast at that time. The researchers allowed him 4. ________ (help) them in their work and gave him a special diving suit, so he was able to stay deep in the sea for quite a long time. George was amazed at 5. ________ beautiful the underwater world was. Millions of brightly coloured fish moved busily around him. Crabs, turtles, and sea snakes looked at him 6. ________ (curious) and then hurried to do their underwater business. Once, when George followed a little crab, a huge fish appeared from behind a coral rock. Luckily, the shark took no interest 7. ________ him and disappeared into the depth 8. ________ it had much more important things to do.

While George was working for the group, 9. ________ (explore) the sea plants and animals in their natural conditions, he made a firm decision to go on studying biology and natural sciences as research work became very 10. ________ (attract) to him.

B

In 1769 George and Eleanor Coade bought a factory manufacturing artificial stone in south-east London. Within a year of moving to the capital, George Coade died, 1. ________ (leave) his wife and daughter to carry on the business. The Coade Stone they perfected was to become 2. ________ most permanent stone ever made. 3. ________ mother and daughter were clever businesswomen. They employed only the

top artists of the day 4. ________ (model) their stone into statues and other ornaments (装饰物).

5. ________ natural stone slowly breaks down, Coade Stone seems to be able to survive in all weather 6. ________ (condition) for many years. The National Gallery, the Royal Opera House and Buckingham Palace still display their original ornaments 7. ________ (make) of Coade Stone.

After the 8. ________ (die) of Eleanor Coade and her daughter the factory survived for twenty years, but in 1840 it finally closed. The recipe and techniques were lost.

Luckily, the recipe and techniques for producing Coade Stone 9. ________ (rediscover) by the team at Coade Ltd so far. Now, Coade Ltd is reproducing a(n) 10. ________ (vary) of Coade sculptures at their workshops in Wilton.

C

These days, meteorologists (气象学家) give us reasonably accurate weather forecasts. But what did we do before scientists used modern technology 1. ________ (predict) the weather? Well, people looked at their surroundings to get clues about 2. ________ the weather might be like. For example, the movements of clouds tell us a lot about future weather conditions. Clouds 3. ________ (move) in different directions usually mean bad weather is not far off. Animal behaviour is 4. ________ good clue. Look to see where birds are flying in the air. If they are flying 5. ________ (high) than usual, the weather will be nice. Stand still and listen. Many animals, 6. ________ (particular) birds, tend to go quiet just before it rains. How the air smells is also a useful indicator of future weather conditions. There is 7. ________ saying, “Flowers smell best just before the rain”. This is 8. ________ smells are stronger in humid air. One more tip: Look up at the moon. If you can see it clearly, it means that the weather has cooled and rain is probably 9. ________ the way. Of course, none of these methods are perfect and it would be incorrect to use them instead of modern technology. But they do have their uses. So why not learn them? You never know when they might be 10. ________ (help).

D

Last week, over a thousand people took part in our local round-the-city 10-kilometre fun run. This kind of race doesn’t normally appeal 1. ________ me. As, frankly, I’m not really suited to long-distance running. But I have two friends 2. ________ are dead keen runners and kept talking about the 3. ________ (benefit) effects of running. So I decided to run, partly for that reason and partly 4. ________ (raise) money for charity. Some of my friends and colleagues agreed to sponsor me and pay for each mile I 5. ________ (complete). Well, I hadn’t done much training for the big event, and after two kilometres I was out of breath, so I settled down to a slow jog. At least I finished, and was very pleased with 6. ________ (I), because I crossed the finishing line in 43 minutes — not bad for a beginner. Both of my friends ran a personal best. The winner broke 7. ________ course record. I was actually very impressed with the whole event. The 8. ________ (organise) was first-class, with medical volunteers on standby throughout, and drinks stations every few kilometers of the route. And I raised ￡150 for charity. Now I really seem to 9. ________ (bite) by the running bug. I go running with my friends 10. ________ (regular) now, and I’m actually starting to catch up with them!

E

Almost everyone says computers are wonderful and 1. ________ they are changing our lives for the better by making everything faster and more 2. ________ (rely), but I’m not so sure that this is the case.

The other day I was standing in a large supermarket 3. ________ (wait) in line to pay for my goods when the cashier announced that the computer 4. ________ (stop) working. I didn’t think this was a big problem and set off 5. ________ (find) another counter, but of course, all the machines are part of 6. ________ same system. They were all out of order. The 7. ________ (annoy) customers began to complain, but 8. ________ was quite clear that none of the cashiers knew what to do. In the end, like many other people, I left my shopping on the counter and walked out. Don’t you think

that’s ridiculous? It would never have happened 9. ________ computers were not used. We depend on these machines 10. ________ completely that we simply can’t manage without them any more.

F

I’ve always enjoyed listening to music. It helps me calm down after a busy day, and I’m also one of those 1. ________ can listen and study at the same time. I’m not very fond of jazz music, but apart 2. ________ that, I like many types of music. Last year I went to a pop festival. It lasted three days, so we decided to camp on the field 3. ________ (provide) by the concert organisers.

The weather was awful and it rained all weekend. We were 4. ________ (absolute) wet and I began to wish that I 5. ________ (stay) at home! The organisers were making 6. ________ fortune selling umbrellas and plastic raincoats. 7. ________, the concert continued despite the weather. The organisers advised us to keep to the special paths that they had set up over the mud and gave 8. ________ plastic sheets to put over our tents. In spite of all that, the music was brilliant. I particularly enjoyed some of the supporting bands — I always find they perform 9. ________ (well) than the main stars. It’s probably because most of the supporting bands are not well known and this is their big opportunity 10. ________ (get) their music heard. I would really recommend anyone to go to one of these pop festivals.

参考答案：

A 1. such 2. concerned 3. that / which 4. to help 5. how 6. curiously 7. in 8. as if / though 9. exploring 10. attractive B 1. leaving 2. the 3. Both 4. to model 5. While 6. conditions 7. made 8. deaths 9. have been rediscovered 10. variety C 1. to predict 2. what 3. moving 4. another 5. higher 6. particularly 7. a 8. because 9. on 10. helpful D 1. to 2. who / that 3. beneficial 4. to raise 5. would complete 6. myself 7. the 8. organization 9. have been bitten

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