【高考推薦】2020-2021高考英語(yǔ)短文語(yǔ)法填空專練

1、短文語(yǔ)法填空李仕才 ( Recently there has been a heated debate on whether the university should charge a fee to the public who use its sports field. People' s attitudes toward it vary from person to person. Many people think that universities should serve the public, not just their professors and students.

2、 In 1 opinion, universities are public assets they should serve not only the students and faculty 2 the general public as well. If thereare too many “outside " people on the campus disturbing the order, school officials should do something to control the crowds without _3(demand) payment. In ad

3、dition, theuniversity has many other options to control public access 4 the campus or sportsfield, such as giving free access cards to5 (resident) of the closestcommunities, or rotating a limited number of cards between residents. Charging a fee is not a fair option.However, opponents argue that uni

4、versities are not 6(complete) open spacesfor the public to use. They hold the view that charging a fee is the most effective way of controlling access and making the most value out of the university' s resources. Ahigh fee would filter out most of the visitors who have no desire 7 (use) the spor

5、ts field for its intended purpose. Besides, universities and their assets are expensive investments, 8_ (fund) by the government and the public, for the education of students and 9(science) research. If members of the public 10(want) to use thesefacilities, which might c ause stress on the universit

6、y ' s resources, it will make sense that they should pay a price. They also think neighboring residents have other options for recreation, such as public parks, if they do not want to pay money to use the sports field.W: Hi, Mr. Lee, I am 1 reporter from the New York Times. It will be great 2 yo

7、u can tell me some information about chopsticks,3 theirorigin and the materials they are made from.M: Good question. Chopsticks originated in China, but they are4 (wide) usedin many Asian countries. Chopsticks may be made of any of the 5 (follow) materials: bamboo, wood, gold, silver, ivory, or plas

8、tic, and they may be 6 round or square.Some chopsticks are decorated7 colored pictures. Ordinary chopsticks used inChinese homes are made of wood or bamboo. In ancient times, the rich used jade or gold chopsticks to display their wealth. Many kings and emperors used silver chopsticks to see if their

9、 food had been poisoned.W: OK, thank you. AndI'd li ke to know why Chinesepeopleusechopsticks. 8 not knives and forks, like Americans?M: Oh, that is agood question.I think Chinesepeople choose chopsticks, ratherthan knives and forks, because Chinese people, under the influence of Confucianism, h

10、avetraditionally9(consider) knives and forks as symbolizing a type of violence. On the other hand, chopsticks reflect10 (gentle) and kindness. And maybe Chinese food simply seemsto taste better when eaten with chopsticks.(3)Johann Strauss was born in Vienna in 310. Although his father did not want h

11、im tobecome a 1(music), Strauss Junior studied the violin 2 (secret)asa child . When his father discovered his son practising on a violin one day, he gave hima beating ,3 (say)that he was going to beat the music out of the boy . But thatdidn ' t prevent the boy from becoming one of the4 (great)c

12、omposers of alltime .He wrote his first waltz at the age of six. At nineteen , he decided to devote 5(he)to music . He formed his own orchestra and made a successful tour of Europe and soon became known 6the Waltz King . The emperor of Austria was so 7 (please)with his music that he appointed him .

13、the conductor at the court balls of Vienna. It Was forthese occasions 8. He wrote some of his most popular waltzes , among9 was the well-knownfavorite The Blue Danube. In all , the talented Johann Strauss 10(write)more than 500 masterpieces .(4)4、Mary will never forget the first time she saw him. He

14、 suddenly appeared in the class one day,1. (wear) sun glasses. He walked in as if he 2. (buy)the school. And the word quickly got around that he was from New York City.For some reason he sat beside Mary. Mary felt3. (please), because therewere many empty seats in the room. But she quickly realized t

15、hat it wasn' t her, it wasprobably the fact that she sat in4 . last row.5 he thought he could escape attention by sitting at the back, he was wrong. It might have madeit a little6.(hard) for everybody because it meantthey had to turn around, but that didn ' t stop the kids in the class. Of c

16、ourse whenever they turned to look at him, they had to look at Mary,7. made her feel like astar.“Do you need those glasses for medical reasons?”the teacher asked. The newboy 8.(shake) his head. "Then I ' d appreciate 92 if you didn ' t wearthem in the class. I like to look your eyes whe

17、n I ' m speaking to you." The new boy looked at the teacher for a few seconds and all the other students wondered 10. the boy would do. Then he took them off, gave a big smile and said,“That is cool.”(5)5、This is a simple story but it makemefeel proud. I 1 (drive )alongtheroadwhenIsawayoung

18、couple2 (run ) crazily for a bus. The buspulled away from the stop just as they arrived!I slowed down and noticed 3upset they looked. So I stopped and said,“Jump in! I'll overtake(超過(guò))the bus and you can catch it at the next stop.”They were4 (amaze) at the offer, but they still got into7the car.

19、I followed the bus I just couldn't overtake a bus that didn't stop on often!After talking with mynew passengers, to the area. They were both vey greatful 7 the nicest thing that could have happened to as theywere not9 Brighton! " It is 10are proud of where you are!6(visit )to me and sai

20、d it was 8 (they ) familiarwithBrighton.I(simple ) smiled and said, "It's what we do ib great way to show that youI knew they were(6)Over the years I ' ve been teaching kids about a simple but powerful concept- theant philosophy.They have 1 amazing four- part philosophy. First, ants nev

21、er quit. They' llclimb over, they' ll climb under, and they' ll climb around. They keep looking for another way. _2 a neat ( 了不起的)philosophy it is to never quit 3(look for a wayto get where you are supposed to go! Second, ants think about winter and summer. That' san important attitu

22、de. You can' t be 4 naive (幼稚的)as to think summer will last forever. People 5 have a little experience are clear about this. So ants aregathering in their winter food in the middle of summer. It' s important to be6(real). You have to think about rocks as you enjoy the sand and sun. Think ahe

23、ad. The third part is that ants think summer all winter. During the winter, they remind 7,“This won' t last long; we ' ll soon be out of here. " And 8 the first warm day, th e ants are out. If it turns cold again, they' ll dive back down. But they come out again if it is warm. They

24、can ' t wait to get out. Last, how much will an ant gather during the summer 9 (prepare) for the winter? All that it 10(possible) can.What a great philosophy to have - the ant philosophy: never give up, look ahead, stay positive and do all you can.(7)David will never forget what happened to him

25、the day before yesterday. He 1(eat) something when he received a strange phone call from a hospital. Thecaller said that David ' s son had fallen to the ground 2 (conscious) on the wayto school. It was he who took him to the hospital. David hung up his cellphone and rushed to his son' s clas

26、sroom, only to find him listening to the teacher attentively.He suddenlyrealized that he had been deceived but he felt 3(relieve). Just at that timethe caller rang again, saying, “Your son is in great danger and he needs 4 immediateoperation which costs 48000 yuan. Please tell me your bank account.

27、The doctors here say they will not operate 5 your son until they receive the money."When asked from6 the caller had taken his son to hospital, the caller rang off. David gave a big smile and said,“What a pity! "7 the cheater thought he could get money from David in such a dishonest way, he

28、 was wrong. Such fraud phone calls are not uncommonthese days. A few of them might have fallen victims to such tricks. Most parents are alert and sensitive to 8 Itwas really silly of such a cheat to deceive well-educated men Believe or not, it ' s a true story. can confirm it, such as Charming C

29、hao, Peter and so on.9 David.10 of David' scolleagues in his office(八)This Saturday morning I was having a walk around, weather and lovely life, with my dog Jett runningAt one home I passed, I noticed a newspaper thatenjoying the12quiet morning, beautiful(enjoy) beside me.(lie) by the roadsidein

30、steadof near the door. Thinking I would make someone else ' s life alittledoor.sailed(easy), I picked up the paper and gently threw it towards their instead of landing on the doorstep, the paper the wrong direction because of the strong wind and landed on theroof of a big truck in the driveway.N

31、o one saw the funny scene but me and I burst out laughing. It was very quiet and they were probably still sleeping. It was too early to knock on the door and tellthe homeowner 6their newspaper was.,instead I walked home, gotdressed and went to the store to make it right.freshly _8I returned a little

32、 later with a new newspaper and a basket of strawberries(pick) from my garden. I found the homeowner in the driveway with someof his friends. With a deep breath I came up to him and said, sense of humour. " I explained what had happened toHearing this they all laughed loudly and I couldn“I hope

33、 you have a greatnewspaper.'t help but smile all day.I ve heard it said.a Character is what you do 10nobody is looking."I shouldbe a man of character!When I was a(九)teenager, I used to skateboard on the playground. Itseems thatskateboarding isI 2hobby a lot of American teenagers take great

34、interest in.(have) a skateboard that I bought not too long ago. But, since I donskateboard any more, I made a 3(decide) that I should go to a skateboard shopand give it to some kid. I know I would have been so excited that for me when I was younger.So, I drove to the local skateboard shop and waited

35、 outside minutes. A boy and his dad were about to walk into the shopsomeone had done5 about ten6 I stepped up. Iasked him if he ，d like my skateboard. He asked how much it was. I told him it was free-as long as he used it!His eyes lit up and I could really see 7 excited he was. So I handed himskateb

36、oard and walked back to 8 car. His dad kept 9(ask)myme if Iwas reallygiving him my skateboard,10 I kept saying,I think his dad was more excited than he was. I“Yes!”was veryhappy that Icould give someonea skateboard - a really nice one.(十)How do you usually buy what you need, shopping With the help o

37、f the Internet, shopping is _1on line(easy)or going outthan before.to shop in person?Wecan just clickour mouse to choose the items we like, pay for them online, and the shopping _2_ _(finish). It is easy and quick. It helps save money, too. We can save thousands a year if we compare the prices of si

38、milar items before deciding _3_ to buy.However, there are always traps in shopping online. If we are 4_(care), we may get into trouble. For example, we may find the color of the item different from5 in the picture online. Sometimes, the size of the item we receive can be toobig 6_ too small.7_ _(avo

39、id) such troubles, we should compare similaritems on different online stores and pay more attention to what other customers say. From their comments, we can know better 8 an item ' s color, size as well as 9 shortcomings. In this way we increase our chance of buying 10 more satisfactory item.(十一

40、)When an important holiday comes, I usually think of what gifts to buy or prepare formy family members. It is the act itself rather than the thing you buy 1 matters. Either a small present, a text message or a phone call can mean a lot to the receivers. 2, I had never got anything from my son, who i

41、s a university student. Parents never forget to celebrate their children' s birthday, but their children seemto be very 3 (forget).They seldom do something in return.Life is unpredictable, and you never know what will happen tomorrow. When my son came back during the summer vacation, my wife and

42、 I, as usual,4 (meet)him at the station. On arriving home, much5 my surprise, my son took outa wrist watch and gave it to me,6 (say) it was a birthday gift for me. Itis a very fashionable watch,7 shows not only hours, minutes and seconds butdays as well. You can imagine how surprised and excited I w

43、as at that moment.Some people say children get too much care and love from their parents and just take them for granted. 8 is natural for people to have such concerns and worries, but things may not turn out as badly as 9 (expect).We need to look more at the positive side of life, as a famous wri te

44、r once said, “Life is 10 best classroom one can never get. ”(十二)A farmer once organized a competition between his dog and his rabbit. He dug a holein one of his biggest fields, and hid a carrot and a bone in it. He wanted to see 1 animal would find them first.The 2 (cheer) and optimistic rabbit thre

45、w himself into looking forthe carrot, 3 (dig) here and there, totally convinced that he wouldfind it. But the dog, after sniffing around for a bit,4 (lie) down and beganto complain about how difficult it was to find one bone in such a big field.The rabbit dug5 hours, and with every new hole the dog

46、complainedeven more about how difficult this was, even for the rabbit.6 the rabbitthought that each hole dug was one hole less that needed to be dug. When there was no place in the whole field 7 (leave) to dig, the rabbit dug a tunnel right to 8 the dog had been lying all the time. There he found th

47、e carrot and the bone.This is how the dog lost the game. He had come to 9 right place at the very beginning but failed to find the bone10he only complainedand didn't try at all.(十三)The task of being accepted and enrolled in a university begins early for some students. Long before they graduate 1

48、 high school, these students take special courses to prepare for advanced study. They may also take one or more examinations that test 2well prepared they are for the university. In the final year of highschool, they complete3 (apply) and send them, with their student records,to the universities4 they hope to enter. Some high school students may berequired to have an interview with people from the university.5 (neat) dressedand usually very frighten