星火英语语法填空

星火英语语法填空 语法填空 1 This semester, a total of 129 monitoring(监视) cameras were set up in our school. Stairs, hallways, gates are 1 equipped. Everybody is talking about it. Most students have mixed opinions about the change. On the one hand, they think we’re safer on campus. Just think: With 129 new high-definition(高清晰度) cameras 2 (work) day and night, who would dare to break into school? All images recorded 3 (send) to the operation room. On the other hand, students think the cameras are peeping(窥视) on them as well. They think they aren’t free to say 4 do what they want. The cameras remind them they have to behave 6 , which makes them happy. They want their freedom and privacy. But at least our 6 (secure) is guaranteed. Also, we don’t have to worry about our personal property. 7 is said, freedom is not something you are given, but something you have to fight 8 . Giving some of my freedom in exchange for safety is 9 fair trade. If the camera are watching what I am doing, let them watch! I don’t behave any differently 10 other students. Moreover, even if they can monitor what I do, they can never get into my mind and know what I am thinking. 2 How often one hears children wishing they were grown-up, and old people wishing they were young again. Childhood is 1 time when there are few responsibilities to make life difficult. If a child has good parents, he 2 (raise), looked after and loved, whatever he may do. It is impossible that he will ever again in his life be given so much 3 having to do anything in return. But a child has his pains. He is not so free to do 4 he wishes to; he is again and again being told not to do something, or being punished 5 what he has wrongly done. When a young man starts to make his own living, he can no longer expect 6 to pay for his food, his clothes, and his room. If he spends most of his time 7 (play) about in the ways that he used to as a child, he will go 8 (hunger). And if he breaks the laws of society 9 he used to break the laws of his parents, he may go to prison. If, 10 , he works hard, keep out of trouble and has good health, he can have the great happiness of building up for himself his position in society. 3 Long before, there was a large mountainside, where rested an eagle’s nest with four large eggs. One day 1 earthquake rocked the mountain, causing one of the eggs to roll down the mountain to a chicken farm 2 (locate) in the valley below. The chickens were kind enough to care for the eagle’s egg, and an old hen volunteered to nurture(哺育) and raise the large egg. One day, the egg hatched and a beautiful eagle was born. Sadly, 3 , the eagle was raised to be a chicken. Soon, the eagle believed he was nothing more 4 a chicken. The eagle loved his present family, but spirit cried out 5 more. While playing on the farm one day, the eagle happened to notice a group of strong eagles soaring(翱翔) in the skies. “Oh,” the eagle cried, “I wish I could soar like those birds.” The chickens roared with 6 (laugh), “You cannot soar with those birds. You are a chicken and chickens do not soar.” The eagle continued staring at his real family up above, 7 (dream) that he could be with them. Each time the eagle would make his dreams 8 (know), he was told it couldn’t 1 be done. That is 9 the eagle learned to believe. The eagle, after some time, stopped dreaming and continued to live like a chicken. Finally, after a long life as a chicken, the eagle passed away. You become what you believe you are. So, if you ever dream of becoming an eagle, follow 10 dreams … not the words of a chicken. 4 When I was younger, never once did I imagine she would become my hero. One day, we had a serious talk, 1 (tell) each other what we felt about our lives. Then, my mother spoke of losing her mother 2 she was only four years old. She told me how she was abused by her stepmother 3 my grandfather did nothing to stop it. She described days when she went 4 (hunger) and days when she was forced to eat 5 her abilities. At age 15, she married and left the home 6 she never belonged. When her 7 (marry) was over, my mother looked on the bright side and realized that she 8 had her children. We are her support, even to this day. Now when I see my mother 9 a happy mood, I know she is not really as happy as she seems. This makes me wonder how a woman who has gone through so much can still be there for the 10 she loves. How can she still manage to be happy and look to better days? Now I know. She can’t be human. She has to have super strength and power. My mother must be a super hero! She must be my hero. 5 Last year, my daughter diagnosed with leukemia(白血病). It is still hard to write that word. 1 is even harder to say it out loud, because it feels like that will make it more real. Although I wish I could either change the diagnosis 2 deny it altogether. Every time we think about what her tiny body is doing to her, it 3 (break) our heart a little bit more. This is my worst nightmare. But my husband and I are saying many thanks to God that her disease is the 4 (much) common form of all the childhood blood cancers, which comes with an 85%—90% cure rate. We believe that she is in that 90%, but we know there’s still a long road ahead 5 us. 6 (thank), she’s not in any pain, other than a little soreness(疼痛) from a recent operation. And since she’s four years old, she doesn’t quite understand 7 is happening at all. She is in good spirits, 8 helps us cope more than we realized it would. It also helps that she is in such 9 great hospital, especially for children. They have done a great job, saving my daughter’s life and 10 (make) us go through the hard time as well. 6 How do you rediscover the enthusiasm of your childhood? The answer, I believe, lies in the word 1 . “Enthusiasm” comes from the Greek and means “God within”. Any “God within” is an abiding(持久的) sense of love—proper love of self and love of 2 . Enthusiastic people also love what they do, regardless of money or title or power. If we cannot do 3 we love as a full-time career, we can do it as a part-time avocation. Elizabeth Layton was 68 years old 4 she began to draw. This activity ended the depression that had plagued(折磨) her 5 at least 30 years, and the quality of her work led one critic 6 (say), “I am tempted to call Layton a genius.” Elizabeth has rediscovered her enthusiasm. We can’t afford to waste tears on “might-have-beens”. We need to turn the tears 7 2 sweat as we go after “what-can-be”. We need to live each moment 8 (wholehearted). It is an enthusiastic love of life 9 puts a sparkle in our eyes, a lift in our steps and 10 (smooth) the wrinkles from our souls. 7 Martha McChesney Berry (7 October 1865—27 February 1942) was an United States educator and the founder of Berry College in Rome, Georgia. In Mount Berry, Georgia, people find a group of schools 1 (build) specially for mountain children. The schools, as well as the mountain 2 , are named 3 Martha Berry. Martha Berry was born in 1886. 4 (luck) than most Georgian mountain children, she received education. But she never forgot other children of the mountains 5 parents couldn’t afford to send them to school. In 1902 Martha Berry started 6 school with only five pupils. Now, ninety years later, there are a score of Berry schools in the area, with a total of over one thousand students and a 7 (wait) list of about five thousand. Martha Berry in her later years received many medals and honors 8 what she had done for the poor mountain children of Georgia, and in 1931 she 9 (name) one of the most important women in the United States. She never stopped working for the mountain children 10 her death in 1942. 8 Many years ago, when I worked as a volunteer at Stanford Hospital, I got to know a little girl named Lisa who was suffering from a rare and serious disease. 1 only chance of recovery appeared to be a blood transfusion from her five-year-old brother, 2 had miraculously(奇 迹般地) survived the same disease and had developed the antibodies(抗体) needed to fight the 7 (ill). The doctor explained the situation to her little brother, and asked the boy 4 he would be willing to give his blood to his sister. I saw him hesitate for only a moment before taking 5 deep breath and saying, “Yes, I’ll do it if it can save Lisa.” As the transfusion progressed, he lay in a bed next to his sister and 6 (smile), as we all did, seeing the color returning 7 her cheek. Then his face grew pale and his smile faded. He looked up at the doctor 8 asked with a trembling voice, “Will I started to die right away?” Being young, the boy had 9 (understand) the doctor; he thought he was going to have to give her all 10 blood. 9 It was a cold and cloudy afternoon. I was on the bus with my children, aged four and two, heading home when it started to rain. I realized this would mean a wet walk home 1 the bus stop. Home was only two blocks away 2 it was not a pleasant walk with one small boy fast asleep in the pram(手推婴儿车), the other one in a raincoat and no umbrella for myself. A pick-up truck passed us on the road and, a few minutes later, I saw it 3 (pull) back and the driver looking directly at us. A young man put the window down. “Hey, here’s an umbrella for you—please take it.” He called out. I stood there, 4 (astonish), barely believing that the man, 5 existence was 3 unknown to me only moments ago, could be so 6 (thought). “Come on, give this to your mummy,” he said to my older son. I gratefully accepted the offer, 7 (thank) him and watched the truck disappear down the road. This man might have needed the umbrella for 8 later during the day but preferred to give it to me. It was a lesson to me 9 it’s possible to give without expecting anything 10 return. 10 As we all know, games play a very important role in the growth of children. Children should grow along with playing games; 1 playing games, they can not only acquire knowledge, but also cultivate their abilities to get along with others. However, most children are 2 (face) with a completely different situation. Most parents fear that games will prevent children from increasing new knowledge and 3 the children will fail in the future examinations. So, instead of 4 (let) the children themselves find and learn naturally from their surroundings, they force them their children to take part in 5 (variety) kinds of classes, learning English, playing 6 piano or practicing drawing, etc. What’s more, some parents put 7 the children’s toys which are very useful in developing children’s imagination and practical abilities. Here is 8 piece of good advice to those parents: 9 you want to expect your child to be able to accomplish something, you must first of all develop his ability to adapt to the new surroundings. That cram(填塞) education can lead to nothing 10 a failure in the children’s growth. 11 Last summer, I went to Hanwang, an area severely damaged during the Wenchuan earthquake. I visited with some of the 1 (survive) and helped the local volunteers. At Hanwang, there were no tall buildings and the air was very dirty and people were crowded. I lived with volunteers 2 all around China in makeshift(临时的) accommodation. They had been working there for more than six months, some giving up jobs to help with educating the kids. They never complained 3 the poor conditions that I couldn’t bear at first. Rather, they were thankful to have the chance 4 (rebuild) the damaged areas. I respected their work. My main task was to visit some of the children 5 charity organization was supporting. One of them was disabled, having broken a leg during the earthquake. A 6 (poison) spider had bitten another girl while she 7 (live) in a tent after the earthquake. These children had had terrible bad luck 8 they were still full of hope despite the situation. Their grades were amazingly good, 9 was one reason the charity group chose to help them. All the people I visited were grateful, not only for surviving but to the country for helping 10 . 12 The disappearance of the famous crime writer, Agatha Christie, was as mysterious as any of her exciting stories. rdAt about 11 o’clock on the evening of Friday, December 3 in 1926, Mrs Christie got into her car and took a drive without saying 1 she was going. She didn’t return. The next morning her car was found without 2 driver at Newlands Corner, Surrey. People imagined that she might 3 (kill) herself. But as the days went by, it was suggested 4 that she was murdered. The press and the public 4 (natural) took great interest in the case, with at least one newspaper 5 (offer) a reward to anyone who could find Mrs. Christie. thAgatha finally was found alive 6 Tuesday, December 14, when she was reunited with her husband at a hotel in Harrogate, North Yorkshire, 7 was located around 50 kilometers away from her car. 8 was said that, for ten days, the writer had been staying 9 the hotel under the name of “Mrs. Theresa Neele”. Her husband said, “She was suffered 10 the most complete loss of memory and I do not think she know who she is.” 13 Ms Mary was over eighty, but she still drove her old car. She loved driving very fast, and boasted of the fact 1 she had never been punished 2 a driving mistake. Then one day, she nearly lost her record. A police car followed her, and the policemen in it saw her pass a red light without 3 (stop). When Ms Mary came before the judge, he looked at her severely and said that she was too old to drive a car, and that the reason 4 she had not stopped at the red light was most probably that her eyes had become weak 5 old age. When the judge had finished 6 he was saying, Ms Mary opened the big handbag she was carrying and took out her sewing. Without saying a word, she 7 (choose) a needle with a very small eye, and thread(穿线) it at first time. When she had 8 (success) done this, she took the string out of the needle again and handed both the needle and string to the judge, saying, “Now it is your turn. I suppose you can drive a car well, and you have no doubts 9 your eyesight.” The judge took the needle and tried to thread it. After half a dozen times, he had still not succeeded. The case against Ms Mary 10 (dismiss), and her record remained unbroken. 14 During the Spring and Autumn Period, the State of Wu launched an attack against the State of Yue. The king of Wu was seriously wounded and soon died. 1 son Fu Chai became the new king. Fu was determined to revenge(复仇). He trained his army strictly 2 it was a perfect fighting force. Three years later, he led his army 3 the State of Yue and caught its king Gou Jian. In order to avenge his father’s 4 (die), Fu let him live in a shabby stone house by his father’s tomb and ordered him to raise horses for him. Gou pretended to be loyal to Fu 5 he never forgot his humiliation(羞辱). Many years later, he 6 (set) free. Gou secretly accumulated a military force after he went back to his own state. In order to make himself tougher, he slept on firewood and ate a gall-bladder 7 having dinner. At the same time he administered his state carefully, 8 (develop) agriculture. After a few years, his country became strong. Then Gou seized a favorable opportunity to wipe off the State of Wu. Later, people used it to describe one 9 stands self-imposed(自己强加的) hardships to 10 (strong) one’s determination to realize one’s ambition. 15 I am a surgeon in a hospital in London. As a doctor, I see so many bad things happen every day. As our society develops so fast, there are so many accidents 1 (connect) with technology. Car accidents, air crashes and so on. One day, I was on duty. 2 four-year-old boy was sent to hospital. We tried our best to save him, but he could only keep an arm. This is how 3 all happened: When his mother 5 was cleaning the floor, he played upstairs himself. He 4 (see) a cup of water by the power. He poured the water 5 the power. He was so close to the power 6 he was electrified. His mother ran upstairs after 7 (hear) his shout. He was lucky. He was sent to hospital in time 8 he would lose his life. 9 (actual), some small things can lead to bad accidents. Parents should pay 10 (much) attention to young children’s safety. There are many similar accidents in our life. School should set some courses about safety, too. 16 It is reported that a Ukrainian man believed to be the world’s oldest man has died at the age of 116 in the western Lviv Province. 1 man called Nestor owed his longevity to never having married. “ 2 I had had a wife, I would have passed away long ago,” he 3 (tell) the press in a recent interview. Nestor’s passport and birth certificate put his date of birth as March 15, 1891. But 4 is thought to have been waiting for confirmation(认证) from the Guinness Book of World Records 5 he passed away. The Ukrainian media has claimed him as the world’s 6 (old) man. thHe remained 7 shepherd until nearly his 100 year, and could still read the newspaper 8 glasses. He offered us other reasons for his long life: a strict rule of no cigarettes, light drinking and healthy food—but also a regular habit of prayer. Nestor died at home while 9 (sleep) on Saturday, safe and sound. “In the next world, all will be well,” he once said 10 (slow). “And if that’s not the case, a lot of people will run away.” 17 It was a sunny day. Suddenly, a deer ran into the courtyard of a house, 1 a little boy was playing. The deer caught the boy’s clothing with 2 antlers(鹿角). This frightened the boy into crying. His mother went out of the house and saw the deer 3 (run) toward the mountains with her son. She ran after the deer as fast as possible 4 not too far away, she found her son sitting safely 5 the grass. When he saw mother coming, he laughed. She 6 (hurry) back home with her son. When she got there, she couldn’t believe her eyes. The big tree in the back of their house had fallen while she was out of running after her son. The whole house was ruined. The chickens and dogs were dead. 7 (lucky), she and her son hadn’t been home. Then the mother remembered that one year ago a deer hunted by 8 hunter had run into her house. She felt sorry for the poor, frightened deer, so she covered it 9 some clothes until the hunter was far away. She let it return to the forest. She knew the deer came back to show its 10 (thankful) today. 18 Stanford University is a world-famous university. 1 you may not know its founding is connected with a president of Harvard University. Many years ago, an old couple 2 (call) on the president of Harvard University without 3 (tell) him in advance. The president received them 4 (polite) but unwillingly. Judging from their clothes, the president regarded them as poor people. The old woman said 5 their son had studied in Harvard University for a year but he had passed away because of 6 unexpected accident. They wanted to build a building to honor him. The president wasn’t moved. 7 felt funny. He told them, “You don’t know how much will be needed for a building. Each building in our school is 8 6 (much) than $ 7,5oo,ooo.” The old lady was silent. The president felt more unhappy and funny. The old lady turned to her husband. “Only $ 7,5oo,ooo is enough for a building. Why don’t we build a university in memory 9 our son?” In this way, the Stanfords left Harvard University for California, 10 they built Stanford University in memory of their son. 19 I still remember when father taught me how to say “I love you”, I would scream back with “I love you, dad.” When I was growing up, I found that I had little in common 1 my father. Sometimes we often argued about something 2 (sharp) and then the argument changed into a quarrel. I knew there’s a gap 3 us for the age. The words “I love you” disappeared for a long time. My father needed 4 operation, but the doctors weren’t sure 5 my father was able to survive it. Everything in my childhood 6 (appear) in my mind. Then I called him and said, “Dad … I love you!” There was a 7 (silent) at the other end and he replied, “Well, I love you, too.” A few weeks later I received my father’s call, “Paul, I love you.” I was so touched that my tears rolled 8 my cheeks. Both of us realized that this special moment had taken our relationship to a new level. At last, my father narrowly escaped 9 (dead) following the heart operation. I can’t imagine that 10 I did not take the first step and Dad did not survive the operation, what kind of life I would have now. 20 A long time ago, there was a huge apple tree and a little boy. They loved to play together. Time went by. The boy had grown up. One day, he came back and the tree 1 (excited) invited him to play. But the boy said he needed money to buy toys. “Sorry, I have no money 2 you can pick all my apples and sell them,” said the tree. The boy did as 3 (tell) and left happily but never came back. Many years passed, and the boy returned and told him he had to make money to build a house 4 his family. The tree happily offered his branches for his houses. 5 them, the boy left happily. Then one hot summer day, the tree was 6 (delight) to see the boy back again. “Come and play with 7 !” the tree said. “I am sad and getting old. I want to go sailing to relax 8 . Can you give me a boat?” “Use my trunk to build your boat.” The boy cut the tree trunk and went sailing but never showed up for a long time. Finally, the returned 9 he left for so many years. “Sorry, my boy. But I don’t have anything for you anymore.” The boy replied that he was too old and needed nothing. “Good! Old tree root is the 10 (good) place to lean on and rest. Come, sit down with me and rest.” The boy sat down and smiled with tears. 21 Plants are important living things. Life could not go on 1 there were no plants. This is 2 plants can make food from air, water and sunlight while animals and man cannot. Animals get their food by 3 (eat) plants and other animals. 4 , animals and man need plants in order to live. This is 5 we find that there are so many plants around us. If you look carefully at the plants around you, you 6 (find) that there are two kinds of plants: flowering plants and non-flowering plants. Flowering plants can make seeds. The seeds 7 (protect) by the fruits. Some fruits have one seed, some have two, three or four, and some have many seeds. But a few fruits have no seeds at all. 8 example of a fruit without seeds is the 7 banana fruit. Most non-flowering plants do not grow from seeds. They grow from spores(胚芽). Spores are very small. Some spores are 9 small and light that they can float in the air. We may say that spores are quite the same as seeds. When these spores are all on wet and sharply places, they 10 (usual) grow into new plants. 22 An elderly carpenter was ready to retire. He told his employer-contractor of his plans to leave the house-building business 1 (live) a more leisurely life with his wife and enjoy his extended family. The contractor was sorry to see his good worker go and asked if he could build just one more house as a 2 (person) favor. The carpenter said yes, but over time 3 was easy to see that his heart was not in his work. He resorted to shoddy workmanship 4 used inferior material. It was 5 unfortunate way to end a dedicated career. When the carpenter finished his work, his employer came to inspect the house. The he 6 (hand) the front-door key to the carpenter and said, “This is your house, my gift to you.” The carpenter was shocked! What a shame! 7 he had only known he was building his own house, he would have done it all so 8 (different). So it is with us. We build our lives, a day at a time, often putting less 9 our best into the building. Then, with a shock, we realize we have to live in the house 10 have built. If we could do it over, we would do it much differently. 23 A group of frogs were traveling through the woods, and two of them fell into a deep pit. When the other frogs saw 1 deep the pit was, they told the two frogs that they were as good as dead. The two frogs ignored the comments and tried 2 (jump) up out of the pit with all their might. The other frogs kept 3 (tell) them to stop, that they were as good as dead. 4 (final), one of the frogs took heed(听从) to what the other frogs were saying and gave 5 . He fell down and died. The other frog continued to jump as hard 6 he could. Once again, the crowd of the frogs yelled at him to stop the pain and just die. He jumped even 7 (hard) and finally made it out. When he got out, the other frogs said, “Did you not hear us?” The frog explained to 8 that he was dead. He thought they were encouraging him the entire time. This story teaches us two lessons: There is power of life and death in the tongue. 9 encouraging word to someone who is down can lift them up and help them make it through the day. A destructive word to someone 10 is down can be what it takes to kill them. 24 A weak old man went to live with his son, daughter-in-law, and a four-year-old grandson. The family ate together at the dinner table. But the elderly grandfather’s 1 (shake) hands and failing sight made eating rather difficult. Peas 2 (roll) off his spoon onto the floor. When he grasped the glass often milk spilled 3 the tablecloth. The son and daughter-in-law became angry at the mess, 4 the husband and wife set a small table in the corner. There, grandfather ate alone while the rest of the family enjoyed dinner at the dinner table. Since grandfather had broken a dish or two, his food was served in 5 wooden bowl. Sometimes 6 the family glanced in grandfather’s direction, he had a tear in his eye as he ate alone. The four-year-old watched it all 7 silence. One evening before supper, the father noticed his son 8 (play) with wood scraps on 8 the floor. He asked the child 9 (sweet), “What are you making?” Just as sweetly, the boy responded, “Oh, I am making a little bowl for you and Mama to eat your food from when I grow up.” The four-year-old smiled and went back to work. The words so struck the parents 10 they were speechless. Then tears started to stream down their cheeks. 25 Dear God, Now that I am no longer young, I have friends whose mothers have passed away. I have heard these sons and daughter 1 (say) they never fully appreciate their mothers 2 it was too late to tell them. I am blessed with the dear mother 3 is still alive. I appreciate her more each day. My mother does not change, but I do. As I grow older and wiser, I realize 4 an extraordinary person she is. How sad that I am 5 (able) to speak these words in her presence, but they flow easily from my pen. How does a daughter begin to thank her mother for life itself? For the love, patience and just plain hard work that go 6 raising a child? For running after a toddler(学步的小孩), for understanding a naughty teenager, for 7 (tolerate) a college student who know everything? For waiting for the day 8 a daughter realizes how wise her mother really is? I don’t know how, dear God, except to bless her as 9 (rich) as she deserves and to help me live up to the example she has set. I pray that I will look as good in the eyes of my children 10 my mother looks in mine. 26 9