1、山西重点中学协作体高二下学期英语暑假作业17专项篇之语法填空一、语法填空仔细阅读下面的短文，文中共有10个空格。请联系上下文或根据每小题括号内的具体要求完成语法填空，例如正确词性，词形变化等。（一）Today marks the 40th anniversary（纪念日） of the Tangshan earthquake, which_1_(claim)more than 240,000 lives. China Daily talks_2_ two people, brought together by the injuries they suffered, _3_have spent
2、four decades rebuilding their lives.Forty years ago, when Gao Zhihong had just graduated _4_ college, the then-25-year-old returned home to visit her family. The joy of reunion _5_(do)last long: 10 hours after Gaos arrival in Tangshan, Hebei province, the city _6_(hit)by a massive earthquake that ca
3、used more _7_ 240,000 deaths.That night, Gaos life was turned upside down.She arrived in her hometown at about 6 pm_8_July 27. My whole family was so happy _9_(see)me. My sister and I planned to go shopping the next day, the 65-year-old recalled, her memories _10_(dim)by the intervening years.（二）I h
4、ave a confession to make: I dont look very much like the picture Iuploaded _1_my social media profile. Im _2_(actual)a bit fatter, and my hair is a bit darker and well, I dont look that good in real life. _3_dont we all wish we looked better in photographs?Well, most people do - and thats _4_the ver
5、bto photoshopwas born. It comes from the name of a popular software package and it describes the action ofdigitally_5_(alter) images.Back in the _6_(day)ofanaloguephotography, the equipment necessary for _7_(enhance)photographic images was usually only found in the hands of professionals - _8_amateu
6、rs keen enough to have aphoto labat home. Fast-forward to the present, and user-friendly computer software _9_(mean)that anyone can digitallyairbrushimages to make themselves look slimmer, taller, younger,_10_(beauty). You too can create a perfect portrait, in your own living room, at the click of a
7、 mouse.（三）The British Department of Education announced recently that half of the primary schools in England _1_(teach)mathematic in the Asian way, _2_the government will provide huge funds_3_ pay for teaching materials and teachers training.Because of _4_poor performance of British students in the
8、Program for International Student Assessment, coordinated by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, and Shanghai students stellar showing in the assessment, many Britons had been asking the government _5_(adopt)the Shanghai method of teaching math. BBC has even made a documentary
9、(纪录片) _6_how to introduce the Chinese math teaching method to British schools.These developments _7_ (prompt) some in China to assume the Chinese education model has got the global stamp of_8_ (excellent). But let us not jump to conclusions._9_the Shanghai method will be used in Englands primary sch
10、ools and teachers _10_(train)to follow it, it doesnt mean they have turned to the Chinese education model to achieve success.（四）Sean: What a fine day! Oh, I can spend all my free time1(read) on this balcony on a fine day like this. I like it.Jean: The balcony is very beautiful, but I dont like the f
11、act that it2(face) north.Sean: Why? Whats wrong with its facing north?Jean: You dont know that3the balcony faces north, it will get cool in the summer, but too cold in the winter.Sean: You dont have to worry about that. We have the4(center) heating system in winter, dont we?Jean: Yes, we do. The bes
12、t houses face south, anyway. In that case, we will enjoy the cool wind in the summer and the warm sunshine in the winter.Sean: Oh, darling, Im sorry,5we dont have enough money for such a house.Jean: Well, forget6. I was just talking. The nice environment of this apartment is good for our children. I
13、 am satisfied with it.Sean: Thanks. And its convenient7you to go to work and go shopping.Jean: Youre right. To our children, its also close to their school. Thats really8(satisfy).Sean: Im most9(attract) by the price. You know it costs the least in Beijing.Jean: The least? Are you sure? Do you know
14、the developer?Sean: I know little about the developer but I am sure this is the10(cheap) building here.（五）An old proverb says, “Friends are like wine; the older, the better.” So, nowadays many people consider old friends to be 1(important) than new friends. For example, if two pieces of advice 2(giv
15、e) to solve a problem, one from a new friend and the other from 3old friend, people always tend to 4(adoption) the latter one, although the new friends advice may be better.5(disagree) with the old proverb, I believe that new friends are not 6(necessary) worse than old friends. Why? Because the leng
16、th of time cannot determine whether your friendship is better or not. Once you call someone friend, he must be a person who is 7(rely) and whose interests are in common with 8(you). As time goes by, a friends outside look may change, but the inside characters of him and his interests 9(change).It is
17、 just these unchangeable characters and interests 10make him a friend to you. Therefore, on this point, there is no difference between old friends and new friends.The Key(1) 1. claimed 2. with 3. who 4. from 5.didnt6. was hit 7. than 8. on 9. to see 10. not dimmed(2) 1. to 2. actually 3. But 4. how
18、5. altering6. days 7. enhancing 8. or 9. means 10. more beautiful(3) 1. will teach 2. for which 3. to 4. the 5. to adopt 6. on7. have prompted 8. excellence 9. Although /though 10. will be trained(4) 1. reading 2. faces 3. if 4. central 5. but6. it 7. for 8. satisfying 9. attracted 10. Cheapest(5) 1. more important 2. an 3. though/although 4. Disagreeing5. necessarily 6. length 7. whose 8. yours9. will not change 10. Thus/Therefore/So
