1、语法专项训练 1 ( 1) Taking a taxi in a certain Eastem European country can be 31 shocking experience. It is said 32 some taxi drivers have metal wires stuck into the passenger seats. And 33 a button is pushed, the seat will give you an electric shock. These taxi drivers dont do this 34 fun. They do it to
2、tourists 35 argue about the ridiculous fares they charge. Some drivers charge as much 36 ten times the legal fare. They have a secret switch which 37 (make) the meters much faster. If you refuse to pay, you are really in for a shock. In one case, a German woman had no 38 but to pay US $120 for a US
3、$ 20 ride from the airport. She said that she was “really taken for a ride,“ but what could she do? Besides the electric shock, she was verbally 39 (abuse) and threatened with physical violence. She has only one piece of advice for tourists, “Take the bus 40 stay at home.“ ( 2) In order to know a fo
4、reign language thoroughly, four things are necessary. Firstly, we must understand the language when we hear 31 spoken. Secondly, we must be able to speak it ourselves correctly with confidence and without hesitation. 32 , we must be able to read the language, and fourthly, we must be able to write i
5、t. We must be able to make sentences that are grammatically correct. There is no easy way to success 33 language learning. 34 语法专项训练 2 good memory is a great help, but it is not enough only 35 (memorize) rules from a grammar book. It is not much use learning by heart long lists of words and 36 meani
6、ngs, studying the dictionary and so on. We must learn by using the language. 37 we are satisfied with only a few rules we have memorized, we are not really learning the language. “Learn through use” is a good piece of 38 (advise) for those 39 are studying a new language. Practice is important. We mu
7、st practise speaking and 40 (write) the language whenever we can. ( 3) Many people say that e - mail is just a faster way to deliver letters. The fact is that letter writing and e -mail are (31)_ (complete) different processes. Letters travel in envelopes through actual space and take time getting (
8、32)_ one place to another. The time and distance, as a matter of fact, influence the letter - writer. If I am writing on paper to my brother in Kenya, I will be ( 33 ) _ (little) likely to complain about the breakfast I had this morning. I will probably write about my relationships and some things t
9、hat Ive been thinking about.I will also take more care with my style, (34)_(try) to write in a way (35)_ is interesting and worth reading. My brother might save my letter; he might read it back to me years from now. E - mail is different. It is instant, traveling from point to point. ( 36 ) 语法专项训练 3
10、 _ you dont print it out, the message doesnt physically exist. With e -mail, geography is no obstacle and time is not important. I can send (37)_ message to Kenya whenever I want to, and(38)_ gets there almost in a second. The ease of this kind of writing and sending probably makes for a different k
11、ind of communication. I can complain about the breakfast I had this morning or rattle on about friends and movies. That is ( 39) _ I am not so focused on style. The downside is, I might be less likely to say something deeper. My brother might glance at my mail, have a laugh, and then delete (40)_. (
12、 4) Storms_31_produced at least 13 tornadoes swept along New Mexicos border with Texas on Friday, _32_(destroy) homes and other buildings and injuring at least 16 people, several critically, authorities said. The _33_ (bad)damage was reported in the towns of Logan and Clovis, which are about 80 mile
13、s apart, police said. The tornadoes damaged several_34_(new) built buildings, toppled power lines _35_ sparked fires that were later extinguished in Clovis, police Lt. James Schoeffel said. Thirteen people from _36_area were hospitalized at the Plains Regional Medical Center. Five were in critical c
14、ondition_37_ head 语法专项训练 4 trauma(外伤 , 损伤 ), said Liz Crouch, the centers chief operating officer. In Logan, three people _38_ (take)to a hospital, _39_ others were treated at a local clinic. One of them was a visitor, saying he wouldnt have been there if he _40_ (watch)the weather forecast the day
15、before. ( 5) Jean is a 17-year-old high school student. On Saturday mornings, Jean and her friends take part in the program 31 (call) SAVE THE KIDS. They travel to a poor area of Washington D.C. They help younger students learn 32 to read and to solve mathematics problems. Many American teenagers jo
16、in in programs 33 serve their communities. On weekends Jean sometimes works at an ice-cream store. When she is not working, she gets together with her girlfriends. They might go to a movie, to a shopping mall or to an eating place. Or they might attend 34 sports event of their high school. They also
17、 often stay at one girls house for the night. 35 teenagers in most parts of the country, Jean began driving a car when she was 16 years old. She does not have her car, however. She must 36 the family car with her parents. About 70 percent of American teenagers have their own cars. Many of them drive
18、 their cars to school every day. Jean does not smoke cigarettes 37 drink alcohol. 38 do her friends. But many teenagers at her school do. Drinking 语法专项训练 5 alcohol is a major problem there. Every weekend teenagers have parties, where they drink alcohol. Then they drive to other parties. People under
19、 the age of 21 39 (not allow) to drink alcohol in the United States. And it is 40 (danger) to drink and drive a car. Yet this does not stop some teenagers. ( 6) One evening, I came across one of sons papers with a failing grade. I almost started to yell his name 31 I suddenly remembered he was in be
20、d asleep. It was his 32 (nine) year of school and his academic career seemed to be in ruins, so I was angry. But I put the paper aside and turned to the 33 one, at the top of which were written “My dad”. It was a poem about me, 34 included the time I had to leave work to take him to the hospital bec
21、ause he 35 (break) his finger. So careless was I 36 I had forgotten all about that. He talked about how I wrestled with him in the evenings and 37 good many other things. That paper was suddenly not nearly as important as it had been a few minutes 38 . I dont know if he planted the poem next to the
22、failing grade to 39 (soft) the blow, but it worked. Instead of a severe lecture, I talked to him about the poem as well as the failed homework, and it began to make sense to me that I could include praise along 40 constructive criticism. 语法专项训练 6 ( 7) Most students do an IQ text early in their schoo
23、l career. Even if they never see their results, they feel that their IQ is 31 determines how well they are going to do in life. When they see other students doing 32 than them, they usually believe that those students have 33 higher IQ and 34 there is nothing they can do to change facts. However, ne
24、w research 35 EQ suggests that success is not simply result of a high IQ. While your IQ tells you how 36 (intelligence) you are, your EQ tells you how well you use your intelligence. Professor Salovery, 37 invented the term EQ, gives the following description: At work, it is IQ 38 gets you promoted.
25、 Supported by his academic research, Professor Salovery suggests that when 39 (predict) someones future success, their character, 40 measured by EQ tests, might actually matter more than their IQ. ( 8) After a quick breakfast in the station restaurant, Peter set off to look for a room where he could
26、 live for the next few months. He knew exactly what he wanted: a room, _31_ was not too small, nor_32_large that it would be difficult to beat in winter. It had to be clean and _33 _ (comfort) too but, above all, it had to be quiet. In the newspaper he had bought from the bookshop, there were very f
27、ew 语法专项训练 7 advertisements_34_rooms to let. But, as he glanced down the page, _35_notice caught his eye. JOHNSONSHOUSINGAGENY FLATS AND ROOMS TO LET This seemed hopeful, _36_he made a note of the address and set off in search of the agency. He found_37_in a narrow street just off the main road. The
28、woman at the desk gave him a bright smile as he entered and, after Peter had explained_38_sort of room he_39_(look for), he paid two pounds for a list of about half a dozen landladies who had rooms_40_(let). ( 9) The Ministry of Education on Tuesday released some information about Chinese students w
29、ho went abroad for study in 2006. 31 information shows that in 2006, some 134,000 Chinese students went to study abroad, and 120,000 of 32 were self-funded (自筹资金 ) students, accounting for 90% of the total. 33 (compare) with the previous year, the number of students who went abroad for study was inc
30、reased by 15 ,000, or a rise of 13%. At the same time, there had been a growing number of overseas students 34 came back to China after study. In 2006, over 40,000 overseas students came back, with 33,000 of them being self-fund 语法专项训练 8 students, 20% 35 than the year before. More and more Chinese s
31、tudents go abroad for study, 36 is supported by the Chinese government. An official from the Ministry of Education said that China follows an educational policy that 37 (encourage) students to study abroad and come back whenever they want. Inspired by this policy, the number of students going abroad
32、 for study keeps rising. Statistics show that 38 China carried out the opening - up policy, a total of one million students have gone abroad for study. Many of them have finished the study and come back to China. These people have made great 39 (contribute) to China with their work. At present, over
33、 60% of principals and leaders in colleges, universities and research institutes in China have been 40 to study. ( 10) After I finished school, I began to look for work. Now, several months later, I had not found 31_ kind of work I was interested in 32_. One morning I received a phone call. “Is that
34、 Jenny Smith?” a man asked. “I have been told youre looking for a job.” I agreed. Then he went 33_. “I hear that you did well in your studies and 34_ you were active in sports. Well, I might have a 35_ for you. If you have 36_ (interesting) in it, come over to my office. I m Tim Brown of the All-Sta
35、r Clothing Factory.”I went up to see Mr. Brown that afternoon. While 语法专项训练 9 37_ (ask) me questions, he looked at me, up and down carefully.At last he said, “Ok, Ill let you have the job.” My heart started beating 38_ (fast ). Would he take me on as a laboratory assistant? I wanted to become a scie
36、ntist or an engineer some day. When he spoke again, I couldnt believe my 39_. 40_ he needed was not a future scientist, but a model. ( 11) They are no longer children. But they are not 31 yet. They express themselves with their own music, clothes and language. There are more than 35 million American
37、s 32 the ages of 13 and 19. They are the nations teenagers, 33 (have) the emotions of a child in the body of an adult. They want to be free and 34 (depend), and many of them disagree 35 their parents about how much freedom they should have. They dont like to tell 36 is happening around them to their
38、 parents. Today American teenagers spend a lot of money buying records, clothes and electronic devices. They also spend a lot on entertainment. Last year teenagers spent 100 thousand million dollars. The NEW YORK TIMES says that was even one and a half times 37 than their parents spent on those thin
39、gs. Where do these teenagers 38 all this money? Some of them have got part-time jobs, helping to take 语法专项训练 10 after children or working at fast food places after school. 39 students, they cant work full-time. Instead, many of them dont have jobs and just receive money from their parents. They migh
40、t get as much as 20 dollars a week. Generally, they 40 (permit) to spend this money in any way they choose. (12) Since 31 _ started operating in 1999, the underground in Guangzhou 32 _ (bring) great changes to the city. With 33 _ _ total length of 116 kilometers, the underground reduces the time 34
41、_(long) of the road traffic jams. In addition, it releases less 35 _( harm) pollution into the air, thus reducing the serious traffic pollution in Guangzhou. The underground, 36 _ has become a business card as well as beautiful scenery of Guangzhou, 37 _ (provide) a clean environment 38 _ the passen
42、gers. Underground line 3 and 4 have been 39 _ use since December 30, 2006, 40 _(bring) convenience to more and more people. ( 13) My sister had dropped out of school and 31 very unwise decisions with her life. She chose to spend her time with people who were lost 32 she was. They all chose to ignore their 33 (responsible) and supported one another in a life which involved drinking and partying. 34 (sad), they were all losing time. They were