第二节语法 填空(共10小题，每小题1．5分，满分15分)
阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填人一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空，并将答案填写在答题卡标号为1～10的相应位置上。
One day a young man was standing in the middle of the town proclaiming(宣告)that he had the most beautiful heart in the whole valley. A large crowdgather), and they all admired his heart for it was perfect.
Suddenly, an old man appeared and said, “Why, your heart is not nearly as beautiful as. ”The crowd and the young man looked at the old man’s heart,
was full of scars. It had places where pieces had been removed and other pieces put in, but they didn’t fit quite right, and there were several jagged(凹凸不平的)edges. In fact, in some places there were deep gouges(沟槽)where whole pieces were
(miss).
The young man laughed. “Comparing your heart with mine, mine is perfect and yours is a mess of scars. ”“Yes, ”said the old man, “Yours looks perfectI would never trade with you. You see, every scar represents a person to
I have given my love. I tear out a piece of my heart and give it to them, and often they give me a piece of their heart that fits into the empty place in my heart. But because the pieces aren’t exact, I have some rough edges, which I cherish, because they remind me of
love we shared. Sometimes I have given pieces of my heart away, and the other person hasn’t returned a piece of his or her heart
me. These are the empty gouges. Although these gouges are painful, they stay open,
(remind)me of the love I have for those people. So now do you see
true beauty is? ”
阅读下面短文，根据上下文填入适当的词语，或使用括号中的词语的适当形式填空，并将答案填写在答题卷上标号为1-10的相应位置。
When you are in England you must be very careful in the streets ______ the traffic drives on the left. Before you cross a street you must look to the right first ____
__ then the left. In the morning and in the evening when people go to or come from ____
___, the streets are very busy. Traffic is most ___
__ (danger) then.
When you go by bus in England, you have to be careful, _______. Always remember the traffic moves on the left. So you must be careful. ____
____ (have) a look first, or you will go __
_ wrong way.
In many English cities, there are big buses ________ two floors. You can sit on the ____
____ (two) floor. From __
____ you can see the city very well. It’s very interesting.
阅读下面材料，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。
Dear Tom，
How time flies! You ______(study) in Beijing for nearly a month, during which you must __
____(achieve) a lot. Well, how’s everything going? It is reported that the weather there is very hot and dry these days, which is very different from ___
__of your country. Have you adapted to it? In__
___ (add), you once complained that the food ___
___(serve) there was not to your taste. I hope that should have been improved.
I am glad to tell you that I will go to Beijing to take part in an English speech contest in July, _____is not only an honor, but also a great opportunity for me __
__(improve) myself . And now I try my best to make ___
___(prepare) for it. However , I have some trouble in ___
___(collect) the materials relevant and using the language. I will appreciate it if you give me a hand to solve the problems.
After the contest, I am to drop_____ at your school to visit you.
Please wait for my phone.
阅读下面材料，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。
On Thursday Mrs. Clarke locked the door and went to the women’s club as usual.
When she came home she sensed unusual. Had someone got in? The back door and the windows were all locked and there was
sign of force entry. Had anything been taken? She went from room to room checking and
(find) her spare camera missing.
The following Thursday she went out at her usual time, but she just took a short walk in a park nearby, came home through the back door and settled down to wait and see what (happen).
It was 4 o’clock the front doorbell rang. Mrs. Clark was making tea at the time. The bell rang again, and then she heard her letter-box
(push) open. Picking up the kettle of boiling water, she moved quietly towards the door. A piece of
appeared through the letter-box, and then a hand.
wire turned and caught around the knob (圆钮) on the door-lock. Mrs. Clarke raised the kettle and poured the water
the hand. A sharp cry was heard outside as the wire fell to the floor and the hand was
(instant) pulled back, which was followed by the sound of running feet。
阅读下面材料，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。
Fay:Hi, Jerry. I’m thingking of applying _____a job with a multinational(跨国的) company, but I’m worried about having an interview in English. Can you give me any good tips?
Jerry:Hmm. That’s a tough one. I guess the first thing is to try to make _______good impression.
Fay:That sounds good. But _______(serious), how canI do that?
Jerry: To begin with, you should firmly shake the interviewer’s hand and keep eye contact while ______(greet) him or her with a smile.
Fay:Ah, “body language” is really important, isn’t it?
Jerry: Yes. The second thing is to be confident. You gain _______(confident) from being prepared. You should learn a little bit about the company before the interview. Find out what they do, how long they’ve been in business,
_______their business motto is, that kind of thing.
Fay:I never_______(think) about that before. You’re smart, Jeery! But what should I do
_______I can’t remember an English word when I’m answering a question?
Jerry:In _______case, you have to paraphrase. In other words, you have to explain what you want to say.
Fay:That’s very ______(help), Jerry. Thanks very much. Ah, one more thing. Should I ask about the salary during the interview?
Jerry: No, either let them bring up the topic of money, or wait for a second interview. Good luck!
Fay:Thanks!
阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。
Dear Li Kang,
How's ____ going? I thought I'd write to tell you___
___ the American school system. Secondary school in the U.S. usually ____
___ (cover) seven years, grades six to twelve. Ninth to twelfth grades are high school. At the end of twelfth grade, American students receive the high school diploma. Students need a high school diploma__
__they want to go to college.
The school year _____ (divide) into two semesters, the first of which is September through December, ____
___ the second January through May. We have a long summer vacation! We start school at 7:50 am and we finish at 3 pm.
I take part in all kinds of after-school activities—I play football, basketball, _______ (swim), volleyball, table tennis and I go to theater club.
______ you tell me something about your summer vacation and ___
__ Chinese school system in your next letter?
Best ____ (wish),
Rob Marshall