短文填空
For Iris Grace, the world used to be a lonely place. The autistic(自闭的) five-year-old girl s spoke and she often got nervous while being with other children.
Iris has been taught painting since she was three years old. She s most of her time painting. She paints so well that her w
sell for as much as 1,500 pounds each. However, nothing could stop her loneliness u
a cat called Thula came to live with the family last year. Since Thula
a , Iris’s parents have noticed Iris adds images like a cat’s eyes or nose to her paintings. They b
Iris is expressing her love to Thula in her paintings. W
the family go out in the car, Iris always takes Thula with her.
Thula has a great influence on Iris’s r with others, too. Her parents find it e
to encourage Iris to speak when Trula is around. Iris’s mother said, “Thanks to Thula, Iris is a lot
h than ever before.
语法填空,阅读下面的短文，在空白处填入一个适当的词，或填入括号中所给单词的正确形式。
As we all know, there are some differences between American English and British English. How did these differences take place? There is no quick answer ___ this question.
Actually at first the language in Britain and America was the same. After America became an independent(独立的) country, the language gradually began to change. For a long time the language in America stayed the ____, while the language in England changed.
Over the centuries, a number of words and meanings ___ are still in everyday use in the United States have __
__ (disappear) in British English. For example, American English still use the __
_ (express) “I guess” (meaning “I think”), just as the British did 300 years ago.
In 1828 Noah Webster published the first American dictionary. To make American English different from British English, he changed the spelling of many words. That’s ____ the words colour, centre and traveller are __
_ (spell) color, center and traveler in American English. Except for these differences in spelling, __
__ (write) English is nearly the same in both British English and American English.
The differences are much ____ (great) in the spoken language. However, most of the time, people from the two countries do not have difficulty in _
__ (understand) each other.
用所给词适当形式填空she expects______ (watch) a sports show.
Tom plays basketball as ______(good)as Bob.
I think English is one of _____ (important ) subjects in middle school.
The talent show was very __________(success).
Keep on _______(try) , your dream is sure to come ture.
词汇运用 （本大题共10小题，每小题1分，计10分）
根据句子意思，用括号中所给汉语提示或英语单词的适当形式填空。（每空一词）______________ a week, I go shopping with my mother in that shopping mall. (two)
The boy often with his friends a kite in the park. (fly)
He can spell all his favourite basketball _________ names in English. (play)
They are our new classmates, we should make fiends with _________. (they)
Which of the books do you like __________? (well)
Sandy likes keep ______________ to help her remember things. (日记)
_________ is one of my favourite subjects. (地理)
It’s ________ good that we have a walk after meals. (确实)
Do you enjoy _________dancing every day? (练习)
His hair becomes gray when he is only _________. (四十)
根据句意，用括号内所给词的适当形式填空，每空不限一词。Beijing, the capital of China, is one of the _________ (big) cities in the world.
Look!Those __________________(swim) are trying to swim across the lake.
We should spend as much time as we can __________________(speak) English aloud.
It's ______________ (possible) for me to finish the work in only two hours.There is too much work to do.
“You are old enough to look after ________________ (you) now.” the mother said to the twins.
“There’s no hope to save the little panda,” the worker said _______________(sad).
Please be careful , or you will be in _______________(dangerous).
Her _______ (ill) kept her in hospital for six weeks.
I can’t wait _______________ (open) my present on Children’s Day.
Kitty is________________ (slim) than any other girl in her class.
根据句意及汉语提示写出单词,每空只限一词。When his father (到达) London, he went to see the Big Ben.
He is interested in playing football . ________________ (然而), his brother likes basketball.
The students will have a school trip at the _________________(开始) of the month.
He is an important official(官员) in the______________ (政府).
It is necessary for everyone to know the ______________( 重要 ) of wetlands.