2019届高考英语第二轮复习短文改错集训复习题3

2018广东（从化县）高考英语短文语法填空二轮精练（5）及答案

语法填空。阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当内容(不多于3个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。

When I was a ten-year-old girl, I was once asked to deliver a speech titled “A Real Test in My Life” before the whole class! Just imagine how __1__(terrible) shy I was the moment I thought of that with so many eyes fixed upon me. I had no other

__2__(choose), though. First I was to draft the speech and that was just a piece of cake for me, because I was a good writer—something to pride myself in. But the hard part __3__(lie) in my oral presentation; to read from __4__ paper was not allowed; I had to give the speech __5__ my memory and in front of such a big audience ! A real trial began when I stood on the platform with my legs __6__(tremble) and my mind blank. How much time had passed by, I didn't know. My listeners were still waiting, patiently and without any signs of rushing me. Gradually I found __7__ back，giving out my speech with difficulty. Finally I finished. After __8__ seemed to be a hundred years, I found my audience applauding. I made it! From then on, my fear of talking before an audience disappeared. Actually with my confidence building __9__， I now turn out to be a great speaker. Looking back, I know the greatest difficulty on our way to success is our fear; overcome it，__10__ we will be able to achieve our goals. 1．______ 2.______ 3.______ 4.______ 5.______ 6．______ 7.______ 8.______ 9.______ 10.______ 答案：1.terribly 2.choice 3.lay 4.the 5.from 6．trembling 7.myself 8.it/what 9.up 10.and

高考英语语法填空专项练习 Curiosity Rover Finds Water on Mars

Posted September 27th, 2018 at 6:33 pm (UTC+0)

The Sample Analysis at Mars (SAM) suite of instruments, prior to its installation on Curiosity. (NASA)

The first scoop of Martian soil analyzed by Curiosity Rover’s built-in laboratory has revealed a high amount of water in the soil, ___1___ to NASA.

“One of the most exciting results from this ___2___ first solid sample obtained by Curiosity is the high ___3___ (percent) of water in the soil,” said Curiosity researcher Laurie Leshin, of the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. “About 2 percent of the soil on the surface of Mars is made ___4___ of water, which is a great resource, and interesting ___5___ (science).”

Researchers made their ___6___ (find) using Curiosity’s Sample Analysis at Mars (SAM) unit, ___7___ includes three sophisticated instruments. SAM allowed the scientists to identify a wide range of chemical compounds and to calculate the ratios of different isotopes of the sample’s key elements.

The same soil sample, when ___8___ (heat) to 835 degrees Celsius,

showed significant amounts of carbon dioxide, oxygen and various sulfur compounds.

The heated ___9___ (collect) of Martian dust, dirt and fine soil, gathered by the rover’s scoop at a location called Rocknest, also revealed a compound ___11___ (contain) chlorine and oxygen.

Up until this finding, the scientists ___12___ (think) those materials only existed in the high-latitude areas of Mars. By finding them at Curiosity’s current location near the equator of Mars, the researchers say that perhaps they could be found all over the planet.

Since they are formed in the presence of water, the carbonate materials ___13___ were found in their tested sample, according to the researchers, also provided clues to Martian ___14___.

According to Leshin, the results of her team’s research shed light on the composition of the planet’s surface, ___15___ offering direction for future research.

“We now know there should be abundant, easily ___16___ (access) water on Mars,” said Leshin. “When we send people, they could scoop up the soil anywhere on the surface, heat it just a bit, and obtain water.” 参考答案Key:

1 according 2. very scientifically

6. Findings 7. which

8. heated 9. collection 3. percentage 4. up

5.

10. containing

11. had thought 12. over While 16. accessible 【词语注释】 scoop 铲子，挖出

rover 漫游者

13. that

14. Water 15.

chlorine 氯 isotopes同位素

高考英语语法填空专项练习

Tens of thousands of lives could be saved each year in the UK if people ___1___ (get) off the sofa and stretched their legs more, say charities. The \Cancer Support said ___2___ was a free activity which could transform people's health. Being physically active decreases the odds of heart problems and stroke. But it also makes ___3___ difference in other conditions such as type 2 diabetes, Alzheimer's disease and many cancers.

Last week a British Medical Journal study showed ___4___ exercise was as good a medicine as pills ___5___ some conditions including heart diseases and another study showed walking at least an hour a day ___6___ (significant) cut the risk of breast cancer.

What is moderate physical activity?

UK chief medical officers recommend 150 minutes of moderate physical activity each week. That's enough to make the heart beat ___7___ while still being able to readily have a conversation. It includes walking, cycling and gardening. The latest report said that if everyone, in England alone, did the ___8___ (recommend) 150 minutes of moderate physical exercise every week it would:

Save 37,000 lives each year Prevent 6,700 cases of breast cancer Stop 4,700 people getting colorectal cancer

Lead to nearly 300,000 fewer cases of type 2 diabetes. The two charities run the Walking for Health programme in an attempt to get more people up ___9___ their feet. Benedict Southworth, chief executive of the Ramblers, said: \inactivity, but there is a simple ___10___ (solute), \greater investment in initiatives which support and promote walking as the most accessible and ___11___ (afford) way for people to get active.\

Ciarán Devane, chief executive of Macmillan Cancer Support, said: \

debilitating consequences of treatment and can even ___12___ reduce the chance of some cancers returning.

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