[2017·湖北省黄冈市新联考高三第三次联考]
The Great Wall of China is more than 6，000 kilometres long. It winds 1.________ (it) way from west to east, across deserts, over mountains, through valleys 2.________ at last it reaches the sea. The Great Wall has a history of over twenty centuries. The first part of it 3.________(build)during the Spring and Autumn period. During the Qin Dynasty, 4.________ (keep) the enemy out of his empire, Emperor Qin Shi Huang had all the walls 5._______ (join) up. Thus, the Great Wall came into being. The Great Wall is wide enough at 6.________ top for five horses or ten men to walk side by side. Along the wall are watchtowers, 7.________ soldiers used to keep watch. Fires were lit on the towers as a 8.________ (warn) when the enemy came.
It was 9.________ (extreme) difficult to build such a wall in the ancient days without any modern machines. All the work was done 10._______ hand. Thousands of men died and were buried under the wall they built. The Great Wall was made not only of stone and earth, but of the flesh and blood of millions of men.
.【2017吉林实验中学二模】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。
One day, Nick invited his friends to supper. He was cooking some delicious food in the kitchen. Suddenly, he _____ 1._____ (find) that he had run out of salt. So Nick called to his son, “Go to the village and buy some salt, but pay a fair price for it: neither too much ______2.______ too little.”
His son looked surprised. “I can understand why shouldn’t pay too much, Father, but if I can pay less, _____3.______ not save a bit of money?”
“That would be a very ______4.______ (reason) thing to do in a big city, but it could destroy a small village like ours,” Nick said.
Nick’s guest, ______5.______ had heard their conversation, asked why they should not buy salt more cheaply if they could. Nick replied, “The only reason a man would sell salt ______6.______ a lower price would be because he was desperate for money. And anyone who took advantage of that situation would be showing a lack of respect _____7.______ the sweat and struggle of the man who worked very hard to produce it.”
“But such a small thing couldn’t ______8._____ (possible) destroy a village.”
“In the beginning, there was only ______9.______ very small amount of unfairness in the world, but everyone added a little, always ______10._____ (think) that it was only small and not very important, and look where we have ended up today.”
[2017·湖南省邵阳市高三大联考]
My English teacher was very tall. The moment she 1.________ (enter) the class, we would all sit 2.________ (quiet) and open the books. She would encourage me by giving me important assignments and also morning news to read during the assembly. She would come down and listen to my English debate (辩论), 3.________ made me take part in all debate competitions.
4.________ same was true of my biology and science teacher. She was very nice and sweet. She would always give me extra information on the biology project. I could not go to the lab for experiments, so she would bring the lab down and help me with the biology and science 5.________ (experiment) and would give me excellent marks.
My friends made me monitor and the naughty boys listened to me. My friends used to help me with my notes when I was 6.________ (absence)．My teachers always gave me important project work and I felt proud when they patted me 7.________ the back after I finished it quickly and correctly. I was never shouted at or made fun of or scolded by any of my friends and teachers.
Today I often see the terrible punishments 8.________ (give) to students on TVs.I feel very sad.
I really want to express my love and thanks to all my wonderful teachers and friends. Without them my school life would not 9.________ (be) so excellent and 10.________ (forget)．
.【2017山东菏泽市一模】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。
The Garden
My father always had a garden.He once found a plot even when we lived in the house with someone else.They always__1.____(appreciate) the vegetables he provided in exchange___2.___his use of the garden plot.The vegetables were very important to our food supply but he___3.___(probable) would have had a garden anyway.He was from a large family with brothers and sisters___4.___had learned to depend on a garden for adequate food.Each year in early spring,he used a small push plow（犁）___5.___(prepare) the soil for the plants and seeds.He always had___6.___ (tomato),peppers and watermelons.One summer watermelons came up from___7.___we had threw the seeds.He built___8.___shelf for the melons to rest on while they grew very large.This became the conversation of the neighborhood. In the fall Dad would remove all of the___9.___(die) plants and sow turnip（萝卜）seeds over the whole plot that would provide turnips for most of the winter months.In later years when we had____10.__(we) own home he added a flower garden.His prize flowers entered the Fayette County Fair each year.
[2017·云南师范大学附属中学高三高考适应性考试 (六)]
As it's easy to cultivate and it contains most of the vitamins necessary for health, potatoes are popular in cultures worldwide. Originating 1.________ South America, potatoes have been part of South American diet for hundreds of years. With multiple potato 2.________ (variety) in the market, they are fried, baked, freezedried to form many beloved dishes. In Ireland, from its introduction in the 16th century, potatoes3.________ (hold) a central place in the Irish diet and been considered as the primary Irish crop. In the US, potatoes are one of the most 4.________ (wide) consumed crops. French fries are commonly found in typical American fastfood restaurants and cafeterias. French fries were introduced to the US 5.________ Thomas Jefferson served them in the White House during 6.________ presidency from 1801—18
For many Chinese people, potatoes are considered a vegetable. 7.________ in the future, this will no longer be the case.“A programme to add potatoes to China's list of food, joining rice, wheat and corn, will 8.________ (expand) to diversify the Chinese menu and meet increasing food demands，”agricultural experts and authorities with the Ministry of Agriculture said in 9.________ conference on Jan.6.Specifically, potato powder will be mixed into bread and noodle to suit Chinese consumers' taste and 10.________ (eat) habit.
【2017山西名校联考】根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
____1.___Moving from high school into college can be especially different because of the freedom students experience in college along with a new set of expectations.
In high school, students usually live at home, and their parents take care of all their physical needs such as food and housing. ___2.___Parents are also there to help with and make sure that the student’s homework is done. During the school day, students rarely have free time. They go directly from one class to another. Teachers are always around to tell the students what to do. ___3.___So students can often complete their homework and reading in a short time.
____4.____They may be responsible for shopping, paying bills, and laundry. They also may have to cook their own meals. Their parents are not around to help with homework or even to check that it has been done. Contrary to students in high school, students in college may have a lot of free time between classes, but must discipline themselves to use this time productively or homework and other assignments.____ 5.____
A. Students do not usually have to shop for their food, take time to pay bills, or even do their own laundry. B. High school students have to bury themselves in piles of papers C. Finally, the work itself it not so challenging. D. In contrast, in college, students often live away from home in dorms or apartments. E. In college, students may apply to a bank loan and others will try to find part-time jobs. F. Each new level of education brings new challenges and demands to students. G. Most important, college requires a higher level of thinking and a lot more work than high school. |
