.【2017安徽合肥市市一模】阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
Chinese brush calligraphy or “shufa” in Chinese is one of ___ 1.____ most important art forms in China. Many Asian cultures have originated their own calligraphy styles, but China’s is unequaled because of ___ 2.____ (it) beauty, grace (优雅), and history.
The ___ 3.____ (origin) of Chinese brush calligraphy are unknown, but local tales say it goes back over 4,000 years to the time of the legendary (传说的) Yellow Emperor (2698-2598 B.C.). At that time characters were carved on animal bones or tortoise shells. Only after Emperor Qin Shi Huang united China under his rule ___ 4.____ one country did it really gain popularity as a common art form.
He simplified Chinese characters and regular rules were set, ___ 5.____ (make) it easier for people to learn and master. This Chinese art form continued to progress and during the Tang Dynasty (618-907 AD) a new type of cursive script (草书) was formed and standardized. It is written __ 6.____ (free), but it’s not as easy to read.
Today Chinese calligraphy is once again a subject in schools and an art form highly ___ 7.___(appreciate) across the world. Anyone can practice it and ___ 8.____ is required is a simple set including: brush, ink, and paper. It’s fun for amateurs to try, but to become good at it, not only years of practice but natural talent ___ 9.____ (need). Practising this art consistently can develop personal character and is of ___ 10.____ (benefit) to health.
[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.
