中考英语语法填空随堂练习及答案十八
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根椐短文内容，用括号内所给动词的适当形式填空，必要时可加助动词或情态动词。
One of the world’s most important and lovely animals is quickly disappearing. Can you guess which one it is? It ____260____ (have) the longest neck among all animals. Yes, it’s the giraffe.
In 1985, there were between 152,000 and 163,000 giraffes, and they ____261____ (live) in the plains (平原）and forests of Africa. “The number of giraffes ____262____ (fall) by as much as 40 percent since the 1980s,” says a new report on endangered wild animals and plants.
Why are there fewer and fewer giraffes? Because humans ____263____ (cut) down many trees to build more houses. And they are also killing the animals ____264____ (eat) their meat. A report from the International Union for Conservation of Nature (国际自然保护联盟) sa
ys, “Giraffes ____265____ (disappear) silently in the near future. And it is time that we do something for the giraffe before it is too late.” People think giraffes are everywhere. Kids’ books are full of giraffes, and there ____266____ (be) always giraffes in zoos. But giraffes are in great danger now. Humans should stop killing off certain endangered wild animals and try hard to help save them.
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阅读下面的材料，在空白处填入一个适当的词，或填入括号内所给单词的正确形式(每空最多不超过三个单词)。
Lily was a single mother who lived with her little son. She lost her job two years ago and they lived   ____267____ very hard life. Her heart was ____268____ (break) every time her son asked, “Can I have some more bread, Mommy?”
One day, ____269____ her son asked the same question again, she bought some food with her only 5 dollars and cooked a big meal for him at home. Lily was a shy mother, but s
he was strong-minded. She used to love writing, so she decided ____270____ (write) some articles for magazines to make money.
Things went ____271____ (well) than before. Thanks to some free ____272____ (vegetable) provided by the local food bank, her son had more to eat. Once he told Lily that the dishes she made ____273____ (be) very delicious. Suddenly, an idea came to Lily’s mind, “____274____ not share my recipes(食谱)on the Internet?” She did so. Many people liked her recipes and she became popular.
Soon after that, Lily wrote a book on ____275____ (cook) and got much money from it. Finally, she had a good sleep for the ____276____ (one) night during the two years. Now Lily lives happily, but she’ll never forget the days when she worked hard for a good life.
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用括号中所给单词的正确形式填空，使短文完整、通顺。
Hello, Lingling!
My music lesson last week ____277____ (be) amazing! We’ve got a Chinese exchange student at our school, and he joined ____278____ (we) in the band practice. He had an amazing instrument from China. I can’t remember what it ____279____ (name), but it has two strings, and is a bit like a violin. It sounded amazing! Do you know what it could be?
I also want ____280____ (know) why Chinese music always sounds so ____281____ (relax) and calm to me. Do you have any recommendations for different types of Chinese music I can listen to? The school holidays ____282____ (come) soon. Perhaps, over the holidays, I can learn a lot ____283____ (much) about Chinese music.
I instrument的复数____284____ (start) lessons in Physics and Chemistry already. I’m ____285____ (real) excited because I love these ____286____ (subject).
I look forward to hearing back from you!
Sandy
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阅读下列材料，在空白处填入适当内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。
Over 80 years ago, Mickey Mouse first appeared in the cartoon Steamboat Willie. When this cartoon came out in New York ____287____ November 18, 1928, it was the ____288____ (one) cartoon with sound and music. The man behind Mickey was Walt Disney. He became very rich and ____289____ (success). In the 1930s, he ____290____ (make) 87 cartoons with Mickey.
Some people might ask how this cartoon animal became so popular. One of the main reason is that Mickey was like a common man, but he always tried ____291____ (face) any danger. In his early films, Mickey was unlucky and had many ____292____ (problem) such as losing his house or girlfriend, Minnie. However, he was always ready to try ____293____ (he) best. People went to the cinema to see the “little man” win. Most of ____294____ (they) wanted to be like Mickey. Today’s cartoons are usually not so simple as little Mickey Mouse, ____295____ everyone still knows and loves him. Who has ____296____ pair of ears more famous than Mickey’s?
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阅读下面短文，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。
Earth — our home and our planet, is a truly amazing place to live. Think about so many kinds of lives living on Earth. If you have ever flown on a plane, you’ve ____297____ (get) a new respect（尊重） for Earth.
Earth is the only planet known to support life. The ____298____ (difference) in life forms on Earth are far more than our imagination. On the one hand, there are tiny microbes（微生物）and they can only ____299____ (see) through a microscope. On the other hand, there are 30-metre long whales that swim through our oceans, covering ____300____ (thousand) of miles in their ravels.
We have mountains ____301____ （near）ten kilometres high and valleys（峡谷）many kilometres deep. The ____302____ (deep) valleys of all are underwater. These undersea valleys can reach 11 kilometres in depth. And yet, even under the pressure of the water at t
hat depth, life still exists. Look at the trees around you. Some trees are over 100 metres tall. That looks ____303____ a 30-storey building! And they can be 1,000 years old. We have soft grass ____304____ (walk) on, and trees with needles（针叶）so sharp that they can make your finger bleed if you touch them.