语法填空专练 (一 )
阅读下列材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（不多于 3 个单词）或括号内单词
的正确形式。
A
Halloween is one of the most famous holidays in the US, and it is on October 31.
People carve pumpkins and make 1. ________ (fun) faces on them. These 2.
________ (call)jack-o’-lanterns. On October 31, children dress up like witches,
ghosts, or clowns. They go to many houses and knock on the door 3. ________ (say),
“ Trick or Treat!” It means that if people don’ t give them 4. ________ treat, they will play some kind of trick 5. ________ the household. So, usually people give candy to
them.
I carved my first Halloween pumpkin at my friend Lucas’ house. First, I cut open the top of the pumpkin and pulled the seeds 6. ________. It was not easy for me
because it was sticky and 7. ________ (smell) bad. Next, I carved the eyes and the
mouth. When I finished making the face, I put a candle inside. It looked more
beautiful than 8. ________ (intend), so I was happy.
That was a good experience because I had a better 9. ________ (understand) of
American culture by taking part in it. I think Halloween is an interesting American
holiday 10. ________ involves all family members and neighbors too!
B
Have you ever suffered because of something you ate? Are you scared 1.
________ strawberries? Well, 2. ________ you are, you are not alone. Many people
suffer from food allergies. For some 3. ________ (luck) people, even smelling or
touching the food they are allergic to can cause a reaction. Common foods to 4.
________ people can be allergic include milk, eggs, nuts and seafood. In general,
food allergies are not life threatening, but you 5. ________ need to be cautious. For
example, take peanut allergies. In really bad cases, peanuts can result in 6. ________
symptom known as anaphylaxis (过敏反应 ), causing your airways 7. ________
(block) and stopping you from breathing. When that happens, the person must be
taken by ambulance to a hospital at once. There is no cure for food allergies other
than 8. ________ (stay) away from the food that causes you to have reactions. This
requires reading product ingredients 9. ________ (care) and making sure that the food
you order in a restaurant is safe. If you have a friend who has a food allergy, pay
special attention to 10. ________ you give him / her to eat. Their life could depend
on it!
C
The Burj Al Arab is a luxury hotel in Dubai. It stands on a man-made island 1.
________ (locate) just off Dubai’ s coast, and is connected to the mainland by means
of a private bridge. The amazing building is one of the tallest hotel in the world.It
was designed to look like the sail of a “ dhow”2,. ________ type of Arabian boat.
Tom Wright, the designer of the hotel, said he wanted the Burj Al Arab to be a
symbolic 3. ________ (construct) for Dubai like the Eiffel Tower is for Paris.
The Burj Al Arab has 202 rooms as well as six award-winning restaurants. One
of these restaurants, the Al Muntaha, 4. ________ (offer) fantastic views of Dubai,
because it is 200 metres above sea level.
Guests 5. ________ decide to stay at the Burj Al Arab can look forward to 6.
________ (receive) extremely good service. From the moment you check in to the
moment you are dropped off at the airport, the hotel’ s staff take care of everything.
7.________ (fortunate), entry into the Burj Al Arab is not allowed unless you
are a hotel guest. But don’ tworry; views of the outside of the hotel are as 8.
________ (impress) as views of its inside. So, if you ever visit Dubai, be sure 9.
________ (take) a photograph of the Burj Al Arab. It is 10. ________ a doubt one
of the most beautiful hotels in the world!
D
Archimedes was a famous ancient Greek inventor and mathematician. He is
best known for discovering “ Archimedes ’Principles ”1. , ________ scientific law that
explains why some objects float. There are various stories that tell how he made this
2.________ (discover). One story tells of a king named Hiero,
3. ________
suspected that his goldsmith had added some silver to a gold crown he had ordered.
The king asked Archimedes 4. ________ his assistance in finding out the truth. For
days Archimedes was unable to с omeup with 5. ________ ideas. Then one day
while getting into his bathtub, he noticed water spilling over the sides. Suddenly, he
realised that when an object 6. ________ (place) in water, it moves some water from
underneath it. By taking measurements of an object weight’s and the amount of water
it moved, Archimedes could find out the“ density密(度)” of the object.Because of
this, he could conclude 7. ________ King Hiero’ s crown was made entirelyofgold or
not. Archimedes was so 8. ________ (excite) when he realised this that he jumped out
of his bathtub 9. ________ (shout)“ Eureka!” , the Greek word for“ I have found it Today, people often shout“ Eureka!10.”(say) they have found a solution
to a difficult problem.
E
It happened two years ago. I was getting ready to go to Beijing 1. ________ I fell
down the stairs and hurt my leg. I thought nothing 2. ________ (bad) could happen to
me, so I decided to go anyway.
I managed to talk my father into giving me a ride to the station, 3. ________ was
five kilometers from our house. We planned to set out very early 4. ________ (catch)
the 7 a.m. train but the car wouldn ’start. When we finally left, 5. ________ was
already 6:30. My father is a very slow driver so I asked him to speed up. When we
were doing 120 km/h a policeman stopped us and handed out 6. ________ rather
heavy fine to my father for speeding. I was very nervous — there were only fifteen
minutes left and we were nowhere near the station yet. Much to my annoyance, the car
7. ________ (sudden) started to jerk颠(簸 ) and it soon turned out 8. ________ we
had run out of petrol. We had to stop at the petrol station to fill up the tank. We
finally got to the station at three minutes to seven.
I kissed my father goodbye, jumped on the train and settled down in my seat 9.
________ relief. But as soon as we reached the next station, I realised that I 10.
________ (get) on the wrong train: I was traveling to Wuhan, not Beijing!
F
The volume of traffic in many cities in the world today continues to expand. This
causes many problems, 1. ________ (include) serious air pollution, long delays, and a
great risk of accidents. Clearly, something must be done, but it is often difficult 2.
________ (persuade) people to change their habits and leave their cars at home.
One possible approach is to make 3. ________ more expensive for people to use
their cars by increasing parking charges and bringing in tougher fines for anyone 4.
________ breaks the law. In addition, drivers could be required to pay for using
particular routes at different times of the day. This system, known as“ road pric with a special electronic card 5. ________ (fix) to the windscreen of the car, has
already been introduced in a number of cities.
Another way of dealing with the problem is to provide cheap parking on the
outskirts of the city, and 6. ________ (proper) control the number of vehicles allowed
into the centre. Drivers and their passengers then use a special bus 7. ________ (serve)
for the final stage of their journey.
Of course, the 8. ________ (important) thing of all is to provide good public
transport. However, to get people to give up the comfort of their cars, public
transport must be felt to be 9. ________ (rely) and convenient, with fares 10.
________ an acceptable level.
参考答案：
A 1. funny
6. out
B 1. of
6. a
C 1. located
2. are called
3. saying
4. a
5. on
7. smelled8. intended 9. understanding10. that / which 2. if 3. unlucky 4. which 5. still
7. to be blocked8. staying9. carefully10. what
2. a
3. construction
4. offers
5. who / that
6. receiving
D 1. a
6. is placed
E 1. when
6. a
F 1. including
6. properly
7. Unfortunately8. impressive9. to take10. without 2. discovery 3. who 4. for 5.any
7. whether8. excited9. shouting10. to say 2. worse 3. which 4. to catch 5. it
7. suddenly8. that9. in10. had got
2. to persuade
3. it
4. who / that
5. fixed
7. service8. most important9. reliable10. at
解析：
A
1.funny。考查形容词。设空处修饰 faces，故填 funny。
2.are called。考查时态和语态。由上文可知设空处所在句表示的是目前的客观
事实，且主语 These与 call 之间是被动关系，故填 are called。
3. saying。考查非谓语动词。主语They 与 say 之间是逻辑上的主谓关系，且say 所表示的动作与谓语动作同时发生，故填saying。
4. a。考查冠词。 treat 在此作“招待”讲，是可数名词，且表泛指，故前面用a。
5.on。考查介词。 play ... trick on sb.表示“捉弄某人”。
6.out。考查副词。 pull out 意为“挖出”。
7.smelled。考查时态和语态。 smell 在此作连系动词，意为“闻起来”，不用于被动语态，且结合上文可知用一般过去时，故填 smelled。
8.intended。考查省略。 than 后省略了 it was, 故填 intended。
9.understanding。考查名词。设空处作 had 的宾语，且前面有 a better修饰，故用名词。
10. that / which 。考查关系词。设空处引导限制性定语从句修饰先行词 holiday，且在从句中作主语，故填 that / which。
B
1.of。考查介词。 be scared of 意为“害怕”。
2.if 。考查连词。设空处引导的是一个表假设的从句，故填if 。
3.unlucky。考查形容词。设空处作定语修饰名词 people，需用形容词，结合语境
可知过敏并不是什么幸运的事，故填 unlucky。
4. which 。考查关系词。“ to +设空处”引导限制性定语从句修饰先行词foods，且设空处作 to 的宾语，故填 which 。
5.still 。考查副词。由上文及 but 可知此处表示“你仍需谨慎”，故填 still 。
6. a。考查冠词。symptom 在此作“症状”讲，是可数名词，且表泛指，故填a。
7. to be blocked。考查非谓语动词。cause 后可跟不定式的复合结构，又因block
与 airways 之间是逻辑上的动宾关系，故填to be blocked。
8.staying。考查非谓语动词。 other than（除了）是短语介词，后接动词 -ing 形式
短语作宾语，故填 staying。
9.carefully。考查副词。设空处修饰 reading，表示阅读的方式，需用副词，故填carefully。
10.what。考查连接词。设空处引导宾语从句且在从句中作宾语，表示“给他 /她
吃的东西”，故填 what。
C
1. located。考查非谓语动词。设空处作后置定语，且 locate 与 island 之间是逻辑上
的动宾关系，故填 located。
2.a。考查冠词。 a type of 意为“一种”。
3.construction。考查名词。设空处作 be 的表语，且由 a symbolic 修饰，故填名词。
4.offers。考查主谓一致。设空处所在句的主语是 One，且由语境可知此处用一般
现在时，故填 offers。
5. who / that。考查关系词。设空处引导限制性定语从句修饰先行词Guests，且在
从句中作主语，故填who / that。
6.receiving。考查非谓语动词。 look forward to 后接动词 -ing 形式短语作宾语，故
填 receiving。
7.Unfortunately。考查副词。非酒店客人是不允许进入的，故用 Unfortunately
（遗憾地）修饰整个句子。
8.impressive。考形容。空作表，且用于“ as 形+容原 + as ... 构”，故填形容impressive。
9.to take。考非。 be sure to do sth. 意“一定要做某事”。
10.without。考介。 without a doubt 意“无疑地”。
D
1. a。考冠。 law 在此作“定律” ，是可数名，且表泛指，故前面用a。
2.discovery。考名。空作，且由 this 限定，故填名。
3.who。考关系。空引非限制性定从句修先行 king ，且在从句中作主，故填who。
4.for。考介。 ask sb. for sth. 意“要求某人某事”。
5.any。考代。空修复数名 ideas，且此句表示“阿基米德好几天也想不出任何法”，故填 any。
6. is placed。考和。由境及下文的 moves 可知 that 从句所表示的内容是客事，用一般在，且 object 与 place 之是被关系，故填 is placed。
7. whether。考。空引从句，且由 or not 提示可知填 whether。
8. excited。考形容。空作表，明人的感受，故填excited。
9. shouting。考非。 he 与 shout 之是上的主关系，且 shout 所表示的作与作同生，故填 shouting。
10.to say。考非。由句意可知空作目的状，故用不定式。
E
1.when。考。 be doing ... when ... 是固定构，表示“正要??突然??”。
2.worse。考比等。由境可知，作者不会生比摔腿更糟的事，故填 worse。
3.which。考关系。空引非限制性定从句修先行 station，且在从句中作主，故填which 。
4.to catch。考非。空作目的状，故用不定式。
5.it。考代。空指，故填 it 。
6. a。考冠。 fine 在此作“ 款” ，是可数名，且表泛指，故前面用a。
7. suddenly。考副。空修started，故用副。
8.that。考固定句式。 It turns / turned out that ... 是固定句式，意“ 果是??”。
9.in。考介。 in relief 是固定搭配，表示“松了口气”。
10. had got。考。 get 所表示的作生在去作realised 之前，故用
去完成。
F
1.including。考介。 including 用于例，放在它所明的同位之前。
2.to persuade。考非。 be difficult to do sth. 意“ 做某事”。
3.it。考代。空作形式， to use their cars是真正的，故填 it。
4. who / that。考关系。空引限制性定从句修先行anyone，且在从句中作主，故填who / that。
5. fixed。考非。空作足，且fix 与 card 之是上的
关系，故填 fixed 。
6.properly。考副。空修 control，故填副。
7.service。考名。空作 use的，且由 a special bus 修限定，指特殊的公共汽运服，故用名。
8.most important。考比等。由 of all 可知，在此用形容最高。
9.reliable。考形容。由 and convenient可知，在此填 reliable。
10.at。考介。 at a ... level 意“在??程度上”。