最新中考英语语法填空题集锦经典
一、初三中考语法填空（含答案详细解析）
1．He was ________ （mention） in the letter.
【答案】 mentioned
【解析】【分析】句意：他在这封信里被提到了。mention是及物动词，根据句子机构可知是被动语态，be已经给出，行为动词使用过去分词mentioned，故答案是mentioned。【点评】考查一般过去时，注意动词过去式的变化规则。
2．阅读下面短文，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。
Only a mother's love is true love. When you are still a baby, your mother takes good care ________ you as much as possible. In your waking hours she always holds you in her arms. When you are ill, she stops her work at once to look after you day and ________ and forgets about herself. When you ________ （grow） up day by day，she feels very happy.
When you are old ________ to go to school, your mother still looks ________ you all the time. On cold winter days, she always tells you ________ （put） on more clothes. She always stands in the wind waiting for you back from school every day. When you hurry to leave home for school with little breakfast, she always feels worried about you at home, She ________ （usual） cares about your study and spends much money on your school things. When you do well at school, you ________ （see）the brightest smile on her face. Mother can do everything for you day after day. Mother is always ready to give everything she has to her ________ （child）. ________ true love it is in the world! We will remember it forever!
【答案】of；night；are growing；enough；after；to put；usually；will see；children；What
【解析】【分析】文章大意：短文论述了母爱的伟大。
（1）句意：当你还是个孩子的时候，你妈妈尽可能地照顾你，take care of照顾，故答案是of。
（2）句意：当你生病的时候，他立即停止工作日夜照顾你。day and night，日日夜夜，固定短语，故答案是night。
（3）句意：当你一天天长大的时候，她感到非常高兴。grow生产，动词，根据day by day可知，句子时态为现在进行时，现在进行时的结构式be+doing，主语you是第二人称，be的形式为are，故答案是are growing。
（4）句意：当你年龄足够大，可以去上学的时候。be +形容词+to do sth.足够……而能够……，固定句式，故答案是enough。
（5）句意：你妈妈让然一直照看着你。look after照管，照看，固定短语，故答案是after。
（6）句意：在寒冷的冬天，他总是告诉你多穿衣服。tell sb do do sth.告诉某人做某事，固定句式，因此使用动词不定式，故答案是to put。
（7）句意：她通常会关心你的学习，在你的学习用品上花费很多钱。空缺处需要副词修
饰动词，所以将usual改为usually，故答案是usually。
（8）句意：当你在学校表现地好的时候，你能看见她脸上最灿烂的微笑。本句为一种假设，主句使用一般将来时，一般将来时的结构式will+do，故答案是will see。
（9）句意：妈妈总是准备把她拥有的一切给了她的孩子。这里是泛指，指所有的有妈的孩子，应使用复数，child的复数为children，故答案是children。
（10）句意：世界上多么真实的爱啊！本句为感叹句，强调名词love，因此使用what引导，因为在句首，首字母应大写，故答案是What。
【点评】考查词汇在语篇中的运用能力，答题时首先要跳过空格通读文章掌握大意，然后细读文章字斟句酌逐一作答，注意考虑句型、语法、搭配、语境等因素，最后通读一遍检查验证。
3．阅读下面的短文，在空白处填入一个适当的词，或填入括号中所给单词的正确形式。 Sitting at a desk in a classroom all day can be pretty boring. With a bike, the reading class can be ________ （interesting） than before.
The teachers in ________ school in the USA have tried this. The Read and Ride program ________（begin） five years ago. As part of the Read and Ride program, the teachers change the students'________ （desk）into exercise bikes. With this program, one classroom in the school has enough bikes for each student in class. ________ is possible for the students to ride bikes and read books at the same time. Even common classrooms have one bike at the back of them. The students who cannot sit still can use the bike ________ （do） exercise. The exercise bikes are not only good for the students' health but helpful in ________ （improve）the efficiency of the students' study. When students are bored with study, they can relax themselves ________ riding the bikes for a while.
After keeping trying the program for one year, the teachers found that the students ________ took part in the program did much better in reading tests. ________ amazing it is!
【答案】 more interesting；a；began；desks；It；to do；improving；by；who/that；How 【解析】【分析】文章大意：文章介绍了美国的一所学校采取的一种有趣的教学方法来提高学生们的阅读能力，这种方法是边骑车边阅读。这种方法的使用收到了良好的效果。（1）句意：使用自行车，阅读课比以前更有趣。根据than，可知应使用形容词的比较级，interesting的比较级为more interesting，故答案是more interesting。
（2）句意：美国一个学校的老师尝试了这一种方法。school使用的单数形式，而且并没有特指哪一所学校，因此应使用不定冠词，school是以辅音字母开始，因此应使用不定冠词a，故答案是a。
（3）句意：边阅读边骑自行车的项目开始于五年前。根据five years ago可知应使用过去时，begin的过去式是began，故答案是began。
（4）句意：作为阅读和骑行计划的一部分，老师将学生的课桌变成了自行车。一个班里的学生不只有一个，因此课桌也就不止一个，因此应使用复数形式desks，故答案是desks。
（5）句意：对于学生来说在同一时间边骑自行车边阅读成为了可能。固定搭配，it is+形容词+for sb to do，对于某人来说做某事怎样，故答案是it。
（6）句意：那些不能坐下的学生仍然可以使用自行车做练习。做练习是使用自行车的目的，因此应使用动词不定式做目的状语，故答案是to do。
（7）句意：运动自行车不仅有利于学生们的健康，而且能够帮助学生们提高他们的学习效率。in为介词，介词后的动词使用动名词，故答案是improving。
（8）句意：他们可以通过骑一会自行车来放松。骑自行车是他们放松的方式，一般使用by来引出方式状语，故答案是by。
（9）句意：老师发现那些参加了该项目的学生在阅读考试的时候做的更好。本句为定语从句，先行词students属于人，而且在从句中做主语，因此关系代词可以使用who或者that，故答案是who/that。
（10）句意：多么令人惊奇啊！根据标点符号可知该句为感叹句，强调的是形容词amazing，因此应使用how，故答案是How。
【点评】考查单词在语境中的运用，需要根据单词在语境中的词性进行必要的变形，同时熟记固定搭配和基本句型。
4．阅读下面的短文，用括号内所给词的适当形式填空，必要时可加助动词或情态动词。 I never saw my father home from work late or ill, nor did I ever see my father take a "night out with the boys". He had no________ （hobby） but just took care of his family.
For 22 years, since I left home for college, my father called me every Sunday at 9:00 am. He was always ________ （interest）in my life—how my family as doing. The calls even came when he and my mother were in Australia, ________ （English） or Florida.
Nine years ago when I bought my ________ （one） house, my father, 67 years old, painted my house himself. He worked eight hours a day. He would not allow me ________ （pay）someone to have it done. All he asked was a glass of iced tea, and that I hold a paintbrush for him and talk to him. But I was too busy, for I had a law practice to run, and I could not take the time to hold the paintbrush, or talk to my father.
Five years ago, my 71—year—old father ________ （spend）five hours putting together a swing set（秋千）for my daughter. Again, all he asked was that I get him a glass of iced tea, and talk to him. But again, I had laundry to do, and the house to clean.
The morning on Sunday, January 16, 1996, my father telephoned me as ________ （usually）, this time he had seemed to have forgotten some things we had discussed the week before. I had to get to church, and I cut the conversation short.
The call came at 4:40 am. That day my father ________ （send）to hospital in Florida, I got on a plane immediately, and I vowed（发誓）that when I arrived, I would make up for the lost time, and have a nice long talk with him and ________ （real）get to know him.
I arrived in Florida at 1:00 am, but my father had passed away at 9:12 pm. This time it was he who did not have time to talk, or time to wait for me.
In the years since his ________ （die） I have learnt much about my father, and even more about myself. As a father, he never asked me for anything but my time. Now he has all my attention, every single day.
【答案】hobbies；interested；England；first；to pay；spent；usual；was sent；really；
death
【解析】【分析】这篇短文中作者给我们讲述了她的父亲，她父亲是一个很顾家的人，眼里只有他的家人。作者在短文中讲述了生活中的几件事情，从这些事情中我们可以看到，作者因为太忙，跟父亲没有太多的交流，当作者想要弥补时，父亲却离开了她。
（1）句意：他没有爱好，但只是照顾家人。hobby是可数名词，表示泛指用复数形式，故填 hobbies。
（2）句意：他总是对我的生活感兴趣。be interested in，固定搭配，对......感兴趣，故填interested。
（3）句意：这些电话甚至是在他和我妈妈在澳大利亚、英国或佛罗里达的时候打来的。根据in Australia可知此处是表示国家的名词，England，英国，故填 England。
（4）句意：九年前，当我买下我的第一栋房子时，我67岁的父亲亲自粉刷了我的房子。one，基数词，一，表示第一个，用序数词，first，故填 first。
（5）句意：他不允许我付钱给某人去做这件事。allow sb to do，固定搭配，允许某人做，故填 to pay。
（6）句意：五年前，我71岁的父亲花了五个小时组装秋千给我女儿。根据Five years ago可知是一般过去时，spend的过去式是spent，故填 spent。
（7）句意：1996年1月16日星期日的早上，我父亲像往常一样7点给我打电话，这次他似乎忘记了我们一周前讨论过的一些事情。as usual，固定搭配，像往常一样，故填usual 。
（8）句意：那天，我父亲8被送到佛罗里达州的医院。根据That day可知时态是一般过去时，send与主语father是被动关系，故是被动语态，主语是第三人称单数，助动词是was，send的过去分词是sent，故填 was sent。
（9）句意：我发誓当我到达时，我会弥补失去的时间，和他好好长谈，然后真正地了解他。副词修饰动词短语get to know，real的副词是really，故填 really。
（10）句意：在他去世后的几年里，我了解了很多关于我父亲的事情，甚至更多关于我自己的事情。 his是形容词性物主代词，其后是名词，death，是名词，故填 death。
【点评】考查语言综合运用能力，注意谓语的时态，语态，词性，搭配等多种用法。5．阅读下面的短文，在空白处填入一个适当的词，或填入括号中所给单词的正确形式。
presents
【解析】【分析】文章大意：杰米从香港去西班牙的马德里旅行，这是他写给朋友的信，介绍了他在西班牙的的首都——马德里的行程。
（1）句意：从香港来这里的旅游很长且疲惫。根据 but I made it ，可知句子时态为一般过去时，主语trip为单数，be的形式应使用was，故答案是was。
（2）句意：我们找到了一个便宜的简单地房间，比我们家里的房间小多了。根据than可知应使用形容词的比较级，small的比较级为smaller，故答案是smaller。
（3）句意：它只有一张小床和淋浴，但是住进去相当舒服。根据前后连句话的意思看，不是一致的，应使用转折连词过度一下，能够表示转折的词but，故答案是but。
（4）句意：每天天气晴好暖和，还有晴朗的蓝天。clear blue skies作为伴随性的状语出现，应使用介词with连接，有……，表伴随，故答案是with。
（5）句意：在这里我找到了一个友好的导游，昨天领着我参观了城市。结合语境考虑可知是导游领着我参观，我是被带领的，因此使用被动语态，被动语态的结构是be done，根据yesterday可知为过去时，be的形式为was，show的过去分词为showed或者shown，故答案是 was shown /was showed 。
（6）句意：明天他将带我去安达卢西亚去参观格拉纳达市。I 在句中作take的宾语，应使用宾格人称代词，将I 改为me，故答案是me。
（7）句意：我迫不及待要看阿尔罕布拉宫和其他的名胜古迹。 can't wait to do sth.固定搭配，迫不及待做某事，应使用动词不定式，故答案是to see。
（8）句意：我也真的想品尝一下那里的美食——西班牙凉菜。real修饰动词want，因此使用副词形式，real的副词为really，故答案是really。
（9）句意：一种凉汤，我听着就很特殊，kind可数名词，因为使用了单数形式，且起始音为辅音，应使用不定冠词a，故答案是a。
（10）句意：我将给你带回一些礼物。present可数名词，根据some可知应使用复数形式，故答案是presents。
【点评】考查词汇在语篇中的运用能力，答题时首先要跳过空格掌握其大意，然后根据文章，字斟句酌逐一作答，主意考虑句型，语法，搭配、语境等因素，最后通读一遍检查验证。
6．阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容或括号内单词的正确形式。
Next time you hold a book in your hands, stop and think. Like most other things in the modern world, it is the result of thousands of years of human invention.
First, came the invention of writing, ________（probable） .about 5, 500 years ago. With writing, people did not have to remember everything in their heads. They could communicate
with people that they never________ （see）and share their knowledge with insure generations.
Later, the Greeks were well-known for their literature （文学） and science, but their "books" looked very different ________the books of today. They were called scrolls （卷轴）. They were difficult to use and took a lot of space in a library. About 2,000 years ago, books with lots of pages________ （invent）.
For more than a thousand years, the pages of books were made from animal skin. That changed in ________thirteenth century, when Europeans learned about a very ________（use）Chinese invention: paper.
But the biggest change for books in Europe came in 1439, when Johannes Gutenberg invented the printing press. Before that, books in Europe were copied by hand, so they were very expensive. Many more people could afford the books ________were produced on a printing press.
These days it is difficult ________（imagine） a world without books. But human invention does not stop. Every year, more________ （story） are bought as e-books and read on a screen.
Will anyone turn the pages of a traditional book in the future, ________will books, like scrolls, soon disappear?
【答案】probably；saw；from；were invented；the；useful；that/which；to imagine；stories；or
【解析】【分析】本文介绍了书的历史。
（1）句意：首先，书写的发明可能在大约5500年前。副词修饰动词came，probable是形容词，probably是副词，故填probably。
（2）句意：他们可以与从未见过的人交流，并与保险公司的几代人分享他们的知识。根据5, 500 years ago可知时态是一般过去时，see的过去式是saw，故填saw。
（3）句意：后来，希腊人因他们的文学和科学而闻名，但是他们的“书”看起来和今天的书大不相同。be different from，固定搭配，与……不同，故填from。
（4）句意：大约2000年前，有很多页的书4被发明。根据2000年前是一般过去时，invent和pages是被动关系，主语是名词复数，故助动词是were，故填 were invented。（5）句意：这种情况在13世纪发生了变化，当时欧洲人了解到一项非常有用的中国发明，纸。根据thirteenth是序数词，其前是定冠词the，故填the。
（6）句意：这种情况在13世纪发生了变化，当时欧洲人了解到一项非常有用的中国发明，纸。invention是名词，其前是形容词，use是动词，useful是形容词，故填 useful。（7）句意：更多的人买得起印刷机上生产的书。定语从句缺少主语，指代先行词books，故用关系代词that/which指代，故填 that/which。
（8）句意：如今，没有书的世界很难想象。it's+形容词+to so，固定搭配，做某事很……，故填 to imagine。
（9）句意：每年，都有更多的故事以电子书的形式被购买并在屏幕上阅读。此处缺少主语，根据are可知是名词复数，story是名词，故填 stories。
（10）句意：将来会有人翻过传统书籍的书页吗？像卷轴一样的书会很快消失吗？连接疑问句表示并列关系用or，故填or。
【点评】考查语法填空，注意谓语的时态，语态，非谓语动词，词性，连词搭配等多种用法。
7．语法填空
Chen Yujie studies at a boarding school in Ningbo, Zhejiang. She used to go back to her home in Cixi every week ________ （get） money from her parents.
It was not a short ride home and the trips were tiring. Chen hoped her parents could put the money on a bank card, ________ she didn't have to travel so often.
She decided to discuss ________ with her parents during TV time after dinner. "It's usually the most relaxing time for our family," said Chen.
She ________ the right time. After a few turns of lobbying（游说）, her parents ________ agreed with Chen. For most teenagers like Chen, talking to parents can be difficult or even worrying. So they have to choose a right time.
American magazine Highlight recently surveyed 1,521 ________ （kid）aged 6~12 in the country, asking questions like" When you want to talk to your parents about something important, when is ________ best time to do it?". Results show that American kids seem to know when their parents are most receptive（乐于接受的）. Mealtime is discovered to be their favourite time to talk to their parents. Bedtime comes ________ （two）, followed by time spent in the car.
________ （China）teenagers seem to have a similar tendency（倾向）towards the problem. A newspaper in Zhejiang did a survey ________ it. The result shows most teenagers in the city would choose mealtime to talk to their parents.
So do you have anything to talk to your parents? Choose a good time.
【答案】 to get；so；it；chose；finally；kids；the；second；Chinese；of
【解析】【分析】本文介绍了青少年和父母交流的问题，对大多数青少年来说，与父母交谈可能很困难，甚至令人担忧。所以他们必须选择正确的时间。
（1）句意：她常常每周回到在慈溪的家为了从父母那里取钱。此处是不定式做目的状语，为了，故填to get。
（2）句意：陈希望她的父母可以把钱打到银行卡上，这样她不用经常回家了。根据put the money on a bank card和she didn't have to travel so often可知，把钱打到银行卡上的结果是这样她不用经常回家了，故此处是连词表示结果，so是连词，故填so。
（3）句意：她决定晚饭后看电视时和她的父母讨论这件事。discuss后缺少宾语，it指代把钱打到银行卡上这件事，故用it指代一件事，故填it。
（4）句意：她选择了正确时间。此处缺少谓语动词，根据下文choose mealtime to talk to their parents选择用餐时间和父母交谈，可知是选择时机，choose是动词，描述过去用一般过去时，choose的过去式是chose，故填chose。
（5）句意：在几次游说下，她的父母终于同意了陈的意见。副词修饰动词agreed，finally，终于，是副词，故填finally。
（6）句意：美国杂志最近重点调查了该国15216名6-12岁的儿童。基数词1521后是名词复数，故填kids。
（7）句意：当你想和你的父母谈论重要的事情，最佳时间是什么时候？best是最高级，故此处缺少定冠词the，故填the。
（8）句意：睡觉时间是其次。根据followed by time接着是时间，可知此处表示顺序，故用序数词，two是基数词，second是序数词，第二，故填second。
（9）句意：中国青少年似乎也有类似的处理问题的倾向。teenagers是名词其前是形容词，China是名词，中国，Chinese是形容词，中国的，故填Chinese。
（10）句意：浙江的一份报纸，做了一个调查。a survey of，固定搭配，……的调查，故填of。
【点评】考查语法填空，注意谓语的时态，词性，连词搭配等多种用法。
8．阅读下面短文，按照句子结构和上下午连贯要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中的词语的正确形式填空。
Jason and Andy are twins. They share a lot of things, including room, food and toys.
One Saturday, Jason and Andy went out ________（play）with a toy car. Both of them wanted to be the owner of the car, so they shouted at each other. ________（They） mother heard the boys arguing. She came out and told them to take turns to play with the toy car, but the twins wouldn't.
A few days later, Mother brought ________ pet home. "Can't we each have our own pet dog?" asked the boys. They were ________（tire） of sharing everything.
"No! The dog must ________ （share）." Mother said. "You will have to feed the dog and make sure it does not get into anything wrong."
Several days later, the dog got into mother's room ________（secret） and made a mess there. Jason saw the dog playing with mother's clothes. He quickly went to find Andy and told him ________ the dog had done.
"Oh, no! It's our duty to clean up the mess!" ________（cry） Andy. They boys picked up the clothes and put them away rapidly.
"Just think, Jason," said Andy, "what a big mess two ________（dog） would made!"
"I agree ________ you," laughed Jason, "Maybe sharing isn't so bad!"
【答案】 to play；Their；a；tired；be shared；secretly；what；cried；dogs；with
【解析】【分析】本文讲述了兄弟两人通过养狗学会了分享。
（1）句意：一个星期六，杰森和安迪带着一辆玩具车出去玩。go out to do，固定搭配，出去做某事，故填 to play。
（2）句意：他们的母亲听到男孩们在争吵。mother是名词，其前是形容词性物主代词，they的形容词性物主代词是their，他们的，故填Their。
（3）句意：几天后，妈妈带了一只宠物回家。dog是可数名词单数，前面应用冠词限定。pet以辅音音素开头，用不定冠词a，故填a。
（4）句意：他们厌倦了分享一切。be tired of doing sth.，固定搭配，厌烦做某事，故填tired。
（5）句意：“不！这只狗必须分享。”母亲说。share与dog是被动关系，must是情态动
词，故用must be done，故填 be shared。
（6）句意：几天后，这只狗悄悄地进入母亲的房间，把那里弄得一团糟。副词修饰动词短语got into，secret的副词是secretly，故填 secretly。
（7）句意：他很快去找安迪，并告诉他狗做了什么。宾语从句中缺少宾语，故用what指代事或物，故填what。
（8）句意：哦，不！收拾烂摊子是我们的责任！”安迪喊道。描述过去用一般过去时，cry的过去式是cried，故填 cried。
（9）句意：两条狗会弄得多糟啊！dog是可数名词，two修饰可数名词复数，故在dog 后直接加s，故填dogs。
（10）句意：“我同意你，”杰森大笑说，“或许分享不是那么坏。”agree with sb.，固定搭配，同意某人，故填with。
【点评】考查语法填空，注意谓语的时态，语态，词性，连词搭配等多种用法。
9．根据短文内容及所给提示，补全文中单词或用所给单词的正确形式填空。
Anna was a 9-year-old girl from a small village. It was the ________ （one）day of her school in town. W________ seeing her simple clothing and knowing her identity（身份）, other students laughed at Ann. Then the teacher told everyone to write d ________ the 8 wonders of the world. Everyone except Anna handed in ________ （they）answer papers. The teacher came to her, "Don't worry. Just write. ________ you have known. "Anna replied "There are so many ________ （thing） Which 8 wonders can I pick to write?"
Most students answered ________ （correct）-the Great Green Wall of China, the Great Pyramid of Giza, the Leaning Tower of Paris… Finally the teac her ________ （start）reading Anna's answer, "The 8 wonders: To be able to see. To be able to Hear, To Feel, Laugh, Think, Be Kind, Love and Learn! "The whole class kept ________ （silence）.
The girl from a small village reminded them ________ the precious（宝贵）gift in their life, which were true wonders.
【答案】 first；When；down；their；What；things；correctly；started；silent；of
【解析】【分析】文章大意：课上老师让学生写出世界上的八大奇迹，一个来自农村的小女孩的答案与众不同，他的答案提醒了我们生活中真正的礼物是什么。那才是真正的奇迹。
（1）句意：这是她在镇上上学的第一天。根据the可知应会使用序数词，one的序数词为first，故答案是first。
（2）句意：当看到她简单的服装并且知道她的身份时，其他同学就嘲笑她。根据两个句子的意思可知，该句是一个时间状语从句，根据首字母w可知应会使用when，故答案是When。
（3）句意：老师然每个人写下世界上的八大奇迹。write down固定短语，记下，写下，故答案是down。
（4）句意：除了安娜每个人都把他们的答卷交上去了。they在这里作定语修饰answer
papers，因此应使用形容词性物主代词their，故答案是their。
（5）句意：就写你所知道的。句子为宾语从句空缺处作从句的宾语，应使用从属连词what，故答案是what。
（6）句意：安娜回答到：有那么多的东西，我从中选八个吗？根据many可知thing应使用复数形式things，故答案是things。
（7）句意：大多数同学回答正确。correct在这里修饰动词answered，应使用副词形式，correct的副词形式为correctly，故答案是correctly。
（8）句意：最后，老师开始看安娜的答案。本文的基本时态是一般过去式，在这里应使用start的过去式started，故答案是started。
（9）句意：全班都保持沉默。kept在这里是连系动词，后面跟形容词作表语，因此将silence改为silent，故答案是silent。
（10）句意：这个来自乡村的小女孩提醒我们生活中宝贵的礼物，那才是真正的奇迹。remind of提醒，固定搭配，故答案是of。
【点评】考查词汇在语篇中的运用能力，答题时首先要跳过空格通读文章掌握大意，然后细读文章字斟句酌逐一作答，注意考虑句型、语法、搭配、语境等因素，最后通读一遍检查验证。
10．阅读下面材料，在空白处按要求填入适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。（每空1个单词）
A group of boys gathered around a tree. "What a tall tree!" they said to each other. "It would be exciting to climb to the top!"
The group of boys then decided to play a game to see who could ________（climb） to the top of the tree first. Their ________（mother） were sitting not far away, looking on at them as they played.
One of the climbers was________（冠词）8-year-old boy named David. He was the________ （short） child in the group. Nobody thought he would win the competition.
Then the game started. All of the boys tried ________（ they 1 best to climb as high as they could. ________（连词）they all made it halfway up the tree before David did, he reached the top of the tree first in the end.
His mother was proud to see this. She asked him, "David, how did you manage to reach the top of the tree so ________（quick）?"
"It was easy, "David said. "The other children ________（keep）looking down as they climbed. When they realized how high they were, they got scared and were afraid of ________（fall） down. I, however, looked only up. When I saw how close I was, I just went higher and higher until I reached the lop."
It is true in life that if we just keep going forward________（介词）looking back, we are more likely to reach our goals and achieve success.
【答案】 climb；mothers；an；shortest；their；Although/ Though；quickly；kept；falling；without
【解析】【分析】（1）句意：这群男孩于是决定玩一个游戏，看谁能先爬到树顶。climb
是动词，爬，could是情态动词其后是动词原形，故填 climb 。
（2）句意：他们的母亲坐在不远处，看着他们玩耍。mother是名词，妈妈，此处泛指故用复数，故填 mothers。
（3）句意：其中一个登山者是一个名叫大卫的8岁男孩。boy是名词单数，8以元音音素开头，故用不定冠词an表示泛指，故填an。
（4）句意：他是小组里个子最矮的孩子。没有人想到他会赢得这场比赛。short是形容词，矮的，根据定冠词the可知是形容词最高级，故填 shortest。
（5）句意：然后比赛开始了。所有的男孩都尽力爬到尽可能高的地方。try one's best to do，固定搭配，尽某人最大努力做某事，they的形容词性物主代词是their，他们的，故填their。
（6）句意：虽然他们都比大卫先爬到了树的一半，但最后他还是第一个到达了树顶。根据they all made it halfway up the tree 和 he reached the top of the tree first in the end ，可知此处是让步状语从句的语气，although/ though，尽管，故填 Although/ Though。
（7）句意：大卫，你是怎么这么快就爬到树顶的？副词修饰reach，quick的副词是quickly，迅速地，故填 quickly。
（8）句意：其他孩子在爬山时不断向下看。根据 as they climbed 可知时态是一般过去时，keep的是动词，其过去式是kept，保持，故填 kept。
（9）句意：当他们意识到自己有多高时，就会感到害怕，害怕摔倒。fall是动词，落下，of是介词，其后是动名词falling，故填 falling。
（10）句意：这是真实的生活，如果我们继续向前，而不回头看，我们更有可能达到我们的目标和取得成功。根据keep going forward 可知是不要回头，without是介词，没有，故填 without。
【点评】考查语言综合运用能力，注意谓语的时态，词性，连词搭配等多种用法。
（英语）中考英语语法填空汇编专项训练100(附答案)及解析 一、英语语法填空汇编 1．阅读下面短文，根据文章大意用所给单词的适当形式填空（未提供单词的，限填一词），使文章意思完整、正确。 There is a nice family living in Valladolid, a beautiful city in Spain.________father, Jose Garcia, is a tall and friendly man. He________（work）in a famous company. He married Teresa, a________（beauty） woman, ________dark eyes and light hair. She is a ________（teach） of a primary school. Jose and Teresa have three________（child）: Susan, Rebecca and Juan. The________（old）, Susan, is 24 years old. She's a doctor and busy with her work every day. She________（usual） goes to work at 8 a.m. and comes home after 7p.m. Rebecca, a beautiful girl with big dark eyes, is 19 years old and________（study）Chinese in the Canary Islands. Juan, a naughty 11-year-oldboy, dreams of________a great football player. They are a happy family.【答案】The；works；beautiful；with；teacher；children；eldest；usually；studies；becoming 【解析】【分析】文章大意：在西班牙美丽的城市瓦拉多利德，住着一个很好的家庭。何塞·加西亚娶了特蕾莎。她是一所小学的五年级教师。何塞和特蕾莎生了三个孩子：苏珊、丽贝卡和胡安。苏珊，24岁。她是个医生，每天都忙于工作。She早上8点上班，晚上7点回家。Rebecca，19岁，在加那利群岛学习中文。胡安，一个顽皮的11岁男孩，梦想着成为一名伟大的足球运动员。他们是一个幸福的家庭。 （1）句意：爸爸，何塞加西亚是一个高个子善良的人。father特指前文提到的住在瓦拉多利德承德市幸福家庭中的爸爸，因此使用定冠词，因为在句首，手字母t应大写，故答案是The。 （2）句意：他在一个著名的公司上班。本文的基本时态为一般现在时，所以本句也是一般现在时，主语he是第三人称单数，因此谓语动词使用单三形式，故答案是works。（3）句意：他娶了一个叫做特蕾莎的长着黑色眼睛的妇女。beauty作定语修饰woman，应使用形容词beautiful，故答案是beautiful。 （4）句意：他娶了一个叫做特蕾莎的长着黑色眼睛的妇女、长着黑色眼睛作定语修饰woman，应使用介词with连接，故答案是with。 （5）句意：他是一个小学的老师。根据冠词a，可知后面单数可数名词，与teach相关的名词是teacher，老师，故答案是teacher。 （6）句意：何塞和特蕾莎有三个孩子。child孩子，可数名词，根据three可知应使用复数形式children，故答案是children。 （7）句意：最大的，苏珊24岁了。根据后文的叙述可知苏珊年龄最大，兄弟姐妹之间年龄最大使用eldest，故答案是eldest。 （8）句意：她通常八点上班。usual修饰go to work，应使用副词形式usually，故答案是usually。 （9）句意：长着黑色大眼睛的丽贝卡19岁了，在加那利群岛学习中文，文章的基本时态为一般现在时，主语Rebacca是第三人称单数，动词使用单三形式，故答案是studies。（10）句意：十一岁的胡安是一个淘气的男孩，他的梦想是成为一乐伟大的足球运动员。
中考英语语法填空经典题型带答案经典 一、初三中考语法填空（含答案详细解析） 1．He was ________ （mention） in the letter. 【答案】 mentioned 【解析】【分析】句意：他在这封信里被提到了。mention是及物动词，根据句子机构可知是被动语态，be已经给出，行为动词使用过去分词mentioned，故答案是mentioned。【点评】考查一般过去时，注意动词过去式的变化规则。 2．语法填空 Last night I went to a concert of Chinese folk music. ________ piece which was played on the echo especially moved me. I was made________（feel）sad and painful ________（strong）.The piece ________（name）Erquan Yingyue, but it was one of ________（move）pieces of music that I've ever heard. The echo sounded so sad ________ I almost cried along with it as I listened. Abing, ________ was a folk musician, wrote the music. He could play many musical ________（instrument） with his father's help. By age 17, he was known ________ his musical skills. Today, Abing's Erquan Yingyue is a piece which all the greatest echo masters play and praise. It ________（become）one of China's national treasures. 【答案】 The；to feel；strongly；was named；the most moving；that；who；instruments；for；has become 【解析】【分析】本文介绍了作者对二泉映月这首曲子的感受和了解。 （1）句意：回声中播放的那首曲子尤其打动我。根据which was played on the echo可知做piece的后置定语，故piece表示特指用定冠词，位于句首首字母大写，故填The。（2）句意：我强烈地感到悲伤和痛苦。was made to do，固定搭配，被迫做，故填to feel。 （3）句意：我强烈地感到悲伤和痛苦。副词修饰动词feel，strongly，是副词，强烈地，故填strongly。 （4）句意：这首曲子叫二泉映月，但它是我听过的最动人的乐章之一。 name和piece是被动关系，描述过去用一般过去时，主语是piece名词单数故助动词是was，故填was。（5）句意：这首曲子叫二泉映月，但它是我听过的最动人的乐章之一。one of是最高级的标志，was是系动词其后是形容词，修饰物用ing结尾的形容词，故此处是moving是多音节单词，最高级是the most+moving的形式，故填the most moving。 （6）句意：回声听起来如此悲伤，我听着几乎要哭了。so...that，固定搭配，如此……以至于，引导结果状语从句，故填that。 （7）句意：阿炳是一名民间音乐家，他创作了这首音乐。定语从句中缺少主语指代人阿炳故用who，故填who。 （8）句意：在他父亲的帮助下，他可以演奏许多乐器。many修饰名词复数，故填instruments。 （9）句意：到17岁时，他的音乐技能已经广为人知。be known for，固定搭配，因……而出名，故填for。
人教部编版初中英语中考高频考点语法知识汇总 。 1、意为“在……旁”，“靠近” Some are singing and dancing under a big tree。Some are drawing by the lake。 有的在大树下唱歌跳舞。有的在湖边画画儿。 2、意为“不迟于”，“到……时为止”。 Your son will be all right by supper time。 你的儿子在晚饭前会好的。 How many English songs had you learned by the end of last term？ 到上个学期末你们已经学了多少首英语歌曲？ 、“乘坐” 、“通过” 3、表示方法、手段，可译作“靠” 、“凭借” 、“用” 等。 The monkey was hanging from the tree by his tail and laughing。 猴子用尾巴吊在树上哈哈大笑。 The boy’s father was so thankful that he taught Edison how to send messages by railway telegraph。 孩子的父亲是那么的感激，于是他教爱迪生怎样通过铁 路电报来传达信息。
4、表示“逐个”，“逐批”的意思。 One by one they went past the table in the dark。 他们一个一个得在黑暗中经过这张桌子。 5、表示“根据”，“按照”的意思。 What time is it by your watch？ 你的表几点了？ 6、和take ，hold等动词连用，说明接触身体的某一 部分。 I took him by the hand。 我拉住了他的手。 7、用于被动句中，表示行为主体，常译作“被”、“由”等。 English is spoken by many people。 英语被许多人说。（即“许多人讲英语。”） 动名词相当于名词，在句子中可以做主语、宾语、表语、定语等。 1、作主语 Fighting broke out between the South and the North。 南方与北方开战了。 2、作宾语 Would you mind turning down your radio a little，please？ 请问你介意调小一点收音机的音量吗？
广东茂名市2015高考英语语法填空和阅读系列练习（9） 语法填空。请按照语境以及括号里所给的词完成短文。答案填写在答题卡标号为16-25的相应位置。 Dear Gill, Do you remember me telling you about a health farm I'd seen advertised? Well, I've looked at the ad again and I must say ____16___ looks fantastic. Now I'm hoping to persuade you to join me there for a weekend! The rooms you stay in sound really luxurious and apparently they all have an access ___17___ the gardens. All the meals are offered at a ____18___(reason) price and you can also get room service ____19____ you want. The brochure says that what you do is _____20____(entire) up to you. You can have program specially ___21____(design) to suit you, or you can just ask staff to make a few suggestions about activities to do. You can use ____22___ of the sports and leisure facilities for as much as you like, and the brochure also mentions lots of other activities every day. But don't worry, as nobody will watch you do anything, you could just spend the whole time ___23___(relax) n the sauna if you wanted! There's a terrific offer on at the moment with weekends costing only half the normal price although that only ____24___ certain dates. Anyway, let me know ____25___ you think. Best wishes Sue 【参考答案】语法填空： it 17.to 18.reasonable 19.whenever/if 20.entirely designed 22.my 23.relaxing 24.for 25.what 【甘肃省嘉峪关市一中2014模拟】 完形填空。阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36-55各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项. Yesterday, I met a delightful woman at a work event.As we talked, she told me about her 21 in Manila, Philippines. She spoke about the 22 her culture values their elders, and she explained that children are 23 from the time of birth to respect and 24 people older than themselves. It was 25 to hear that,so I enjoyed listening and learning. Here is her memory 26 I found so beautiful: When she was growing up, her father had three jobs to 27 his family. She said her dad never 28 , and though he worked very hard, he always had 29 for them. One day, her father was 30 at his full-time job. For several months, he was mailed temporary disability checks 31 he was recovering. When her father was able to return to his full-time job, he took all those disability 32 that were sent to him while he was recovering and handed them back to the 33 . He told them that he had two good legs and arms, and did not need this money. He told them to give the money to people who could not work, to people who 34 needed it. The woman telling the story was a little girl at that time. She had 35 her father that very day when he went back to his company 36 all those unopened checks. "My father is my
最新【初中英语】中考英语语法填空练习题人教版（word） 一、初三中考语法填空（含答案详细解析） 1．He was ________ （mention） in the letter. 【答案】 mentioned 【解析】【分析】句意：他在这封信里被提到了。mention是及物动词，根据句子机构可知是被动语态，be已经给出，行为动词使用过去分词mentioned，故答案是mentioned。【点评】考查一般过去时，注意动词过去式的变化规则。 2．语法填空 Last night I went to a concert of Chinese folk music. ________ piece which was played on the echo especially moved me. I was made________（feel）sad and painful ________（strong）.The piece ________（name）Erquan Yingyue, but it was one of ________（move）pieces of music that I've ever heard. The echo sounded so sad ________ I almost cried along with it as I listened. Abing, ________ was a folk musician, wrote the music. He could play many musical ________（instrument） with his father's help. By age 17, he was known ________ his musical skills. Today, Abing's Erquan Yingyue is a piece which all the greatest echo masters play and praise. It ________（become）one of China's national treasures. 【答案】 The；to feel；strongly；was named；the most moving；that；who；instruments；for；has become 【解析】【分析】本文介绍了作者对二泉映月这首曲子的感受和了解。 （1）句意：回声中播放的那首曲子尤其打动我。根据which was played on the echo可知做piece的后置定语，故piece表示特指用定冠词，位于句首首字母大写，故填The。（2）句意：我强烈地感到悲伤和痛苦。was made to do，固定搭配，被迫做，故填to feel。 （3）句意：我强烈地感到悲伤和痛苦。副词修饰动词feel，strongly，是副词，强烈地，故填strongly。 （4）句意：这首曲子叫二泉映月，但它是我听过的最动人的乐章之一。 name和piece是被动关系，描述过去用一般过去时，主语是piece名词单数故助动词是was，故填was。（5）句意：这首曲子叫二泉映月，但它是我听过的最动人的乐章之一。one of是最高级的标志，was是系动词其后是形容词，修饰物用ing结尾的形容词，故此处是moving是多音节单词，最高级是the most+moving的形式，故填the most moving。 （6）句意：回声听起来如此悲伤，我听着几乎要哭了。so...that，固定搭配，如此……以至于，引导结果状语从句，故填that。 （7）句意：阿炳是一名民间音乐家，他创作了这首音乐。定语从句中缺少主语指代人阿炳故用who，故填who。 （8）句意：在他父亲的帮助下，他可以演奏许多乐器。many修饰名词复数，故填instruments。 （9）句意：到17岁时，他的音乐技能已经广为人知。be known for，固定搭配，因……而出名，故填for。
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一、词类、句子成分和构词法： 1、词类：英语词类分十种： 名词、形容词、代词、数词、冠词、动词、副词、介词、连词、感叹词。 1、名词(n.)：表示人、事物、地点或抽象概念的名称。如：boy, morning, bag, ball, class, orange. 2、代词(pron.)：主要用来代替名词。如：who, she, you, it . 3、形容词(adj..)：表示人或事物的性质或特征。如：good, right, white, orange . 4、数词(num.)：表示数目或事物的顺序。如：one, two, three, first, second, third, fourth. 5、动词(v.)：表示动作或状态。如：am, is,are,have,see .
6、副词(adv.)：修饰动词、形容词或其他副词,说明时间、地点、 程度等。如：now, very, here, often, quietly, slowly. 7、冠词(art..)：用在名词前,帮助说明名词。如：a, an, the. 8、介词(prep.)：表示它后面的名词或代词与其他句子成分的关系。如in, on, from, above, behind. 9、连词(conj.)：用来连接词、短语或句子。如and, but, before . 10、感叹词(interj..)表示喜、怒、哀、乐等感情。如：oh, well, hi, hello. 2、句子成分：英语句子成分分为七种：主语、谓语、宾语、定语、 状语、表语、宾语补足语。 1、主语是句子所要说的人或事物,回答是“谁”或者“什么”。通 常用名词或代词担任。如：I’m Miss Green.(我是格林小 姐) 2、谓语动词说明主语的动作或状态,回答“做(什么)”。主要由动词 担任。如：Jack cleans the room every day. (杰克每天打 扫房间) 3、表语在系动词之后,说明主语的身份或特征,回答是“什么”或者 “怎么样”。通常由名词、代词或形容词担任。如：My name is Ping ping .(我的名字叫萍萍) 4、宾语表示及物动词的对象或结果,回答做的是“什么”。通常由
语法填空专练 2013广东高考真题 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 I s houldn’t pay too much, Father, but if I can pay less, 3 not sav e 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 our s,” Nick said. Nick’s guests, 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.” 2012广东高考真题 Mary will ever forget the first time she saw him. He suddenly appeared in class one day,__1_____( wear ) sun glasses. He walked in as if he __2____(buy) the school , And the word quickly got around that he was from New York City . For some reason he sat beside Mary. Mary felt __3___ (please), because there were many empty seats in the room. But she quickly realized that it wasn’t her, it was probably the fact that she sat in __4___last row.
最新中考英语语法填空专项练习经典经典1 一、初三中考语法填空（含答案详细解析） 1．阅读下面短文，在空白处填入一个适当的词，或填入括号中所给单词的正确形式。 About ten years ago when I was at university, I worked at my university's museum. One day ________ I was working in the gift shop, I saw two old people come ________ with a little girl in a wheelchair （轮椅）. As I looked closer ________ this girl, I realized she had no arms or legs, just a head, neck and body. She was ________ （wear） a little white dress. When the old people pushed her up to me, I was looking down at the desk. I turned my head and gave ________ （she） a smile. As I took the money from her grandparents, I looked back at the girl, who was giving me the cutest, ________ （happy） smile I had ever seen. Just at that ________ , her physical handicap （生理缺陷）was gone. All I saw was this beautiful girl, whose smile just impressed me ________ almost gave me a completely new idea of what life is all about. She took me from a poor, unhappy university student and brought me into her world, a world of smiles and love. That was ten years ago. I'm a ________ （success） business person now and whenever I feel frustrated and think about the trouble of the world, I will think of that little girl and the unusual lesson about life that she ________ （teach） me. 【答案】when/while；in；at；wearing；her；the happiest；time/moment；and；successful；taught 【解析】【分析】文章大意：大学期间遇到的一个坐轮椅的小女孩，她的可爱的乐观的微笑改变了我的人生观。十多年以来，她的微笑始终激励着我。 （1）句意：有一天，我在礼品店工作时，看到两个老人带着一个坐轮椅的小女孩进来。分析句式结构可知，I was working in the gift shop是一个时间状语从句，要用when或while 来引导；第一空格故填when或while；因I was working in the gift shop，因此two old people需要进来，我才能看到。固定短语come in，进来，第二个空格故填in。（2）句意：当我走近这个女孩时，我发现她没有胳膊或腿，只有头、脖子和身体。根据后面语句I realized she had no arms or legs, just a head, neck and body. 可知，我近距离地看到了这个小女孩。固定短语look at，看到，故填at。 （3）句意：她穿着一件白色的小裙子。wear，穿，动词，根据前面的was可知，此句要用过去进行时，故填wearing。 （4）句意：我转过头对她笑了笑。she，人称代词主格，她；固定短语give sb. sth.给某人某物，人称代词作give的宾语要用宾格，故填her。 （5）句意：她给了我一个我所见过的最可爱、最快乐的微笑。happy，开心，快乐。根据语句中的the cutest与I had ever seen可知此空要用最高级，故填the happiest。 （6）句意：就在那时，她的生理缺陷消失了。固定短语at that time，at that moment，在那时，故填time或moment。 （7）句意：我看到的只是一个美丽的女孩，她的微笑给我留下了深刻的印象，几乎让我对生活的意义有了全新的认识。分析句式结构impressed me与almost gave me a，……是小
中考英语语法填空知识点(大全)经典 一、初三中考语法填空（含答案详细解析） 1．阅读下面短文，在空白处填入一个适当的词，或填入括号中所给单词的正确形式。 About ten years ago when I was at university, I worked at my university's museum. One day ________ I was working in the gift shop, I saw two old people come ________ with a little girl in a wheelchair （轮椅）. As I looked closer ________ this girl, I realized she had no arms or legs, just a head, neck and body. She was ________ （wear） a little white dress. When the old people pushed her up to me, I was looking down at the desk. I turned my head and gave ________ （she） a smile. As I took the money from her grandparents, I looked back at the girl, who was giving me the cutest, ________ （happy） smile I had ever seen. Just at that ________ , her physical handicap （生理缺陷）was gone. All I saw was this beautiful girl, whose smile just impressed me ________ almost gave me a completely new idea of what life is all about. She took me from a poor, unhappy university student and brought me into her world, a world of smiles and love. That was ten years ago. I'm a ________ （success） business person now and whenever I feel frustrated and think about the trouble of the world, I will think of that little girl and the unusual lesson about life that she ________ （teach） me. 【答案】when/while；in；at；wearing；her；the happiest；time/moment；and；successful；taught 【解析】【分析】文章大意：大学期间遇到的一个坐轮椅的小女孩，她的可爱的乐观的微笑改变了我的人生观。十多年以来，她的微笑始终激励着我。 （1）句意：有一天，我在礼品店工作时，看到两个老人带着一个坐轮椅的小女孩进来。分析句式结构可知，I was working in the gift shop是一个时间状语从句，要用when或while 来引导；第一空格故填when或while；因I was working in the gift shop，因此two old people需要进来，我才能看到。固定短语come in，进来，第二个空格故填in。（2）句意：当我走近这个女孩时，我发现她没有胳膊或腿，只有头、脖子和身体。根据后面语句I realized she had no arms or legs, just a head, neck and body. 可知，我近距离地看到了这个小女孩。固定短语look at，看到，故填at。 （3）句意：她穿着一件白色的小裙子。wear，穿，动词，根据前面的was可知，此句要用过去进行时，故填wearing。 （4）句意：我转过头对她笑了笑。she，人称代词主格，她；固定短语give sb. sth.给某人某物，人称代词作give的宾语要用宾格，故填her。 （5）句意：她给了我一个我所见过的最可爱、最快乐的微笑。happy，开心，快乐。根据语句中的the cutest与I had ever seen可知此空要用最高级，故填the happiest。 （6）句意：就在那时，她的生理缺陷消失了。固定短语at that time，at that moment，在那时，故填time或moment。 （7）句意：我看到的只是一个美丽的女孩，她的微笑给我留下了深刻的印象，几乎让我对生活的意义有了全新的认识。分析句式结构impressed me与almost gave me a，……是小
广东高考英语语法填空专题训练语法填空（每篇共10小题；每小题1.5分，每篇满分15分） 阅读下面短文，根据上下文填入适当的词语，或使用括号中的词语的适当形式填空， 并将答案填写在答题卡上标号为1—10的相应位置。 Passage (1) Cars are too expensive for many people around the world to own. Not only that, many cities are already full of traffic, and many country areas have rough roads. So 1 do people travel those distances that are too far to walk? They use public transportation. If you ride the subway or bus 2 you live, you can appreciate some of the benefits of public transportation. With many people 3 (share) one bus or train, there is less traffic and, more 4 （importance）, less pollution. Which of the types of mass transit 5 (describe) below are you familiar with? If a regular bus can hold dozens of people, imagine what a bus 6 (two) the size can hold! In Great Britain, there are many buses that are known as double-deckers (cars with two floors). Buses in Haiti are often very crowded. It’s not 7 (common) for passengers to actually sit on the rooftops. Buses are sometimes called “tap-taps”, because the 8 (ride) on the roof tap（敲击）when they want to be dropped off. Many large cities around the world take advantage of the space beneath the streets and run underground trains. People in Paris, Mexico City and Tokyo may use the subway system to get to school, to work, or to visit friends in other 9 (neighbor). Both the Japanese and French have developed High-speed trains to link various cities. While electric trains in North America average 130 kph, the French TGV (high-speed-train) is the world’s fastest, 10 (average) over 270 kph! Passage (2) Australia, the last continent, was discovered by ships 1 (belong) to some European nations in the seventeenth century. These nations were 2 (little) interested in changing it into a colony than in 3 (explore) it. As in the early history of the United States, it was the English 4 set up the settlements in Australia. This history and the geography of these two British colonies have some other things in common as well. Australia and the United States are about the same in size, and their western lands are both not rich 5 soil. It was on the eastern coast of Australia and America that the English first settled, and both colonies soon began to develop towards the west. However, this westward 6 (move) took place 7 because the English were searching for better land than the population was increasing. Settlements of the west part of both countries developed quickly after gold 8 (discover) in America in 1849 and in Australia two years later. Although the development of these two countries has a lot in common, there are some 9 (strike) differences as well. The United States gained its independence from England by revolution while Australia won its independence without having to go to war. Australia, 10 (like) the United States, was firstly turned into a colony by English prisoners and its economic development was in wheat growing and sheep raising. By 1922, for example, Australia had fifteen times more sheep than it had people or almost half as many sheep as there are people today in the United States. Australia and the United States have more in common with each other than either one has with most of the rest of the world.