高一英語(yǔ)語(yǔ)法專項(xiàng)練習(xí)

1、高一英語(yǔ)語(yǔ)法專項(xiàng)練習(xí)( 1 )Daniel Mendoza rose to fame swiftly after a boxingmatch when he was only fourteen years old. This attracted the attention of Richard Humphries,_1_was then the most eminent(聞名的) boxer in England. He offered to train Mendoza and his young pupil was quick to learn. In fact, Mendoza soon

2、became so successful that Humphries turned_2_him. The two men quarreled bitterly and_3_was clear that the argument could only be settled by a fight._4_A match was held at Stilton where both men fought for an hour. The public bet a great deal of money on Mendoza, but_5_was defeated. Mendoza met Humph

3、ries in the ring on a later occasion_6_he lost for a second time. It was not until his third match in 1790_7_he finally beat Humphries and became Champion of England. Meanwhile, he founded a highly_8_ (succeed) Academy and even Lord Byron became on of his pupils. He earned enormous sums of money and

4、_9_(pay) as much as100 for a single appearance. Despite this, he was so extravagant that he was always in debt. After he was defeated by a boxer_10_(call) Gentleman Jackson, he was quickly forgotten. He was sent to prison for failing to pay his debts and died in poverty in 1836.( 2 )Experts in psych

5、ology believe that for many people, money is an important symbol of strength and influence. Husbands who complain about their wives spending habits may be afraid that they are losing power in their_1_(marry). Wives, on the other hand, may waste huge amounts of money_2_they are angry at their husband

6、s. In addition, many people consider money_3_symbol of love. They spend it on their family and friends_4_(express) love, or they buy themselves expensive presents because they need love.People can be addicted_5_different thingsfor example, alcohol, drugs, certain foods, or even television. They are

7、compulsive in their addictions. That is, they must satisfy these needs to feel_6_ (comfort). In the same way, according to psychologists, compulsive(強(qiáng)迫性的)_7_ (spend) must spend money. For those_8_buy on credit, charge accounts are even_9_exciting than money. In other words, these people feel that wi

8、th credit, they can do anything._10_pleasure in spending enormous amounts is actually greater than the pleasure that they get from the things they buy.( 3 )Many families in the United States have a larger income now than ever before, but people are finding it difficult to make ends meet anyway. Almo

9、st everyone is wondering, “What happens to all my money? I never seem to have anything_1_(leave) to put away.”_2_isnt a dollar worth as much as it used to be? One dollar is always worth_3_same amount, that is, 100 cents._4_the value of a dollar is how much it can buy. The value of money_5_ (depend)

10、on the cost of living. Economists say that the cost of living is the money that a family must pay for the_6_(necessary) of life such as food, housing or rent, clothes, and medical expenses. For many years now, the cost of living has increased_7_(great), so the value of the dollar has decreased. When

11、 a dollar has a_8_value, you cant buy as many things_9_it.No one fully understands why the cost of living keeps_10_(increase), but economists believe that workers and producers can make prices go up.( 4 )Rodney Mace, 35, is married with two young children, and is a part-time teacher of architectural

12、 history. “I am_1_(constant) surprised by other peoples surprise,_2_they come the house and see me cleaning a floor or hanging out the washing. Their eyes open wide at the sight of it! Much of the comment comes form men,_3_I am even more surprised at the number of women who comment too.”His wife Jan

13、e,_4_Oxford graduate in modern languages, has a demanding full-time job. She is_5_ (direct) of the Cambridge House literacy scheme(掃盲計(jì)劃)for adults in South London._6_working week involves several evenings and Saturdays, and at these times her husband is_7_sole charge of home and family. Apart from t

14、his, they share household jobs and employ a child-minder for the afternoons. This_8_(able) him to teach two days a week and to do_9_he considers his principal work: writing. He has written several books and spends much of his time in the British Museum Reading Room,_10_(cycle) there from his home in

15、 Brixton.( 5 )When Father(神父) Tomas de Berlanga set out upon his dangerous voyage to the New World, early in the 16th century, he carried with_1_not only his Books of the Gospel, but also some roots of the rare and_2_ (high) valued banana plant. With this sweet golden fruit he hoped_3_(win) the frie

16、ndship, and thus to make converts(轉(zhuǎn)變?nèi)诵?, of even the most savage(野蠻的) of Indians. He could not have guessed then that his few roots would spread_4_American tropical forest lands until bananas, growing wild, would be as common as the great swamp(沼澤) plants. And he could not have imagined that a day w

17、ould come_5_white men would clear away thousands of acres of those forests to make room for banana plantations._6_is thought by scientists and historians that the banana first grew in southern Asia, and that through many centuries it spread to the east and west_ 7_now it is found growing in nearly a

18、ll tropical regions. It does not grow on a tree,_8_is commonly supposed, but on a plant, perhaps_9_largest plant in existence without a_10_(wood) stem. Only one bunch of bananas grows on each plant, but this bunch often weighs 100 pounds or more.( 6 )Bananas are always cut while green, even when the

19、y are not to be shipped, for if allowed to ripen on the plant they burst and spoil before they can be picked.The largest banana-growing country is Brazil. It produces as much as 5 million tons_1_year._2_leading producers are Ecuador(厄瓜多爾), India, Venezuela(委內(nèi)瑞拉), Honduras(洪都拉斯), Pakistan, Colombia,

20、Panama, the Dominican Republic(多米尼加共和國(guó)), and Thailand. The United States imports_3_(many) bananas than any other country in the worldabout 1,800,000 tons a year. Some bananas_4_(grow) in the warmer regions of the United States. Ecuador is the worlds largest_5_(export).The remarkable food value of ba

21、nanas has only been recognized within the last few years._6_they are completely ripe or cooked, few foods are more digestible, and it has been discovered that they are also of great value in_7_ (treat) certain diseases. Some near relatives of the banana,_8_fruits cant be eaten, are cultivated_9_thei

22、r useful fiber. Other members of the family are grown for their_10_ (beautiful) and shade.( 7 )Visitors to Britain are sometimes surprised to learn that newspapers there have such a large circulation(發(fā)行量). The “Daily Mirror” and the “Daily Express”_1_sell about four million copies every day. British

23、 families_2_ (general) buy a newspaper every morning and two or three on Sundays.Besides the_3_ (nation) papers, there is, however, another branch of the British press which_4_ (sell) almost as many copies. Local newspapers have_5_weekly circulation of 13 million. Almost every town and country area

24、has one. Nearly all of them hold their own financially_6_many of them are very profitable (賺錢的).These papers are written almost entirely for readers_7_ (interest) in local events births, weddings, deaths, council (地方議會(huì)) meetings and sports._8_(edit) prefer to depend on people_9_know the district wel

25、l. A great deal of local news is regularly supplied_10_clubs and churches in the neighbourhood and it does not get out of date as quickly as national news.( 8 )Francis Bacon, one of the most important philosophers(哲人) of England, was born in London and educated at Cambridge University._1_he was only

26、 15, he went to France to work for the English ambassador (大使) . Two years later he went back to England to study law._2_the age of 23 he was chosen to parliament (議會(huì)). His ideas about_3_scientists should study things in nature help to bring the modern way of_4_(think), called the scientific method.

27、One of the Bacons best known books was_5_essays. Each essay was a short piece of writing in_6_he tried to give a lesson by discussing sides of a subject such as studying, conversation, friends_7_healthy living. In many of his books, Bacon explained how scientists should study things as they really e

28、xisted in nature and then tried to figure_8_what caused a particular thing to be as it was. Later, by doing experiments, the_9_(science) could see that any one cause would always have the same result. This method, which is called inductive reasoning,_10_(use) by all the scientists today, but it was

29、new in Bacons time.( 9 )Einstein was born in 1879 in Germany. As a child, he was slow_1_(learn) to talk. As a pupil, he was backward._2_ when he was fourteen years old, he became clever. He_3_(teach) himself maths from textbooks. He studied hard because he wanted to be a_4_(physic).In 1901, Einstein

30、 began teaching. In 1902 he continued his studies at the University of Zurich. Several years later, he formulated(系統(tǒng)地闡述) his famous Theory of Relativity(相對(duì)論).To most people the law of relativity is_5_(difficulty) to explain. But once Einstein explained_6_very well to a group of young students. He sa

31、id,“_7_you sit with a good girl for two hours, you think it is only a minute. But when you sit_8_a hot stove for a minute, you think its two hours. That is relativity._9_Hitler came into power in Germany, Einstein went to America. In 1940 Einstein became_10_American citizen. In 1955, Einsteins life

32、ended at the age of seventy-six.( 10)Atomic(原子的) energy is a great discovery of the present century, and many people have played a part in its development. Albert Einstein told the world about_1_basic idea in his famous Theory of Relativity in 1905. As he and_2_scientists began to discover more abou

33、t the atom, they learned that a great amount of energy could be released(釋放) by splitting(分裂)_3_atom._4_, it was also necessary that this energy be controlled._5_it were not, it would be very dangerous.Now atomic energy is used_6_(move) ships, and it may also prove_7_(use) for spaceships. In fact, t

34、his new source of power has so many uses that it is almost_8_(possible) to imagine all the great changes it will bring_9_our lives.Some scientists say the world neednt be afraid of a possible_10_(short) of coal, oil, natural gas or other sources of fuel for the future. They say that if these were us

35、ed up, there would be enough of this type of energy to last forever.( 11)Albert Einstein was probably the most famous scientist of the twentieth century. He changed_1_(science) thinking in the modern world. He is generally considered_2_the greatest physicist who ever lived. Whats more, he devoted a

36、lot of his time and energy to_3_(work) for human rights and progress.In 1933,_4_Einstein was visiting England and the United States, the Nazi government of Germany took all his things away,_5_(include) his position and his citizenship. Einstein then settled_6_in the United States. In 1939, Einstein,

37、_7_loved peaceafraid of a world in which only Hitler would had an atomic bomb(原子彈)_8_(try) hard to persuade President Franklin D. Roosevelt in a famous letter to have the United States start uranium research. That Germany, after all, had no bomb,_9_that the first bomb would fall on Japan, could not have been expected. A