语法填空练习二.doc

语法填空练习二（一）The co-founder of Apple died on Wednesday, October 5th, 2011 at the age of fifty-six. He ____1____(fight) for years against cancer. People gathered outside his house in Palo Alto, California, and Apple stores around the world.Steve Jobs was adopted by ___2___ accountant and her husband. They supported ____3___ early interest in electronics. Steve Jobs and his friend Steve Wozniak started Apple Computer----now just called Apple----in 1976. they stayed at the company until 1985 ___4____ Steve Wozniak returned to college and Steve Jobs left because of considerable disagreement ___5___ the CEO.Mr Jobs rejoined Apple in 1997 after I bought the NeXT Computer company ____6___ he formed. He helped remake Apple from a business that was in bad shape then to one of the _____7______(value) companies in the world today.President Obama said in a statement, “By making computers personal and putting the Internet in our pockets, he made the information revolution not only ____8_____(access), but fun.” David Carroll, a professor in New York City, says, “He probably will be regarded ____9___ an industrial giant on a level of Thomas Edison and Henry Ford.” Steve Wozniak, _____10_____(speak) on CNN, considered his longtime friend a “great visionary(梦想家) and leader” and a “marketing genius.”（二）Three Yale University professor agreed in a discussion that the car was one of what were called as “Public Health Enemy No.1 in this century”. ____1___ polluting the air and overcrowding the cities, cars are included in more than half the serious accident, and they contribute to heart disease ____2____ we won’t walk anywhere anymore.Speaking of many of those man-made dangers, Arthur Galson, a professor of biology, said there was a strong ____3___(possible) of making a kerosene-burning car that would “lessen(减少) smog”. But he expressed doubt _____4_____ Americans were willing to give up ____5____(move) about the countryside at 90 miles per hour in a large vehicle. “Americans like the motor car----every family has to have at least two, one of ____6____ has to be a convertible(敞篷汽车) with 300 horse-power,” Weinemans, another professor said. “The solution is not to find a ____7____(harm) fuel compared with petrol but a different system of inner city transportation. Because of ____8___ increasing use of cars in recent years, public transportation _____9____(allow) to grow worse, so that if you can’t walk to____10____ you want to go, you have to have a car in most cities.”(三)When children read to him, Danny does not judge or correct their pronunciation. He just nods and listens carefully, ___1____ sometimes he closes his eyes and appears not to be listening.Danny is a greyhound(灰狗) and a creative approach to _____2_____(encourage) pupils at Oakhill primary school to read aloud. As a “listening dog”, he is part of a scheme that originated in the US called Reading Education Assistance Dogs.____3____ dog’s owner, Tony Nevett, who has a degree in animal-assisted therapy(治疗) says, “He doesn’t judge them and he doesn’t laugh____4____ them. He’s just a tool----the children don’t realize they are reading, ___5____ they might not have the confidence to do in class. He helps children develop reading skills and improve their confidence. ” some children even show Danny the pictures as they read.Danny received five months of training _____6_____(become) a listening dog. Greyhounds are particularly ____7____(suit) because they do not bark and ____8___ short coat is less likely to cause allergies.Nevett hopes that the scheme ______9____(spread) soon. “We’ve had some success stories,” he says. “____10___ Danny goes to sleep I tell the children that he’s dreaming about their story.”(四)Heather loved the freedom of soaring(翱翔) high above the land and sea. She learned ____1____to hang-glide(滑翔) from her boyfriend.Initially, she was scared to death. ____2____by the end of her first flight, she got addicted to it. Half ___3___ year later, she bought her own hang-glider.Almost every weekend, she drove to Torrey Pines and jumped ___4____ the cliff. She could soar to La Jolla in less than five minutes. She liked to fly over the town. She would wave at kids pointing and looking up at her, and they would shout and wave back _____5______(excite).One day she ____6_____(return) to the launch(起飞) site when she noticed a red eagle rapidly _____7_____(approach) her. It briefly disappeared. Then she heard its claws destroying the wing’s material. It flew off. But the next thing she knew was that it was flying straight at ___8____. She turned out of its way. She was scared. She had to avoid its attacks four times ____9____ she was able to land safely. Even after she landed, it circled overhead, as if daring her ____10____(fly) again.(五)Please read a dog’s ten commandments(戒律), which will help you get a better understanding of your pet:My life is likely to last 10-15 years. Any _____1______(separate) from you will。