語法填空難題練習8篇（附答案）Passage1：We’veallheardtheadviceto“getoutofyourcomfortzone”bytakingonanewchallenge.Arecentstudygoesastepfurther:Makediscomfortadirectgoal.That’smorelikelytomotivateyou

____1____ifyouonlyfocusonwhatyouhopetolearn.Inthefirstoffiveexperiments,theresearchersassignedseveralhundredstudentstrainingatSecondCityChicago____2____（participate）inasmall-groupimprovisation（即興）exercise,andtheninstructedhalfofthegroupthattheirgoalduringthesessionwas“tofeelawkwardanduncomfortable.”Therest,

____3____（that）inthecontrolgroup,____4____（tell）to“feelyourselfdevelopingnewskills.”Membersofthefirstgroupkeptattheexerciselongerthantheothersdidandtook____5____（great）risks.Experiments____6____（involve）otherdimensionsofpersonalgrowth—engaginginexpressivewriting,learningaboutgunviolence,andhearingaboutopposingpolitical____7____（belief）—producedsimilarresults.Reframinganxietyasexcitementhasbeenprovenawaytoimprovesinginginfrontofstrangers,andthinkingofstressas

____8____

meanstoboostachievementdemonstratedastress-managementtechnique.“Whenpeoplereinterpretnegativeexperiencesas____9____（function）,theyaremorewillingtoengageintasksthatcallforththoseexperiences,”theresearchersexplain.“Insteadofseeingdiscomfortasunrelatedtothegoal____10____

asignaltostop,theywillstartperceivingitasasignofprogresstowardtheirgoal.”

Passage2:90percentoftheworld’sfireworksareproducedinChina.ThebiggestimporteristheUS,which

____1____(ship)inmorethanUS$650millionworthin2021.Thedetailsoffireworks’inventionarelosttohistory,but____2____folktaletriestofillinthegap.ItgoesthatmonknamedLiTiancreatedfireworksaround1400yearsagobypackinggunpowderintobambootubes

____3____(scare)offevilspirits.Anexplosivemixtureofgun-powderandchemicalcompounds(化合物)is____4____makesfireworksflashinprettycoloursandfunshapes.Theimagestheymakedependontheplacementofthesecompoundsinsidetheshellofthefirework.Crowd____5____(favorite)include“comet”,featuringalongtrailofsparks;“peony”,aflower-likeburst;and“strobe”,whichproducesablinkingeffect.Thesinglebiggestfireworkshellevershotwaspartofa2020winter-carnivaldisplayinColorado,US.

____6____(weigh)1268kilograms,itrosemorethanakilometreintothesky

____7____bursting,turningthenightskyred.Forcenturieswehadtolightfirework____8____hand,butsincethe1980s,there’sbeenanother

option:

computer-controlledlighters,

whichmademusic

at

displaysmore____9____(precise)timedandsafer.Anevengreeneralternativerecently____10______(adopt)isusingdronestotraceflashypatternsinthesky.Thefutureoffireworks,likesomuchelse,mayberobotic.

Passage3:TaiHang,amodern-lookingneighborhoodinHongKong,ishometotheTaiHangFireDragonDance,afolkartformthat____1____(perform)duringtheMid-AutumnFestivalforover100years.

____2____startedasawaytoridthisfishingvillageofbadluckhasbecomeaculturaltreasure.Thedragonisabout70meterslongandweighsmorethan200pounds,withitsbody____3____(wrap)withpearlgrass.Morethan70,000incensesticks(香柱)arelitandstrungalongthedragon’sbackandheadtomakethe“fire”ofthefiredragon.Atthefestival,hundredsofpeoplework____4____turntoparadetheburningdragonthroughthestreetsofTaiHang.The

____5____

(strong)manamongthegrouphas____6____

honorofsupportingthe30-kilogramhead.Dozensofperformers____7____(move)thedragonsmoothlyupanddownthroughtheairattractroundsofcheersand____8____(applaud)fromsurroundingcrowds.Theinheritorsofthedragondancehavesetupworkshopstodemonstratevariousaspectsofthetraditionalartfromthemakingtechniquesto____9____(base)danceskills.InJune,2022,theHongKongTaiHangFireDragonMuseumwasopened____10____(inspire)morepeopletolearnmoreaboutthistraditionaldanceculture.

Passage4:TraditionalChinesemedicine____1____(practise)foraround3,000yearsintheFarEast,butisrelativelyrecentintheWest.Peoplearebecomingincreasinglyworriedaboutthesideeffectsofdrugs,andareturningtotreatmentssuchasyogaandacupuncture(針灸)____2____(add)to,orsometimesevenreplace,Westernmedicine.

Aneventinmylifechangedmyattitudetowardsacupuncture.Aftersufferingfrominsomnia(失眠)forseveralmonths,I

____3____(feel)mentallyandphysicallyexhausted,nearingmybreakingpoint.Atrip

____4____

mydoctorandnightlybeerandwhiskyfailedtobringany

____5____(relieve)frommycondition.AfriendsuggestedthatIvisitanacupuncturist.Withafearofneedles,Iwasreluctanttotakehisadvice,

____6____bythistimeIwassotiredthatIwasreadytotryalmostanything.

Afteranothernearly

____7____(sleep)night,Iturnedupinthelocalalternativehealthcentreandmettheonlyacupuncturistinmyarea.Bytakingmypulse,lookingatmytongueandaskingsomequestionsaboutmydietandlifestyle,hecorrectlyconcludedthatIwaswornout.Ifoundthis

____8____(extreme)impressiveandamazingsincehehadn'taskedme

____9____

Ihadcometoseehim.Hetheninsertedafineneedleinmyrightfoot,andIfellasleepimmediately.Thewholeexperiencewaslikeamiraclenever

____10____

(imagine)inmywildestdreams!

Passage5:Inthe12thcentury,theSouthernSongDynastymoveditscapitaltoLinan.NearLin'an,onthebanksofLakeTaiisthecityofSuzhou.Givenitslocationnearthecapitalandits____1____

(nature)beauty,Suzhoubecameapreferredplace____2____(live).Thus,therewereover300gardens____3____(build)here,andmorethan60arestillin____4____(exist).Amongthesegardens,theHumbleAdministrator'sGarden(ZhuozhengYuan)isthelargestandthemostfamous,andwaterpoolstakeup____5____thirdofitsarea.

____6____(surround)thewaterpoolsisaluxuriant(繁茂的)groupofflowers,plants,andtrees,allcarefullychosenaccordingtothewaytheirseasonalcolorsreflectoffthesparklingwaterbelow.AsistypicalofSuzhougardens,thisgarden

____7____(separate)intodifferentsections,offeringvariouskindsofspaces

____8____

diverseshapesandsizesthatrepresentdifferentmoodsandfeelings.Sinceitissuchalargegarden,nosimpledescriptionofthegardenwilldo.

____9____youhavetodoiswalkamongthewaterandplants,enjoyeverymoment,____10____

findyourowntreasuresdependingonyourmoodthatday.

Passage6:TheSanyaNanfan(南繁)SeedBreeding(繁殖)Base,locatedinsouthChina'sHainanProvince,playsavitalroleasaseedcentreinChina.

____1____(unique)blessedwithnature'sgiftsandawealthofthe'country'sresources,itservesasthededicatedground____2____skilledagriculturalexpertscontributetofeedingournationandaddressingglobalhunger.Dr.XiaoFengstandsattheforefrontofagriculturalinnovationinNanfan.Jokingly

____3____(refer)tohimselfasa“mudskipper”,heisoftenspottedwithrolled-uptrouserlegsknee-deep

in

the____4____(mud)fields.

Dr.

Xiao,alongwithotherNanfanresearchers,____5____(commit)wholeheartedlytoimprovinggrainproduction,ensuringthatpeople'sdinnertablesarefilled.“Life.canbecomparedtoaseed,”remarksDr.Xiao.“Occasionally,itmayeithernotgrowasexpected____6____

remaininactive.Nevertheless,hopeandopportunitypersist.Theseedoflifewillalwaysmanage____7____

(emerge)throughtheground.”

Theterm“Nanfan”itselfimpliestothepracticeoftransplantingsummertimecropsfromnorthernlatitudestoHainanduringitswinter.Thismakesforan____8____(extend)ofgrowingseasons.Shorteningthebreedingcycle____9____halformore,Nanfanacceleratesthebreedingprocess.Hopeisahumbleseed,when____10____(plant)infertileground,ittransfigures(美化的外表)intonewlifebearingfruitsofchange.TheresearchersatNanfanarethoseseedsofhope.

Passage7:For27years,MaoShihua

____1____(be)apermanentfixturefortheresidentsofHuangtankou,sellingbreakfasttoschoolchildrenfromhersimplestall(貨攤)metersawayfromaprimaryschool.

____2____(fond)nicknamed“BreakfastNanny”,Maoservedfoodthatwasbothnutritiousandcheap.Eachitemcostjusthalfayuan,____3____

thepricewasneverraised.Mao's“day"beganat2a.m.,____4____

shewouldstartpreparingthebreakfastitems.Around5:30,Maowouldrideatricyclecarttoherstalltosellthebreakfast,andremainedtheretill7:30a.m.

____5____

hoursofpreparingandsellingthebreakfast,Maobarelymade50yuanaday.Shewouldoftenneedtodipintoherpension(養老金)____6____(cover)costs.EvenownersofneighboringstallswouldadmitthatMaomadenomoneyoutofherbusiness.However,Maodidn'tcare.Thehoursshespent

____7____(serve)

foodtothechildrenlivinginthemountainousareawasthe

happiest

partofherday.When90-year-oldMaodiedonDecember18,2023,netizensfromaroundthecountryexpressedtheir____8____(admire)forherandgriefoverherdeath,praisingheras____9____“ordinaryhero”.In2019,inspiredbyMao,thepublicservicecenterestablishedthe“1-yuancaringbreakfast"store.From7to8:30ameveryday,thestoreprovides20to30breakfastsets____10____(price)at1yuanforspecialgroupssuchassanitationworkersandelderlypeople.

Passage8:“Aletterfromfamilyisworthtenthousandinsilver,”ThislinefromancientpoetDuFu

(712-770)

reflectsthedeep____1____(emotion)thattheChinesepeoplehavefortheirfamilyandhomeland.

Morethanacenturyago,

____2____

electronicformsofcommunicationwerenotavailable,

overseasChinesehadtofindwaystosendmessagesbackhome.Qiaopi,____3____uniqueformofmailcomprisingaletterandaremittance(匯款),emergedandservedasabondbetweenChineseemigrantsandtheirfamiliesbackhome.____4____thedifficultiestheyencountered,thesepeople,whoworkedascooks,barbers,tailorsandsmalltraders,

usually

senteverydimesavedbackhomewhenwriting

____5____theirfamilies.Thelettersexpressedtheirlonging_____6___(reunite).Today,these

____7____(yellow)

piecesofmailhavebecomea

national

culturaltreasure.

In2004,amuseum

dedicated

toQiaopiopenedinShantouCity,Guangdong

____8____

almostallfamilieshavesavedsuchlettersintheirhomes,Theselettersrecordedthestruggling____9____

(survive)oftheoldgenerationofov