综合填空专练1
学习目标：扩大阅读量，提高学生的综合语言运用能力，从而提升学生的应试能力。

1.
Dear Abby,
    I'm a helpless mother. My son Tom is 15 years old. I find that the o_______ he grows, the less we talk. I feel very sad and I r_____ need help.
    My first p______ is about his hobbies. He s______ almost all his spare time on computer games. When he gets home, he always t______on the computer and closes the door. I'm getting worried a______ him, especially when his English teacher tells me he always gets low marks in the English exams.
    Second, he likes new t______, but I don't have enough money and I can't a_____ all the things he wants.
    Recently, I've found that he is always alone. I've never seen him talking to his friends on the phone or going out with anyone on w_____. That is the last problem I have.
    What should I do to help him? Please give me some advice.
A h________ mother
答案：
1. Older  2. really  3. problem  4.  spends 5.   turns
6. about   7. technology  8. afford   9. weekends   10. helpless

2.
 For most people, the word "fashion (时尚)" m_____ "clothes". But people may ask the question, "What clothes are in fashion?" And they use the word "fashionable" in the same w_____:
"She was wearing a fashionable coat. His shirt was really a fashionable colour. "
    But of course there are fashions in many things, n____ only in clothes. There are fashions in h______, in restaurants, in films and books. There are even fashions in school s_______, jobs ... and in languages.
    Fashions c______as time goes. If you look at pictures of people or things from the past, you will see that fashions have always changed. An English house of 1750 was d______ from one of 1650. A fashionable man in 1780 looked very different from his grandson in 1860.
    Today fashions change very q______. Some of this is natural. We hear about things much more quickly than in the past. Newspapers, radios, telephones and television send information f_____one country to another in a few hours.
    New fashions mean that people will buy new things, so you see there is money in f_______.
答案：
1.means  2. way  3. not   4. holidays  5.  subjects
 6. change   7.  different 8. quickly  9. from  10. fashion

3..
  Paul and Jason were brothers who l_______ and worked on neighbouring farms．For 35 years they farmed side by side，sharing machinery and goods as needed，without a single problem．
    However，one autumn，things c______．It began with a tiny disagreement about a horse，which grew into a major d______．The difference led to angry words，followed by weeks of silence between the two brothers．
    One morning there was a knock on Paul’s door．He o_______ it and saw a builder holding his toolbox．“I’m l_____ for a few days’work，”the builder said．“Are there any jobs here I could help with?”
   “Yes，”answered Paul，extremely p______ to see the builder．“I do have a job for you．Look at that farm across the creek(小溪)．That’s my brother’s farm.That creek used to be a grass field，but last week my brother dug a path from the fiver and made the creek．But I’ll go him one better．See that pile of wood?1 want you to build me a fence，two metres tall，so 1 won’t n____ to see him anymore．”
    The builder said thoughtfully．“I think I understand the situation and I'll be able to do a job that pleases you．”
    Paul had business in town that day and left the builder to his work．When he returned，the builder had just finished his job．Paul was shocked．I______ of a fence there was a bridge，stretching from one side of the creek to the other．
    As Paul stood on the b______，staring in amazement，his younger brother Jason，came across，and took Paul’s hand．“You are a good man to have built this bridge after a11 I've done，”said Jason．
    Then，Paul，with tears in his eyes，said to the builder who was packing his bag to go，“Thank you so much。Please stay．I have m_____ more for you to do．”
    “I’d love to．”the builder said quietly，“but，I have many more bridges to build.”
答案：
1. lived 2. changed 3. difference  4. opened 5. looking 
6. pleased 7. need t  8. Instead 9. bridge  10. much 
             
4.
  Last year in the UK at least 45 people died and 900 more were injured in car accidents where drivers were u______their mobile phones．Yet many people continue to use them while driving even though it’s d______．
   Research has shown that it is difficult to concentrate 0n d_____ and talking at the same time．It can even be more dangerous than driving after drinking too much．A recent study found that when drivers were t______ on their mobile phones，their stopping times were 30 percent slower than when they had drunk too much—and nearly 50 percent slower than when they were driving normally．It also found that drivers talking on mobile phones were l____able to control their cars than drunk drivers．
   And talking isn’t even the most serious problem, t_____ is. Unbelievably, another recent study reported that 22％ of adults admitted they had sent a text message while driving at least once in the past month．An average text message takes 90 seconds to write and send．That means for one and a half minutes a driver is looking at their phone’s screen and n_____ at the road．The arrival of new smart phones such as the iPhone will only make matters worse as they will allow users to do more things than ever before．
   Using a mobile phone while driving p____ others’ lives at risk．No matter how well we drive，if another driver is not being professional or careful，we are put in danger by their actions．Such drivers are selfish，careless and should have their driving licences(驾照)cancelled．
    There is no doubt that mobile phones call be f_____ and are extremely useful，e______when you’re in trouble．But there is no need to use them while driving．Just wait until you stop or you will probably get into trouble of your own．
答案：
1.using 2. dangerous  3. driving  4. talking  5.  less
 6. texting  7. not 8.  puts 9. fun  10. especially
5.
Blue Ocean Aquarium is a great p____ for families to take a holiday. Children love to see the sea animals and w______ movies about sharks in it.
      Last Saturday morning, Mr Jackson t_______ his wife and two little sons to the aquarium. At the ticket office, he asked, "How much shall I p_____ to get in?" The woman at the ticket office answered, "The price is 20 dollars f______ each adult or any kid older than five. We let kids in free(免费) if they are five or younger. How old are your kids?" Mr Jackson said, "The o_____ one is six and the younger one is thee.  I think I must buy three tickets. " The woman was surprised. She said, "Sir, don't you want to save 20 dollars? If you tell me your older son is five, I won't k_____the difference. "  Mr Jackson said w____ a smile, "Yes, that sounds right,
but my kids will know the difference. "
      From Mr Jackson' s  story, we know honesty is very i_____ in the modem society. We should tell the t______ to the people around us, especially to the kids.
答案：
1.place  2. watch 3. took 4. pay  5.  for
 6. older  7.  know 8. with  9. important  10. truth