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语法填空专练(一)阅读下列短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空。ARobinsonCrusoeisanEnglishsailor.Aftermanyadventuresanddangers,hecomestoBrazil,1.________hesettlesdownandbecomesaplantationowner.Butthecalloftheseaisstilltoostrongforhimandhebegins2.________voyage—toWestAfrica,forthepurposeoftradingwiththenatives.Duringastorm,theship3.________(destroy)offthecoastofanislandwithoutpeople,andhealonemanagestoswimashore,4.________alltherestofthecrewaredrowned.Hebuildshimselfahouse,andlivesfirstbyhunting,thenraisinglivestock(牲畜)andcrops.Hesavesasavage(野人)fromthehandsofcannibals(食人者),gives5.________thenameFriday,andmakeshimintoaperfectservant.Aftersometimeherescuesthreemore6.________(prison)fromthecannibals.Formanyyearshemanagestoliveontheisland.Oneday7.________Englishshipvisitstheisland,itscrewintendingtoleavethecaptainandhisofficersashore.Robinsonsucceeds8.________helpingthecaptainregaincontroloftheship.Robinson,9.________(take)Fridaywithhim,isinvitedaboardtheshipandreturnstoEngland.Aftersomeyearsherevisitshisislandcolony,10.________isbecomingmoreandmoreprosperous,butFridayiskilledduringanattackbytheIndians.BJosephHenrywasanAmericanscientist.Heservedas1.________firstSecretaryoftheSmithsonianInstitution.Heusedtotellaratherstrangestoryabouthischildhood.Hisgrandmother,2.________raisedhim,oncepaidacobbler(制鞋匠)tomakehimapairofshoes.Themanmeasured3.________feetandtoldJosephthathecouldchoosebetweentwostyles:aroundedtoe(足尖部)4.________asquaretoe.LittleJosephcouldn’tdecide.Itseemedtobesuchahugedecision;afterall,they5.________(become)hisonlypairofshoesforalongtime.Thecobblerallowedhim6.________(take)acoupleofdaystomake7.________hismind.Dayafterday,Josephwentintotheshop,sometimesthreeorfourtimesaday!Eachtimehelookedoverthecobbler’sshoesandtriedtodecide.Therounded-toedshoesweremore8.________(practice),butthesquare-toedshoeslookedmuch9.________(nice).Hecontinuedtohesitateandcouldn’tdecide!Finally,onedayhewentintotheshopandthecobblerhandedhimasmallpackage10.________waswrappedinbrownpaper.Hisnewshoes!Heracedhome.Hetoreoffthewrappingandfoundabeautifulpairofleathershoes—onewitharoundedtoeandtheotherwithasquaretoe.CAfewclosefriendsmeantmorethanthebestmedicalfacilitiesintheworld.WhenHarryTrumanwaspushedintotheUSpresidencyafterthedeath1.________FranklinRoosevelt,acolleagueandfriend—Congressman(国会议员)SamRayburnofBonham,Texas—2.________(give)Trumansomefatherlyadvice.Rayburnsaid,“Harry,fromhereonout,you’regoingtohavelotsofpeoplearoundyou,3.________willtrytoputawallaroundyouandcutyouofffromanyideasbuttheirs.They’lltellyouwhatagreatmanyouare,Harry.ButyouandI4.________knowyouaren’t.”Friendscansaythosethingstoeachother.Later,whenSamRayburndiscoveredthathewasseriouslyill,hetoldhisfriendsinCongressthathewasgoinghometoBonhamformedicaltests.“5.________thereareexcellentdoctorsandmedicalfacilitiesinWashington,D.C.,”someofthemargued.“Whywouldyouwant6.________(go)toBonham?”“Because,”thecongressmanreplied,“Bonhamisaplace7.________peopleknowitwhenyou’resick.”Rayburnhadaneed8.________(great)thangoodmedicalassistance.Heneededfriends.Someonetoaskwhathisgrandchildrenweredoing.Someonetositbyhimandstopbyhishome.Someonetocare.Whoissuch9.________friendtoyou?Thatpersonismorevaluablethanyourgreatest10.________(possess).Haveyousaid“thanks”?DSignlanguagehasbeenusedbydeafcommunitiessinceancienttimes.1.________someofthesehavebecomestandardizedtoadegreeatnationallevelinrecenttimes,eachgroupdevelopeditsownsetofsigns.Buttheresultis2.________therearealotofdifferentsystemsaroundtheworld.AmericanSignLanguageisverydifferent3.________BritishSignLanguage.Forcenturiesdeafchildrenweredismissedasunteachablebutintheearly17thcenturyJuanPabloBonet4.________(give)thetaskofteachingthedeafanddumbchildrenofhis5.________(wealth)employer.Hedevelopedasystemofsigningthealphabet,6.________hepublishedin1620.Manyhearingteachersofthedeaftooktheviewthatsignlanguagehelddeafchildrenback.7.________favoredthe“oralsystem”:teachingdeafchildrentospeak.Fromthe1880ssigningwasbannedfornearly8.________centuryindeafschoolsandeveninfamiliesinmanypartsoftheworld.Inthe1970s,thepioneeringworkofDoctorWilliamC.Stokoeprovedthatsignlanguagepossessedenoughfeatures9.________(consider)alanguageinitsownright.Sincethen,signinghasregaineditsrespectabilityaroundtheworld.Ithasbeenreintroducedintoschools,andnowappears10.________(increase)ontelevisionandattheatreperformances.EThetwofeaturesoflifeinEnglandthatpossiblygivevisitorstheworstimpressionsaretheEnglishweatherandEnglishcooking.1.________formerisanaturalphenomenonandnobodycandoanythingaboutit.Butcookingissomething2.________canbelearned.Englishfoodhasoftenbeendescribedas3.________(taste).Recently,thesituationhaschangedsomewhatbecausesomanypeoplehavebeenspendingtheirholidaysabroadand4.________(learn)toappreciateunfamiliardishes.OneofthetraditionalcomplaintsaboutEnglishfoodisthewaythatvegetablesarecooked.TheonlywaythatmanyBritishhousewivesknowtocookgreenvegetablesis5.________(boil)themfortoolongintoomuchsaltwaterandthentothrowthewaterawaysothatallthevitaminsarelost.Tomake