牛津版模块三语法填空

1英语模块三语法填空1Atfouro’clockonafoggyday,Pollyleftwork1_______（early）thanusualandsteppedoutintothefog,2.______(wonder)ifthebuseswouldstillberunning.She3______(walk)quicklytowardsherusualbusstop,onlytobetoldthebuscouldn’trunasfarasKingStreetthatday.ShehadtotaketheUndergroundtoGreenPark,wheretherewasnoone4_______sight.Asshewalked,shefeltaroughhandbrush5_______（she）cheek.Afewminuteslater,thefootstepswereheardagain.Pollywassofrightenedthatshecouldn’tmoveatall.6.______(lucky),itwassomeone7_______wantedtoofferhelp.Pollydecided8_______（accept）hishelp.ThemantookPolly’shandandledhertoherhouse.Inhisotherhandthemancarried9_________stick.WhatasurprisewhenthemantoldPollyhewasblind!Shewantedtoinvitehimtoherhometorestforawhile,butthemanleftquickly.Hewantedtopaybackthehelpthatpeoplegavehimwhenitwas10._________(sun).2SinceIamblind,Ialwaysliveindarkness.Itdoesnotmakeany1_______(different)ifIaminthestreetoratmyhouse---whereverIam,itislikeIaminafog,becauseIcanseenothingoftheworldaroundme.2_______(go)outisanadventureforme.Icanrememberwheretheshopsare,andIcan3_______(easy)findmywayaround.However,IalwayshesitatewhenIleavethehouse,becausethere4._______(be)manycarsandlorriesonthestreets.IamalwaysanxiouswhenIcometoacrossroads,andIhavetolistenverycloselytohearifsomecaris5_______(approach).Asanaid,Icarry6_______stickwithmewhenIgoout.Igraspitinmyhandanduseittofeelthepavement,soIcanknowifthereissomethinginfrontof7_______(I).SinceotherpeoplecanobservethatIam8_______(carry)astick,theycanusuallyguessthatIamblindandstayoutofmyway.9_______thesametime,Ioftenrunintothings10_______areuphigh,suchastreebranches,andsometimeshitmyheadonthem.3Itisaquietevening.Allsoldiersareasleepwhileaguard1_______（watch）fortheenemy.Suddenly,thereisaflash,andthesoundofguns!Theyarebeing2.____________(attack)!Hundredsofenemysoldiersrushtowardthem.Theyareallgoingtobekilledunlesstheygethelp.Anofficerwrites3_______shortmessagequicklyonasmallpieceofpaper:”Beingattacked!Hurry!”Herollsupthepaperandputsitintoasmallcase,andthenreachesintoacageandgetsabird.Attachingthemessageto4_______（it）leg,hesetsthebirdloose,5._______liesintotheairanddisappearsinthedark6_______（immediate）.Thoughitmayseemhard7.__________(believe),thebirdtheofficerusesisthesamebirdoftenseeninpublic8_______（park）---thepigeon.Pigeonshaveawonderfulsenseof9.___________(direct)andcanfindtheirwayhomeoverlongdistances.Thatiswhypigeonshavebeen10_______（used）tocarrythenewsoreventhemail.4Englishisalanguagewithmany1.________(confuse)rules.BeforetwoGermanicgroupsoccupiedBritain,OldEnglishconsistedofamixtureof2._____(they)languages3____Celtic.Attheendofthe9thcentury,theVikingsfromtheNorthernEuropeancountries4._____(begin)tomovedtoBritain.As5.____result,manypairsofwordsandphraseshavesimilarmeaningsinEnglish.AftertheNormanstookcontrol6.______England,Frenchwas7______（speak）inthiscountrytogetherwithEnglish,8.______resultedinevenmorepairsofsimilarwords.ModernEnglishincludesmanyLatinandGreekwords.Pronunciationalsowentthroughhuge9.______(change).Itiscertainthatthisprocesswillcontinue,andpeoplewillkeepinventingnew2wordsandnewways10_______sayingthings.5TheChineselanguagediffersfromwesternlanguages.Itusescharacters1_______________（stand）forideas,objectsordeeds.Chinesewordsareoften2____________（form）byputtingtogetherdifferentcharacters.WecanseethehistoryoftheChineselanguage3__________lookingathowthesecharactersdeveloped.Chinesewritingbeganthousandsofyearsago.ThefirstChinesecharacters4.____________（be）drawingsofphysicalobjects.Somecharactershavebeensimplifiedandothershavebeenmademoredifficultovertime.However,as5___________whole,thecharactershavedevelopedfromdrawingsintostandardform.Notallcharacterswere6______________（develop）fromdrawingsofobjects.Somecharactersweremadeby7___________（combine）twoormorecharacterstogethereg.‘rest’and‘prisoner’.Othercharactersweredevelopedfordirectionsandnumbers.ManyotherChinesecharacterswere8_______________（make）byhavingonepartofacharacterindicatethemeaningandtheothersuggestthepronunciation.Inthe1950stheChinese9_______________（govern）introducedsimplifiedChinesecharacters,10_______________arewideusedinChina’smainlandnow.6Onebigdifference1__________BritishandAmericanEnglishisinvocabulary.Forexample,theBritishusethewordautumnwhiletheAmericansusethewordfall.Inthiscase,theolderwordisautumn.2__________,aboutfourhundredyearsago,thewordautumnwas3__________(replace)withfall.Later,theBritishreturnedtoautumn,whiletheAmericansstillusefall.Ofcourse,peoplefrommanydifferentcountriescametoAmericaandmadetheircontributionstoAmericanEnglish.Indeed,inAmericanEnglishthere4__________(be)wordsfromeverymajortonguespokenonEarth.ManyofthesewordsareabsentinBritishEnglish.AnotherbigdistinctionbetweenAmericanandBritishEnglishis5__________(spell).AftertheAmericans6__________(defeat)theBritishin1781andgained7__________(independent),theywantedtomakethespellingofEnglishwordssimpler.therefore,Americanswritecolorinsteadofcolour.Finally,thepronunciationsandaccentsaredifferent.Bothcountrieshaveslowly8__________(change)thewaytheysay9__________sa