2014届高三英语二轮专题复习拔高训练：语法填空2.docVIP

1.语法填空 Americans love pets. In America, there are more families with pets 16 those with children. It is common 17 ? U.S. homes have some sort of pets, such as monkeys, snakes and even wolves. But Americans’ all-time favorites are cats and dogs, because dogs can offer protection from thieves and unwelcome visitors and cats can help get rid 18 ? the home unwanted pests. Beneath keeping pets, there lies a basic American belief: Pets have a right to be treated well. In Houston, Texas, dogs can have their dinner 19 ? (deliver) to their homes, just like pizza. Pets can even go with 20 ? owners on vacation. Besides, at least 75 animal welfare organizations exist in America 21 ? provide care and adoption services for 22 ? (home) and ill-treated animals. To pay for the high-tech health care, people can buy health insurance 23 ?their pets. Pets are as basic to American culture as hot dogs or apple pie. By now researchers 24 ? (discover) that interacting with animals lowers a persons blood pressure. Pets even encourage social relationships: They give their owners an appearance of friendliness, and they provide 25 ? good topic of conversation. 2.阅读下面短文，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。 THE 2,298-kiIometer Beijing-Guangzhou High-speed Railway 16_____ (official) opened to passengers on December 26，2012. It is the world’s longest high-speed rail route. The 17_____ (design)speed of the track is 350 km^, though speeds during the initial period of operation will be limited to about 300 km/h. The new route cuts the travel time between Beijing and Guangzhou 18 almost two thirds, from 22 hours to roughly eight hours .On December 1, 2012，not long before the opening of the Beijing-Guangzhou High-speed Railway, the Harbin-Dalian High-speed Railway, 19_____ first high-speed line ever to cross land that lies frozen for almost half a year, began operations, 20_____ allows passengers to appreciate the view off the coast from