【名师测控】（浙江专版）2018年度中考英语特训总复习 第三部分 中考专项突破篇 第36课时 语法填空（精练）试题.docVIP

第36课时　语法填空 A village, 1.__an__old man was hired to clear the spring(泉水)up on the mountain. He took care of the spring every day, 2.__swept__(sweep)away all the leaves and other things 3.__that__would make the water dirty. Soon, beautiful swans (天鹅) came to the clear spring, Years passed. One evening the town leaders 4.__held__(hold) a meeting. As they looked at the salary list, one of them said, “Why do we keep this old man on year after year? I dont think we need him or his work.” Later, the old man 5.__was__told__(tell) to leave. For several weeks, nothing changed. By early autumn came, the leaves began to fall off the trees, and the spring was covered 6.__with__ leaves. A few days later, the water was much 7.__darker__(dark). Only a few months after the old man left, all the swans left，and the tourists didnt come，8.__either__. Then they realized their mistake and rehired the old man.A few weeks later, the spring began to clear up. Soon new life returned to the village. So, my friends, do you see? No matter 9.__how__small your work seems to be, never look down 10.__upon__it. Anything we can do will make a difference. B More recently, most Americans remember 1.__what__they were doing when the World Trade Center in New York was taken down by terrorists. It is one of the 2.__biggest__(big)events in American history. Even the date—September 11, 2001梙as t3.__meaning__(mean)to most Americans. This was a day Peter Hunt will never forget. In May 2001, he 4.__found__(find) a job in the World Trade Center. On September 11，2001, he arrived at his building at around 8：30 a．m.He was about to go up 5.__when__he decided to get a coffee first. He went to his favorite coffee place even though it was two blocks east from his office. As he was waiting in line with other office 6.__workers__(work), what was going on, the first plane had already hit his office building. They stared 7.__in__disbelief at the black smoke rising above the burning building. He felt 8.__lucky__(luck)to