二、语法填空。

（一）

Beijing and Sydney are two 1.___________ (fascinate) cities. There are some differences between the two cities. Beijing has a longer 2._____________ (historic). It has more 3.__________ (inhabitant) and is more 4.________ (crowd). It's 5.___________ (safety) and attracts many 6.________ (tourism). There are more industry in Beijing, which lead 7.____ serious pollution.

Because 8.____ the rain, the condition of air pollution has been improved.

Although they have many differences, they also share some 9.___________ (similarity). For example, the economy develops well in both cities. What's more, both of them are 10._____ (live) cities.

（二）

The writer introduced four cities and their famous 1.______________(architect) to us. Paris is the capital and largest city of France 2.________(situation) on the River Seine. The famous 3.________(symbolise) of Paris, Eiffel tower attract millions of 4.________ ___ (tour) every year. The second city introduced is Barcelona which is the second 5.________(large) city of Spain. One of its most famous 6. ________(landmark) is the Church of the Sagrada Familia which was designed 7.________ _____ a famous architect. The third one is Florence which became famous because of the 8. _____________ (artist) movement which lasted for three hundred years. So a lot of artists lived and worked there and in the city there is the most famous art gallery9. __________(name) the Uffizi Palace. The last one is Athens which is known 10. _______ the birthplace of western 11.______________(civil).

(三)

阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（不多于3个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。 (2014全国卷1)

Are you facing a situation that looks impossible to fix?

In 1969, the pollution was terrible along the Cuyahoga River Cleveland, Ohio. It 1) ____________（be）unimaginable that it could ever be cleaned up. The river was so polluted that it 2) ____________ (actual) caught fire and burned. Now, years later, this river is one of 3) ____________ most outstanding examples of environmental cleanup.

But the river wasn’t changed in a few days 4) ____________even a few months. It took years of work 5) ____________ (reduce) the industrial pollution and clean the water. Finally, that hard work paid off and now the water in the river is 6) ____________ (clean) than ever.

Maybe you are facing an impossible situation. Maybe you leave a habit 7) ____________ is driving your family crazy. Possibly you drink too much or don’t know how to control your credit card use. When you face such an impossible situation, don’t you want a quick fix and something to change immediately?

While there are 8) ____________ (amaze) stories of instant transformation, for most of us the 9) ____________ (change) are gradual and require a lot of effort and work, like cleaning up a polluted river. Just be 10) ____________ (patience) .

（四）

阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（不多于3个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。(2014全国卷2)

One morning, I was waiting at the bus stop, worried about 1) ____________ (be) late for school. There were many people waiting at the bus stop, 2) ____________ some of them looked very anxious and 3) ____________ (disappoint). When the bus finally came, we all hurried on board. I got a place next 4) ____________ the window, so I had a good view of the sidewalk. A boy on a bike 5) ____________ (catch) my attention. He was riding beside the bus and waving his arms. I heard a passenger behind me shouting to the driver, but he refused 6) ____________ (stop) until we reached the next stop. Still, the boy kept 7) ____________ (ride). He was carrying something over his shoulder and shouting. Finally, when we came to the next stop, the boy ran up the door of the bus. I heard an excited conversation. Then the driver stood up and asked,“8) ____________ anyone lose a suitcase at the last stop?” A woman on the bus shouted, “Oh, dear! It’s 9) ____________ (I)”. She pushed her way to the driver and took the suitcase thankfully. Five others on the bus began talking about what the boy had done and the crowd of strangers 10) ____________ (sudden) became friendly to one another.

三、短文改错。

I was playing at my cousin house. Since his family was rich than mine, he had more toys

than I did. There was one on particular I'd always wanted. I put into my pocket when he

wasn't looking. I guessed, even at that age, I would never be able to enjoy to playing with

the toy or faced my cousin again; I would always know, I'd done something wrong. Late

on, my aunt drove me home. When she dropped me off, I pulled out the toy slow and gave

it back. She knows what had happened, but she thanked me and ever mentioned it again.