新概念英语第三册：Lesson1-5课文语法填空练习.docx

新概念三L1-5课文语法填空练习答案参照课文即可语法填空一：Pumas are large, cat-like animals _ are found in America. When reports came into London Zoo _a wild puma had been spotted forty-five miles south of London, they were not taken seriously. However, as the evidence began to accumulate, experts from the Zoo felt obliged to investigate, for the descriptions _(give) by people who claimed to have seen the puma were extraordinarily similar. The hunt for the puma began in a small village _ a woman picking blackberries saw 'a large cat' only five yards away from her. It immediately ran away _ she saw it, and experts confirmed that a puma will not attack a human being _ it is cornered. The search proved difficult, for the puma was often observed at one place in the morning and at another place twenty miles away in the evening. Wherever it went, it left behind it a trail of dead deer and small animals like rabbits. Paw prints _(see) in a number of places and puma fur was found clinging to bushes. Several people complained of 'cat-like noises' at night and a businessman on a fishing trip saw the puma up a tree. The experts were now fully convinced that the animal was a puma, but where had it come from? As no pumas had been reported missing from any zoo in the country, this one must have been _ the possession of a private collector and somehow managed _(escape). The hunt went on for several weeks, but the puma was not caught. It is disturbing to think that a dangerous wild animal is still at large in the quiet countryside.语法填空二：Our vicar is always raising money for one cause or another, _ he has never managed to get enough money to have the church clock _(repair). The big clock which used to strike the hours day and night _(damage) many years ago and has been silent ever since. One night, however, our vicar woke up with a start: the clock was striking the hours! _(look) at his watch, he saw that it was one o'clock, but the bell struck thirteen times before it stopped. Armed with a torch, the vicar went up into the clock tower to see _ was going on. In the torchlight, he caught sight _a figure whom he immediately recognized as Bill Wilkins, our local grocer.'Whatever are you doing up here Bill ?' asked the vicar in surprise.' I'm trying to repair the bell,' answered Bill.' I've been coming up here night after night for weeks now. You see, I was hoping to give you a surprise.''You certainly did give me a surprise!' said the vicar. 'You've probably woken up everyone in the village as well. Still, I'm glad the bell is working again.''That's the trouble, vicar,' answered Bill. 'It's working all right, but I'm afraid that at one o'clock it will strike thirteen times and there's nothing I can do about it.''We'll get used to that, Bill,' said the vicar. 'Thirteen is not as good as one, but it's better than nothing. Now let's go downstairs and have a cup of tea.'语法填空三：Some time ago，an interesting discovery _(make) by archaeologists on the Aegean island of KeaAn American team explored a temple_ stands in an ancient city on the promontory of Ayia IriniThe city at one time must have been prosperous,_ it enjoyed a high level of civilizationHouses-often three storeys high-were built of stoneThey had large rooms _ beautifully decorated wallsThe city was even equipped with a drainage system，for a great many clay pipes were found beneath the narrow   streets  The temple _ the archaeologists explored was used as a place of worship from _ fifteenth century B.C. until Roman times. In the most sacred room of the temple, clay fragments of fifteen statues were found. Each of these represented a goddess and had, at one time, been painted. The body of one statue was found among remains dating from the fifteenth century B.C. Its missing head happened _(be) among remains of the fifth century B.C.This head must have been found in Classical times and carefully preserved. It was very old and precious even then. When the archaeologists reconstructed the fragments, they were _(amaze) to find that the goddess turned out to be a very modern-looking woman. She stood three feet high and her hands rested on her hip. She was wearing a full-length skirt _ swept the ground. Despite her great age, she was very graceful indeed, but, so far,the archaeologists _(be) unable to discover her identity.语法填空四：These days, people _ do manual work often _(receive) far more money than people who work in offices. People who work in offices are frequently referred to as white-collar workers' for the simple reason _ they usually wear a collar and tie to go to work. Such is human nature, that a great many people are often willing_(sacrifice) higher pay for the privilege of becoming white-collar workers. This can give rise to curious situations, as it did in the case of Alfred Bloggs who worked as a dustman for the Ellesmere Corporation.When he got married, Alf was too _(embarrass) to say anything to his wife about his job. He simply told her that he worked for the Corporation. Every morning, he left home dressed in a smart black suit. He then changed into overalls and _(spend) the next eight hours as a dustman. Before_(return) home at night, he took a shower and changed back into his suit. Alf did this for over two years and his fellow dustmen kept his secret. AlF's wife has never discovered that she married a dustman and she never will, for Alf has just found another job. He will soon be working in an office. He will be earning only half as much as he used to, but he feels that his rise in status is well worth _ loss of money. From now on, he _(wear) a suit all day and others will call him 'Mr. Bloggs', not 'Alf'.语法填空五：Editors of newspapers and magazines often go to extremes to provide their readers_ unimportant facts and statistics. Last year a journalist _(instruct) by a well-known magazine to write an article on the president's palace in a new African republic. When the article arrived, the editor read the first sentence and then refused_(publish) it. The article began: 'Hundreds of steps lead _ the high wall _ surrounds the president's palace.' The editor at once sent the journalist a telegram _(instruct) him to find out the exact number of steps and the height of the wall. The journalist immediately set out _(obtain) these important facts, _ he took a long time to send them. Meanwhile, the editor was getting impatient, _ the magazine would soon go to press. He sent the journalist two more faxes, _ received no reply. He sent yet another fax informing the journalist that if he did not reply soon he would be fired. When the journalist again failed to reply, the editor reluctantly published the article as it had originally been written. A week later, the editor at last received _ telegram from the journalist. Not only had the poor man been arrested, but he had been sent to prison as well. However, he had at last been allowed _(send) a fax _ which he informed the editor that he had been arrested while _(count) the 1,084 steps leading to the fifteen-foot wall which surrounded the president's palace.