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2024 届高考英语时文阅读之语法填空专项训练
专题 01
海洋探险
Why the Caribbean Island of Grand Cayman
基础篇 加勒比海之大开曼岛探险
should be on your radar？
巩固篇 Diving to new depths in French Polynesia 挑战潜水法属波利尼西亚
67-Year-Old Kayaker needs help near end of
提高篇 营救穿越大西洋的67岁皮划艇运动员
Atlantic crossing
专项微练 单句语法填空 名词专项训练
真题精选 高考模拟衔接 名校真题演练
【原创题】
【基础篇】
There’s no better introduction to island life than the famed Seven
Mile Beach, touted as one of the 1 (fine) in the Caribbean.
Facing west, this crescent of pearl-white sand is a picture-perfect
sunset spot 2 where the island’s best hotels, water sports
and diving operations are located.
Grand Cayman’s finest treasures, however, lie beyond 3
(it) shoreline. There are an impressive 356 diving sites dotted around the archipelago, 4 (range) from
shallow reefs to fascinating shipwrecks home 5 colourful tropical fish, reef sharks and sea turtles. Scuba
divers can take the plunge with one of the island’s top-notch diving schools or try another aquatic exploit — there’s
paddle boarding, windsurfing, kayaking, sailing or nocturnal snorkelling among glittering bioluminescence.
Families love the boat trip to Stingray City, the highlight of 6 is standing on a waist-deep sandbar as
soft-to-stroke stingrays feed from your hand.
Above sea level, there’s a fantastic hike in the Mastic Reserve, which 7 (protect) by the NationalTrust as the largest area of untouched old-growth forest on the island. The rugged, 2.3-mile Mastic Trail weaves
through black mangrove and ancient woodland, thriving in native flora and alive with yellow-chested bananaquit
and squawking parrots — both endemic to the island.
More wildlife is found in the Queen Elizabeth II Botanic Park, 8 (include) the island’s most exotic
resident: the endangered blue iguana. A decade ago, less than 25 of these Caymanian critters 9 (remain)
on the island, but thanks to 1 0 dedicated conservation mission, more than 1,000 now roam.
【巩固篇】
Swivelling their hips to the furious beat of pahu drums,
dancers whirl like dust devils across a sandy stage erected
1 the beach. An audience watches, mesmerised, as
the music grows louder and movements become 2
(fast), until the scene becomes a blur of floaty, floral
fabrics, swishing, grassy fronds and cascading, velveteen
petals.
Slowing the tempo, a new troupe emerges to the gentle strumming of a ukulele, sweeping 3 arms
upwards in a motion mimicking the peaks and troughs of Pacific Ocean waves. Wearing garlands of jasmine draped
around their necks and delicate frangipani flowers tucked behind their ears, these women on the atoll of Rangiroa
4 (be) the very picture of Polynesian paradise, 5 image that’s attracted countless curious
explorers and travellers to these distant shores.
6 in September 2022, the Farerei Haga Rangiroa is the newest addition to a calendar of festivals
held to celebrate the culture and traditions of French Polynesia. Gathering talents from the Tuamotu Archipelago
and further afield, evening dance shows are part of the energetic, six-day programme, featuring coconut-shelling,
va’a (outrigger canoe) racing and lifting stones weighing as much as 160kg — an impressive feat 7
once served as a competition to win the hand of a 8 (chief) daughter.
Dressed in beach shirts and board shorts, dignitaries sing prayers inside an arena made of fishing nets and
oyster shells. Attired equally casually, the country’s president speaks 9 (enthusiastic) of a future when
more cruise ships 1 0 (arrive), as an ocean liner on the horizon blasts its horn.
【提高篇】Aleksander Doba, a 67-year-old kayaker 1 is
attempting a solo, unsupported crossing of the Atlantic Ocean,
2 (need) a new rudder. The rudder on Doba's custom kayak
broke in a storm on February 13 in the notorious Bermuda
Triangle. That was within days of the estimated completion time
for his months-long voyage, according to social media posts by
Andrzej Arminski, 3 kayak designer who built Doba's vessel, called OLO. Arminski noted on Google+
that Doba is unhurt, 4 that he will not be able to paddle against the stiff trade winds with a broken
rudder.
Since January 1, after three months of steady progress across the Atlantic and 90 percent of his journey
complete, Doba 5 (fight) unexpected storms and paddling in circles. Communication with Doba has
been tricky because he has been unable 6 (contact) his support team since December 20 due to a
technical glitch with his satellite phone. The 7 (connect) was reestablished on February 6 with a text
from Doba that said, "Finally, after 47 days it is possible not only to receive text messages but also send them too."
He also has been able to broadcast his position to Arminski on a GPS personal tracker device, called SPOT. The AA
batteries used by the tracker failed, but Doba rigged up a new connection with AAA batteries, although they must
be protected 8 (care) from ocean spray.
Doba, a retired engineer from Poland, left Lisbon, Portugal, in his kayak on October 6, 2013. He was bound
for Smyrna Beach, Florida, 4,700 nautical miles away. Doba had been aiming 9 reach Florida between
February 10 and February 20, 2014. Doba's friend and supporter Piotr Chmielinski, also an adventure kayaker, told
National Geographic that he plans to go to Bermuda on Monday, February 17, to assist in repairs to Doba's kayak.
The Virginia-based Chmielinski says he hopes to help Doba at sea, 1 0 possible, to minimize disruption
to the journey. They may need to seek the nearest harbor, most likely Bermuda, to make repairs to the boat.
【专项微练：名词】
1．（2023春·福建三明·高一统考期中）The country put up a strong ____________ (defend) against the
enemy’s invasion. (所给词的适当形式填空)
2．（2023·全国·高二专题练习）The vegetarian burger was an ________ (innovate) which was rapidly exported
to Britain.(所给词的适当形式填空)3．（2023·全国·高二专题练习）A ________ (vary) of TV programmes are being broadcast on TV at present.
4．（2023·全国·高二专题练习）From about the age of 12 I had wanted to be an emergency medical ________
(technical)．(所给词的适当形式填空)
5．（2023·全国·高二专题练习）The legal system in Scotland is ________ from that in England and the
________ may cause some misunderstanding between them.(distinct)(所给词的适当形式填空)
6．（2023·全国·高二专题练习）People are filled with ________(admire) for what the medical workers have
done during the outbreak of the COVID19.（所给词的适当形式填空）
7．（2023·全国·高二专题练习）China celebrated the completion of the________ (construct) of the Three
Gorges Dam, the world’s largest project that had been a dream of Chinese leaders since the early 20th century.（所
给词的适当形式填空）
8．（2023春·福建三明·高一统考期中）The author mentions the ____________ (function) of science at the
beginning of the passage. (所给词的适当形式填空)
9．（2023春·福建三明·高一统考期中）She sighed in ____________ (relieve) when she heard the good news.
(所给词的适当形式填空)
10．（2023春·海南海口·高二海南中学校考期中）The little boy’s bad behaviour was completely
beyond_________(comprehensive).(所给词的适当形式填空)
【真题精选】
（2023春·河北唐山·高二校联考期中）阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确
形式。
One day I was wandering in the street when I ____11____ (attract) by the advertisement about the Antarctic
expedition on Endurance. I had been dreaming of an expedition to the South Pole so I applied ____12____ a
position. However, I was refused due to my age and lack of experience.
So enthusiastic was I about going along with Endurance ____13____ I secretly went aboard the ship with the
help of my friend Bakewell. Hiding in a cupboard ____14____ I lived on the food he brought me, I started my
expedition on Endurance. Unfortunately, I was discovered ____15____ (immediate) after we set off. Shackleton,
the captain of the ship Endurance, was unhappy but he had no choice but ____16____ (offer) me a position of
steward after he promised “If anyone has to be eaten, you will be the first.” ____17____ (assign) to be a steward, I
then served three meals for the staff.Unexpectedly, Endurance sank when ____18____ (approach) Antarctic. Before we abandoned the ship,
Shackleton calmly asked us to rescue the most essential ____19____ (supply) instead of our ____20____(person)
belongings. We managed to survive by staying on the ice.
（2023春·浙江湖州·高一湖州中学校考阶段练习）阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括
号内单词的正确形式。
Inspired by the work of William Beebe, Dr. Sylvia Earle (1935) began her work as an oceanographer at the age
of 3 when she was knocked off her feet by a wave. She ____21____ (fascinate) by the ocean and its creatures.
Although she struggled ____22____ (balance) her studies and family, Earle earned her PhD from Duke University,
becoming well known in the marine science community. Early in her career, and while she was four ____23____
(month) pregnant, Earle traveled 30.5m/100 ft below the surface in a submersible (潜水器). Her experience
____24____ (live) in an underwater marine habitat earned her celebrity status in the scientific community.
With the experience, Earle developed an interest ____25____ deep sea exploration, and in 1979 she broke
____26____ record for deep diving at 381 m/1,250 ft below the surface in a special suit called the Jim Suit
designed to withstand (抵挡) the ____27____ (press). Earle decided to test the suit as part of her research on a book
____28____ (publish) by National Geographic, and the diving techniques only scratched the surface of the ocean.
Following this adventure, Earle started two companies ____29____ produce deep sea exploration vehicles. The
continued advancement in the technology of these vehicles has helped open up areas in the deep sea ____30____
(previous) unexplored.
