高中英语完形填空练习 二（含答案）

中小学教育资源及组卷应用平台 高中英语完形填空练习 请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。 Singapore was once routinely criticized for being dull. Yet, for the past few decades, Singapore has reinvented itself as one of Southeast Asia’s most modern and 1 cities. The city-state is very good at taking advantage of its unique location, history, and ethnic composition to make itself different. It successfully 2 together a mass of different traditions, cuisines and architectural styles. It is also good at promoting tourism. Here, cutting-edge tourist developments continue to spring up. Shopping avenues and underground malls throb with life, as do the food courts, the riverside bars and the temple-dotted outlying neighborhoods. Some may worry that Singapore is going to be another Bangkok, but it 3 be because it’s doing a fantastic job of being Singapore. It’s true to say that the former British trading post and colony still has a reputation for its cleanliness. Similarly, levels of serious crime are proved 4 very low. In addition to British influences, Chinese, Indian, and Malay 5 all flow through daily life here. The mix has left Singapore with a genuinely world-class food scene—and you won’t need to spend big to eat well. 1. (A) sensitive (B) energetic (C) imaginary (D) confident 2. (A) tilts (B) knits (C) pinches (D) soothes 3. (A) can’t (B) mustn’t (C) daren’t (D) shouldn’t 4. (A) it is (B) that it is (C) to be (D) to have been 5. (A) cultures (B) outskirts (C) ambassadors (D) skyscrapers Chinese people have long credited themselves for the invention of papermaking. In fact, the technique 6 in use in ancient Egypt before it was adopted on a large scale in Asia. What Chinese inventor Tsai Lun did was to make paper from the bark of trees instead of the water plants papyrus 7 in Egypt. However, Tsai’s papermaking invention led to a special art form that undoubtedly originated from China. In the sixth century, members of royal families began cutting papers into fancy patterns. Soon, this new art form 8 , and even ordinary townspeople were trying their hands at that. Later, with frequent trading among countries, paper cutting was practiced in many places in the Middle East as well. Nowadays, paper cutting is chiefly a decorative skill. Fantastic paper art works can be used to decorate just about anything; they are most often put on columns, lamps, and mirrors, 9 . If you happen to have knives and scissors as well as some soft paper 10 , why not try cutting out some elaborate patterns. When put on entranceways to homes, these beautiful designs are believed to bring in good luck. 6. (A) had (B) were (C) has had (D) had been 7. (A) that using (B) which used (C) used (D) using 8. (A) spread (B) promoted (C) impressed (D) released 9. (A) rather (B) likewise (C) though (D) therefore 10. (A) at heart (B) on hand (C) for good (D) in public Research has shown that having purpose and meaning in life increases life satis ... ...