2015 广东南雄市高考英语课外自练（8）及答案语法填空 。阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空，并将答案填写在答题卡标号为 16-25 的相应位置上。One day the king of the Gods, Zeus, decided that he would populate the world with women as well as men. So he ordered Hephaistos, the god of crafts, 16 (create) the first woman. Hephaistos thought a great deal and eventually came up 17 a solution using water and earth. The first womans arrival on the earth was the opportunity for a splendid party and the gods decided to celebratc by giving her some presents. So they each gave her one talent: for example, Aphrodite, the Goddess of love, gave beauty; Apollo, the God of music, gave her musical ability; and Hermes, the messenger of the Gods gave her persuasion. As a result Zeus decided that she would b e called Pandora, which means “all-gifted”.So Pandora was sent to the earth to live with the rest of mankind. 18 she went she was given a box which she was ordered never to open under 19 circumstances. However, being 20 (nature) curious, Pandopra, opened the box, and all the evils of the world such as war, disease, famine and floods 21 were contained within it escaped and spread over the earth. Pandora was horrified to see such things escaping but she found it impossible to close the lid. At last when almost the entire contents of the jar 22 （escape）, and there was only one thing lying at the bottom of the box, Pandora managed to close the lid. Immediately there was a tiny voice 23 (call) “Let me out! Let me out!” Frightened as 24 was, Panda cautiously opened the box in time to see the small object within-Hope-wing its way out into the world. So that was 25 the earth was filled with evil as a result of Pandoras curiosity. Fortunately, there HOPE on earth as well.【参考答案】语法填空 （共 10 小题 , 每小题 1.5 分 , 满分 15 分）16. to create 17. with 18. Before 19. any 20. naturally 21. that/which 22. had escaped 23. calling 24. she 25. how【2014 高考英语广东省梅州市质检试卷高考英语广东省梅州市质检试卷】CThe ancient Egyptians appeared to be among the first early civilizations to learn how to grow roses. In 1888, at Hawara in the El Faiyum area of Egypt, two-thousand-year-old roses were found in ancient tombs. The discovery suggested roses were an important part of the complex burial ceremony which took place when an important person died. The roses found in the tombs are thought by modern experts to be the oldest preserved flowers ever found in the world. They must have been cut and dried before flowering so that they would remain undamaged. Over the centuries, the roses had shrunk and became tight balls, but on careful examination it was discovered that the petals (花瓣) themselves were hardly damaged. Egypts skill in mass-cultivation（大面积栽培）of roses in early times led to the flowers becoming an important export product. At the height of the Roman Empire, Egypt exported large quantities of roses to the Roman courts. Wealthy Romans loved the beautiful colors and sweet smells of roses. So the Romans attempted to grow their own roses and they eventually mastered the art of mass cultivation. Egypt then decided to concentrate on growing grain instead of roses, so grain soon took over as the number-one agricultural product of Egypt. Roses were appreciated in other early civilizations too, including Greece and Persia. They are a decorative feature on coins, sculpture, and vases dating back thousands of years. There is also evidence that roses were highly valued by the Chinese who believed that the flowers could be used to help treat a wide range of illnesses, from toothache to skin and chest diseases. In the modern world, the rose has not lost its popularity as the “Queen of Flowers” the name given to it by the Greek poetess Sappho. Even today more roses are sold than any other flower. Modern techniques have enabled people to create ever more beautiful roses. Transportation by air makes it possible to grow roses in countries with favorable climates and sell them within twenty-four hours in profitable markets all over the world. Tons of roses are transported this way every week. Roses from Ecuador, a country in northern South America, can be bought in Holland, even though that country itself has a huge rose-growing business. 36. The roses discovered at Hawara in 1888 were _. A. buried about four thousand years ago B. cut after they floweredC. used to keep the dead body fresh D. finely preserved37. Grain replaced roses to become the number-one agricultural product of Egypt because _. A. the Egyptians showed less interest in rosesB. the competition in rose export became fierce C. the Romans could grow roses for themselvesD. grain was in great demand in the world market 38. Paragraph 3 is developed mainly _.A. by cause and effect B. by order in spaceC. by order in time D. by examples39. With the example of roses from Ecuador, the author shows _. A. modern techniques help the cultivation of rosesB. air transport helps the rose tra