高考英語(yǔ)語(yǔ)法填空練習(xí)第一期

高考語(yǔ)法填空練習(xí)第一期（A）NewZealandwillphaseinanear-totaltobaccobanfromnextyear.

LegislationpassedbyparliamentonTuesday(1)_____________(mean)thatanyonebornafter2008willneverbeabletobuycigarettesortobaccoproducts.Itwillmeanthenumberofpeopleabletobuytobaccowillshrinkeachyear.By2050,forexample,40-year-oldswillbetooyoungtobuycigarettes.HealthMinisterAyeshaVerrall,who(2)_____________(introduce)thebill,saiditwasastep"towardsasmoke-freefuture"."Thousandsofpeoplewilllivelonger,healthierlivesandthehealthsystemwillbeNZ$5billion(US$3.2billion)betterofffromnot(3)___________(need)totreattheillnessescausedbysmoking,"DrVerrallsaid.NewZealand'ssmokingrateisalready(4)____________historiclows,withjust8%ofadultssmokingdailyaccordingto

governmentstatisticreleasedinNovember

-downfrom9.4%lastyear.Itishopedthatthe

SmokefreeEnvironmentsBill

willreducethatnumbertolessthan5%by2025,withtheeventualaimofeliminatingthepracticealtogether.Thebillisalsodesignedtolimitthenumberofretailersable(5)__________(sell)smokedtobaccoproductsto600nationwide-downfrom6,000currently-andreducenicotinelevelsinproductstomake(6)___________lessaddictive."Itmeansnicotinewill(7)___________tonon-addictivelevelsandcommunitieswillbefreefromtheproliferationandclusteringofretailers(8)_________targetandselltobaccoproductsincertainareas,"DrVerrallsaid.Sheaddedthatthelegislation(9)____________closethelifeexpectancybetweenMaoriandnon-Maoricitizens.TheoverallsmokingrateforMaoricitizensisat19.9%-downfromlastyear'sfigureof22.3%.Thenewlegislationdoesnotbanvapeproducts,whichhavebecomefarmorepopularamongyoungergenerationsthancigarettes.Criticsofthebill-includingtheACTpartywhichholds10seatsinparliament-havewarnedthatthepolicycouldfuelablackmarketintobaccoproductsandkilloffsmallshops."Noonewantstoseepeoplesmoke,(10)_________therealityis,somewillandLabour'snannystateprohibitionisgoingtocauseproblems,"saidACTDeputyLeaderBrookevanVelden.（B）AmajorbreakthroughhasbeenannouncedbyUSscientistsintheracetorecreatenuclearfusion.Physicists(1)_________________(pursue)thetechnologyfordecadesasitpromisesapotentialsourceofnear-limitlesscleanenergy.OnTuesdayresearchersconfirmedtheyhaveovercomeamajorbarrier-producingmoreenergyfromafusionexperimentthanwasput(2)_____________.Butexpertssaythereisstillsomewaytogobeforefusionpowershomes.TheexperimenttookplaceattheNationalIgnitionFacilityattheLawrenceLivermoreNationalLaboratory(LLNL)inCalifornia.LLNLdirectorDrKimBudilsaid:"Thisisahistoricachievement…overthepast60yearsthousandsofpeoplehavecontributedtothisendeavourandittookrealvisiontogetushere."Nuclearfusionisdescribedasthe"holygrail"ofenergyproduction.ItistheprocessthatpowerstheSunandotherstars.Itworksbytakingpairsoflightatomsandforcingthemtogether-this"fusion"releasesalotofenergy.Itistheoppositeofnuclearfission,whereheavyatoms(3)_____________(split)apart.Fissionisthetechnologycurrentlyusedinnuclearpowerstations,buttheprocessalsoproducesalotofwastethatcontinuestogiveoutradiationforalongtime.Itcanbedangerousand(4)___________bestoredsafely.Nuclearfusionproducesfarmoreenergy,andonlysmallamountsofshort-livedradioactivewaste.Andimportantly,theprocessproducesnogreenhousegasemissionsandthereforedoesnotcontributetoclimatechange.Butoneofthechallengesisthatforcingandkeepingtheelementstogetherinfusion(5)____________(require)veryhightemperaturesandpressures.Untilnow,noexperimenthasmanagedtoproducemoreenergythantheamountputin(6)_______________(make)itwork.Theamountofenergythey'vegeneratedinthisexperimentistiny-justenoughtoboilafewkettles.Butwhatitrepresentsishuge.Thepromiseofafusion-poweredfutureisonestep(7)______________(close).Butthere'sstillalongwaytogo(8)________________thisbecomesareality.Thisexperimentshowsthatthescienceworks.Beforescientistscaneventhinkaboutscalingitup,itneedstoberepeated,perfected,andtheamountofenergyitgenerateswillhavetobesignificantlyboosted.Thisexperiment(9)_____________(cost)billionsofdollars-fusiondoesnotcomecheap.Butthepromiseofasourceofcleanenergywillcertainlybeabigincentive(10)______overcomingthesechallenges.（C）WecouldseesloweconomicgrowthfortherestofthedecadeSource:CNNSofarthisyear,theUSeconomyhasmanagedtoskirtarecession,(1)___________whatmanyexpertspredicted.Butevenwhilethelabormarketremainsstrong,thereisn’tmuchtocelebrateintheforeseeablefuture.Wecouldstillverywellfindourselvesinarecessionoverthenext12months,withlimitedeconomicgrowthandlowerprospectsforimprovementinAmericans’standardofliving(2)____________couldlingerfortherestofthedecade.Currently,spendingon

\t"/2022/09/08/perspectives/economy-labor-shortage-recession/_blank"consumerservices

(thinkhotels,passengertransportationandhairsalons,forexample)isgrowingrapidlyandkeepingtheeconomy(3)______________water.Thatisnotsurprising,becauseconsumerservices,liketravelanddiningoutatrestaurants,(4)______still_________(recover)fromthecompletecollapseduringtheearlypartofthepandemic.Andbecausesuchservicesaremorelaborintensive,jobscontinuetogrowrapidly.Butthisstronggrowthcan’tpersistforever.Asthefearofthepandemicsubsidesandhouseholdsreturntopre-pandemicspendingpatterns,thepaceofrecoveryinconsumerserviceswillslow,andby2023,jobgrowthinthissectorwillnolongerbeunusuallyhigh.Sinceconsumerspendingonservicesmakesupabout45%ofthe

\t"/2022/09/08/perspectives/economy-labor-shortage-recession/_blank"USeconomy,theslowdowninthissegmentcouldtiptheeconomyintoarecession,especially(5)__________therestoftheeconomycontinuestocontract.LaborshortageswillpersistfortherestofthedecadeTheworkershortageisn’tjustatemporaryproblem,butrathertheresultofseverallong-termdemographicandlabormarkettrendsconvergingwiththepandemic.First,asbabyboomersretire,working-age

\t"/2022/09/08/perspectives/economy-labor-shortage-recession/_blank"populationgrowth

isslowingtoahalt.Second,peopleinthe25to34agegroup,especiallymen(6)___________acollegedegree,aremorelikelytobeoutofthe

\t"/2022/09/08/perspectives/economy-labor-shortage-recession/_blank"laborforce.Theyaremuchmorelikelytobesingleand

\t"/2022/09/08/perspectives/economy-labor-shortage-recession/_blank"livingwiththeirparents

withlessofaneedtoearnincome.Third,fordecades,peopleunderage25(7)____________________(withdraw)fromthe

\t"/2022/09/08/perspectives/economy-labor-shortage-recession/_blank"laborforce

toenrollin

\t"/2022/09/08/perspectives/economy-labor-shortage-recession/_blank"highereducation.Andinrecentdecades,therehasbeenalargeincreaseintheshareofpeoplewhohaveoptedoutofthe

\t"/2022/09/08/perspectives/economy-labor-shortage-recession/_blank"laborforce

(8)________________disability.Thepandemicfurtherreducedlaborforceparticipation,especiallyamongolderpeopleandthose(9)_________feargettinginfectedorthosewho(10)_____________(suffer)from

\t"/2022/09/08/perspectives/economy-labor-shortage-recession/_blank"longCovid.(D)The\t"/2022/12/15/entertainment/harry-meghan-netflix-takeaways-part-two-scli-intl/_blank"?lastthreeepisodes

oftheDukeandDuchessofSussex’sNetflixdocumentaryserieswerereleasedThursday.Thefirstthreeepisodes,

\t"/2022/12/15/entertainment/harry-meghan-netflix-takeaways-part-two-scli-intl/_blank"releasedlastweek,（1）______________(touch)ontheearlydaysofthecouple’srelationship,therelentlessmediaattentionthey’vefacedandwhatHarryreferredtoas“unconsciousbias”(2)_________theroyalfamily.Theselatestinstallments(部分）seeHarrydetailrifts（分裂，不和）withhisrelatives,thetollthelastfewyearshastaken(3)________thecoupleandtheirnewlifeinCalifornia.BuckinghamPalacereiterated（重申）onThursdaythatitwillnotcommentonthedocumentary,androyalengagements（預(yù)約）（4）_________________(continue).Thecouplesaidtheirpopularitywiththepubliccausedissueswithintheroyalhousehold,withtheirtourinAustralia（5）_______________(describe)inthedocumentaryasaturningpoint.HarrysaidMeghan’spopularityinparticularcausedproblemsatthepalace,(6)___________(recall)similaritieswithhismotherDiana,whomarriedintotheroyalfamilyandwasbelovedbythepublic.“Theissueiswhensomeonewho’smarryingin,whoshouldbeasupportingactisthenstealingthelimelightorisdoingthejobbetterthanthepersonwhoisborntodothis.Thatupsetspeople.Itshiftsthebalance,”Harrysaid.Thecouplerecalledhowmediacoveragestartedtoturnnegative,withMeghanincreasinglyassociatedwithracisttropes（比喻、修辭）(7)_________________drugs,criminalityorterrorism.DoriaRagland,Meghan’smother,recounted（講述）howherdaughtertoldhershehadthoughtabouttakingherownlifeafterbeingconstantly“pickedatbythesevultures”inthemedia.“Thatshewouldactuallythinkofnot(8)__________(want)tobehere…That’snotaneasyoneforamomtohear,”saidRagland.Harrysaidhe“neverthoughtthatitwouldgettothatstage,”andthefactitdidlefthimfeeling“angryandashamed.”Meghansaidshewantedtogethelp(9)__________waspreventedfromdoingso