限时组合专练(二)

1、.限时组合专练二.2019·济宁短文填空6分钟 用方框中所给的单词或短语填空，使短文完好、通顺。每个单词或短语限用一次，有两个单词或短语多余。rule, none, again, note, first, directlyanother, set out, gave upOne day, a student asked his teacher, “What is greed？ The teacher didn't answer his question 1._， but asked the student to walk through the chocolate facto

2、ry next to their school and pick out the biggest chocolate bar条；块 he could find. But there was a 2._： as he passed through the factory, he could not turn back. The student went to the chocolate factory. As he walked, he saw a large chocolate bar. He liked it, but thought he might be able to find an

3、even bigger one if he kept going. He kept walking and saw 3._ chocolate bar. This one was a little bigger. But 4._， he thought he could find an even bigger one if he kept going. As he neared the end of the factory, he saw fewer chocolate bars, and 5._ of them were as large as the earlier ones. He st

4、arted to regret his decision to keep going. Finally he 6._. He went back to his teacher empty­handed and explained what had happened. The teacher told him, “You liked the 7._ chocolate bar, but you kept looking for a bigger one. And later, you realized that you had given up the best chocolate b

5、ar because you thought you could do better. That is called greed.完形填空7分钟Do you ever watch old movies? Maybe you will see one with Carole Lombard. She was a famous _1_ in the 1930s. She died when she was only 34. In her _2_ life she made 70 movies! Lombard's real name was Jane Alice Peters. In 19

6、21, she was playing baseball in the _3_ near her home. A movie director _4_ her and decided to put her in a movie. She was only 13 at the time. The movie was one of the last silent movies. She acted表演 so well that she _5_ the hearts of some people. At 16, she left school to act.In 1925, she had an a

7、greement with a _6_ studio, 20th Century Fox. The studio gave _7_ a new name, and she acted in several films. Then, at age 18, she was in a bad car accident. The accident left scars伤疤 on her face. The studio broke the agreement, but she did not _8_. She continued to act.It was Paramount Studio that

8、made Lombard a _9_. She made many movies for the studio. She also married two of their stars. Lombard was married to actor William Powell for only 23 months. _10_ seven years later, she married the great love of her life, actor Clark Gable. It was a great Hollywood love story.1.A.nurse BactressCdoct

9、or Dteacher2.A.short BlazyClong Dhumorous3.A.kitchen BclassroomCcinema Dstreet4.A.forgot BsawChurt Dpushed5.A.broke BavoidedCwon Dtreated6.A.dance BfilmCmusic Dschool7.A.me Bit Cher Dhim8.A.give up Bhave a tryCmake sure Dlift up9.A.scientist BwriterCdriver Dstar10.A.But BBeforeCSince DAs.2019·重

10、庆A阅读理解6分钟Scientists in Britain and the United States have made a new kind of enzyme酵素 that eats plastics 塑料. With its help, plastics can be turned into smaller parts and go away quickly. Scientists believe that, in the future, it could solve the problem of plastic pollution.The enzyme is able to bre

11、ak_down PET, a form of plastic. PET was first made in the 1940s and is now widely used to make plastic bottles. It can remain in the environment for many years and pollute large areas of land and water. So it has always been a headache to deal with the waste from PET and other plastics. The research

12、ers made the discovery发现 while examining the structure of a natural enzyme in Japan. They found that the natural enzyme was helping to break down PET plastics. So, they decided to make small changes to the enzyme by adding some amino acids氨基酸. It made the natural enzyme's plastic­eating abi

13、lities work faster and better.John McGeehan, one of the lead researchers, said, “We've made an improved enzyme. It's better than the natural one. And we are trying to make more improvements to it. He went on, “The enzyme is not harmful to humans or animals, and it is friendly to the environm

14、ent. So we are considering putting it into wider use.The team is now trying to make the enzyme break down PET in large quantities大量地. “We'll see that the plastic pollution may be stopped with this technology. However, there is still a long way to go， John McGeehan added.1.According to the scient

15、ists, the enzyme may solve the problem of _ pollution.Aair Bwater Clight Dplastic2.The underlined phrase “break down in the passage probably means “_ in Chinese.A实验 B消费 C创造 D分解3.Researchers discovered that a natural enzyme helped eat plastics _. Ain Britain Bin the US Cin Japan Din China 4.Which of

16、the following is TRUE according to the passage?AThe scientists are still trying to improve the enzyme.BThe enzyme will pollute large areas of land and water.CThe natural enzyme works better than the improved one.DThe natural enzyme is harmful to humans and animals.2019·吉林任务型阅读7分钟One day, a baby

17、 snail蜗牛 found that he had to carry a big and heavy shell at any time. He was confused困惑的, so he went up to his mother and asked, “Why was I born with a shell that grew so hard and heavy？ His mother said, “Because we don't have bones to hold us up. We can only move slowly, so we need a shell to

18、protect us. The baby snail asked again, “The caterpillar毛毛虫 has no bones, either, and she can't move quickly. Why can she live without a shell？ The mother snail answered, “That's because a caterpillar will become a butterfly蝴蝶. She can fly high into the sky. They sky can protect her. The bab

19、y snail had one more question, “But the earthworm蚯蚓 moves like us. He has no bones and he won't turn into a butterfly. Why doesn't he carry a hard and heavy shell？ His mother said, “He can dig a hole and hide in the ground, and then the earth can protect him.The baby snail then cried, “We ar

20、e so poor! We have no protection from the sky or from the ground！ His mother smiled at him, “That's why we have a shell. My dear, imagine that if we don't have the shells, what will happen to us? Hot sun will dry out our bodies and we'll have nowhere to sleep. What's worse, we'll die in the heavy rain. How terrible it is! We don't depend on the sky or the ground for protection. We should depend on ourselves.根据短文内容，答复以下问题。 1Whom did the baby snail ask for help, his mother or father? _2What will the caterpillar in the story become when she grows up?