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1、分类综合训练:阅读理解+完形填空+书面表达一阅读理解ARestaurants in the USAStaves PizzaSo many pizza chains compete for the attention of tourists in South Beach, but ask a Miami Beach local where to get the best pizza and theyll tell you about Staves. This is New York-style pizza, handmade with care and good ingredients. New
2、 branches of Staves are opening elsewhere in Miami, all in non-tourist areas.Opening hours: 11 am3 pmCattlemans SteakhouseThis place is 20 miles east of the city, but local folks would probably drive 200 miles to eat here. The food is good, and the scenery is even better. Come early and wander aroun
3、d the grounds of Indian Cliffs Ranch, where youll see everything from rabbits to buffalo (水牛),then catch the sunset either before or after your meal.Opening hours: 5 pm10 pmAbsolute Baking & CafeThe screen door is always swinging open at this town hot spot with giant breakfasts. Try the green chili
4、on eggsifs made from scratch, as are the organic breads. Lunch includes salads, big sandwiches and local grass-fed beef burgers. Dont miss a square of soft, fresh carrot cake.Opening hours: 7 am2 pmWaifs WharfEverybodys favorite for fresh fish, Waifs packs them in on weekends. You cant make reservat
5、ions for dinner (though theyYe accepted for lunch), but its worth the wait for the tree fire-grilled seafood and steaks in the many-windowed ground floor or upstairs in captains chairs.Opening hours: 11 am-3: 30 pmThe new branches of Staves Pizza are mainly for.A. New Yorkers B. touristsC. the local
6、s D. foreignersCattlemans Steakhouse offers good food as well as wonderful.A. wine B. viewC. discount D. serviceWhich restaurant serves both breakfast and lunch?A. Staves Pizza. B. Waifs Wharf.C. Absolute Baking. D. Cattlemans Steakhouse.BAs Simon Kindle sides, 34, took his first step in the London
7、Marathon in April, he felt as if magic was in the air. Everyone was on the streets, cheering, and that was a magical moment, n he said. As time went on, the crowds and other racers spread around. Kindle sides and his team of eight supporters continued walking.Kindle sides, who is paralyzed from the
8、waist down and typically uses a wheelchair, was equipped with an exoskeleton (体夕卜骨骼)to help him walk. His supporters walked with him to change the batteries in his exoskeleton so he could keep moving.In 2013, Kindly sides was diagnosed with a brain tumor (肿瘤)that was growing in a way that pressed on
9、 certain nerves (神经),leading to him losing feeling in his legs. He was told he would never walk again. Before his paralysis, the London-based singer and dancer had ualways wanted to run a marathon, he said, but he never made the plan to do sountil this year.During the London Marathon, the last two m
10、iles were the hardest. uAt that point, I was exhausted. It was freezing cold, and I was hurting emotionally,5 Kindly sides said. But he kept going. ul didnt want to let people down. I had a team of eight, and I was raising money for The Brain Tumor Charity,n he said. So he continued and made history
11、 as the first paralyzed man to complete the London Marathon on foot.Then, recovering (康复)at home, he shared his accomplishment with his three children. uThey used to say Im the only dad in their whole school whos in a wheelchair, and now they say Im their dad, the only one who has walked a marathon,
12、 n he said.Kindly sides is training to complete three more marathons next year, including the London Marathon again.Why did Kindly sides supporters accompany him all the way?To inspire him as a team.To help change the batteries.To guide him along the road.To assist him with the wheelchair.What cause
13、d Kindle sides disability?A. An accident.B. An operation.C. Damaged leg nerves. D. The brain tumor.What encouraged Kindle sides to finish the hardest two- mile race?The belief to beat others.The strong desire to recover.The prize money for the winner.The kindness to help the charity.What can we lear
14、n about Kindle sides?He was once a successful actor.He felt a pity to have to use a wheelchair.He wanted to join in London marathons once more.He was the first disabled man to complete the London Marathon.CSteven Stein likes to follow garbage trucks. His strange habit makes sense when you consider t
15、hat hes an environmental scientist who studies how to reduce litter, including things that fall off garbage trucks as they drive down the road. What is even more interesting is that one of Steins jobs is defending an industry behind the plastic shopping bags.Americans use more than 100 billion thin-
16、film plastic bags every year. So many end up in tree branches or along highways that a growing number of cities do not allow them at checkouts. The bags are prohibited in some 90 cities in California, including Los Angeles. Eyeing these headwinds, plastic-bag makers are employing scientists like Ste
17、in to make the case that their products are not as bad for the planet as most people assume.Among the bag makers argument: many cities with bans still allow shoppers to purchase paper bags, which are easily recycled but require more energy to produce and transport. And while plastic bags may be ugly
18、 to look at, they represent a small percentage of all garbage on the ground today.The industry has also taken aim at the product that has appeared as its replacement: Reusable shopping bags. The stronger a reusable bag is, the longer its life and the more plastic-bag use it cancels out. However, lon
19、ger-lasting reusable bags often require more energy to make. One study found that a cotton bag must be used at least 131 times to be better for the planet than plastic.Environmentalists don,t dispute (质疑)these points. They hope paper bags w川 be banned someday too and want shoppers to use the same re
20、usable bags for years.What has Steven Stein been employed to do?Help increase food sales.Recycle the waste material.Stop things falling off trucks.Argue for the use of plastic bags.What does the underlined word “headwinds in Paragraph 2 refer to?Bans on plastic bags.Plastic bags hung in trees.Effect
21、s of city development.Headaches caused by garbage.What is a disadvantage of reusable bags according to plastic-bag makers?They are quite expensive.It can be difficult to replace them.They are less strong than plastic bags.It requires more energy to produce them.What can be the best title for the tex
22、t?Recycle or Throw AwayPlastic, Paper or NeitherIndustry, Pollution and EnvironmentGarbage Collection and Waste ControlDLate blight (晚疫病)is a common disease of plants such as tomatoes and potatoes, capable of wiping out entire crops in commercial-sized fields. If conditions are favorable, it can qui
23、ckly spread to other plants through wet soil and wind.In history, late blight caused over 1 million deaths in Ireland. Today it still causes more than 6.7 billion dollars in annual losses worldwide. Small farms and growers are often the hardest hit, many stating losing almost two-thirds of their yea
24、rly production, because usually they dont have money to identify and treat the disease.But farmers may have a new weapon now. The technology, designed by researchers at North Carolina State University, can recognize sick plants early by employing a piece of test paper that plugs into (接入)a reader on
25、 a smartphone.Plants produce signaling chemicals from their leaves. ulf a plant is diseased, the type and concentration of these chemicals change, nsaid Wei Qingshan, an engineer at North Carolina State University. If the farmer suspects a late blight infection is underway, he can remove a leaf from
26、 a living plant and place it in a small, covered glass jar. After the leafs volatile (挥发性的)chemicals have accumulated for 15 minutes or so, the cap is removed and the air is pumped from the jar into a reader attached to the back of a smartphone. Inside the smartphone reader is a piece of paper speci
27、ally treated with dyes (染料)by the researchers. Upon interacting with the plants volatile chemicals, the paper changes color to indicate the presence or absence of the late blight.The researchers hope to tailor the technology for other crop diseases, which continue to appear as climate change and glo
28、bal trade increase the stress on agricultural systems. *This is an important step in the improvement of global food security, Wei Qingshan said.What are the statistics in Paragraph 2 mainly about?The damage caused by late blight.The money put into late blight treatment.The number of crops in a comme
29、rcial-sized field.The yearly production of small farms and growers.How would a farmer find out if a plant was infected according to Wei Qingshan?By treating the plant with special dyes.By putting volatile chemicals on the plant.By testing the air in the jar with a leaf inside.By examining the land w
30、ith a smartphone reader.What do the researchers expect of their new technology? A. Itll reach farmers soon.Itll get rid of late blight.Itll be beneficial to the climate.Itll be able to detect more crop diseases.What is the writers purpose in writing the text?To introduce a test method of late blight
31、.To explain the causes of late blight.To discuss the effects of late blight.To tell the history of late blight.二完形填空It was a sleepy Monday morning in the teachers office. The old copy machine made a series of short noisy sounds. Its J rhythm (节奏) only seemed to put everyone deeper into “Monday morni
32、ng mode”.Then, Jackie walked happily into the room, clapping her hands 2 three times. uOkay, wake up, you guys. Its Monday! Lets hear some pep talks! Her 3 voice raised heads and opened eyes. Even the office assistant who was almost asleep at the copy machine 4 up.Maybe it was because Jackie always
33、had a smile and said something 5_ that made people happy. Whatever the magic was, she suddenly 6_ the room completely on that sleepy Monday morning.New conversations mysteriously 7_- My colleague and I, who were only 8 the school to give a lecture, got up and _9 ourselves to Jackie.I soon found out
34、that Jackie was 1 Q respected for her work and enthusiasm. When it came to her 1J_ , nothing was too good 1 2 her kids. She always made other people feel J 3 一even on days when she was not 14 well.You would never hear Jackie 1.5 or speak in a negative manner about others. She would always look for a
35、nd 16 the best within other people. People liked to be around her because her respect for other people was I7 .Jackie knew that what people wanted from her was simply for her to be herself, someone who 1_8 her students. However, Jackie was more than a 19 . She was a great model who could _20 a room
36、and make smiles break loose, even on sleepy Monday mornings.A. quick B. dull C. normal D. wonderfulA. angrily B. rapidly C. gently D. weaklyA. depressing B. anxious C. enthusiastic D. relaxingA. set B. gave C. looked D. wentA. serious B. terrible C. incredible D. pleasantA. changed B. left C. shook D. influencedA. worked B. began C. continued D. stoppedA. expecting B. helping C. encouraging D. visitingA. compared B. introduced C. referred D. connectedA. badly B. well C. hardly D. probablyA. house B. group C. class D
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