1、每日一练20第二节（共10小题：每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面短文，在空白处填入一个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。As a vast country, China currently has eight major cuisine (烹饪) types. Climates, histories and dining customs differ greatly, _41_ (lead) to differences in coking methods and flavor preferences.For example, the Sichuan cuisine is famous _
2、42_ its spicy flavor and red color; the southern Guangdong kitchen, with is mild and fresh taste, _43_ (keep) the foods natural flavors; while the Shandong cuisine from the _44_ (relative) northern part of China tastes salty.Huaian is located on the north-south divide of China, with Yangzhou nearby.
3、 The geographical location provides the district with _45_ combination of both northern and southern Chinese cooking. Thus the Huaiyang kitchen is a general term for dishes from Huaian and Yangzhou, _46_ is also known as one of the four major _47_ (tradition) Chinese cuisines.The Huaiyang menu takes
4、 fish as its main feature, as both the cities are not far from the Yangtze River, the _48_ (three) longest waterway in the world. Its cooking has a light and sweet flavor. As the cuisine drew _49_ (inspire) from specialties (特色菜) across the country, it also spread to the more northern parts of China
5、. According to historic records, emperors of the Qing Dynasty _50_ (attract) to the place for its reputation as a delight and paid regular visits to have a bite.第二节（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。Chagan is located in the Qianguo county, Northeast Chinas Jilin Province. Every year,
6、 fishermen struggle with the freezing cold weather, biting winds and deep snow to search for an underwater fortune at Chagan,_36_freshwater lake in the country. The lake is the only place in China, _37_ you can still find fishermen using an ancient fishing method.The lake nearly _38_(dry) up in the
7、1970s, and therefore fishermen were forced to give up their annual fishing tradition and take on other tough jobs for survival. However, over the past decades, these problems have been solved through projects that have allowed environmental _39_(protect), agriculture and tourism to develop at the sa
8、me time. In 2013, Jilin started a river-lake connection project, _40_ (link) Chagan to surrounding lakes and rivers, making the lakes water even _41_(clean). In particular, the construction of a town with eco-friendly tourism _42_ (help) development so far. The town offers accommodations, dining, si
9、ghtseeing and other businesses that have increased local incomes and made _43_ more convenient for people to visit the area than before. Farms and tourism projects that were _44_(previous) affecting the environment have been removed or relocated. All of this was achieved _45_ harming the lake or the
10、 animal and plant life.CHave you ever heard of the deepest hole in the world? Of course, its covered and shut, but it still sounds like a horror film to me. The entrance to the center of the earth sits among the ruins of an abandoned project site in Murmansk, Russia, not far from the Norwegian borde
11、r. The deepest hole ever dug may be pretty unassuming, but I suspect Im not alone in being a little freaked by it. An Internet search about the worlds deepest hole turns up the suggestion “Kola Superdeep Borehole screams. No wonder locals call it the well to hell.Before the very idea of a superdeep
12、hole starts coming to your dreams, keep this in mindthe hole is only nine inches in diameter (thats about 23 centimeters). Theres no way you could fall into it. Known as the Kola Superdeep Borehole, the deepest hole ever dug reaches approximately 7. 5 miles below the earths surface(or 12,262 kilomet
13、ers)，a depth that took about 20 years to reach.The hole was intended to go “as deep as possible”, which researches expected to be around 9 miles (thats about 14,500 meters). But the scientists and engineers were forced to give up when they hit unexpectedly high temperatures. At 7. 5 miles below the
14、surface, the 2. 7-billion-year-old rocks there reached temperatures of around 180 degrees Celsius. This was almost twice as hot as theyd predicted. Such high temperatures deform(使变形)the drill bits and pipes. The rocks themselves also become more malleable(可塑的). The Russian scientists in Kola describ
15、ed the rocks at those depths as behaving more like plastic than rock.Since the drilling was stopped in 1992, and the project site was abandoned around a decade later, the Kola Superdeep Borehole has maintained the record for the deepest artificial point on earth. Humans have since dug longer borehol
16、es, including the 12,289-met er borehole drilled in the Al Shaheen Oil Field in Qatar and the 12,345-meter offshore oil well near the Russian island of Sakhalin. But the hole in Kola remains the deepest.18. Where is the deepest hole in the world?A. In Norway.B. In China.C. In Russia.D. In Qatar.19.
17、What does the underlined word “freaked in the first paragraph refer to?A. Excited.B. Worried.C. Frightened.D. Amazed.20. Why did scientists give up digging the hole at about 7. 5 miles below the surface?A. The rocks there were too hard. B. The temperature there was too high.C. They lacked proper too
18、ls to keep digging. D. They needed more money to keep working.21. When did scientists probably begin digging the Kola Superdeep Borehole?A. In 1972. B. In 1982.C. In 1992.D. In 2002.DNew research has provided surprising details about the biology of Earths largest fish- the whale shark. Scientists sa
19、y that female whale sharks grow more slowly but reach a much larger size than males.Researchers recently said they had followed the growth of 54 whale sharks over 10 years.Whale sharks of both sexes were found to have their fastest growth while young-about 20 to 30 centimeters per year. Males were f
20、ound to grow faster than females. They reached around eight meters in length at about 30 years old. At that age, they reached sexual maturity, meaning the fish are able to produce young. Females grew larger than males. Females reached about 14 meters at about age 50, when they reached sexual maturit
21、y.Mark Meekan is a marine biologist at the Australian Institute of Marine Science. He led the research that was published in Frontiers in Marine Science.Meekan described whale sharks as “remarkable”. He noted that females give birth to many young： Up to 300 at one time. For this reason, Meekan said,
22、 female sharks probably need to be very large.“Our study provides the first evidence that male and female whale sharks grow at different rates, Meekan said.Whale sharks are filter feeders（滤食者），meaning they take food and nutrients from the water. They swim great distances to find enough to eat. The l
23、ongest-known whale shark ever recorded reached a length of about 18 meters. Whale sharks can live for 100 to 150 years.Meekan suggested the studys findings were important for saving whale sharks. He noted that if it takes 30 or more years for the creatures to reach sexual maturity, there are lots of
24、 threats such as hunting and being hit by a ship before they get a chance to breed（繁育）. For that reason, Meekan described efforts to save the creatures as “Urgent”.22. What can we learn about female whale sharks from the research?A. They reach their ability to breed later than males.B. They grow fas
25、ter than males when they are young.C. They can give birth to young at about 30 years old.D. They can grow up to eight meters in length in their thirties.23. Why are female whale sharks so big according to Meekan?A. They take in a lot of water from the ocean.B. They grow fast and eat a lot of food ea
26、ch time.C. They store plenty of food and nutrients in their bodies.D. They have to be big to produce many young whales at one time.24. What is the value of the study about whale sharks?A. It provides useful information for better protecting whale sharks.B. It makes whale sharks reach sexual maturity
27、 faster than expected.C. It helps scientists work out more ways to help whale sharks breed.D. It helps to improve the marine environment where whale sharks live.25. What can we infer according to the text?A. Male whale sharks grow more slowly but reach a much larger size than females.B. Whale sharks
28、 take food and nutrients from the surrounding waters where they live.C. Female whale sharks live longer than male whale sharks.D. The growth rates of male and female whale sharks are different.【答案】41. leading 42. for 43. keeps 44. relatively 45. a 46. which 47. traditional 48. third 49. inspiration(
29、s) 50. were attracted【答案】36. a 37. where 38. dried 39. protection 40. linking 41. cleaner 42. has helped 43. it 44. previously 45. without18.C 细节理解题。根据第一段中的among the ruins of an abandoned project site in Murmansk，Russia可知，这个洞在俄罗斯境内。19.C 词义猜测题。根据画线词上文sounds like a horror film，以及下文the well to hell可知，很
30、多人会像作者一样被这个洞吓到。20.B 细节理解题。根据第三段中的were forced to give up when they hit unexpectedly high temperatures可知，因为温度过高，所以科学家无法继续他们的工作，只能放弃。21.A 推理判断题。根据第二段最后一句中的took about 20 years和最后一段中的the drilling was stopped in 1992可知，挖掘工作可能是在 1972年开始的。22.A 推理判断题。根据第三段中的at about 30 years old.At that age，they reached sexu
31、al maturity和Females.at about age 50，when they reached sexual maturity.可知，雌性鲸鲨性成熟时间要晚于雄性鲸鲨。23.D 细节理解题。根据第五段可知雌性鲸鲨一次能产多达 300 只后代，这意味着雌性鲸鲨体型要足够大，才能一次生产许多后代。24.A 推理判断题。根据最后一段Meekan suggested the studys findings were important for saving whale sharks.save the creatures asUrgent.可知，这项研究为人类更好地保护鲸鲨提供了有用的信息。25.D 推理判断题。根据第六段中的male and female whale sharks grow at different rates可知，这项研究首次表明雄性和雌性鲸鲨的生长速度不同。
