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组合练一
一、完形填空
阅读下面短文,根据短文内容从方框中选出恰当的单词或短语填空,使语意通顺完整。第一个方框供1~4小题选用,第二个方框供5~8小题选用。每个选项只能使用一次,每框有一项剩余。
A.local B.in fact C.turned our voices lower D.studied E.times
As an old saying goes, “When in Rome(罗马), do as the Romans do.” I learned the meaning of this when I 1.________ in Russia.
One day I invited some of my Chinese friends to a famous local restaurant in Moscow. My guests and I were excited about visiting Red Square and happy about our meeting. We had a warm chat until the waiter told me that we were being too loud. We 2. . But this didn't last long. The waiter came over to us two more 3.________ with the same message. How bad an impression(印象) we must have left on the 4.________ people!
A.come B.go over C.Differences D.tried our best E.However
In China, it's natural and important for a host to make a lively atmosphere(气氛). 5.________, in Russia and western countries, having a meal in a public place means you must keep your voice low. You need to be polite to others.
I felt bad about this. Even though we 6.________, it's very difficult to develop a new habit.
Russians have their own special habits. My Russian friend, Andrey always looks around and thinks for a while before leaving home. I asked him why he did this. “Aha,” Andrey said, “in Russia, people always take about a minute to 7.________ things and plans in their minds before leaving. So they won't leave anything necessary behind.”
Finding the 8.________ between cultures is much fun. I'd like to keep my eyes and mind open.
二、阅读理解
(2019·山东临沂中考改编)We have found plastic in the ocean and in animals like birds, fish and whales. But for the first time, scientists have found plastic in human poop(大便), USA Today reported. The findings came from a study led by scientists from Environment Agency Austria. 1.________ The volunteers wrote down what they ate for a week and then provided a stool sample(大便样本) for testing.
Scientists found nine different kinds of plastic in the stool samples, according to the