2016高考英语-阅读七选五集训(十二)

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1、【多维精练】2016高考英语-阅读七选五集训（十二）【多维精练】第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。Passage1RAISINS(葡萄干)ItisbelievedthatraisinswerediscoveredintheMiddleEast,wheretheyweretreasured.Anyfoodthatwouldn'tspoilinthehotsunwasveryvaluable.PrehistoricdrawingsinF

2、ranceshowthatraisinshavebeenenjoyedinsouthernEuropeforthousandsofyears.36.In1000B.C.theJewspaidtheirtaxeswithraisins.TwojarsofraisinsinancientRomecouldbuyoneslaveboy.37．InNorthAmerica,theoriginalmistakeofleavinggrapestowither（枯萎）onthevinewasnottheonlytimeraisinsa

3、ccidentallybecamepopular.Inthe1870smanypeopleweregrowinggrapesinCalifornia.38.MostAmericanshadneverheardofraisinsatthattime.InSeptember,1873asevereheatwavestruckthearea.Beforethegrowerscouldpickalltheirgrapes,theheatshriveled（使枯萎）themonthevine.Thegrapeswerelost.O

4、negrowertookthedriedgrapestoagrocerinSanFrancisco.39.ThenewaccidentalraisinsgrewintoamajorindustryinCalifornia.TodayalmostalltheraisinseatenintheUnitedStatesaregrowninCalifornia.Californiaproducesathirdoftheworld'sraisins.__40.Raisinsalsoprovidepotassium,magnesiu

5、m,calciumandcertainBvitamins.Withoutaddedpreservatives(防腐剂),raisinswillstayfresh,deliciousandnutritiousifkeptinacoolplace.Raisinsaretiny,portableandabovealldelicious.A.Thegrapeswereeithereatenasfreshfruitorweremadeintowine.B.Thegrocer'scustomersdiscoveredthatrais

6、insmadeadelicioustreat.C.Theyhavebeenusedfornecklacesandasreligioussymbols.D.Thegrocerwasunwillingtobuythedriedgrapes.E.Raisinsarehighiniron,whichisimportanttochildren'sgrowingbodies.F.Romandoctorsbelievedraisinscouldcureanythingfrommushroompoisoningtooldage.G.Ra

7、isinsarechildren'sfavoritesnacksPassage2IfIcouldgiveeveryoneonepieceofadviceaboutthecollegeapplicationprocess,itwouldbethis:16Bedifferentfromthebeginning.Don'twaituntilthesummerafterjunioryear,orworse,thefallofsenioryeartobeginthisprocess.17Youmightbeseeingthestr

8、essinseniorswhoarefrantically(疯狂地)visitingcolleges,writingessays,andcompletingapplications.18Dosomeresearchandthinkbeyondthe"usualsuspects"(备选)beforeyoufindthe