Test 2（解析版）2023-2024学年高二英语阅读理解完形填空增强训练（上海专版）.docx

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阅读理解+完形填空读理解

Test2

Directions:Fillineachblankwithaproperwordchosenfromthebox.Eachwordcanbeusedonlyonce.Notethatthereisonewordmorethanyouneed.

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A．defensively?????B．exited?????C．initiatively??????D．landscape??????E.respond??????F.thought

G.towered???????????H.unaffected?????I.uninhabited?????J.welcoming??????K.winding

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WehadcometothisdeserttoconductDNAstudiesongianthorsetailsthatsomehowgrowwellinoneofEarth’sdriestplaces.Weweresearchingforplantsinthemostremotelocations,wheretheywouldbe4byhumanactivitiessuchasminingandagriculture.

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