From the earlier time it was well ___1___ to the Peruvians that when a cut ___2___ made in the thick skin of a ___3___ tree, a white liquid like milk came ___4___. From this fluid (流动的) a sticky ___5___ of rubber might be made. This rubber is ___6___ and wax-like when warm so that it is ___7___ to give any form.
The Peruvians ___8___ the discovery that it is very good for ___9___ out water. Then in the early ___10___ of the century they made overshoes to ___11___ their feet dry. Then a certain Mr Mackintosh ___12___ coats of cloth which were ___13___ with rubber. Today Mackintosh raincoats are still ___14___ after him.
But these first rubber shoes ___15___ raincoats were unpleasantly soft and sticky in ___16___. They were also stiff and very ___17___ in winter. They were like wax(蜡) although they ___18___ a bit stronger.
But the rubber ___19___ use today has been improved. It is ___20___ sticky but soft and elastic(弹性的) and strong enough for any season.
1. A. talked B. heard C. seen D. known
2. A. has B. was C. may D. will
3. A. rubber B. apple C. orange D. oak
4. A. from B. through C. out D. up
5. A. raincoat B. shoes C. border D. mass
6. A. hard B. fast C. stubborn D. soft
7. A. important B. impossible C. possible D. uncertain
8. A. made B. found C. wrote D. neglected
9. A. finding B. keeping C. making D. pouring
10. A. kind B. part C. sort D. halves
11. A. clean B. clear C. keep D. prevent
12. A. made B. found C. appeared D. gave
13. A. full B. like C. lined D. applied
14. A. looked B. named C. made D. searched
15. A. or B. and C. with D. but
16. A. today B. summer C. winter D. rain
17. A. soft B. sticky C. elastic D. cold
18. A. felt B. made C. needed D. produced
19. A. Mr Mackintosh B. the Peruvians C. we D. is
20. A. also B. always C. neither D. not
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本文是一篇说明文，讲叙橡胶的产生、特点和作用。
1. D。be well known 是固定短语，表示“对…了解、熟悉”。
2. B。因为“切口(cut)”可知应该是被人去做，所以是 was made。
3. A。根据下文两次出现的 rubber 可得出答案。
4. C。从上文可以得知“像牛奶一样的白色液体从橡胶树上流出来”。
5. D。从上下文可以得知“从树上流下来的液体，慢慢会变稠”，所以“粘团”就形成了，但它不能直接形成雨衣或鞋。
6. D。根据常识橡胶是“软的”。
7. C。根据前面的形容词 warm 得出答案，当变暖或加热时“能”做出任何形状。
8. A。因为“发现”是名词，不能选found，make a discovery是固定短语。
9. B。根据常识，橡胶可以“防”水，其余选项不符句意。
10. B。表示本世纪的“早期、前期”，不能选 halves，如果用 half不能用复数。
11. C。根据前面的“鞋垫”和后面的“干燥”得出答案是“保持干燥”。
12. A。根据后面的 coat 判断答案是“被做”。
13. C。指这种布料(cloth)是用橡胶“排制”而成的。
14. B。根据前面的雨衣判断可知仍然还是以他的名字“命名的”，其余选项不符句意。
15. B。根据句意，这是两个物质名词 shoes 和 raincoat 是并列的，但不能选or(或者)。
16. B。夏天天气炎热，雨衣变软，故 summer 符合语境。
17. D。根据常识，橡胶在夏天温度高时变软，相反在冬天“冷”时变硬。
18. A。根据前面的“像蜡”和后面的 stronger 得出答案是“摸起来”，表示感觉。
19. C。根据句中的时间状语 today 判断是 we(我们)使用。
20. D。根据两个相反的形容词，得出答案(not…but意为“不是…而是”)。
