辽宁省学年高二英语上学期期中试题Word文档格式.docx

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MyfirsttermatMIT（麻省理工学院）wasawesome----IgotallA’s,andIdeclaredmathasmymajor.MyparentswereexpectingmetobecomeadoctorlikethemsoIwastryingtosatisfythem.ButIwasdesperatelyrunningawayfromthem.IhadnoideawhatIwantedtodowithmylife.Mythirdterm,IendedupwithaDinmath.Ididn’tdothatwellinmyotherclasses,either.Itseemedlikeallmyfriendsweredoingsowell,gettingopportunitiesoverthesummers.

Myfifthterm,IrealizedthatIwasawfulathigher-levelmath.Ihadlostallconfidenceinmyself.Iwenttoafewclassesatthebeginningoftheterm,butafterbymidterm,Ihadtotallystopped.MyonlyreliefwasthedanceteamIwason.Iwouldsleepallday,andthengotodancepractice,andthengobacktosleep.Asexpected,Ifailedinallofmyclassesandhadtowithdraw（退学）fromMIT.

Ihadnochoicebuttotellmyparents.Insteadofyellingorhittingme,theyjustheldmeandcried.Thenextday,mydadtookadayofffromworkandtookmetoanearby,smallartscollege.

Ihadlostallconfidenceinmyself.Beforemyfirstbiologytest,Ididn’tthinkIcouldpass.Ididpass.SinceIhadsomuchfreetime,Idecidedtojoinabiologylab.IrealizedthatwaswhatIwantedtodo!

Iwantedtobeascientist!

ThispastMay,Igraduatedwiththehighesthonors,andnowIhavemyPhDinbiology.Thoughitendeduptakingme5yearstograduatefromcollege,IcansaynowthatdroppingoutofMITwasoneofthebestthingsthateverhappenedtome.I’verealizedthatapersonisnothisgrades.I’verealizedhowmuchmyparentslovedme.I’vefinallydiscoveredmypassion（热情）inlife!

21.Howdidtheauthor’sparentsreacttohisfailingatMIT?

A.Theyhithim.

B.Theyshoutedathim.

C.Theystoppedtheirjobstoteachhimthemselves.

D.Theyforgavehimforwhathedid.

22.Intheartscollege,theauthor_______.

A.rebuilthisconfidence.

B.volunteeredatmanylabs.

C.foundithardtolearnbiology.

D.hatedthelearningenvironment.

23.Whatdoweknowabouttheauthorfromthelastparagraph?

A.Hefeltsorryforhisparents.

B.Hediscoveredhistrueinterest.

C.Herealizedtheimportanceofgrades.

D.HefeltashamedofhisfailingatMIT.

B

AnewrestaurantinSemarang,IndonesianamedtheMethaneGasCanteen,triestosupportthepoorbyallowingthemtopayfortheirfoodinaspecialway.

Therestaurant,runbythecoupleSariminandSuyatmi,islocatedinanunexpectedplace---JatibarangLandfill（垃圾填埋场）,wherePoorlocalsspendtheirdayspickingupplasticandglasstosell.Thecouple,whospent40yearscollectingwastebeforeopeningtherestaurant,arenowbusycooking.

Whatmakestherestaurantunusualisthatpoorpeoplecanpayfortheirfoodwithrecyclablewasteinsteadofmoney.Thisispartofthecommunity'

ssolutiontoreducingwasteinthelandfill.

Therestaurantseatsabout30peopleandservesmealsthatcostbetween$0.4and$0.8each.Sinceopeningtherestaurant,SariminandSuyatmihaveseentheirdailyincomemorethandoubleto$15aday,comparedtowhentheyonlydependedonpickingupplasticandglasstosell.

AgusJunaedi,theformermanagerofJạtibarangLandfill,cameupwiththeideafortherestaurantin2017whenSemarang'

smayorwantedhimtoreducetheamountofplasticwasteinthelandfill.40%ofthe800tonsofwastethatisaddedtothesitedailyisplastic.

Thepriceofplasticwasverylowatthattimeand,asJunaedisaid,“Naturally,noonewantedtocollectplasticwaste.Sowhydon'

twegetthepoortopayfortheirmealwithplasticwaste?

Wehopepeoplechangetheirmindandseewasteasausefulthing."

Additionally,afterafirein2017destroyednearly10acresofland,Junaedirealizedthatthemethanegas（甲烷）inthelandfillcouldbeusedinlife.ItisnowavailabletousefreeofchargeforpeoplearoundJatibarang,aswellasintheMethaneGasCanteen.

24.Whatmakestherestaurantspecial?

A.Itslocation.

B.Itsdeliciousandcheapfood.

C.Itsbossesexperienceandgenerosity

D.Itswayofchargingcustomers.

25.WhydidpeoplenotwanttopickupplasticwasteinSemarangin2017?

APlasticwastewastoocheapthen.

B.Therewaslittleplasticwasteinthelandfill.

C.Noplacewantedtorecycleplasticwaste.

D.Peoplethoughtplasticwastewasofnovalue.

26.WhichofthefollowingwordscanbestdescribeAgusJunaedi?

ATalentedB.CreativeC.CourageousD.Generous

C

Anexperimentalcleanupdevice（设备）calledRemoveDEBRIShassuccessfullycastanetaroundadummy（仿真的）satellite,imitatingatechniquethatcouldonedaycollectspaceborngarbage.

Thetest,whichwascarriedoutthisweek,iswidelybelievedtobethefirstsuccessfuldemonstration（展示）ofspacecleanuptechnology,expertstoldCNN.Anditsymbolizesanearlysteptowardsolvingwhathasalreadybeenacriticalissue:

junkinspace.

Millionsofpiecesofjunkareturningaroundinorbit,theresultof50yearsofspacetravelandfewregulationstokeepspaceclean.

GuglielmoAglitter,thedirectorofSurreySpaceCenter,saidthatanoperationalversionoftheRemoveDEBRlStechnologywouldcastanetthatremainsfastenedtothemainsatellitesothejunkcanbedraggedoutoforbit.Itcouldtargetlargepiecesofjunk,includingdeadsatellitesupto10meterslong.

TheRemoveDEBRISsatellitewillconductafewmoreexperimentsinthecomingmonths,includingtestingnavigationfeaturesthatcouldhelpguidethesatellitetoaspecificpieceofdebris.

Aglietti,theSurreyprofessorwhohelpedleadtheRemoveDEBRISproject,said“Thechallengewilllieinpersuadingtheauthoritiestosponsorthesetasks.”AgliettisaidhehopesRemoveDEBRISwillconductafewcleanuptasksperyear,targetingthelargestpiecesofjunkinthemostcrowdedorbits.

27.WhatistheuseoftheRemoveDEBRISsatellite?

A.Demonstratingspacetechnology.

B.Imitatingadevelopingtechnique.

C.Collectingwastesexistinginspace.

D.Symbolizinggreatprogressinspace.

28.HowdoestheRemoveDEBRlSsatellitework?

A.Bythrowinganettotakethejunkfromorbit.

B.Byfasteningittothemainsatellitetightly.

C.Bydraggingsatellitesupto10meterslong.

D.Bytargetinglargepiecesofjunkcarefully.

29.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“sponsor”inthelastparagraphprobably

mean?

A.Accomplish.B.Support.C.Oppose.D.Provide.

30.What’sthebesttitleforthetext?

A.TheRemoveDEBRISProjectIsPerfect

B.HowRemoveDEBRISIsInventedintheLab

C.WhytheRemoveDEBRISSatelliteIsInvented

D.SatelliteCollectsSpaceJunkfortheFirstTime

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。

TipsforBetterWriting

Therearemanydifferenttypesofwriting,suchasessays,lettersandspeeches.Whateveryourreasonisandwhateveryourstyle,therearesomeuniversaltipsthatwillhelpyouimproveyourwriting:

·

Beclearaboutyourpurpose

Themostbasicquestiontoaskyourselfbeforeyoustartiswhyyouarewriting.Inanessayorassignment,yourpurposeistoshareinformationanddrawconclusions.Butifyouarewritingabusinessreport,youmaywanttomakesuggestions.____31______

Startwithaplan

____32______Theresultisoftendisjointedwritingwithpartsthatdon’tconnect.Whateveryouarewriting,creatingaclearplanisthefirststeptogettingyourmessageacrossquicklyandinthemosteffectiveway.

Guidereadersthroughwhatyouwrite

Yourtaskistohelpreadersunderstandyourmessagequicklyandprecisely.____33____Eachsentence,eachparagraphshouldberelevanttowhatcomesbeforeandwhatcomesafter.Youshouldusewordsandphrasesthatconnecttoshowtheseconnections.

___34_____

Youraiminwritingistoshowideasandinformationtootherpeople,andyoumustkeepthatinmindeverywordandsentenceyouwrite.Constantlyaskyourselfwhoyoureallywritetheinformationfor.

Writefortheear,notfortheeye

Onceyou’vefinishedadraft（草稿）ofyourspeech,practicereadingitoutloud.____35_____Reviseit,andyouwillbemorecomfortablegivingyourspeech.Youwanttosoundnatural,nomatterwhattheoccasionis.

A.Writefortheaim,notforthewords

B.Writeforreaders,notyourself

C.Fartoooftenpeoplewritewithoutaplan.

D.Itsoundsrobotic,andemployershateit.

E.You’llhearanythingthatsoundsawkward.

F.Whateveritis,keepyourpurposeinmindatalltimestoavoidgoingofftopic.

G.Todothis,itisnecessarytoshowthemclearlyhowthedifferentpartsrelatetoeachother.

第二部分：

英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）

第一节 

完形填空（共20小题；

每小题1.5分，满分30分）

阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A,B,C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Idon’tknowwhyIcametothedecisiontobecomealoser,butIknowImadethechoiceatayoungage.Sometimeinthemiddleoffourthgrade,Istopped___36___.BythetimeIwasinseventhgrade,Iwas___37___,difficultanddisrespectful.

Itwasn'

tlongafterI___38___outofschool.HardphysicallaborwastheconsequenceforthechoiceImadeasa（n）___39___.Attheageoftwenty-one,Iwashopelessly___40___,usingdrugsasawaytoescapethefactthatIhadno___41___.

ButnowIbelieveindo-overs（重做）,inthechancetodoitall___42___.AndIbelievethatdo-overscanbemadeatany___43___inyourlife.Minecamefromasurprising___44___.

ItwasSeptember21,2002,whenmysonBlakewasborn.It’sfunnythatafteralifeofavoiding____45____,nowIwasinchargeofsomethingsofragile（脆弱的）.Overtheyears,asIgrewintothetitleof____46____,Ibegantolearnsomethingaboutmyself.____47____,BlakeandIwerebothlearningtowalk,talk,work,andplayforthefirsttime.Ibegan