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1、辽宁省六校协作体2019-2020学年高二英语上学期期中试题 本试卷分四部分，卷面分数120分。考试用时100分钟。 第一部分： 阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）第一节（共10小题；每小题2分，满分20分） 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AMy first term at MIT(麻省理工学院) was awesome- I got all As, and I declared math as my major. My parents were expecting me to become a doctor like them so
2、 I was trying to satisfy them. But I was desperately running away from them. I had no idea what I wanted to do with my life. My third term, I ended up with a D in math. I didnt do that well in my other classes, either. It seemed like all my friends were doing so well, getting opportunities over the
3、summers.My fifth term, I realized that I was awful at higher-level math. I had lost all confidence in myself. I went to a few classes at the beginning of the term, but after by midterm, I had totally stopped. My only relief was the dance team I was on. I would sleep all day, and then go to dance pra
4、ctice, and then go back to sleep. As expected, I failed in all of my classes and had to withdraw(退学) from MIT.I had no choice but to tell my parents. Instead of yelling or hitting me, they just held me and cried. The next day, my dad took a day off from work and took me to a nearby, small arts colle
5、ge.I had lost all confidence in myself. Before my first biology test, I didnt think I could pass. I did pass. Since I had so much free time, I decided to join a biology lab. I realized that was what I wanted to do! I wanted to be a scientist!This past May, I graduated with the highest honors, and no
6、w I have my PhD in biology. Though it ended up taking me 5 years to graduate from college, I can say now that dropping out of MIT was one of the best things that ever happened to me. Ive realized that a person is not his grades. Ive realized how much my parents loved me. Ive finally discovered my pa
7、ssion (热情) in life!21.How did the authors parents react to his failing at MIT?A.They hit him.B.They shouted at him.C.They stopped their jobs to teach him themselves.D.They forgave him for what he did.22. In the arts college,the author _.A.rebuilt his confidence.B.volunteered at many labs.C.found it
8、hard to learn biology.D.hated the learning environment.23.What do we know about the author from the last paragraph?A. He felt sorry for his parents.B. He discovered his true interest.C. He realized the importance of grades.D. He felt ashamed of his failing at MIT.BA new restaurant in Semarang, Indon
9、esia named the Methane Gas Canteen,tries to support the poor by allowing them to pay for their food in a special way.The restaurant, run by the couple Sarimin and Suyatmi, is located in an unexpected place -Jatibarang Landfill(垃圾填埋场) ,where Poor locals spend their days picking up plastic and glass t
10、o sell. The couple, who spent 40 years collecting waste before opening the restaurant, are now busy cooking.What makes the restaurant unusual is that poor people can pay for their food with recyclable waste instead of money. This is part of the communitys solution to reducing waste in the landfill.T
11、he restaurant seats about 30 people and serves meals that cost between $0.4 and $0.8 each. Since opening the restaurant, Sarimin and Suyatmi have seen their daily income more than double to $15 a day, compared to when they only depended on picking up plastic and glass to sell.Agus Junaedi, the forme
12、r manager of Jtibarang Landfill, came up with the idea for the restaurant in 2017 when Semarangs mayor wanted him to reduce the amount of plastic waste in the landfill. 40% of the 800 tons of waste that is added to the site daily is plastic.The price of plastic was very low at that time and, as Juna
13、edi said,“Naturally, no one wanted to collect plastic waste. So why dont we get the poor to pay for their meal with plastic waste? We hope people change their mind and see waste as a useful thing.Additionally, after a fire in 2017 destroyed nearly 10 acres of land, Junaedi realized that the methane
14、gas(甲烷)in the landfill could be used in life. It is now available to use free of charge for people around Jatibarang, as well as in the Methane Gas Canteen.24. What makes the restaurant special?A. Its location.B. Its delicious and cheap food.C. Its bosses experience and generosityD. Its way of charg
15、ing customers.25. Why did people not want to pick up plastic waste in Semarang in 2017?A Plastic waste was too cheap then.B.There was little plastic waste in the landfill.C. No place wanted to recycle plastic waste.D. People thought plastic waste was of no value.26. Which of the following words can
16、best describe Agus Junaedi?A Talented B. Creative C. Courageous D. GenerousCAn experimental cleanup device(设备) called RemoveDEBRIS has successfully cast a net around a dummy (仿真的) satellite, imitating a technique that could one day collect space born garbage.The test, which was carried out this week, is widely believed to be the first successful demonstration（展
