期中英语试卷 题号IIIIIIIVVVI总分得分一、阅读理解（本大题共15小题，共30.0分）AAn Oceans Vacuum Theres a collection of plastic trash in the middle of the Pacific OceanIts bigger than Texas-and growingThe way to clean it up now is to catch it with netsThat is both costly and slowInstead，the Ocean Cleanup Project proposes 62-mile-long floating barriers that would use natural currents to trap trashIf next years trials succeed，a full cleanup operation would aim to start in 2020It could reduce the trash by 42% over 10 years Easy-On Shoes In 2012，Mathew Walzer，a high school student with a disability，sent a note to NikeMy dream is o go to college，he wrote，without having to worry about someone coming to tie my shoes every dayNike assigned a design team to the challengeThis year，they came out with their solution：the FlyEaseThe basketball shoe can be fastened with one handA pair of Nike FlyEase shoes sells for $130 An Airport for Drones（无人机） As Amazon，Google，and others get ready for drone delivery service，there is one big question：what kinds of home bases will their drones have？Rwanda，in Africa，may have the answerThere，workers will soon start work on threedrone portsThe goal is to make it easier to transport food，medical supplies，electronics，and other goods through the hilly countrysideConstruction is set to be completed in 20201. Whats the advantage of the Oceans Vacuum？ _ A. It can be a money-saverB. It can grow year by yearC. It can tear plastic into piecesD. It can be put into wide use soon2. What do we know about Nike？ _ A. It offers free shoes to the disabledB. It is designing new shoes frequentlyC. It provides customer-friendly servicesD. It responded to Matthews request passively3. Why is Rwanda setting updrone ports？ _ A. Because road travel there is roughB. Because there are too many dronesC. Because theyre easier to construct than roadsD. Because they are receptive to new technologyBI grew up in a middle-class family Dad worked hard to support our family and Mom tried to save money while making sure we had enough food to eat and clothes to wear One of their greatest desires was to raise decent， loving children who had an opportunity to finish college My brother， Gene， never hesitated to learn new things He had an artistic hand， so he went into fine arts for a while He also did a lot of screens about computers He became so good at it that the school hired him to teach there after he completed his studies My younger brother also pursued computers， following in his footsteps Gene did not have a history of any health problems from his very young age to adulthood One day， he came home from teaching， ate his dinner and went to bed That evening，my healthy brother died suddenly of a cardiac arrest（心跳骤停）My parents were extremely sad At the viewing in the funeral house， amidst the sadness， my parents felt so much pride So many people came and each was relating a story of how they were touched by Gene A cleaner came to say that practically every day Gene brought him a sandwich Finally， Mom found out why Gene had taken so many sandwiches to school! Then there was a man who came in bringing money， saying that Gene had lent him some when he was down and out Gene had never asked him for the money back From the school president to the guard， people came And because of his good heart and deeds， my younger brother was awarded a full scholarship in the school as a tribute to my dead brother In the end， my parents realized that even at the young age of 26， my brother had lived a full life and was very instrumental in helping others live theirs a little better4. What was the biggest wish of the authors parents？ _ A. To have a better lifeB. To save enough money for the futureC. To give their children a college educationD. To raise their children to be respectable people5. The authors parents felt proud in the funeral house because _ A. many people from all walks of life cameB. Gene was praised by the school presidentC. Genes brother was awarded a full scholarshipD. they heard about many good deeds done by Gene6. What can we learn about Gene from the passage？ _ A. He took many sandwiches to school to share with othersB. He lent a man some money and then asked for it backC. He was not in very good health from an early ageD. He taught fine arts in his school7. What is the message conveyed in the passage？ _ A. Good deeds deserve praiseB. A friend in need is a friend indeedC. Kindness in students should be encouragedD. The meaning of life consists in its devotion， not its lengthCMany people dont consider their breakfast without a glass of milk Right now， cows， buffalos， goats and sheep provide most of the worlds milk But soon， people could get milk from roaches（蟑螂） That isnt as crazy as it might sound New rese