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1、2019-2020学年高二英语上学期期中试题(IV)第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30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。TheCoolestInventionsAnOceansVacuum(吸尘器)There’sacollectionofplastictrashinthemiddleofthePacificOcean.It’sbiggerthanTexasandgrowing.Thewaytoc
2、leanitupnowistocatchitwithnets.Thatisbothcostlyandslow.Instead,theOceanCleanupProjectproposesa62-mile-longfloatingbarrierthatwouldusenaturalcurrentstotraptrash.Ifnextyear’strialssucceed,afullcleanupoperationwouldaimtostartinxx.Itcouldreducethetrashby42%
3、over10years.Easy-OnShoesInxx,MatthewWalzer,ahighschoolstudentwithadisability,sentanotetoNike.“Mydreamistogotocollege,”hewrote,“withouthavingtoworryaboutsomeoneingtotiemyshoeseveryday.”Nikeassignedadesignteamtothechallenge.Thisyear,theycameoutwiththeirso
4、lution:theFlyEase.Thebasketballshoecanbefastenedwithonehand.ApairofNikeFlyEaseshoessellsfor$130.AnAirportforDrones(无人机)AsAmazon,Google,andothersgetreadyfordronedeliveryservice,thereisonebigquestion:Whatkindsofhomebaseswilltheirdroneshave?Rwanda,inAfrica
5、,mayhavetheanswer.There,workerswillsoonstartworkonthree“droneports”.Thegoalsistomakeiteasiertotransportfood,medicalsupplies,electronics,andothergoodsthroughthehillycountryside.Constructionissettobepletedinxx.21.What’stheadvantageoftheOceansVacuum?A.Itca
6、nbeputintowideusesoonB.ItcangrowyearbyyearC.ItcantearplasticintopiecesD.Itcanbeamoney-saver22.WhatdoweknowaboutNike?A.Itprovidescustomer-friendlyservicesB.ItisdesigningnewshoesfrequentlyC.ItoffersfreeshoestothedisabledD.ItrespondedtoMatthew’srequestpass
7、ively23.WhyisRwandasettingup“droneports”?A.BecausetheyarereceptivetonewtechnologyB.BecausetherearetoomanydronesC.Becausethey’reeasiertoconstructthanroadsD.BecauseroadtravelthereisroughBWithfivebreakout(破纪录的)games,JeremyLinhasbeetheNBA’sneweststar.IntheN
8、ewYorkKnicks'92-85wonovertheLosAnglesLakerslastSaturday,Linhadacareer-high38points.Adaylater,heledtheKnickstotheirfifthvictory,100-98toMinnesotaTimberwolves.Inhispreviousgames,Lin,23,had23pointsagainsttheWashington,25pointsagains
