山东济南育才中学高三英语上学期期中试题（含解析）

山东济南育才中学高三第一学期期中考试试题（英语）阅读理解A (·济南育才高二学年第一模块考试)When Szaky sees a juice container thrown away, he

山东济南育才中学高三第一学期期中考试试题（英语） 阅读理解 A (·济南育才高二学年第一模块考试)WhenSzakyseesajuicecontainerthrown away,hedoesn’tseerubbish;heseesapencilcase.Sweetwrappers?A beautifulkite.Butthesearenottheimaginingsofadreamer.Forthe 28-year-oldCEOofTrenton,NewJersey-basedTerraCycle,they’reabusiness model. Szakyisleadingthenewindustryofupcycling.Insteadofrecycling, TerraCycletakespackagingheadedforlandfills（垃圾填埋）andreusesit—more orlesswhole.TerraCycle’s85employeesmakenearly200products,soldat shopssuchasPetco,Kmart,WholeFoodsMarket,andTarget. Szaky’s＄7.4millioncompany,nowalsomovingaheadinMexico,Canada,the UnitedKingdomandBrazil,isafarcryfromthebusinesshefoundedwith classmateJonBeyerin2002asafreshmanatPrincetonUniversity.Thetwo enteredabusinesscompetitionwithaplantosellanorganicplantfertilizer madefromwormwaste.Theylostthecompetitionbutstartedthebusinessanyway. Withtheirgoal—tomakeproductsentirelyoutofrubbish—suddenlyclear, Szakyknewthe timewasrighttodropoutofPrinceton. TerraCycle’sfirstproductuseddining-hallwastetofeedthewormsand thrown-awaybottlestopackagethefertilizer.Theresult:acheap,green breakthrough.Wordspread,andin2004,HomeDepotbegancarryingthe fertilizerinitsCanadianstores. ToSzaky,wastedoesnotexistinnature.TerraCycleisa“secondchance” employerof,say,apieceoffurniture,anice-creamcontainer.AsSzakypoints out:“Thebiggestproblemwithmostgreen,fair-trade,andorganicproductsis thattheytendtocostmore.AtTerraCycle,everythingismadefromrubbish, andrubbishisfree.Peopleshouldbeabletoprotecttheplanetwithouthaving topayacostforthatright.” 21.WhatdoweknowaboutSzaky? A.CEOofTerraCycle.B.AnemployeeofHomeDepot. C.Themanagerofafoodcompany.D.AstudentatPrinceton University. 22.Accordingtothepassage,thenewindustryofupcyclingtendsto_________． A.makeorganicplantfertilizer. B.burywastematerialsinlandfills. C.promotecompletelynaturalfoods. D.putwastematerialsdirectlyintonewuse. 23.HowdidSzakygettheideaofupcycling? A.Fromhisvisitstoforeigncompanies. B.FromhisstudiesatPrincetonUniversity. C.ThroughshoppingatbigstoresinAmerica. 1