辽宁省实验中学2019-2020学年高一上学期期中考试英语试卷第二部分阅读理解（共两节,满分35分）第一节（共10小题,每小题2.5分,满分25分）ALikemany,Ifeltpressurefrommyparentsandteacherstogotouniversityandstudysomethingacademic.WithtopgradesIreceivedattheendofhighschool,Iwasalmostabletoenteranycourseofmypick.Yetthethoughtofspendingthenextfewyearsfacingthefourwallsofaclassroomcausedalump(肿块)inmythroat.Afterayearmajoringinphotographyatuniversity,whichwasnotjustwhatIexpected,Imadethedecisiontotakeabreakandgoonagapyear.Infact,IgainedmoreknowledgeintherealworldinfourmonthsthanIdidfrommyentireschooling,butmostimportantly,Ilearntsomuchaboutmyself.Oneday,mypostedphotoswerenoticedbyTopdeckTravel,andtheyaskediftheycouldusesomeofmytravelpicturesfortheirposters.Thisreallywasthebeginningofmycareer.IbegandevelopingmyrelationshipwithTopdeckTravel,andbeforelong,Igotmyfirstpaytraveloverseastotakephotographs.SoonIreachedthepointwhereIhadtomakeadecision—eithertoplayitsafe,gobacktouniversityandsettledownlikeeveryoneelse,ortofollowmyheartandgomyownway—apathwithanuncertainfuture.Ichosethelatter,anditwasthescariestandbestdecisionIhaveevermade.Fiveyearsafterleavingschool,Imightnothaveauniversitydegree,awell-paidjob,ahusbandorahousewithawhitefence.Instead,I’msittingatmyoffice,withacafebyabeachatGoa,India.AsIstarepastmylaptopscreenatthesunsettingbeyondthewaves,asaltybreezetouchesmyface.Tome,successisaboutpursuingmydreamsandcreatingmyownpathinsteadoftryingtofollowsomeoneelse’s.Somehow,Ifeellikemylifeisexactlywhereitismeanttobe.21.Whatdidtheauthorthinkofgoingtouniversity?A.Shetookitseriously.B.Sheshowedlittleinterest.C.Shelookedforwardtoit.D.Shethoughtitwasamust.22.Whatbenefitdidtheauthorgainfromhergapyear?A.Theknowledgeabouttherealworld.B.Herpaidoverseastravelexperience.C.Realizingwhatshereallywantedinherlife.D.Knowingwhatreallymatteredatuniversity.23.Whatcanweinferabouttheauthorfromthepassage?A.Sheregretsnotgoingbacktouniversity.B.Shegetslessknowledgeintherealworld.C.Shefeelsquitesatisfiedwithherpresentlife.D.ShemissesthedaysworkingforTopdeckTravel.BInBritain,businessleadersarebecomingincreasinglyconcernedthatgrowingnumbersofnewemployeesareunabletodividearealpieintoeightequalslices.Therearesomanyexamplesoftheshortageofbasicliteracyandnumeration(读写和计算)skillsamongmanyschoolanduniversityleavers.AreportfromtheConfederationofBritishIndustrysaystheproblemissobadthatoneinthreeemployershastosendstafffortrainingtolearntheEnglishandmathstheydidnotlearnatschool.“Employers’viewsonnumerationandliteracyareclear—peoplemustreadandwritefluentlyandmustbeabletocarryoutbasicmentalarithmetic(算术).”RichardLambert,directorgeneraloftheCBI,said.TheCBIreport,WorkingontheThreeR’s,whichwassponsoredbytheDepartmentforEducation,foundthatpoorliteracywasaprobleminallfields,whilepoornumerationwasofparticularconcerninthemanufacturingandconstructionfield.Onecompanymanagercomplainedofa“totallackofknowledgeoftimetables”amongstaff,whichmeantmanywereunabletocarryoutsimplecalculations.Apersonnelmanagerforaconstructionfirmsaidthatmanyapplicantswereunabletoconstructasentenceandthatgrammar,andtheirhandwritingandspellingwereoften“awful”.Healsomentionedthecaseofanemployeewhobecameveryexpertathidinghislackofliteracybygettinghiswifetowritehisreportsforhim.Theproblemsarenotlimitedtoschoolleavers,butextendtohigherlevelsoftheeducationsy...