届韶关市第十三中学高三英语第二次联考试题及答案解析.docx

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届韶关市第十三中学高三英语第二次联考试题及答案解析

2020届韶关市第十三中学高三英语第二次联考试题及答案解析

第一部分阅读（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A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项

A

Someyoungpeoplewinattentionbecauseoftheirgoodlooksortheirsingingability.Amuchsmallernumbergainfamebecausetheyhavedonesomethingimportantandworthwhilewiththeirabilities.RishabJainisamongthelatter.In2018,13-year-oldRishabdevelopedawaytouseAItechnologytohelppancreatic（胰腺的）cancerpatientsandwonthe3MYoungScientistChallenge,anationwidemiddle-schoolsciencecompetition,andits$25,000prize.

Inthelaststageofthecontest,Rishabcompetedagainstnineotherfinalistsatthe3MInnovationCenter（创新中心）inSt.Paul,Minnesota.Leadinguptothebigmeet,eachfinalisthadpartneredwithascientisttofurtherdeveloptheirinventions.

Rishabexplainswhatledhimtocreatehisinvention.First,afamilyfrienddiedofcancer.ThenRishablearnedabouthowdeadlypancreaticcanceris,andthatitslowsurvivalrateisduetohowdifficultitistotreat."I'malsointoprogramming,soIwaslearningaboutAItechnology.Idecidedtotrytosolveareal-worldproblemusingit."

HiswinningshavebeenputinfurtherresearchandinhisnonprofitSamyakScienceSociety,whichhelpspoorchildrenentertheSTEM（science,technology,engineeringandmath）education.Rishabisalsoraisingawarenessaboutpancreaticcancer.Theseeffortsmakehimquitedifferentfromteenagersofhisage.Consideringbecomingabiomedicalengineeroradoctor一orboth,hehasalsoputsomemoneyasidetofurtherhisownlearning.Almostcertainlythedoorsofhighereducationwillopenwidetohimbeforeheevenknocks.

That'sanoutstandingoutlookforonesoyoung.Rashibiscommittedtohelpingverysickpeopleinneed.Heisalsoprovidingteenagersofhisagewithamuch-neededmodelofwhatkindsofthingsyouthcanachieve.

1.Whatcanwelearnaboutthe3MYoungScientistChallengein2018?

A.Itwasintendedtosolvemedicalproblems.

B.ItwasanationwideAIcompetitionforteenagers.

C.Itofferedthefinalistsanopportunitytoworkwithscientists.

D.ItallowedthefinaliststolearnAItechnologyinthe3Mcenter.

2.HowdidRishabwinthe3MYoungScientistChallenge?

A.Heshowedexcellentprogrammingability.

B.Hefiguredoutthesurvivalrateofpancreaticcancer.

C.HeintroducedpoorchildrentoSTEMeducation.

D.HeappliedAItechnologytotreatingpancreaticcancer.

3.WhichofthefollowingbestdescribesRishab?

A.Talentedandcaring.B.Independentandhumorous.

C.Responsibleandpatient.D.Politeandinspiring.

B

Doyoueverlistentothesongsthatyourparentslike?

Chancesarethatyoudon’t.Youprobablythinkthemusicthattheylikeisoldandboringandthatthesongsonyourplaylistaremuchcooler.Butscientistsfoundthatpeople’smusictastechangesastimegoesby.Soitislikelythatyourownmusicalpreferenceswillfollowasimilarpathtoyourparents’,whetheryoulikeitornot.

Weusedtothinkthatcultureandpersonality（个性）aretheonlyreasonsfordifferentmusicchoices.ButresearchersattheUniversityofCambridgenoticedthataspeopleenterintodifferentagegroups,theirsocialenvironmentchanges,andsodoestheirmusictaste.Therearesomemusicalperiodsthatpeoplegothroughintheirlife.

Thefirstperiodcomesintheteenageyears,duringwhichpeoplelikestrongmusicsuchaspunkandrock,becauseteenagerstendtobeaggressiveorwanttobeindependent.

Butaspeoplemoveintoearlyadulthood,theirlifestyleschangetheywanttobuildcloserelationshipswithothers.Asaresult,theybecomefonderofcontemporarymusic,suchaspopandR&.B,whichisusuallyupliftinganddanceable.

Whenmiddleagecomes,mostpeoplehavesettleddown.Duringthisperiod,peopleprefermusic,suchasjazzandclassical,aswellasmusiclikecountry,folkandblues.

Asforoldpeople,theypreferoldsongsintheirchildhoods.Theygenerallylistentorelaxingmusic,suchascountrymusicandjazzmusic.Butyoumustbequestioning.“Aren’tthereoldpeoplewhoarestillinterestedinorevencrazyaboutrockmusic?

”Ofcoursethereare.Buttheirreasonsforlisteningtorockmusicmayhavechanged.Atthatagepeoplemaylistentoremindthemselvesoftheiryouth.

4.Whatdoyoungpeopleusuallythinkofthesongstheirparentsenjoy?

A.Theyareactuallylesscool.B.Theyareworthlisteningto.

C.Theyareespeciallyserious.D.Theyarehardtounderstand.

5.Howmanymusicalperiodsaretherethatpeoplegothroughintheirlife?

A.Two.B.Three.

C.Four.D.Five.

6.Peoplewhowanttomakefriendsmostlyprefer________.

A.jazzmusicB.countrymusic

C.rockmusicD.popmusic

7.Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?

A.PeopleHaveDifferentOpinionsonMusic

B.PeopleListentoMusicfortheSameReason

C.People’sTasteinMusicChangeswithTime

D.People’sLifestyleCanBeChangedbyMusic

C

FamingisatraditionamongmanyinSouthDakota,onethatisnotalwayseasytokeepinthefamily.Butonefamilyhassurvivedfourgenerationsandhopestocontinuelongintothefuture.Theyearwas1933whenEdVanderWal'sfatherfirststeppedontothefarm.Now80yearslater,Edcarriesthepassion（热情）hisfathergavehimforfarmingeverydaywhileworkingthefieldsonthefamilyfarminVolga.

“Well,IwasinthefirstgradewhenmydadmovedheretothisfarmandIgrewuponthefarm.Andthat'swhatIwasinterestedindoingmore,”Edsaid.Butthatloveofworkingthelanddidn'tstopwithEd.He'spasseditdowntohissixsons.Someofthemrunfarmsoftheirownnow,buttwoofthem,ScottandDavid,stillworksidebysidewiththeirdadeveryday.

Somepeoplemightworrythatworkingsunuptosundownwithfamilysevendaysaweekwouldleadtoafewfamilyspats（争吵）.ButfortheVanderWals,theconstanttimetogetherworksjustfine.

“Whenfamiliesworktogetheronafarm,it'sachallengeattimesgettingalong.Everyonehastopulltheirweightanddotheirshare.Andthat,ofcourse,transfersfromonegenerationtothenext,”Scottsaid.

Andwhiletheyallgetalonglikeanyfamily,withgooddaysandbad,it'straditionthatkeepseachgenerationteachingthenext.

“Butwetaughtthemtoworkwithanimalsatayoungage,likemostfarmersdo.Soit'snicetobeabletopassthattraditionontothenextgeneration,”Scottsaid.

TheyoungestgenerationoftheVanderWals,Ed'sthreegrandsonsandagranddaughter,allstartedlearningfarmingtechniquesatayoungage.

8.WhydidEdVanderWaldevotehimselftothefarm?

A.Becausehegrewuponthefarm.

B.Becausehewasaffectedbyhisfather.

CBecausehecoulddonothingbutworkonthefarm.

D.Becausehewantedtosetagoodexampleforhissons.

9.WhatcanweknowfromParagraph2?

A.Managingafarmisarealchallenge.

B.Edhasdividedhisfarmsintosixparts.

C.Edtaughthissonshowtoworkonfarms.

D.ScottandDavidowntheirownfarmsnow.

10.Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?

A.TheVariderWalshavestrictfamilyrules.

B.Ed'straditionhasgreateffectonthelocal.

C.Ed'sgrandchildrenwilldropoutofschool.

D.Ed'sfarmshavenolackofsuccessors（继承者）.

11.What'sthebesttitleofthepassage?

A.AFamingFamily.

B.ASuccessfulFarmer.

C.TheAgricultural'Tradition.

D.TheAgriculturalGeneration.

D

Askaclassroomofchildrentodrawascientist,andyou’llseeplentyofcolor1edlabcoatsandglasses.Theimage（画像）hasn'tchangedmuchsincethe1960s,butthepersonwearingthelabcoatischanging.

Anewanalysisfindsthatmorefemalescientistshaveappearedinkids?

drawingsinrecentdecades—goingfromnearlynonexistentinthe1960stoaboutathirdin2016.

Thefirstofmany“draw-a-scientist’’studiesaskednearly5,000childrentodrawascientistbetween1966and1977.Ofthose5,000drawings,only28drewfemalescientists.Thatwasjust0.56percent.Today,femalescientistsarebeingpresentedmoreinthemedia.Forexample,inacontentanalysis,13percentofpeoplepicturedinsciencefeaturestoriesofthe1960swerewomenorgirls,comparedwith44percentinthe2000s.“Thatmightreallyaffectchildren’sideaonwhatascientistshouldbelike,”saysMiller,aPh.D.candidateinpsychology.

Tolookforchangesinchildren'sperceptionovertime,theresearchersconductedameta-analysis,combiningdatafrom78studiesthatincludedatotalofmorethan20,000childrenfromkindergartentothe12thgrade.Onaverage,28percentofchildrendrewfemalescientistsinstudiesconductedfrom1965to2016.

Whathasn’tchangedmuch:

kidspickupstereotypes（模式化观念）bygender（性别）astheygrowup.Atage6,about70percentofthegirlsinthemorerecentstudiesdrewfemalescientists.Byage16,75percentdrewmalescientists.Thisisanimportantperiodinwhichkidsarelearningstereotypes.It’simportantthatteachersandparentspresentdiverseexamplesofbothmaleandfemalescientists.

12.What’sthepictureofscientistsdrawnbya1960s,kidlike?

A.Amanwithlongcurlyhair.B.Awomanwithlabglasses.

C.Awomaninaformallabsuit.D.Amaninacolor1edlabcoat.

13.Whatmaycontributetothechangesinkids’drawings?

A.Theimprovementofwomen^socialstatus.

B.Thekidsareaffectedbyteachersandparents.

C.Morefemalescientistsappearinthemedia.

D.Theincreasingnumberoffemalescientists.

14.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“perception”inParagraph4mostprobablymean?

A.Belief.B.Idea.C.Habit.D.Growth.

15.Itcanbeinferredfromthelastparagraphthat.

A.it'sastereotypethatscientistsaregenerallymales

B.girlsaremoreinfluencedbystereotypesthanboys

C.somechildrenarebornwithcertainstereotypes

D.mostchildrentendto