2020年长沙市第一中学高三英语月考试卷及答案
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2020年长沙市第一中学高三英语月考试卷及答案
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
Some young people win attention because of their good looks or their singing ability. A much smaller number
gain fame because they have done something important and worthwhile with their abilities. Rishab Jain is among
the latter. In 2018, 13-year-oldRishab developed a way to use AI technology to help pancreatic(胰腺的) cancer
patients and won the3MYoung Scientist Challenge, a nationwide middle-school science competition, and its
$25,000 prize.
In the last stage of the contest, Rishab competed againstnine other finalists at the 3M Innovation Center(创新中心) in St.Paul,Minnesota. Leading up to the big meet, each finalist had partnered with a scientist to further
develop their inventions.
Rishab explains what led him to create his invention. First,a family friend died of cancer. Then Rishab learned
about how deadly pancreatic cancer is, and that its low survival rate is due to how difficult it is to treat. "I'm also
into programming, so I was learning about AI technology. I decided to try to solve a real-world problem using it."
His winnings have been put in further research and in his nonprofit Samyak Science Society, which helps poor
children enter the STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) education. Rishab is also raising awareness
about pancreatic cancer. These efforts make him quite different from teenagers of his age. Considering becoming
a biomedical engineer or a doctor一or both, he has also put some money aside to further his own learning.
Almost certainly the doors of higher education will open wide to him before he even knocks.
That's an outstanding outlook for one so young. Rashib is committed to helping very sick people in need. He
is also providing teenagers of his age with a much-needed model of what kinds of things youth can achieve.
1. What can we learn about the 3M Young Scientist Challenge in 2018?
A. It was intended to solve medical problems.
B. It was a nationwide AI competition for teenagers.
C. It offered the finalists an opportunity to work with scientists.
D. It allowed the finalists to learn AI technology in the 3M center.
2. How did Rishab win the 3M Young Scientist Challenge?
A.He showed excellent programming ability. B. He figured out the survival rate of pancreatic cancer.
C. He introduced poor children to STEM education.
D. He applied AI technology to treating pancreatic cancer.
3. Which of the following best describes Rishab?
A. Talented and caring. B. Independent and humorous.
C. Responsible and patient. D. Polite and inspiring.
B
Do you ever listen to the songs that your parents like? Chances are that you don’t. You probably think the
music that they like is old and boring and that the songs on your playlist are muchcooler. But scientists found that
people’s music taste changes as time goes by. So it is likely that your own musical preferences will follow a similar
path to your parents’, whether you like it or not.
We used to think that culture and personality (个性) are the only reasons for different music choices. But
researchers at the University of Cambridge noticed that as people enter into different age groups, their social
environment changes, and so does their music taste. There are some musical periods that people go through in
their life.
The first period comes in the teenage years, during which people like strong music such as punk and rock,
because teenagers tend to be aggressive or want to be independent.
But as people move into early adulthood, their lifestyles change they want to build close relationships with
others. As a result, they become fonder of contemporary music, such as pop and R&.B, which is usually uplifting
and danceable.
When middle age comes, most people have settled down. During this period, people prefer music, such as
jazz and classical, as well as music like country, folk and blues.
As for old people, they prefer old songs in their childhoods. They generally listen to relaxing music, such as
country music and jazz music. But you must be questioning. “Aren’t there old people who are still interested in or
even crazy about rock music?” Of course there are. But their reasons for listening to rock music may have changed.
At that age people may listen to remind themselves of their youth.
4. What do young people usually think of the songs their parents enjoy?
A. They are actually less cool. B. They are worth listening to.
C. They are especially serious. D. They are hard to understand.
5. How many musical periods are there that people go through in their life?
