2020年南雄市第一中学高三英语月考试卷及答案解析

2020年南雄市第一中学高三英语月考试卷及答案解析

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

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If you are looking for recommendations on biographies(传记) that will educate you, comedies that will make

your belly ache or stories that present the unique challenges women face every day, read on.

“Pride and Prejudice”by Jane Austen

A classic thatnever gets old. Set in ruralEnglandin the early 19th century, this tale centers around the Bennet

family, a family of five daughters and their two parents who are desperate to find at least one of the daughters a

wealthy match. Austen’s story focuses on the tension between marrying for love instead of just for power and

fame, and also the unique pressure on women to find financial security by way of marriage at the time.

“Women in Science: 50 Fearless Pioneers Who Changed the WorldWomen in Science: 50 Fearless Pioneers

Who Changed the World”by Rachel Ignotofsky

It is a sweetly illustrated and educational book that highlights the contributions of 50 women in the fields of

technology, science, engineering and mathematics, from present day all the way back to 360 AD.

“Good Night Stories for Rebel GirlsGood Night Stories for Rebel Girls”by Elena Favilli

It tells the stories of female heroes from years ago and present day. With color1 portraits and biographies

that are short and sweet, this book is a page-turner for anyone wanting to learn about influential women in the

past and present.

“Becoming”by Michelle Obama

We wouldn’t be able to write this list without including Michelle Obama’s memoir. “Becoming” has the

former FLOTUS discussing her childhood, family, motherhood, her own FLOTUS impact, the pressures of being part

of the first Black family in the White House and balancing her public life now. And of course she writes all about

meeting her husband and the many unique challenges they faced too.

1. What didthe Bennetsintend to do?

A.To marry their daughters to rich men.

B.To lessen pressure on their daughters.

C. To help their daughters marry for true love.

D. To make their daughters financially independent. 2. Whose book will attract a teen interested in science?

A. Jane Austen’s. B.Rachel Ignotofsky’s.

C.Elena Favilli’s. D.Michelle Obama’s.

3.What do the four books have in common?

A.They are all classics. B.They are all biographies.

C.They are all related to the female. D. They are all about heroes.

B

Thermoelectric generators turn waste heat into electricity without producing greenhouse gas emissions, like

a free lunch. But the high cost of these devices has prevented their widespread use. Now, researchers have found

a way to make cheap thermae-lectrices that work just as well. The work could pave the way for greener car

engines, and other energy-generating devices.

“This looks like a very smart way to realize high performance,” says Li-Dong Zhao, a materials scientist. He

notes there are still a few more steps before these materials can become high-performing. However, he says, “This

will be used in the not too far future.”

Thermoelectrics are semiconductor devices placed on a hot surface. That gives them a hot side and a cool

side. If a device allows the hot side to warm up the cool side, the electricity stops flowing. A device’s success at

preventing this, as well as its ability to conduct electrons, feeds into a score known as the figure of merit, or ZT.

Researchers have produced thermoelectric materials with increasing ZTs. The record came in 2014 when

Mercouri Kanatzidis came up with a tin selenide with a ZT of 3.1. Yet the material was too fragile to work with.

“For practical applications, it’s a non-star-ter,” Kanatzidis says.

Getting through that door will still take some time. The tin selenide the team makes is mixed with Na,

creating a “p-type” material that conducts positive charges. To make working devices, researchers also need an

“n-type” version to conduct negative charges.

Zhao’s team is now working on making an n-type version. Once successful, researchers should have a clear

path to making a new generation of super-efficient thermoelectric genera-tors. Those could be installed

everywhere from automobile exhaust pipes to water heaters and industrial smelters toscavengesome of the 65%

of fossil fuel energy that winds up as waste heat.

4. The first paragraph wants to tell us________.

A. The wide use of thermoelectric generators

B. The devices of current thermoelectric generators