届长沙长郡中学高三英语月考试题及答案解析.docx
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届长沙长郡中学高三英语月考试题及答案解析
2021届长沙长郡中学高三英语月考试题及答案解析
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
Artificialintelligence(Al)ispracticallyeverywheretoday.TherearesomanyproductsouttherewhichuseAl.Somearebeingdeveloped,somearealreadyinuse,andsomefailedandarebeingimproved,soit’sverydifficulttonameafewofthemandregardthemasthebest.
Vi
ItisanAlpersonaltrainerwhichismainlyconcernedwithfitnessandcoaching.It,however,requirestheuseofbio-sensingearphonesandotherfitnesstrackingequipment!
Itcanplayyourfavouritemusicwhileyouworkoutandallyouhavetoworryaboutistheexerciseyou'redoing.
DeepText
Doyoueverwonderhowanadappearssuddenlyjustwhenyouarelookingforsomethingsimilar?
ThisisbecauseofDeepText.Itusesreal-timeconsumerinformationtoproducedatawhichinturnisusedtotargetconsumers.Thus,ifyousearchonlineforflightticketsfromBangaloretoDelhi,itisverylikelythatanadrelatingtohotelsinDelhiwillsoonfollow.
HelloEgg
Ifyoulivealoneandmissyourmotherbecauseyoualwaysmissyourbreakfastordon’tknowwhattoeatfordinner,thenHelloEggisexactlywhatyouarelookingfor.Averyhealthychoiceofthe2-minutenoodlesandoats,HelloEggprovidesyouwithadetailedweeklymealplanabouttheneedsofyourbody.ItistrulyamodernAI-poweredhomecookingtoolfortheyoung.
Wordsmith
YoucanputMr.SmithintoyourMicrosoftExcelusingtheirfreeAPI,andletitwriteupdetailedanalysisofthestoriesbehindyournumbers.Itcanproducedetailedreportsonthousandsofpagesofspreadsheetsinseconds.
1.WhatcanwelearnaboutVifromthetext?
A.ItisanAImusicplayer.
B.Itisabio-sensingearphone.
C.Itdoesn'tworkwithoutbio-sensingearphones.
D.Itcanmakeyoumoreenergeticwhileyouworkout.
2.Whichcanhelpyouimprovecookingskill?
A.DeepText.B.Vi.
C.Wordsmith.D.HelloEgg.
3.WhatcanWordsmithdoforus?
A.Produceadetailedreport.
B.Provideuswithadetailedmealplan.
C.Bookaticketaheadoftime.
D.Offerusinformationonhotelsfortraveling.
B
Idon’twanttotalkaboutbeingawomanscientistagain.Therewasatimeinmylifewhenpeopleaskedconstantlyforstoriesaboutwhatit’sliketoworkinafielddominated(controlled)bymen.IwasneververygoodattellingthosestoriesbecausetruthfullyIneverfoundtheminteresting.WhatIdofindinterestingistheoriginoftheuniverse,theshapeofspace,timeandthenatureofblackholes.
At19,whenIbeganstudyingastrophysics(天体物理学),itdidnotbothermeintheleasttobetheonlywomanintheclassroom.ButwhileearningmyPh.D.atMITandthenasapost-doctordoingspaceresearch,theissuestartedtobotherme.Myeveryachievement—jobs,researchpapers,awards—wasviewedthroughthelens(镜片)ofgender(性别)politics.Soweremyfailures.Sometimes,whenIwaspushedintoanargumentonleftbrainversus(相对于)rightbrain,ornatureversusnurture(培育),Iwouldinstantlyfightfiercelyonmybehalfandallwomankind.
Thenonedayafewyearsago,outofmymouthcameasentencethatwouldeventuallybecomemyreplytoanyandallprovocations(挑衅):
Idon’ttalkaboutthatanymore.Ittookme10yearstogetbacktheconfidenceIhadat19andtorealizethatIdidn’twanttodealwithgenderissues.Whyshouldcuringsexismbeyetanotherterribleburdenoneveryfemalescientist?
Afterall,Idon’tstudysociologyorpoliticaltheory.
TodayIresearchandteachatBarnard,awomen’scollegeinNewYorkCity.Recently,someoneaskedmehowmanyofthe45studentsinmyclasswerewomen.Youcannotimaginemysatisfactionatbeingabletoanswer,45.Iknowsomeofmystudentsworryhowtheywillmanagetheirscientificresearchandadesireforchildren.AndIdon’tdismissthoseconcerns.Still,Idon’ttellthem“war”stories.Instead,Ihavegiventhemthis:
thevisualoftheirphysicsprofessorheavilypregnantdoingphysicsexperiments.Andinturntheyhavegivenmetheimageof45womendrivenbyaloveofscience.Andthat’sasightworthtalkingabout.
4.Whydoesn’ttheauthorwanttotalkaboutbeingawomanscientistagain?
A.Sheisfedupwiththeissueofgenderdiscrimination(歧视).
B.Shefeelsunhappyworkinginmale-dominatedfields.
C.Sheisnotgoodattellingstoriesofthekind.
D.Shefindsspaceresearchmoreimportant.
5.FromParagraph2,wecaninferthatpeoplewouldattribute(把……归因于)theauthor’sfailuresto________.
A.theburdenshebearsinamale-dominatedsociety
B.herinvolvementingenderpolitics
C.herover-confidenceasafemaleastrophysicist
D.theveryfactthatsheisawoman
6.WhatdidtheauthorconstantlyfightagainstwhiledoingherPh.D.andpost-doctoralresearch?
A.Lackofconfidenceinsucceedinginspacescience.
B.Unfairaccusationsfrombothinsideandoutsidehercircle.
C.People’sfixedattitudetowardfemalescientists.
D.Widespreadmisconceptionsaboutnatureandnurtured.
7.Whatdoestheimagetheauthorpresentstoherstudentssuggest?
A.Womenstudentsneedn’thavetheconcernsofhergeneration.
B.Womencanbalanceacareerinscienceandhavingafamily.
C.Womenhavemorebarriersontheirwaytoacademicsuccess.
D.Womennowhavefewerproblemspursuingasciencecareer.
C
Mostkidscanwalkintoalibraryorbookstoreandfindhundredsofbookstoread.Butit’snotthatsimpleforkidswhoareblind.Theyreadinadifferentway.JennyLeeandotherbraille(盲文)transcriberstaketheprintedwordsofabookandchangethemintoacodeofraiseddots.Blindpeoplecanreadthesedotswiththeirfingers.Toknowwhatbraillefeelslike,takeaballpointpenandpresshardontoapieceofpaper.Nowturnthepaperoverandtouchtheraiseddotmadebythepenpoint.
WhenLeefirstsawthedotsofthebraillealphabet,shewonderedifshe’deverbeabletoreadandwritethemeasily.Shetookaclassandpractisedhardforaboutsixmonthsbeforeshepassedthefinalexam:
shehadtoconvert35pagesofabookintobraille.Today,Leeworksforapublisher.Oneofherjobsistochangechildren’sbooksintobraille.
Todothis,Leefirsttypesthestoryintoacomputerandthenusesacomputerprogramtotranslateitintothebraillecode.Next,shelooksoverthetranslationseveraltimestomakesureit’smistake-free.Afterthat,acopyofthebraillestoryisprintedwithaspecialprinter.ThenLeeandaproofreaderworktogethertofindandcorrectanymistakes.Whenabookisready,manycopiesofitareprinted.Afterwards,somearesoldthroughwebsitesandothersaresenttolibraries.
Sometimes,goingoverastoryagainandagaingetstiring.That’swhenLeetakesabreak.SeveralofJennyLee’sco-workers,whoareblind,useguidedogs.Whentheanimalsaren’tworking,Leelikesspendingafewminuteswiththem.Toher,playingwithdogs“isalwaysapick-me-upinthemiddleoftheday”.
“Ilovethismission,”Leesays.“Throughmybrainpowerandmyfingers,Iamputtingthedotsintosomekid’shands.”
8.Howdoesthewriterexplainwhatbraillefeelslike?
A.Byexplainingwhatbraillewordslooklike.
B.Bydescribinghowblindpeoplereadbooks.
C.Byaskingreaderstoexperienceitthemselves.
D.Bygivingexamplesofdifferentbraillewords.
9.WhatwasLee’sfirstreactiontobraille?
A.Shewasexcitedtogetanewskill.
B.Shewasamazedatthecleveridea.
C.Sherealizedshecouldteachitherself.
D.Shebelieveditwouldbedifficulttolearn.
10.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“pick-me-up”inparagraph4mostprobablymean?
AAdiscussiontoreleaseworkstress.
B.Somethingtoimproveone’sappetite.
C.Somethingtohelprestoreone’sspirit.
D.Afreerideaccompaniedwithaguidedog.
11.WhatdoesLeethinkofherjob?
A.Profitableandhopeful.B.Tiringbutmeaningful.
C.Relaxingandhelpful.D.Boringbutchallenging.
D
ABridgeLinkingArtandtheAudience
Accordingtoa2018report,peopleagedbetween16and24makeupabout15percentofthepopulationbutonly10percentofmuseum-goers.Similarly,peopleagedover35gohalfasmuchasyouwouldexpectfromtheirpopulationsize.Wehavereachedthepointofrecognisingthedisconnectionbetweenartandtheaudiencebuthaven’tyetdeterminedhowtobridgethegap.Twoanswerstotacklingthischallengelieintellingagreaterdiversityofarthistoriesandcommunicatingthesestoriesinmoreaccessibleways.
In2018,aradioprogramcalledArtMatterswasstartedwiththeaimofdiscussingartfromapop-cultureviewpointwithtopicsthatwouldengageyoungerandmorediverseaudience.Itoffersanaccessiblepathwaytoarthistorywithconversationsondifferenttopics.Arthistoryisaboutstorytelling;artcontentshineswhenthereisanefforttobringaudiencealongforthediscussion.
Moretraditionalinstitutionsarepayingattention.RecentlytheGettyMuseumissuedasocial-mediachallengeforpeopletorecreatepaintingsusingitemstheyhadathome.Usersdisplayedincrediblecreativity,andthemuseumwasfloodedwithsubmissions.Thisreactionprovesthatthereisapotentialdesirefortheaudiencetoengagewitharttopicsiftheformatisappealing.Sincemanypeoplefeelintimidatedandthinkthatthere’sabaselevelofunderstandingrequiredtojointheconversation,theGettyinitiativeservesasareminderthattherearemanypathwaystoengagingwithit.
AnotherresultoftheGettychallengewastheexposuregiventoadiversityofartworks.ThefamousoperasingerPeterBrathwaite,forexample,madescoresofattractiverecreationshighlightingcenturiesofblackpaintings.Hiseffortsopposedtheideathattherewerenotmanyhistoricalpaintingsofblackfigures.Itisextreme
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