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2019-2020 学年广州市邝维煜纪念中学高三英语第四次联考试卷及答 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
A
Itwasaweeknightandoneofmytwindaughtersmarchedintotheroom,wavingabookshe'dfinished.“Dad,whyarebookswithscienceinthemalwaysaboutboys?”sheasked.
Itoldherthatsimplywasn'ttrue;therewereloadsofgreatsciencefictionswithgirlsinthem.Sheagreed,butarguedthatinthosestoriesitwastheboyswhoweredoingscience,andthegirlswerejustalongfortheride.Myotherdaughtertookhersister'ssideandchallengedmetogiveanexample.
Thisleftmeinadifficultposition.Icouldeithergothroughourlibrarytopointoutsomewonderfulexamplesoffemale-ledsciencefictions,orjustadmittheywererightandremaininmycomfortablechair.
I'vebeenaskedseveraltimeshowIcameupwiththeideaforAProblematicParadoxandmyanswerisalwaysthesame:itcametomeinamomentofinspiration.Ilikethatanswerbecauseit'ssimpleandmakesmeseemverycreative.Thefactthatthisexplanationisnottruebothersmefromtimetotime.Here'sthetruth:thestorywasn'tmyidea.ItwasmydaughterswhosuggestedIwritesomethingforthemthathadagirldoingscience.
MydaughterswereatanagewhenmanyyoungwomenturnawayfromSTEM(science,technology,engineering,andmath,believingthoseareasofstudyunfriendlyorout-of-the-normforgirls.Ialsoreadabouthowimportantrolemodelscanbetoyoungpeople.It'sonethingtotellapersontheycandosomething,butseeingsomeonelikethemdoingthatthingcanbemorepowerful.
So,Ikepttwoguidelinesforthebookinmind:First,thestoryhadtobefunforanyone,becauseit'sasimportantforboystounderstandthatscienceisforeveryone.Second,Iwantedthemaincharacter,Nikola,tobeimperfect.Sheshouldbesomeonewithshortcomingsasweallhave.Ithinkthisnotonlymakesastorymoreinterestingtoread,butalsohelpsmakeitclearthatthemostextraordinarythingscanbedonebyordinarypeople.1.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“alongfortheride”inparagraph2probablymean?A.Enteringabikerace.B.Offeringvitalhelp.
C.Doingunimportantthings.D.Playingtheleadingrole.2.WhatdoweknowaboutthebookAProblematicParadox1?
A.Itsmaincharacterisperfect.B.Itisafemale-ledsciencefiction.
C.Itisintendedtoappealtogirlsonly.D.Itsideacomesfromtheauthor'sinspiration.3.Whichofthefollowingbestdescribestheauthor'sbook?A.Seriousandabstract.B.Simpleandpractical.
C.Creativeandwell-organized.D.Inspiringandinteresting.
B
Musicissaidtobeauniversallanguage.ButforChaseBurton,adeaffilmmakerfromTexas,musichasalwaysbeenatotallydifferentexperience.
“WhenIwasakid,I’dlieonthefloorsoIcouldfeelthevibrations(震动，颤动frommybrother’sbandrockingoutbelowmybody,”the33-year-oldmansaid.“ThatwasoneofthefirsttimesIbeganbuildingarelationshipwithmusic.”
In2016,hisabilitytoexperiencemusicchangeddramatically,thankstoCalifornia-basedtechnologycompanyNotImpossibleLabs.Itdesignedavibratingsuitthatenablesdeafpeopleto“feel”musicthroughtheirskin.Consistingofabodyharness(背带,ankleandwristbelts,thesuittranslatesaudiointoarangeofvibratingpulsesthatarefeltat24contactpoints.Burtonhasbeentrialingthesuitforfouryears.
“Thesoundhitsdifferentpartsofyourbody,”saidBurton.“Maybeitwillstrikemedowninmyanklesfirst.AndthenI’llstarttofeelthevibrationsinmyback.AndthenI’llfeelsomepulsationsinmywrist.”
Thecreatorswanttoextendsthetactile(触觉musicalexperiencebeyondthedeafcommunity.In2018,theygaveout150ofthesuitsatarockconcertinLasVegaswherehalftheaudiencemembersweredeafandhalfwereabletohear.
Sincethen,NotImpossibleLabshasbeenworkingtoimprovethetechnologyandsaysit’sreadytogotomarketsoon.Eventually,thecreatorswantthesuittobecomeaconsumerproduct,accessibletoall.Thecompany’stalentandbusinessdevelopmentdirector,JordanRichardson,saidthatthetechnologycouldbeusedinlivesportsbroadcasts,videogamesandthemeparks.
Asawriteranddirectorwho’sbeenworkingtomakethemovieworldmoreaccessible,Burtonhopesthatthevibratingsuitwillbeavailabletohisfilmaudiencesinthefuture.Hebelievesthesuitcanenhanceemotionswhilewatchingamovie–forhearingaswellasdeafpeople.“Iseethetechasa