辽宁省辽宁师大附中2020届高三英语上学期10月月考试题考试时间：80分钟第一部分阅读理解（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和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。ABythetimeIreachedjuniorhigh，IwassureIwantedtobeanurse.Ifyoudidn’tstudyLatin，youcouldn’tbeanurse，soIenrolled.ManyLatinwordswerefamiliartome.Thehardpartturnedouttobetheusageandcreatingsentenceswiththewordsthatseemedsoeasytopronounce.Severalweeksintothecoursemyteachercametome，saying，“Ithinkyoushouldwithdrawfromthiscourse.Itseemstobetoohardforyou.”ThatwasthedayIlearnedIwasn’tsmartenoughtobecomeanurse.Withshame,IhandedinmyLatintextbook.Afterhighschool，theyearsracedby.Imarriedandhadchildren.ThenonedaymyhusbandJohncamehome.“Carol,Maxdiedthisafternoon.”Ilookedatmyhusbandwithdisbelief.Johnwastouchedbythistragedy.Finallyoneeveninghesaid，“Carol，Jackiehasneverworkedandnowshe’salonewithfourchildren.I'vebeenthinking—ifanythinghappenstome.Iwantyoutobeabletotakecareofyourselfandthechildren.Whydon’tyouthinkaboutwhatyou’dliketodoandgetthetrainingyou’llneedtodoit?”Isignedupfortheentranceexamfornursingprograms.OnedayIreceivedaletterfromtheschoo1.Iwantedsobadlytoopenit，butwithmylackofconfidence，Ilaiditonthekitchencountersaying,“I'mnotinthemoodforarejectionlettertoday.”FinallyIforcedmyselftoopenit.“DearCarol，”Iread.”Wearepleasedtoinformyouthatyousuccessfullypassedtheentranceexam.”Aninsensitiveteacheroncestolemydream.Ifyouhaveadream,exhausteveryefforttoreachit.I’veworkedthirtyyearsnowasanurseandI’veneverbeenmorecertainthatthisiswhatIwasmeanttobe.21.WhydidJohnadviseCaroltofindajob?A.TosupportthefamilyB.ToprovidemoremoneyforherkidsC.ToliveamorecolorfullifeD.Tobeabletoliveindependently22.Fromthetext,weknowwhattheteachersaid____________.A.destroyedCarol’sdreamtobeanurse.B.helpedCarolfindhertrueinterestC.savedCarolfromwastinghertimeD.encouragedCaroltobecarefulinlearning23.Afterreceivingtheletterfromtheschoo1,Caro1____________.A.wasuncertainabouttheresultB.hadnomoodtoreaditthenC.didn’ttakeitseriouslyatallD.couldn’twaittoopenit24.Whatmaybethebesttitleforthetext？A.Adreamtoohightoachieve.B.Toostupidtobeanurse?C.Nevertoolateto1earn.D.AchancetooimportanttomissBElectronicheroesAsaninternetinfluencer,thereseemstobenothingspecialaboutMiquelaSousa.The19-year-oldlivesinLosAngeles,US,postspicturesofherselfsportingfashionablelooks,andhasjustmadeherwayintotheMarcheditionofVoguemagazine.ButMiquelaisn’treal–sheisacomputer-generatedcharacter.Herfansdon’tseemtomind–shehas855,000followersonUSsocialnetworkingplatformInstagram.AndherfirstsingleNotMine–yes,she“sings”too–alsoreachedNo.8onmusicstreaming(流媒体)platformSpotifylastAugust.It’skindofcuriousthatinatimewhenauthenticity(真实性)and“beingreal”arevaluedmorethanever,“fake”celebritieslikeMiquelaareappreciatedandseenasicons(偶像).PerhapsthereasonforMiquela’spopularityliesbehindthefameofasimilarstar,HatsuneMiku.This16-year-oldanimatedsingerfromJapanhasheldsingingconcertsnotonlyinherhomecountrybutalsointheUSandChina.EventhoughHatsune’snomorethana3-Dfigureprojected(投射)ontothestage,herfansaremorethanwillingtopaytoactuallyseeher“inperson”,becausetothem,she’sbetterthanhumansingers.“She’srathermorelikeagoddess:Shehashumanparts,butshetranscends(超越)humanlimitations.She’sthegreatpost-humanpopstar,”wrotereporterJame...