甘肃省高台县2020届高三英语4月月考试题（无答案） 第Ⅰ卷 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，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 A A boy from Coventry has become the youngest computer specialist in the world. Ayan Qureshi is now a Microsoft Certified Professional after passing the tech giant's exam when he was just five years old. Ayan, now six, whose father is an IT consultant, has set up his own computer network at home. He told the BBC he found the exam difficult but enjoyable, and hopes to set up a UK-based tech hub one day. “There were multiple choice questions, drag and drop questions, hotspot questions and scenario-based questions,” he told the BBC Asian Network. “The hardest challenge was explaining the language of the test to a five-year-old. But he seemed to pick it up and has a very good memory,” explained Ayan's father Asim. Mr Qureshi introduced his son to computers when he was three years old. He let him play with his old computers, so he could understand hard drives and motherboards. “I found whatever I was telling him, the next day he'd remember everything I said, so I started to feed him more information,” he explained. Ayan has his own computer lab at his home in Coventry and spends around two hours a day learning about the operating system and how to install programmes. When the boy arrived to take the Microsoft exam, the invigilators were concerned that he was too young to be a candidate. The family moved to England from Pakistan in 2020. “I'm very happy and very proud, I don't want to see him set a world record every day. But I want him to do his best whatever he does in his life,” she said. Ayan says he hopes to launch a UK-based IT hub similar to America's Silicon Valley one day, which he intends to call E-Valley. He also wants to start his own company. 1. According to the passage, what does Asim do? A. He is an IT consultant. B. He is Ayan Qureshi’s father. C. He is Microsoft certified processional. D. He is a computer programmer. 2. What is the most challenge to Ayan in the exam? A. The multiple choice question B. The drag and drop question C. The hotspot question D. The understanding of the language by himself 3. Ayan’s dream is__________. A. To set a world record one day. B. To work in American’s Silicon Valley. C. To launch an IT center called E-Valley. D. To set up his own computer network at home. 4. What is the passage mainly about? A. An IT consultant’s son B. The youngest computer specialist in the world. C. The dream of a five-year-old boy. D. Technology education B Slater and Emma are an American couple that have lived in China for four years. They are both English teachers. Emma begun studying Chinese a year ago; however, she has made amazing progress. Aside from her excellent pronunciation, she has mastered nearly 1,000 Chinese words. She says she finds the best way to improve her spoken Chinese is to communicate with strangers. She often goes to squares or parks and starts up conversations. Although Slater speaks only a little Chinese, he is more knowledgeable about Chinese customs and culture. Emma studied medicine in college, while Slater’s major was graphic design. Due to the economic recession, he could not find a suitable job after graduation, so after graduating he worked as a cashier in a grocery store. This must have been pretty boring for a young, educated man. Thus, when one of his friends asked him if he was willing to take on a teaching position in China, Slater jumped at the chance. Although, Slater and Emma were born and grew up in the United States, they are different from typical Americans. They are both vegetarian, they like Chinese vegetable dishes. And unlike many Americans, they save money. Emma says that her generation emphasizes saving money. Their modes of consuming are different compared to their fathers. One of the reasons is the heavy burden of repaying a student loan. After the age of eighteen, most Americans start living independently. The majority of college students take out loans in order to pay their tuition and fees. On average, it takes graduates fifteen years to pay off debt. Emma proudly says that Slater has already paid back half of his loan in just four years. 5. Where does Emma usually go to practice her spoken Chinese? A. To parks. B. To her classroom. C. To other school. D. To stores.