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湖北省黄冈市学年高二英语月考试题
湖北省黄冈市2019-2020学年高二英语10月月考试题
时间:
120分钟满分:
150分
第一部分:
听力(共两节,满分30分)
第一节:
(共5小题;每小题1.5分,满分7.5分)
听下面5段对话。
每段对话后有一个小题,从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项,并标在试卷的相应位置。
听完每段对话后,你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。
每段对话仅读一遍。
1.Howdoesthewomanusuallytravel?
A.Bytrain.B.Bycar.C.Byplane.
2.Whathasthemanbeendoingrecently?
A.Playingfootball.B.Sittinginthesun.C.TravelinginSanya.
3.HowdoesMikeprobablyfeelnow?
A.Disappointed.B.Worried.C.Happy.
4.Whokeptcoughinginthecinema?
A.Theyoungcouple.B.Theoldwoman.C.Thelittleboy.
5.Whatwillthemando?
A.Gotoseeacustomer.B.Startwritinghisreport.
C.GotoMr.Black’soffice.
第二节:
(共15小题;每小题1.5分,满分22.5分)
听下面5段对话或独白。
每段对话或独白后有几个小题,从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项,并标在试卷的相应位置。
听每段对话或独白前,你将有时间阅读各个小题,每小题5秒钟;听完后,每个小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。
每段对话或独白读两遍。
听第6段材料,回答第6、7题。
6.Whereisthemannow?
A.InBeijing.B.InTokyo.C.InNewYork.
7.Whatdoweknowabouttheman?
A.Hedoesn’tliketravelingaround.B.Hedidn’tlikehisjobinTokyo.
C.Helikesteachingverymuch.
听第7段材料,回答第8至10题。
8.What’sthepossiblerelationshipbetweenthetwospeakers?
A.Teacherandstudent.B.Classmates.C.Motherandson.
9.Whatdoesthewomansuggestthemando?
A.AskTomforhelp.B.AskAliceforhelp.C.Askhisteacherforhelp.
10.Whatwillthemanprobablydo?
A.JoinseveralclubswithTomandAlice.B.TeachTomhowtosolvemathproblems.
C.TeachTomSpanishandlearnmathfromhim.
听第8段材料,回答第11至13题。
11.Whenwilltheconferencebegin?
A.At3:
30.B.At4:
00.C.At4:
30.
12.Whathappenedtothespeakers?
A.Therewassomethingwrongwiththetaxi.B.Theygotstuckinatrafficjam.
C.Theygotlostonthestreet.
13.Whywasthewomanlatelasttime?
A.Becauseshesetofflate.B.Becausethetrafficwasbad.
C.Becauseshehadatrafficaccident.
听第9段材料,回答第14至17题。
14.WhatwastheweatherlikelastSaturday?
A.Fineatfirstbutwindylater.B.Windyatfirstbutfinelater.
C.Fineatfirstbutrainylater.
15.Whatdoesthewomanthinkoftheman?
A.Verykind-hearted.B.Verybrave.C.Careless.
16.WhatdoweknowaboutJenny?
A.Shedoesn’tlikeoutdooractivities.B.Sheloveshergrandmaverymuch.
C.Shedoesn’tlikespendingtimewiththeman.
17.Whatwillthemandotomorrow?
A.VisitJenny’sgrandma.B.GoboatingwithJenny.C.Watchamovie.
听第10段材料,回答第18至20题。
18.WhatdoesthefatherdoatWildDogResearchCamp?
A.Hecooksandkeepsthecampclean.B.Heteacheslocalchildren.
C.Hestudieswildanimals.
19.Howmanytentsareforcampworkers?
A.5.B.8.C.10.
20.WhatdoesJackwanttodowhenhegrowsup?
A.Tobeamoviestar.B.Totraindogsformovies.
C.TostudyanimalsinAfrica.
第二部分 阅读理解(共两节,满分35分)
第一节(共10小题;每小题2.5分,满分25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。
A
Therewasamanplayingthepianoinabar.Hewasagoodpianoplayerandalwaysperformedinthisbar.Peoplecameinjusttohearhimplay.Butonenight,acustomertoldhimthathedidn’twanttohearhimjustplaythepianoanymore.Hewantedhimtosingasong.
Themansaid,“Idon’tsing.”Butthecustomerwaspersistent(执着的).Hetoldthebarmanager,“I’mtiredoflisteningtothepiano.Iwantthatmantosing!
”Themanagershoutedacrosstheroom,“Ifyouwanttogetpaid,singasong.Ourcustomersareaskingyoutosing!
”Sohedid.Hesangasong.Apianoplayerwhohadneversunginpublicdidsoforthefirsttime.AndeveryonewassurprisedbyhissongMonaLisa.Hegotlotsofapplausethatnight.
Hehadsuchatalentforsinging,buthejusthadbeensittingonhistalentforthepastyears!
Ifwithoutsuchachance,hemayhavelivedtherestofhislifeasano-namepianoplayerinano-namebar.However,nowhehasbecomeoneofthebest-knownsingersinAmerica.
You,too,haveskillsandabilities.Maybeyour“talent”isnotasgreatasthesingerabove,butitmaybebetterthanyouthink!
Andwitheffort,mostskillscanbeimproved.So,inyourlife,youshouldbebraveenoughtotrydoingdifferentthingsandfindoutwhattalentsyoureallyhave!
21.Whydidthemanstarttosing?
A.Becausehewantedtomakemoremoney.
B.Becausethebarmanagersaidhelikedhissong
C.Becausethemanageraskedhimtosingattherequestofacustomer.
D.Becausehewantedtoshoweveryonethathehadatalentforsinging.
22.Whatcanweknowfromthepassage?
A.Themandidn’tgetpaidatlast.B.Thecustomerswereunsatisfiedwiththesong.
C.Themanbecameasingerlater.D.Themanagerhadtolaythemanoff.
23.Whatcanwelearnfromthelastparagraph?
A.Somepeoplereallyhavenoskillsorabilities.B.Sometimesthrougheffortwecanknowourtalents.
C.Noneofusisasgreatasthesinger.D.Noskillscanbeimprovedevenifyoutryyourbest.
B
Customerschat,readthenewspaperandordersandwichesanddrinksatAugustFirstBakery&CaféinBurlington,Vermont,butthere'ssomethingdifferenthere.“IwashereworkingonmylaptopwhenIlookedoverandsawthattherewasasignthatsaid‘laptopfree’”saysLunaColt,astudentattheUniversityofVermont.Duringarecentvisit,Coltwasshockedthatusinghercomputerwasagainsttherules.
WhenownerJodiWhalenfirstopeneditfouryearsago,sheofferedfreeWiFitocustomers.StudentslikeColtwentthereinlargenumbersandstartedtypingaway—andstayingallday.“Wesawalotofcustomerscomein,lookforatable,notbeabletofindoneandleave,”Whalensays.“Itwasmoneyflowingoutofthedoorforus.”That'swhyWhalendecidedthere'dbenomorescreens.Itwasagradualmove.ShestartedbyshuttingdowntheWiFitwoyearsago.Then,thecafébannedscreensduringlunch.“Alotofpeoplewerebummed_out,”Whalensays.“Butweactuallysawoursalesincrease.”
What'ssociallyacceptablewhenitcomestousingalaptopinpublic?
LunaColtthinksit'sabouthowmuchmoneyyouspend.“Youshouldbuysomethingeverytwohoursifyou'regoingtobehereandjustworkallday,”Coltsays.“Aslongasyou'rebeingagoodcustomer,”shesays,“there'snothingwrongwithworkingonalaptop.”
Notquite,accordingtoWhalen.“It'slessabouthowmuchalaptopuserbuys,andmoreabouttablespace.Eveniftheythinkthey'reagoodcustomerbecausetheybuyfood,they'restillhereforlonghours,”shesays.“Towalkintoaplaceandseepeoplelookingattheirscreenswithablankstare,ittakesawaythecommunityaspectofit—ofyoubeinginaplacewithotherpeople,”Whalenadds.
24.WhyisAugustFirstBakery&Cafédifferent?
A.Customersarenotallowedtousetheirlaptops.
B.Thosewhovisitthecaféareoftenverystrange.
C.Itoffersunusualsandwichesanddrinks.
D.Itisonlyopentouniversitystudents.
25.Theunderlinedwords“bummedout”inParagraph2probablymean“_____”.
A.gratefulB.fortunateC.disappointedD.frightened
26.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?
A.JodiWhalendidn'tofferWiFitocustomers.
B.Allthestudentswenttheretoenjoythefood.
C.LunaColtagreeswithwhattheownerdid.
D.LunaColtisnotpopularwithJodiWhalen.
27.What'sthemainideaofthetext?
A.ItisgoodforourhealthtostayawayfromWiFi.
B.Acaféownerimprovessalesbysayingnotolaptops.
C.Auniversitystudentshowshowtobeagoodcustomer.
D.Peopleareefficientwhileworkingonalaptopinacafé.
C
Peoplecommonlywork40hoursaweek.However,workingmorethan25hoursaweekcouldbenegativelyaffectingtheintelligenceofemployeesoverage40,accordingtoastudyfromresearchersfortheMelbourneInstituteofAppliedEconomicandSocialResearchinAustralia.Afterconductingreading,patternandmemorytestsonmorethan6,000workersagedover40,theteampresentedtheirfindingsofthestudy.
Workingfewerthan25hoursaweekisbadforthebrain'sagility(灵敏),whileworkingexcessivelylonghourscanleadtothestateofbeingtiredorstressful,alsodamagingthebrain'sfunctionalabilities.Age40issomewhatofaturningpointforthebrain.Our“fluidintelligence”,orhowwellweprocessinformation,beginstodeclinearoundtheageof20,while“crystallizedintelligence”,ortheabilitytouseknowledgeandexperience,becomesworsearoundage30.Bythetimeweturn40,ourperformanceinmemorytestsandpatternrecognitionexercisestendstogodownwards.
Ontheotherhand,byage40,manyemployeesarealsotakingcareofchildrenorparentsorboth,creatingajobontopofajob.ThetypicalcaregiverintheUSisa49yearoldemployedfemale,whospendsmorethan24hoursaweektakingcareofothers,theBBCreported.Anotherfactorcouldbethelesssleepinghours.
Thestudynotedthattheeffectofexcessiveworkinghoursaffectedbothgendersequally.
28.Howdidtheresearchersdrawtheconclusionofthestudy?
A.Bygivingexamples.B.Byconductingasurvey.
C.Bymakingcomparisons.D.Bydoingexperiments.
29.Whatistheperfectamountofworkingtimeperweekforworkersagedover40?
A.40hours.B.Over25hours.C.25hours.D.Fewerthan25hours.
30.WhatdoestheunderlinedpartinParagraph3suggest?
A.Caregivingaffectsmiddleagedpeoplenegatively.B.Additionaljobsarecreatedbyworkingpeople.
C.Takingcareoffamilymembersisajob.D.Middleagedpeopleoftendotwojobs.
第二节(共5小题,每小题2分,满分10分)
根据短文内容,从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项,选项中有两项为多余选项。
HowtoFightLaziness?
Lazypeoplewillnevergainanythinginlife.However,lazinesscanbedefeatedonceafewchangeshavebeenmadeinyourmind.
31.Manypeoplelacksleepconstantly,sincetheystayuptoolateandgetuptooearlytoprepareforwork.Thesepeoplehavelittlemotivationoncetheyarrivehome.Lazinessworkshandinhandwithalackofmotivationandatendencytoputoffthings.Byadjustingyoursleepscheduletoprovideafewmorehoursofmeaningfulrest,youcan