山东省临沂市莒南第二中学2021届高三10月月考英语试题

2020-2021学年度莒南二中10月英语月考卷第I卷（选择题）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。

例:How much is the shirt?A. £19. 15.B. £9. 18.C. £9. 15.答案是C。

1.What will the speakers do tonight?A. Visit Mary.B. Go out of town.C. Host a dinner.2.How does the woman go to work this week?A. By car.B. By bike.C. On foot.3.What time does Dave's meeting start?A. At 8:30.B. At 9:00.C. At 10:00.4.What is Helen going to do?A. Buy some books.B. Study in the library.C. Attend a history class.5.What is the woman's feeling now?A. Relief.B. Regret.C. Embarrassment.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, 各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。

每段对话或独白读两遍。

听下面一段对话, 回答第6和第7两个小题。

6. What is Tom busy doing?A. Raising money.B. Writing a lab report.C. Giving classes to children.7. Who might be able to help Tom this week?A. Mike.B. Cathy.C. Jane.听下面一段对话, 回答第8至第10三个小题。

8. Why is Jack leaving early?A. To avoid getting stuck in traffic.B. To enjoy the scenery on the way.C. To buy some gifts for his family.9. What does Judy often do at the railway station?A. Read books.B. Call some friends.C. Look around the shops.10. What are the speakers mainly talking about?A. What to do next year.B. Where to go for vacations.C. How to pass the waiting time.听下面一段对话, 回答第11至第13三个小题。

11. Why does Bill look troubled?A. He is short of money.B. He has made a big mistake.C. He is facing a tough choice.12. What is Bill now?A. A college student.B. An army officer.C. A computer engineer.13. What does the woman seem to suggest Bill do?A. Learn to repair cars.B. Decline the job offer.C. Ask his uncle for advice.听下面一段对话, 回答第14至第16三个小题。

14. What is the woman recommending to the man?A. A writer.B. A club.C. A course.15. What is the woman reading now?A. The Beautiful Mind.B. The Great Gatsby.C. The Kite Runner.16. How much time does the man have to read the book?A. Two weeks.B. Three weeks.C. Four weeks.听下面一段独白, 回答第17至第20四个小题。

17. What is the speaker doing?A. Reporting a study.B. Chairing a meeting.C. Teaching a class.18. What should you pay most attention to when taking notes?A. Listening.B. Reading.C. Writing.19. What is an advantage of using symbols in note-taking?A. It keeps information secret.B. It leaves space for future use.C. It makes key words noticeable.20. What will the speaker do next?A. Ask a few questions.B. Show some notes.C. Make a summary.第二部分阅读（共两节, 满分50分）第一节（共15小题；每小题2.5分, 满分37.5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。

AActive transport benefits* It’s a convenient and practical way to incorporate (并入) regular exercise into your day.* Cycling to your stop or station helps to reduce your carbon footprint.* The cost of buying and maintaining a bicycle is around 1% of the cost of buying and maintaining a car.* It provides an opportunity to socialize with people in your local community.* Cycling provides commuters (通勤者) with economical and efficient access to public transport services. On average, 10 times more households are within cycling distance of public transport than they are within walking distance.Taking your bike on the trainYou can take your bike on the train on weekdays, except during the following peak times:* 7 a.m.-9:30 a.m. towards the CBD (Central Business District);* 3 p.m.-6:30 p. m. outwards from the CBD;* at any time during weekends and public holidays.Note: You can travel in the opposite direction during the specified peak times above.To avoid travelling during peak times, you must complete your morning journey by 7 a.m. towards the CBD and afternoon journey by 3 p.m. outwards from the CBD．During peak hours, bikes cannot be brought through Fortitude Valley, Central or Roma Street stations. If you travel with a bike during peak times, you may be asked to leave the train until peak time ends.Bike storage facilitiesBike facilities offer greater flexibility as you can cycle to a station and securely park your bike before continuing your journey on public transport. Queensland Rail and the City of Gold Coast also offer a numberof bicycle storage facilities across our network. You can book a bike locker by emailing us at21．What is mentioned about cycling in the text?A．It is environmentally-friendly.B．It is convenient to get around.C．It is helpful to reduce your weight.D．It is much faster than walking.22．When can you take your bike on the train through Roma Street station?A．7 a.m. on Christmas.B．3 p.m. towards CBD．C．6 p.m. during weekends.D．4 p.m. outwards from CBD．23．Where can we probably find the text?A．A guide book.B．A health journal.C．A sports magazine.D．A Travel website.BNobody likes to fail. It makes people feel embarrassed and discouraged. What's worse, it may cause major professional or personal trouble and lead to negativity. Basically, failure is no fun for most people. However, a vast body of research tells us that failure provides us with a chance to grow and develop, increases adaptability, and helps protect against anxiety.It's hard to change the mindset（心态）of a lifetime. But even if we still can't get over the broken marriage or the failed College Entrance Examination or the work presentation that went fearfully wrong, it might not be too late for our kids.Christy Pennison, a professional consultant, says she works with an increasing number of kids and teens who show significant anxiety around a fear of failure. She said, "We want to protect our children, and we want them to live happy and meaningful lives, so we frequently tell them the harm of failure and ask them to avoid failure. The children experiencing internal and sometimes external pressure think they shouldn't fail. Meanwhile, we always have high expectations of them. So when they don't live up to acertain standard, or things don't go according to the plans, they will feel upset and anxious."Pennison argues that failures, are often the hidden learning chances that can help people develop positive qualities, like persistence, focus, flexibility, patience, and positive self-image.So what can parents do to help their children embrace（拥抱）failure instead of avoiding it at all costs？Pennison suggests directing praise towards the effort, not the result. "This allows children to build confidence in themselves, "she explains." Acknowledging the effort can give children permission to try new things without a fear of failure. And the bigger picture is that the development of the mindset -'I'd rather try and fail than not try at all.'-helps them keep a belief in themselves, and expands their world of possibilities." As Pennison points out, we all fail, but how we get up after we fail is what matters.24. What aspect do most people focus on when thinking of failure?A. The great courage to face it.B. The efforts made to handle it.C. Unexpected benefits it brings.D. Unpleasant side effects it brings.25. What does the author intend to do in Paragraph 2?A. Bring up the main topic.B. List the challenges in our life.C. Add some background information.D. Stress the importance of the mindset26. What is mainly talked about in the third paragraph?A. The causes of children's anxiety.B. Christy Pennison's comments on adolescents.C. The consequences of overprotecting children.D. Christy Pennison's experience in educating children.27. Which of the following advice can help parents encourage kids to face failure?①Praise kids' every achievement.②Make kids embrace a bright mindset.③Focus on the process of kids' effort④Expand kids' knowledge about the world.⑤Encourage kids to make new attempts.A.①②④B.②③④C.②③⑤D.①③⑤CThe first “mobile phone sidewalk in China” has appeared at a scenic spot in Chongqing. The sidewalk—3 meters wide and 50 meters long—was built in the Yangrenjie Scenic Spot. It separates pedestrians along two pathways. One is for cell phone users to walk on; the other is for those without cell phones.A warning sign shows: Cell phones walk in this lane at your own risk. “In my mind, these sidewalks help a lot in minimizing security risks for mobile phone addicts,” said Wang Li, a local resident who doesn’t use a mobile phone often. Cases of mobile phone users being injured while using their phones and ignoring their surroundings have been reported by the media. Tourists who were attracted to the sidewalk took photos of it. But many did not comply-with the regulation, and someone even parked a car on the sidewalk.Li Zhijiang, a 20-year-old college student from Guizhou, regarded the sidewalk as great progress. “I knew there were such sidewalks in Washington’s central business district, which are very necessary for the addicts, especially in the busy streets,” Li said. Anthony Edwards, a 28-year-old actor from England, was enthusiastic, saying it was an improvement over his home country. However, his Chinese colleague, Xing Xing, thought the sidewalk was “pointless”, but added a grudging (勉强的) acknowledgement: “Setting up special sidewalks could be a solution to reducing security problems in particular situations. But this kind of sidewalk is not a fundamental solution and could be an indulgence (嗜好) for mobile phone addicts in thelong run in my mind and this could even lead to more problems in the future.”学校:___________姓名：___________班级：___________考号：___________………内…………○…………装…………○…………订…………○…………线…………○…With the increasing popularity of smartphones, more young people in China are glued to them, a phenomenon that worries many experts. It is estimated that the number of smartphone users in China will be more than 500 million this year.28．What is the initial purpose of the mobile phone sidewalk? A ．To avoid being crowded. B ．To reduce the security risks. C ．To regulate the people’s behavior.D ．To make it convenient to walk in the street.29．What can be used to replace the underlined phrase “comply with” in paragraph 2? A ．Ignore.B ．Consider.C ．Explain.D ．Observe.30．What is the third paragraph mainly talking about? A ．The mixed reactions to the mobile phone sidewalk. B ．The necessity of building the mobile phone sidewalk. C ．The problems of the mobile phone sidewalk in the future. D ．The safety measures to protect the mobile phone sidewalk. 31．What do many experts worry about? A ．The increasing popularity of smartphones. B ．Cars being parked on the mobile phone sidewalk. C ．More young people being addicted to cell phones. D ．The mobile phone sidewalk being ruined in the future.DHardware in general, and smartphones in particular, have become a huge environmental and health problem in the Global South's landfill sites（垃圾填埋场）.Electronic waste（e-waste）currently takes up 5 percent of all global waste, and it is set to increase rapidly as more of us own more than one smartphone, laptop and power bank. They end up in places like Agbogbloshie on the outskirts of Ghana's capital, Accra. It is the biggest e-waste dump in the world, where 10, 000 informal workers walk through tons of abandoned goods as part of an informal recycling process. They risk their health searching for the precious metals that are found in abandoned smartphones.But Agbogbloshie should not exist. The Basel Convention, a 1989 treaty, aims to prevent developed nations from unauthorized dumping of e-waste in less developed countries. The e-waste industry, however, circumvents the regulations by exporting e-waste labelled as"secondhand goods"to poor countries like Ghana, knowing full well that it is heading for a landfill site.A recent report found Agbogbloshie contained some of the most dangerous chemicals. This is not surprising: smartphones contain chemicals like mercury (水银), lead and even arsenic(砷). Reportedly, one egg from a free-range chicken in Agbogbloshie contained a certain chemical which can cause cancer and damage the immune system at a level that's about 220 times greater than a limit set by the European Food Safety Authority（EFSA）. Most worryingly, these poisonous chemicals are free to pollute the broader soil and water system. This should concern us all, since some of Ghana's top exports are cocoa and nuts.Some governments have started to take responsibility for their consumers'waste. For example, Germany has started a project that includes a sustainable（可持续的）recycling system at Agbogbloshie, along with a health clinic for workers. However, governments cannot solve the problem alone, as there is an almost limitless consumer demand for hardware, especially when governments green policies are focused on issues like climate change.Only the manufacturers can fix this. A more economically sustainable and politically possible solutionis through encouraging hardware manufacturers to make the repair, reuse and recycling of hardware32.What can we infer from Paragraph 2？A. Electronic products need improving urgently.B. Electronic waste is too complex to get fully recycled.C. Electronic waste requires more landfill sites across Ghana.D. Electronic pollution is a burning question in Agbogbloshie.33.What does the underlined word "circumvents" n Paragraph 3 mean？A. Tightens.B. Abolishes.C. Gets around.D. Brings in.34.What should be the biggest concern according to the text？A. The violation of EFSA's standards.B. The lack of diversity in Ghana's exports.C. The damage to chicken's immune system.D. The threat of polluted food around the world.35.What does the author think is the best solution to the e-waste problem？A. Manufacturers' developing a sustainable hardware economy.B. Governments' adjusting their green policies about e-waste.C. Reducing customers 'demands for electronic products.D. Letting governments take on the main responsibility.第二节（共5小题；每小题2.5分, 满分12.5分）阅读下面短文, 从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。