湖北省黄冈麻城市实验高中2020-2021学年高二10月月考英语试卷含答案

麻城市实验高中2020-2021学年高二10月月考英语试题时间：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. How will the man go to the park?A. By bus.B. By bike.C. On foot.2. What is the picture of?A. A city.B. A farm.C. A pet.3. What is the woman doing now?A. Having a meeting.B. Having a meal.C. Working.4. Which city did the man visit before?A. Shanghai.B. Beijing.C. Hangzhou.5. What does the woman think of the new film star?A. He is popular with young people.B. He isn’t a good actor.C. He is handsome.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. Who is Suzie?A. Tom’s secretary.B. Mr. Walker’s secretary.C. Mr. Walker’s wife.7. Why does the woman feel upset?A. She feels useless.B. She is late for work.C. Tom is angry with her.听下面一段对话，回答第8至第10三个小题。

8. What is wrong with the woman?A. Her back hurts.B. Her head aches.C. Her hand is painful.9. What day is today?A. Tuesday.B. Wednesday.C. Thursday.10. What will the woman do next?A. Take an examination.B. Take her blood pressure.C. Get some medicine.听下面一段对话，回答第11至第13三个小题。

11. When did the speakers plan to travel to Michigan?A. Tomorrow.B. Next week.C. Early next month.12. Why does the man call the woman?A. To care about the trip.B. To change the time of the trip.C. To ask about the opinions of Jack and Jane.13. What will the man do?A. Deal with his family emergency.B. Get the air tickets.C. Call Jack and Jane.听下面一段对话，回答第14至第16三个小题。

14. What did the teachers do after Tim got into trouble?A. They always punished him.B. They talked to his parents.C. They often laughed at him.15. Why did Tim lie down with his bike on top of him?A. To get away from school.B. To make his mother angry.C. To play a joke on his mother.16. What do we know about Tim?A. He had to sit on his own at school.B. He worked hard at school.C. He often played jokes on his teachers.听下面一段独白，回答第17至第20四个小题。

17. Which floor are the two rooms on?A. The 2nd.B. The 4th.C. The 5th.18. How much does Peter have to pay for his rooms for a night?A. $400.B. $200.C. $600.19. Which meal doesn’t Peter have t o pay for?A. Lunch.B. Supper.C. Breakfast.20. When can Peter arrive at the hotel?A. August 10th.B. Today.C. Not decided.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和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该项涂黑。

ADiscover Britain through literatureLiterature gives you the safety of travelling within the comforts of your own home. I would like to take you on a journey through Great Britain. Through these novels you will be able to transport yourself and discover the beauty and the culture of Great Britain.Pride and Prejudice by Jane AustenJane Austen's romantic novel centres around the Bennet family during the 19th century and the importance of marriage and social expectations. The style of the novel is using exaggerated(夸张的) characters to make fun of the society.Setting: Longbourn (a fictional town) in HertfordshireThe Harry Potter Series by J K. RowlingIt's highly unlikely that you've managed to avoid hearing of Harry Potter, even if you are a muggle (不会魔法的人). It is a fantastic series of novels which makes you believe in magic and that anything is possible.Setting: HogwartsOliver Twist by Charles DickensThe novel follows Oliver's life as an orphan in London and the characters he meets while living on the streets.Setting: LondonHow Green Was My V alley by Richard LlewellynIn the novel, Llewellyn writes about a Welsh family and their life among a mining community. It gives readers a really good representation of the struggles faced by those living in this sort of community.Setting: South Wales21. Which deals with the main character's childhood ?A. Pride and PrejudiceB. The Harry Potter SeriesC. Oliver TwistD. How Green Was My valley22. What can we know about How Green Was My valley ?A. It introduces the history of a mining community.B. It helps readers learn how to face difficulties.C. It encourages readers to explore the beauty of nature.D. It presents a mining family's life.23. Who makes readers interested in magic according to the text?A. Jane Austen.B. J. K. Rowling.C. Charles Dickens.D. Richard Llewellyn.BI have completely forgotten the name of an old lady who was a customer on my paper route when I was a twelve-year-old boy in Marinette, Wisconsin back in 1954.On a mindless Saturday afternoon, a friend and I were throwing rocks onto the roof of the old lady’s house in her backyard. The object of our play was to observe how the rocks changed to missiles as they rolled to the roofs’ edge and shot out into the yard like comets falling from the sky.I found myself a perfectly smooth rock. The stone was too smooth, however, so it slipped from my hand as I let it go and headed straight for a small window on the old lady’s back porch. At the sound of fractured glass, we ran away very fast.I was scared about getting caught that first night. However, a few days later, when I was sure that I hadn’t been discovered, I started to feel guilty for her misfortune.I made up my mind that I would save my paper delivery money, and in three weeks I had the seven dollars that I calculated would cover the cost of her window. I put the money in an envelope with a note explaining that I was sorry for breaking her window.I waited until it was dark, snuck up to the old lady’s house, and put the envelope through the letter slot in her door.The next day, I handed the old lady her paper and was able to return the warm smile that I was receiving from her. She th anked me for the paper and said, “Here，I have something for you. ” It was a bag of cookies. I thanked her and began to eat the cookies as I continued my route.After several cookies, I felt an envelope and pulled it out of the bag. When I opened the envelo pe, I was astonished. Inside was the seven dollars and a short note that said, “I'm proud of you. ”24. The author and his friend threw stones onto the roof of the old lady’s house in order to_______.A. amuse themselvesB. help her repair itC. ask her for some helpD. wake her up25. What part-time job did the author do at the age of 12?A. Making cookies.B. Collecting stones.C. Delivering newspapers.D. Repairing windows.26. When the author felt guilty about what he had done, he_______.A. went to see the old lady and admitted his mistake bravelyB. just wrote a letter to apologize to the old ladyC. turned to his friend for some adviceD. decided to rely on his own efforts to make up for his mistake27. Which of the following can best replace the phrase “snuck up to” in paragraph 6?A. ran intoB. slipped intoC. broke intoD. rushed intoCWe’ve all heard the same warning: looking at your phone or another screen before bed is very bad for you. It may make it harder for you to fall asleep and prevent you from getting a good night’s rest. Most sleep doctors suggest turning off screens an hour before bedtime. The reality is that, for the majority of us, cell phones, tablets, or TVs are the last things we look at before we close our eyes. Our smartphones can sometimes feel like an extension of our bodies because we’re so physically connected to them. Screens in general have become such a prominent part of our lives that it can feel completely unrealistic to put them away earlier in the evening. But according to sleep doctors, it’s a smart idea to at least give it a try.At night, your brain starts to produce a hormone called melatonin（褪黑色素）, which keeps your circadian rhythm（生理节律）on track and helps you fall asleep, according to the National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health. Being exposed to bright light suppresses（抑制）melatonin production, says Philip Richard Gehrman, a behavioral sleep specialist and associate professor of clinical psychology in psychiatry at the University of Pennsylvania’s Perelman School of Medicine. “Blue light has the strongest impact,” he adds, “and the types of LED lights us ed in most electronic devices are strongest in the blue part of the spectrum.”Why is blue light particularly bad? Dr. Gehrman explains that the very specialized cells in the eyes that feed into our sleep system and circadian rhythms, called retinal ganglion（视网膜神经节）cells, respond strongly to blue light in comparison to other types of light.“Beyond the light you’re exposing yourself to, there’s also the simple truth that it’s easy to get caught up in what you’re reading or watching, which leads to staying awake a lot later than you should,” says Shelby Harris, clinical psychologist in private practice in New York. “Even if you’ve got the self-control to switch off Netflix after a reasonable number of episodes, dependingon what you just watched or read, yo u may be too mentally stimulated to fall asleep anyway.”28. Which of the following best replaces the underlined word in paragraph 1?A. importantB. funC. differentD. major29. How does bright light “work”at night?A. It will help us fall asleep very quickly.B. It will make our brain produce a hormone.C. It will keep our circadian rhythms on track.D. It will affect the production of melatonin.30. What is special about blue light?A. It has the longest effect on our sleep.B. It is mostly used in electronic devices.C. It causes the eye cells to react greatly.D. It is the strongest one among all the lights.31. What can we learn from Shelby Harris’ words?A. Self-control will help us escape the influence of television.B. What we are reading and watching can help us sleep longer.C. Light is the most important factor affecting our sleep quality.D. What we watch or read before bedtime will influence our sleep quality.DA severe drought(干旱) that has caused water levels in Southeast Asia's Mekong River to drop to their lowest in more than 100 years could have devastating(毁灭性的) consequences for fish, as well as the tens of millions of people living and working along the river, experts warn.This year, the dry conditions in the Mekong region persisted(持续) due to warm Pacific Ocean currents(洋流)known as the EI Nino effect. But climate change is also a driving factor, experts say, causing the rainy season to shorten considerably. The situation was made worse by hydropower (水利发电)dam operators upstream, in China and Laos , with holding water for their own purposes.Many rice farmers in the region have been unable to plant their main crop, raising fears of a heavily diminished harvest this fall. Less water flow could also have a devastating impact on fish reproduction（繁殖）in the Mekong River basin. Perhaps even more alarming, experts expect that droughts and disruptions(中断)to the water flow of the Mekong will become more common, and they warn that it could eventually lead to the ruin of the entire ecosystem.Originating in the Tibetan highlands, the Mekong River flows through six Asian counties before emptying into the South China Sea. The river basin is home to the largest inland fishery in the world and more than 60 million people depend on it for their livelihoods.Few rivers in the world rise and fall with the seasons as much as the Mekong, which can drop Few rivers in the world rise and fall with the seasons as much as the Mekong, which can drop up to40 feet in some places at the end of the dry season. When the rainy season arrives, they normally produce a flood pulse that brings with it sediment(沉淀) important to agriculture as well as huge amounts of tiny fish, including many critically endangered species such as the Mekong giant catfish, that are swept into the Tonle Sap Lake and other floodplains where they can mature.32. What is true about the Mekong River?A. The Mekong River basin is home to the largest fishery in the world.B. The average depth of the Mekong River in the dry season is 40 feet.C. The water of the Mekong River has fallen to the lowest level in history.D. The Mekong River originates in China and flows into the South China Sea.33. What is the paragraph 2 mainly about?A. The benefits of the Mekong River this year,B. The climate change of the Mekong River this year.C. The natural disasters of the Mekong River this year.D. The reasons for the drought of Mekong River this year.34. What does the underlined word “diminished” mean in par agraph 3?A. Plentiful.B. Decreasing.C. Large.D. Disappointing.35. What's the attitude of experts to water flow of Mekong River in future?A. Optimistic.B. Neutral.C. Worried.D. Puzzled.第二节（共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5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。