湖北省黄冈麻城市实验高中学年高二英语月考试题含答案.docx

1、湖北省黄冈麻城市实验高中学年高二英语月考试题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 pictu

2、re 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 isnt a good ac

3、tor. 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. Toms secretary. B. Mr. Walkers secretary. C. Mr. Walkers wife.7. Why does the woman feel upset

4、?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

5、. 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 o

6、f 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

7、 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. Whic

8、h 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 doesnt Peter have to pay for?A. Lunch. B. Supper. C. Breakfast.20. When can Peter arrive at the hotel?A. August 10th. B. Today. C. No

9、t 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 novel

10、s you will be able to transport yourself and discover the beauty and the culture of Great Britain.Pride and Prejudice by Jane AustenJane Austens 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 u

11、sing exaggerated (夸张的) characters to make fun of the society.Setting: Longbourn (a fictional town) in HertfordshireThe Harry Potter Series by J K. RowlingIts highly unlikely that youve 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 whi

12、ch makes you believe in magic and that anything is possible.Setting: HogwartsOliver Twist by Charles DickensThe novel follows Olivers life as an orphan in London and the characters he meets while living on the streets.Setting: LondonHow Green Was My Valley by Richard LlewellynIn the novel, Llewellyn

13、 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 characters childhood ?A. Pride and Prejudice B. The Harry Potter Seri

14、esC. Oliver Twist D. 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 familys life.23. Who

15、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 mind

16、less Saturday afternoon, a friend and I were throwing rocks onto the roof of the old ladys 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 perf

17、ectly 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 ladys 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, wh

18、en I was sure that I hadnt 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

19、that I was sorry for breaking her window.I waited until it was dark, snuck up to the old ladys 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 thanked me for the pap

20、er 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 envelope, I was astonished. Inside was the seven dollars and a short no

21、te that said, “Im proud of you. ” 24. The author and his friend threw stones onto the roof of the old ladys house in order to_.A. amuse themselves B. help her repair itC. ask her for some help D. wake her up25. What part-time job did the author do at the age of 12?A. Making cookies. B. Collecting st

22、ones.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

23、to make up for his mistake27. Which of the following can best replace the phrase “snuck up to” in paragraph 6?A. ran into B. slipped intoC. broke into D. rushed intoCWeve 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

24、 to fall asleep and prevent you from getting a good nights 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 fee

25、l like an extension of our bodies because were 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, its a smart idea to at least give it a tr

26、y. 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 Phi

27、lip Richard Gehrman, a behavioral sleep specialist and associate professor of clinical psychology in psychiatry at the University of Pennsylvanias Perelman School of Medicine. “Blue light has the strongest impact,” he adds, “and the types of LED lights used in most electronic devices are strongest i

28、n 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. “B

29、eyond the light youre exposing yourself to, theres also the simple truth that its easy to get caught up in what youre 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 youve got the self

30、-control to switch off Netflix after a reasonable number of episodes, depending on what you just watched or read, you may be too mentally stimulated to fall asleep anyway.”28. Which of the following best replaces the underlined word in paragraph 1?A. important B. fun C. different D. major29. How doe

31、s 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

32、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 r