湖北省襄阳市第五中学高二英语10月月考试题.doc

襄阳五中20152018届高二年级10月月考英语试卷第一部分:听力(共两节,满分30分)做题时，先将答案划在试卷上. 录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。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 is the weather today?a. cloudy and a little windy.b. clear and a little windy.c. rainy and cool. 2. who had the flu?a. the woman.b. the man.c. bill.3. what difficulty does the woman have in learning english?a. pronunciationb. grammarc. spelling.4. what are the speakers talk about?a. mikes job interviewb. mikes meeting with a friend. c. mikes good behavior.5. how does the man feel about the woman?a. she is careless with money.b. she doesnt like money. c. she is able to make money.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。听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。6. where does the conversation most probably take place?a. at a bookstore. b. at a classroom. c. at a library.7. what does the man ask the woman to do?a. to sell another book to him. b. to reserve him a copy. c. to tell him a secret.听第 7 段材料,回答第 8、9 题。8. what does the woman ask the man do first?a. to pay the mini-bar bill. b. to take his own bags himself. c. to get the bill charged with his company.9. how will the man pay?a. with the companys cash.b. with his visa card. c. with his cash.听第 8 段材料,回答第 10 至 12 题。10. why did maria call her dad?a. she made a traffic accident. b. she lost her way. c. her car broke down.11. how does the man let people know that he is in trouble when the man is driving on the highway?a. put up the hood of the car. b. tie a white piece of cloth onto the antenna. c. both a and b.12. what can maria turn on?a. the radio.b. the flashlights. c. the headlights听第 9 段材料,回答第 13 至 16 题。13. how many points did the man get?a. 80 points. b. 70 points.c. 60 points14. why is the mans score not satisfactory?a. he didnt use the most-used approaches to studying. b. he just hurriedly prepared for the exam. c. he had to do some part-time jobs.15. how does the woman feel about the mans study methods?a. quite effective than expected. b. she didnt give comments. c. not effective at all.16. what is “distributed practice” involved according to the woman?a. it involves reciting the language points. b. it involves spreading out studying over time. c. it involves absent-mindedly preparing for exams.听第 10 段材料,回答第 17 至 20 题。17. how long will be the principals talk?a. about 15 minutes. b. about 20 minutes c. about 30 minutes.18. what will the director of studies talk about?a. tomorrows activities.b. next mornings activities. c. the courses and the different requirements.19. where will the freshman go at 11:00?a. the main hall. b. the language lab.c. classroom 521.20. why will the freshman take a test?a. to watch a video.b. to listen to a lecture. c. to find their level of english.第二部分 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。aif you intend to pay a visit to america, here are a number of outstanding websites that can make your american dream come true.www. 101usaholidays. co. ukthis is the latest offering that features 101 holiday ideas to the usa. its a diverse selection, ranging from touring in the footsteps of martin luther king to a golfing break in arizona and a cycling and wine-tasting trip in californias napa valley. narrow down what youre looking for whether by price, region, theme and who will be traveling and then just the photos of the relevant holidays remain on view. its a really clever design.http:/byways. orgthe national scenic byways program covers 150 memorable roads. some are natural scenic routes, such as route l along the california coast. others focus on history (such as route 66) or man-made attractions (the las vegas strip). for each, youre provided with a map telling the routes length and how long is allowed.www. oyster. comthis is the best website for reviews of hotels in us cities and tourist sites. there are photos of each hotel. importantly, these are not promotional photos provided by the hotels, but more honest and showing ones taken by inspectors. from the 243 hotels reviewed in new york, you can narrow down what you are looking for by locations, facilities and styles, or just pick out a selection of the best.http:/seaworldparks. comseaworld in san diego can make dreams come true, but the price is not affordable for the majority of people. so turn to the long-established, giving big discounts on tickets, hotels and dining at seaworldparks. com.21. the text is probably from _. a. a science reportb. a news articlec. a book reviewd. a travel brochure22. travel ideas for wine lovers are available at _.a. http: /byways. orgb. www. 101usaholidays. co. ukc. www. oyster. comd. http: /seaworldparks. com23. what can be inferred from the text?a. you can see some man-made attractions driving along route 66.b. the national scenic byways program covers all american roads.c. photos on www. oyster. com can be trusted by tourists.d.http:/seaworldparks. com is a newly established website.bat home, ordering food from a menu is a normal, everyday routine. i dont even give it a second thought. in china, its a whole other story! here, ordering is a fun game of trial and error, and the adventure begins before the food is even served!many restaurants in central beijing advertise “english language menus”, but the translations can just add to the confusion. although accompanying pictures can be a helpful relief, the translations often make the whole experience even more amusing. during my first few weeks in china i tried some delicious dishes with strange names. as an experiment, my friends and i would order things like “students addicted to chicken gristle (软骨)” and “red burned lion head”. it was always fun to see what landed on our table. eventually we learned that “lion head” was actually pork, and “students” are “addicted” to diced (切碎的) chicken with green pepper.recently, i came across a busy restaurant down a narrow side street in a beijing hutong. it was lunchtime and the small room was packed with people sitting on small stools (凳子) eating noodles. i was hungry and cold, and the steaming bowls looked irresistible! i sat myself down and called out for a “caidan!” in response, the waitress pointed to a wall at the back of the restaurant. the wall was full of chinese characters describing numerous dishes. there was only one sentence in english: “crossing over the bridge noodles”.i had never heard of the dish and had no idea what it would taste like. i took agamble and ordered one bowl of “crossing over the bridge noodles”. a few minutes later the waitress carried over a heavy bowl full of broth (肉汤) and i quickly dug in. it was the best bowl of noodles i had ever tasted! i have been back again and again and each time i point at the one english sentence “crossing over the bridge noodles”. i always enter a restaurant in china feeling excited and a little nervous. who knows what the next ordering adventure will reveal?24. how does the writer find the english-language menus in many of beijings restaurants?a. confusing but amusing. b. easy to understand.c. boring and annoying. d. accurate and helpful.25. the underlined word “gamble” in the last paragraph probably means _.a. taste b. lookc. step d. risk26. the passage mainly deals with _.a. the authors favorite chinese dishesb. the fun the author had ordering food in chinas restaurantc. a comparison between western food and chinese foodd. the correct way to translate the names of chinese dishes into english27. the passage is developed mainly in the form of _.a. examples and statements b. comparison and conclusionc. causes and effects d. time and descriptioncdo you believe that things are connected for no scientific reason at all? for example, do you avoid saying the word “four” to avoid bad luck? if so, you have a superstition (迷信). and youre not alone all kinds of people have them.for example, portugals soccer superstar cristiano ronaldo always steps onto the pitch (球场) with his right foot first, according to the telegraph. and sports players are not alone in having superstitions. a visitor once asked the nobel prize winning scientist niels bohr whether he really believed that the horseshoe hed hung at his country home was lucky. “of course not,” the danish physicist said. “but i understand its lucky whether you believe in it or not.”one recent study found that even scientists at mit and other top us schools tended to look for a meaning in natural events, similar to the connection between stepping on the pitch and playing soccer well, according to the atlantic. when the researchers gave the scientists little time to answer questions, they were twice as likely to agree with statements such as “trees produce oxygen so that animals can breathe” as they were when they had more time to think about their reply.it seems that fear can make people think differently in this way, too. in a british study, students imagined meeting a “witch” who said she would cast (施魔法) an evil spell(符咒) on them. about half said a scientist should not be worried about the spell. yet each of them said that, personally, they wouldnt let the witch do it to them.so why are so many of us superstitious? well, it seems to be our way of dealing with the unknown. “many people quite simply just want to believe,” brian cronk, a professor of psychology at missouri western state university, said in a 2008 interview. “the human brain is always trying to work out why things happen, and when the reason is not clear, we tend to make up some pretty bizarre (古怪的) explanations.”and these explanations arent completely unhelpful. in fact, superstitions can sometimes work and bring real luck, according to psychologists at the university of cologne in germany in the may 2010 issue of the journal psychological science. they found that believing in something can improve performance on a task like an exam.so, what about you? what superstitions do you follow to keep you safe and successful?28. the author mentions avoiding saying the word four in the opening paragraph to _.a. show how foolish it is to believe in superstitions b. introduce the readers to the topic of superstitionsc. discuss the scientific reasons behind superstitionsd. prove that it is reasonable to be superstitious29. how many superstitious practices are mentioned in the passage?a. 2 b. 3 c. 4 d. 530. whats the authors attitude to superstitions?a. neutral b. positivec. negative d. unknown31. what is the best title of the article?a. how to get rid of superstitions b. how superstitions affect our daily livesc. how some common superstitions came into being d. why superstitions are commondwhat is the nature of the scientific attitude, the attitude of the man or woman who studies andapplies physics, chemistry, geology, engineering, medical or any other science? we all know thatscience plays an important role in the societies in which we live. many people believe, however,that our progress depends on two different aspects of science. the first of these is the applicationof the machines and products that scientists and technologists develop. new drugs, faster and safermeans of transport, new systems of applied knowledge are some examples of this aspect of science.the second aspect is the application of the special methods of thought and action thatscientists use in their work.what are these special methods of thinking and acting? first of all, it seems that a successfulscientist is full of curiosity he wants to find out how and why the universe works. he usuallydirects his attention towards problems which he notices have no satisfactory explanation, andhis curiosity makes him look for underlying relationships even if the data available seem to beunconnected. moreover, he thinks he can improve the existing conditions, whether of pure or appliedknowledge, and enjoys trying to solve the problems which this involves.he is a good observer, accurate, patient and objective and applies persistent and logicalthought to the observations he makes. he uses the facts he observes to the full extent. for example,trained observers acquire a very large amount of information about a star mainly from theaccurate analysis of the simple lines that appear in a spectrum.he is skeptical he does not accept statements which are not based on the most completeevidence available and therefore rejects authority as the sole basis for truth.furthermore, he is not only critical of the work of others, but also of his own, since he knowsthat man is the least reliable of scientific instruments and that a number of factors tend to disturbobjective investigation.lastly, he is highly imaginative since he often has to look for relationships in data, which arenot only complex but also frequently incomplete. furthermore, he needs imagination if he wantsto make hypotheses of how processes work and how events take place.these seem to be some of the ways in which a successful scientist or technologist thinks and acts.61. many people believe that science helps society to progress through _.a. applied knowledge b. more than one aspectc. technology onlyd. the use of machines62. which of the following statements is incorrect about curiosity?a. it gives the scientist confidence and pleasure in work.b. it gives rise to interest in problem that are unexplained.c. it leads to efforts to investigate potential connections.d. it encourages the scientists to look for new ways of acting.63. according to the passage, a successful scientist would not _.a. easily believe in unchecked statementsb. easily criticize others research workc. always use his imagination in workd. always use evidence from observation64. what does the passage mainly discuss?a. application of technology.b. progress in modern society.c. scientists way of thinking and acting.d. how tobecome a successful scientist.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。school doesnt have to be a prison. whether you find school difficult, boring, or just stressful, you can learn to make school easier and bring a lot more fun. here are some ways to help you. l try a team sport. some schools offer team sports that allow you to make friends with your fellow students. soccer, track and field, basketball and football, can all make school have a little more fun. 36 . if you dont want to play sports , consider attending the games and cheering for your team with your friends. l 37 . one of the most stressful parts of school can be making sure you have everything youre supposed to have. wheres your english homework? wheres that math assignment? is your pencil sharp? the less you have to worry about these little things, the more youll be able to focus and enjoy school. 38 . l take it easy on your teachers. teachers are like students: some are great, some are less than great. but teachers are in charge of the classroom. so even if youre feeling frustrated or bored in class, you should be nice to your teachers. 39 .l ask for help if you are having trouble on homework. 40 . make it easy. ask for helpat school by joining an after-class study group, if your school has one. ask your teacher if you can stay 10-15 minutes after school to ask a few questions about your homework, if youre embarrassed to ask during class. its always better to ask. a. stay organized.b. manage your homework better. c. so you can choose one of them to take up. d. try to find kids you can talk to and play with. e. as a result, they will possibly be friendly back to you. f. be prepared for class and everything will be easier. g. if youre struggling in school, dont try to take it all on by yourself. 第三部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）第一节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（a、b、c 和 d）中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。whatever misfortune you face, just hold up your head and face it with a smile! i got to know this from a musical soul. the other day i was feeling quite 41 , having just been laid off from my job. with so many 42 to pay, i was wondering what was going to happen to my family.i got off the bus when i heard piano music and singing rising above the noise of the 43 . i walked a bit slower, trying to find out where it was coming from. through the 44 i saw a young lady sitting at a piano with a box next to her.she was singing songs about love and her sweet voice 45 me a bit. then i stood there watching her playing, thinking that it must take 46 to perform on her own in front of hundreds of people she didnt know.she might have felt my 47 for she occasionally looked in my direction. by now i was telling myself that i could at least tell her how good she sounded. i walked 48 and put some money in her box and she expressed her thanks with a smile on her face.i asked her 49 , “why are you playing the piano in the middle of this crowded place?”she explained to me that she sees so many 50 people in the world that she i