湖北省武汉市钢城四中2019_2020学年高二英语10月月考试题.docx

湖北省武汉市钢城四中2019-2020学年高二英语10月月考试题本试卷分第卷(选择题)和第卷(非选择题)两部分。本试卷共12页。全卷满分150分。考试用时120分钟。祝 考 试 顺 利 第I卷第一部分听力(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。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.Whatdidthewomantrytoquitdrinking? A.Tea B.Coffee C.Juice 2.HowmuchmoredoesLucasneedforthecellphone? A.$300 B.$500 C.$800 3.Whatarethespeakersmainlytalkingabout? A.Theprotectionoftheenvironment. B.Thegreenhouseeffect C.Gardeningskills. 4.WhatseemedtobeSarahsproblem? A.Shecouldntfinishthetaskasrequired B.Shefailedinajobinterviewagain. C.Shealwayswenttoworklate. 5.Howmightthewomanfeel ?A. Easy B.Disappointed. C.Unconcerned第二节(共15小题;每小题1.5分，满分2.5分)听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独自后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。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.Whatisthemandoing? AWatchingTV. B.Havingaparty. C.Readingabook 7.Whatisthemangoingtodo? A.Gooutwiththewoman B.Pickupthechildren C.Makeaphonecall. 听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。 8.Whatdoesthemanplantodo? A.Raiseadog. B.Setanimalsfree. C.Findadogtrainer 9.Howdoesthewomansoundintheend? A.Curious. B.Annoyed. C.Excited 听第8段材料，回答第10至12题 10.Whereisthewomanscompany A.InJapan. B.InBritain. C.InAustralia 11.Whydoesthemantalktothewoman? A.Tolookforatravelagent B,Toaskaboutatour. C.Toseekcooperation 12.Whatarethespeakersgoing todonext? A.Dothemarketresearch B.Gotoarestaurant C.Haveadiscussion 听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。 13.WhatsBrettjustdoing? A.Downloadinge-books. B.Readingane-book C.Buyingane-bookreader. 14.Whatadvantageofthee-bookreaderdoesBrettmention? A.Thelargestoragecapacity. B.Thelowcostinthelongterm. C.Thedecreaseintheuseofpaper. 15.WhydoesFionarefusetobuyane-bookreader? A.Shedoesntreadmuch B.Shelikesprintedbooksbetter. C.Shehasenoughbookstoread 16.Wheredoestheconversationtakeplace? A.Inastore. B.Inaclassroom. C.Inalibrary. 听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。 17.WhichteamhasplayedineveryWorldCup? A.Brazil B.Portugal C.SouthAfrica 18.Whatisthetrophy(奖杯)namedafter? A.Afamousplace B.Aspecialstadium C.Theorganizer. 19.Howmanycitieswasthe2018WorldCupheldin? A.32 B.15 C.11 20.WhydoesthespeakersayJapanmadehistory? A.Theywonthechampiononce B.TheybeataSouthAmericanteam C.Theymadetheirfourthappearance第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）第一节 （共十小题；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 Onarecentafternoon,some60yearsaftertheygraduated fromgrammarschool,KathleenRys ,72,and hersisterLorraine Okelly,70, satdownandhadamealwithaclassmate,Bruce Smit 71forthefirsttime. Inthe1950s,LorraineandKathleenRysfamilymoved fromChicagotoMonee.AsnewkidsatMoneeElementary School.theysoonfoundthemselvesontheoutswithother students.“IwouldbewiththeotherguysandseeKathleenwalking downthehallway.herheaddown,holdingherbooks,walking slowly,Andallofusguyswouldleanagainstthewalluntilshepassed.Thenwedburstintolaughter.Howrudeisthat?Itsjust crazy,saidBruce,adoctorwhosewife,Tammy,organizedthe meeting.Thewomensaidnoneoftheteacherscaredaboutit.We justkeptittoourselves,Lorrainesaid.Overtheyears,TammySmitsaid,Brucewouldjuststart tocryattimes.Hedwonderwhathappenedtothesisters,ifthey ledagoodlife.”Onedayafewweeksago.Tammytook totheInternetandfoundMaryOkelly,Lorraints daughter, offeredtosetupameeting.Theideaofrevisitingthepainwasnot well-receivedbyKathleen,whohadnevermarried,letalone goneonadate.Ittooksomeconvincing,butLorrainefinallygot KathleentoagreetomeetwithBruceBrucebrokeintotears.Imsoashamed,soembarrassed,” hesaid.ButIm so happy that yourestillhereandthatIcan finally apologize.” Hesaidhehopedhisapology would encourageotherstoseekforgivenessforthepaintheyhadmade onothers.Lorainesaid.Thisisabeautifulthing,Itsjust wonderfulthatapersoncanaskforforgivenessafterabout60 years.Itslikeamiracletous.Itshealingtous”.21.Whatcanwelearnfromthefirstthreeparagraphs? A.Kathleenmadeherclassmatesafraidofheratschool. B.Kathleenwasoncehurtbyherclassmatesatschool. C.BruceSmitaskedhiswifetoorganizethemeeting. D.BruceSmitspokeillofKathleen.22.Whatdoestheunderlinedwordit inthe4thparagraph probablyreferto? A.Theguys meeting. B.Kathleensslowpace. C.Theguys apology D.Kathleenssuffering.23.Whatcanweinferfromthelastparagraph?A.Brucewasembarrassedabouthisapology.B.Theotherguysapologizedtothetwosisters.C.Bruceandthetwosistersfeltasenseofrelief.D.Lorrainethoughttheapologycamealittlelate.BBackin1988.RedDeliciousmadeup70to80percentof thedomesticapplemarket.Overtheyears,farmerssoldalotof thembecausetheylookedgreat.Buttheyhadaflourytexture(口感),andpeoplewantanapplethatsfirm,crispandjuicy.I startedsearchingfortheone.By1994.threatenedbyvarieties fromJapanandNewZealand,theU.S.appleindustryand WashingtonStateUniversityagreedthatwehadtogrowourown.First，Wecross-pollinated(为异花授粉)existingapples：Collectpollenfromoneflower,putitonthetipofapencil eraser,andrubitintoanother.Wecrosseddozensofcrisp,tastyvarietiessuchasGala, FujiandPinkLady,Butthebestbreed cameoutofHoney crispandEnterpriseparents.Thecrossbred seedsgrewinto5-foottrees,andwegraftedthoseontorootstocks (根状茎)tomakethemstartproducingquickly, andplanted theminevaluationgardens.Afewyearslater,theyfruited-and webegantasting.SoIwouldwalkalonglongrowsofhundredsandthousands oftrees,andwhenIfoundanattractivefruit.Id bite,chew andspititout.Mostwereterrible.butwhenIfoundonewithgoodtextureandtaste,Idpick10or20ofthemThenIput themincoldstoragetoseehowtheywouldholdupafterafew months,Afterthat.threeoffourresearcherssatdownandtastedeveryapple.Wecheckedacidityandsugarlevels, whichcan changeovertime,andtestedfirmness andcrispnessusing instrumentsthatmeasurepressureandcellbreakdown.Whenwefoundexactlywhatwewanted,weplantedand testedthemalloveragain.Eventually,weendedupwithCosmic Crisp.Itcanspendninetotwelvemonthsinstorage,ancrisp,firm,juicyandsweet.24.Whatdoestheauthormainlytellus? A.WhyRedDelicioussellsbest. B.Howappleswithagoodtexturearegrown. C.Whyapplescross-pollinatedtastenice. D.Howanewvarietyofapplecomesintobeing.25.Whichistheclosestinmeaningtotheunderlinedword “graftedinParagraph2? A.Applied B.Rubbed. C.Attached. D.Changed.26.Whatcanwelearnfromthetext? A.Theappleseedscross-pollinatedtakeafewyearstogrow B.CosmicCrisphasalongerstoragelifeandbetterquality C.CosmicCrispismainlybredfromGalaandFuji D.Thequalityofapplesliesinitsacidity andsugarlevels.CDigitalgroundingiswhenparentsorcaregiverslimitor completelytakeawayaccesstotechnologyfromchildren. AccordingtoastudyconductedbyPew Research,65% parentshavedigitallygroundedtheirteenbytakingawaytheir teenscellphoneorInternetaccessaspunishment.Becausechildrenaresoconnectedwiththeirtechnologies,digitalgroundingmayseemlikealogicalstepforparents.Take awayachildsmost cherisheditemandtheywillquicklylearnfromtheirbehavior,Buttheideaofdigitalgroundingisntas clear-cutasthat.Instead,itmaybe a lose-losesituationfor parentsandkids,alike.Formostparents,thegoal ofgroundingisnttomaketheir childrenunhappyorsad.Itistoteachalessoninthehopethat theywontengageinwhateverbehaviorgetsthemintroubleinthefirstplace.Unfortunately,though,digitalgroundingisoftenjust punishment,notdiscipline.Ifachildstaysoutpastcurfew(宵禁时间)。apunishmentwouldbehittingoryellingatthemDisciplinewouldbenotlettingthemgooutthenextweekend becausetheyfailtofollowrules. weveallbeenthere-wevecaughtourchilddoing somethingwrongandintheheatof themomentlaidoutastrict punishment.Wemayhavebeenfeelinghotheaded, embarrassedordismayed.Often, though, thesepunishmentsarentaligned withthehadbehavior.Whiledigitalgroundingmaysolvetheproblemtemporarily itwontprovidechildrenwiththeguidancetheyneedtoact appropriatelyinthefuture.Insteadofgrounding,showyourchild whattheydidwrongandgivethemthechanceaactdifferently. Thisway,theywilllearnfromtheirmistakesinapractical mannerandfigureoutwaystobesafeandsmartwith technologyThere is no denyingit:technologyishereforthelong-haul. Thisiswhysomeparentingexpertsdonrecommenddigitally groundingyourchildren.Itdoesntfocusontheendgoalofsafe behavior.Theyrecommendteachingthemgoodhabitsassoonas possible,ratherthantakingawaytheirtechnology.Bydigitally groundingthem,youareputtingabandageoverthewound.ratherthantreatingit.Now,whenwesaythatdigitalgroundingisalose-lose situation,werenotsayingthatdiscipliningyourchildrenin generalisalose-losesituation,Disciplineisagreatwaytoteachchildrenlessons.whenuseappropriately. 27.Whichofthefollowingisaformofdiscipline? A.Hittingoryellingatchildren. B.layingoutastrictpunishmentintheheatofthemoment C.Takingawayaccesstocellphonesfromchildren D.Forbidingkidstogooutthenextweekendiftheystay outpastcurfew. 28.Whatdoestheauthorthinkofdigitalgrounding? A,ltbenefitschildrengreatly. B.Itisnobetterthandisciplining C.Parentscanuseittocorrectkidsbehavior. D.Neitherparentsnorchildrengainbenefitsfromit 29.Whatdoestheauthorsuggestparentsdoinsteadofgrounding? A.Givekidsmorefreetime. B.Actappropriatelyinpublic C.Helpkidsformgoodhabits D.Putabandageoverthewound 30.Whatsthepurposeofthetext? A.Toinformusofwaysofpunishingkids. B.Toexplainwhatdigitalgroundingmeans. C.Toshowhowtoparentchildrenindigitaltimes D.Toprovedigitalgroundingisnotagoodparentingway第二节(共5小題;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。 HaveyoueverwonderedhowthetrainersatSeaWorldget the19,000-poundwhaletojump22feetoutofwaterandperform tricks?Theygetthatwhaletogooveraropefartheroutofthe waterthanmostofuscanimagine, 31 SohowdothetrainersatSeaWorlddoit?Thefirstthingthey doisreinforce(强化)thebehaviorthattheywantrepeatedly-in thiscase,togetthewhaletogoovertherope. 32 ina positionwherethewhalecanthelpbutdowhatsexpectedof it.Everytimethewhalegoesovertherope,itsgivenpositive reinforcementandgetsfedwithfish.Butwhatwillhappenwhen thewhalegoesundertherope?Nothing-nocriticism,no warningsandnofeedback.33 Positivereinforcementisthekeyofthatsimpleprinciplethat reducessuchsplendidresults.Andasthewhalebeginstogo overtheropemoreoften,thetrainersbegintoraisetherope.Itmustberaisedslowlyenoughsothatthewhaledoesntstarve. 34 .Makeabigdealoutofthegoodandlittlestuffthat wewantconsistently.Secondly,under-criticize.Peopleknowthey needhelpwhentheymessup. 35 ,peoplewillnotforgettheeventandusuallywillnotrepeatit. Soweneedtosetupthecircumstancessothatpeoplecant fail. Over-celebrate,under-criticize. andknowhowfartoraise theropeA.ThisisagreatchallengeB.AndthewhalestaysrightwhereitisC.IfwefigureoutawaytomotivatethewhaleD.TheystartwiththehopebelowthesurfaceofthewaterE.Ifweunder-criticize,punishanddisciplinelessthanexpectedF.Whalesaretaughtthattheirnegativebehaviorwontbe acknowledgeG.Thesimplelessonlearned from the whale trainers is to oner-celebrate.第三部分语言知识运用(共两节，满分45分)第一节(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A、B、C和D四个选项中选出可以填入空白的最佳选项。Growingupinthe1960s,Iwastaughtfromanearlyageto sendahandwrittenthank-younoteexpressing 36 for kindness,Mymotherusedtobuymeaboxofpaperand 37 meintheartandvalueofsaying thankyou.She 38 tobe right.Astudyshowedthatittooklessthan5minutestowritethe thank-younotes,Just5minutestomake 39 personfeel overjoyed! 40 ,inourinstant” world,theideaofgetting an actualpenandwritinganactualnoteseemstonevercometo mind.Wetendtodowhatis 41 for us-aquicktextoran email.Itseasytousethe 42 ofbeingbusy,butevenvery busyand 43 businessmenfindtimeto 44 thank-you notesForexample,whenDouglasConantbecameCEOof Camplbells,the company had 45 halfofitsmarketvalue andmorale(士气)wasatanall-timelow.He 46 fixingthat bydoingsomesimplethingsthatareprobablynot 47 inanyMBAclassForonething,Conantwrotetoever 48 .He gainedtheirconfidenceand 49 . turnedthecompany 50 . InhistenyearsasCEO.Conantwroteover30.000notesto employees. Its 51 nottoashowhedidit. 52 ,hehad manyotherthingstodo 53 writingathank-younote.Conantmadetime for_ 54 becauseheknewtheimpact(影响)each onewouldhave.Anexpressionof 55 inthiscrazyworldstill makesadifference. 36.A.concern B.sympathy C.affection D.appreciation 37.A.consult B.instruct C.answer D.impress. 38.A.remained B.proved C.appeared D.claimed 39.A.one B.any C.each D.another 40.A.Yet B.Therefore C.So D.Otherwise 41.A.special B.necessary C.convenient D.important 42.A.case B.excuse C.example D.situation 43.A.humorous B,optimistic C.successful D.experienced 44.A.pen B.receive C.design D.deliver 45.A.lost B.gained C.developed D.damaged 46.A.gave up B.kept up C.set about D.worried about 47.A.permitted B.taught C.checked D.tested 48.A.marked B.businessman C.company D.emplyee 49.A.personally B.frankly C.naturally D.occasionally 50.A.up B.down C.away D.around 51.A.hard B.great C.amazing D.disappointing 52.A.Asusual B.Inshort C.By theway D.Afterall 53.A.by B.in C.besides D.without 54.A.me B.it C.him D.them 55.A.kindness B.joy C.value D.confidence第节(共10小题;每小题1.5分，满分15分) 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。 TheinformationI 56 (collect)inthelastfewyears leadsmetobelievethatspeed readingmaybeless 57 (use) thanmostpeoplethink.Theclaimthatyoucanreadandcomprehendover30,000wordsperminuteisoverstated.One researcher proved this in a study where irrelevant and illogical sentenceswereaddedtothetext.The“speedreaders 58 weretesteddidntnoticetheirrelevantlines-thereaderswho readslowlyspottedthemimmediately.Iveinterviewedpeoplewhohaveattendedtheintroductory sessions 59 (offer)bysomespeedreadingcourses. 60 (them)storiesindicatethatimpropermethodsaresometimesusedtosellthecourses.Hereshow:First,youre askedtoreadapassagefromabook 61 whichmost personswould beunfamiliar.Yourreadingspeedand comprehensionaretestedduringthisexercise.Then.afterabout half 62 hourofinstruction,anotherreadingtestisgivenBut thistimethereadingistheonemosteducatedAmericansknow well-suchasAdventuresofHuckleberryFinn.Not 63 (surprising),personsattendingtheseintroductorysessionsfind thattheirexit”wspeedandcomprehensionarebetterthantheir“entry 64 (perform).