湖北省宜昌市第二中学2019_2020学年高二英语10月月考试题.docx

湖北省宜昌市第二中学2019-2020学年高二英语10月月考试题 本试题卷共8页，五大题67小题。全卷满分150分，考试用时120分钟。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）1. What does the woman mean?A. Steak is not served on Sunday.B. They are all busy.C. They dont like weekend.2. How will the speakers go there?A. By bike. B. On foot. C.By bus 3. What does the woman think of the apartment of the city?A. They are small. B. They are reasonable. C. They are expensive.4. Where are the speakers talking?A. At the dentists. B. At the supermarket. C.At the office. 5. What are the speakers mainly talking about?A. An apartment building. B. A college campus. C. A laboratory.第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）请听第6段材料，回答第6至7题。6. What does the woman ask the man to do?A. Wait a few minutes. B. Take some money out.C. Sign his name. 7. Where are the speakers talking?A. At the post office. B. At the bus stop. C. At the bank.听第7段材料，回答第8至9题。8. What does the man want to do tonight?A. Take his mother to dinner.B. Take the woman to dinner.C. Fill the gas tank of the car.9. Whats possible relationship between the speakers?A. Couples. B. Lovers. C. Classmates.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10. What can we learn about the ten-day tour?A. It has all been booked out.B. The price sounds reasonable.C. The price includes one-way airfare.11. Where will the trip start?A. Europe. B. Africa. C.America. 12. If the man and his wife go on the recommended package tour, how much should they pay?A. $1, 088. B. $2176. C. $1, 958. 听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13. What is the woman reading?A. A newspaper. B. A magazine. C. A book.14. Why does the woman read “Ask Alice” ?A. To make herself amused. B. To get some advice. C. To get some information.15. Who named the cat Lora?A. The woman. B. The mans sister. C. The womans sister.16. What does Alice suggest the woman doing?A. Stealing her sisters name.B. Also naming her baby Lora.C. Giving her baby another name.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17. Why does the author write to the magazine?A. To find the book “A Little Princess”.B. To describe her dream doll.C. To get in touch with the Japanese woman.18. Where does the Japanese woman live?A. In Japan. B. In England. C. In America.19. Who is Rosa?A. The name of the doll. B. The Japanese woman. C. The name of the speaker.20. What seemed to be the main reason the author was attracted to the dolls?A. Their helplessness.B. Their price. C. Their beauty. 第二部分 阅读理解 （共两节，满分35分）第一节（共10小题; 每小题2.5分，满分25分）AI grew up in a house where the TV was seldom turned on and with one wall in my bedroom entirely lined with bookshelves, most of my childhood was spent on books I could get hold of. In fact, I grew up thinking of reading as natural as breathing and books unbelievably powerful in shaping perspectives by creating worlds we could step into, take part in and live in.With this unshakable belief, I, at fourteen, decided to become a writer. Here too, reading became useful. Every writer starts off knowing that he has something to say, but being unable to find the right ways to say it. He has to find his own voice by reading widely and discovering which parts of the writers he agrees or disagrees with, or agrees with so strongly that it reshapes his own world. He cannot write without loving to read, because only through reading other peoples writing can one discover what works, what doesnt and, in the end, together with lots of practice, what voice he has.Now I am in college, and have come to realize how important it is to read fiction. As a law student, my reading is in fact limited to subject matter the volume of what I have to read for classes every week means there is little time to read anything else. Such reading made it all the clearer to me that I live in a very small part in this great place called life. Reading fiction reminds me that there is life beyond my own. It allows me to travel across the high seas and along the Silk Road, all from the comfort of my own armchair, to experience, though secondhand, exciting experiences that I wouldnt necessarily be able to have in my lifetime.21. What can be inferred about the author as a child?A. He never watched TV. B. He read what he had to.C.He considered reading part of his life.D. He found reading unbelievable. 22. From the 2rd paragraph we can learn that the writer agrees that_.A. critical reading helps the writer form his own ideasB. writers are born and not made C. determination plays a key role in becoming a writer.D. writers enjoy reading their own works23. Which of the following can be the best title of this text? A. When do I read? B. How do I read?C. What do I read? D. Why do I read?BA night at the movies is always a good idea. But when you leave the theater and realize you just dropped $45 on a ticket and some snacks, youll wish you had been patient enough to wait until the movie came out on Netflix. The average movie ticket price in the United States in 2000 was $5. 39; now, a ticket is over $9.The main reason that movie tickets have gotten so expensive is because of inflation（通货膨胀）. It was actually more expensive to go to the movies in the 70s than it is now. A ticket in 1978 cost $2. 34. If you plug that into an inflation calculator, the same ticket would cost you $9. 46 today. According to the National Association of Theater Owners, the average cost for a ticket today is $9. 11.Another reason you need to dip into your life savings to see a movie on the big screen is that theaters are competing with streaming services that produce their own films, such as Netflix, Hulu, and Amazon. And lets be honest, sitting at home on your couch or in your bed is more comfortable than sitting in a cold theater.Because of streaming technology, movie theaters have to do something to bring in customers. Attractions including alcohol, reclining seats（躺椅）, surround sound, and 3-D movies are all examples of that. And those upgrades come at a price, leading to more expensive tickets.“Theres all that extra cost, and its really important for theater owners and companies to make that experience as enjoyable as possible,” Patrick Corcoran, vice president of the National Association of Theatre Owners told Marketplace. Because youre offering a superb experience audience expectations are for the latest and greatest technology. Audiences are willing to pay more for a particular experience. 24. According to the passage, what makes movie tickets so expensive?A. The viewers are wealthier than before.B. Inflation has made the ticket price appear higher than before.C. The movie theatres offer popcorns, alcohol for free.D. The popular movies with famous stars deserve the high price.25. We can learn from the passage that _.A. the viewers actually pay for the updates of the movie theatres via more expensive tickets B. comfortable seats ensure movie theatres a distinct advantage over streaming services C. Netflix is always a better choice for movie viewers than theatres D. the theater owners and companies update the theaters to win good fame26. Which of the following would Patrick Corcoran most probably agree with?A. Its unwise for viewers to pay so much to watch a movie in the theater.B. Its a waste of money to provide the latest technology in the theatre.C. The high price of a movie ticket is supposed to be in line with a wonderful experience.D. The viewers would prefer to sit at home on the couches or in the beds.27. What is the best title for the text?A. The Competition between Movie Theatre and Streaming Services B. Technological Improvement on Movie Theatres C. Behind the Increasing Price of Movie Tickets D. How to Save the Viewers Wallets CThe latest research suggests a more prosaic(平凡), democratic（民主）, even puritanical（严谨） view of the world. The key factor separating geniuses from the merely accomplished is not a divine（神圣） spark. Its not I.Q., a generally bad predictor of success, even in areas like chess. Instead, its deliberate practice. Top performers spend more hours (many more hours) practicing their skill. If you wanted to picture how a representative genius might develop, youd take a girl who possessed a slightly above average verbal ability. It wouldnt have to be a big talent, just enough so that she might gain some sense of distinction. Then you would want her to meet, say, a novelist, who coincidentally shared something similar-maybe the writer was from the same town, had the same ethnic background, or, shared the same birthday.This contact would give the girl a vision of her future self. It would give her some idea of a fascinating circle she might someday join. It would also help if one of her parents died when she was 12, giving her a strong sense of insecurity and fueling a desperate need for success. Armed with this ambition, she would read novels and life stories of writers without end. This would give her a primary knowledge of her field. Shed be able to see new writing in deeper ways and quickly get some insight of its inner workings.Then she would practice writing. Her practice would be slow, painstaking and error-focused. By practicing in this way, she delays the automatizing process. Her mind wants to turn conscious, newly learned skills into unconscious, automatically performed skills. By practicing slowly, by breaking skills down into tiny parts and repeating, she forces the brain to internalize(内化) a better pattern of performance. Then she would find an adviser who would provide a constant stream of feedback, viewing her performance from the outside, correcting the smallest errors, pushing her to take on tougher challenges. By now she is redoing problemshow do I get characters into a roomdozens and dozens of times. She is establishing habits of thought she can call upon in order to understand or solve future problems.The primary thing she possesses is not some mysterious genius. Its the ability to develop a purposeful, laborious and boring practice routine. The latest research takes some of the magic out of great achievement. But it underlines a fact that is often neglected. Public discussion is affected by genetics and what were “hard-wired” to do. And its true that genes play a role in our capabilities. But the brain is also very plastic. We construct ourselves through behavior.28. What does the underlined word“representative”in paragraph 1mean?A. descriptiveB. sensitiveC. typicalD. conservative29. By reading novels and writers stories, the girl could _.A. join a fascinating circle of writers somedayB. come to understand the inner structure of writingC. share with a novelist her likes and dislikesD. learn from the living examples to establish a sense of security30. In the girls long painstaking training process, _.A. her writing turns into an automatic pattern of performanceB. her adviser forms a primary challenging force to her successC. she acquires the magic of some great achievementsD. she comes to realize she is “hard-wired” to write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。 Four Habits to Help You SucceedNobody would like to experience failure. We all want to succeed. For those who have tried and failed, success seems difficult to understand. 31 Know your values.Finding your values is in line with creating motivation. 32 Pick a handful of things and write them down. Remind yourself of your values every day and reflect on whether you are honoring those values through your work. 33 Choose one goal to start something large enough that will give you a sense of achievement, while adjusting well to your values. If you want to achieve your goal, focus is the key here. 34 If you perform many tasks at a time, you might never finish your projects because they will take far too long. Set a time for success.Set a date for success. Know when you hope to realize your goal. 35 By setting a time limit, you are making the process realistic. Dont give up because of failure.Failure cant be avoided when you take risks. By its very definition, the desire to succeed means you are risking failure. Many people tend to give up far too early. Dont fall into this trap! Use failure. Treat it as a good thing, and go on.A. Make the right decision.B. The more focused you are on one goal, the higher chance you have of success.C. Pick a goal and focus on it.D. Push yourself to be courageous, and take that next step.E. Sit and reflect on what you value most.F. I have made a list of four habits to help you set goals and realize them.G. Keep it realistic, while not giving yourself too much time.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）The telephone rang. It was my sister, who was working in an elementary school. She told me she used my crayon 36 again.Over 40 years ago, I sat in my first-grade classroom 37 the teacher asked me to go to the principals office. I was shy. And I hated to be 38 .When I pushed open the door, it was worse than I thought. Seated in front of the principals desk were my 39 . My father walked straight over to me. 40 my drawings, he asked, “Why do you only use a 41 crayon when you draw?” I couldnt speak. “ 42 me your desk, ” said my father.In my classroom, my father pulled out my crayon box from my desk. A single crayon rested in his palm it was black. 43 , my father asked, “Where are the rest of your crayons? ”I 44 explained that Id given all the other crayons to friends. Id been 45 like my parents had taught me. My father let out a deep 46 , “You were sharing? ”I nodded my head. Back to the office, I looked at my father, then at the principal both their 47 were red. The principal 48 that I could go. I waved goodbye to my parents. My mother waved back, but I couldnt get my fathers 49 ; he was glaring at the principal.I learned years later that my fathers face was red due to 50 and the principals was red due to embarrassment. The principal, 51 seeing all my artwork done in black crayon, assumed that I had deep emotional problems. He had called my parents in to 52 “my problem ” and to suggest some psychological counseling（心理咨询）. I was too afraid to say that I only had one crayon left. I was too shy to ask for my “shared” crayons backBecause I didnt 53 up for myself, others assumed the worst.Today my sister tells her students, “Dont be 54 to speak up. If you dont, I just might make the 55 assumption. Let me tell a story about my sister, when she was around your age.”36. A. story B. dream C. adventure D. event37. A. since B. when C. once D. after38. A. noticed B. separated C. chosen D. observed39. A. teachers B. classmates C. friends D. parents40. A. Checking B. Holding C. Throwing D. Appreciating41. A. red B. yellow C. blue D. black42. A. Pass B. Show C. Give D.Offer 43. A. Excited B. Confused C. Moved D. Interested44. A. naturally B. loudly C. quietly D. angrily45. A. lending B. learning C. sharing D. following46. A. voice B. word C. cry D. breath47. A. faces B. noses C. eyes D. lips48. A.threatened B. ordered C. admitted D. whispered49. A. permission B. attention C. advice D. support50. A. anger B. sadness C. surprise D. amazement51. A. at B. on C. in D.by 52. A. remember B. discuss C. accept D. change53. A. stand B. get C. take D. make54. A. nervous B. hurried C. afraid D. eager55. A. wrong B. general C. safe D. key第二节：语法填空题（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分10分）Gift from a strangerMy local supermarket is always busy. The first parking space I found was convenient, 56 Id noticed a woman in a blue car circling for a while. As I was in a good mood, I let her have it. On the edge of the car park I backed into the next available spotit was 57 tight fit.Pretty soon Id made my way through the supermarket and was back in the fresh air. Feeling good, I 58 (empty) my purse change into the hands of a homeless man and helped a struggling woman reverse park(倒车).Just as I approached my car, I saw the woman Id let have my car spot 59 (early). She was giving me an odd lookhalf 60 (puzzle), half intent (热切的). I smiled and wished her a pleasant day. As I squeezed back into my car, I saw the same lady 61 (look) in at me. Hello, she said, hesitantly. This may sound crazy but I was on my way to 52 (drop) some of my mothers 63 (item) off at the charity bins. You are just so much like her. You helped those people, I noticed, and you seemed so happy.” She looked at me meaningfully and passed a box in 64 the window. “I think she would like you to have it.” Shocked, I took it from her automatically. She smiled and walked away.After a pause, I opened the box. Inside was a beautiful gold necklace with a large grey pearl. It was the nicest gift 65 Id ever received, and it was from a complete stranger. The necklace was around my neck, a warm reminder of human kindness.第四部分 写作（共两节；满分40分）第一节：应用文写作（满分15分）假如你是高中生李华，你的美国笔友 David 最近想到中国来亲自体验一下中国传统文化，但是不确定应该去往哪个城市，写信向你咨询。请你给他写一封回信，内容包括：1. 推荐你的家乡并作简要介绍；2. 推荐的理由（不少于两条）；3. 表达美好祝愿。4. 词数80字左右，可适当增加细节使行文连贯。第二节：概要写作（满分25分） 阅读下面的短文，根据内容写一篇60词左右的内容概要。Nowadays, an increasing number of young Chinese spend money because they are “lazy”. According to a report issued in December by Chinas e-commerce platform Taobao on Chinas “lazy economy”, Chinese people spent 16 billion yuan on products and services online in 2018. The post-1995 generation was the “laziest”