1、湖北省黄冈市学年高二英语月考试题湖北省黄冈市2019-2020学年高二英语10月月考试题 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。1How does the woman usually travel?ABy train. BBy car. CBy plane.2What has the man been do
2、ing recently?APlaying football. BSitting in the sun. CTraveling in Sanya.3How does Mike probably feel now?ADisappointed. BWorried. CHappy.4Who kept coughing in the cinema?AThe young couple. BThe old woman. CThe little boy.5What will the man do?AGo to see a customer. BStart writing his report. CGo to
3、 Mr. Blacks office.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，每个小题将给出 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。6Where is the man now?AIn Beijing. BIn Tokyo. CIn New York.7What do we know about the man?AHe doesnt like
4、traveling around. BHe didnt like his job in Tokyo.CHe likes teaching very much.听第 7 段材料，回答第 8 至 10 题。8Whats the possible relationship between the two speakers?ATeacher and student. BClassmates. CMother and son.9What does the woman suggest the man do?AAsk Tom for help. BAsk Alice for help. CAsk his t
5、eacher for help.10What will the man probably do?AJoin several clubs with Tom and Alice. BTeach Tom how to solve math problems.CTeach Tom Spanish and learn math from him.听第 8 段材料，回答第 11 至 13 题。11When will the conference begin?AAt 3：30. BAt 4：00. CAt 4：30.12What happened to the speakers?AThere was som
6、ething wrong with the taxi. BThey got stuck in a traffic jam.CThey got lost on the street.13Why was the woman late last time?ABecause she set off late. BBecause the traffic was bad. CBecause she had a traffic accident.听第 9 段材料，回答第 14 至 17 题。14What was the weather like last Saturday?AFine at first bu
7、t windy later. BWindy at first but fine later. CFine at first but rainy later.15What does the woman think of the man?AVery kind-hearted. BVery brave. CCareless.16What do we know about Jenny?AShe doesnt like outdoor activities. BShe loves her grandma very much.CShe doesnt like spending time with the
8、man.17What will the man do tomorrow?AVisit Jennys grandma. BGo boating with Jenny. CWatch a movie.听第 10 段材料，回答第 18 至 20 题。18What does the father do at Wild Dog Research Camp?AHe cooks and keeps the camp clean. BHe teaches local children.CHe studies wild animals.19How many tents are for camp workers?
9、A5. B8. C10.20What does Jack want to do when he grows up?ATo be a movie star. BTo train dogs for movies. CTo study animals in Africa.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)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。AThere was a man playing the piano in a bar. He was a good piano player and always performe
10、d in this bar. People came in just to hear him play. But one night, a customer told him that he didnt want to hear him just play the piano any more. He wanted him to sing a song.The man said, “I dont sing.” But the customer was persistent(执着的). He told the bar manager, “Im tired of listening to the
11、piano. I want that man to sing！” The manager shouted across the room, “If you want to get paid, sing a song. Our customers are asking you to sing！”So he did. He sang a song. A piano player who had never sung in public did so for the first time. And everyone was surprised by his song Mona Lisa. He go
12、t lots of applause that night.He had such a talent for singing, but he just had been sitting on his talent for the past years! If without such a chance, he may have lived the rest of his life as a no-name piano player in a no-name bar. However, now he has become one of the best-known singers in Amer
13、ica.You, too, have skills and abilities. Maybe your “talent” is not as great as the singer above, but it may be better than you think! And with effort, most skills can be improved. So, in your life, you should be brave enough to try doing different things and find out what talents you really have!21
14、. Why did the man start to sing?A. Because he wanted to make more money.B. Because the bar manager said he liked his songC. Because the manager asked him to sing at the request of a customer.D. Because he wanted to show everyone that he had a talent for singing.22. What can we know from the passage?
15、A. The man didnt get paid at last. B. The customers were unsatisfied with the song.C. The man became a singer later. D. The manager had to lay the man off.23. What can we learn from the last paragraph?A. Some people really have no skills or abilities. B. Sometimes through effort we can know our tale
16、nts.C. None of us is as great as the singer. D. No skills can be improved even if you try your best.BCustomers chat, read the newspaper and order sandwiches and drinks at August First Bakery & Caf in Burlington, Vermont, but theres something different here. “I was here working on my laptop when I lo
17、oked over and saw that there was a sign that said laptopfree” says Luna Colt，a student at the University of Vermont. During a recent visit, Colt was shocked that using her computer was against the rules.When owner Jodi Whalen first opened it four years ago, she offered free WiFi to customers. Studen
18、ts like Colt went there in large numbers and started typing awayand staying all day.“We saw a lot of customers come in, look for a table, not be able to find one and leave，” Whalen says. “It was money flowing out of the door for us.” Thats why Whalen decided thered be no more screens. It was a gradu
19、al move. She started by shutting down the WiFi two years ago. Then, the caf banned screens during lunch. “A lot of people were bummed_out，” Whalen says. “But we actually saw our sales increase.”Whats socially acceptable when it comes to using a laptop in public? Luna Colt thinks its about how much m
20、oney you spend.“You should buy something every two hours if youre going to be here and just work all day，” Colt says. “As long as youre being a good customer，” she says, “theres nothing wrong with working on a laptop.”Not quite, according to Whalen. “Its less about how much a laptop user buys, and m
21、ore about table space. Even if they think theyre a good customer because they buy food, theyre still here for long hours，” she says. “To walk into a place and see people looking at their screens with a blank stare, it takes away the community aspect of itof you being in a place with other people，” W
22、halen adds.24Why is August First Bakery & Caf different?ACustomers are not allowed to use their laptops.BThose who visit the caf are often very strange.CIt offers unusual sandwiches and drinks.DIt is only open to university students.25The underlined words “bummed out” in Paragraph 2 probably mean “_
23、”Agrateful Bfortunate Cdisappointed Dfrightened26Which of the following statements is TRUE?AJodi Whalen didnt offer WiFi to customers.BAll the students went there to enjoy the food.CLuna Colt agrees with what the owner did.DLuna Colt is not popular with Jodi Whalen.27Whats the main idea of the text?
24、AIt is good for our health to stay away from WiFi.BA caf owner improves sales by saying no to laptops.CA university student shows how to be a good customer.DPeople are efficient while working on a laptop in a caf.CPeople commonly work 40 hours a week. However, working more than 25 hours a week could
25、 be negatively affecting the intelligence of employees over age 40, according to a study from researchers for the Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research in Australia. After conducting reading, pattern and memory tests on more than 6,000 workers aged over 40, the team presented t
26、heir findings of the study.Working fewer than 25 hours a week is bad for the brains agility(灵敏), while working excessively long hours can lead to the state of being tired or stressful, also damaging the brains functional abilities. Age 40 is somewhat of a turning point for the brain. Our “fluid inte
27、lligence”， or how well we process information, begins to decline around the age of 20, while “crystallized intelligence”， or the ability to use knowledge and experience, becomes worse around age 30. By the time we turn 40, our performance in memory tests and pattern recognition exercises tends to go
28、 downwards.On the other hand, by age 40, many employees are also taking care of children or parents or both, creating a job on top of a job. The typical caregiver in the US is a 49yearold employed female, who spends more than 24 hours a week taking care of others, the BBC reported. Another factor co
29、uld be the less sleeping hours.The study noted that the effect of excessive working hours affected both genders equally.28How did the researchers draw the conclusion of the study?ABy giving examples. BBy conducting a survey.CBy making comparisons. DBy doing experiments.29What is the perfect amount o
30、f working time per week for workers aged over 40?A40 hours. BOver 25 hours. C25 hours. DFewer than 25 hours.30What does the underlined part in Paragraph 3 suggest?ACare giving affects middleaged people negatively. BAdditional jobs are created by working people.CTaking care of family members is a job
31、. DMiddleaged people often do two jobs.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。 How to Fight Laziness?Lazy people will never gain anything in life. However, laziness can be defeated once a few changes have been made in your mind. 31 . Many people lack sleep constantly, since they stay up too late and get up too early to prepare for work. These people have little motivation once they arrive home. Laziness works hand in hand with a lack of motivation and a tendency to put off things. By adjusting your sleep schedule to provide a few more hours of meaningful rest, you can
