2020-2021年高二10月月考英语试题(有答案)

高二 10 月月考英语试题第 I 卷第一部分：听力（共两节，满分30 分）第一节（共 5 小题；每题 1.5 分，满分 7.5 分）听下边 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，并标在试卷的相应地点。

听完每段对话后，你都有10 秒钟的时间往返答相关小题和阅读下一小题。

每段对话仅读一遍。

听第 1 段资料，回答第1、2 题。

1. What will the woman do in 15 minutes?A. Give a concert.B. Go to the stadium.C. Attend a meeting.2. Who is the man?A. A traffic policeman.B. A taxi driver.C. A music fan.听第 27 段资料，回答第3、4、5 题。

3. What kind of party will be held?A. A birthday party.B. A surprise party.C. A house-warming party.4. How long will the party last?A. Four hours.B. Five hours.C. Six hours.5. Where was the woman just now?A. At the airport.B. At the theater.C. At the apartment.第二节（共15 小题；每题，满分）听下边 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 三个选项中选出最正确选并标在试卷的相应地点。

听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个项，5 秒钟的作答时间。

每段对话或独白读两遍。

小题，每题 5 秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出6. What are the speakers doing now?A. Taking a rest.B. Operating a machine.C. Climbing a hill.7. How does the man find camping in summer?A. Pleasing.B. Challenging.C. Upsetting.8. Why can’ t the man give the woman a ride?A. Jean is using his car. B . He doesn’ t go her way. C. His car is full up.9. Which book is the most expensive?A. The blue one.B. The green one.C. The red one.10. What do we know about the woman?A. She will eat with the man.B. She won’ t go to the concert.C. She will go home for dinner.听第 8 段资料，回答第11、至 12 题。

11. Why didn ’ t the man go to meet the woman?A. He mistook the place.B. He forgot the appointment.C. He wasn ’ t clear about the time.12. What time is it now?A. 6:45.B. 7:00.C. 7:10.听第 9 段资料，回答第13 至 16 题。

13. What is the relationship between the speakers?A. Close friends.B. Husband and wife.C. Boss and worker.14. What does the woman hate doing?A. Typing.B. Talking.C. Planning.15. Why does the woman like to work in a hotel?A. She can get higher pay.B. She can easily get promoted.C. She can meet various people.16. Who is looking after Harry at night now?A. The man.B. The woman.C. The man ’ s mother.听第 10 段资料，回答第17至20题。

17. What does the speaker talk about?A. How to study better.B. How to set study goals.C. How to study for pleasure.18.What is recommended to get fun from study?A.Working out a problem in the given time.B.Studying with headphones on.C.Playing guessing games.19.What may be one of the best ways to learn something?A. To teach it to others.B. To review it frequently.C. To apply it to practical cases.20. How does the speaker find group studying?A. Demanding.B. Rewarding.C. Exciting.第二部分：阅读理解（共两节，满分35 分）第一节（共10 个小题；每题 2.5 分，满分25 分）阅读以下短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C 和 D）中，选出最正确选项，并在答题卡大将该项涂黑。

AThe expression “ Go for it!”is a way of encouraging someone to trysomething.“ Go for it! ” means you should not worry about failure or be too careful. Youshould take a chance, be brave, and act firmly.“ Gofor it! ”gets name from football. Not football as it is played in mostcountries such as England, Egypt or Japan, but the kind of football played in theUnited States and Canada.One of the most exciting times in football comes when a team has failed, afterthree attempts, to move the ball forward ten yards. The team must make a critical（责备的） decision.The conservative choice is to kick the ball and accept temporary（暂时的）defeat in order to gain a good position for your team the next time it gets the ball.The more exciting choice, however, is to try a fourth and final time to gain theremaining yards needed.In the nineteen eighties, people began using this expression in many kindsof situations to encourage someone to act bravely.There is no guarantee that the action you“ Go for it!” will succeed. But that is the chance you take when you decide to go for it. You put your fears behind. Youchoose courage over safety. You hold your breath and go for it.21. The expression“ Go for it!” comes from______.A. English footballB. Egyptian footballC. Japanese footballD. American football22.According to the passage, when we decide to go for it, we onlyconsider______.A. safetyB. actionC. resultD. situation23.In which of the following situations should we use the expression nowadays?A. We decide to avoid trouble or danger for the future.B.We try to improve our English for better education.C.We need to make a quick decision at the last moment.D.We have to make a choice between success and failure.BOn March 17, people around the world celebrate the Irish holiday of Saint Patrick’ s D a major holiday in Ireland, but the rest of the world has influenced its celebration as much as theIrish themselves.Most Americans think of Saint Patrick’ s Day as a big party centered around drinking alcohol.But its beginnings in Ireland were religious, says Mike Cronin, a professor of Irish history withBoston College of Massachusetts.Ireland is a mostly Roman Catholic country. Saint Patrick lived in Ireland more than 2,000 yearsago. He is widely considered to have established Christianity in the country. The Church honoredhim with a holy day in the 17th century. March 17 marks the date of his death. The average Irishperson honored March 17 quietly. Attending church services was the main activity. In fact, mostbusinesses that served alcohol would close in honor of the day.In the early 1900s, Ireland’ s government made St. Patrick’ s Day an official holiday. By the 1960s, towns across Ireland started celebrating the holiday with parades and music. In Irelandtoday, St. Patrick’ s Day is-dayfourpublic celebration that includes parades, music, food, andgames.For Irish people living outside Ireland, Saint Patrick’ s Day became a chance to celebrate the Irish identity and culture. Now, countries and cities around the world celebrate March 17 increative ways. Many countries hold Saint Patrick’ s Day parades. Famous monuments, includingthe Great Wall of China, the Niagara Falls, and the Gateway of India in Mumbai will all becolored by green light for the day.Cronin says that the worldwide popularity of Saint Patrick’Days has helped the Irishgovernment, which uses the holiday as a form of diplomacy. And for a small island of 4.5 to 5 million people it ’ s quite remarkable that they have that kind of soft power.21. How did average Irish people celebrate Saint Patrick th century?’ s Day in the 17A. Drinking alcohol.B. Parading in the streets.C. Attending church services peacefully.D. Coloring well - known monuments green.22.What can we learn from the passage?A.Saint Patrick’ s Day is the most significant day in the US.B.Saint Patrick’ s Day plays a role in foreign affairs in Ireland today.C. Saint Patrickth’ s Day is celebrated worldwide today as in thecentury17.D. On Saint Patrick ’ s Day, parades and parties are held throughout America.23. What is the passage mainly about?A. The origin of Saint Patrick ’ s Day.B. The celebration of Saint Patrick ’ s Day.C. The influence of Saint Patrick ’ s Day on the world.D. The role of Saint Patrick ’ s Day in Irish diplomacy.27. What is CroninA. Unclear. ’ s attitude towards the popularity of Saint PatrickB. Neutral.C. Negative.D. Positive.’ s Day?CKayla Coehoorn sweeps（打扫）the floor in her family barn’ (s畜cow棚). She spreads feed. Soon she ’ ll cut the grass. One thing she won’ t do is milk cows. Kayla manages the family herd, which until last year meant getting up at 5 for milking, then milking again in the evening.Not anymore. Last year the family built a new barn equipped with a pair of robotic milking machines. The machines milk cows around the clock, without Kayla in attendance. Kayla,feeling so relieved, loves it and so do the cows.Robotic milking was first developed in Europe and only recently began to catch on in the US.About 5% of American cow farms have begun to use robots. But the machines are growing inpopularity, especially on smaller farms.The robots solve a big problem. As older farmers retire, young people are unwilling to filltheir shoes. Robotic milking is encouraging them to take another look. It not only makes the workeasier but also gives them the flexibility（灵巧性）to get up later or take a day off, or attend asoccer game. It allows more time for other things.Cows come two or three times a day to a robot, attracted by the promise of food. As eachone steps up, a steel arm swiftly washes its udder (乳房 ) and applies four milking cups. Computersnot only control the robots but also collect detailed information about each cow. On traditionalfarms, the farmer pushes the old milking machines and attaches the machines by hand.However, robots won ’ t save all farms. Low milk prices have got many cow farmers deep in) uncertainty that also helps drive them out of business.debt and worsened the financial (财政的Over the past few years, the US has lost nearly 17,000 cow farms. So robots aren panacea(万’ t a 能药 ). Still, experts say robotics can offer new possibilities to families facing hard decisions aboutthe future.“ Especially in places with a history of smaller farms, this will help keep that way of life,says one expert.28. What’ s the main idea of the first paragraph?A. An example of cow farmer’ s daily life in the US.B. Kayla’ s opinion on applying robotic milking .C. The effect of robotic milking on Kayla s work.’D. The popularity of robotic milking in recent years.29. Why might young farmers be attracted to farm work by robots?A. They could increase their income.B. They could have more family time.C. They could learn about high technology.D. They could have their farm lifeimproved.30. According to the text, milking tech with the use of robots_________.A. still needs the work of human hands.B. could also check the cow ’s condition.C. is widely used on large cow farms.D. has no requirement for locationand time.第二节（共 5 个小题；每题 2 分，满分10 分）选项中有两项为剩余依据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最正确选项。