1、2021届高二年级10月考 英语试题卷第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，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. Who is the man looking for? A. Tami. B. Dr. Maxwell. C. Alison Simpson.2. What will the woman probably do? A. Call the airline soon.B. S
2、tay at home for a while.C. Leave for the airport before lunch. 3. What does the man think of the book he is reading? A. Its exciting.B. Its relaxing.C. Its long.4. When does the man hope to see the woman? A. This afternoon.B. Tomorrow night.C. Tomorrow afternoon.5. What does the man mean? A. He didn
3、t put in any sugar.B. He added some natural flavors.C. He also thinks the coffee tastes strange.第2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2至4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5秒钟的时间阅读各个小题；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。听下面一段材料，回答第6、7题。6. Why is the woman upset? A. Her order isn
4、t ready yet.B. The man forgot her order.C. Some guests will be late.7. At what time will the wedding start? A. 10:00.B. 10:30.C. 12:00.听下面一段材料，回答第8、9题。8. Who lived in Los Angeles? A. The womans aunt and uncle. B. The mans grandparents. C. The womans parents.9. What will the speakers do next? A. Have
5、 a picnic.B. Go hiking.C. Try to catch some fish.听下面一段材料，回答第10至12题。10. What did the man study in college? A. Art history.B. Medicine.C. Business.11. How do the speakers know each other? A. Theyre neighbors. B. Theyre salesman and customer.C. Theyre teacher and student.12. What is the mans advice for
6、 the woman? A. Doing what her father suggests.B. Exploring all the possibilities.C. Making a decision as early as possible.听下面一段材料，回答第13至16题。13. How does the woman want to pay? A. In cash.B. By credit card.C. With her smart phone.14. What does the man think of PayPal? A. It is free.B. It is popular.
7、C. It isnt very fast.15. Where is Venmo accepted? A. At many small shops.B. At most large stores.C. At a lot of restaurants.16. What does the woman offer to do for the man? A. Download the app.B. Send him an invitation.C. Lend him some money.听下面一段材料，回答第17至20题。17. What is the weather probably like? A
8、. Hot.B. Dry.C. Rainy.18. Where did Matt begin his journey? A. In England.B. In California.C. In Hawaii.19. How many hours was Matts longest flight? A. Fourteen hours.B. Sixteen hours.C. Sixteen and a half hours.20. What will Matt do next? A. Interview someone.B. Share his experiences.C. Plan on ano
9、ther journey.第二部分：阅读理解（共两节，满分35分）第一节（共10个小题；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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AFamous Irish poet Oscar Wilde (1854-1900) once wrote: “Ah! Realize your youth while you have it.” He pointed out the important truth about how precious youth is in ones journey through life.Howeve
10、r, the popular Internet slang word foxior “Buddhist”is challenging this norm by encouraging young people to remain calm and peaceful and avoid conflict as much as possiblein other words, to live like a Buddha.The phrase was reportedly created in Japan in 2014 to describe young men who no longer both
11、er to start relationships with women or follow someone elses life path. They prefer to stay in their own peaceful world without being disturbed and care little about passion and success.Now, Chinese Internet users are comparing the phrase with other words to describe a similar mindset. For example,
12、“Buddhist students” are those who study just the right amountthey dont cut class, but they dont burn the midnight oil, either. There are also “Buddhist parents”, who interfere (干涉) little with their childrens lives and let them develop however they likethe opposite of “helicopter parents”.In this fa
13、st-changing and competitive world, its only natural that people are seeking a spiritual anchor (精神支柱).However, some would compare foxi with “demotivational culture”a phrase that describes young people without aim and power. They say that foxi actually reflects the reality that young people are losin
14、g their will to fight. They are pretending to keep a healthy and wise attitude toward failure simply because theyre incapable of succeeding.But no matter what, there is one thing that “Buddhist youngsters” should keep in mind: You may want to keep a calm mindset regarding failure, but you should als
15、o be passionate and positive about school, work and life.After all, Wilde also wrote: “Live the wonderful life that is in you! Let nothing be lost upon you. Be always searching for new sensations (感觉). Be afraid of nothing.”21. What is a Buddhist youngster unwilling to do? A. Read books alone in a q
16、uiet place. B. Complete assignments as instructed. C. Get involved in a fierce competition. D. Allow children to develop naturally.22. What does the underlined word “demotivational” in paragraph 6 mean? A. Aimless and powerless. B. Hopeless and realistic. C. Discouraged and fearful. D. Intelligent a
17、nd positive.23. Whats the authors attitude towards “Buddhist”? A. Supportive. B. Neutral. C. Critical. D. Doubtful. B Studies show that you may be lied to every day anywhere from 10 to 200 times. We say, “Nice song,” “Honey, you dont look fat in that, no.” But another study showed that strangers lie
18、d three times within the first 10 minutes of meeting each other. We lie more to strangers than we lie to coworkers. Men lie eight times more about themselves than they do to other people. Women lie more to protect other people. If youre married, youre going to lie to your wife or husband in one out
19、of every 10 communications. If youre unmarried, that number drops to three. But look, if at some point you got lied to, its because you agreed to get lied to. Truth about lying: lying is a cooperative act. Not all lies are harmful. Sometimes were willing to lie for the sake of social dignity(尊严), ma
20、ybe to keep a private secret. Lying is complex(复杂的). Its woven into the fabric of our daily and business lives. Were deeply disturbed by the truth. We explain it, sometimes for very good reasons, other times just because we dont understand the gaps between ideals and realities in our lives. Were aga
21、inst lying, but secretly were for it in ways that our society has practiced for centuries and centuries. Its as old as breathing. Its part of our culture and history. Think the stories from Dante, Shakespeare, the Bible, News of the World. Lying has great value to the evolution of human beings. Rese
22、archers have long known that the more intelligent the species, the more likely it is to lie. We humans like to become leaders. It starts really early. How early? Well, babies will pretend to cry, pause, wait to see whos coming and then go right back to crying. One-year-olds learn hiding truth. Two-y
23、ear-olds bluff (虚张声势). Five-year-olds lie outright and try to control via flattery (讨好). Nine-year-olds, masters of covering up. By the time you enter college, youre going to lie to your mom in one out of every five interactions. By the time we enter this work world to be breadwinners, weve entered
24、a world that is just full of fake digital friends, business media, identity thieves, world-class cheats, - in short, a post-truth society. What do you do? Well there are steps we can take to guide our way through the bushes. Trained lie spotters get to the truth 90% of the time. The rest of us, were
25、 only 54% accurate. Why is it so easy to learn? There are clever liars and stupid liars. Therere no real original liars. We all make the same mistakes. We all use the same techniques.24. From Para.1, we learn that lying is very .A. harmful B. easy C. interesting D. common25. The examples of kids lyi
26、ng in the passage show .A. lying is a sign of intelligent development B. lying is good for childrens growing up C. at what age children begin to tell lies D. 9-year-old children begin to tell lies26. What will the writer most likely talk about if he continues the passage? A. How to become clever lia
27、rs. B. How to avoid stupid lies. C. How to get through the bushes. D. How to tell truth from lies. C I was having a great morning until I sat down in front of my office computer. “Your password has expired(过期),” a server message flashed on my screen, with instructions for changing it. Coming up with
28、 a new code doesnt seem like a big deal, unless you work at my company, where we have to change it monthly, using at least one uppercase character, one lowercase character, one symbol, and one numeral. Oh, and the whole darn thing cant be fewer than eight characters. And I cant use any of the same p
29、asswords Ive used in the past three months. Suddenly I was furious. What didnt make it any better was that I was deeply depressed after my recent divorce. Disbelief over what she had done to me was all I thought about. Every day. My anger didnt mean anything to the empty input field with a pulsating
30、 cursor (闪动的光标), waiting for me to type a password that Id have to re-enter many times for the next 30 days. I remembered a tip Id heard from my former boss. Hed said, “Im going to use a password to change my life.” I couldnt focus on getting things done in my current mood. There were clear indicato
31、rs of what I needed to do to regain control of my life, but I couldnt notice them. My password became the indicator. My password reminded me that I shouldnt let myself be a victim of my recent breakup and that I was strong enough to do something about it.I made my password Forgiveh3r. I had to type
32、this statement several times a day. Each time my computer would lock. Each time my screen saver with her photo would appear. Each time I would come back from eating lunch alone. In my mind, I wrote Forgive her every day. The simple action changed the way I looked at my ex-wife. That constant reminde
33、r of reconciliation led me to accept the way things had happened at the end of my marriage and embrace a new way of dealing with my depression. As the month wore on, I felt a slow healing begin to take place. By the time my server prompted me to reset my password the following month, I felt free. On
34、e month later, my dear Exchange server asked me yet again to reset my password. I thought about the next thing that I had to get done. My password became Quitsmoking4ever. I quit smoking overnight. This password was a painful one to type during that month, but doing it helped me to yell at myself in
35、 my mind as I typed that statement. It motivated me to follow my monthly goal. One month later, my password became Save4tripthailand. Guess where I went three months later: Thailand. Seeing how these reminders helped to materialize my goals kept me motivated and excited. While its sometimes difficul
36、t to come up with your next goal, keeping at it brings great results. Here is a simplified extract of what some of my passwords have been in the past two years, so you get an idea of how my life has changed, thanks to this method: Forgiveh3r To my ex-wife, who started it all. Quitsmoking4ever It wor
37、ked.Save4tripthailand It worked.Eat2timesday It never worked, still fat.Sleepbefore12 It worked.Askher4date It worked. I fell in love again.Nodrinking2months It worked. I feel better.Getc4t! It worked. I have a beautiful cat.MovEtogeth3r It worked.Facetime2momsunday It worked. I talk with Mom every
38、week.And the one for last month: Save4ring Yep. Life is gonna change again soon.27. The underlined word “furious” in the third paragraph is closest in the meaning to _. A. depressedB. doubtfulC. nervousD. angry28. Why did he decide to use “Forgiveh3r”as his password? A. Because he decided to forgive
39、 his wife. B. Because he hoped his wife would forgive him. C. Because he hoped it would remind him to be strong. D. Because his former boss told him to use it to change his life.29. What can we learn from the password “Save4ring” for last month? A. He will call his mother every week. B. He will soon
40、 ask his girl friend to marry him. C. His password will help him save money. D. He will be reminded to save his password. 30. What might be the best title for the passage? A. How a Password Changed My Life.B. Why I Changed My Password. C. How a Slow Healing Took Place.D. How I Followed My Monthly Go
41、al.第二节（共5个小题；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。 Not everyone deals with their feelings as an open book for others to read. 31 Learn to open up in order to improve your mental health. 32 Accept this and move on. Give yourself some time to have sweaty palms or a shaky voice, since
42、it will get better with practice. Ask people open-ended questions. To begin practicing opening up, you need to engage in honest, open conversation. Try a question like, How are things going at work? instead of Hows it going?” to get an open answer. Then, in turn answer open-ended questions with hone
43、st answers, instead of Fine or OK. 33 However, in most cases people are flattered that you are listening to them and interested in their life. Try emulating（效仿）someone who is very open. Observe them in a social situation. Then, try to act as if you are them occasionally. Many open behaviors are lear
44、ned, and not a natural part of personality. 34 Avoid being a know it all. Some people think advice is opening up, but it is unlikely to help you more open. When you want to give advice, listen and try to learn something new from the situation. 35 Schedule at least one long conversation per week. In
45、the conversation you tell someone about the emotional and difficult part of your life. Get into the practice of opening up about whats good and bad in your life. A. In this case, practice can make perfect. B. Call close friends and family members more often. C. Asking people personal questions is no
46、t always proper. D. Try connecting about hobbies, interests, vacations or books. E. Listening patiently is a great way to overcome fear of sharing emotions in public. F. Understand that there is usually some fear with opening up to other people. G. However, closing yourself from new people can stop
47、your personal growth.第三部分：语言运用（共两节，满分45分）第一节：完型填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分） 阅读下面短文，从短文后A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该项涂黑。Once, I met a taxi driver, a man in his late 30s, who picked me up and drove me to my destination. As we 36 along the road, I asked him how his business was. He told me 37 that his business was just fine, but the cost of gas was really hurting his bottom line. We then 38 a spirited discussion and got a
