2021年高二上学期10月月考英语试卷含答案xx.10 一、单项选择（共15小题；每小题l分，计15分）1. How about taking short break? I want to make — call.A. the ,aB. a ,theC. the ,theD. a ,a2. What he said at the meeting suggested that he with us.A. didn't agree.B. Shouldn't agree.C. not agreeD. should agree3. A new study suggests that yelling at children may have consequences thatgo beyond ______ of beating them.A. onesB. theseC. thatD. those4. Last month, part of Britain was struck by snowstorms, from _____effectsmost passengers in Heathrow were suffering a lot, especially those withchildren.A. thatB. thoseC.whoseD. what5.Traffic conditions in beijing ______ for decades. At first people onlyplained about jams during rush hours., but today every hour is rush hour.A. is worseningB. have been worseningC. have worsenedD. worsened6. The dispute between the neighboring states led to Pakistan _______control of Bangladesh.A. lostB. losingC. loseD. loss7. Male and female students are quite different from each other _____ the age at which they begin to develop an intellectual self-discipline.A. regardless ofB. in favor ofC. in honor ofD. with regard to8.—School is over. How can we contact Robert?—Try phoning him. He ___ be home by now. He lives only a stone’s throw from the school.A. wouldB. shouldC. willD. shall9. We haven’t settled the question of ______it is necessary for him to study abroad.A. ifB. whereC. whetherD. that10.Though the scheme was well designed, it _____ because people were unwilling to cooperate.A. broke downB. breake throughC. break outD. break up11.The most exciting thing for him was ______he found two tinned fruits in ______ seemed to him to be a servant’s bedroom.A. what; thatB.what; whatC. that; thatD. that; what12. After years of hard work, the writer finally had his book published _____with farming methods.A. to dealB. dealingC. to be dealtD. being dealt13. All flights _____ because of the air traffic control, the passengers had to wait in the hall.A. were put offB. having put offC. have been put offD. having been put off14. Don’t worry about Derek. Police believe he gave a reasonably ____a ccount of what happened.A. anxiousB. accurateC. absurdD. awkward15.—Conductor, can I get to Market Street on this subway?—Of course. It’s leaving _________, please.\A. Take your timeB. Mind your stepC. Look outD. Walk slowly二．完形填空（共15小题；每小题1分，计15分）Carl Walter was my piano teacher. During one of my lessons he aske d how much practicing I was doing. I said three or four hours a da y.“Do you practice in long stretches, an hour 16 ?”“I try to .”“Well,don‟t,”he said loudly. “Whe n you grow up, 17 won‟te in long stretches. Practice in minutes, whenever you can find the m five or ten before school, after lunch, 18 household tasks.19 the practice through the day, and piano-playing will bee apart of your life.”When I was teaching at Columbia, I wanted to 20 , but class p eriods, theme-reading, and mittee meetings filled my days and evenings.For two years I got practically nothing down on paper, and my21 was that I had no time. Then I remembered what Carl Walter h ad said. During the next 22 I conducted an experiment. Wheneve r I had five minutes unoccupied, I sat down and wrote a hundred wor ds or so. To my 23 , at the end of the week I had a rather large manuscript ready for revision, later on I wrote novels by the same piecemeal method. 24 my teaching schedule had bee heavier than ever, in every day there were idle moments which could be cau ght and put to use. I 25 took up piano-playing again, finding that the small 26 of the day provided sufficient time for bot h writing and piano practice.There is an important 27 in this time —you must get into your work quickly. If youhave but five minutes for writing, you can‟t afford to waste four28 your pencil. You must make your mental preparations 29, and concentrate on your task almost instantly when the time es. Fo rtunately, rapid 30 is easier than most of us realize.I 31 I have never learnt how to let go easily at the end o f the five or ten minutes. But 32 can be expected to supply i nterruptions. Carl Walter has had a tremendous 33 on my life.34 him I owe the discovery that even very short periods oftime 35 all useful hours I need.16. A. at no time B. at a time C. at one time D. in no time17. A. time B. life C. work D. success18. A. beyond B. among C. beneath D. between19. A. Separate B. Spread C. Organize D. Arrange20. A. play B. rest C. write D. read21. A. excuse B. reason C. cause D. factor22. A. time B. morning C. week D. day23. A. satisfaction B. disappointment C. depression D. astonishment24. A. Though B. Because C. Whether D. Unless25. A. often B. even C. ever D. always26. A. quantities B. pieces C. intervals D. ranges27. A. period B. link C. stage D. trick28. A. chewing B. sharpening C. repairing D. using29. A. in mind B. in advance C. without delay D. by chance30. A. development B. progress C. concentration D. improvement31. A. admit B. confirm C. claim D. realize32. A. time B. work C. career D. life33. A. affection B. influence C. promotion D. proposal34. A. On B. For C. In D. To35. A. e down with B. look up to C. add up to D. break up with三、阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，计30分）请认真阅读下列短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。