山西省太原市实验中学2019-2020学年高二英语10月月考试题

山西省太原市实验中学2019-2020学年高二英语10月月考试题第一部分单项选择（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分)1.Theperformance___nearlythreehours,butfewpeopleleftthetheatreearly.AcoveredBreachedCplayedDlasted2.Althoughold,mycariskept_______goodconditionandrunswell.A.ofB.inC.outD.on3.MumwasagainstmysuggestionofspendingthevacationinthemountainswhileDadwas________it.A.infavourofB.inmemoryofC.inhonourofD.insearchof4.You’dbetterthinktwicebeforeyouact.Asyouknow,quickdecisionsoften________bitterregrets.A.leadtoB.addtoC.turntoD.referto5.Don’ttake______forgranted______everyoneshouldadoreyou.A.that;whatB.that;whichC.it;whatD.it;that6.______thereisnotmuchtimeleft,Steven,we’dbettertalkaboutthecaseinshort.A.AsifB.EvenifC.SothatD.Nowthat7.Iwastalkingtoherinalowvoice_______someonepattedmeontheshoulder,whichreallyfrightenedme.A.whileB.whenC.asD.that8.Bythetimehewasadmittedtothenationalteam,he_____intheprovincialteamfor8years.A.isB.wasC.hasbeenD.hadbeen9.Thematterofherquittingschool_________whenshearrived.A.hasbeendiscussedB.willbediscussedC.wasdiscussingD.wasbeingdiscussed10.—Hi,Martin!Longtimenosee.________—Verywell,thankyou.A.Imissyouverymuch.B.Youlookmorebeautiful.C.Everything’sgoingwell.D.Howareyougettingon?第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分50分）第一节（共10小题；每小题2分，满分20分）阅读下面短文，从文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳答案。AChildrentodayarecrazyaboutrollerskating,forit’seasyandfun．Aftersupperonweek-days,anytimeonweekendsandespeciallyanydayinschoolholidays,somanyrollerskatersflowintostreets,squares,parksandplaygrounds．Whatabeautifulsight!Butalongtimeago,rollerskatingwasadifferentstory．Before1750,theideaofskatingdidn'texist．ThatchangedbecauseofamannamedJosephMerlin,whoseworkwasmakingmusicalinstruments．Inhissparetimehelikedplayingtheviolin．Merlinwasamanofideasanddreams．Peoplecalledhimadreamer．OnedayMerlinreceivedaninvitationtoattendafancydressball．Verypleasedandalittleexcited,heacceptedit．Asthedayofthepartycamenear,Merlinbegantothinkhardhowtomakeanimpressiveentranceattheparty．Astrangeideastruckhimoneday—hewouldgetalotofattentionifhecouldskateintotheroom．Hetrieddifferentwaystomakehimselfroll．Finally,hedecidedtoputtwowheelsundereachslice．Thesewerethefirstrollerskates．Veryproudofhisinvention,hecouldn’twaitforthespecialdaytocome,whenhewouldarriveatthepartyonwheelswhileplayingtheviolin．OnthenightofthepartyMerlindidashehadplanned,rollingintotheroomplayinghisviolin．Quiteastonished,allpresentcasttheireyesoverhim．Then,unexpectedly,cameoneproblem．Merlinhadnowaytostophisrollerskates．Herolledonandon．Suddenly,heranintoahugemirrorthatwashangingonthewall．Downfellthemirror,breakingtopieces．NobodyforgotMerlin’sgrandentranceforalongtime!11．Merlinwasconsideredadreamerbecausehe____．A．gaveothersagreatsurpriseB．inventedtherollerskatesC．hadveryrichimaginationD．alwaysdreamedwhilesleeping12．Merlinrollerskatedintotheroominorderto____．A．arriveatthepartyontimeB．testhisnewrollerskatesC．makethehostsatisfiedD．impressthepartyguests13．Thetextismainlyabout__．A．theoriginofrollerskatingB．thegreatjoyMerlinbroughtC．afunnymusicianD．anunusualpartyBWhatwillwebeeatinginthefuture?Herearethetopfactorsthatwillbeaffectingthefoodthatendsuponourtablesinthenewcentury.Geneticallyengineeredfood(转基因食物)Manycropsarealreadygeneticallyengineered,oftentoproducemorefood,fightagainstpestsorimprovenutrition.Butconcernisgrowingoverthelastingeffectsofchangingnature.Whileexistingresearchhasfoundlittleharmingeneticengineering,arecentstudyfoundtheflowerpowderofageneticallyengineeredcorncankillthenormalbutterfly.Thisfindingmademanypeoplenervousandbroughtattentiontothetopic.DiningoutAmericansareincreasinglyeatingmealsawayfromhome.Inthelastdecadealonetherewasa14percentdecreaseinthenumberofmealseatenathome.Atthesametime,restaurantsarejustbeginningtoreallyopentheirdoorsontheInternet.Websitesexisttomakerestaurantreservations(预约),viewmenus,andgettipsfromyourfavoritechefs.Thediningouttrendandthedemandforhigh-quality,chef-preparedfoodhaveencouragedchefstospendtimeoutofthekitchen—teachingclasses,appearingonTV,andwritingcookbooks.EatinginEatingindoesn’talwaysmeancooking.Ready-mademealsandfrozenfoodsoldinsupermarketstastebetterallthetime.Restaurantsareofferingneatlypackaged“foodtogo”,andmealscanbeorderedovertheInternet.Cookingisnotasmuchasanecessity,asitisahobbyoraspecialtreat.14.Whichofthefollowingisareasonforgeneticallyengineeredcrops?A.Toreducethepricesoffood.B.Tokillthenormalbutterfly.C.Toincreasefoodproduction.D.Tochangethenatureofthecrops.15.Fromthepassage,welearnthat________.A.eatingoutisnotpopularamongoldpeopleintheUSAB.thetrendofeatingoutiscausingmanychefstogiveuptheirjobsC.itisunusualforrestaurantstosendoutinformationontheInternetD.itisnoweasierforpeopletogetinformationabouteatingout16.Inthefuture,cookingathomewillprobably________.A.stillbethejobofmosthousewivesB.bringmuchjoytomorepeopleC.takeupmostofpeople’sfreetimeD.causechefstohavenothingtodoCThesizeofworldpopulationhasbeenincreasingasaresultofprolongedhumanlife.Manypeoplealivetodaywouldhavediedofchildhooddiseasesiftheyhadbeenborn100yearsago.Becausemorepeoplelivelonger,therearemorepeoplearoundatanygiventime.Infact,itisadecrea