山西省晋中市平遥县第二中学2020届高三英语10月月考试题

山西省晋中市平遥县第二中学2020届高三英语10月月考试题（满分150分，请将答案写在答题卡上）第一部分阅读理解（共两节，满分60分）第一节（共15小题;每小题3分，满分45分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。AEnglishLanguageTeachingJobintheEnglishDepartmentTheEnglishDepartmentintheCollegeofForeignLanguagesofBCUoffersEnglishcoursestoChinesestudentsmajoringintheEnglishlanguage.Wearenowlookingforforeignteachersforfull-timeteachingofcoursesonOralEnglish,BasicWriting,EnglishAcademicWriting,SpeechandDebate,NewspaperReading,BackgroundtoEnglish-speakingCountriesandWesternCivilization.CandidatesmustbenativespeakersofEnglishwithatleastaBAdegreeandtwoyearsofteachingexperienceandabove.Weofferthestandardone-yearcontract(fromSeptembertoJuly)andthefollowingtotheforeignteachers:—AmonthlysalaryofRMB8,200foronewithaBAdegree,RMB11,200foronewithanMAdegree,andRMB16,200foronewithaPH.D.degree.Thenormalteachingloadforaforeignteacheris14classroomhoursand2officehoursperweek.Ifmoreteachingtimeisneededfromstaff,thisisscheduledstrictlywiththeagreement—Atwo-roomapartmentoncampus(furnished,air-—Freemedicalcare(costforspectacles,falseteethanddoctors’homevisit—One-wayinternationalflightticketforonewithaBAdegreeandround-tripticketsforonewithaMAandabove,uponcompletionofaone-yearcontract(noneforasix-monthcontractandnotincludingpayforthetraveltoChinatobeginwork).WearelookingforEnglishteacherswithaseriouscommitmenttogoodteaching---peoplewhotakeaprofessionalattitudeintheclassroomandarehighlyqualified.Ourprogramgivesteachersagooddealofindependence(thesubjectandtimetableareset,butwegenerallyleavethechoiceofapproaches,methodsandtextbookstotheteachers),andwewantstaffwhousethatfreedomwisely.Forfurtherinformation,pleasecontactE-mail:[e-mail];Tel:[phone].Ifyouapplyfortheteachingjob,youmustbeanativespeakerwith_____.A.aBAdegreeandtwo-yearteachingcontractB.aMAdegreeandone-yearteachingcontractC.aBAdegreeandtwo-yearteachingexperienceD.aMAdegreeandone-yearteachingexperience2.Accordingtothecontract,anewteacherwillbeoffered________.AextrapayformoreteachingtimeB.costsfordoctor’shomeservice.C.adoubleroominahotelnearBCUD.aflighttickettoChinatobeginwork3.Wherecanyoufindthispassage?A.Inaguidebrochure.B.Onajob-huntingwebsite.C.Inanacademicmagazine.D.Onabookcover.BAsachild,Iwasgenerallyhappy,singinganddancingtomyfavoritesongs,smilingandlaughingwithmyfriendsandfamily.Butasfarbackassecondgrade,Inoticeda“darkness”aboutme.Ididn’tenjoyparticipatinginmanythings.Inmiddleschool,thingsinmylifebegantogetevenworse.IbeganwithdrawingfromeverythingIonceenjoyed.Iwasalwaystired.Everythingwashorrible.Finally,midwaythrougheighthgrade,IwastoldIhadachemicalimbalance,diagnosed(诊断)withclinicaldepression,andhadtotakemedicine.Ittookmonthsformetofeeltheeffectsofthemedicine.WhenIbegantofeelhappyagainiswhenIrealizedthatIhadtotaketheresponsibilityforgettingbettermyself,ratherthanrelyingonmedicine.Aristotlesaid,“Tolivehappilyisaninwardpowerofthesoul,”andIbelievethatthisquotedescribeswhatIhadtodotoachievehappiness.Happinessisajourney.Everyoneseemstoneeddifferentthingstobehappy.“Theessentials(要素)tohappinessaresomethingtolove,somethingtodo,andsomethingtohopefor,”aquotefromWilliamBlakesumsupwhatIbelievepeopleneedtorealizetobetrulyhappyinlife.Peopleneedlove.Ifeeltheyneedtheirfamilyandtheirfriendsmorethananythingelseintheworld.Peopleneedworktodo,somethingtomakethemfeeltheyaremakingadifferenceintheworld.Peopleneedtoknowthatmoregoodistocomeinthefuture,sotheycontinuetolivefor“now”insteadofconstantlyworryingaboutthebadthatcouldcome.Loveandhopearehappiness.4.WhatdoweknowabouttheauthorinParagraph2?A.Hehatedgoingtosleepbecausehecouldn’tsleepwell.B.Hespentmonthsrecoveringfromtheclinicaldepression.C.HewasdiagnosedwithclinicaldepressioninGradeSeven.D.Hesufferedagreatdealfromclinicaldepression.5.whatmadetheauthorfeelhappyagain?A.hisunderstandingofhappinessB.themedicine’seffectC.Aristotle’swordsD.hisfamily’slove6.Whichofthefollowingaboutbeingtrulyhappyisunnecessaryintheauthor’sopinion?A.Love.B.Ambition.C.Hope.D.Work.7.Whatmaybethebesttitleforthetext?A.TheEssentialstoHappinessB.WaystoOvercomeShortcomingsC.EveryoneNeedstoBeHappyD.HappinessIsLoveCItoldmyfriendGrahamthatIoftencycletwomilesfrommyhousetothetowncentrebutunfortunatelythereisabighillontheroute.Hereplied,“Youmeanfortunately.”HeexplainedthatIshouldbegladoftheextraexercisethatthehillprovided.Myattitudetothehillhasnowchanged.IusedtocomplainasIapproacheditbutnowItellmyselfthefollowing.Thishillwillexercisemyheartandlungs.Itwillhelpmetoloseweightandgetfit.ItwillmeanthatIlivelonger.Thishillismyfriend.FinallyIcomfortmyselfwiththethoughtofallthosesillypeoplewhopaymoneytogotoagymandsitonstationaryexercisebicycleswhenIcangetthesamevalueforfree.IhaveasmileofsatisfactionasIreachthetopofthehill.Problemsaretheretobefacedandovercome.Wecannotachieveanythingwithaneasylife.HelenKellerwasthefirstdeafandblindpersontogainauniversitydegree.Heractivismandwritingprovedinspirational.Shewrote,“Thecharactercannotbedevelopedwithease.Onlythroughexperiencesofsufferingcanthesoulbestrengthened,visioncleared,ambitioninspiredandsuccessachieved.”Oneofthemaind