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　　四川省2016-2017学年高二英语10月月考试题（含解析）
　　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. What does the man want to do?
　　A. Stay in bed.  B. Go to work.  C. Go out.
　　2. Why can’t the woman tell the time?
　　A. Because there is something wrong with her watch.
　　B. Because she doesn’t want to tell the man.
　　C. Because she has no watch.
　　3. Where does the conversation take place?
　　A. In the hospital. B. In the library. C. In the restaurant.
　　4. When is the man sure to finish the project?
　　A. By September. B. By July. C. By March.
　　5. Why can’t the man have coffee with the woman?
　　A. Because he has to prepare for a class tomorrow.
　　B. Because he has to prepare for an exam tomorrow.
　　C. Because he has to prepare for a presentation tomorrow.
　　第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分 ）
　　听下面5段对话。每段对话后有几个小题，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。听每段对话前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话读两遍。听下面一段材料，回答第6至8题。
　　6. What is the probable relationship between the two speakers?
　　A. Sister and brother. B. Teacher and student. C. Husband and wife.
　　7. Where is Tom?
　　A. At football practice. B. At the library. C. In the bathroom.
　　8. How many people probably are there in the house at the moment?
　　A. Three. B. Five. C. Six.
　　听下面一段材料，回答第9至11题。
　　9. What is the weather like now?
　　A. Warm. B. Snowy. C. Windy.
　　10. What do we know about the woman?
　　第二部分 阅读理解（ 共两节，满分 40 分）
　　第一节（共 15 小题；每小题 2 分，满分 30 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。
　　A
　　Science has a lot of uses. It can uncover laws of nature, cure diseases, make bombs, and help bridges to stand up. Indeed science is so good at what it does that there’s always a temptation(诱惑) to drag it into problems where it may not be helpful. David Broothor of The Social Animal: The Hidden Sources of Love, Character, and Achievement, appears to be the latest in a long line of writers who have failed to resist the temptation.
　　Brooks gained fame for several books. His latest book The Social Animal, however, is more ambitious and serious than his earlier books. It is an attempt to deal with a set of weighty topics. The booses on big questions: What has science revealed about human nature? What are the sources of character? And why are some people happy and successful while others aren’t?
　　To answer these questions, Broorveys a wide range of disciplines（）.Considering this, you might expect the book to be a dry recitation of facts. But Brooks has structured his book in an unorthodox(非常规的), and perhaps unfortunate, way. Instead of introducing scientific theories, he tells a story, within which he tries to make his points, perhaps in order to keep the reader’s attention. So as Harold and Erica, the hero and heroine in his story, live through childhood, we hear about the science of child development and as they begin to date we hear about the theory of sexual attraction. Brooks carries this through to the death of one of his characters.
　　On the whole, Brooks’s story is acceptable if uninspired. As one would expect, his writing is mostly clear and, to be fair, some chapters stand out above the rest. I enjoyed, for instance, the chapter in which Harold discovers how to think on his own. While Harold and Erica are certainly no