河南郑州市2017-2018高一英语下学期期末试题（附答案）第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。
录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。
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 is Mr. White? A. A salesman. B. A professor. C. A repairman.2. What does the woman advise the man to do? A. Take Bus 105. B. Ask another person. C. Walk to the railway station.3. What is the man’s attitude towards the plan? A. He is against it. B. He doesn’t care. C. He thinks it is reasonable.4. What is the man’s problem? A. He can’t see the sign clearly. B. He has no ticket for the movie. C. He’s parked in the wrong place.5. In which year is the man in college now? A. The first year. B. The second year. C. The third year. 第二节(共15小题;每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）听下面5段对话或独白。
每段对话或独白后有几个小题，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。
听每段对话或独白前，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。
每段对话或独白读两遍。
听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。
6. Where does the woman want to go? A. The post office. B. The cinema.C. A park. 7. Who can help the woman? A. The man with a bird.B. The man with a beard.C. The man with a bottle of beer. 听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。
8. Why is Jessie still at home?A. She takes the day off.B. She has enough time to go to work.C. She is waiting for the man to go out together. 9. What does Jessie think of taking the subway? A. Convenient and cheap. B. Crowded and expensive. C. Convenient but expensive. 10. What do we know about Jessie? A. She used to have breakfast in her office. B. Her office is far away from the subway station. C.She doesn’t have to wait fo r buses and taxis in bad weather. 听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。
11. What are the two speakers mainly talking about? A. A plan for the party. B. A visit to their relatives. C. A call to their colse friends. 12. Why is the woman thinking of calling on Ann? A. Ann has just got a new house. B. Ann has just come out of hospital. C. She wants to invite Ann to the party. 13. Why can’t they have a little party at Rick’s? A. He is still in hospital. B. He still doesn’t feel well. C. He doesn’t like noisy parties. 听第9段材料，回答第14至16题。
14. Who are the two speakers? A. A man and his wife. B. A man and his sister. C. A man and his girlfriend.15. What does the man usually do at weekends? A. He has tea with his friends. B. He goes shopping with his friends. C. He watches football games on TV. 16. On which point of the picnic is the man different from the woman? A. Who should get the car ready.B. How many friends they should invite.C. What food and drink they should prepare. 听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。
17. How do students enter the library? A. With a password. B. With a student card. C. With a library account. 18. How many books can students borrow at most once? A. Nine. B. Eleven. C. Twelve.19. What kind of book has to be returned within one week? A. Books published recently. B. Books liked by a lot of people.C. Books borrowed by local residents. 20. What will the speaker do next? A. Take the students on a campus tour. B. Show the students around the library. C. Tell the students where to get bottled water. 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。
A Slang (俚语) is very informal language which is often used by young people. It’s hard to keep up to date with it as new words and phrases appear and develop. Living in a multiculturalsociety has an effect on language, especially on the young, whose friends are often from a mix of backgrounds. TV and music also have a big influence. A complete list of slang is difficult to make. By the time it is finished, the list will be out of date. However, here are a few examples: “Safe”, “ sorted”, “ sound” or “cool” all means “That’s good” or “I understand”. Instead of using different tag questions (附加疑问句) like “… isn’t it?”, “… can’t you?” or “…don’t they?”, people use “innit”. For example, “He can dance really wel l, innit?” (=He can dance really well, can’t he?) or “They always say that, innit?” (=They always say that, don’t they?) Instead of saying “very”, “really” or “completely”, people use “well”. For example, “I’m well tired.” or “You got it well wrong!” “Whatever” means “I don’t care”. For example, A：“But the teacher says we can’t leave until we’ve finished.” B: “Whatever. I’m going.” “He’s fine” or “He’s fit” both means “He’sgood-looking”. “Fine” and “fit” can describe a boy or a girl. Not everybody uses slang and not everybody likes it. A school in the north of England recently told its pupils to stop using slang words such as “hiya” (hello), cheers” and “ta” (both mean “thank you”) if they want to get a place at university or a good job. When British people use language like this, it’s no surprise that some say they can’t understand native speakers. But perhaps learners don’t need to worry so much. Research shows that most of the English spoken around the world today is between non-native speakers of the language. So, how important is it to understand these slang words and expressions? If you watch films or TV in English, read magazines in English, chat online in English or are interested in English lyrics (歌词), then understanding slang can be very useful. Youprobably won’t see much slang in your English examination, though. 21. Why is it hard to make a complete list of slang?A. Many slang words are outdated.B. It is mostly used by young people.C. Modem slang changes very quickly. ,D. It is from different cultural backgrounds. 22. Which of the following means “I understand”？ A. Sorted. B. Innit. C. Whatever. D. Cheers. 23. What can be inferred about slang from the text? A. It prevents language from developing. B. It is also spread through TV and music. C. It is more popular in the UK than in the US. D. It has found its way into formal written English.24. What can be concluded from the text? A. Many UK schools are encouraging students to use slang. B. It is possible for English learners to master some British slang. C. Knowing little slang doesn’t greatly affect how one communicates. D. More English is spoken by native speakers than by non-native speakers. B It’s a classroom. Instead of being told to sit quietly and listen, you are encouraged to stand up, jump around, imagine and act out. It’s a class full of laughter and applause (鼓掌), emotion and energy. Welcome to drama class, one of my favorite classes at high school. In drama class we used to play a lot of “drama games”. We would improvise (即兴表演), copy and above all use our imagination. My favorite game was called “Spotto”. One person stood in the front of the class and performed a scene, completely out of their imagination. When one audience member yelled “Spotto!”, the performer had to freeze. Then the person who had yelled Spotto had to get up and improvise a new scenario (剧情) based on the position the first performer froze in. This went on as more and more people were added to the scene. Eventually the entire class would have joined the scene. Then the performers would start to leave in reverse (颠倒的) order. It was a lot of fun, and a good testof everyone’s imagination to see what they would come up with. Drama class at my school often involved a big performance at the end of the term as well. We would work on a production throughout the term and put on a show for our parents and the school community. It was a great experience to perform on stage in front of a large audience. Drama class can help shy children, like me, to come out of their shells. It helped them become more confident and developed their public speaking skills. Drama class is also a great place to express oneself, and a way for children to use up some of their energy. 25. Which do you agree with about the game “Spotto”？ A. Each performer in the game has to retell the story of the latter performer. B. A performer has to show a story unrelated to that of the former performer.C. Every student gets the chance to make a contribution to the “Spotto” game.D. It is designed to help drama student s learn from one another’s performance. 26. The underlined word “them” in the last paragraph refers to “ ”. A. shy children B. a large audience C. drama students D. the whole class 27. What do you know about the author according to the article? A. He was too shy to attend the drama class. B. He was a star student in the drama games. C. He was shining in big performances each term.D. He was happy to perform on stage in front of the audience.28. What does the author mainly intend to tell us in the article?A. A few drama games for fun.B. How to improve drama skills.C. Unforgettable experiences on stage.D. One of his favorite high school courses. C From the loss of wildlife to rising sea levels, we’re all well aware of the problems that climate change could cause. But while it may seem like such issues won’t affect most of us directly, it looks like future generations could grow up without something that many of us now take for granted: chocolate. According to an essay publishedby the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, changes to the climate in the areas that produce cacao ― the plant from which chocolate is produced ― may mean that it will soon become extinct. Most of the world’s cacao grows in countries close to the equator (赤道), with over half of it growing in the African nations of Ghana and Ivory Coast. It’s predicted that by 2050, climate change will have sped up the rate at which temperatures in these countries rise, making it extremely difficult for cacao to grow there. The problemd oesn’t lie in increased heat, but in lower humidity (湿度), as it’s believed that rainfall will stay at the same level if the temperature rises. “In other words, as higher temperatures squeeze more water out of soil and plants, it’s unlikely that rainfall will increase enough to offset the moisture (水分) loss, “ wrote Michon Scott, the essay’s author. To help fight this problem, researchers from Berkeley University in the US are working on changing the DNA of cacao plants to allow them to survive in dryer conditions by using gene (基因) editing technology, according to US News. In the meantime, Mars, one of the world’s biggest companies of chocolate products, announced that it would spend 1 billion dollars helping reduce the effects of climate change. “This is a world issue, and it requires everyone to work together,” Mars spokesperson Barry Parkin told Business Insider. The message here is that if we all do our part, we may be able to prevent some of the worst influences of climate change. Or if we’re unlucky, ch ocolate will become a thing of the past. 29. What will make it hard for cacao to survive around the equator in the future? A. The increasing heat. B. The higher humidity. C. The moisture loss’ in the soil. D. The decrease in rainfall. 30. The underlined wo rd “offset” in Paragraph 4 probably means “ ”. A. makeup B. add up C. dry up D. use up 31. What will Mars do to help cacao survive? A. It will work hard to plant cacao in greenhouses. B. It will use the gene editing technology to plant cacao. C. It will develop cacao that can survive in dryer conditions. D. It will give financial support to help fight climate change. 32. What is this article mainly about? A. Some new research and findings about growing cacao. B. The influence that cacao plants have on climate change. C. Problems cacao plants could face and the possible solutions. D. The significance of working together to fight climate change. D British readers prefer fiction to any other type of book. Some authors are as successful today as when they were alive. Take Charles Dickens, A Tale of Two Cities for example, which has sold 200 million copies since 1859. His books have been made into films, television series and even musicals. So why is he still so popular? Dickens was an expert in observing human b eings ― Ebenezer Scrooge in A Christmas Carol or Miss Havisham from Great Expectations, for example. His characters are often based on real people. Like Dickens’ own father, Mr. Micawber in David Copperfield went to prison for debt. Dickens cared about poverty and injustice- think of the story of Oliver Twist. He also described London well, where he lived most of his life. There is a memorable description of fog at the beginning of Bleak House. Interestingly, Dickens wrote and published many of his novels in parts-people read a new chapter of the story every week. Another master of language was JRR Tolkien. He was professor of Old English and used it for the names of his characters. He created a whole world from his study of Germanic mythology, first in The Hobbit and then in The Lord of the Rings trilogy (三部曲). You can see his influence in modem fantasy kooks and computer games. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s storiesabout Sherlock Holmes are famous, but the most successful writer of crime novels was Agatha Christie. Her best-loved character was Hercule Poirot. Christie worked in n pharmacy (药房) for a time 一 this gave her a useful knowledge of poisons. Several books were set in the Middle East after she travelled there with her husband. She was good at creating suspense (悬念)- people always wanted to read more. Dickens died in 1870. JRR Tolkien and Agatha Christie passed away in the 1970s. But Marley’s Ghost, Bilbo Baggins and Miss Marple live on. 33. Why has Dickens always been popular? A. His novels are based on true stories. B. His characters are familiar to readers. C. He was an expert at creating suspense. D. He described humans and society vividly. 34. Which will you probably choose if you are a fan of fantasy books? A. Great Expectations. B. The Hobbit.C. A Christmas Carol.D. Bleak House. 35. What can be concluded from the last paragraph? A. Many famous writers live a long and healthy life. B. Most character in literature share common features. C. Many characters in literature can stand the lest of time. D. Some authors become more successful after their death. 第二节(共5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,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
