河南省郑州市学年高一英语下学期期末考试试题.docx

1、河南省郑州市学年高一英语下学期期末考试试题河南省郑州市2020学年高一英语下学期期末考试试题第一部分 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.

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 mans attitude towards the plan?A. He is against it.B. He doesnt care.C. He thinks it is reasonable.4. What is the mans problem?A. He cant see the sign clearly.B. He has no tic

3、ket for the movie.C. Hes 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

4、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

5、 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 st

6、ation.C. She doesnt have to wait for 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 hou

7、se.B. Ann has just come out of hospital.C. She wants to invite Ann to the party.13. Why cant they have a little party at Ricks?A. He is still in hospital.B. He still doesnt feel well.C. He doesnt 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

8、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 frie

9、nds 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

10、 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

11、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。ASlang (俚语) is very informal language which is often used by young people. Its hard to keep up to date with it as new words and phrases appear and develop. Living in a multicultural society has an effect on language, especial

12、ly 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 “Thats

13、 good” or “I understand”.Instead of using different tag questions (附加疑问句) like “ isnt it?”, “ cant you?” or “dont they?”, people use “innit”. For example, “He can dance really well, innit?” (=He can dance really well, cant he?) or “They always say that, innit?” (=They always say that, dont they?)Ins

14、tead of saying “very”, “really” or “completely”, people use “well”. For example, “Im well tired.” or “You got it well wrong!”“Whatever” means “I dont care”. For example, A： “But the teacher says we cant leave until weve finished.” B: “Whatever. Im going.”“Hes fine” or “Hes fit” both means “Hes good-

15、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

16、or a good job.When British people use language like this, its no surprise that some say they cant understand native speakers. But perhaps learners dont 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

17、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. You probably wont see much slang in your English examination,

18、 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. Ch

19、eers.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

20、encouraging students to use slang.B. It is possible for English learners to master some British slang.C. Knowing little slang doesnt greatly affect how one communicates.D. More English is spoken by native speakers than by non-native speakers.BIts a classroom. Instead of being told to sit quietly and

21、 listen, you are encouraged to stand up, jump around, imagine and act out. Its 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

22、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 i

23、mprovise 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 test

24、 of everyones 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 o

25、n 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.

26、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 designe

27、d to help drama students learn from one anothers performance.26. The underlined word “them” in the last paragraph refers to “ ”.A. shy children B. a large audienceC. drama students D. the whole class27. What do you know about the author according to the article?A. He was too shy to attend the drama

28、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

29、 experiences on stage.D. One of his favorite high school courses.CFrom the loss of wildlife to rising sea levels, were all well aware of the problems that climate change could cause. But while it may seem like such issues wont affect most of us directly, it looks like future generations could grow u

30、p without something that many of us now take for granted: chocolate.According to an essay published by 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.M

31、ost of the worlds 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. Its predicted that by 2050, climate change will have sped up the rate at which temperatures in these countries rise, making it extremely difficult for c

32、acao to grow there. The problem doesnt lie in increased heat, but in lower humidity (湿度), as its 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, its unlikely that rainfall will increase enough