1、河南省郑州市 2017-2018 学年高一上学期期末考试英语试题第一部分 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写到答题卡上。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 are the two speakers talking about the house?A. Its view. B. It
2、s decoration. C. Its shape.2. How long will it actually take them to complete the walk?A. 20 minutes. B. 22 minutes. C. 42 minutes.3. Where does the conversation probably take place?A. At the hotel. B. At the meeting. C. On the phone.4. What will Julia do next?A. Stay in love with Tony. B. Break up
3、with Tony. C. Help Tony stop drinking.5. Why does Jane look unhappy?A. She had her money stolen.B. She left her money in the bus.C. A young man bumped into her.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
4、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. What did the woman think of the bike trip?A. Interesting. B. Exciting. C. Tiring.7. What are they going to do tomorrow?A. Rest in a hotel. B. Go to the beach. C. Continue the bike trip.听第 7 段材料,回答第 8 至 10 题。8. What are they going to do this Friday?A. See a f
5、ilm. B. Go out for a drive. C. Find a western restaurant.9. How will they go out this Friday?A. By bus. B. By subway. C. By car.10. What is the possible relationship between the two speakers?A. Classmates. B. Workmates. C. Lovers.听第 8 段材料，回答第 11 至 13 题。11. What sports are popular in Johns country?A.
6、 Tennis and golf.B. Football and swimming.C. Table tennis and basketball.12. Which sport are most people afraid to try?A. Golf. B. Table tennis. C. Extreme sports.13. Why do few people play golf in Johns country?A. They dont like it. B. Its expensive for them. C. Therere few courses for it. 听第 9 段材料
7、，回答第 14 至 16 题。14. Which is the function (作用) of bones?A. Keeping people healthy.B. Moving along the ground.C. Protecting the inside of the body.15. Which food is good for bones in the mans opinion?A. Milk. B. Fruit. C. Meat.16. Why should people do regular exercise? A. To form a structure. B. To re
8、lax their muscles. C. To make their bones strong. 听第 10 段材料,回答第 17 至 20 题。17. What do Mark and his wife do for a living?A. Sell vegetables. B. Run a guest house. C. Make gardening experiments.18. How many hours of direct sunshine do tomato plants actually need every day?A. Five. B. Eight. C. Twelve.
9、19. Why do Irish potatoes grow better in the shade?A. They have wider leaves.B. They have stronger roots.C. They have bigger flowers.20. What might the speaker be?A. A garden manager. B. A tourist guide. C. A radio host.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，
10、选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AFor students at the Farm School in Hamilton, Virginia, the classroom is outside every day. Jaclyn Jenkins is the founder of the school. “The No. 1 question we get immediately from parents is What happens if it rains? And we say, Bring an extra set of clothes!” Jenkins adds, “We s
11、till educate them. Their brains are working when theyre moving. So, our goal is to always be outside.” The Farm School is a preschool, a place for 3- and 4-year-olds to learn and play.Alison Huff has taught at other schools. She says the Farm School gives its students more of a hands-on learning exp
12、erience. For example, children use pumpkins to learn about colors and counting. They learn about measurement by planting seeds 30 centimeters apart. Huff adds, “We can use everything a regular preschool uses, but out in the garden.” In addition to planting vegetables and fruits, children help prepar
13、e food and clean up afterwards. The school teaches the children to cook using the food they have grown. “They can see the benefits of what they have in the garden and taste it then instead of going to the grocery store and buying it,” says Huff.The preschoolers also learn words in languages other th
14、an English. Huff speaks in both English and Spanish. Her assistant speaks French and Arabic. A 3-year-old in her class speaks four different languages.Farm animals are also an important part of the education program. Jenkins says the children learn about a different animal every month. Two months ag
15、o, she says, that animal was a cow. “We do actually have a cow that we bring to the school. They get to see what the cow is like, an learn what cows eat. They use little gloves and pretend to actually milk a cow. They make butter and yogurt.” The children spent another month with a large bird a turk
16、ey.The idea for a school like this started after Jenkins and her husband bought a farm in Hamilton, with a late 18th-century house. They called it “One Day Farm” because years earlier they had hoped that “one day” they would have a farm. “Thats when it started, the spark of a farm school,” said Jenk
17、ins.21. What is the biggest difference between the farm school and others?A. There are many plants and animals at this school.B. This school is mainly for students to learn fanning.C. Almost all the activities lake place outside at this school.D. This school is quite popular among parents and childr
18、en.22. What dont the children do at this school?A. Raise turkeys and cows. B. Plant vegetables and fruits.C. Prepare food and clean up. D. Recognize colors and count.23. How is Paragraph 4 developed in the text?A. By listing. B. By comparison. C. By logic. D. By example.24. What made Jenkins found t
19、his school?A. Parents preference for a farm. B. Her desire to own a farm.C. A request from the government. D. Childrens love of playing outside.BFor years now, Ive been wanting to sell our house, the place where my husband and I raised our children. But to me, this house is much more than just a bui
20、lding.In the front room, theres a wall that has hundreds of pencil lines, marking the progress of my childrens growth. Every growth stage is marked in grey, with each childs name and the date when they were measured. Most people I know have been featured on a wall like this, or at least had a wall l
21、ike it in their home.Of all the objects and memories, it is this thing in a home that is the hardest to leave behind. Friends I know have returned home after work only to discover their wall of heights has been freshly painted over. A new paint job wouldnt normally be greeted by tears, but erasing t
22、hat evidence of motherhood hurts more than it should. Our children grow in so many ways, but the wall is the physical evidence of their progress, right there for everyone to see.Over the years, Ive talked about how much I would hate leaving that wall behind when I moved, even though the last marks w
23、ere made 10 years ago when my children stopped growing.So one day, while I was at work, my children decided to do something about it. They hired Jacquie Manning, a professional photographer. She came to our house, and over several hours, took photos of the hundreds of drawings and lines, little grey
24、 fingerprints and old marks. Somehow, she managed to photograph all those years of memories perfectly. Afterwards, she put all the photos together into one image, changing them into a beautiful history of my family.Three weeks later, my childrens wonderful gift made its way to me a life-size photo o
25、f the pencil lines and fingerprints that represents an entire lifetime of love and growth.25. Why did die author use her friends* example in Paragraph 3?A. To show the meaning of keeping good memories.B. To share her memory of motherhood with readers.C. To persuade her family to leave the wall as it
26、 was.D. To explain why her house badly needed a new paint job.26. What can we infer about the author from the passage?A. She was strongly against selling their house.B. She kept marks for family members every year.C. She was not happy with the gift from her family.D. She put great love and care in r
27、aising her children.27. What is the main purpose of the passage?A. To give advice on how to make gifts for parents.B. To suggest a special way to record family history.C. To show that memories of love and growth matter.D. To introduce several ways to communicate with children.CAs soon as the Thanksg
28、iving holiday is over, Santa Clauses start appearing everywhere. It takes more than red clothing and a white beard to be a professional Santa In fact many successful Santas attend special classes.The CW Howard Santa School, one of the oldest Santa Claus school in the world, is in Midland, Michigan.
29、It celebrated its 80th anniversary last year. Over 250 Santas gathered at the school to prepare for their seasonal work. Charlie Howard was the Santa Claus in the Macy*s Thanksgiving Day Parade for 17 years. He started the school in 1937.“At that time, there was a great need for good Santas. Santas
30、didnt portray the character that we want. Santa Claus stands for all good things hut some of the gentlemens images (形象) werent up to the expectation,” said Charlie.The three-day Santa workshop teaches people “Santa sign language”, facts about deer and clothing and make-up style. The future Santas al
31、so become familiar with the newest wish list toys, gain (获得) interview experience for radio and television and even get advice on how to do their business taxes.Its said that about 15,000 students have graduated from the Santa school. They come from all over North America, Europe，Africa and Australi
32、a to study. Last year the school welcomed Santas from all 50 states as well as many other countries.The Santas never claim (声称 ) to be the one and only “real” Santa. Instead, they describe themselves as “the spirit of Christmas”. At the schools opening-night activity, they tell visiting children the
33、y are the “cousins of Santa”.Robert Davis says they also never promise children anything. Instead, they say they will try their best.After all, as Charlie Howard liked to say, “He is wrong who thinks Santa enters through the chimney (烟囱). Santa enters through the heart.28. What can we learn about Sa
34、nta from the text?A. Professional Santas are more popular nowadays. B. A professional Santa must be trained in a Santa school.C. To be a professional Santa is quite easy for most people.D. It just lakes red clothing and a white heard to be a real Santa.29. The underlined word “portray” in Paragraph
35、3 probably means “ ”.A. form B. change C. draw D. act30. Which of the following is not among the duties of a Santa?A. Promising the children anything they want.B. Getting familiar with the newest wish list toys.C. Gaining interview experience for radio and television.D. Taking part in school activit
36、ies to meet visiting children. 31. What can be inferred from the text?A. The Santas always describe themselves to be real ones.B. The aim of the training is to spread the spirit of Christmas.C. The Santas are trained to enter the house through a chimney.D. People care more about the gifts than the e
37、ncouragement they get.DScientists are using robots to study the health of waters in and around Venice, Italy. The robots are designed to act like fish, other underwater creatures and plants. The scientists are working with several universities and research centers as part of a group called subCULTro
38、n. The European Union gives money to the project as part of its Horizon 2020 program whose aim is to take great ideas from the lab to the market and support science and innovation (创新) in Europe. The scientists want to use the artificial intelligence of the robots to help humans understand what is h
39、appening under the water of the Venice lagoon (潟湖).SubCULTron, a collective artificial intelligence project, plans to create the biggest shoal (鱼群) of robot fish in the world. The projects aim is to improve knowledge of the seabed and try to turn human abilities into hi-tech items.Alexandre Campo, a
40、 computer scientist, says the scientists have looked at the way animals learn to work in groups to understand how robots can learn to work together. The subCULTron project wants its robots to learn to work together so they can watch out for changes and new problems in the water.One problem the resea
41、rchers had in the beginning was how the robots would communicate with each other. Wi-Fi and GPS equipment dont work underwater. Instead，the robots can use sonar (声呐) and an electric field.Another problem was charging batteries. The robots come up to the waters surface and stay near a boat or a power
42、 station to charge without any electrical cables. Besides, how to be water- proof, especially for some key pads of the robots, was really tough. Fortunately, a special mixture has been created to be pinned on the robot, which successfully stands the test of water.The health state of the lagoon is pr
43、etty good. There are no industrial polluters, and the city now has a modem sewer (污水管) system. Its not like before when all the waste flushed directly into the water. The robots in Venice will continue their work until 2019. The subCULTron project hopes they develop into “an artificial society under
44、neath the water surface” that serves “a human society above the water”. 32. What can we learn about the project in Paragraph 1?A. Its researchers arc all from universities.B. The European Union has financially supported it.C. It uses robots to clean the waters in and around Venice.D. It is aimed to
45、support science and innovation worldwide.33. What can we infer according to Alexandre Campo?A. Scientists have got an idea for robots from the animals.B. The robots are working separately to perform their tasks.C. SubCULTron is to turn human abilities into hi-tech items.D. The health state of the la
46、goon has greatly improved recently.34. The underlined word “they” in the last paragraph probably refers to “ ”.A. scientists B. animals C. robots D. humans35. What does the author mainly want to tell us in the passage?A. Robots are coining into our cities soon.B. Animals can tell us how to clean the
47、 water.C. Waters in Venice have been greatly cleaned.D. Robot fish watch out for the waters in Venice.第二节(共 5 小題;每小題 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。选项中有两项为多余选项。Grow Your Vocabulary by Learning Root (词根) Words English is called one of the most difficult languages for non-native
48、speakers. One reason is that English has so many rules and almost as many exceptions of those rules. Sometimes, this leaves learners confused (困惑的). 36 Not all words can be pronounced by their spelling. And, maybe the worst thing of all is that there are many idioms, or expressions in English. 37 Th
49、at is why there are many funny mistakes resulting from the misuse of idioms.38 A root word is the most basic form of a word. Root words can help you to break down large, new words into smaller units to discover their meanings. 39 As a result, by learning 20 or 30 root words, you can enlarge your English vocabulary to include hundreds of new words. A root can be any part of a word that carries meaning: the beginning, middle or end prefixes (前缀), bases, and suffixes (后缀) are types of roots. The prefix appears at the beginning of a word, the base in t
