2017-2018七宝中学高一年级英语期中试卷.docxVIP

第 PAGE Page 9 页 / 共 NUMPAGES Pages 9 页 2017学年度七宝中学高一年级英语期中试卷 第Ⅰ卷 Ⅱ. Grammar（20’） A Dashrath Manjhi was from village Gehlour in Gays District, one of the poorest districts of the western Indian. Poor and illiterate, he worked as farm labour on fields that ___21___（lie）on the other side of the hill. The villagers had to climb up the hill with its narrow and difficult pass ___22___（buy）even the smallest thing. Passing around it took hours. One day, Manjhi’s wife slipped on the hill and had her ankle ___23___（break）as she was bringing him lunch. Angrily, Manjhi decided to cut the hill down to the size. ___24___（lack）money, he sold off his goats to buy a hammar, chisel and rope. He even shifted his hut closer to the hill ___25___ ______ he could work day and night. Manjhi ___26___（call）a madman, but he didn’t care. He was unstoppable. Manjhi started his work more than 40 years ago. As time ___27___（pass）, the villagers noticed the hill was a bit more climber-friendly. It was no longer so steep. Manjhi’s hammer and chisel had seen to it that a flat stretch had made its appearance. By the early 1980s, a three-kilometre road ___28___（make）out of the rock, ___29___ was wide enough for even vehicles to pass through. A 50-kilometer journey to ___30___（near）block headquarters of Wazirganj had now shrunk to a 10-kilometre journey! B Why do American struggle with watching their weight, ___31___ the French, who consume rich food, continue to stay thin? Now a research by Cornell University suggests ___32___ life style and decisions about eating may affect weight. Researchers concluded that the French tend to stop eating when they feel full. However, Americans tend to stop when their plate is empty or their favorite TV show is over. According to Dr. Joseph Mercola, a health expert, the French see eating as ___33___ important part of their life style. They enjoy food and therefore spend a fairly long time at the table, but Americans see eating as something ___34___（squeeze）b