重庆七校联考高一下学期期中英语试卷

I used to think education was the most important thing in my life. Recently my attitude has begun to change, although I still hold that it is essential for everyone in the world today. As a top junior student in my college, I was asked to make a speech on how to learn English well. Standing in front of the audience and facing so many freshmen, I was trembling. I didn’ t remember any word that I had prepared. I ran out of the conference room without finishing my speech, leaving everyone puzzled. I cried that night in my room, feeling that I was a loser. Studying takes up so much of my time that I feel unable to really develop myself. I am just storing knowledge, yet I fail to communicate with others. I have received many awards in school, but they don’t necessarily reflect anything about me. I don’t know how to socialize. When I leave school I fear I will be of no use to society.
I realize that everyone has his own way of living. I want to change my lifestyle. Of course I will keep studying. Yet I plan to look for a part-time job, which might turn out to be a good chance to get to know society. I still believe that working my hardest makes me happy. I will still stay on in college. But I will not allow it to shelter me from the real world.
The author believes the awards she has received ____.

The underlined word “essential” in Paragraph 1 probably means _______.

The author feels fearful that she will be of no use to society mainly because _______.

I went over my grandmother’s house today and she didn’t have time for me. You see, the lady’s husband downstairs died and my Grandmother wanted to make some cookies for her. My grandmother did not analyze (分析) how the lady treated her, or if the lady needed any cookies, or even if the lady would like the cookies. She didn’t think how much the lady has done for her. She simply began baking.
My Grandmother turned 94 last week and this I believe is her secret to life. My grandmother is generous and hard-working in a way that is rare for our time. She lives by a simple belief: if someone needs your help, you help. Never mind all the analyzing and thinking whether the person deserves or appreciates the help. My grandmother doesn’t sit around thinking about who might be making use of her: she simply does what is needed.
At 94, she is busy in life. She is making a blanket for a new great grandchild, and worried that I don’t have enough kitchen towels for my home. She is bringing soup to a sick neighbor, and teaching the new wife of her cousin (who is 88) how to cook Italian food.
My grandmother had every right to give up, but she didn’t — and amazingly life did bring her good things, like a husband with twinkling blue eyes who was much ahead of his time and believed that men should do an equal amount of cooking and cleaning in the home, three beautiful children (my father and two aunts), 22 grandchildren, and five great grandchildren. My grandmother is not afraid to give someone she barely knows a bowl of soup. She never keeps herself out of the world.
The reason why my grandmother made cookies for the lady downstairs is that ________.

In the writer’s opinion, ________.

Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

We may infer from the text that the writer ________.

In Eastern Europe, blue jeans symbolize (象征) American culture and “the good life”. In Spain they are known as “cowboys”. In China, jeans are known as “niuzaiku”, also, “cowboy trousers”, which means they are connected with the American West cowboy culture and outdoor work.
Jeans are usually made from denim (粗布), but may also be made from other materials. The earliest known cloth for jeans was a thick cotton cloth from the Indians. At first they were working clothes. They became popular among teenagers in the 1950s. Today jeans are a very popular form of casual wear around the world and come in many styles and colors.
Jeans were first made in Genoa in Italy. The trousers were made for the Genoese navy (海军) because they needed trousers which could be worn wet or dry, and whose legs could be easily rolled up while the men were cleaning the ships. These jeans would be washed by pulling them in large fishing nets behind the ship, and the sea water would make them white.
In the 1850s Levi Strauss, a business man living in San Francisco, was selling blue jeans under the “Levi’s” name to the coal workers of California.
During World War II, the coal workers liked jeans very much because they were strong and did not tear easily. In the 1950s, jeans became popular with young people in the United States. Wearing of blue jeans by teenagers was the symbol of rebels (反叛者) in TV programmes and movies. Some cinemas and restaurants refused to let people in if they wore blue jeans. In the 1980s, jeans finally became high fashion clothing, when famous designers started making their own styles of jeans, with their own labels on them. Sales of jeans went up and up.
From the first paragraph we know that ________.

Jeans were first made in ______.

From Paragraph 4 we know that “Levi’s” was ____.

Why the people who wore blue jeans were refused to go into the cinema in the 1950s?

Across the United States, universities and colleges have been looking to become more sustainable (可持续发展的) and more than 600 schools have already planned to become eco-friendly. The EcoDorm, home to 36 students at Warren Wilson College in Swannanoa, was designed to be sustainable from top to bottom, or in this case, from its rainwater-collection system to its garden. The dormitory is bringing new meaning to the concept of living “green” at college.
At Warren Wilson College, a biological science school with fewer than 1,000 students, the sustainability drive came from the student body. The EcoDorm concept was presented ten years ago by two students; a planning committee firstly suggested using building materials like corncob. Although the architects disagreed with the idea, they came up with other creative solutions: Wood siding was taken from the trees grown in the school yard that were suffering from a disease, and rainwater was collected in an old railway car and pumped back into the house to clean the toilets.
All in all, the dorm uses nearly two-thirds less electricity than a similar-sized traditional building world. But even the most sustainable homes need continued efforts from its livers. And in the case of EcoDorm, students live by their words. Most also take advantage of the dorm’s bio-garden, planting and harvesting fruits and vegetables. “I didn’t have to worry about paper towels being wasted or feel bad about drying my clothes outside,” Jeremy Lekich, the dorm’s gardener, said. “Basically, it has made my life easier.”
We can learn from the text that the EcoDorm in the US      .

The second paragraph is mainly about      .

What is the advantage of the EcoDorm?

What can be inferred from the text?

阅读下面短文，请将文后标有A--G的句子插入文章中标号56—60的合适位置，使短文连贯完整；其中两个句子是多余的。
Why is pink or purple a color for girls and blue or brown for boys?
  To the Egyptians, green was a color that represented the hope and joy of spring ，        . Red is a symbol of good luck in many cultures. In China children are given money in a red envelope to bring good fortune in the New Year. For many nations ,        ,  Greek people often wear a blue necklace hoping to protect themselves against evils.
People's choice of colors is also influenced by their bodies' reactions toward them.       . It has the ability to reduce pain and relax people both mentally and physically. People who work in green environments have been found to have fewer stomach aches.
   . Many decorators will include different shades of red in the restaurant.
The next time you are deciding on what to wear or what color to decorate your room, think about the color carefully.

E. Blue is symbol of protection and religious beliefs.
F. Blue can cause people to lose appetite(食欲）
G. Red can cause a person's blood pressure to rise and increase people's appetites.

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从各题所给的四个选项中，选出一个最佳答案。
An old man went to live with his son,daughter-in-law,and 4-year-old grandson.The old man’s hands      ,his eyesight was not clear,and his        unsteady（不稳定的）.The family were      every night at the dinner table.But the elderly grandfather’s shaky hands and      sight made this rather difficult.Peas rolled off his spoon onto the floor.When he grasped the glass,    would often spill（洒落）onto the tablecloth.“We must do something about grandfather,” said the husband.
So the husband and wife set a small table in the corner.There,grandfather ate    in the corner while the rest of the family enjoyed dinner at the dinner table.       grandfather had already broken a dish or two,his food was served in a      bowl.Sometimes,when the family       grandfather,he had a tear in his eye as he ate alone.      ,the only words the couple had for him were sharp      when he dropped a fork or spilled food.The 4-year-old boy watched all this      .
One evening before supper,the father       his son playing with wood scraps（小块）on the floor.He asked the child sweetly:“What are you making?” Just as       ,the boy answered: “Oh,I am making a little        for you and mama to eat your food from when I grow up.”The 4-year-old boy smiled and went back to       on it.
The words    the parents so much that they were       .Then tears started to stream down their cheeks.        no word was spoken,both knew what they had to do.That evening,the husband took grandfather’s hand and         led him back to the family table.

A．wounded B．moved C．trembled D．dragged

A．step B．feet C．speech D．body

A．away B．together C．asleep D．apart

A．losing B．failing C．disappearing D．rising

A．food B．pan C．milk D．dinner

A．alone B．casually C．steadily D．bitterly

A．After B．Since C．While D．When

A．small B．safe C．big D．wooden

A．glanced at B．stared at C．looked through D．looked after

A．However B．Otherwise C．Still D．Rather

A．comments B．quarrels C．warnings D．remark

A．in silence B．in advance C．in danger D．in charge

A．researched B．noticed C．searched D．explored

A．firmly B．suddenly C．cruelly D．sweetly

A．bowl B．cup C．spoon D．pan

A．worship B．work C．whisper D．weave

A．impressed B．touched C．confused D．struck

A．speechless B．homeless C．fearless D．hopeless

A．Once B．Whether C．Though D．Unless

A．gently B．happily C．fluently D．fortunately

阅读下面短文，在空白的地方填入适当的内容（不多于三个单词）或括号内单词的正形式
It was the ambition of an eleven year old boy in Kansas City to be an engine-driver. Born without arms, he had been sent to special schools      he learned to use his     (foot) as “ hands”. He spent all his spare time     (watch) trains and one day his dream came     (true). Seeing a deserted engine , the boy climbed in, he had no      (difficult) in starting it up with his feet . Soon he was traveling along  forty miles an hour. Signalmen could not see the young driver, so they set out   (stop) the train. Meanwhile the boy reached Missouri, stopped the engine himself, and then made it    (go) backwards. When he was near home, a railway-man caught up with the engine and stopped it. At first, he was very angry, but he smiled     the boy said simply, “I like trains.” “Well, I’m glad you don’t like planes!” answered    railway-man.

短文改错
此题要求改正所给短文中的错误。下边的短文，总共只有十个错误（仅一个单词的错误），对每一行作出判断：如有错误，则按下列情况改正：
此行多一个词：把多余的词用斜线（﹨）划掉，在该行右边横线上写出该词，并也用斜线划掉。
此行缺一个词：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），在该在缺词处写出该加的词。
此行错一个词：在错的词下划一横线，在该缺词处写出改正后的词。
注意：原文没有错的不要改。
How excited we are! The news came that our team have won the football match. Dany San is one of the players who is good at playing football, but unluckily he was dropped from our team for the reason why he had a car accident a little days ago. Thus many people had doubts that Dany San could join the match. However, the fact what he was not badly hurt and the eagerness of everybody made him make up his mind to taking part in the competition. Now, we are so delighting to see our dream came into reality. At the same time, we sincere hope that he will totally recover soon!

John Smith先生是一位加拿大籍教师，今天他给你们做了一个讲座，介绍了有关加拿大的情况。请你根据John Smith先生的讲座，写一篇报告，向全校英语老师介绍加拿大的有关情况。
要点包括：1. 加拿大约占世界四分之一陆地面积，是世界第二大国；
2. 人口稀少，全国人口约3200万，居民主要讲法语和英语；
3. 气候区域差别很大；
4. 多湖泊，淡水资源丰富；
5. 丰富的森林资源，是世界最大纸张出口国。
要求：1. 词数100左右。
2. 不要逐句翻译。
3. 出口：export.