2017-2018学年河南省洛阳市高二(下)期末英语试卷

2017-2018 学年河南省洛阳市高二（下）期末英语试卷

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题号 I II III IV V VI 总分

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一、阅读理解（本大题共 11 小题，共 22.0 分）

A

At the start of my junior year ， I was deep in the pressure which didn't come from adults， but

came from other high schoolmates in my class ． Everyone in my grade had the college on the

brain ． In order to get into the ideal college ， we all believed we should make good use of time to

work harder than everyone else ． Because sleeping time was not the time that we could get

for the study of SAT （学术能力评估测试）．

I used to be surrounded by the pressure I used to believe that if I wasn't among the top students

in my class， I wasn't doing that enough． It was easy for me to get angry and I couldn't focus

my attention on the things that I was doing ： I stopped talking to my friends ， or-to my mom ，

and I couldn't figure out who I was ． I didn't touch my computer or chat with my friends

online ． And l didn't have the confidence to know whether my own love and skills could make

me have the opportunity to go to college ．

Fortunately ， l realized what colleges wanted was not masking who I was ． I decided to show

my advantages and stay away from the crazy pressure I was putting on myself ． Instead of

forcing myself into higher levels of math ， I participated in an extra history class ．

Instead of forcing myself to do more homework that I hated ， I cut back and focused on the

things that I loved ． I learned how to love what I was doing ； instead of the things that I was

supposed to do． I learned to shine as an individual， not a faceless member． And I found

that this was better for my happiness and also made me more effective when I studied ．

To me， individuality means having the confidence to decide who I am and who I want to

be ． I am myself ， and ready to apply for a college than ever ．

1. What did the author make efforts to do like other high schoolmates ？ ______ ． A. Get less sleep． B. Do well at college ． C. Get on well with his classmates ． D. Make it to the top in SAT ． 2. What does the second paragraph mainly tell us ？ ______ A. The bad situation the author was in ． B. The author's bad temper towards others． C. The author's lack of confidence in himself ． D. The author s bad relationships with his family ． 3. The author decided to run away from his pressure by - ______ ' A. preparing for the exam ． B. showing his own strength C. masking； who he really was D. talking with others about his problems 4. In the author's eyes， what is individuality ？ ______ ．

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A. Loving everyone ． B. Facing danger fearlessly ． C. Being brave and confident ． D. Being the person one truly is ．

B

Just one fizzy （泡沫腾涌的） drink a day can damage teenagers' memory， a new study has

found ． Researchers at the University of Southern California found drinks that contain too

much sugar can affect people's ability to learn ．

As well as causing fatness ， the drinks have also been blamed for making teenagers more

violent ． Now ， experiments have found that they can damage the brain's activity and the

ability to remember information ．In the study，both adult and adolescent rats were given daily

access to sweetened drinks that are rich in fructose com syrup （果糖玉米糖浆） or sugar

found in common soft drinks ． The adults performed normally in tests of cognitive （认知）

function after a month ． But when consumption occurred during adolescence ， the rate

performed poorly in tests of learning and memory ability ．

In addition to causing memory damage ， adolescent consumption for sweetened drinks also

produced inflammation （炎症） in the hippocampus （ an area of the brain that controls many

learning and memory functions ）． Dr Kanoski ， who presented his findings at an annual

meeting in Seattle ， said， "The hippocampus is such a critical brain region for memory

function ． It is particularly sensitive to various environmental factors ， including eating foods

that are high in fat and processed sugar． "

There is no recommended number of soft and fizzy drinks that children can have ． But the

National Health Service advises ， as part of a healthy balanced diet， it is important that they

should not have too many between meals ． It also mentions that parents should attach great

importance to helping their children develop good habits of eating ． It's not easy to protect

children from drinking too much coco cola or something like that ， but something； must be

done to let them know "You are what you eat ．

5. Which of the following is the consequence of soft drinks rich in sugar ？ ______

A. Damage to the teeth． B. Fatness and laziness． C. The sensitivity to environmental factors ． D. More violent behavior and learning progress ． 6. How do the researchers prove fizzy drinks affect memory ？ ______ A. By making experiments ． B. By making comparisons ． C. By providing figures ． D. By analyzing causes and effects ． 7. What's the idea of Dr ． Kanoski ？ ______ A. Too many soft drinks can damage the brain ． B. There is no close connection between diet and memory ． C. The hippocampus has nothing to do with memory function ．