赤峰二中2017级高二上学期第二次月考英语试题第I卷第一部分：听力(略）第二部分：阅读理解（共两节,满分40分）第一节：（共15题,每小题2分,满分30分）阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项。AWhenyou’reajuniorinhighschool,threelittlelettersquicklybecomelargerthanlife:SAT.Atthestartofmyjunioryear,Irealizedthattheenvironmentwaspackedwithcompetition.Surprisingly,thispressuredidn’tcomefromadults.Itcamefromtheotherstudents.Everyoneinmygradehadcollegeonthebrain.Togetintothecollegeofourchoice,weallbelieved,wehadtooutcompeteandoutscoreeveryoneelsewithlesssleep,becausetimeforsleepingwastimeyoudidn’tspendstudyingfortheSAT.Iletmyselfgetsweptupinthepressure.Mynewmottowas,ifIwasn’tineverysinglehonorlevelclass,Iwasn’tdoingenough.Iwasbad-temperedandIcouldn’tfocus.Istoppedtalkingtomyfriendsandmymom,andIcouldn’tfigureoutwhoIwas.Ididn’thavetheconfidencetoknowthatmyownpassionsanduniqueskillswerewhatwouldmakemestandouttocolleges.That’swhenIrealized:IamnotmySATscore.TryingtosticktowhatIthoughtcollegeswantedmaskedwhoIreallyam.IdecidedtorelyonmystrengthsandgetawayfromthecrazypressureIwasputtingonmyself.Insteadofforcingmyselfintohigherlevelsofmath,Itookonanextrahistoryclass.IlearnedhowtolovewhatIwasdoingandnotwhatIthoughtIwassupposedtodo.Ilearnedtoshineasanindividual,notafacelessmemberofthecrowd.AndIfoundthatnotonlywasthisbetterformyhappiness,butitalsomadememoreeffectiveandefficientwhenIstudied.Tome,individualitymeanshavingtheconfidencetodecidewhoIamandwhoIwanttobe,andanumberonapageisnevergoingtochangethat.Iammoresureofmyself,andmorereadytoapplyforcollege,thanever.21.Atthestartofthejunioryear,theauthordecidedtostudyfortheSAT________.A.toovercomethepressurefromotherhighschoolstudentsB.totesthowgoodshewasatstudyingcomparedtoothersC.becauseitwasexcitingtocompetewithotherstogetintocollegeD.becauseshewaseagertogetanadvantageoverothersinthecompetition22.Whendidtheauthorrealizesheshouldn’tjustcompeteforscores?A.Whenshegotineverysinglehonorlevelclass.B.Wheneverybodystoppedtalkingtoher.C.Whenshefoundshewasnolongerherusualself.D.Whensheforcedherselftotakeadvancedmaths.23.WhatcanyouinferfromParagraph5?A.Shetriedtoliveaswhoshewas,notjustastudentfocusingongrades.B.Shelearnedtoteamupwithothersandsogainedefficiency.C.Shemanagedtodowellinbothmathsandhistoryclasses.D.Shewantedtobenumberoneandnoonecouldchangehermind.24.Whichstatementbestexpressesthemainideaofthepassage?A.Pressurebringsoutthebestinyou.B.Youwillstandoutbybeingyourbestself.C.Thingswillhappenwhetheryoulikeitornot.D.Lifeisjustamatterofdecisivetimes.BAnyonewhocaresaboutwhatschoolsandcollegesteachandhowtheirstudentslearnwillbeinterestedinthememoir(回忆录)ofRalphW.Tyler,whoisoneofthemostfamousmeninAmericaneducation.BorninChicagoin1902,broughtupandschooledinNebraska,the19-year-oldcollegegraduateRalphTylerbecamehookedonteachingwhileteachingasascienceteacherinSouthDakotaandchangedhismajorfrommedicinetoeducation.GraduateworkattheUniversityofChicagofoundhimconnectedwithhonorableeducatorsCharlesJuddandW.W.Charters,whoseideasofteachingandtestinghadaneffectonhislaterwork.In1927,hebecameateacherofOhioStateUniversitywherehefurtherdevelopedanewmethodoftesting.Tylerbecamewell-knownnationallyin1938,whenhecarriedhisworkwiththeEight-YearStudyfromOhioStateUniversitytotheUniversityofChicagoattheinvitationofRobertHutchins.Tylerwasthefirstdirectoroft...
