2019届东北师大附中高三第四次摸底考试英语卷【含答案及解析】姓名班级分数题号-二二三四五六七总分得分、阅读理解1. When you re a junior in high school, three little letters quickly become larger than life: SAT.At the start of my junior year, I realized that theen vir onment was packed with competiti on. Surpris in gly, this pressure didn t come from adults. It came from the otherstude nts. Every one in my grade had college on the brain.To get into the college of our choice, we all believed, we had to outcompete and outscore every one else with less sleep, because time for sleeping was timeyou didn t spendstudyi ng for the SAT.I let myself get swept up in the pressure. My new motto was, if I wasn t in every single honor level class, I wasn t doing eno ugh. I was bad-temp ered and I could n tfocus. I stopped talk ing to my frie nds and my mom, and I couldn t figure out who I was. I didn t have thecon fide nee to know that my own passi ons and unique skills were what would make me sta nd out to colleges.That s when I realized: I am not my SAT score. Trying to stick to what I thought colleges wan ted masked who I really am. I decided to rely on my stre ngths and get away from the crazy pressure I was putt ing on myself.In stead of forcing myself into higher levels of math, I took on an extra history class. I lear ned how to love what I was doing and not what I thought I was supposed to do. I lear ned to shi ne as an in dividual, not a faceless member of the crowd. And I found that not onlywas this better for my happiness, but it also made me more effective and efficient when I studied.To me, individuality means having the confidence to decide who I am and who I want to be, and a number on a page is never going to change that. I am more sure of myself, and more ready to apply for college, than ever.1. At the start of the junior year, the author decided to study for the SATA. to overcome the pressure from other high school studentsB. to test how good she was at studying compared to othersC. because it was exciting to compete with others to getinto collegeD. because she was eager to get an advantage over others in the competition2. When did the au thor realize she shouldn t just compete for scores?A. When she got in every single honor level class.B. When everybody stopped talking to her.C. When she found she was no longer her usual self.D. When she forced herself to take advanced maths.3. What can you infer from Paragraph 5?A. She tried to live as who she was, not just a student focusing on grades.B. She learned to team up with others and so gained efficiency.C. She managed to do well in both maths and history classes.D. She wanted to be number one and no one could change her mind.4. Which statement best expresses the main idea of the passage?A. Pressure brings out the best in you.B. You will stand out by being your best self.C. Things will happen whether you like it or not.D. Life is just a matter of decisive times.2. Holding a cell phone against your ear or storing it in your pocket may be dangerous to your health. This explains a warning that cell phone makers include in the small print that is often ignored when a new phone is purchased. Apple, for example, doesn t want iPhones to come closer to you than 1.5centimeters.If health issues arise from cell phone use, the possible effects are huge. According to Devra Davis, an expert who has worked for the University of Pittsburgh, brain cancer is a concern. Over all, there has not been an increase in its occurrence since cell phones arrived. But the average masks an increase in brain cancer in the 20-29 age group and a drop for the older population.“ Most cancers have many causes, ” she says, but she points to laboratory research that suggests low-energy radiation could damage cells that could possibly lead to cancer.Children are more vulnerable to radiation than adults, Ms. Davis and other scientists point out. Radiation that penetrates （ 穿透 ） only five centimeters into the brain of an adult will reach much deeper into the brains of children because their skulls （ 头骨 ） are thinner and their brains contain more absorptive fluid.Henry Lai, a research professor in the bioengineering department at the University of Washington, began laboratory radiation studies in 1980 and found that rats exposed to radiation had damaged DNA in their brains.Ms. Davis recommends using wired headsets or the phone s spe aker. Children should text rather than call, she said, and pregnant women should keep phones away from the belly.1. According to Ms Davis, brain cancer increases .A. in the teenagers B. among old peopleC. in the twentiesD. among pregnant women2. What does the underlined word “ vulnerable ” in the 4 th paragraph probably mean?A. accessible B. changeableC. passive D. sensitive3. The author s purpose of writing the text is most likely to _ .A. entertain