学年福建省福建师大附中高二下学期期末考试英语解析版.docx

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学年福建省福建师大附中高二下学期期末考试英语解析版

2015-2016学年福建省福建师大附中高二下学期期末考试英语

Themorningforoursnowmobiling（雪上汽车）adventurefinallyarrived,andwesetoffonthehour-and-a-halfdrivetotheresort（度假地）.Afreshpowderhadfallenthenightbefore,andeverythingwasfrostedwhite.Wecouldn’thaveaskedformoreperfectconditions.Thesunsparkledonthesnow,andthetrails（路线）werecompletelyempty–notanotherpersonorsnowmobileinsight.Wewerethrilledatbeingtheonlypeopleformilesarounduntilwegotgoing.

Aswedrovethroughthedesertedwilderness,myexcitementbecamestone-coldfear.IhadnoideawhatIwasafraidof,orwhyIwasafraid,butsuddenlyeveryturn,everyhill,everysteep（陡峭的）sideofthemountainfrightenedmetodeath.Ikeptimagineuscrashingheadlongintoatreeorfallingoffthesideofadrop.

Butafterlunchthingschanged.Weweretheonlyhumanswhohadbeentheresincethesnowfall.Thepeacefulplace,theincrediblebeautyofthelandscape,andthealmostsacredexperienceofsharingamountainwiththewildlifetouchedmyverycore（核心）.Mymindclearedandquietedandmymusclesrelaxed.

Aswedrovethelastlegoftherun,Ibegantoresentbeingafraidtodrive.Deepdown,Iwantedtobeinchargeofthethingthatscaredme.ItmademeangrythatfearwaskeepingmefromsomethingIreallywantedtodo.Thedaywascomingtoanend,andtheresortwasonlyafewmilesaway.IknewthatifIdidn’ttakemychancenow,Iwouldregretit.

Isignaledformyhusbandtopullover.Iwantedtodrive,althoughmyheartpounded（重击）.Istartedoffslowlyandfeltthewindinmyface.Ismiledandspedupalittle.Witha“Yee-haw!

”Iwentfullout,takingmyhusbandonthebestrideoftheday.

Weendedthedayonthatbreathless,carefree（轻松愉快的）note,andIfeltproudofmyself–proudofovercomingmyfear.

1．Whatcanbeconcludedfromthearticle?

A.Theauthorwasconfidentasshewasdrivinginthedesertedwilderness.

B.Theauthordidn’tgetworrieduntiltheystartedtodrivethroughthedesertedwild.

C.Realizingthatsheandherhusbandweretheonlypeoplearound,theauthorbecameanxious.

D.Theauthorwassonervousthatshealmostcrashedintoabigtree.

2．Accordingtothearticle,afterlunchtheauthor_______.

A.graduallycalmeddown

B.stoppedtoenjoythebeautifulscenery

C.sawsomewildlifeonthemountain

D.wasafraidtocontinueherjourney

3．Theunderlinedword“resent”inParagraph4isclosestinmeaningto_______.

A.assumeB.undertakeC.hateD.recognize

4．Whatisthestorymainlyabout?

A.Whattheauthorlovesaboutsnowmobiling.

B.Whatdifficultiesthecouplefacedduringtheiradventure.

C.Whatinterestedtheauthorduringhertimesnowmobiling.

D.Howtheauthorovercameherfearduringheradventure.

Turningthelightsoutorwearingablindfoldwhileeatingcouldbeaquickwaytoloseweight,accordingtoscientists.Thesimpletrickworksbecauseitstopsdinerseatingforpleasureratherthanforcalories.Italsotriggers（引发）apartofthebrainthatisworriedthatunseenfoodmaygobad.

AnexperimentbytheUniversityofKonstanz,inGermany,foundthatpeoplewhowereblindfoldedconsumedninepercentfewercaloriesbeforetheyfeltfull,comparedtothosewhocouldsee.Theyalsovastlyoverestimatedhowmuchtheyhadeatenbecausetheycouldnotseehowmuchwasleftontheplate.Blindfoldedvolunteersestimated（估计）theyhadeaten88percentmorethantheyactuallyhad.

Scientistsbelievethatnotseeingfoodonthetablealsoallowsthebodytoknowwhenitisfullinrealtimeratherthanrememberingpastexperienceswhereitmighthavetakenafullplatetofeelfull.

Intheexperiment,50peoplewereblindfoldedand40wereallowedtoseetheirfood.Allweretoldnottoeatwithintwohoursoftheexperiment.Theywerethengiventhree95gbowlsofchocolateicecreamandinvitedtoeatfor15minutes.Theirbowlsweretakenawayandtheremainingice-creamweighed,whiletheparticipantswerequizzedonhowmuchtheythoughttheyhadeaten.

Onaveragethegroupwhocouldseeate116gwhiletheblindfoldedgroupsate105g.However,theblindfoldedgroupbelievedtheyhadeaten197gwhilecomparedwith159gforthenon-blindvolunteers.Theywerealsoaskedhowpleasanttheice-creamtastedandtheblindfoldedgroupratedlowerthanthosewhocouldsee.

“Theexperiencedpleasureofeatingwassignificantlylowerintheblindfoldedgroup.Notseeingthefoodmighthavedecreasedtheappetite.Sightplaysanimportantroleintheeatingexperienceandintheoveralldiningexperience.”

Previousstudieshaveshownthatthevisualinfluenceoffoodplaysalargepartinthetaste.Whilerestaurantsthatallowdinerstoeatinthedarkstatethatittriggersothersenses,infacteatingindarknessislikelytotastefarmilderthanusual.

5．Withthelightsout,dinerseatlesspartly