赤峰二中2017级高二上学期第二次月考(12.7)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.[来源:学,科,网Z,X,X,K]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.Atthestartofthejunioryear,theauthordecidedtostudyfortheSAT________.A.toovercomethepressurefromotherhighschoolstudentsB.totesthowgoodshewasatstudyingcomparedtoothersC.becauseitwasexcitingtocompetewithotherstogetintocollegeD.becauseshewaseagertogetanadvantageoverothersinthecompetition22.Whendidtheauthorrealizesheshouldn’tjustcompeteforscores?A.Whenshegotineverysinglehonorlevelclass.B.Wheneverybodystoppedtalkingtoher.[来源:学#科#网Z#X#X#K]C.Whenshefoundshewasnolonge