北京2017年高考英语试题（四）

>>高考英语真题：北京2017年高考英语试题（四）

第二节 (共 5 小题;每小题 2 分，共 10 分)

根据短文内容，从短文后的七个选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。

Every animal sleeps，but the reason for this has remained foggy.When lab rats are not allowed to sleep，they die within a month。 71

One idea is that sleep helps us strengthen new memories。 72 We know that，while awake，fresh memories are recorded by reinforeing (加强)connections between brain cells，but the memory processes that take place while we sleep have been unclear。

Support is growing for a theory that sleep evolved so that connections between neurons(神经元)in the brain can be weakened overnight，making room for fresh memories to from the next day。 73

Now we have the most direct evidence yet that he is right。 74 The synapses in the mice taken at the end of a period of sleep were 18 per cent smaller than those taken before sleep，showing that the connections between neurons weaken while sleeping。

If Tononi`s theory is right，it would explain why，when we miss a night`s，we find it harder the next day to concentrate and learn new information-our brains may have smaller room for new experences。

Their research also suggests how we may build lasting memories over time even though the synapscs become thinner.The team discovered that some synapses seem to be protected and stayed the same size。 75 “You keep what matters，”Tononi says。

A。 We should also try to sleep well the night before。

B。 Ti’s as if the brain is preserving its most important memories。

C。 Similarly， when people go for a few days without sleeping， they get sick。

D。 The processes take place to stop our brains becoming loaded with memories。

E。 That’s why students do better in tests if they get a chance to sleep after learning。

F。 “Sleep is the price we pay for learning，” says Giulio Tononi， who developed the idea。

G。 Tononi’s team measured the size of these connections， or synapses， in the brains of 12 mice。

第四部分：书面表达(共两节，35 分)

第一节 (15分)

你的英国朋友Jim所在的学校要组织学生来中国旅行，有两条线路可以选择：“长江之行”或者“泰山之旅”。Jim来信希望你能给些建议。请你给他回信，内容包括：

1。你建议的线路;

2。你的理由;

3。你的祝愿。

注意：1。词数不少于50;

2。开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。

Dear Jim，

Yours，

Li Hua

第二节 (20 分)

假设你是红星中学高三学生李华，请根据以下四幅图的先后顺序，写一篇英文周记，记录毕业前夕你们制作以“感恩母校”为主题的毕业纪念视频的全过程。注意：词数不少于60。提示词：视频video

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