上海市七宝中学2022学年高一下学期线上检测月考英语试题（学生版）.docx

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七宝中学2022学年高一年级第二学期英语练习卷

II.GrammarandVocabulary(45’)

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Directions:Afterreadingthepassage,fillintheblankstomakethepassagecoherentandgrammaticallycorrect.Fortheblankswithagivenword,fillintheblankwiththeproperformofthegivenword;fortheothers,useonewordthatbestfitseachblank.

Sure,chocolateisadelicioustreat,andit’sastapleofsomeofourfavoritedesserts.Butit’snotexactlyahealthfood,soitshouldbeenjoyedinmoderation—right?

Well,itturnsoutthat____1____(eat)chocolatemightactuallyhaveaprettysignificanthealthbenefit.Accordingtorecentresearch____2____(conduct)byfivescientistsinItaly,compoundsfoundinchocolate,calledflavanols(黄烷醇),canhelpboostcognitiveperformance.Yes,chocolate’sgoodforyourbrain.

Thescientists,studyingattheUniversitiesofRomeandL’Aquila,____3____(record)researchfrom10differentstudies.Thestudiesassessedpeople’sperformanceoncognitivetestsbeforeandaftereatingcocoaorchocolate.Theresultsweretelling:innineoutofthe10studies,therewasanoticeableimprovement____4____thesubjectshadeatenthechocolate.Thescientistsfoundimprovementsin“generalcognition,attention,processingspeed,andworkingmemory.”Soundsprettygoodtous!

Andthat’snotall.Insubjects,especiallywomen,whoperformedthetestswhilesleep-deprived,theflavanolshelped“counteract”thenegativeeffectsofthesleepdeprivation.Andthere’sevenmoregoodnews.____5____(take)dailyoverperiodsrangingfromfivedaystothreemonths,chocolatecanproducenoticeablelong-termimprovementsincognition.Olderadults,____6____memorieswerealreadydeclining,sawanespeciallysignificantimprovement.Berightback,we’regonnagostockuponHersheybars.Herearesomemorestrategiesthatcanhelpimproveyourmemory.

Allchocolatehasflavanols,sincetheyoccurnaturallyincocoa.However,darkchocola