安徽省六校联盟2018届高三第一次联考英语

安徽省六校教育研究会2018届高三（上）第一次联考

第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）

第一节（共15小题：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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

Exam time is around the corner , so seek out several brilliant apps free of charge to help you handle the stress of exams and ensure the efficiency of your studying over the following weeks.

Exam Countdown

This app can be used to make you realize how many days, hours, and minutes you have before your exam. That can help to drive you to hit the books before it’s too late.

Block The Internet

Are you always using Facebook when you should be writing an article? Or probably are you distracted（使分心）by a battle in Warcraft ? Download this app to get rid of online distractions by temporarily blocking Internet sites on your mobile. Simply add the websites you want to block and the period of time to block them for. Guarantee to get yourself focused on that assignment.

CBT-i Coach

CBT-i Coach, developed by The US Department of Veterans Affairs, is to assist with insomnia （失眠）and help people who would like to improve their sleeping habits. It provides several key parts: information about sleep and insomnia, strategies for improving sleep, relaxation skills and a helpful sleep diary.

Yoga

Yoga is beneficial to the health of both the mind and body and will help you to perform at your best while at university. Download a yoga app and have your own personal yoga instructor in your living room. You can choose from short or long workouts and have a qualified instructor teaching you how to do each pose. Choose from a variety of yoga routines and watch the instructional videos. Go on, stretch out those sore muscles.

21. Which app is the most useful for students lost in video games?

A. Yoga.

B. Block The Internet.

C. CBT-i Coach.

D. Exam Countdown.

22. What do we know about CBT-i Coach from this article?

A. It helps to build up stronger muscles.

B. It helps students to manage their study time.

C. It is used to treat soldiers with sleeping difficulties.

D. It monitors and improves people’s sleeping quality.

23. What does the author mainly intend to tell us in this passage?

A. The influence of our study habits on our exam results.

B. Several tips on how to throw off anxiety before exams.

C. Some apps to help students better prepare for exams.

D. Details of some apps to help to improve learning skills.

B

When a first-time father hugged his newborn son, he immediately noticed the baby’s ears standing out from his head.

He expressed his concern to the nurse that some children might make fun of his child, calling him names like “Dumbo”.He wondered if the child might suffer psychological effects from teasing, or if they should consider plastic surgery .

A doctor examined the baby and reassured the new dad that his son was healthy – the ears presented only a minor problem.

The father finally felt more optimistic about his child, but now he worried about his wife’s reaction to the son’s large ears. “She doesn’t take things as easily as I do,” he said to the nurse.

By this time, the new mother was settled in the recovery room and ready to meet her new baby.The baby was wrapped up in a blanket with his head covered for the short trip through the cold air-conditioned corridor. The baby was finally placed in his mother’s arms, who eased the blanket back so that she could look upon her child for the first time.She took one look at her baby’s face, looked to her husband and said with surprise, “Oh, Honey! Look! He has your ears!”

No problem with Mom. She married those ears ... and she loves the man to whom they are attached.

The poet Khalil Gibran said, “Beauty is not in the face; beauty is a light in the heart.”

It’s hard to see the ears when you’re looking into the light.

24. When the new father first held his son in his arms, ______.