山东省烟台市2017届高三高考适应性练习(一)英语试卷含答案

become．

The Overcommitter

“It’s hard to find time for all my extracurriculars(课外活动)，schoolwork and fun．”

——Ana，17，Massachusetts

Ana runs track，rides horses and does gymnastics．She arrives home late，already worn out, then rushes to dinner before doing homework．“I need time for socializing and relaxation．I'm too focused all the time．” Just say no，Ana！

Make tough choices：drop some commitments．Think about what your goals are and stick to those that can get you there．Lose the stuff that stresses you out，like those piano lessons you never practice for．

Look for hidden time：you can’t add more hours，but you can examine the in-between， transition periods in your schedule to identify any time you can seize for small homework tasks，like doing reading for English on the bus to practice．

25．What can we learn about Kami? A．She is fed up with her school studies． B．She leaves her work undone due to laziness. C．She watches fun videos on line 3 hours a day． D． She fails to balance between study and relaxation．

26．What’s the writer’s suggestion for procrastinators? A．Don’t reward oneself for the tiniest task． B．Get the toughest stuff last done． C．Practice time management via“SPIFY”． D．Operate in the“all work and no play”pattern．

27．Which of the following ways may help manage Ana’s busy life? A．Quitting all the commitments that she is taking up． B．Accomplishing every task ahead of schedule． C．Developing other hobbies and interests for a change. D．Taking full advantage of intervals between activities．

C

Being forgiving to yourself and others can protect against stress and the harm it does to mental health，according to a new study in the Journal of Health Psychology．

Researchers looked at the effects of lifetime stress on a person’s mental health，and how more forgiving people got along compared with people who weren’t so forgiving．To do this，they asked 148 young adults to fill out questionnaires that assessed their levels of lifetime stress，their tendency to forgive and their mental and physical health．

No surprise，people with greater exposure to stress had worse mental and physical health．But the researchers also discovered that if people were highly forgiving of both themselves and others，that characteristic alone almost removed the connection between stress and mental illness．

“It’s almost entirely erased—it’s zero，”says study author Toussaint．“If you don’t have forgiving tendencies，you feel the immediate effects of stress in a severe way．You don’t have anything to cushion you against that stress．”

How a forgiving personality protects a person from the influence of severe stress is hard to determine．The researchers infer that people who are more forgiving may adopt better skills to deal with stress，or their reaction to major stressors(压力源)may be slow．

Though more research is needed to fully understand the benefits of being more forgiving，Toussaint believes“100％”that forgiveness can be learned．His own previous research has shown that saying a short prayer on forgiveness can help people take the edge off. “I think most people want to feel good and forgiveness offers you the opportunity to do that，”he says．

28．The researchers got the effect of forgiving by_____． A．analyzing questionnaires B．doing scientific experiment C．writing research papers

D．communicating with 148 adults

29．What can we infer from the passage?

A．Forgiving tendencies can deal with all mental problems． B．It remains unknown why forgiveness helps to reduce stress．

C．Toussaint’s study has fully discovered the benefits of being forgiving． D．Saying a short prayer on forgiveness is the key to getting rid of stress．

30．What does the underlined phrase“take the edge off”in the last paragraph probably mean? A．Look ahead． C．Make up their mind．

B．Become relaxed． D．Stick to their goals．

31．What may be the best title for the passage? A．A new study on physical health

B．Forgiving yourself makes you feel good C．Forgiveness is good for mental health

D．Getting rid of stress is good for your health

D

A fly with an extremely unusual ability to hear is the model for what may be the future of new and improved heating aids．Neal Hall is a sound engineer who worked on the new hearing aid model．He says the tiny yellow fly living in Central America and the southern United States owns special hearing structure．

Mr．Hall and his team at the University of Texas made a copy of the fly’s heating structure．They discovered that the fly has a clever mechanism(机制)that instead of using two independent ears，like a human would，the fly's ears are actually coupled．

The fly's cars are two millimeters apart．That distance is so small that sound reaches one ear just four millionths of a second before arriving at the other．Experts say it should be impossible to identify where a sound is coming from．But inside this fly’ ear there is a 1.5 millimeters long structure similar to a see-saw—a piece of children’s play equipment．

Like the see．saw，the fly’s ear structure goes up and down from a central point．Pressure waves against the structure increase the time it takes for sound to travel，which permits the fly to identify sound easily．

Mr．Hall and his team used silicon(硅)to copy the fly’s ear structure．They also used special electric materials that enable them to measure its movements at the same time．

Hall says the hearing aid device could be used in two ways．One way would be to help the military on the battle field，where sensors could find where shots are coming from．The second way would be to remove unwanted noise from a person's surroundings．“That is a feature that is incredibly useful for hearing aids，for example，if you turn up the gain of a hearing aid to hear someone across from you，it also expands everything else in the room，”said Hall．

32．What’s the author’s purpose of writing the passage? A．To introduce a hearing aid based off the fly’s ear structure．

B．To describe a fly with an unusual hearing ability． C．To compare the fly's ears with the hearing aid． D．To encourage people to protect their hearing．

33．In which way are human’s ears different from the fly’s ears in structure? A．Human’s ears are much bigger． B．Human’s ears are coupled． C．Human’s ears are independent．

D．Human’s two ears are similar．

34．What helps the fly identify sound easily? A．The strong pressure waves outside. B．The central point inside its two ears． C．The special structure like a see-saw inside its ears． D．The short distance between the fly’s two ears．

35．What does the last paragraph mainly tell us about the new hearing aid? A．Its shortcoming． B．Its practical function． C．Its main features．

D．Its future designs．

第二节(共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分)

根据短文内容，从短文后的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。

Help a local charity without giving a penny

Philanthropic(博爱的)efforts do not have to be financial． 36 Regardless of how fight money is for you，you can still help others．

●Give away your gently used things．

When you clean out your closets，chances all that you’11 find items you no longer need．Consider giving them to a local charity． 37 Toys at a homeless shelter，a kitchen table at a halfway house or maternity(孕妇的)clothes at a pregnancy center benefit the individuals who receive those services and meantime save the non-profit organizations money. ●Volunteer your time．

Could you spare an hour each week to volunteer in your community? 38 You could do something like attending a patient or stuffing(填充)envelopes，which would be a help to some organizations． When you’re looking for somewhere to volunteer，take the following things into account： ◆How the time requirements work with your availability ◆Your specific skills and passions

◆Personal experiences that might be beneficial to share with others in similar circumstances ● 39

If there’s a specific cause close to your heart，use your passion to let others know about it and get