江苏省南京市六校联考2016届高三上学期12月调研测试 英语

to take it apart.

My tree is a good marriage or a great friendship. 49 the tree, they take a long time to decorate with memories, but can be torn down 50 .What once stood proudly in the glow of love comes tumbling down and all it 51 is an unkind word or a thoughtless act.

Every year I have to put my tree away, but not my marriage or friendships. They get to glow in the corner of my life for 52 I live. I get to analyze my tree and find memories for a few weeks every year. I can do the same with the loves in my life every day. When I held the Santa, a flood of wonderful memories 53 . The same happens when I hold my wife or see the smile of a friend across the room.

54 your friendships and your marriage. Once they come down, they aren’t as easy to put back together as a Christmas tree, if 55 . Stand them in that special spot in the corner of your heart and admire their glow. 36. A. already B. even C. still D. yet 37. A. maintained B. displayed C. collected D. located 38. A. complained B. suffered C. postponed D. missed 39. A. courtyard B. basement C. storehouse D. garage 40. A. come down B. break up C. fade away D. stand out 41. A. covered B. made C.lay D. occupied 42. A. cautiously B. casually C. randomly D. desperately 43. A. spot B. witness C. evaluate D. admire 44. A. ragged B. ugly C. dull D. rigid 45. A. free of B. far from C. away from D. close to 46. A. abandoned B. aged C. filled D. increased 47. A. clean B. empty C.orderly D. quiet 48. A. choose B. equip C. decorate D. furnish 49. A. As for B. Similar to C. Contrary to D. Along with 50. A. quickly B. carelessly C. directly D. suddenly 51. A. proves B. lacks C. means D. takes 52. A. as far as B. as long as C. as soon as D. as much as 53. A. recovered B. returned C. remained D. repeated 54. A. Share B. Preserve C. Cherish D. Pursue 55. A. in all B. above all C. at all D. after all

第三部分：阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）

请认真阅读下列短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

It’s often interesting to take a look at some of the lists that arrive toward the end of the year such as top devices, best gadgets, most desirable high-tech gift and more. Apart from cell phones and tablets, and Apple and Samsung products, this year many other gadgets made it on the most wanted list from Yahoo Tech and the most searched list from Bing. com. Read on to find out what they are.

Wireless headphone

Portable Bluetooth headphones represent the next evolution in headphone technology. If you have a compatible smartphone with Bluetooth, the obvious benefit is that you can get rid of the wires

snaking from your backpack or pocket. Many of the wireless headphones in the market also have a built-in microphone for taking calls hands-free. Product to buy: Beats Studio Wireless

Features: Signature look, and powerful audio performance with intense bass and high-mid boosting, plus plenty of accessories. Price: 1898 yuan

Smartwatch

The primary advantage of a smartwatch over traditional watches is that they reduce how often you have to pull your phone out of your pocket. With it, the information on your smartphone goes straight to your wrist, and you can decide first if they are worth dealing with. Product to buy: Pebble smartwatch

Features: Understated design, with easy setup and instant information, and customizable watch faces, plus synes（同步）with Android or IOS. Price: $99 (about 612 yuan)

Portable Bluetooth speaker

Bluetooth speakers are steadily growing in popularity because they let you take the party anywhere. They can be paired with your music device, and they are able to withstand incidental bumps. Though small in size, Bluetooth speakers provide a steady soundtrack for even the lengthiest bacchanalia (狂欢)。

Product to buy: Logitech UE Boom

Features: Water and stain resistant, 360-degree sound, 15 hour battery life, with a variety of color patterns.

Price: 1499 yuan

Fitness band

Basically, fitness bands are smartwatches without the watch. They keep track of your exercise progress and, at the same time, allow you to monitor vitals such as your heart rate, calories burned and amount of time spent exercising. Some even monitor your sleep patterns. Product to buy: Fitbit Flex

Features: Long battery life (five days), with silent vibrating alarm, and wireless syncing to smartphones.

Price: 898 yuan

56. How much money is he likely to spend on some of the products if a man is an enthusiastic musical fan? A. 2510 yuan B. 3397 yuan C. 2397 yuan D. 1510 yuan 57. Which of the following statements is Not True according to the passage? A. Tablets are on the most wanted list of high-tech products of this year B. Beats Studio Wireless features plenty of accessories.

C. Smartwatch and Fitness band are similar products to some extent. D. All the products can sync with Android or IOS

B

Learning to read and write is a complex process, which can be disrupted in various ways, leading to disorders known as dyslexia and dysgraphia（读写障碍）. Two new studies, published in a recent special issue of Elsevier's Cortex provide evidence of this variety, suggesting that

effective treatment needs to take it into account.

A group of researchers from the Universities of Bari and Rome in Italy studied the reading and writing abilities of 33 Italian dyslexic children, comparing their performance with that of children with normal reading ability. Italian is an \transparent\language, meaning that letters tend to correspond to the same sounds, whereas many letters in the English alphabet change their sound from word to word (like the \study showed that even in Italian, in which it is relatively straightforward to convert sounds into letters, children still have difficulty in spelling. Younger children with dyslexia generally performed worse than proficient readers; however, the older ones showed a more selective impairment when spelling words, suggesting that knowledge of vocabulary may be more important in spelling than previously thought.

The other study, from Tel Aviv University, Israel, provided the first systematic description of a type of reading disorder called \but the letters jump between words on the page, e.g., \and neuron-psychologists often notice that children substitute letters when reading, but in this type of dyslexia the substitutions are not caused by inability to identify letters or convert them into sounds; they result from migrations of letters between words. The findings showed that letters would mostly migrate to the same position in another word, so the first letter of one word would switch places with the first letter of another word. Awareness to the existence of this type of dyslexia is important, because it suggests a straightforward way to assist these children in reading —— by presenting a single word at a time, e.g., with the help of a word-sized window cut in a piece of cardboard.

58. We know from the first new study that __________.

A. Italian is easier to learn in comparison with English B. knowledge of vocabulary has a close link with spelling C. in Italian each letter has only one correspondent sound

D. children with normal reading ability have no trouble in converting letters into sounds 59. As is inferred from the passage, ___________.

A. many people cannot distinguish learning to read and learning to write B. converting letters into sounds is more difficult than the other way round C. younger children usually have a poorer knowledge of vocabulary D. in the past not enough attention is paid to knowledge of vocabulary 60. In “attentional dyslexia”, children ___________.

A. do not pay enough attention to the meaning of each word B. are not capable of telling letters apart

C. can not change letters into sounds accordingly

D. tend to transfer the first letter from one word to another

C

Marc had worked in the city hall’s engineering department for so long that the city was laid out in his mind like a map，full of names and places．And then something happened that filled him with shock．

One August afternoon，he discovered a card saying GREEN BOTTLE STREET at the back of the drawer．He checked the listed details．It was not there．It was a lost，a forgotten street，

which existed in the heart of Montreal，not half a mile from city hall，and no one had known．He put the card in his pocket and the next day he went looking for the street with beating heart．

At his first glance，Marc realized how it had gotten its unusual name．It was exactly like a bottle in shape．With the sun shining on the garden plots，and the blue sky overhead，the street gave him a sense of peace．A woman some sixty years of age was watering roses in the garden of the first house to his right．

He announced，“I'm from the city engineering department，madam．” The woman recovered herself and set her watering can down． “So you have found out at last,” she said．“We paid our taxes and made out a lot of forms and answered the questions of various officials．Then，after a while, we were sent no notices，so we paid no more taxes．No one bothered us at all．It was a long time before we understood that in some way they’d forgotten about us．”

Marc nodded．Of course，if Green Bottle Street had been ignored by the city hall，no inspectors would go there，no tax collectors．All would pass merrily by．

“For several years，the tenants(租户) here had lived in harmony with each other and the landlord．The owner became so attached to them that he gave them all he had when he died．I have lived here for more than twenty years．I hope to end my days here as well．”

She smiled pleasantly at him，apparently forgetting for the moment that he carried in his pocket a bomb that could blow their little world to pieces．

“You remind me of my nephew,” she said suddenly．“He was a dear boy．I was heart broken when he died．I’m the last of my family, you know．”

Marc thought of his noisy and violent landlady and neighbors．He could not recall when he had been spoken to with such simple goodwill．His heart warmed to this old lady．“I wonder, ”he said slowly, “I am a good tenant，and I wonder…”

“Oh yes，”she leaned forward eagerly, “you could have the top floor of my house．I'm sure it would suit you．”

Marc took the card out of his pocket and tore it across and dropped the pieces in the watering can．As far as he was concerned，Green Bottle Street would remain mislaid forever．

61. The underlined sentence “So you’ve found out at last” shows that the woman was . A. disappointed B. puzzled C. curious D. excited 62. It can be inferred that Marc . A. carried a bomb in his pocket B. hated inspectors and tax collectors C. looked for the long-lost street happily D. would probably move to Green Bottle Street

63. Marc tore the card into pieces mainly because . A. he fell in love with the woman B. Green Bottle Street got mislaid C. it presented the wrong information D. he treasured the peace in Green Bottle Street 64. From the passage we may know that . A. the woman’s nephew resembled Marc a lot B. the woman was attached to where she lived

C. tenants in Green Bottle Street often had conflicts