江苏省南京市六校联考2016届高三上学期12月调研考试英语试题

英语试卷第一节 单项选择（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）21. Jack Ma, the founder and chairman of Chinas Alibaba Group, has a $28.6 billion fortune, _making him the richest person in China.A. it B. one C. that D. which22. Theres something in what you said, but nothing can _ your speaking ill of him behind his back.A. confirm B. identify C. justify D. prove23. Nancy isnt gifted at music in a sense, yet her diligence has more than _ her lack of gift. A. accounted for B. compensated for C. catered for D. bid for24. So Jack failed to be admitted by his dream university and is feeling quite depressed these day.It serves him right. I _ him more than once to take his study seriously. A. reminded B. have reminded C. had reminded D. have been reminding25. As hard as the answer might be _, the iPhone in your pocket uses more electricity than the refrigerator in your kitchen.A. believing B. believed C. to believe D. to be believed 26. To be honest, I am not the person deserving the honor; it should be given to _ we think has made the greatest contribution.A. whoB. whomC. whoeverD. whomever27. Eventually, Vardy fulfilled his dream of becoming a professional soccer player, _ he aimed to be at an early age. A. where B. which C. who D. what 28. At the summit, Xi Jin-ping points out that the Sino-US relations are bound to enjoy a bright future _ the two influential powers make joint efforts.A. given that B. considered that C. provided that D. supposed that29. What surprised me was that she _ have told him our confidential plan. I think she didnt mean to; perhaps it just slipped out. A. must B. should C. might D. could 30. Im _ to hear that Bobs asked Susan to marry him. Theyre both my good friends and Ive always thought they were made for each other. I know theyll be very happy together.A. green with envy B. feeling blue C. tickled pink D. white as a sheet31. The new product is beyond all praise and has quickly taken over the market _ its superior quality. A. it terms of B. by virtue of C. on behalf of D. on top of 32. In this example, we will use the most _ method of all - writing our object reference to a file that will be picked up by our client.A. abrupt B. ambiguous C. straightforward D. arbitrary33. _ that no effort can be spared to deal with it, or it will be too late. A. Such gravity is the problem B. Such grave problem is it C. So grave a problem it is D. Such is the gravity of the problem34The marking strategy _ the old, though well organized, turn out to be a complete failure. A. targeting at B. targeted at C. having targeted D. to target35. Do you mind if I use your bike? Of course not_.ASounds great BNever mind CForget it DBe my guest第二节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）I looked at my beautiful Christmas tree and sighed. The New Year was a week old and my tree 36 stood in the corner of our room with its collection of memories proudly 37 in a shower of colorful lights. Id 38 long enough.I got up, went to the 39 and dragged the boxes into the room. The garland (花环) was the first to 40 . I took the large ornaments (装饰物) off next. They 41 a large pile on our bed. An hour later, our bed was covered with Christmas memories. I prepared the boxes and 42 placed ornaments in their protective packaging, pausing every few minutes to 43 a favorite. “Hey, little Santa!” I held the Santa from my childhood. “Thanks for being my friend for almost fifty years.” He was a little 44 but still gives me a flood of wonderful memories. There was a collection of handmade ones my children made in their first years of school more than twenty years ago. They are 45 perfect in design, but every year they go on my memory tree. A few hours after I started, the 46 boxes were back in the garage, the room was 47 and I sat staring at the corner. It took me two days of work to 48 my tree, but only a few hours 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 arent 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. sufferedC. 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. admire44. A. raggedB. ugly C. dullD. 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. quiet48. A. choose B. equipC. 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 allC. 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）AIts 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 headphonePortable 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 WirelessFeatures: Signature look, and powerful audio performance with intense bass and high-mid boosting, plus plenty of accessories.Price: 1898 yuanSmartwatchThe 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 smartwatchFeatures: 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 speakerBluetooth 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 BoomFeatures: Water and stain resistant, 360-degree sound, 15 hour battery life, with a variety of color patterns.Price: 1499 yuanFitness bandBasically, 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 FlexFeatures: Long battery life (five days), with silent vibrating alarm, and wireless syncing to smartphones.Price: 898 yuan56. How much money is he likely to spend on some of the products if a man is an enthusiastic musical fan?A. 2510 yuanB. 3397 yuanC. 2397 yuan D. 1510 yuan57. 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 yearB. 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 IOSBLearning 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 Elseviers 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 orthographically 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 c in car and city). However, the new 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 attentional dyslexia in which children identify letters correctly, but the letters jump between words on the page, e.g., kind wing is read as wind king. Teachers 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 spellingC. in Italian each letter has only one correspondent sound D. children with normal reading ability have no trouble in converting letters into sounds59. As is inferred from the passage, _.A. many people cannot distinguish learning to read and learning to writeB. converting letters into sounds is more difficult than the other way round C. younger children usually have a poorer knowledge of vocabularyD. in the past not enough attention is paid to knowledge of vocabulary60. In “attentional dyslexia”, children _.A. do not pay enough attention to the meaning of each wordB. are not capable of telling letters apartC. can not change letters into sounds accordingly D. tend to transfer the first letter from one word to anotherCMarc had worked in the city halls engineering department for so long that the city was laid out in his mind like a map，full of names and placesAnd then something happened that filled him with shock One August afternoon，he discovered a card saying GREEN BOTTLE STREET at the back of the drawerHe checked the listed detailsIt was not thereIt was a lost，a forgotten street，which existed in the heart of Montreal，not half a mile from city hall，and no one had knownHe 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 nameIt was exactly like a bottle in shapeWith the sun shining on the garden plots，and the blue sky overhead，the street gave him a sense of peaceA woman some sixty years of age was watering roses in the garden of the first house to his right He announced，“Im 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 officialsThen，after a while, we were sent no notices，so we paid no more taxesNo one bothered us at allIt was a long time before we understood that in some way theyd forgotten about us” Marc noddedOf course，if Green Bottle Street had been ignored by the city hall，no inspectors would go there，no tax collectorsAll would pass merrily by “For several years，the tenants(租户) here had lived in harmony with each other and the landlordThe owner became so attached to them that he gave them all he had when he diedI have lived here for more than twenty yearsI 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 boyI was heart broken when he diedIm the last of my family, you know” Marc thought of his noisy and violent landlady and neighborsHe could not recall when he had been spoken to with such simple goodwillHis 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 houseIm sure it would suit you” Marc took the card out of his pocket and tore it across and dropped the pieces in the watering canAs far as he was concerned，Green Bottle Street would remain mislaid forever61. The underlined sentence “So youve found out at last” shows that the woman was . A. disappointed B. puzzled C. curious D. excited62. 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 Street63. 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 Street64. From the passage we may know that . A. the womans nephew resembled Marc a lot B. the woman was attached to where she lived C. tenants in Green Bottle Street often had conflicts D. Marcs landlord gave away what he had when he died DThe word tolerance is widely used in liberal democracies. It indicates a positive meaning. Politicians urge us to be tolerant towards minorities. Educators teach us to be tolerant towards the other. The press is full of references to the need to display tolerance when faced with individuals or groups espousing a different view or holding a different religious belief. A tolerant society is an objective sought after by anyone who believes in the values of democracy. A tolerant individual is attributed with virtuous qualities.The question we must ask is whether we have been using the word tolerance fully aware of its meaning and whether we have applied it correctly to reflect what we really wish to convey?The word tolerance means to bear, or to bear with. If I tolerate something or someone, I basically say that I am ready to bear it or him.I can tolerate a bad smell or a noisy neighbour. The act of toleration forces me to desist from conveying my objection to the existence of a phenomenon, which I find difficult to bear. A bad smell or a noisy neighbour is considered by me to be an objectionable phenomenon. By tolerating either of them, I am not transforming the bad smell or the noisy neighbour into positive phenomena. Lets be honest: I dont have a different taste when it comes to bad smells. I simply dislike it and wish that it disappears. I dont respect the noisy neighbour. I would rather have him stop at once the noise he is making so I can live in peace. To try to remove the bad smell or take reasonable action in order for the noisy neighbour to stop bothering me would most probably not be considered an intolerant act by most people.Now, lets try to apply the word tolerance in reference to a person who is law-abiding and holds a legally acceptable different view from my own. I may have a strong view, which is opposed to his. Quite frankly, I may decide to tolerate his view. By so doing, I would be attributing to it a negative characteristic. I would apply the same attitude to his view as to the bad smell or noisy neighbour. Thus, to try to take action in order to make his view disappear would be considered an in