typing on a smartphone. At Neurable, which is based in Boston, Alcaide and the member of his team are pushing the limits of EEG headsets. Although sensors can read electrical brain activity from outside the skull, it is very difficult to separate the signal from the noise. Using computer algorithms (算法) based on research that Alcaide originally published as a doctoral student at the University of Michigan, Neurable works to read activity with a speed and accuracy that is not usually possible. The algorithms learn from your behavior. Before playing the game, you train them to recognize when you are focusing your attention on an object. A pulse of light bounces around the virtual room, and each time it hits a small colored ball in front of you, you think about the ball. At that moment, when you focus on the light and it stimulates your brain, the system reads the electrical spikes of your brain activity. ―Once we understand them, we can use them.‖ Alcaide expects.
61. Which of the following is TRUE about the design of the game?
A. You can break the glass with a simple click of the mouse. B. You can select as many items around you as you like.
C. The game has boosted the government revenues since its release. D. The game can‘t work without sensors and virtual reality technology. 62. What can be inferred from the underlined sentence in Paragraph 6? A. What was a fantasy is coming true with technology. B. Whatever efforts you make might not fruit success.
C. Science fiction leads to the development of the prototype. D. The technology behind the prototype enjoys wide popularity. 63. What can we learn from the last paragraph?
A. It‘s not uncommon that we usually have different voices in mind. B. There‘s still a long way to go before the game is fully matured. C. The Alcaide team focuses on limiting the usage of headsets. D. It‘s impossible for Alcaide to read activities fast and accurately. 64. What might be the best title of the passage? A. A game controlled with mind B. A machine leading to the future C. Neurable: king of tomorrow D. Neurology: a cutting-edge zone
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Miss Martha, aged 40, kept a little bakery on the corner.
Two or three times a week a customer came in in whom she began to take an interest. He spoke English with a strong German accent. His clothes were worn and darned in places, and wrinkled and baggy in others. But he looked neat, and had very good manners.
1.He always bought two loaves of stale bread. Fresh bread was five cents a loaf. Stale ones were two for five. Never did he call for anything but stale bread.
Once Miss Martha saw a red and brown stain on his fingers. She was sure then that he was an artist and very poor. No doubt he lived in a attic painting pictures and ate stale bread.
Often when Miss Martha sat down to her chops and light rolls and jam and tea she would sigh, and wish that the gentle-mannered artist might share her tasty meal instead of eating his dry bread.
In order to test her theory as to his occupation, she brought from her room one day a painting that she had bought at a sale, and set it against the shelves behind the bread counter.
Two days afterward the customer came in. \
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How and kindly his eyes shone behind his spectacles! To be able to judge perspective at a glance -- and to live on stale bread! But genius often has to struggle before it is recognized. She thought he began to look thinner. 2. Her heart ached to add something good to eat to his meagre purchase, but her courage failed at the act. She did not dare affront him. She knew the pride of artists.
Miss Martha took to wearing her blue-dotted silk waist behind the counter. In the back room she cooked a mysterious compound of quince seeds and borax.
One day the customer came in as usual, and called for his stale loaves. 3. While Miss Martha was reaching for them, a fire-engine came lumbering past. He hurried to the door to look, as any one will. Suddenly inspired, Miss Martha seized the opportunity. With a bread knife Miss Martha made a deep slash in each of the stale loaves, inserted a generous quantity of butter, and pressed the loaves tight again.
When the customer turned once more she was tying the paper around them.
When he had gone, after an unusually pleasant little chat, Miss Martha smiled to herself. For a long time that day her mind dwelt on the subject. She imagined the scene when he should discover her little deception.
He would prepare for his luncheon of dry bread and water. He would slice into a loaf -- ah! Miss Martha blushed. Would he think of the hand that placed it there as he ate? Would he? The front door bell jangled viciously. Somebody was coming in, making a great deal of noise.
Martha hurried to the front. Two men were there. One was a young man smoking a pipe -- a man she had never seen before. 4. The other was her artist. His face was very red, his hat was on the back of his head, his hair was wildly rumpled. He clinched his two fists and shook them ferociously at Miss Martha. At Miss Martha.
\he shouted with extreme loudness; and then \or something like it in German.
Miss Martha leaned weakly against the shelves and laid one hand on her blue-dotted silk waist. The young man took the other by the collar.
\and then came back.
\you ought to be told, ma'am,\he said, \the row is about. That's Blumberger. He's an architectural draftsman. I work in the same office with him.
\been working hard for three months drawing a plan for a new city hall. It was a prize competition. He finished inking the lines yesterday. You know, a draftsman always makes his drawing in pencil first. When it's done he rubs out the pencil lines with handfuls of stale bread crumbs. That's better than India rubber.
\well, Blumberger's plan isn't good for anything now except to cut up into railroad sandwiches.\
Miss Martha went into the back room. She took off the blue-dotted silk waist and put on the old brown serge she used to wear. Then she poured the quince seed and borax mixture out of the window into the ash can.
65. Why did the customer always buy two loaves of stale bread? A. Because he was to poor to afford better ones.
B. Because the bread was more delicious and to his taste. C. Because the bread had a special usage for his work.
D. Because he wanted to create chances to see Miss Martha. 66. Which of the following can best describe Miss Martha?
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A. Sympathetic, dreamy and decisive B. Disciplined, ambitious and generous C. Proud, sensitive and conservative D. Practical, dependable and diligent 67. What does the ―blue-dotted silk waist‖symbolize? A. Miss Martha‘s fine appreciation for art. B. Miss Martha‘s affection for the customer. C. Miss Martha‘s strong sense of ceremony. D. Miss Martha‘s confidence in her baking skills
68. Which of the following sentences best forwards the plot? A. ① B. ② C. ③ D. ④ 69. Which of following sentences indicates the change of Miss Martha‘s feelings A. Curious→ excited→ lost→ relived. B. Curious→ hopeful→ frustrated → calm. C. Nervous→ delighted→ disappointed→ angry. D. Nervous→ satisfied→frightened→depressed. 70. What message does the story convey? A. All is well that ends well. B. Love grows with obstacles
C. Don‘t count your chickens before they are hatched. D. Don‘t measure other people‘s corn by your own bushel.
第四部分 任务型阅读（共10小题：每小题1分，满分10分）
请认真阅读下列短文，并根据所读内容在文章表格中的空格里填入一个最恰当的单词。 ．．
注意：请将答案写在答题纸上相应的题号的横线上。每个空格只填一个单词。
A living wall or a green wall is a garden that grows vertically rather than horizontally and can exist inside or outside the home. Any well-lit place inside your home makes a suitable environment. Indoor herb gardens are growing in popularity and thrive well in sunny kitchens. Any outside wall does as well. Green or living walls are beneficial to us in so many ways. I will discuss below, in simple terms, how these vertical gardens can protect your home and environment, save you energy and benefit your health.
Pollutants exist all around us both outdoors and indoors. Toxic fumes(有毒气体)go into the air we breathe through our air systems and can cause what we commonly call ―Sick Building Syndrome‖ Green or living walls can significantly clear up the toxins. While all plants absorb pollutants, there are certain plants that do so with much more efficiency. Even one plant can remove toxins from your home or building. However, the more plants are added, the more toxins are absorbed.
The plantings prevent dramatic temperature variation, which then prevents the building from corrosion(腐蚀) that results from expanding and contracting during extreme temperatures. These plants act as a natural insulation, keeping air inside the buildings cooler in the summer months and warmer during the winter months. The manner in which these vertical gardens are constructed allows the building to breathe and protects the walls from wind, harmful UV rays and corrosive rain. Besides, living walls and green roofs help to provide a natural environment for birds and butterflies.
Simply put, the plants on the building's exterior keep the building protected from the heat of the sun, thus keeping the building itself cooler so that less energy is employed when you are cooling the building. Interior green walls also greatly help to reduce energy use by helping to keep the interior cool. With each additional plant, energy consumption is reduced. Therefore, a room with hundreds of plants can see a temperature reduction of as much as 7℃. This is indeed significant! During the cold winter months these green walls have the opposite effect and act as insulation from bitter temperatures. The additional layer
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prevents heat from escaping, thus helping you to consume less gas or or oil.
Plants offer instant stress relief by softening the environment around us. They reduce noise and pollution. Gardens have an instant calming effect. In workplaces plants have been exploited to increase productivity, in the home they increase peace. They ease stress and tiredness, and offer rich oxygen. Gardens are strategically placed in hospitals for their calming benefits, which can lead to a patient's shortened stay. Try doubling the health benefits by building an eatable living wall in your kitchen. Absolutely, these greens will relax you and purify the air you breathe.
With so many benefits, why not build your own living wall?
Living Walls: How They Can Improve Your Home and Your Health Brief introduction A green wall, where plants grow well if there is sufficient(71) ___▲___, benefits your environment and health. As the air we breathe contains pollutants, choose the plants that can more (73)___▲___ remove harmful pollutants. The more plants you grow, the (74)___▲___ air you'll breathe. In addition to offering shelters for little birds and butterflies, green walls naturally act as(75) ___▲___ control to prevent your home from corrosion, which otherwise would damage your home. Green walls protect your building from the heat of the sun in summer and the (77) ___▲___ in winter. Accordingly, they allow you to (78) ___▲___ your gas or oil consumption. Plants make people (79) ___▲___ stressed and calmer, making the staff more productive and patients' recovery time(80) ___▲___. Improving indoor air (72) ___▲___ Protecting your building (76) ___▲___ energy Benefiting health
第五部分 书面表达（满分25分）
81.请认真阅读下面有关―不同年龄达到不同能力巅峰‖的研究结果，并根据要求用英语写一篇150字左右的文章。
―At almost any given age, most of us are getting better at some things and worse at others,‖ Joshua Hartshorne, an MIT cognitive science researcher and the lead author of a study looking at how intelligence changes as we age, told Business Insider.
The team behind that study quizzed thousands of people aged 10-90 on their ability to do things like remembering lists of words, recognizing faces. Their results suggest that no matter what your age, there‘s almost always a new peak on the horizon. 1. 用约30个单词概述图表和上文的主要内容； 2. 用约120个单词发表你的观点，内容包括：
（1）谈谈“不同年龄达到不同能力巅峰”这一研究发现的意义（至少两点）； （2）结合自身实际，说明如何在现阶段把握你的优势。 【写作要求】
（1） 须表明个人观点，同时提供理由或依据；
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（2） 阐述观点或提供论据时，不得直接引用原文中的句子； （3） 文中不能出现真实姓名和学校名称； （4） 不必写标题。 【评分标准】
内容完整，语言规范，语篇连贯，词数适当。
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南京市、盐城市2018届高三年级第二次模拟考试
英语参考答案
2018.03
第一部分 听力理解（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）
1-5 CABBC 6-10 AACBA 11-15 CBACB 16-20 ABCBA 第二部分 英语知识运用（共35小题；每小题1分，满分35分）
21-25 BDADC 26-30 ACBAD 31-35 DCBAC 36-40 BACCD 41-45 CDCBA 46-50 CADBD 51-55 DABBC 第三部分 阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）
56-57 DB 58-60 CAC 61-64 DABA 65-70 CABCBD 第四部分 任务型阅读（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分） 71. light/sunshine
72. quality / condition 75. temperature
73. efficiently 76. Saving/Conserving 79. less
74. cleaner/better/fresher 77. coldness/cold 80. shorter/shortened
78. lower/reduce/decrease/lessen
第五部分 书面表达（满分25分）
81. One possible version
A research, which involves thousands of subjects aged 10-90, reveals that people reach different capacity peaks at different ages with teenagers blessed with good memories and the elderly possessing a large vocabulary. (32 words)
The remarkable findings of the research are extremely beneficial. To begin with, clearly understanding their own strengths, people of different ages can develop their potential to the fullest. For instance, middle-aged adults have the greatest capacity to stay focused and work
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