山西省“晋商四校”高三上学期联考——英语英语

山西省“晋商四校”2015届高三上学期联考英语试题本试卷满分：150分考试时间：100分钟命题单位：榆次一中祁县中学命题人：王晋俞闫生寿第一卷（共100分）第一部分：阅读理解（共两节，满分60分）第一节(共15小题；每小题3分，满分45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。

APatricia was worried. She had a job interview, and she wanted to look good. She decided to get some new clothes. The store owner, Pallas Hansen, helped Patricia find a suit. But when she left the store, she didn’t pay for the suit!How could Patricia do this? She was in a special store called Career Closet in San Jose, California. Pallas Hansen and Charlotte Krumwiede started this nonprofit store to help women. They knew that many women don’t find jobs because they don’t have the right clothes for a job interview. Women who don’t have a lot of money have to use th eir money to buy food and clothes for their children. They can’t buy clothes for themselves.Pallas and Charlotte started the store in 1992 after the y heard about a store like this in Chicago .Volunteers work in the store. Working women donate most of the clothes to the store. This makes it possible for the customers at Career Closet to get clothes for free.Career Closet has helped 2,500 San Jose women, but clothes aren’t the only things women get at the store. They also get confidence. Patricia is 36 yeas old. Her husband was hurt in an accident, and Patricia needed a job to support her seven children. She went to Career Closet and got a jacket, a skirt, and a blouse. “The whole day made me feel special,” she said. Patricia was a success at her interview, and she got the job. One reason why she got it was that she was wearing the right clothes for the workplace.Pallas says,” I love this job. Sixty percent of the women get jobs. It’s like being a fairy god-mother.”1. What do the women get besides clothes at Career Closet?A. MoneyB. ShoesC. ChancesD. Confidence.2. Where do the clothes at Career Closet come from?A. V olunteers working in the storeB. Working womenC. Pallas Hansen and Charlotte KrumwiedeD. Patricia3. We can know from the passage that ____________.A. dressing properly in working place is important.B. women need to wear fashionable dress for work.C. women are trained for the interview in Pallas’s shop.D. women get the job training in Pallas’s shop.4. The best title for the passage might be _____.A. Job InterviewB. FashionC. Dress for SuccessD. Getting Clothes Free of ChargeB.Talking TaxisMany people think New York is a noisy city. In fact, scientists who study noise say that the average noise level in New York is 72.5 decibels. This is a little louder than normal conversation, which is 65 decibels. The noise level comes from having so many people and cars in the same area.Now even the insides of taxis are noisy. When you get into a taxi, you hear the voice of a well-known opera singer, sports announcer, or Broadway actress giving instructions. That’s right. The voice of a famous person tells you what to do. One popular singe r gives this message: “Cats have nine lives, but you have only one, so buckle your seat belt!” Other voices say things such as “Don’t forget to collect all your belongings.” (People often leave hats, umbrellas, and briefcases in taxis.)There is a good reason for the messages. There are more than 12000 cabs in New York, and every year taxis get into more than 15000 accidents. In an accident, people who don’t wear seat belts hit the partition(分隔物) in the taxi. They can bruise（使青肿）their foreheads or break their noses or chins. Every year, about 11000 people are injured in this way.Many people are annoyed by the voices. Cabdrivers in particular dislike the messages. “I play the messages 12 hours a day. I hear the same voices 60 times a day. It makes me crazy, ” says Amir, a 45-year-old cabdriver. “But if I don’t play the messages, I get fined $100.” A lot of passengers complain, too. “It is too much noise,” says a passenger. “I asked the driver to turn off the message, but he said he can’t.”Other people think the voices are a great idea. One taxi driver says, “People like to hear the famous voices, and they put on their seat belts more often.” And passengers from out of town really like the idea. “Most of the time, taxi drivers are in a bad mood,” says Melani e Benton, who visits New York often on business. “It’s nice to hear a cheerful voice when you get into a cab.”5. It can be inferred from the passage that a taxi driver hears the same voices_____ every day.A. about 5 times an hourB. about 6 times an hourC. about 50 times an hourD. about 60 times an hour6. What will possibility happen when the passengers don’t wear seat belts?A. The driver will be fined.B. The driver will be complained.C. The passengers will be injuredD. The passengers will be fined7. The author of this passage seems to believe that_____.A. New York is the noisiest city in the US.B. Messages played by taxi drivers are useless.C. Messages in taxis should be voiced by famous people.D. V oices from taxi partly caused the high noise level of New York.8. What does the underlined sentence in Paragraph 2 imply?A. Cats live longer than manB. Cats are stronger than man.C. Man like cats.D.Human beings should value their lives.CHealth, Wellness and the Politics of Food9:00 a.m.---9:45 a.m. Blue TentPanelists(问答小组成员)：Jami Bernard, David Kamp, Marion Nestle, and Peter Singer.Hosted by Denise Grady, science writer for The New York Times.How does what we eat not only affect our bodies, but also the world? The food and nutrition experts debate the role that the diet plays in both personal and global health, and present a look at food politics. Sports Writing: For the Love of the Game9:50 a, m. ---10:35 a. m. Blue tentPanelists: Christine Brennan, Ira Rosen, Joe Wallace and Joe Drape.Hosted by William C. Rhoden, sports writer for The New York Times.Whether catching that key moment of victory or defeat, or covering breaking news, sports writers are anything but audience. Listen as some professionals discuss the special experience in reporting of sports news.The Art of the Review11:15 a. m.---12:00 a. m. Green TentPanelists: John Freeman, Barry Gwen, David Orr, Celia McGee and Jennifer SchusterHosted by Sam Tanenhaus, editor for the Book Review of The New York Times.How much of an effect does the book review have on book sales? Join this group of critics as they discuss the reality of book reviews and bestseller lists, and how they choose books for review.New York Writers, New York stories3:00 p.m.---3:45 p.m. Green TentPanelists: Cindy Adams, Richard Cohen, Ric Klass and Lauren Redniss.Hosted by Clyde Haberman, columnist (专栏作家) for the City Section of The New York Times.Join this inspiring group of New York---centric writers as they talk about why New York is a gold mine of ideas for their work.9.Sam Tanenhaus is in charge of __________.A.The Art of the ReviewB.Health, Wellness and the Politics of FoodC.New York Writers, New York storiesD.Sports Writing: For the Love of the Game10.All the four activities _________.A.are about writingB. will last 45 minutes eachC.can be attended freelyD. will attract many readers11.We can learn from the text that________.A.Sports writers are a type of audienceB.The New York Times is popularC.Denise Grady will discuss politicsD.Book reviews may affect book salesDIf teens reduce the salt they take in every day by 3,000 milligrams(mg), they would cut their risk of heart disease and stroke(中风) greatly in adulthood, researchers say.Based on the results of a computer modeling analysis, researchers found that a 3,000 mg reduction in sodium(钠) by teenagers could reduce hypertension by 30 percent to 43 percent when they become adults.Hypertension, or high blood pressure, is a common condition that may have no symptoms for years, but can eventually cause serious health conditions, including heart attack and stroke.Other benefits over time as teens hit 50 years of age include a 7 percent—12 percent reduction in coronary heart disease(冠心病) ，an 8 percent—14 percent reduction in heart attack, and a 5 percent—8 percent reduction in stroke.Fast food typically contains too much sodium. One bag of Nacho Cheese Doritos has 310 milligrams. Pizza is one of the biggest problems for teens when it comes to sodium, according to the data from the National Center for Health Statistics.“The additional benefit of lower salt intake early is that we can hopefully change the expectations of how food should taste, ideally to something slightly less salty,” says Dr. Kirsten Bobbins-Domingo, the lead author of the study and associate professor of medicine at the University of California, San Francisco.“Most of the salt we eat is not from our salt shaker(盐瓶)，but salt that is already added in food that we eat,” she added.12.Which is a benefit of a low sodium diet according to the text?A.No risk of heart disease.B. Smaller chance of stroke.C.Low blood pressure.D. Slightly more heart attacks.13.According to the text, 3,000 mg less salt intake daily will reduce hypertension by ___ adulthood.A.7%--12%B. 8%--14%C. 30%--43%D. 5%--8%14.What does Dr. Kirsten Bobbins-Domingo mean in the last two paragraphs?A. A lower sodium diet can get teenagers used to less salty food.B. A good eating habit can help teens have less junk food.C.Teens should avoid pizzas and other salty food.D.We can add more salt from our salt shaker to the food.15.Which of the following can be the best title for the text?A.Diet and Health.B.Sodium Brings Health Concerns.C.Teens Cutting Salt for Healthier Adulthood.D. A cause of Hypertension.第二节（共5小题；每小题3分，满分15分）根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出最佳选项。