山西晋中市四校高三上学期期中联考英语试卷

If you have a little child, who hates sitting in a car seat, then the FreedomRide is the answer to your problem.
Would you want to be stuck in an unchangeable position every time you’re in the car? No. You wouldn’t.
When an adult sits in a car for any length of time, we stretch, we change the position, we move our legs again and again. We do this without thinking. But kids in a traditional car seat can’t do this. They are stuck in one position, and they can’t move. We move because the circulation of blood needs to be recovered in our legs as we sit in the same position for any longer.
In a traditional car seat, the child can’t move to reduce the pain, so it puts them in anger.
The FreedomRide lets them have a little freedom, and still be safe. The 5-Point Harness(背带)gives them additional safety over a traditional child car seat.
I am the Webmaster for islandbreeze.com, and when JoeySafe asked us to redo their website, I was attracted by this system. That is because I have two small children, both girls, aged 3 and 4 and we obviously use car seats. I lived in Southern California, and every couple of months, my wife, the girls and I, go to see grandma who lives in Nevada. It’s a 5-hour drive, so the FreedomRide works well. Our trips are so much better now, especially since there is more room in the car without the car seats.
The FreedomRide really did make it easier to go on trips. The only thing you need when you use the JoeySafe instead of your old child car seat is a pillow. Besides, my kids want to take a pillow anyway! As a dad, I feel safe driving with the kids in the FreedomRide. I am a very safety-oriented person.
From the text we can infer the FreedomRide is a _______.

The FreedomRide is likely to be designed for________.

The purpose of the last two paragraphs may be to ________.

The next part following the last paragraph may mention________.

If you see a group of people dancing and singing on the street or in the railway station, you don't need to feel surprised. They are a flash mob(暴民). Who are they? Are they mobs? Don't be confused by their name. Actually, a flash mob is a group of people who gather suddenly in a public place, do something unusual for a brief period of time, and then quickly disappear.
They are usually organized with the help of the Internet or other digital communications networks. The messages may be sent to friends, who send to more people. At a predetermined time, they gather and perform some activities such as exchanging books, coming together to look at the sky, waving their hands and yelling something at the top of their voice for 30 seconds. Then, they quickly disappear before the police can arrive. Using mobile phones, the flash mob can change its place if the first one has been cancelled for any reason.
Bill Wasik, senior editor of Harper's Magazine, organized the first flash mob in Manhattan in May 2003 and the first successful flash mob gathered on June 3, 2003. Wasik claimed that he created the flash mob as a social experiment designed to laugh at fashion seekers and stress the cultural atmosphere of wanting to be an insider or part of “the next big thing”.
Flash mob gatherings can sometimes shock people. Such an activity might seem amusing and magical, but it also might frighten people who are not aware of what is taking place. Undoubtedly, flash mob can serve as good political tools and have great potential, such as using flash mob to advertise a product.
The flash mob is now becoming more and more popular. People use it to do many things. For example, in 2009, Michael Jackson’s fans took part in a flash mob to remember him. Hundreds of his fans gathered singing and dancing Michael’s famous song “Beat It” together. Flash mobs give people from all walks of life an opportunity to come together to create a memory.
What is NOT the feature of the flash mob?

How do flash mobs inform one another?
①By using the Internet.
②By writing letters.
③By yelling.
④By waving hands.
⑤By using mobile phones.
⑥By holding a meeting.

Why did Bill Wasik create the flash mob?

What can we learn about the flash mob from the passage?

Americans get some of their news and entertainment from public television and radio. These public media receive money to operate from private citizens, organizations and government. Many of their programs are educational. But most of the American media are run by businesses for profit. These privately owned media have changed greatly in recent years. Newspapers, magazines and traditional broadcast television organizations have lost some of their popularity. At the same time, online, cable and satellite media have increased in numbers and strength. So have media that serve racial groups and those communicating in foreign languages.
In general, more media than ever now provide Americans with news and entertainment. At the same time, fewer owners control them. Huge companies have many holdings(股份). In some areas, one company controls much of the media. One dramatic change in American media is the increased success of cable television. It comes into most homes over wires. It does not use the public airwaves to present programs, as broadcast television does. Like broadcast television, most cable television programs perform advertisements. This is true although people must pay to see cable television in their homes. Thirty years ago, few people had cable. Today, about sixty-eight percent of American homes have cable television. Television by satellite also is gaining popularity.
Over the years, traditional broadcast organizations have tried to appeal to as many watchers as possible. Many cable companies, however, present programs for one special group of viewers. For example, there are cable stations for people who like books, cooking, travel, golf or comedy.
Which of the following is true about American public media?

Which of the following properly shows the change in these privately owned media?

From the second paragraph, we learn that           .

What would be the best title for the text?

"Have you ever been out on a boat and felt it lifted up by a wave? Or have you jumped in the water and felt the rush of energy as waves came over you.?" asked Jamie Taylor of the Wave Energy Group at the University of Edinburgh. "There is certainly a lot of energy in waves," he said. Scientists are working to use that energy to make electricity. Most waves are created when winds blow across the ocean. "The wind starts out by making little ripples (涟漪), but if they keep on blowing, those ripples get bigger and bigger and turn into waves," Taylor said. "Waves are one of nature's ways of picking up energy and then sending it off on a journey." When waves come toward the shore, people can set up dams to block the water and send it through a large wheel called a turbine (涡轮机). The turbine can then power an electrical generator to produce electricity.
"The resource is huge," said Janet Swain of the World Watch Institute. "We will never run out of wave power." Besides, wave energy does not create the same pollution as other energy sources, such as oil or coal. Oceans cover three-quarters of the Earth's surface---that would make wave power seem ideal for creating energy throughout the world, though there are some weak points yet to overcome.
Swain said that wave power still costs too much money. She also said that its effects on sea animals are still unknown. What is more, wave power could affect fishing and boat traffic. Traditional sources of energy like oil and gas may someday run out. "Demand for energy to power our TVs and computers, drive our cars, and heat and cool our homes is rising rapidly throughout the world," Swain said. In the future when you turn on a light, an ocean wave could be providing the electricity!
The underlined phrase "picking up" is closest in meaning to ______.

We can make better use of wave energy if we ______.

It can be inferred that some day we might not worry about ______.

根据短文内容，从短文后的七个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。
When your pet is sick, you know it needs medication. But pets, like babies, don't know the pill you want them to take will help them.      Here are some tips to help get your pet to take liquid medicine.
     If the answer is yes, then your easiest path is to mix it with canned food. First give your hungry pet a small amount of canned food without the medication. It's important that the pet nibbles (一点一点地吃) at the food and sees that there's nothing wrong.
Next, while the pet is still hungry, mix the medication in a small amount of food and present it. Repeat as necessary to get the entire dose (剂量)down.    If the pet decides not to finish the meal, the dose will be wasted.
If the chemist says the medication cannot be taken with food, you need a syringe (注射器) or a dropper (滴管) to get the liquid down your pet's throat.
  Keep a cheerful tone in your voice so the pet doesn't sense your stress or hesitation. Position your pet where it cannot run away, perhaps having a dog sit with his back against a wall or chair ---- or a cat on your lap.
   Use your other hand to insert the syringe or dropper between the cheek and back teeth. Slowly squeeze the medication so the pet won't choke. Try to keep your pet's mouth closed for about 30 seconds until you see it has swallowed. If your pet is being obstinate (倔强的) , stroke (抚摸) its throat gently or blow on the face.
Be sure you end the process with praise and perhaps a treat so your pet will not associate medication with a bad experience.

E. Never mix the medication with the full meal.
F. They just know it smells funny and they don't want it.
G. Don’t force your pet to swallow all the medicine

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从41~60各小题所给的四个选项A、B、C和D中，选出一个最佳答案。
One effective way of destroying happiness is to look at something and focus on even the smallest fault. It’s like looking at the tiled(铺瓦) ceiling and concentrating on the space where one tile is      .
Once I heard a bald man said, “whenever I enter a room       I see is hair.” Once you’ve       what your missing tile is, explore whether acquiring it will       make you happy. Then do one of the three things: Get it, replace it with a different      , or forget about it and       the tiles in your life that are not missing.
We all know people who have a relatively       life, yet are essentially unhappy while people who have suffered a great deal but       remain happy.
The first       is gratitude. All happy people are      . Ungrateful people cannot be happy. We tend to think that being unhappy leads people to      , but it’s truer to say that complaining leads people to becoming unhappy.
The second secret is       that happiness is a byproduct of something else. The most obvious________are those pursuits that give our lives purpose—anything       studying insects to playing baseball. The more passions we have, the more happiness we are       to experience.
Finally, the belief that something permanent goes beyond us and that our  ________  has some larger meaning can help us to feel happier. We  ________  a spiritual faith, or a philosophy; it should       this truth: if you choose to find the ________  in every situation, you will be blessed, and if you choose to find the awful, you will be cursed. As with happiness itself, this is   ________   your decision to make.

A．different B．missing C．short D．broken

A．nothing B．none C．all D．anything

A．determined B．predicted C．assumed D．imagined

A．completely B．naturally C．hopefully D．really

A．tile B．brick C．ceiling D．house

A．look on B．focus on C．count on D．rely on

A．peaceful B．difficult C．easy D．ordinary

A．certainly B．merely C．hardly D．generally

A．secret B．factor C．rule D．key

A．wealthy B．grateful C．proud D．generous

A．upset B．quarrel C．complain D．depress

A．admitting B．assuming C．proving D．realizing

A．sources B．results C．answers D．goals

A．among B．from C．through D．for

A．probable B．possible C．likely D．capable

A．value B．destination C．survival D．existence

A．need B．lack C．demand D．expect

A．involve B．include C．absorb D．mean

A．worst B．best C．positive D．negative

A．absolutely B．totally C．exactly D．largely

阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容(不多于3个单词，)或括号内单词的正确形式。
Singles’ Day falls on November 11th every year in China,    is recognized as a day for people who have no girlfriend or boyfriend. Couples and lovers have Valentine’s Day in      (celebrate) of their love, but how about the singles? There must be a day they can celebrate even without a partner. That’s     people created Singles’ Day.
On Singles’ Day many singles choose to say goodbye to their single lives,     (attend) blind date parties, and some people even decide to get      (marry) with strangers.    this day has recently become more of a time for shopping, because many shops online will give customers great discount      (promote) their goods.
More and more people are     (will) to shop online to get what they want, and I am one of them. I just can’t help buying things       I need them or not.      (honest) speaking, some of the things that I bought have been put aside forever in my closet.

短文改错
假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加： 在缺词处加一个漏字符号 (∧), 并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除： 把多余的词用斜线 (﹨) 划掉。
修改： 在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意： 1. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
2. 只允许修改10处，多者(从第11处起)不计分。
Though born into an ordinary family, Pitt showed her interest in filming at an early age. After he leaves high school, he went to university to study law. Because he loved filming more than law, shortly after he was going to graduate, he dropped out to beginning a new life. With only 325 dollars in hand, he worked sometimes as a porter or a waiter. Pitt made his firstly appearance in a film in 1990. He cared less about good roles than money. After reading a screenplay of Legends of the Fall, he attracted by the role. He asked for lower pay and was willing to work in hard condition in the film, that turned out to be a big success.

书面表达
假如你是李华，你的美国网友Peter打算到中国留学，他写信询问怎样才能受到中国高校的青睐。请你根据下列要点给对方写一封回信：
1. 语言是道硬门槛；  2. 适应能力很重要；  3. 看重兴趣爱好。
注意： 1. 词数100左右；
2. 开头语和结束语已为你写好，不计入总词数。
Dear Peter,
In your letter you mentioned how to get the preference of Chinese iniversities.
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Best wishes and good luck!
Yours,
Mike