B) Luke has decided to give up his challenge because it hardly changed his life
C) Luke is making his life's work about helping others and he has set up thousands of charities D) Luke is National Philanthropy Manager now and continues his Good Deed challenge in
2015.
B. Choose the words or expressions and complete the passage（选择最恰当的单词或词语完成短文)（12分）
If you are reading a novel for school rather than just for fun, you need to get organized. Here are a few tips.
First, make notes. Write notes in pencil in the book, but also write separate notes on a small piece of paper. 75 characters. What do they do in the novel? What do they want? Everything that we are told about a character can help us to 76 them, from their appearance (外貌) to the kind of food they eat.
It is also a great help to be able to tell yourself the story after you have read it. Therefore, the order of the story and the plot are 77 . You'd better make a quick note of what happens in each chapter when you read. This will help you to bring the things you have noticed about character, background, language and so on together.
78 , themes (主题). These are ideas that the novel explores. Perhaps love is a major theme, or justice (公正), or redemption (救赎). 79 that you know the themes of the novel and what the author is saying about them.
What's more, novels are made up of language. 80 use language in a special way to make their novels work. They may use metaphors (比喻), invent symbols, or show different characters' personalities through their speech styles.
In addition, the point of view the story is told from is a very important tool for a novelist. Is a novel told in the third person, or from the point of view of one of its characters? There are many different ways to show a point of view, and they have a great effect on the reader's experience of a story.
75. A) Have pity on B) Get along with C) Pay attention to D) Take care of 76. A) attract B) understand C) discuss D) examine 77. A) popular B) wonderful C) strange D) important 78. A) Finally B) However C) Next D) For example 79. A) Make sure B) Turn out C) Think of D) Show off 80. A) Writers B) Teachers C) Readers D) Students
C) Read the passage and fill in the blanks with proper words（在短文的空格内填入适当的词，使其内容通顺，每空格限填一词，首字母已给):（14分）
How many people travel every year? Perhaps the moment you are reading this story, more than 100 airplanes will have taken off all over the world. Today, with more c 81 transport and smarter planning tools, travelling is becoming simpler than ever. It won't be too long before many changes of travel will be available. Here are some trends we can expect in the next ten years!
● Travel planning in your hand
With the help of technology, making plans for your trip is in your hand! Your phones are becoming even smarter. You can a 82 simple things like flight times and numbers to your phone calendar and set a reminder (提醒). If you want to find local food or a museum, just turn on an app. Isn't that advanced (先进的)? For example, Google Cardboard is a cheap virtual reality
device (虚拟现实装置) that is used with your smartphone. It makes you feel like you're r 83 there. If you want to visit the Eiffel Tower in Pads, the device will lead you to the tower and show you the way to get in.
● Airports make a difference
The picture of a chaotic (混乱的) airport is d 84 . Maybe we won't see it any longer. Future airport designs aim to focus on a local feel. Travelers will be greeted by local artworks as they wait for their luggage. They will also provide local street food in waiting areas. Now we have some good e 85 . Travelers can enjoy a mini-jungle inside Kuala Lumpur International Airport. The library in Amsterdam Airport Schiphol also gives travelers a unique experience. How should other airports show their local features in the future?
● The rise of experience hotels
In the future, travelers may not always stay in normal rooms. They have started to find some i 86 places to make their travel experiences more colorful. Can you imagine swinging into a treehouse by a zipline (滑索)? You can find o 87 in Laos (老挝). How about sleeping in a Trojan Horse? Just go to Belgium. Travelers will look for more fun experiences from their accommodation (住宿) in coming years.
D．Answer the questions（根据短文内容回答下列问题）（12分）
After picking up the Oscar Award for Best Actor on January 23, 2015, Eddie Redmayne, 33, has joined the ranks of the best in show business. Playing professor Stephen Hawking in The Theory of Everything (《万物理论》)even received a arm message from Hawking himself. \在推特上说). \
The son of a banker, Redmayne took acting classes from a young age. He attended the Eton school with Prince William and studied art history at Cambridge, and won his first theater award in 2004. But the freckle-faced (脸上长满雀斑的) actor waited until The Theory of Everything for his first leading role.
Redmayne was excited and nervous when he got the chance. To play a great thinker is Challenging for any actor. Playing Hawking requires even more courage because the world famous physicist was diagnosed (诊断) with ALS (肌肉缩侧索硬化症), a muscle disease with no cure, at age 21.
He spent four months studying Hawking's life and watched every documentary he could find on the scientist. He also met with more than 30 patients to understand how ALS affected Hawking. He lost 15 pounds (6.8 kg) for the role and grew long fingernails after learning this was Hawking's habit.
Upon winning the Best Actor award, Redmayne also won the audiences' hearts. His emotions were on full display as he walked up to the stage, before announcing, \lucky, lucky man. This Oscar belongs to all of those people around the world battling ALS?'
The humble (谦虚的) actor had a message for Stephen Hawking: \me of the power of love and the will to live every second of your life as fully as possible.\88. Did Redmayne win the OscarAward for Best Actor? (1’)
______________________________________________________________ 89. Which character did he play in The Theory of Everything? (2’)
He ___________________________________________________________. 90. When did Redmayne win his first theatre award? (2’)
______________________________________________________________ 91. How long did it take Redmayne to study Hawking's life? (2’)
It ____________________________________________________________.
92. Why did Redmayne say that this Oscar belonged to all of those people around the world battling ALS? (2’)
______________________________________________________________
93. What can we learn from the two sides Redmayne wrote for Stephen Hawking? (3’) ______________________________________________________________
VII. Writing (作文): (20分)
94. Please write at least 60 words about the topic \请以“我希望家里的一个变化”为题，写一篇不少于60个字的短文。要求内容切题、语言地道、表达流畅。)
Suggested questions: (以下问题仅供参考) ● What is the change?
● Why do you dream the change?
● What will the change probably bring you ?
(注意：文中不得出现任何姓名、校名及其它相关信息，否则不予评分。)
金山区2015年初三英语二模练习（十）
听力原文和参考答案
Part 1 A.
1. Jessica would like to be a dancer when she grows up. (A) 2. The 31st Olympic Games will be held in Brazil in 2016. (H) 3. The earth is our home and we must take good care of it. (G) 4. People exchanged e-envelope on WeChat this spring festival. (B) 5. These days more schools are having football classes. (F) 6. Prince William visited elephant protection base in Yunnan Province. (E) B.
7. M: You look upset, Mary. What's wrong with you? W: I've lost the key to my bike. Q: What did the girl lose? (D) 8. M: Is it Tuesday today?
W: No, it is already Wednesday. Tomorrow we'll have our English party. Q: When will they have an English party? (C) 9. W: When do you usually get up, David?
M: I usually get up at ten past six. What about you, Doris?
W: I often get up at twenty past six. But yesterday I got up at a quarter to six. Q: When did Doris get up yesterday? (C) 10. W: Excuse me, do you have any blue coat in Size 40? M: Sorry, we've sold out.
Q: What's the possible relationship between the two speakers? (B) 11. W: What are you doing, Jack? M: I... I'm drawing, Miss Green.
W: Oh, let me see. It's a nice picture. But would you mind doing it after my class? M: I'm sorry.
Q: When does this dialogue probably take place? (A) 12. M: Mum, we've bought so many things. I'm very tired and hungry. W: Oh, it's time for lunch. Let's have a rest.
M: Ok, shall we go to the Pizza hut? It's on the first floor. W: All right.
Q: What are they going to do? (D) 13. W: You seem to enjoy the trip. I guess you're used to traveling by train. M: You're right. My company has business in many cities.
W: It's not an easy job. You have to travel a lot to find more customers. M: Yes, but I enjoy doing it.
Q: What can you learn from the dialogue? (C) 14. M: You look tired, Sue. You'd better go to see the doctor.
W: I'm busy going over my lessons these days. We're going to have final exams. But I'll take your advice.
Q: What does the girl mean? C.
(B)
Did you bury yourself in usual homework this winter holiday? Well, that's not the case for all. Some students want to show you their special homework !
Liu Tongtong, 14, from Shandong:
One of our homework was really strange. We couldn't play on our phones for at least seven days. To be honest, I felt very surprised when I heard the news. I need it to log on my QQ, WeChat and do many other things! However, things turned out to be better than I thought. I helped clean the house and did some shopping with my parents. Life was also happy and colourful. Believe me, you can also do it.
Yang Qiushi, 13, from Jiangsu:
Our teacher asked us to play outdoors and record it in our diary. So I went to my grandparents' in the country. There, I saw crops like wheat, peanuts, potatoes and so on. I learned how to recognize them from the leaves.
It was a really interesting and meaningful piece of homework! Li Jie, 15, from Hebei:
This winter holiday, to learn a skill from our parents was one of our homework. I chose to learn to cook from my mom After being burned several times, I finally learned how to make my favorite dish, fried chicken wings. And I'm so happy about it.
Zhou Zirun, 13, from Anhui:
Our homework came from our PE teacher. Can you believe that? He asked us to take exercise every week and take photos. My father dragged me to play soccer with his friends! I was so slow and weak, and I couldn't even touch the ball! So I practiced almost every day and now, I can already join them and sometimes even score! (15. F 16. T 17. T 18. F 19. F 20.T) D.
In this week's Fun Programme, Nancy and Eric will talk about movies. (W: Nancy M: Eric) W: I'm Nancy. M: I'm Eric.
W&M: Welcome to our Fun Programme. W: Eric, today, let's talk about movies. M: That's a good idea. W: What kind of movies do you like? M: Um, I love comedy movies. And for me, the most important thing about a movie is if it
has good dialogue and if it has good writing. So I don't care about special effects. It just doesn't interest me. I think they're terrible.
W: Terrible! M: Yeah. What kind of movies do you like, Nancy? W: Detective. M: Oh. So you like movies that require imagination? W: Exactly. M: Now, since we're talking about movies, India has a very big movie industry, Bollywood.
Do you like the Bollywood movies?
W:
Yes, it's great. Bollywood makes about 3,000 movies each year -- 100 times more than Hollywood. I guess a lot of people in the whole world like it a lot. Lots of actors, so much drama, and I guess a lot of music and dancing and it's just so different from Hollywood movies. I guess for the reality, I prefer the Hollywood movie and if you just want to have some fun, it would be Bollywood movies.
M: Yeah. W: I'm crazy behind movies. M: Are you? W: Of course. I don't like getting disturbed when I'm watching a movie. I'm a person who
likes watching a movie very quietly.
M: Ah, I couldn't agree more. I prefer going with someone who also likes watching movies
quietly. ! want to see the beginning, and I want to see the end.
W: Me too. Once I begin, I really want to go till the end. I can't stop it in the middle and say,
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M: Yeah, which do you prefer, watching it at the cinema, or on DVD at home? W: At home. What about you? M: Right. The same thing.
W&M: That's all for today's programme. See you next week!
(21. special effects 22. big industry 23. about 3/three 24. very quietly 25. at home) Part II
26. B 27. D 28. A 29. C 30. B 31. B 32. C 33. A 34. C 35. B 36. A 37. B 38. B 39. D 40. C 41. D 42. C 43. D 44. C 45. A 46. B 47. D 48. E 49. A 50. A 51. C 52. E 53. B 54. twelve 55. ourselves 56. radios 57. amusement 58. artist 59. dishonest 60. politely 61. produce 62. Did... have 63.is published 64.when.,.would 65.How much 66. depend on 67.wider than
68. The boy is tall enough to reach the book on the shelf. Part III
(A) 69. C 70. B 71. D 72. B 73. D 74. D (B) 75. C 76. B 77. D 78. C 79. A 80. A (C) 81. convenient 82. add 83.really 84.disappearing 85. examples 86. interesting 87. one (D) 88. Yes, he did.
89. He played (professor) Stephen Hawking. 90. (He won his first theatre award) in 2004.
91. It took Redmayne four months(to study Hawking's life).
92. Because he acted as Stephen Hawking in The Theory of Everything and Hawking was
diagnosed with ALS. 93. Any acceptable answer. VII. 94. 略。