establish their fame as an \．For example, a successful salesperson hoping to become an inspiring speaker on selling may pay a ghostwriter to write a book on sales techniques．Often the author is paying to have the book published．And this type of book is typically given away to people as a promotional(促销) tool, rather than being sold in bookstores．
93. Is a ghostwriter a writer who is employed to write for others, especially for celebrities？ _______________________________________________________________. 94. Why do many celebrities or public figures use ghostwriters?
_______________________________________________________________. 95. In what person are celebrity books usually ghostwritten?
_______________________________________________________________. 96. How do the publishing companies do to increase sales of a “how-to” books? _______________________________________________________________. 97. Whose book is mainly given away to people as a promotional tool?
_______________________________________________________________. 98. What’s your opinion about a ghostwriter?
_______________________________________________________________.
VII. Writing (作文): (共20分)
99．Write at least 60 words on the topic “__________ changed my mind”
(根据所给的英文提示，以“……改变了我的想法”为题写一篇不少于60个词的短文) Suggested questions:
? Who / What changed your mind?
? How did him / her / it / they change your mind? ? What do you make up your mind to do now?
中考模拟卷15
第一大题：根据你听到的内容, 选出相应的图片。
1. In the history book, there are many pictures of Parthenon Temple. The temple is beautiful. 2. Mount Tai, with its magnificence and natural beauty, is famous for its rich culture. 3. During this summer holiday, Lucy went to Paris and saw the Eiffel Tower. 4. Last year, my father went to Egypt and he saw many Pyramids. 5. The place I want to visit first is Fiji. I love the sea and the coconut trees.
6. My uncle told me a story last night. It was about the famous Trojan horse. 第二大题：根据你听到的对话和问题，选出最恰当的答案。 7. M: You look worried, Betty. What’s the matter?
W: There will be a history test next Monday. I haven’t prepared for it yet! M: Don’t worry! There are still three days. I can help you go over the lessons. Q: What does Betty worry about? 8. W: Have you ever been to Egypt, Ken?
M: No, I haven’t. But my father has been there twice. W: What did he say about Egypt?
M: He said the pyramids of Egypt are wonderful. Q: How many times has Ken’s father been to Egypt? 9. M: Who is that woman with long black hair? W: She is Miss Smith, the Greek teacher of Class 4. M: Is she Greek? W: No, she is American. Q: Where is Miss Smith from?
10. M: Do you know who won the 800-metre race in the Athens Olympics? W: Kelly Holmes. Is that right?
M: Yes. She is 41 years old. And she retired. She said she had been badly affected by the death of a man who was her doctor. She visited him in Ireland, and he passed away after parting. Q: Why did Kelly retire?
11. W: What’s this? It looks strange.
M: Look at the label. It says it is a cup of the ancient time. W: Let me see... Oh! It was made hundreds of years ago! M: Yes. It is very interesting.
Q: Where does the dialogue probably happen?
12. W: Pardon me, officer. I want to go to City Park. Would you please tell me how to get there? M: Yes, I would like to. City Park is about two hundred and fifty metres from here. Do you want to take a bus or walk? W: Well, I’d like to walk if it is not very far.
M: All right. Go straight along this street. Turn left at the second turn and walk about five minutes. Then you’ll see the City Park. W: Thank you very much, officer. Q: How far is City Park from here? 13. W: Can I help you?
M: Yes. Do you have any travel maps?
W: Yes, we have maps of China, maps of Asia and maps of the world. They are 13 yuan, 14 yuan and 15 yuan each.
M: Well, I’m going abroad for a holiday. I need one of Europe. W: Sorry, we don’t have one. Is the map of the world OK? M: Oh, yes, please.
Q: What kind of map did the man buy at last? 14. W: Hello. Lisa speaking.
M: Hello, this is Brian. I’ve finished my math homework. But I can’t remember the other homework for today.
W: Oh, you have finished your math homework? There isn’t any math homework today. What did you do?
M: What? I finished all the exercises on Page 34.
W: Oh, no. You needn’t have done them. You should finish the English article first. And those who don’t hand it in tomorrow will have to stay after school. Q: What should Brian finish first? 15. M: You are welcome. Bye!
W: Hi, honey! Who are you talking to?
M: Aunt Julie. Mum, do you remember her daughter, Katie? W: Of course. She is a lovely girl.
M: Well, Aunt Julie is going to be away this weekend. She needs someone to take care of Katie. I told her we could do it. W: What? That’s great.
Q: When should Katie be taken care of? 16. W: So what do you need to change? M: My new baseball shoes.
W: The pair you bought the other day? Why are you changing them? They look so cool on you. M: Well, I know. But they are white. My team just decided to wear black shoes this year. So I have to get them changed.
W: OK. Let me have a look first. Em, they still look new. Now here are the black ones. M: Thanks.
Q: Why did the boy want to change his baseball shoes?
第三大题：判断下列句子是否符合你听到的短文内容，用“T”表示符合，用“F”表示不符合。
I only knew my grandfather for a few years. His name was George. He died when I was ten, but he had a very interesting life. He was born in a small village in Poland. And he lived in this village until 1939, when the Second World War began. When the enemy soldiers came, he decided to leave Poland. He wanted to join the British Army. So do you know what he did? He walked all the way from his village in Poland to Egypt. It took him three months. When the war ended, he went to live in England. There he met my grandmother, who was also Polish and they got married. They lived in England for the next fifty years. They always spoke Polish at home.
第四大题：根据你听到的内容，完成下列句子，每空格限填一词。
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中考模拟卷15
Part I
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B . 7.B 8. B 9. C 10. D 11. A 12.C 13. A 14. D 15. B 16. C C. 17.T 18.F 19. F 20.F 21.T 22.T 23.T D. 24. first 25. 70 Part II
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42.D 43.C 44.A 45.B 46.A 47.D 48.A 49.D 50.D III. 51. F 52. A 53.G 54.D 55. C 56. B 57. H 58. E IV.
59. asleep 60，apology 61.creations 62. frightening 63. knowledge 64,.independent 65. noisier 66. fourth
V. 67. came true 68. be dragged 69. wonders, if /whether 70. How much 71. could he 72. How does 73. with, age
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27. Advice 28. Recently
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