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1、2015年高考仿真模拟试卷·新课标卷II（一）英语本试卷分第I卷（选择题）和第II卷（非选择题）两部分。考试结束后，将本试卷和答案卡一并交回。注意事项：1.答第I卷前考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。2.选出每小题答案前，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号框，不能答在本试卷上，否则无效。第一部分听力略第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分40分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，
2、选出最佳选项。并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。A（2015年广州一模英语试卷）Atthestartofthe20thcentury,anewcitywasbeginningtogrowonsomeflatlandneartheseainsouthernCalifornia;itsnamewasLosAngeles.Atthesametime,anewindustrywasjustbeingborn:thecinema.America’smovieindustrybeganlifeinNewYork;butb
3、y1910,movie-makersweremovingtoLosAngeles.InNewYork,everythingwastooexpensive:workers,land,taxes.Moreover,itwasdifficulttomakemoviesinwinter,becauseitwastoocold.TheLosAngelesregion,ontheotherhand,wasfullofadvantages.InCalifornia,theycouldmakefilmsallthro
4、ughtheyear;andeverythingwascheaper.Inparticular,therewaslotsoflandforsale,especiallyintheLosAngelessuburbcalledHollywood.Moviesquicklybecameverypopular,andthispopularityexplodedafter“talkies”firstappearedin1925.Nevertheless,movieswereexpensivetoproduce,
5、andfilmcompaniesneededmoney-lotsofit.Forthisreason,HollywoodrapidlybecamecontrolledbyasmallnumberofbigcompaniessuchasMGM,20thCenturyFox,WarnerBros.andParamount.Sincethen,thebigcompanies’fortuneshaveebbedandflowed,butmostofthemarestillthere.Someoldnamesh
6、avedisappeared,butsomenewoneshaveappeared,companieslikeWaltDisneyandStevenSpielberg’scompanyAmblin.Todaythebiggeststudiosbelongtohugeinternationalfirms.Forinstance,NewsCorporation,whichnowownsFox,alsoownsnewspapersonthreecontinents,andTVnetworksinAmeric
7、a,EuropeandAsia.ItisonlyhugecompanieslikeFoxthatcanaffordtomaketoday’sveryexpensivefilms;andforTitanic-atthetimethemostexpensivefilmevermad-Foxhadtogethelpfromanotherbigcompany,Paramount!OnceHollywoodmadfilmsjustforAmerica;todayitmakesthemfortheworld.It
8、’sthecenterofaglobaldream-machine.Perhapswedreameddifferentlyinthepast.Today,thanksinparttoHollywood,peopleeverywherehavesimilardreams.Wenowliveintheageofglobalculture.Hollywooddidnotinventthisculture-butforbetterorforworse,ithas
