浙江省杭州学军20xx届高三第二次月考(编辑修改稿)

浙江省杭州学军20xx届高三第二次月考(编辑修改稿)内容摘要：

rently(冷淡地 ) C. flatteringly(奉承地 ) D. seriously 49. In the view of the author, ________. A. parents should allow their children more freedom B. parents and children should not stay together C. the younger generation should value the older generation D. academic records are more important than one‟s inner world C Bobby Moresco grew up in New York‟s Hell‟s Kitchen, a tough workingclass neighborhood on Manhattan‟s West Side. But Hell‟s Kitchen lies right next door to Broadway, and the bright lights attracted Bobby from the time he was a teen. Being stagestruck was hardly what a street kid could admit to his partners. Fearing their ridicule, he told no one, not even his girlfriend, when he started taking acting lessons at age 17. If you were a kid from the neighborhood, you became a cop, construction worker, longshoreman or criminal. Not an actor. Moresco struggled to make that long walk a few blocks east. He studied acting, turned out for all the cattle calls, and during the decade of the 1970s made a total of $2,000. “I wasn‟t a good actor, but I had a driving need to do something different with my life,” he says. He moved to Hollywood, where he drove a cab and worked as a bartender(酒保 ). “My father 5 said, „Stop this craziness and get a job。 you have a wife and daughter.‟‟‟ But Moresco kept working at his chosen craft. Then in 1983 his younger brother Thomas was murdered in a moblinked killing. Moresco moved back to his old neighborhood and started writing as a way to explore the pain and the patrimony（继承物） of Hell‟s Kitchen. HalfDeserted Streets, based on his brother‟s killing, opened at a small OffBroadway theater in 1988. A Hollywood producer saw it and asked him to work on a screenplay. His reputation grew, and he got enough assignments to move back to Hollywood. By 20xx, he was again out of work and out of cash when he got a call from Paul Haggis, a director who had befriended him. Haggis wanted help writing a film about the country after September 11. The two worked on the writing, but every studio in town turned it down. They kept pitching it. Studio executives, however, thought no one wanted to see a severe, honest vision of race and fear and lives in collision(冲突、碰撞 ) in modern America. Moresco believed so strongly in the script that he borrowed money, sold his house. He and Haggis kept pushing. At last the writers found an independent film producer who would take a chance, but the upfront money was too little, Moresco delayed his salary. Crash slipped into the theaters in May 20xx, and quietly became both a hit and a critical success. It was nominated for six Academy Awards and won threeBest Picture, Best Film Editing and Best Writing (Original Screenplay) by Paul Haggis and the kid from Hell‟s Kitchen. At age 54, Bobby Moresco became an overnight success. “If you have something you want to do in life, don‟t think about the problems,” he says, “think about other ways to get it done.” 50. Rearrange the following statements in term of time order: a. His work HalfDeserted Streets drew attention as it opened at a small OffBroadway theater. b. Unexpectedly Crash became both a hit and a huge success. c. He moved to Hollywood to be a taxi driver and a waiter. d. He started to learn acting in spite of hardness with the belief of doing something different. e. His younger brother Thomas was killed in conflict among bullies. A. d。 c。 e。 a。 b B. d。 e。 c。 b。 a C. c。 d。 e。 a。 b D. c。 e。 d。 b。 a 51. Why Bobby Moresco did not tell anyone that he started taking lessons at age 17? A. He wanted to give his girlfriend a surprise. B. His girlfriend did not allow him to do this. C. He was afraid of being laughed at. D. He had no talent for acting. 52. The Studio executives turned the script Crash down because ______. A. they thought the script would not be popular B. the script was not well written. C. they had no money to make the film based on the script. D. they thought Moresco was not famous. 53. What‟s the best title of the passage? A. The Road to Success B. Try It a Different Way C. A Talented manMoresco D. Moresco‟s Perseverance 54. Which of the following can best describe Bobby Moresco? A. initiative(主动的 ) and persistent(坚持的 ) B. shy but hardworking C. caring and brave D. aggressive and modest D Hilary Smith belonged to a good family. But by the age of twenty, he had spent all the money 6 the good old family had. He then had some trouble with the bank and was put in prison. He escaped from the prison and ran to Australia without delay. Hilary did not like Australia and Australia did not like Hilary. What he could do seemed to be one of two things: die or work. The thought of neither of these gave him any pleasure. Then he remembered that he was not alone in the world. He possessed an aunt. She was his father‟s only sister, but his father used to say she brought no glory to the family. Hilary, of course, tried to discover what she had done. It seemed that she had failed to marry a nobleman. Instead, she had chosen a husband who was connected with trade. Of course as soon as she became “Mrs Parks”, her brother considered her dead. Later on, Mr. Parks died and left her a lot of money。 but that did not bring her back to life in her brother‟s opinion. Hilary discovered his aunt‟s address. Fortunately she remained faithful and honest to him even after she fell ill. So Hilary‟s star shone again. When he was feeling honest, he could talk attractively. He frequently visited his aunt‟s house。 and soon he was living fortably in the building which the profits of trade had provided. One thing was soon clear: his aunt was seriously ill, and nothing could cure her illness. Hilary was very worried. Fate had found a home for him, and was now going to throw him out of it. There was only one。