【附答案】2015届中考英语模拟试题（2）

【附答案】2015届中考英语模拟试题（2）

中考模拟试卷 请同学们注意：‎ ‎1、考试卷分试题卷和答题卷两部分。满分120分，考试时间为90分钟。‎ ‎2、答题前，必须在答题卷上填写班级、姓名、学号、试场号和座位号。‎ ‎3、所有答案都必须做在答题卷标定的位置上，务必注意试题序号和答题序号相对应。‎ ‎4、考试结束后，只需上交答题卷。‎ I 听力部分（25分）‎ 一、听短文对话回答问题：（共5小题，计5分）‎ ‎ 听下面5段对话，每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试题的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。‎ ‎1. How often does the man go to his parents’ house? ‎ A. Twice a week. B. Once a week. C. Once a month. ‎ ‎2. Why hasn’t the woman changed an apartment? ‎ A. She hasn’t started to look for one. ‎ B. She hasn’t found a good one. ‎ C. She doesn’t want a small one.‎ ‎3. What does the woman want to know? ‎ A. Who saw Mary this morning. ‎ B. When the man got to the office. ‎ C. If Mary has come this morning.‎ ‎4. What are the speakers mainly talking about? ‎ A. Beaches. B. Movies. C. Vacations.‎ ‎5. Where do you think the talk takes place?‎ A. In the hospital. B. In the school. C. In the street.‎ 二、听长对话回答问题：（共6小题，计12分）‎ ‎ 听下面两段长对话。每段对话后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段话前，你有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题给出5秒钟的作答时间，每段对话读两遍。‎ ‎ 听下面一段对对话，回答第6至第8三个小题。现在，你有10秒的时间阅读这三个小题。‎ ‎6. What did the speakers plan to do this afternoon? ‎ A. Watch a tennis match. B. Book a tennis court. C. Play tennis.‎ ‎7. Why does the man want to cancel(取消) the appointment? ‎ A. He is ill. B. It is rainy today. C. He has to attend a meeting.‎ ‎8. When will the man call the woman again? ‎ A. Next Monday. B. Tomorrow. C. This evening.‎ 听下面一段对话，回答第9至第11三个小题，现在你有15秒钟的时间阅读这三个小题。‎ ‎9. What are they talking about? ‎ A. The girl’s MP3. B. The boy’s trouble. C. The computer.‎ ‎10. What’s wrong with the MP3?‎ A. It’s broken. B. Parents took it. C. It’s missing.‎ ‎11. Which is true?‎ ‎ A. Lucy moved the MP3. ‎ B. Parents knew nothing about the party.‎ C. The boy found the MP3 at last.‎ 三、听独白回答问题（共4小题，计8分）‎ ‎ 听下面一段独白，并按独白的要求在试卷上完成任务，你可以边听边完成任务。然后你会看到4个问题和相关的选项。请从每个问题A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听独白前，你有25秒钟的时间阅读有关材料和4个小题。听完独白后，你有25秒种的时间来选择有关选项。独白连续两遍。‎ ‎ ‎ tightly 紧紧地 fist 拳头 MIGO MIGO RUN 一种咒语（变魔术时使用）‎ ‎12. How long does the club class last?‎ A. 3 hours. B. half an hour. C. 60 minutes.‎ ‎13. At last, how many eggs are there in the left bowl?‎ A. 0. B. 1. C. 3. ‎ ‎14. The fourth step is to __________.‎ A. turn the left bowl over B. pick up the last egg C. keep the eyes open.‎ ‎15. What are you asked to do at the end of class?‎ A. To join the club for free.‎ B. Try to find out the secret of the magic trick.‎ C. To have a try.‎ Ⅱ 笔试部分（95分）‎ 四．单项选择。（共15小题，计15分）‎ ‎16. Many people lost their lives /______/ in this traffic accident because of drinking wine.‎ ‎ A. / laɪvz / B. / laɪfs / C./ livs / D. / livz/ ‎ ‎17. He has got a chair to sit _______, but nobody to talk _______.‎ ‎ A. on; to B. /; with C. on; / D. /; to ‎18. Now planes make it possible to fly to Hawaii for a weekend from Tokyo ______ San Francisco.‎ A to B in C of D or ‎19. There is ________ “I” in the word spaghetti, “I” ______ pronounced as /I/. ‎ A an, is B an, am C a, is D a, am ‎ ‎20. You ________ serious. You're actually going to lend him some money again？‎ ‎ A. needn’t be B. shouldn’t be C. can’t be D. mustn’t be ‎21. --Would you mind opening the window? --______. Look at the heavy haze(霾)outside.‎ ‎ A. Yes, of course B. Not at all C. We'd better not D. No problem ‎22 --- Do you need any help, Lucy?‎ ‎ --- Yes. The job is _______ I could do myself.‎ A. less than B. more than C. no more than D. not more than ‎23. New Year’s Day is coming. It is said that we’ll have ________ off.‎ ‎ A. 5 days B. 5 days’ C. 5-day D. 5-day’s ‎24. Peter doesn't seem to __________ either of his parents, but his uncle, especially the big nose.‎ A. take after    B. take care       C. look after    D. look for ‎ ‎25. The girl ______ in red is my sister.‎ A. wears B. put on C. was D. dressed ‎26. Her husband is a great cook. So she can enjoy ________ food every day.‎ A. tasting B. cooking C. tasty D. to cook ‎27. -- It is said that _________ students want to come to our school to study. ‎ ‎ -- Yes, but we all know that only ________ them can get the chance.‎ A. thousands of, two hundred of B. thousands of, two hundred C. thousands of, two hundreds D. two thousands, two hundreds ‎ ‎28. My wife and I will stay here_______ our lives.‎ ‎ A. both B. all C. each D. every ‎29. The factory ___I am going to is the place ___my mother used to work many years ago.‎ A. where, where B. where, which C. which, where D. which, which ‎30 –How far is it from your home to your school? --It’s a quarter’s walk, _______.‎ ‎ A. here and there B. now and then C. up and down D. more or less 五. 完形填空（共15小题，计15分 ）‎ 通读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后在各题所给的四个选项（A,B,C和D）中选出一个最佳选项。 ‎ I had just knocked on Mrs. Rosewood’s door when I 31 her laughter in the rain. The doors to the garden opened next to her little apartment and the 32 of laughter had come from there.‎ ‎“Ah, I 33 it just in time!” she said, smiling.‎ I waited for her to open the door and walked in after her. To my surprise, her living room walls were all covered with pictures of comedians.‎ ‎“Can I ask you 34 you have these pictures here?”‎ ‎“Isn’t it obvious (明显的)? I love to 35 ! Look here!”‎ The old lady opened a cupboard. I saw DVDs, dozens of them. 36 comedies. Only comedies.‎ ‎“Is comedy a hobby of yours?” I asked.‎ ‎“Not 37 ,” she said, “but a way of life, young man!” She smiled, and again I heard her laughter. The rain continued outside.‎ ‎“The purpose of life is joy,” she said. “ 38 try to hold on to the sound of laughter in the rain. Life is so 39 , and for so many people it is like a 40 day all the time. They are not happy. 41 you should be happy, and show them the way. Be the laughter in the rain for 42 . Be as happy as you can – only then 43 spread happiness to 44 .”‎ I thought deeply about her words. Yes, the purpose of life is joy.‎ To honor Mrs. Rosewood’s life of bringing joy to the people around her, I will try to be the sound of laughter in the rain to others 45 . ‎ ‎31. A. saw B. heard C. smelt D. felt ‎32. A. sound  B. voice   C. noise D. shape ‎33. A. opened B. made C. turned on D. closed ‎ ‎34. A. when B. how  C. why D. if ‎ ‎35. A. paint pictures B. read books  C. watch TV D. laugh ‎ ‎36. A. All  B. Some  C. Few D. No ‎ ‎37. A. a comedy B. a hobby C. mine D. yours ‎ ‎38. A. Never  B. Sometimes C. Only  D. Always ‎39. A. special  B. different C. hard  D. easy ‎40. A. rainy  B. sunny C. snowy     D. windy ‎41. A. So  B. However  C. Although   D. Unless ‎42. A. yourself  B. us  C. you  D. them ‎43. A. you will B. you can C. have you D. can you ‎44. A. others B. the others  C. else  D. another ‎45. A. instead B. as well C. neither D. either 六．阅读理解。（共15小题，计30分）‎ ‎ 第一节：阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中选出最佳选项。‎ A Long long ago a man went to India and he had never been there before. When he got there, he saw a lot of fruit, but much of it was expensive because they could’t grow much because there was little water. Finally he saw a big basket of some very red and long fruit. And it was the cheapest in the shop.‎ So he went up and asked,“How much each kilo?”and the shop keeper said,“Two rupees.”Two rupees in India was nothing. So he bought a whole kilogram of the fruit and started eating it. But after he ate some of it: oh, my god! His eyes watered, his mouth watered and burnt, and his face became red. He jumped up and down, saying,“Ah! Ah! Ah!”‎ ‎ But he still continued to eat the fruit! Some people who were looking at him ‎ shook their heads and said, “You’re crazy, man. Those are chilies(辣椒)! You can’t eat so many! People use them as a condiment, but only a little bit to put into food for taste. You can’t just eat them like that.” But the silly man said,“No, I can’t stop! I paid money for them, and now I’ll eat them up. It’s my money!”‎ And you think that man was silly, right? We sometimes do a lot of things like that. We spend money, time or effort doing something. And even though it’s been a long time, hard experience tells us it won’t work, and we know there’s no more hope, we still continue just because we’ve put money, time, effort and love in to it. Just like the man who ate the chilies and felt so bad but couldn’t stop because he didn’t want to waste the money he’d paid.‎ ‎46. The man chose to buy the red and long fruit only because_____________.‎ A. he hadn’t eaten it before.  B. he was hungry C. it was cheap      D. he likes the color.‎ ‎47. “his mouth watered” in Paragraph 2 showed that __________.‎ ‎ A. the man is hungry B. The fruit is tasty.‎ ‎ C. He can’t stop enjoying it. D. The fruit is too hot.‎ ‎48.The underlined  word“condiment”in Paragraph3 probably means_______.‎ A. 调料       B. 零食      C.  水果    D.蔬菜 ‎49. Which of the following sentence is TRUE?‎ A. The man went to India to buy fruit.               B. The man didn’t want to waste money.‎ C. The man bought the fruit because it was nothing.   D. India can grow a lot of fruit.‎ ‎50. From the passage, we can learn that_________.‎ A. we shouldn’t waste money          B. we shouldn’t eat chilies C. we shouldn’t buy something cheap   D. letting something go is better than keeping on losing B Parents should stop blaming themselves because there’s not a lot they can do about it. I mean the teenager problem. Whatever you do or however you choose to deal with it, at certain times a wonderful, reasonable and helpful child will turn into a terrible animal.‎ I’ve seen friends deal with it in all kinds of different ways. One strict mother insisted that her son, right from a child, should stand up whenever anyone entered the room, open doors and shake hands like a gentleman. I saw him last week when I called round. Sprawling(懒散地躺) himself on the sofa in full length, he made no attempt to turn off the loud TV he was watching as I walked in, and his greeting was no more than a quick glance at me. His mother was ashamed. “I don't know what to do with him these days,” she said. “He’s forgotten all the manners we taught him.” ‎ He hasn’t forgotten them. He’s just decided that he’s not going to use them. She said that she would like to come up behind him and throw him down from the sofa onto the floor. ‎ Another good friend of mine let her two daughters climb all over the furniture, reach across the table, stare at me and say, “I don’t like your dress. It’s ugly.” One of the daughters has recently been driven out of school. The other has left home.‎ ‎“Where did we go wrong?” her parents are now very sad. Probably nowhere much. At least, no more than the rest of that unfortunate race, parents. ‎ ‎51. We can read this passage in __________.‎ ‎ A. an advertisement B. a story book C. a magazine D. an entertainment newspaper ‎52. This text is most probably written by ______.‎ A. a doctor for physical health problems ‎ B. a headmaster of a middle school C. a parent with teenage children ‎ D. a specialist in teenager studies ‎ ‎53. The underlined word “it” in the second paragraph refers to ______.‎ A. the advice that parents want their children to follow B. the change from good to bad that’s seen in a child C. the opinion that a child has of his parents D. the way that parents often blame themselves ‎54. From the second example we can infer that the parents of the two daughters ______.‎ A. pay no attention to them ‎ B. feel helpless to do much about them ‎ C. have come to hate them ‎ D. are too busy to look after them ‎55. What is the author's opinion about the sudden change in teenage children?‎ A. Parents should work more closely with school teachers.‎ B. Parents should pay still sore attention to the change.‎ C. Parents have no choice but to try to accept it.‎ D. Parents go wrong in changing their children.‎ 第二节: 56-60题中的内容是5首英文歌曲的歌词。A-F中有6首歌曲的歌名，阅读后请根据歌词内容配对歌名。A-F选项中有一项是多余选项。‎ ‎56. You know you love me, I know you care, you shout whenever and I’ll be there. You are my love, you are my heart and we will never ever ever be apart. Are we an item? Girl quit playing. We’re just friends, what are you saying. Said there’s another, look right in my eyes, my first love broke my heart for the first time. And I was like Baby, baby, baby oooh, like baby, baby, baby nooo, like baby, baby, baby, oooh. Thought you’d always be mine, mine. Baby, baby, baby oooh, like baby, baby, baby nooo, like baby, baby, baby, oooh ‎57. I heard that you're settled down. That you found a girl and you're married now. I heard that your dreams came true. I guess she gave you things I didn't give to you. Oh friend, why you so shy ? Ain't like you to hold back or hide from the light? I hate to turn up out of the blue uninvited. But I couldn't stay away I couldn't fight it. I hoped you'd see my face and that you be reminded that for me. It isn't over. Never mind I'll find someone like you, I wish nothing but the best for you too. Don't forget me, I beg.‎ ‎58. Whenever sang my songs on the stage, on my own. Whenever sad my words, wishing they would be heard. I saw you smiling at me. Was it real or just my fantasy? You'd always be there in the corner of this tiny little bar. My last night here for you. Same old songs, just once more. My last night here with you. Maybe yes, maybe no. I kind of liked it your way. How you shyly placed your eyes on me. Did you ever know that I had mine on you? Darling, so there you are with that look on your face. As if you're never hurt, as if you're never down, Shall I be the one for you who pinches you softly but sure?‎ ‎59. This song is about Maria, a close friend of mine. Who lost herself in drugs. She told me to wait for her. But guess what... She never came back. And I'm still waiting. She told me …. Wait till you hear from me, Monday, Tuesday it won't be, Wednesday, Thursday we will see. If only you can wait, baby, Wait till you hear from me. Friday use your fantasy. Saturday you got over me. If only you can wait baby. Never let it, wanna find her. Can't forget it to remind her. She's my sister, wanna tell her. How I miss her, she told me. Wait, don't call you've got to. Wait till you hear from me. Wait, that's all you've got to wait...‎ ‎60. I remember when we broke up, the first time, saying this is it I’ve had enough. Because like we hadn’t seen each other in a month.. When you said you needed space… What? Then you come around again and say. Baby I miss you and I swear I’m gonna change. Trust me. Remember how that lasted for a day? I say I hate you, we break up, you call me, I love you. Oh Woo-Oh You called it off again last night. But oh woo-oh, this time I’m telling you, I’m telling you. We are never ever ever getting back together. We are never ever ever getting back together. You go talk to your friends talk to my friends talk to me. But we are never ever ever ever getting back together. 　　 Like…ever.‎ A. Wait till you hear from me -- Sarah Connor ‎ B. Baby -- Justin Bieber ‎ C. Someone like you -- Adele D. Black Friday – Steely Dan E. Eyes on me – Wang Fei F. We are never ever getting back together – Taylor Swift 七、词语填空(共10小题，计l0分)‎ 用方框中所给单词的适当形式填空，使短文通顺、正确、连贯(每个单词限用一次)。‎ unless bad share like good worry he mistake keep once many wash in short afford   where change it from problem ‎ many wash in short afford   ‎ ‎ ‎ Students these days often have a lot of __61 . Sometimes they have problems with their schoolwork, and sometimes with their friends. What can they do about this?  Some people believe the worst thing is to do nothing. Laura Mills, a teenager from London, agrees. “Problems and worries are normal in life,” says Laura. “But I think talking to someone helps a lot. 62 we talk to someone, we’ll certainly feel 63 .”‎ Laura 64 lost her wallet. She was afraid to tell her parents about it. She even walked three miles to school each day because she didn’t have any money. She just 65 thinking. “If I tell my parents, they’ll be angry!” In the end, she talked to her parents and they were really understanding. Her dad said he sometimes made careless 66 himself. They got her a new purse and asked her to be more careful. “I will always remember to share my problems in the future!” Laura says.‎ Robert Hunt feels the same way as Laura. “It is 67 not to avoid our problems. We should always try to solve them.” He thinks the first step is to find someone you trust to talk to. This person doesn’t need to be an expert (专家) 68 . Students often forget that their parents have more experience than them, and are always there to help them. In English, we say that ‎69 a problem is 70 cutting it in half. So you’re halfway to solving a problem just by talking to someone about it! ‎ 八、 单词拼写（共10小题.计10分)‎ ‎71. My next door n___________ Shirley felt lonely after her only child moved out.‎ ‎72. Don’t use the lift to e___________ from a high building during a fire.‎ ‎73. Now t_______ he is getting older, he needs to think about what will happen if he doesn’t become a professional runner in the end.‎ ‎74. The children without parents are t________ good care of by the teachers in this special school.‎ ‎75. In the talent show, I performed well and Tina did e________ better.‎ ‎76. I never been to Singapore, so I don’t know what to e_________. ‎ ‎77. People in F_________ don’t like to speak English, especially in Paris.‎ ‎78. I prefer clothes that are u__________, because I like to be different from others. ‎ ‎79. Kunming is s__________ to be very hot this time of year. You’d better pack some light clothes.‎ ‎80. I think I can a_________ my dream by finding out how successful people did it. ‎ 九、书面表达（共1小题，计15分）‎ It seems that we have homework every day. Why should we students do homework? What are the advantages of doing homework? Why does too much homework sometimes annoy you? Write a passage according to the chart below?‎ pros cons review what we have learned in class much homework needs lots of time and energy see if we have understood everything the teacher has taught have no time for our hobbies and activities ‎…‎ ‎…‎ ‎…‎ ‎…‎ 注意：‎ 1. 所写内容必须包含表格内容。‎ 2. 需另写出各两个优缺点。‎ 3. 词数：80个左右。‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ 参考答案及评分标准 ‎ 听力材料 一、听短对话回答问题（共5小题，计5分）‎ 听下面5段对话，每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试题的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一题。每段对话仅读一题。‎ ‎(Text 1)‎ W: Do you go to your parents’ house every weekend?‎ M: Every Sunday afternoon at two. My father prepares a big meal for all of us.‎ ‎(Text 2)‎ M: Aren’t you moving to a smaller apartment?‎ W: Someday yes. I am still looking for a good one.‎ ‎(Text 3)‎ W: Do you know if Mary has come by the office this morning?‎ M: I just got here myself, so I’m not the one to ask.‎ ‎(Text 4)‎ W: So, did you do anything exciting on vacation?‎ M: Actually, I went to Russia. What about you?‎ W: Oh, we just hung out at the beach. And we went to the movies, that kind of thing.‎ ‎(Text 5)‎ W: What are you looking for, sir?‎ M: Is Miss Black here?‎ W: The head teacher of Class 3?‎ M: Yes. My son is in her class and I’m told he is ill.‎ W: This way please.‎ 二、听长对话回答问题（共6小题，计12分）‎ 听下面两段长对话。每段对话后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话前，你有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题给出5秒钟的作答时间。第段对话读两遍。‎ ‎ 听下面一段对话，回答第6至第8三个小题。现在，你有15秒钟的时间阅读这三个小题。‎ M: Hello, Betty. This is Dennis.‎ W: Oh, Hi. How are you?‎ M: Not so well, I’m afraid. That’s why I’m calling you… about this afternoon… We’re supposed to play tennis, right?‎ W: Yes, the court’s been booked. I just have to call and confirm it.‎ M: But I’m afraid I can’t make it, Betty. I’ve got a cold. And since it’s windy today, I don’t want to risk getting worse. I’ve got an important meeting tomorrow… So, we’ll have to cancel it…‎ W: I see…‎ M: I’m really sorry. We could arrange something for next week.‎ W: Oh well, these things happen… Give me a call on Monday and we’ll talk.‎ M: I will.‎ 听下面一段对话，回答第9至第11三个小题。现在你有15秒钟的时间阅读这三个小题。‎ M: Lucy, my new MP3 player seems to be missing. Did you move it?‎ W: No, I didn’t. Isn’t it right next to the computer?‎ M: No, and I don’t see it anywhere. I have the feeling that one of our party guests took it.‎ W: Really? What are you going to do now?‎ M: I’ll just tell my parents what has happened, I guess.‎ W: Then they’ll know you had people home without permission. Won’t they be angry about that?‎ M: Maybe. I wish I’d done that from the start, instead of keeping it my secret. They’d have said no to a party, and the MP3 player would still be here.‎ 三、听独白回答问题。（共4小题，计8分）‎ 听下面一段独白，并按独白的要求在试卷上完成任务，你可以边听边完成任务。然后你会看到4个问题和相关的选项。请从每个问题A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听独白前，你有25秒钟的时间来选择有关选项。独白连续两遍。‎ Ladies and Gentlemen! I’m sure you must have heard of Louis Liu, the most famous magician. Are you crazy about playing magic tricks? Of course, you are, right? Or you won’t be here in our club, Huh? Today, I’ll show you a trick. Do remember,‎ ‎ at the end of the class, an hour later, anyone who finds out the secret can join our club for free. Now, let’s begin. As you can see, here on the table, we have two red bowls, one chopstick, and three boiled eggs. Just check it. Clear, right? First, I’ll put the eggs in a line, from left to right. Then let me take an egg and, yeah, place it into the right bowl and turn it over. Third, Turn the left bowl over and cover the second egg at the same time. So, everybody knows that each bowl has an egg in it? Right? Fourth, I’ll pick up the last egg! It’s in my left hand now. I’ll hold it tightly so that it won’t escape! This is the moment, just the moment, everybody. The chopstick will go into my fist and push the egg into the left bowl without turning it over! MIGO MIGO RUN! Keep your eyes open! Yes, look! Both of the eggs are in the left bowl! Why not get the three baby chicken together? At last, let me put the chopstick between the two red bowls as a bridge. MIGO MIGO RUN! It’s the very moment! Look! How many eggs are there under the right bowl? None! Yes, none! amazing, Huh? Here comes the left bowl. As you can see, all of the eggs are here. Now, who wants to have a try……‎ 听力测试到此结束，请同学们把答案转涂到答题纸上，然后接着做笔试题目。‎ 参考答案 ‎ I.‎‎ 听力： 1-5 BBCCB 6-11. CAA BCB 12-15 CCBB II. 单选：16-20 AADAC 21-25 CBAAD 26-30 CABCD III. 完形：31-35 BABCD 36-40. ABDCA 41-45. ADDAB IV. 阅读：46-50 CDABD 51-55 CDBBC 56-60 BCEAF V. 选词： 61. worries 62. Unless 63. worse 64. once 65. kept ‎ ‎ 66. mistakes 67. best 68. himself 69. sharing 70. like VI.单词拼写：71. neighbor 72. escape 73. that 74. taken 75. even ‎ 76. expect 77. France 78. unusual 79. supposed 80. achieve ‎ VII.书面表达 One possible version：‎ ‎…‎ We students can benefit from homework in many ways. To begin with, we have to review what we have learned in class in order to do our homework. This gives us the chance to see if we have understood everything the teacher has taught and practice what we have to work on our own when we do our homework at home and not depend on teachers and classmates for help. ……‎ However, there are also disadvantages to do too much homework. Firstly, too much homework needs a lot of time and energy, so we students have no time for our favorite hobbies and activities. What is worse, many students complain that homework is boring because they have to do the same things again and again. ….‎