?、?阅读理解(建议用时16′)

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　　[2024·惠州二调]Failing in something isn't a really nice feeling, but Scotland's Fettes College in Edinburgh wants to show its students that failure isn't something to fear and is actually something to accept willingly!

　　The boarding school held “failure week” to celebrateW1 taking risks and learning from them. Whether in sports or school, children often face lots of pressure to succeed and do well, and the school was becoming concerned.

　　“Young people from all walks of life live in a high-pressure environment where they are trying very hard to achieve a level of perfection，” said Sue Bruce, head of personal and social education in the school.

　　“This week at Fettes we have been focusing onP1 one of the most misunderstoodW2 parts of success: failure. While we are often scared of failure, it is important to learn that it is only through failing, often many times, that we learn how to succeed.S All through the week, we have looked at the experiences of some of the most successful inventors, artists and businessmen, who failed hundreds, if not thousands of times on their journey to success，” read a letter on Fettes College's website.

　　To celebrate failure, students were encouraged to try something they've never done before, like playing an instrumentW3 or dancing in front of audiences. A number of students stepped up and tried things that they finally failed in, but they had fun and enjoyed the experience. “The concert was extremely enjoyableW4, proving that we should always try not to worry about failure and have a go！” read another note on the website. Students were also taught about famous people like J．K.Rowling and Richard Branson who failed many times before they finished what they set outP2 to do.

　　“If they let the fear of failure stop them from doing something, they are actually stopping themselves from learning, developing, and potentiallyW5 succeeding，”said Bruce.

　　本文讲述的是Scotland's Fettes College为让学生不惧怕失败，举行“failure week”，在这次活动中，学生们学到了要想成功，就必须要经历更多的失败。

　　1．What is the purpose of the boarding school to hold “failure week”？

　　A．To get the students involved in social activities.

　　B．To help the students accept and learn from failure.

　　C．To make the students study even harder.

　　D．To teach the students how to get relaxed.

　　答案：B　细节理解题。根据第二段“The boarding school held ‘failure week’ to celebrate taking risks and learning from them.”可知。

　　2．During the “failure week” the students could do the following things EXCEPT

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　　A．taking risks

　　B．learning from others' experiences

　　C．trying something new

　　D．trying to entertain themselves

　　答案：D　细节理解题。根据第二段首句(见上题)以及第五段“Students were encouraged to try something they've never done before, ...”可知。

　　3．What can we learn from the passage?

　　A．Many successful people are lucky and achieve success easily.

　　B．Because we are often scared of failure，we never succeed.

　　C．The fear of failure can stop the students from learning and succeeding.

　　D．The students who failed in trying new things felt depressed.

　　答案：C　推理判断题。根据文章最后一段Bruce所说的话可以推知。

　　W重点词汇

　　1．celebrate vt. 庆祝；庆贺

　　2.misunderstand vt. 误会；误解

　　3．instrument n. 乐器；工具

　　4.enjoyable adj. 愉快的；快乐的

　　5．potentially adv. 潜在地

　　P重点短语

　　1．focus on 集中

　　2．set out 开始着手做某事；动身；启程

　　S句式仿写

　　原文：While we are often scared of failure, it is important to learn that it is only through failing, often many times, that we learn how to succeed.(while的用法)

　　译文：尽管我们经常害怕失败，但只有通过失败，经常多次的失败我们才能学会如何成功，了解到这点很重要。

　　仿写：While these experiments are interesting and useful, it is important to remember that they may not always tell us much.

　　尽管这些实验有趣也有用，但是很重要的是要记住，这些实验也可能不会告诉你很多。

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　　[2024·河南开封摸底考试]A terrible competitionW1 is going on in England, with billions of dollars and hundreds of lives at risk. OK, that's not true. But competitors from around the world gathered on Thursday for the annual competition to compete for the world's biggest person who tells lies.

　　Each participant is given up to five minutes to make up the best fib in the contest, which was foundedW2 in honor ofP1 19th-century Bridge Inn landlord Will Ritson, who was reportedly famous for his lies. Competitors gather at the Bridge Inn every year for the competition, a small pub in northwestern England. Anyone but lawyers and politicians can take part inP2 the competition.

　　A study found that nearly all lies are detectable (可检测的) through visibleW3 facial muscle reactions in the person telling a lie. “Thus, while interpersonal cheat often is highly successful, signs of hidden emotionalW4 states are communicated clearly to the informed observer，” the study concludedW5.

　　A churchman of Carlisle reportedly holds what may be the greatest lie of all time in the competition, simply stating, “I have never told a lie in my life.”

　　In 2003, Abrie Krueger from South Africa became the first one to win the competition.S In 2006, comedian Sue Perkins became the first female to win the competition, telling a tale about people riding camels to work as a result of climate change.

　　本文讲述的是在英国进行的一场特殊的比赛——撒谎大赛，对比赛规则以及最近的比赛情况进行了介绍。

　　4．Why does the author tell a lie at the beginning of the passage?

　　A．He likes telling lies.

　　B．Nearly everyone has told lies.

　　C．Lies can be detected by someone.

　　D．He intends to talk about a contest.

　　答案：D　推理判断题。根据第一段作者对读者撒谎，引出本文话题。

　　5．What does the underlined word “fib” in Paragraph 2 probably mean?

　　A．Lie. B．Story.

　　C．Experience. D．Plot.

　　答案：A　词义猜测题。根据第二段“Who was reportedly famous for his lies.”可以判断，fib与lie有关。

　　6．Who can't take part in the competition?

　　A．Doctors & teachers.

　　B．Reporters & editors.

　　C．Lawyers & politicians.

　　D．Students & managers.

　　答案：C　细节理解题。根据第二段最后一句“Anyone but lawyers and politicians can take part in the competition.”可知答案。

　　7．What's the author's main purpose of this passage?

　　A．To explain how to deal with lies.

　　B．To introduce a strange competition.

　　C．To discuss how to avoid telling lies.

　　D．To invite people to take part in the competition.

　　答案：B　主旨大意题。根据文章第一段可以判断文章主题，并结合下文讲述的内容可确定答案。

　　W重点词汇

　　1．competition n. 竞争；比赛

　　2.found vt. 成立；建立

　　3．visible adj. 可见的

　　4．emotional adj. 情绪的；感动人的

　　5．conclude vt. 推断；得出结论

　　P重点短语

　　1．in honor of 为了纪念……

　　2．take part in 参加

　　S句式仿写

　　原文：In 2003, Abrie Krueger from South Africa became the first one to win the competition.(不定式作定语)

　　译文：在2003年，来自于南非的Abrie Krueger成为第一个赢得比赛的人。

　　仿写：He is always the first student to come to the classroom and the last to leave.

　　他总是第一个来教室最后一个离开教室的学生。

　?、?七选五(建议用时8′)

　　根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。

　　[2024·江津中学阶段检测]Have you heard about Leap year? Leap year is a year that has 366 days instead of the usual 365. It normally occurs every four years, always on an even-numbered year. The extra day is added to our shortest month. That is the second month of the year, which in non-leap years has 28 days, two fewer than any other month.

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　　We also call Leap year the bissextile year (闰年).

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　　In our calendar system there is a need for a leap year because the solar year (the time it takes the earth to go around the sun once)is actually slightly more than 365 days long. That extra day—Feb.29 every four years—helps correct the difference between our calendar and the solar calendar.

　　It is said that Leap year was first made part of the calendar by the ancient Roman leader Julius Caesar. His astronomers had calculated the length of the solar year to be 365 days and six hours. So Caesar declared that an extra day be added to the calendar.

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　　However, Caesar's adjustment was not completely accurate because his astronomers' year exceeded the true solar year by eleven minutes and fourteen seconds. By 1582, a difference of ten days had developed between the calendar year and the true solar year. To correct this error, Pope Gregory XⅢ ruled that every fourth year would continue to be a leap year except for century years that could not be divided evenly by 400. By this system, century years such as 1700, 1800, and 1900 were not leap years, but the year 2000 was a leap year.

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　　People born on Feb.29 celebrate their growing up a little differently from the rest of us.

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　　But if they go strictly by the calendar, they have only one-fourth as many birthday celebrations as most people.

　　A．They acknowledge that they get older each year.

　　B．When you see Feb.29 on a calendar, you know that year is a leap year.

　　C．This is its formal, or scientific title.

　　D．This may seem complicated, but it works.

　　E．In a leap year, the extra day is added to the second month, giving it 29 instead of the usual 28 days.

　　F．The leap year was introduced in the Julian calendar in 46 BC.

　　G．This is done every four years.

　　本文讲述的是闰年的相关知识。

　　1．B　第一段讲述的是Leap year的基本情况，因此，答案是B，进一步说明闰年的特点。

　　2．C　第二段讲述的是Leap year的称谓来源，根据上句可知，对Leap year的称谓进行阐述。

　　3．G　第三段讲的是Leap year的由来，结合上句“So Caesar declared that an extra day be added to the calendar.”可知答案。

　　4．D　该段讲述的是Leap year的时间计算中存在的一些问题以及调整的情况，根据上文讲述的内容，该空进行总结。

　　5．A　根据上句中“people born on Feb.29 celebrate their growing up a little differently from the rest of us.”可知“people”为关键信息。

　?、?语法填空(建议用时8′)

　　阅读下面短文，在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。

　　[2024·天水一中二次考试]He is the man who for many people has been a role model. Now your biggest hero deserves a special day when you can express your thanks and let him know

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　　important he is to you. The third Sunday of June—which

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　　(fall) on June 19 this year is Father's Day. The idea of Father's Day came from

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　　American woman called Sonora Smart Dodd in 1909. Dodd wanted a special day

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　　(honor) her father. He raised six children by

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　　after his wife died. Dodd thought there needed to be a day to honor loving dads.

　　The first Father's Day

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　　(celebrate) on June 19, 1910. In 1924, US President Calvin Coolidge supported the idea of a

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　　(nation) Father's Day. Finally, in 1966, President Lyndon Johnson declared the third Sunday of June

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　　Father's Day.

　　Here are some ways to show your love and respect：

　　Send him a greeting card. Fathers prefer cards

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　　are not too emotional. So choose one that will make him laugh. If he has a computer, cover his desktop

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　　words like “I love you Dad”. A small present, such as a framed photo of your family, can make him feel like a king.

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　　本文讲述的是父亲节的历史以及如何向父亲表示尊敬与爱戴的方法。

　　1．how　考查宾语从句。空后为“形容词＋主语＋谓语”结构可知。

　　2．falls　考查动词时态。全文为说明文使用一般现在时态，且主语是第三人称单数。

　　3．an　考查冠词。空后最终修饰的是名词，结合语义可知，此处表泛指。(注意a与an的用法)

　　4．to honor　考查非谓语动词。不定式作定语修饰day。

　　5．himself　考查代词。此处表示“由某人自己做……”，故用反身代词by oneself。

　　6．was celebrated　考查动词时态与语态。根据时间状语可知用一般过去时态，且主语与动词之间为被动关系。

　　7．national　考查词性转换。修饰名词时应用形容词。

　　8．as　考查介词。declare sth. as sth.意为“宣布……作为……”。

　　9．that/which　考查定语从句。从句中缺少主语且先行词指物。

　　10．with　考查固定用法。“cover...with...”意为“用……覆盖……”。

　?、?书面表达(建议用时20′)

　　[2024·中原名校联考二]假设你是某国际学校的学生会主席李华，你校将举办一次辩论赛。请你以学生会的名义用英语写一份书面通知。要点如下：

　　报名须知 截止日期11月11日，填写表格，提供照片

　　时间和地点 11月16日上午8点，学校操场

　　奖励 胜方将获得15000元，最佳辩手将获得1500元

　　联系人 李华(电话12345678)

　　注意：1.词数100左右；

　　2．可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

　　参考词汇：register 登记

　　Notice

　　Student Union

　　One possible version：

　　Notice

　　The Student Union is organizing a debating competition, which aims to improve students' debating, the skills of speech and organization, and to develop their interest in social affairs.

　　The students who attend the competition should register by filling in a form and providing a photo before November 11. The winning team will get a total of 15,000 yuan and the best debater will get 1,500 yuan.

　　It is on the school playground at 8：00 a．m. on November 16 that the competition will be held. What's more, all students are welcome to watch the competition and cheer for the teams that you are in favor of.