广东省惠州市高三英语上学期第二次调研考试试题.pdfVIP

2023届高三惠州市第二次调研考试 英 语 2023.10 本试卷分选择题和非选择题两局部。总分值120分 （最终成绩按总分135分进 行折算），考试用时120分钟。 考前须知： 1. 本试卷分第一卷 （选择题）和第二卷 （非选择题）两局部。 2. 答题前，考生务必将自己的姓名，准考证号填写在答题卡相应的位置。 3. 全部答案应在答题卡上完成，答在本试卷上无效。 4. 考试完毕后，将答题卡交回。 第I卷 第一局部 阅读理解 （共两节，总分值40分） 第一节 （共 15小题；每题2分，总分值30分） 阅读以下短文，从每题所给的四个选项 （A、B、C和D）中，选出最正确选项，并在答 题卡上将该项涂黑。 A 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! Theboardingschoolheld “failureweek”tocelebratetakingrisksandlearning from them. Whether in sports or school, children often face lots of pressure to succeed and do well, and the school was becoming concerned. “Youngpeoplefrom allwalksof life live in ahigh-pressure environmentwhere 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 on one of the most misunderstood 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.Allthrough theweek,wehave lookedat the experiencesof someof themost successfulinventors,artistsandbusinessmen,whofailedhundreds,ifnotthousands of timeson their journey to success,”read a letter on FettesCollege’swebsite. To celebrate failure, studentswere encouraged to try something they’venever done before, like playing an instrument or dancing in front of audiences.A number of students stepped up and tried things that they finally failed in, but they had funandenjoyedtheexperience. “Theconcertwasextremely enjoyable,proving that we should always try