四川省成都市石室中学2023-2024学年高二上学期备考期末英语模拟试卷3 Word版含解析.docxVIP

2023外研版-高二上册-石室中学（备考期末-模拟试卷3）

英语试卷

考试时间：120分钟总分：150分

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3．考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。

第一部分阅读［共两节，满分50分］

第一节（共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。

A篇

Motoringwriter,SimonHeptinstalloncesaidthatthemostinterestingthingaboutcarsisn’tthecaratall.Isittruethatthemotoristsmakebetterstoriesthantheirmotors?Hereare3storiestohelpmakeyourowndecision.

HenryFordbuilttheQuadricycle

In1896,thegreatinventiveengineerHenryFordfinishedbuildinghisfirstcar,calledtheQuadricycle,inasmallshedbehindhishouse.Hebecameoneoftheworld’smostsuccessfulbusinessmenlater—butthistimehehadbadlymiscalculated.ThecompletedQuadricyclewouldn’tfitoutthroughthedoor.He’dbuiltitbiggerthanthewidthofthedoor.Henryhadtouseanaxetochopoutthedoorframetomaketheopeningwider.Thenhecouldultimatelygethispioneeringcreationoutforitsfirstdrive.ItisnowanexhibitinHenryFordMuseum.

NoelGallagherforgotbuyingacar

MillionairerockstarNoelGallagherforgothe’dboughtabrand—newclassiccarfor￡110000.TheformerguitaristwaspuzzledwhenaJaguarMarkⅡarrivedathishouseonadeliverytruck.Itturnedouthehadorderedittwoyearspreviously.Atthetimeheorderedithehadhopedtolearntodrive—butnevergotroundit.Heforgotthewholething,andthecarstillsitsunusedinhisgarage.

MariaMugnomadehercarhairy

AccordingtotheGuinnessBookofRecordstheworld’shairiestcarisaFiat50ownedbyMariaMugnoofSalernoinItaly.TheItalianhairdresserhasspenthundredsofhoursimportingbagsofhumanhairfromIndia,becausesheclaimsthehairisstronger.Shethensticksthelocksontoeverysurfaceofthecar,insideandout.HerfurryFiatisstillroad-illegalhowever.

1.Whatisthemostinterestingthingaboutcarsacco