山东省滨州阳信国际学校2020届高三校际联合考试英语试卷

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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

Epic Fails：The Wright Brothers：Nose-Diving into History

By Erik Slader and Ben Thompson．Ages 6 to 12．

The first book in the Epic Fails series deals with one of the most ambitious goals humans

have pursued to fly．Authors Slader and Thompson focus on life-or-death scenes，such as when the

Wright brothers crashed their sailplane over and over on the sandy coast of North Carolina：it took

them two more years to get it right．

Epic Fails：The Race to Space：Countdown to Liftoff

By Erik Slader and Ben Thompson．Ages 6 to 12．

Today，everyone is familiar with Neil Armstrong’s famous words as he first set foot on the

moon，“That’s one small step for man，one giant leap for mankind．”He made it look easy，

but America’s Journey to the moon was anything but simple．Our first attempt was a failure．Still，

we didn’t give up．We tried again．And again．And each time we failed，we failed a little bit

better．

Fantastic Failures：True Stories of People Who Changed the World by Falling Down First By Luke Reynolds．Ages 6 to 12．

Teacher Luke Reynolds opens each chapter with a quick，impossibly perfect version of one person’s life and then says how that person actually had to face huge challenges to accomplish goals．In this book，Reynolds writes about various common men，women and children．Cyrus Field’s Big Dream：The Daring Effort to Lay the First Transatlantic Telegraph Cable By Mary Morton Cowan．Ages 6 to 12．

In 1853，it took at least a week to relay a message between the United States and Europe because people had to be transported on ships over the Atlantic Ocean．Cyrus Field tried to reduce that transmission(传送)time to just minutes by laying a long undersea cable．In this book，Cowan describes many failures．Field suffered before he achieved this major breakthrough．1．What do we know about Fantastic Failures?

A．It was written by a famous actor．B．It tells stories of ordinary people．

C．It is about science fiction stories．D．It is about some celebrities’success．2．Cyrus Field made a major breakthrough in the area of_______.

A．communication B．entertainment C．transportation D．sailing

3．What lesson can we learn from the four books?

A．All roads lead to Rome．B．An early bird catches worms．

C．Failure is the mother of success．D．Actions speak louder than words．

B

Paying it forward is a concept that involves doing something good for someone in response to a good deed done on your behalf or a gift you received．When you pay it forward，however，you don’t repay the person who did something nice for you. Instead，you do something nice for someone else．

Recently，an inspiring note found inside a random book has inspired thousands of people to pay it forward．

Ashley Jost was shopping at Target when a book caught her eye．The 27-year-old bought the book Girl Stop Apologizing and began reading it when she got home．After a few minutes，her dog started barking so she put the book aside．When she got back，she noticed something on the ground．“A five-dollar note fell out．”Jost said．

She looked through the book，and in one of the last pages，there was a note that read，“To the person who buys this book：I am having a tough day．I thought maybe I could brighten someone else’s with this little surprise．Go and buy a coffee，a hamburger or a face mask．Practice some self care today．Remember that you are loved，you are amazing，and you are strong．—Lisa”

Jost decided to post a photo of the note and the money on Twitter and it went like a virus．People are promising their own random acts of kindness．

“In that moment，I didn’t necessarily need the pick-me-up，but I feel obligated(有义务的) to share it，and I'm hearing back from people who did，”Jost said．“The ripple effect is pretty unbelievable．”

After seeing her Twitter post，Lisa mailed Jost a card．“She said it made her cry in a good way，”Jost said．But Lisa still didn’t give away who she was．She left no return address．Lisa wrote it had been a difficult time in her life and she just wanted“to create something positive—she never really expected this to happen the way it has．”

4．What is the first paragraph mainly about?

A．The origin of“paying it forward”．B．The effects of“paying it forward”．