2021届全国金太阳联考新高考模拟试卷(十三)英语试题

2021届全国金太阳联考新高考模拟试卷（十三）

英语试题

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注意事项：

1、考试范围：高考范围。

2、试题卷启封下发后，如果试题卷有缺页、漏印、重印、损坏或者个别字句印刷模糊不清等情况，应当立马报告监考老师，否则一切后果自负。

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4、答题前，请先将自己的姓名、准考证号用0.5毫米黑色签字笔填写在试题卷和答题卡上的相应位置，并将准考证号条形码粘贴在答题卡上的指定位置。用2B铅笔将答题卡上试卷类型A后的方框涂黑。

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8、保持答题卡卡面清洁，不折叠，不破损，不得使用涂改液、胶带纸、修正带等。

9、考试结束后，请将本试题卷、答题卡、草稿纸一并依序排列上交。

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 Effert 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.

【答案】1. B 2. A 3. C

【解析】

本文是一篇说明文。文章通过介绍有关经历失败而获得成功的人物故事的四本书旨在告诉我们——失败乃成功之母。

【1题详解】

细节理解题。根据第三个小标题下面的最后一句“In this book, Reynolds writes about various common men, women and children.”可知，《梦幻般的失败》这本书讲述的是普通人的故事。故选B项。

【2题详解】

推理判断题。根据最后一段中的“In 1853, it took at least a week to relay a message between the United States and