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 celebrate 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 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. 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 instrument 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 enjoyable, 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 out to do.
“If they let the fear of failure stop them from doing something, they are actually stopping themselves from learning, developing, and potentially succeeding,”said Bruce.
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.
2.During the “failure week” the students could do the following things EXCEPT ___________?
A. taking risks
B. learning from others’ experiences
C. trying something new
D. trying to entertain themselves
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.
科目：高中英語 來源：2015-2016學年甘肅永昌縣第一中學高二上學期期末考試英語試卷（解析版） 題型：七選五
根據短文內容，從短文后的選項中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項。選項中有兩項為多余選項。
—What do you think I ought to see first in London?I’m told one ought to the British Museum .Do you think I shall have time for that?
— 1. But if I were you ,I should leave that for some other day .You could spend a whole day there.It’s much too big to be seen in an hour or so.
—I suppose it is . 2.
—That’s not a bad idea .You could spend a couple of houes there comfortably,or even a whole afternoon,watching the wild animals and al those birds. You could have tea there too.
—I’ll do that.then ,How do I get there?
— 3. Where are we now?Oh,there’s that big building .I think your best way from here is to take Baker Streer.
— 4.
—Oh,no ,a quarter of an hour or so ,but ,if you’re in a hurry ,why not take a taxi?
—I think I will. 5. Taxi!
A.Let me see.
B.Well, you might.
C.What time is it now?
D.Is it much of a walk?
E.Ah,here’s one coming.
F.What about going to the Zoo?
G..Must I stay in London for long?
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科目：高中英語 來源：2016屆四川省高三下學期入學考試英語試卷（解析版） 題型：閱讀理解
Once upon a time, two brothers who lived on neighboring farms fell into conflict (沖突). It was the first serious one between them in 40 years of farming peacefully side by side. In the end, they fell apart.
One morning, a man with a carpenter's toolbox came for some work. The elder brother said, “I just have a job for you. Look at the farm across the creek (河溝). My younger brother lives there. It was he who used his bulldozer (推土機) to dig the creek last week to spite (刁難) me. So I want you to build me a fence, an 8?foot?high fence, in order not to see his place any more.” The carpenter smiled and said, “I see. I'll try to do a job that satisfies you.” Then the elder brother went downtown.
At sunset when the farmer returned, the carpenter had just finished his job. The farmer's eyes opened wide! To his surprise, there was no fence there at all! Instead, there was a bridge stretching from one side of the creek to the other! A fine piece of work! He saw his younger brother coming to him with the hands outstretching. The brothers stood at each end of the bridge, and then they met in the middle, taking each other's hands. They turned to see the carpenter lift his toolbox on his shoulder. “No, wait! Stay a few days. I've a lot of other work for you，” said the elder brother. “I'd love to stay on，” the carpenter said, “but I have so many more bridges to build.”
1.What was the life like for the two brothers before the conflict?
A. They lived a poor life.
B. They lived in peace.
C. They never spoke to each other.
D. They lived on the same farm.
2.It can be learned that the carpenter was ________.
A. unwilling to obey the farmer
B. fond of building bridges
C. unable to build a fence
D. willing to help others
3.The best title for this passage is ________.
A. A Fine Piece of Work
B. A Carpenter
C. A Conflict Between Two Brothers
D. Two Brothers
4.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A. The elder brother used his bulldozer to dig a creek.
B. The elder brother helped the carpenter build the bridge.
C. The brothers were both satisfied with the carpenter's work.
D. The carpenter planned to build an 8?foot?high fence as asked to.
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科目：高中英語 來源：2016屆四川省高三12月月考英語試卷（解析版） 題型：閱讀理解
Our body clock, or natural body rhythm, influences our energy and alertness. Paying attention to it can help us choose the suitable time of the day when we best perform specific tasks.
The reality, however, is that most of us organize the time around work demands, school deadlines, commuting or social events. Doing whatever the body feels like doing is a luxury in today’s fast-paced modern society.
But that doesn’t mean it isn’t worth trying. Obeying our body clock has significant health benefits. Disrupting our natural body rhythm, on the other hand, has been linked to problems such as depression, obesity, or headache, says Steve Key, a biology professor.
When the body clock can synchronize (使……同步) the rhythms of its natural processes, it “gives us an advantage in daily life”, says Key.
According to him, when it comes to cognitive (認知的) work, most adults perform best in the late morning. As our body temperature starts to rise just before awakening in the morning and continues to increase until midday, our memory, alertness and concentration gradually improve.
However, he adds, our ability to concentrate typically starts to decrease soon thereafter. Most of us are more easily distracted (分心) between noon and 4 pm.
Alertness also tends to fall after eating a meal and sleepiness tends to peak around 2 pm, making that a good time for a nap.
Surprisingly, tiredness may increase our creative powers. For most adults, problems that require open-ended thinking are often best dealt with in the evening when they are tired, according to a study in the journal Thinking & Reasoning.
When choosing a time of the day to exercise, paying attention to your body clock can improve results. Physical performance is usually best from about 3 to 6 pm, says Michael Smolensky, a professor of biomedical engineering.
Of course, not everyone’s body clock is the same, making it even harder to synchronize natural rhythms with daily plans.
1.If we know our natural body rhythm well, we can ______.
A. find out the suitable time to do specific tasks
B. organize our time around work demands
C. do whatever our body feels like doing
D. be sure to be healthy
2.Which of the following is NOT true?
A. Our alertness is influenced by our natural body rhythm.
B. Doing whatever your body feels like is very difficult in our modern society.
C. Obeying our body clock is good for our health.
D. Disrupting our natural body rhythm must lead to obesity.
3.Inspiration (靈感) to solve a difficult problem will most probably come to us
______.
A. when we get up in the morning
B. when we are tired in the evening
C. when we are full of energy in the late morning
D. when we are asleep at night
4.Which of the following can be the suitable title for the passage?
A. What is natural body rhythm?
B. Natural body rhythm is good for us.
C. Something about natural body rhythm.
D. The latest research about natural body rhythm.
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科目：高中英語 來源：2016屆河南三門峽陜州中學高三上學期第一次強化訓練英語試卷（解析版） 題型：完形填空
完形填空
閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的四個選項（A, B, C, D）中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。
Life was hard, and Cam was broke as he had lost his job as a DJ. He had no cash on him but a brand-new dollar bill with all the autographs(親筆簽名)of the Opry stars, which he ___ ___ carefully and carried with him always.
One morning, he saw a young man _____quietly in an old yellow Dodge in the parking lot. Cam waved to him and drove away. When he went back to the parking lot that night, he noticed the car again, parked in the ______space. This car had not moved.
The next morning, as Cam walked near the car, the man______his window down, ______ himself and said he had been in his car for days with no money or food. Then, very ______, the man asked if he might borrow a dollar for a snack to get him by until the next day. Cam explained his ______ that he didn't have a dollar to lend him. He walked to his car, wishing he could have ______ him.
Then Cam suddenly ______ his Grand Ole Opry dollar. He ______ with his conscience（良心） a minute or two, pulled his wallet out and ______ the bill. Then he walked back to the man and gave him his ______dollar, “Somebody has ______ all over this,” the man said, but he didn't notice that the writing was dozens of ______. He took the bill.
That very morning when Cam was back home trying not to ______what he had done, things began to happen. The phone rang; a recording studio wanted him to do a commercial that paid $ 500, which _____ like a million. In the next few days more ______ came to him out of nowhere. Good things kept coming _____.
Cam ______ saw the man in the old yellow Dodge again. But whether the guy was a ______or an angel doesn't matter.
1.A. possessed B. guarded C. worried D. held
2.A. begging B. crying C. sitting D. singing
3.A. same B. right C. proper D. wrong
4.A. turned B. pushedC. rolled D. opened
5.A. introducedB. explained C. praised D. told
6.A. warmly B. merrily C. rudely D. hesitantly
7.A. job B. situation C. car D. hobby
8.A. saved B. forgotten C. helped D. missed
9.A. discovered B. rememberedC. found D. saw
10.A. thought B. considered C. searched D. struggled
11.A. touched B. dropped C. smelled D. studied
12.A. big B. only C. small D. nice
13.A. written B. drawn C. paintedD. damaged
14.A. lines B. signaturesC. words D. pictures
15.A. lie in B. stick to C. think aboutD. rely on
16.A. sounded B. looked C. seemedD. became
17.A. news B. phones C. opportunitiesD. messages
18.A. finallyB. steadily C. quickly D. slowly
19.A. never B. just C. yet D. still
20.A. driverB. painter C. helper D. beggar
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科目：高中英語 來源：2015-2016學年天津靜海一中蘆臺一中等六校高二上學期期末英語試卷（解析版） 題型：閱讀理解
Almost 80% of the Americans have stated their opposition to cloning pet animals such as cats and dogs, yet companies still try to make a business out of selling cloned pets. Pet cloning has been promoted as a way to “bring back” or “copy” a beloved companion animal. However, studies have shown that cloning remains an experimental technology with many failures.
Behind each lovely picture of a cloned cat or dog lie hundreds of animals that were kept in lab cages, receiving bad treatment to produce just that one cloned animal. For all that, you end up with a cloned animal who is unlikely to appear like the original physically or behaviorally and may experience serious health problems. Also, while pet cloning companies are charging customers up to $150,000 for a cloned pet, millions of homeless animals of the same species are available in US animal shelters for around $100. Unfortunately, most of these animals are killed for lack of adopting homes.
With No Pet Cloning campaign, the American Anti-Vivisection Society (AAVS) tries to protect both animals and people from harm. They campaigned until the US companies that sold cloned animals closed their doors. First it was Genetic Savings & Clone Inc. and then it was BioArts International.
When BioArts was closed, its owner, Lou Hawthorne, finally had to acknowledge the problems of pet cloning. According to Hawthorne, he has seen numerous failures during his pet cloning attempts, “One clone----which was supposed to be black and white----was born greenish-yellow where it should have been white (we still have no good explanation for how that happened).”
The AAVS is educating the public about the animal suffering and is seeking regulation of cloning activities. They will continue to take the lead in protecting animals from the threats of pet cloning.
1.From the passage, we know that ____.
A. pets are often deserted by their owners
B. more and more people have joined the AAVS
C. most American are against cloning pet animals
D. the American Anti-Vivisection Society is supported by the government
2.According to the passage, companies keep on selling cloned pets to ____.
A. carry on scientific studies
B. get economic interests
C. protect pet animals
D. comfort animal lovers
3.What does the author try to do by writing the second paragraph?
A. To tell the truth behind pet cloning.
B. To show the method of pet cloning.
C. To compare pet animals with homeless ones.
D. To save the animals kept in labs and shelters.
4.The underlined word “acknowledge” probably means ____.
A. accept B. study C. admit D. manage
5.According to the passage, the AAVS devotes itself to ____.
A. getting most countries to fight against pet cloning
B. improving the technology of pet cloning
C. saving lots of animals from bad situations
D. stopping US companies’ selling cloned animals
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科目：高中英語 來源：2015-2016學年天津靜海一中蘆臺一中等六校高二上學期期末英語試卷（解析版） 題型：單項填空
I sent my invitation to a wrong address by mistake. Otherwise, Mr. Green ____ to me.
A. would have replied B. had replied
C. would reply D. replied
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科目：高中英語 來源：2015-2016學年甘肅嘉峪關市高一上學期期末考試英語試卷（解析版） 題型：閱讀理解
When building houses, people used to think about not only the climate of the areas but also the building materials and the fashions for their houses. However, since electricity became more and more expensive, people began to pay much more attention to the energy they could get for their houses and the new ways they could find to protect their houses from both cold and heat.
Houses of an old yet new type have been widely built. In some parts of the world, people share their houses with their livestock (家畜). During cold weather, they gather their cows, goats, or other animals and keep them on the first floor of their houses. The reasons are that the animals can be protected from the cold and that they can help to heat the houses as well. The body heat given off by the animals rises to the second floor of the houses, where people live. By sharing their houses with their livestock, people gain a source of heat.
People who live in or near cities do not usually keep livestock. However, home builders use the fact that heat rises. This natural law can be used in building houses in these areas. Instead of keeping livestock on the first floor, builders fill it with large rocks. As they are open to the sun’s rays during cold weather, these rocks take in heat. They also give off the heat, and, of course, the warm air rises into the living areas of the houses. So these houses are energy saving.
House building becomes a great challenge to building designers and energy engineers. They try to meet this challenge by learning from old traditions and by using modern technology. And someday in the future, people will be able to live in more energy saving houses.
1.What did people begin to consider as electricity was no longer cheap?
A．The climate of their areas
B．The energy for their houses
C．The fashions for their houses
D．The building materials for their houses
2.People in some areas gain a source of heat by _________.
A．Keeping their livestock downstairs
B．Protecting their livestock from the cold
C．Sharing their houses only with their cows
D．Living on the second floor with their livestock
3.The underlined words “natural law” in the third paragraph refer to the fact that ________.
A．Heat raises the temperature in the houses
B．Heat increases the temperature of rocks
C．Heat goes up if temperature is raised
D．Heat goes in the upward direction
4.From the passage, we can infer that __________.
A．People will no longer consider building materials in the future
B．Energy saving buildings will become more popular in the future
C．Almost all people will move into the houses heated by large rocks
D．Energy engineers will devote themselves only to modern technology.
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科目：高中英語 來源：2016屆廣東揭陽一中、潮州金山中學高三下學期第一次聯考英語試卷（解析版） 題型：短文改錯
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注意：1. 每處錯誤及其修改均僅限一詞；
2. 只允許修改10處，多者（從第11處起）不計分。
It is reported that thirty cellpones taken away by teachers during the examination and were smashed(粉粹) in front of students and parents at a high school. As to this, we hold a heated discussion the other day. There are two different viewpoints about them.
Some think it necessarily. Firstly, with cellphones, students would have focused their attention on studying instead of wasting their precious time reading junk message. Secondly, the examination will be fair if no one cheats by using cellphones. However, the others don’t think so. For one thing, at the age of information, cellphones have become a necessity. For another, students can use cellpones for study.
Personal speaking, even if some students use cellphones for no good reason, we should educate them more than destroy cellphones in such an extreme way.
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