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1、2016届高三惠州市第二次调研考试英语2015.10本试卷分选择题和非选择题两部分。满分120分（最终成绩按总分135分进行折算），考试用时120分钟。注意事项：1.本试卷分第Ⅰ卷（选择题）和第Ⅱ卷（非选择题）两部分。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.考试结束后，将答题卡交回。第I卷第一部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑
2、。AFailinginsomethingisn’tareallynicefeeling,butScotland’sFettesCollegeinEdinburghwantstoshowitsstudentsthatfailureisn’tsomethingtofearandisactuallysomethingtoacceptwillingly!Theboardingschoolheld“failureweek”tocelebratetakingrisksandlearningfromthem.Whetherinsportsorscho
3、ol,childrenoftenfacelotsofpressuretosucceedanddowell,andtheschoolwasbecomingconcerned.“Youngpeoplefromallwalksoflifeliveinahigh-pressureenvironmentwheretheyaretryingveryhardtoachievealevelofperfection,”saidSueBruce,headofpersonalandsocialeducationintheschool.“ThisweekatF
4、etteswehavebeenfocusingononeofthemostmisunderstoodpartsofsuccess:failure.Whileweareoftenscaredoffailure,itisimportanttolearnthatitisonlythroughfailing,oftenmanytimes,thatwelearnhowtosucceed.Allthroughtheweek,wehavelookedattheexperiencesofsomeofthemostsuccessfulinventors,
5、artistsandbusinessmen,whofailedhundreds,ifnotthousandsoftimesontheirjourneytosuccess,”readaletteronFettesCollege’swebsite.Tocelebratefailure,studentswereencouragedtotrysomethingthey’veneverdonebefore,likeplayinganinstrumentordancinginfrontofaudiences.Anumberofstudentsste
6、ppedupandtriedthingsthattheyfinallyfailedin,buttheyhadfunandenjoyedtheexperience.“Theconcertwasextremelyenjoyable,provingthatweshouldalwaystrynottoworryaboutfailureandhaveago!”readanothernoteonthewebsite.StudentswerealsotaughtaboutfamouspeoplelikeJ.K.RowlingandRichardBra
7、nsonwhofailedmanytimesbeforetheyfinishedwhattheysetouttodo.“Iftheyletthefearoffailurestopthemfromdoingsomething,theyareactuallystoppingthemselvesfromlearning,developing,andpotentiallysucceeding,”saidBruce.91.Whatisthepurposeoftheboardingschooltohold“failureweek”?A.Togett
8、hestudentsinvolvedinsocialactivities.B.Tohelpthestudentsacceptandlearnfromfailure.C.Tomakethestudentsst
