山东省青岛市2018届高三统一质量监测英语试题 Word版含答案(3)

However，there are reasons for this．“The best companies are those that encourage failure，embrace out-of-the-box thinking，and allow employees to make mistakes and see what happens，”wrote Simon Casuto of Forbes．

But some people are skeptical of this so-called“culture of failure”．They are worried that if failure becomes“a symbol of honor”，as Wired magazine put it，it may even be seen as“uncool”when someone tries to reduce the risk of failure．This may push people to care too little and try too little．

“Sometimes people hide behind failure，when they could have prevented it，”wrote Anna Isaac of The Telegraph．

So it's important that you set apart the two kinds of failure—the kind that makes you a loser and the kind that takes you forward．The key is whether you’ve learned something from your mistakes．

“Learning is the only process that turns failure into success，”West told The Guardian．“If you don’t learn from your failures，then you’ve really failed．”

28．What does the underlined phrase“screw up”mean in the second paragraph? A．Make a profit． C．Make a highlight．

B．Make a mess． D．Make a risk．

29．What message does the slogan“Fail fast，fail often．”convey? A．The more failure，the better. B．Accept failure，and try new things．

C．The more you fail，the less success you achieve． D．Failure is more important than success．

30．Which magazine shows doubt about the culture of failure? A．The New York Times． B．Forbes． C．Wired．

D．The Guardian．

31．What’s West’s opinion about failure? A．Failure’s value lies in learning from it．

B．If you fail，you are a loser．

C．It’s not necessary to try to reduce the risk of failure． D．Failure is the key to put you forward．

D

Maybe the Man of Steel has such a great body because of all that flying and leaping onto tall buildings with a single bound(弹跳)．

At least that’s the promise of a new piece of exercise equipment that combines physical exercise with the virtual reality(虚拟现实)experience of flying through the air like Superman．It will be offered by the Young Men’s Christian Association(YMCA)，a nonprofit organization devoted to youth development and healthy living．

The $ 9，000 machine，a German invention called Icaros，will be the first of its kind available for public use in the country when the new YMCA site in Minneapolis opens in early 2018．

How does it work? Users put on virtual reality goggles(防护眼镜)and then lie down on a metal flame that moves forward and back and rolls from side to side depending on how you shift your weight．

In“Flight”mode，you’re traveling over a landscape of mountains，glaciers and narrow valleys．Tilt(倾斜)down on the platform，and you virtually dive nose first toward the ground．Roll to the right，and you’re flying over a bend in a valley．Many other experience modes are available too．

What’s it like? Nathan Maehren，senior vice president of digital for YMCA，has used the machine about 100 times．When he’s going fast on the machine．he makes sounds like a weightlifter as he quickly shifts his body，finding his way around virtual objects without crashing．“I almost don’t realize I'm working out．”he said．“You're having fun．”

He said it was more of a training for his arms and shoulders than he expected．It may seem like a lot of hard work just to get good exercise，but everyone knows how boring gyms can be．

Surprisingly，he didn’t feel sick．That may be because what you see in the goggles reflects what your body is doing on the platform． 32．What is the machine Icaros probably for? A．The young to build up．

B．The disabled to travel in virtual reality． C．The old to keep healthy．

D．Children to experience new technology．

33．What should the users do when using the machine? A．To pass a body test．

B．To stand on the platform． C．To wear special glasses．

D．To know how to fly over mountains．

34．How did Nathan Maehren feel after using the machine?

A．Extremely tired． B．A little bit dizzy．

D．Not excited as he expected．

C．More amused than in gyms． 35．What is the text mainly about?

A．The introduction of YMCA． B．A new machine for exercise． C．The future of Virtual reality．

D．The technology used in films．

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In any college application process，the interview is very important．

A quick look at interview tips will tell you to smile，make eye contact，and shake the interviewer’s hand firmly． 36

So，what should you do?

The interviewer must decide if you’re a good fit for the university． 37

38 Interviewers are constantly surprised by how many really smart and hardworking students do so little research before they go into their interview．You should，for example，find out where your interviewer is from，what he or she studied，and maybe even find publications he or she has written．This can be done easily by searching for a few minutes online．

More importantly，you should do a lot of research on the university beyond simply knowing its ranking in league tables．Interviewers hate when you say you want to go to their university just because it’s famous． 39 After all，you would want this school to choose you over another excellent Chinese student．

Finally，make sure you“do your homework”．If you're interested in biology，be sure to know the biology professors’names．If you’re interested in hiking and camping，be sure to know the name of the outdoors club at the schoo1． 40 A．Remember that preparation is the key． B．They will lead to …… 此处隐藏：6150字，全部文档内容请下载后查看。喜欢就下载吧 ……