2017届高考英语一轮复习演练：6.2《Fantasy Literature》（外研版含解析）
<p> Ⅰ.阅读理解(建议用时16′)</p><p> <span word="A">A</span></p><p> <span word="Failing">Failing</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="isn">isn</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="really">really</span> <span word="nice">nice</span> <span word="feeling">feeling</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="Scotland">Scotland</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Fettes">Fettes</span> <span word="College">College</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Edinburgh">Edinburgh</span> <span word="wants">wants</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="show">show</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="students">students</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="failure">failure</span> <span word="isn">isn</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="fear">fear</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="actually">actually</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="accept">accept</span> <span word="willingly">willingly</span>!</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="boarding">boarding</span> <span word="school">school</span> <span word="held">held</span> “<span word="failure">failure</span> <span word="week">week</span>” <span word="to">to</span> <span word="celebrateW">celebrateW</span>1 <span word="taking">taking</span> <span word="risks">risks</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="learning">learning</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="them">them</span>. <span word="Whether">Whether</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="sports">sports</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="school">school</span>, <span word="children">children</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="face">face</span> <span word="lots">lots</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="pressure">pressure</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="succeed">succeed</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="well">well</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="school">school</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="becoming">becoming</span> <span word="concerned">concerned</span>.</p><p> “<span word="Young">Young</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="walks">walks</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="live">live</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="high">high</span><span word="pressure">pressure</span> <span word="environment">environment</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="trying">trying</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="hard">hard</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="achieve">achieve</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="level">level</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="perfection">perfection</span>，” <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Sue">Sue</span> <span word="Bruce">Bruce</span>, <span word="head">head</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="personal">personal</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="social">social</span> <span word="education">education</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="school">school</span>.</p><p> “<span word="This">This</span> <span word="week">week</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="Fettes">Fettes</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="focusing">focusing</span> <span word="onP">onP</span>1 <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="misunderstoodW">misunderstoodW</span>2 <span word="parts">parts</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="success">success</span>: <span word="failure">failure</span>. <span word="While">While</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="scared">scared</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="failure">failure</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="important">important</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="learn">learn</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="failing">failing</span>, <span word="often">often</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="times">times</span>, <span word="that">that</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="learn">learn</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="succeed">succeed</span>.<span word="S">S</span> <span word="All">All</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="week">week</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="looked">looked</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="experiences">experiences</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="successful">successful</span> <span word="inventors">inventors</span>, <span word="artists">artists</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="businessmen">businessmen</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="failed">failed</span> <span word="hundreds">hundreds</span>, <span word="if">if</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="thousands">thousands</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="times">times</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="journey">journey</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="success">success</span>，” <span word="read">read</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="letter">letter</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Fettes">Fettes</span> <span word="College">College</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="website">website</span>.</p><p> <span word="To">To</span> <span word="celebrate">celebrate</span> <span word="failure">failure</span>, <span word="students">students</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="encouraged">encouraged</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="try">try</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="they">they</span>'<span word="ve">ve</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="done">done</span> <span word="before">before</span>, <span word="like">like</span> <span word="playing">playing</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="instrumentW">instrumentW</span>3 <span word="or">or</span> <span word="dancing">dancing</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="front">front</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="audiences">audiences</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="students">students</span> <span word="stepped">stepped</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="tried">tried</span> <span word="things">things</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="finally">finally</span> <span word="failed">failed</span> <span word="in">in</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="fun">fun</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="enjoyed">enjoyed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="experience">experience</span>. “<span word="The">The</span> <span word="concert">concert</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="extremely">extremely</span> <span word="enjoyableW">enjoyableW</span>4, <span word="proving">proving</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="try">try</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="worry">worry</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="failure">failure</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="go">go</span>！” <span word="read">read</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="note">note</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="website">website</span>. <span word="Students">Students</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="taught">taught</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="famous">famous</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="J">J</span>．<span word="K">K</span>.<span word="Rowling">Rowling</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Richard">Richard</span> <span word="Branson">Branson</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="failed">failed</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="times">times</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="finished">finished</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="outP">outP</span>2 <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span>.</p>
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