四川省成都市2023-2024学年高二上学期备考期末英语模拟试卷（含答案）.docx

四川省成都市2023-2024学年高二上学期备考期末英语模拟试卷

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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篇

Motoringwriter,SimonHeptinstalloncesaidthatthemostinterestingthingaboutcarsisn'tthecaratall.Isittruethatthemotoristsmakebetterstoriesthantheirmotors?Hereare3storiestohelpmakeyourowndecision.

HenryFordbuilttheQuadricycle

In1896,thegreatinventiveengineerHenryFordfinishedbuildinghisfirstcar,calledtheQuadricycle,inasmallshedbehindhishouse.Hebecameoneoftheworld'smostsuccessfulbusinessmenlater--butthistimehehadbadlymiscalculated.ThecompletedQuadricyclewouldn'tfitoutthroughthedoor.He'dbuiltitbiggerthanthewidthofthedoor.Henryhadtouseanaxetochopoutthedoorframetomaketheopeningwider.Thenhecouldultimatelygethispioneeringcreationoutforitsfirstdrive.ItisnowanexhibitinHenryFordMuseum.

NoelGallagherforgotbuyingacar

MillionairerockstarNoelGallagherforgothe'dboughtabrand-newclassiccarfor￡110,000.TheformerguitaristwaspuzzledwhenaJaguarMarkIlarrivedathishouseonadeliverytruck.Itturnedouthehadorderedittwoyearspreviously.Atthetimeheorderedithehadhopedtolearntodrive--butnevergotroundit.Heforgotthewholething,andthecarstillsitsunusedinhisgarage.

MariaMugnomadehercarhairy

AccordingtotheGuinnessBookofRecords,theworld’shairiestcarisaFiat50ownedbyMariaMugnoofSalernoinItaly.TheItalianhairdresserhasspenthundredsofhoursimportingbagsofhumanhairfromIndia,becausesheclaimsthehairisstronger.Shethensticksthelocksontoeverysurfaceofthecar,insideandout.HerfurryFiatisstillroad-illegalhowever.

()1.WhatisthemostinterestingthingaboutcarsaccordingtoSimon?

A.