【正文】 hlight． D． Take 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(彈跳 )． At least that?s the promise of a new piece of exercise equipment that bines physical exercise with the virtual reality(虛擬現(xiàn)實 )experience of flying through the air like Superman． It will be offered by the Young Men?s Christian Association(YMCA)， a nonprofit anization 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(防護眼鏡 )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(傾斜 )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 I39。 14． Who hasn?t known the news yet? A． Lily． B． Katie． C． Jason． 15． According to the woman， what is much better in France? A． The food． B． The weather． C． The Schools． 16． What does the man hope to do about his family? A． Bring them to France． B． Leave them in America． C． Visit them in a few months． 17． What is the relationship between the speakers? A． Boss and secretary． B． Family members． C． Coworkers． 聽第 10 段材料，回 答第 18 至 20 題。K] 9． What does Brad advise Sally to do? A． Go to the store． B． Clean the house． C． Keep track of her package． 10． How is Sally related to Brad? A． She?s his mom． B． She?s his employee． C． She?s his sister． 聽第 8 段材料，回答第 11 至 13 題。Xamp?？?amp。 6． What does the man like most about reusable bags? A． They are free． B． They can be used for more purposes． C． They are lighter and easier to carry． 7． What discount do shoppers receive if they use reusable bags? A． 10 dollars off B． 5％ off． C． 10 cents off． 聽第 7 段材料，回答第 8 至 10 題。每段對話或獨白讀兩遍。高三 20172018 學年 第二學期檢測（ 一 ） 英語 試題 命題人 ：高三英語組 審核人 ：王金 鋒 第 I 卷 (共 100 分 ) 第一節(jié) (共 5 小題；每小題 1． 5分，滿分 7． 5分 ) 聽下面 5 段對話，每段對話僅讀一遍。 1． What will the speakers do on Saturday? A． Go to work． B． Eat brunch. C． Go to the gym． 2． When did the man hurt himself? A． A few weeks ago． B． A few months ago． C． A few years ago． 3． Where does this conversation take place? A． In a bookstore． B． In a library． C． In a classroom． 4． How does the woman sound? A． Nervous． B． Sad． C． Angry． 5． Why did they stay up late for the last two nights?[來源 :學科網(wǎng) ZXXK] A． They studied for the physics exam． B． They didn’ t want to go to bed early． C． They had to prepare their breakfast． 第二節(jié) (共 15 小題；每小題 1． 5 分，滿分 22． 5 分 ) 聽下面 5 段對話或獨白。 聽第 6 段材料，回答第 7 題。 8． Why doesn?t Brad like online shopping? A． He doesn?t like to plan． B． He doesn?t like to stay at home waiting． C． He doesn?t want his packages stolen． [來源 :學 amp。網(wǎng) Zamp。Xamp。 11． In the beginning， what does the woman think Gee is doing? A． Reading． B． Coloring． C． Writing． 12． Why are some of the texts marked in green? A． They are the main ideas． B． They are important details． C． They are a bit more difficu