河南省鹤壁市淇县一中2026年高三第一次高考模拟考试英语试题含解析

河南省鹤壁市淇县一中2026年高三第一次高考模拟考试英语试题注意事项:1．答题前，考生先将自己的姓名、准考证号码填写清楚，将条形码准确粘贴在条形码区域内。2．答题时请按要求用笔。3．请按照题号顺序在答题卡各题目的答题区域内作答，超出答题区域书写的答案无效；在草稿纸、试卷上答题无效。4．作图可先使用铅笔画出，确定后必须用黑色字迹的签字笔描黑。5．保持卡面清洁，不要折暴、不要弄破、弄皱，不准使用涂改液、修正带、刮纸刀。第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．---Mom,Ihavepassedtheadmissionexaminations!---______!A．GoodforyouB．GoodluckC．CheerupD．Goahead2．—Sorry,Mum!Ifailedthejobinterviewagain.—Oh,it'stoobad.You________havemadefullpreparations.A．must B．can C．would D．should3．Myteacheraskedmetocopy_____article_____secondtime． A．an;the B．an;a C．the;a D．the;the4．IamabetterreaderthisyearthanIwaslastyearbecauseI________tohundredsofnewconceptsandideas.A．haveexposedB．hadbeenexposedC．havebeenexposedD．wasexposed5．_____________equalopportunities,bothFrankandBillymayaccomplishthetask.A．Given B．GivingC．Togive D．tobegiven6．_____howtogetalongwithothersisveryimportantinsuccess.A．KnowB．KnownC．HavingknownD．Knowing7．I’dneverwonderedbeforewhetherornothewaskid-friendly.Withoneglance,Iquicklythatheprobablywasn’t.A．agreed B．reportedC．explained D．decided8．Youcanusethisroomforyourclubactivitiestomorrow______youkeepittidyandclean.A．forfearthat B．incaseC．onconditionthat D．evenif9．Ithinkthatthisisthebestmobilephoneavailableintheworld.Nootheronecan________it.A．compare B．match C．produce D．win10．----Whichofthesedigitalcamerasdoyoulikebest?----______.Theyarebothexpensiveandoflittleuse.A．None B．Neither C．Nothing D．Noone11．Soonaftergettingoffhishorse,thecaptainappearedatthesecond-floorwindows,______hecouldseenothingbuttrees.A．where B．fromwhereC．which D．fromwhich12．Youneverreallyunderstandaperson________youconsiderthingsfromhispointofview.A．if B．onceC．as D．until13．Tobeanexpert,abeginnerneedstogothroughaseriesof_____stages.A．intermediateB．liberalC．overallD．demanding14．Wehavebroughtinagoodgrainharvestforthreeyears_________.A．onpurpose B．onend C．onduty D．onwatch15．—Isthereahospitalnearby?Ihurtmyankle,andcannotmovenow.—It’sabout3blocksaway.I_____youthere.A．tookB．takeC．willtakeD．havetaken16．________abike,shecycledhome.A．Bought B．Tobuy C．Beingbought D．Havingbought17．In2012,SunYangbecamethefirstChineseman_____anOlympicgoldmedalinswimming.A．winning B．towinC．havingwon D．beingwon18．–What’sthatnoise?–Oh,Iforgottotellyou.Thenewmachine______.A．wastested B．willbetestedC．isbeingtested D．hasbeentested19．---May!Howisyourplan?IheardyoustarteditlastSunday.---Oh!Iforit,butIhaven’tdecidedwheretostartit.A．haveprepared B．hadprepared C．havebeenpreparing D．waspreparing20．Sometimesitseemstobothertheteacher______allthestudentsarebeingtooquiet.A．how B．whatC．that D．where第二部分阅读理解（满分40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。21．（6分）Musiciansaresaidtohavebetterlanguageskillsandscientificstudieshavebackedthatup.Butit’snotclearwhythatmightbethecase.Now,astudyof74Chinesekindergartenerssuggestssixmonthsofpianolessonscanheightenthebrain’sresponsetochangesinpitch(声调).Andkidswhogotpianolessonswerealsobetterattellingaparttwosimilar-soundingMandarin(普通话)words,whichcontaineddifferentconsonants(辅音),thanwerestudentswhogotextrareadingtrainingorwhowentthroughregularkindergarten.Mandarinisatonallanguage—thefamousexampleisthewordmawhichcanmeanmotherorhorsedependingonitspitch.SomightmusicaltrainingtranslatebettertoMandarinthanitwouldtoEnglish?Yeah,it’spossiblethatthisinfluencedtheresults,saidRobertDesimone,aneuroscientist(神经科学家)attheMcGovernInstituteatMIT.Buthesaysotherstudiesdobackupthefactthatmusiclessonsbenefitlanguagelearners,evenincountrieswithouttonallanguages.“Andwhatourstudyaddedontopofthatwassomeideaoftheneuralbasisforthosebenefits.”Andifyoudon’townapiano,don’tdespair.Thereadinggroupactuallydidjustaswellonmanymeasuresasthepianogroup.“Reading’sprettygoodactually.Wedon’tmeantodisvaluereadinginstruction.”Moreimportant,hesays,wastoshowpianowasn’tactuallyworsethanreadingforthesekills...thusperhapsencouragingcash-strappedschoolstobringtheirmusicprogramsalive.1、Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothearticle?A．It’sobviouswhymusicianshavebetterlanguageskills.B．Musicianstendtobebetterlanguagelearners.C．Readingworksbetterthanapianoforlanguageskills.D．Musiclessonsaregreatlyvaluedinmoney-tightschools.2、Whatdoestheunderlinedpartinparagraph3mean?A．MusicaltrainingmakesMandarineasierthanEnglishtounderstand.B．MusicianstranslateMandarinbetterthanEnglish.C．Musicaltrainingcontributesbettertolearningatonallanguagethananon-tonalone.D．MusicallessonshelpEnglishlearnersmorethanMandarinlearners.3、Fromwhatcolumnofthemagazinemightthearticlebetaken?A．Sports. B．Entertainment.C．Education. D．Economy.4、Whatmaybethebesttitleofthearticle?A．MusiciansAreSmarterB．ReadingHelpsLanguageLearningC．BenefitsofLanguageLearningD．PianoLessonsTuneUpLanguageSkills22．（8分）Thisstory,basedonthereallifestorythattookplaceonThursday,January15th,2009whentheworldwitnesedthe“Miracle(奇迹)ontheHudson”asCaptain,ChesleySullenbergert,knownas“Sully”flewhisdisabledplaneontothecoldwatersoftheHudsonRiver,savingthelivesofall155aboard.However,evenasSullywasbeingcheeredbythepublicandthemediaforhisuniqueachievementofflyingskill,aninvestigationwasunfoldingthatthreatenedtodestroyhisreputationandhiscareer.TomHanksactingthepartofSullyistheheartandsoulofthisfilm.Outofallthehighlyemotionalfilmsreleasedthisyearsofar,Sullyisthebestone,handsdown.Outofallthenonfictionfilmsreleasedthisyear,Sullyisthegreatest.Fromextraordinarydirectingtoemotionalacting,Sullyiseasilyoneofthebestfilmsofthisyear.Interestinglyenough,althoughthisfilmmayhaveafewactionscenes,itshouldn’tbebrandedasanactionmovie.Itisfull-onintensedrama,withtwoorthreejokesthatareoriginalandfunny,butdon’tturnthefilmintoacomedy.Thestoryitselfcanalsobeconsideredanemotionalandphysicaldramaticadventurethatchangesthelivesofthecharactersforever.SullybeginswhenUSAirwaysFlight1549landsinthewaterintheHudsonRiverafterbothenginesaredestroyedbybirds.Luckily,notonepassengerisinjuredandthisisduetotheskillofbothrescueteamsandpilotSullySullenbrger(TomHanks)andFirstOfficerJeffreySkiles(AaronEckhart).Unfortunately,thenightmare(噩梦)isnotover.Eventhoughallpassengersareinsafety,itisstillamajorquestionifSullyshouldhavelandedtheplaneinthewaterandifhemighthavehadenoughspeedandaltitudetoreachtherunwayatanactualairport.Thisisaveryfamousstorythathappenedin2009,butmanypeopledonotknowwhathappenedaftertheplanewaterlanded.Sullytrulyshowsalltheeventsofthisflight.Anotheramazingaspectofthefilmistheacting.BothTomHanksandAaronEckhartplaythepilotswonderfully.Notonlydothetwolooksomuchliketheactualpeople,theyalsogottheirpersonalitiesrighttoo.Thetwoactorsdowellinthesceneswheretheykeepimaginingthecrash,anditclearlyaffectsthemdayafterday,ClintEastwoodhasdirectedmanyfilms,butSullyiscertainlyoneofhisbest.Thestorydoesnotfeellikeitlasts96minutesandIwassurprisedwhenitended.Sullyreallydoeskeepyouontheedgeofyourseatusingcinematography—theartofmakingfilmsthatmakesyoufeellikeyouareapartofthemovie,actingthatisemotionalanddramaticandevenspecialeffectsthatmakeitlookveryreal.Somethingtonote,thefilmwasshotwithIMAXcamerassoseeingitinIMAXtheatresgivesyouthebestpossibleexperience.Myfavouritesceneistheactualplanecrash.Fromtakingoff,tothepassengersgettingintorescueboats,thisscenekeepsyourheartbeatingveryfast.Ipersonallysufferfromafearofflyinganditpumpedmefullofadrenaline(肾上腺素).Icouldnotblink(眨眼)untilIfoundoutwhathappenednext.ThespecialeffectsoftheplanegoingdowninthemiddleofNewYorklooksveryrealisticandintense.Ontopofthat,theemotionalactingofnotonlythepilots,butthepassengersandtheflightattendantsbringsevenmoredramatothescene.Itiseasilythemostintensesceneinthewholefilmand,becauseofcinematography,itmakesyoufeellikeyouareapartofit,isborderlinescary.Sullyisaverymaturestory.Andthoughitlacksadultcontent,languageorblood,itispreparedforamatureaudiencebecauseofitsintenseanddramaticscenes.IdefinitelygiveSully5outof5starsforitsextraordinarydirecting,wonderfulcinematography,emotionalactingandrealisticspecialeffects.1、645．Accordingtothepassage,Sully,withhisheroicdeeds________.A．eventuallyachievedhislifegoalB．justdisplayedhiscreativetalentC．accidentallybecamewellknownD．stillfacedachallengetohisaction2、647．Theunderlinedphrase“handsdown”inParagraph2probablymeans________.A．withoutdoubtB．passingitdownC．beyondbeliefD．endingthetopic3、649．Thewriterofthepassageholdstheopinionthat________.A．TomandAaronplaytheroleswellduetotheirsimilarexperienceB．fullstoryplusgoodperformancemakesSullyanexcellentfilmC．ClintEastwoodisthedecidingfactorofthefilm’sgreatsuccessD．advancedtechnologymakesthefilmpopularamongitsaudience4、651．Sometimeswhileseeingthefilm,thewriterfelt________.A．amusedandpeacefulB．nervousandfrightenedC．excitedandenergeticD．sadanduncomfortable5、653．Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethatthewriterthinks________.A．nootherfilmscancompetewithSullynowB．thelengthofthefilmisnotverysatisfyingC．SullyisfullofexcitementassociatedwithdangerD．Sullyisagoodfilmwithonlyabittobeimproved6、655．WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaboutthepassage?A．Itisjustanaccountofastory.B．ItspeciallyintroducesSullytous.C．Itissimplyamoviereview.D．ItmainlysingsthepraisesofSully.23．（8分）In2015,amannamedNigelRichardsmemorized386,000wordsintheentireFrenchScrabbleDictionaryinjustnineweeks.However,hedoesnotspeakFrench.Richards’impressivefeatisausefulexampletoshowhowartificialintelligenceworks—realAI.BothofRichardandAItakeinmassiveamountsofdatatoachievegoalswithunlimitedmemoryandsupermanaccuracyinacertainfield.ThepotentialapplicationsforAIareextremelyexciting.BecauseAIcanoutperformhumansatroutinetasks—providedthetaskisinonefieldwithalotofdata—itistechnicallycapableofreplacinghundredsofmillionsofwhiteandbluecollarjobsinthenext15yearsorso.ButnoteveryjobwillbereplacedbyAI.Infact,fourtypesofjobsarenotatriskatall.First,therearecreativejobs.AIneedstobegivenagoaltooptimize.Itcannotinvent,likescientists,novelistsandartistscan.Second,thecomplex,strategicjobs—executives,diplomats,economists—gowellbeyondtheAIlimitationofsingle-fieldandBigData.Thentherearetheas-yet-unknownjobsthatwillbecreatedbyAI.Areyouworriedthatthesethreetypesofjobswon’temployasmanypeopleasAIwillreplace?Nottoworry,asthefourthtypeismuchlarger:jobswhereemotionsareneeded,suchasteachers,nanniesanddoctors.Thesejobsrequirecompassion,trustandsympathy—whichAIdoesnothave.AndevenifAItriedtofakeit,nobodywouldwantarobottellingthemtheyhavecancer,orarobottobabysittheirchildren.SotherewillstillbejobsintheageofAI.Thekeythenmustberetrainingtheworkforcesopeoplecandothem.Thismustbetheresponsibilitynotjustofthegovernment,whichcanprovidefunds,butalsoofcorporationsandthosewhobenefitmost.1、Whatisthemainpurposeofparagraph1?A．Tointroducethetopic.B．TomentionNigel’sfeat.C．Tostresstheimportanceofgoodmemory.D．TosuggesthumansgobeyondAIinmemory.2、Whichofthefollowingbestexplains“outperform”underlinedinparagraph2?A．Besuperiorto B．BeequaltoC．Besimilarto D．Berelatedto3、Whichofthefollowingjobsisthemostlikelytobereplaced?A．Thewriter. B．Theshopassistant.C．Thebabysitter. D．Thepsychologist.4、WhatdoesthetextsuggestpeopledoaboutjobreplacementofAI?A．LimittheapplicationofAItoacertaindegree.B．Getmoresupportfromthegovernment.C．Applyforthedonationfromcompanies.D．Upgradethemselvesallthetime.24．（8分）Anewstudyfrombrainresearchershelpsexplainhowthehumanbrainevolved,orchangedovertime,topermitpeopletospeakandwrite.MichaelUllman,theleadresearcher,aprofessoratGeorgetownUniversityMedicalSchoolinWashington,D．C,hasbeenstudyinglanguagelearningformorethan20years.Ullmansayshisresearchshowsthatthehumanbraindoesnothaveaspecialareaorsystemformakinglanguage.Overtimewehavesimplyreusedorco-opted(指派)partsofourbrainforlanguage.Andthoseparts,hesays,areancient-oldereventhanhumansthemselves."Thisstudyexaminesthetheoreticalframework(准则)thatlanguageislearned,storedand'processedintwoancientlearningandmemorysystemsinthebrain."Ullman,Hamrickandtherestoftheteamlookedatdatafrom16otherstudiesonlanguage.Theyfoundthatpeoplelearnlanguageusingtwomemorysystems:declarativeandprocedural.Memorizingvocabulary,forexample,isadeclarativememoryprocess.Butlearninggrammaris,mostly,aproceduralmemoryprocess."Declarativememory,inhumansatleast,iswhatwethinkofaslearningmemory',suchas,'Oh,rememberwhatyousaidlastnight'orthingslikethat.Andproceduralmotormemoryiswhatweoftencallmotormemory'suchashowyoulearntorideabicycle."Or,Ullmanadds,"Theseproceduralmemoryskillsbecomesodeeplyleanedthatwearenolongerawarethatwearedoingthem."However,Ullmanexplainsthatthetwolong-termmemorysystemscansharetasks.And,heads,theadultbrainusesthesystemstolearnlanguageabitdifferentlythanachild'sbrain."Adultlanguagelearnersofasecondlanguagemayusetheirdeclarativememoryforusinggrammarpatterns.Theythinkaboutitpurposefully.Forachild,thegrammarmaycomemorenaturally.Theydon'thavetothinkaboutthegrammarrulesbeforespeaking."Inadditiontolanguagelearners,Ullman'sstudycouldhelppeoplewhohaveabraininjurythataffectsspeakingandwriting.Thisknowledgecanalsohelpthosewhohavelearningdisabilitiessuchasdyslexia(阅读障碍).Peoplewithdyslexiahavedifficultyrecognizingwordsandsymbolsaccurately.1、HowdidUllmanstudyhuman'smemorysystems?A．Byexaminingthebrainwithhisteam.B．Bystudyinglanguagelearningoveryears.C．Bycomparingdifferentlanguagesyearafteryear.D．Byreferringtodatafromotherstudiesonlanguage.2、Whichofthefollowingisanexampleof"motormemory"?A．Learningtomakeamodelplane. B．RememberingthegrammarpatternsC．Repeatingwhatyouheard. D．Memorizingwhatyouread.3、Whatdoestheunderlinedword"it"referto?A．Declarativememory. B．Anadultlanguagelearner.C．Usinggrammarpatterns. D．Asecondlanguage.4、What'sthemainideaofthetext?A．Ullmanhasadvancedourlanguageunderstanding.B．Anewresearchhelpspeoplelearnanewlanguage.C．Learningmemoryismoreactivethanmotormemory.D．Humanbeingslearnlanguageinprehumanareaofbrain.25．（10分）Tenminutesofgentleexercisecanimmediatelychangehowcertainpartsofthebraincommunicateandcoordinate(协调)withoneanotherandimprovememoryfunction,accordingtoanencouragingnewstudy.Thescientistsinvited36peopleofdifferentagestothelabandhadthemsitquietlyonafixedbicyclefor10minutesor,onaseparatevisit,pedalthebicycleatapacesogentlethatitbarelyraisedtheirheartrates.Italsowasshort,lastingforonly10minutes.Immediatelyaftereachsessionofthesittingorslowpedaling,thepeoplecompletedacomputerizedmemorytestduringwhichtheywouldseeabriefpictureof,forinstance,atree,followedbyavarietyofotherimagesandthenanewimageofeitherthesametreeorasimilarone.Thepeoplewouldpressbuttonstoshowwhethertheythoughteachimagewasneworthesameasanearliershot.Thetestisdifficult,sincemanyoftheimagescloselyresembleoneanother.Itrequiresrapid,skillfulscanningrecentmemoriestodecidewhetherapictureisneworknown.Next,thescientistshadeachpeoplerepeatthisprocess--ridingorsittingonthebikefor10minutesandthencompletingmemorytesting--butthetestingnowtookplaceinsideanM.R.I.machine(磁共振成像仪)thatscannedthepeople'sbrainswhiletheyrespondedtotheimages.Thentheresearcherscomparedresults.Theeffectsoftheexercisewereclear.Thepeoplewerebetteratrememberingimagesaftertheyhadriddenthebike,especiallywhentheimagesmostcloselyresembledoneanother.Inotherwords,thehardertheirmemorieshadtodotheirbest,thebettertheyperformedaftertheexercise.TheM.R.I.scansshowedthatmemorypartsofeachpeople'sbrainlitupatthesametimewithpartsofthebrainassociatedwithlearning,indicatingthatthesephysicallyseparatepartsofthebrainwerebetterconnectednowthanwhenthepeoplehadnotfirstexercised.1、Howdidtheresearchersconductthestudy?A．Byfillingupquestionnaires.B．Byinterviewingmanypeople.C．Bycomparingexperimentdata.D．Byreferringtohistoricalreports.2、Whomightbenefitmostfromthestudyresult?A．Themarketerspromotingfixedbicycles.B．Theyoungpeoplecrazyaboutbodybuilding.C．Thewhitecollarsdoinglong-termmentalwork.D．Theblue-collarsdoingheavyphysicallaborwork.3、Whichofthefollowingstatementsagreeswiththestudyresult?A．Thelightexerciseisonlygoodforyoungpeople.B．Themoretheexerciseis,thebetterthebrainworks.C．Theexercisecancoordinatedifferentpartsofthebody.D．Theexercisehasmorepositiveeffectwhenthebrainworksharder.4、Whatcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A．Eventenminutes'exercisemaybegoodforthebrainB．ThereisnoneedforhumansdoingexerciseeverydayC．Onlytenminutes'lightexercisebenefitstheyoungmostD．Exercisecanchangepeople'sbrainsandmindsinalongtime第三部分语言知识运用（共两节）第一节（每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项．26．（30分）III．ReadingComprehensionSectionADirections:ForeachblankinthefollowingpassagetherearefourwordsorphrasesmarkedA,B,CandD．Fillineachblankwiththewordorphrasethatfitsthecontext.Adetailedstudyofbiologicaldiversity（多样性）intownandcitygardenshasfoundthattheyofferavitalrefugeforanimalsandplants.Ithasalsofoundthatmanyoftheideasaboutwildlifegardeningarenot1.Infact,smallgardensarejustasgoodasbiggardensat2wildlife,suburbangardensarenotalwaysbetterthancitygardensandnon-nativeplantsarenotalwaysharmfultonativeinsectsandbirds.Britain’s16,000,000gardensarearefugeforhundredsofspeciesofanimalsandplantsthatwouldfindit3tosurviveonintensively（精细地）farmedland.Accordingtothestudy,gardensareamazinglyvariedevencomparedto4environmentsthataregoodforwildlife.Smallgardensaremoreinteresting5theyvaryagreatdealinbotanicalenvironment,Allthewildliferespondstothevariation.KenThompsonofSheffieldUniversitywasinvolvednthefirstdetailedstudyofthe6livinginBritishgardenswhenheandhiscolleaguessurveyed61gardensinSheffield.Theyreallyfounda（n）7diversityofplantsandanimals.Theyalsoidentifiedarangeofsimple8thatimprovedagarden’senvironmentforwildlife.Thetopthingistogrowmorebigtreesasthesegreatly9thevolumeofvegetationinthegardenandalotof10meansalotofplacestoliveandalotofthingstoeat.11,createapondforinsectsandfrogs.Thinkbeforestockingitwithfishwhichwilleatinsecteggs.Also,itisnotwisetolightupthegardenatnightwithbrightlawnlamps,whichwill12manynightcreatures,Finally,don’tbetootidy:don’tbe13toclearupeverythingwhenthegardenstopsflowering.Just14abitofthingslyingaround.Tosumup,peoplewhowanttoturntheirgardensintowildliferefugesshould15andletthegrassgrowtall,theflowersturntoseedandtreesexpandskyward.1、A．true B．basic C．vivid D．simple2、A．selecting B．importing C．offering D．attracting3、A．impossible B．illegal C．lucky D．convenient4、A．peaceful B．warm C．natural D．clean5、A．before B．unless C．but D．because6、A．wildlife B．men C．germ D．pet7、A．confusing B．complete C．surprising D．orderly8、A．measures B．standards C．services D．functions9、A．occupy B．increase C．limit D．reduce10、A．vegetation B．reservation C．preparation D．decoration11、A．Bycontrast B．Asaresult C．Inotherwords D．Inaddition12、A．block B．disturb C．benefit D．protect13、A．inamess B．inaway C．inahurry D．inawhile14、A．forget B．remove C．avoid D．leave15、A．escape B．relax C．strive D．retire第二节（每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面材料，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。27．（15分）Therewasoncea1．(distinguish)kingwhosenamewasTamerlaneLikeAlexandertheGreat,hewishedtobecomeoneofthemastersofthewholeworldSoheraisedagreatarmyandmadewaronothercountriesHeconqueredmanykingsandoccupiedmanycitiesButwithhisarmy2．(beat)atlast,Tamerlaneescapedalonefromthefieldofbattle,looking3．(misery)ForalongtimehewanderedinfearfromplacetoplaceHisenemieswerelookingforhimHewasabouttoloseallhopeOnedaylyingunderatree,hethoughofhisfailureFeelingdiscouraged,hesupposedthathecouldn’tcarryonanylongerSuddenlyhesawasmallobjectclimbingupthetrunk(树干)ofthetreeHelookedmorecloselyandsawanantandagrainofwheat4．(carry)byitTherewasaholeinthetreeonlyalittlewayabove,andthatwasthehomeoftheant“Youarebrave,MrAnt,”hesaid,“butyouarecarryingsomethingthatistooheavyforyou”Justashespoke,theantlostitsfootingandfelltothegroundButitstillheldontothegrainofwheatTamerlanewatchedthelittleinsectIttriedthesecondtimethetwentiethtime---butalways5．vain“Iam6．(awful)sorryforyou”TamerlanethoughtHehadsomedoubt7．theantcouldsucceedornotThenittriedthetwenty-firsttimeSlowly,onelittlestepatatime,itclimbedacrosstheroughplaceat8．ithadfallensooftenThenextminuteitclimbedsafelyintoitshome,carryingthegrainofwheatHisconstanteffortspaidoff“Welldone!”saidTamerlane,“you’vetaughtmealessonI,too,willtry,tryagain,tillIsucceed”He9．(set)aboutreorganizinghisarmyAndatlastherealizedhisambition10．(defeat)onceortwicedoesn’tmattertoomuch