山西省运城中学、芮城中学2018-2019学年高二上学期期中联考英语试卷

芮城中学、运城中学 2018-2019学年第一学期期中考试 高二英语试题 本试题共150分，时间120分钟 2018年11月 第I卷 第一部分　阅读理解(共两节,满分60分) 第一节 （共15小题；每小题3分，满分45分） A Oxford and Cambridge have now decided to remove the words CAN'T and IMPOSSIBLE from their dictionary. Jessica Cox, 25, a girl born without arms, stands inside an aircraft. The girl from Tucson, Arizona got the Sport Pilot certificate lately and became the first pilot licensed to fly using only her feet. Jessica Cox of Tucson was born without arms, but that has only stopped her from doing one thing: using the word "can't". Her latest flight into the seemingly impossible is becoming the first pilot licensed to fly using only her feet. With one foot manning the controls and the other delicately guiding the steering column, Cox, 25, soared to achieve a Sport Pilot certificate. Her certificate qualifies her to fly a light-sport aircraft to altitudes of 10,000 feet. "She's a good pilot. She's rock solid," said Parrish Traweek, 42, the flying instructor at San Manuel's Ray Blair Airport. Parrish Traweek runs PC Aircraft Maintenance and Flight Services and has trained many pilots, some of whom didn't come close to Cox's abilities. "When she came up here driving a car," Traweek recalled, "I knew she'd have no problem flying a plane." Doctors never learned why she was born without arms, but she figured out early on that she didn't want to use prosthetic devices. So, the next time you are ready to tell yourself, "I can't possibly..." remember this amazing young woman and change your vocabulary. 1. The word CAN'T will be removed from the two dictionaries because of _____. A. the first woman pilot B. a very special flight service C. a great flight with a light-spot aircraft D. the flight in a seemingly impossible way 2. According to Parrish Traweek, Jessica Cox_____. A. flies the plane by standing in it B. is good at driving a car with her legs C. has been her workmate for two years D. is one of the best pilots trained by her 3. What can be known from the text? A. Jessica Cox has been armless for 25 years. B. Jessica Cox was normal when she was young. C. There are no suitable prosthetic devices for Jessica Cox. D. The doctors have discovered how Jessica Cox lost her arms. 4. The best title for the text may be "_____". A. Flying with no hands B. Jessica Cox, a disabled pilot C. Living with a positive attitude D. Two words will disappear from dictionaries B When Boris left school, he could not find a job. He tried hard and pestered (纠 缠)his relatives, but they had problems of their own. He answered advertisements until he could not afford to buy any more stamps. Boris grew annoyed, then depressed, then a little hardened. Still he went on trying and still he failed. He began to think that he had no future at all. “Why don't you start your own business?”?one of his uncles told him. “The world is a money-locker. You'd better find a way of opening it.” “But what can I do？” ... ...