山西省运城中学、芮城中学2018-2019学年高二英语上学期期中联考试题

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）AOxfordandCambridgehavenowdecidedtoremovethewordsCAN'TandIMPOSSIBLEfromtheirdictionary.JessicaCox,25,agirlbornwithoutarms,standsinsideanaircraft.ThegirlfromTucson,ArizonagottheSportPilotcertificatelatelyandbecamethefirstpilotlicensedtoflyusingonlyherfeet.JessicaCoxofTucsonwasbornwithoutarms,butthathasonlystoppedherfromdoingonething:usingthewordcan't.Herlatestflightintotheseeminglyimpossibleisbecomingthefirstpilotlicensedtoflyusingonlyherfeet.Withonefootmanningthecontrolsandtheotherdelicatelyguidingthesteeringcolumn,Cox,25,soaredtoachieveaSportPilotcertificate.Hercertificatequalifieshertoflyalight-sportaircrafttoaltitudesof10,000feet.She'sagoodpilot.She'srocksolid,saidParrishTraweek,42,theflyinginstructoratSanManuel'sRayBlairAirport.ParrishTraweekrunsPCAircraftMaintenanceandFlightServicesandhastrainedmanypilots,someofwhomdidn'tcomeclosetoCox'sabilities.Whenshecameupheredrivingacar,Traweekrecalled,Iknewshe'dhavenoproblemflyingaplane.Doctorsneverlearnedwhyshewasbornwithoutarms,butshefiguredoutearlyonthatshedidn'twanttouseprostheticdevices.So,thenexttimeyouarereadytotellyourself,Ican'tpossibly...rememberthisamazingyoungwomanandchangeyourvocabulary.1.ThewordCAN'Twillberemovedfromthetwodictionariesbecauseof______.A.thefirstwomanpilotB.averyspecialflightserviceC.agreatflightwithalight-spotaircraftD.theflightinaseeminglyimpossibleway2.AccordingtoParrishTraweek,JessicaCox_____.A.fliestheplanebystandinginitB.isgoodatdrivingacarwithherlegsC.hasbeenherworkmatefortwoyearsD.isoneofthebestpilotstrainedbyher3.Whatcanbeknownfromthetext?A.JessicaCoxhasbeenarmlessfor25years.B.JessicaCoxwasnormalwhenshewasyoung.C.TherearenosuitableprostheticdevicesforJessicaCox.D.ThedoctorshavediscoveredhowJessicaCoxlostherarms.4.Thebesttitleforthetextmaybe_______.A.FlyingwithnohandsB.JessicaCox,adisabledpilotC.LivingwithapositiveattitudeD.TwowordswilldisappearfromdictionariesBWhenBorisleftschool,hecouldnotfindajob.Hetriedhardandpestered(纠缠)hisrelatives,buttheyhadproblemsoftheirown.Heansweredadvertisementsuntilhecouldnotaffordtobuyanymorestamps.Borisgrewannoyed,thendepressed,thenalittlehardened.Stillhewentontryingandstillhefailed.Hebegantothinkthathehadnofutureatall.“Whydon'tyoustartyourownbusiness?”oneofhisunclestoldhim.“Theworldisamoney-locker.You'dbetterfindawayofopeningit.”“ButwhatcanIdo？”“Getoutandhavealookround,”advisedhisuncleinavaguesortofway.“Seewhatpeoplewant;thengiveittothem,andtheywillpayforit.”Borisbegantocyclearoundthetownandfoundasuitablepieceofawastegroundintheend.Thenhesetuphisbusinessasacyclerepairer.Heworkedhard,madefriendswithhiscustomersandgraduallymanagedtobuilduphisgoodwillandprofit.Afewmonthslater,hefoundthathehadmoreworkthanhecoulddealwithbyhimself.Hefoundanumberofemptyshopsbuttheywereallnogood：inthewrongposition，tooexpensiveorwithsomeothersnag(障碍)．Butatlonglast,hemanagedtofindanemptyshoponanewestate（土地，地区）wheretherewereplentyofcustomersbutnocompetition.Borisandhisassistanttaughtthemselveshowtorepairscootersandmotorcycles.Slowlybutsurelytheprofitsincreasedandthebusinessdeveloped.Atlast,Borishadmanagedtoopenthemoneylockerandfoundbanknotesandgoldcoinsinside.5.WhichofthefollowingwouldbetheBESTtitleforthepassage?A.GoodwillisthekeytosuccessB.TheworldisamoneylockerC.Noeducation,nofutureD.Difficultyofstartingasmallbusiness6.Borisstartedhiscareerby________.A.cyclingaroundthetownB.developingawastegroundC.repairingcyclesD.buyingemptyshops7.Borisfinallychoseanemptyshoponanewestatebecause________.A.itwasnotsoexpensiveB.hehadalotofoldcustomersthereC.hecouldmakegooduseofhisskillsthereD.thereweregoodopportunitiesthere8.WecaninferfromthelastparagraphthatBoris______.A.stillcouldn'tmakegoodprofitsB.setoffinasuccessfulcareerC.foundalotofgoldcoinsbyaccidentD.hadgreatdifficultyrunninghisbusinessCStudentresidencesBanburyHouseTel:564839Enjoymixingwithotherstudentsincomfortableaccommodation?10minutes'walktotheuniversitydistrictandclosetoallmainbusstops.Singleanddoublerooms.Allcleaningservicesoffered.Pleasebringyourownbedding.ThreeSeasonsTel:445987Wecanprovidealltypesofaccommodationsforalltypesofsinglestudents.Roomsarefullyfurnishedwithbeddingandtherearefourbathroomseachfloor.Mealsprovided.20minutes'walktotheuniversityandcitycenter.FirstStopTel:223300Suitablefornewstudents.Weprovidedoublerooms.Ifyouwish,wecanofferassistanceinfindingasuitablepersontosharearoomwith.Allwashingandcleaningservicesofferedatextracharge.Alargecanteenandthreebathroomsoneachfloor.SturtinHotelTel:876333Locatedinpleasantcountrysidesurroundings.Weofferscenicviewsandold-worldattractiveness.Relaxafteralongdaybyswimminginthepoolorusingtheexercisegym.Separatestudyrooms;barandrestaurantavailable.Nochildren.DowntownDigsTel:882313Doyouworrythatyouwillnothaveenoughmoneytoseethemthrough?Don'twasteitonexpensivehousing.Thisisahostel(招待所)runbystudents.Noreferencesandnorules.Sharedbathroom,dormitoryaccommodation.30minutes'walktouniversityandcitycenter.HiltonHostelTel:846241It'snotquite