精华在线 高三全国卷统练一英语-第4次.docxVIP

精华学校2015-2016届全日制沙河校区第4次统练英语试卷时间：50分钟满分：100分I. 阅读理解（共两节，满分20分）第一节：（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）阅读下面短文，从每题所给的四个选项中选出最佳选项，并填写在答题纸上。Fly Alone for the First TimeI began flying lessons at the age of 14; but the Federal Aviation Administration requires you to be 16 before you make a flight by yourself.So I had to wait for two long years until I could fly aplane by myself. I used that time to master the basicmaneuvers (要领) of flying. I learned emergency proceduresand practiced hundreds of takeoffs and landings untilI could land the airplane smoothly without bouncing it down the runway. It wasn’t always easy, and many times I would come home feeling discouraged and thinking maybe everyone was right—I would never learn to fly, but by the next day, I was always eager totry again.On the day of my 16th birthday, I made my first solo flight, which meant I could finally fly alone. The night before, my dad, who was my flight instructor, explained that the winds were forecast to be high. He said if we were in the air by dawn, the winds would probably be calm enough for me to solo. The next morning it was cold, but the sky was completely clear, and the winds were calm. I expected my dad to stay in the plane for at least three takeoffs and landings. But after the first one, he told me to pull offthe runway, and he got out of the plane.I was alone. As I climbed higherand higher, the world began to change. Everything on the ground became miniature. Houses, cars, and all looked like tiny toys that could fit in the surface of my hand. I made three takeoffs and landings that day. Each landing was perfect. It was one of the happiest days of my life.Today, as a flight instructor, I stand alongside runways watching as my own students take to the sky on their first solo flights. I understand the joy faces, which always bring me back to that day when my dreamcame true. I learned that no matter how people tell you that you can’t do something, if you believe in yourself, you can succeed.1. When practicing