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

【答案】1. D 2. D 3. A 4. A

【解析】

这是一篇记叙文。短文叙述出生时就失去双臂的Cox获得了驾驶飞机的驾照，成为了第一个获准用脚飞行的飞行员，从而向人们证明残疾人和普通人一样，有能力实现自己的目标。

【1题详解】

细节理解题。由第一段"Jessica Cox of Tucson was born without arms, but that has only stopped her from doing one thing: using the word "can't "以及第二段"Her latest flight into the seemingly impossible is becoming the first pilot licensed to fly using only her feet."可知，Jessica Cox出生时没有双臂，但这只阻止了她做一件事：用"can't"这个词。她最新的一次飞行似乎是不可能的，她成为了第一个获准用脚飞行的飞行员。所