天津市河西区2019-2020学年高一英语上学期期末考试试题(含解析)

1、学必求其心得，业必贵于专精学必求其心得，业必贵于专精河西区2019-2020学年度第一学期高一年级期末质量调查英语试卷第一部分:听力（共两节，满分15分）第一节（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）听下面5段对话.每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C 三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话 后,你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对 话仅读一遍。1. What time is it now?Ao About 5: 30oBo About 5:45oCo About 6:00.-9 -2O Where does this conversation tak

2、e place?A. At home. B. On the phone. C. In the streeto3. What will the man do with the watch?Ao He will keep it.B He will sell itoC. He will send it to the woman.4o Where does the woman want to go?Co The busA. The Science Museum. Bo The Art Museumo stop.5o VC/7hat can we learn about the man s aunt?A

3、 She is old and alone oB. Her right leg is brokenoCo She had a traffic accident。学必求其心得，业必贵于专精第二节 听下面3段材料。每段材料后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C 三个选项中选出最佳选项.听每段材料前，你将有时间阅读各个小 题，各小题将给出5秒钟做答时间。每段材料读两遍。听第6段材料，回答第6至8题。6. Which place did the woman fail to visit?Ao The Summer PalaceoBo The Temple of HeavenoC. The"eat

4、 walL7o What did the woman do after doing some shopping?Ao She went to the airport。 B. She went to buy books. C. She visited a university. J8. VChat does the woman think of the traffic in Beijing?Ao Itfs crowded. Bo It' s quick. C. It s safe.听第7段材料，回答第9至11题。9O Where docs die conversation most pr

5、obably lake place?Ao In a parko B. At a restaurantoC. In an office10o What is the woman probably?A. She is working for IBMBo She is a teacher at Harvard.Co She is a student at Harvard.11. What is the weather like today?A. Sunnyo B. Windy. Co Rainy.听第8段材料，回答第12至15题。12o When was Mike absent from the c

6、amp?Ao At the beiHnnino； of the third weekoB. On the second day of the third weekCo One day in the fourth weeko13o Why was Mike absent from the camp?Ao He was illo Bo He felt lonely. Co He missed his parents.14. Why did some of the kids have a guilty look on their faces?A. Because they laughed at Mi

7、ke. J oB. Because they knew they hadn' t made Mike feel welcome oCo Because they played a trick on Mike。15. How did other children treat Mike when he came back?A. They were all silento B. They welcomed himo C. They sang loudly.第二部分:英语知识运用（共两节，满分25分）笫一节：单项填空（共10小题;每小题I分，满分10分） 从A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出可以填

8、入空白处的最佳选项。1 o 1' m afraid I can' t find the key to the car.I 11 wait for youo We have enough time. JoA. Hurry up.B. All rightoC. It is up to youoDo Hold your horseso【答案】D【解析】【详解】考查情景交际。句意： 我担心找不到汽车锁匙了.-一学必求其心得，业必贵于专精沉住 气。我会等你的。我们时间足够o A. Hurry up。快点。B. All righto 好的。Co It is up to you.这取决于你。

9、D。Hold your horseso 沉住 气，别冒火.在情景对话中，前一句是担心，所以回答的应该是有关 安慰的话，选项D切题。故选D。2O Did you see Harry just now?No, I computer games oA. have playedB. am playingCo had playedDo was playing【答案】D【解析】【详解】考查时态.句意：杰克，你刚刚看见Harry 了吗？ 没有，我正在玩电脑游戏。根据语境可知，此处指“刚刚我正在玩 电脑游戏”，应使用过去进行时。故选D。【点睛】英语中的时态主要由动词的形式决定，因此在学习英语时态 时，要注意分

10、析动词形式及具体语境，想象在那个特定的时间动作 所发生的背景，这个动作是经常性动作、一般性动作、进行性动作、 完成性动作还是将要发生的动作。和将来某个具体时间（段）连用, 用将来进行时。3 .A famous dancer and singer invited to the party and it was aoreat success ooAo was Bo were Co isD. are【答案】A【解析】【详解】考查时态和主谓一致。句意：一位著名的舞蹈家和歌唱家 应邀来到了晚会，晚会很成功。并列连词and后为一般过去时，所以 and前的时态也应是一般过去时.主语中冠词a修饰后面的两个名

11、词，所以这个人既是歌唱家又是舞蹈家，指一个人，谓语动词使用第 三人称单数。故选A。4 .Cars made in China are much cheaper than imported fromforeign countries.DAo itB. oneC. thoseD。 that【答案】c【解析】【详解】考查指示代词.句意:中国国内生产的汽车要比从国外进U 的便宜的多。根据题意，空格处应是cars,为避免重攵，要用代词及 数those指代前面的cars.故选Co5O I' m looking for a house which is big enough all thechild

12、ren oAo to holdB. to have heldC. to be heldD。 to holding【答案】A【解析】【详解】考查非谓语动词.句意:我正在找一个足够大的房子，可以 住得下所有的孩子。enough to do是固定用法，to为动词不定式。 当hold的意思为容纳时，其主语为物，用主动态。该句中hold的 逻辑主语为a house,指物，所以用其主动态,非谓语动词的动作发学必求其心得，业必贵于专精生在谓语动词的动作之后，要用动词不定式的一般式。故选A。6 .Look, the building top we can see here is our library.Oh,

13、 it is very beautiful.Ao that Bo what C. which D。 whose【答案】D【解析】【详解】考查定语从句关系代词.句意：看,我们在这儿能看到 的楼顶是我们的图书馆。一-哦，它很漂亮。定语从句中关系代词作 定语修饰名词top, whose +名词表示所属，定语从句中whose既可 以修饰人，也可以修饰物。故选D.7 .He told us that the buildingwhen he came to the citv twoO Jyears ago.Ao has been destroyedB. has destrovedjjCo had been

14、 destroyedD。 was destroyed【答案】c【解析】【详解】考查时态和被动语态。句意：他告诉我们二年前他回到这 个城市时这座建筑已经被被毁坏了。主句中时态是一般过去时，宾 语从句时态要与其一致，且宾语从句中动词的动作发生在主句谓语 动词的动作之前，所以用过去完成时，表示在另一个过去行动（told） 之前就已经完成了的事件。宾语从句中的主语the building与动词 destroy是动宾关系，要用被动语态，表示被动.因此，用过去完成时 的被动语态.故选C.学必求其心得，业必贵于专精【点睛】宾语从句的时态要与主句时态一致.主句是一般过去时，从 句须用过去时态的某种形式,本题中

15、主句时态为一殳过去时，从句可 以用一般过去时、过去进行时、过去将来时、过去完成时等，现在 从句动词destroy的动作发生在主句动词told的动作之前，是过去 的过去，要用过去完成时.但也要注意：当宾语从句表示的是一个客观真理或者事实真理时， 即使主句是过去时，从句也用一般现在时态。8 .You don' t look well, you see the doctor.A. ought toBo mayCo canD. might【答案】A【解析】【分析】考查情态动词【详解】句意：你看起来不好，你应该去看看医生。根据“看起来 不好”可以得知是应该去看医生。A. ought to 应该；

16、Bo may可 能；Co can会； D。might可能。故选A。9O his homework, he went to play footballoAo FinishingBo Having finishedCo To finishDo Finished【答案】B【解析】【详解】考查非谓语动词.句意：完成了作业，他才出去踢足球。非学必求其心得，业必贵于专精谓语动词 逻辑主语he与finish是逻辑上的主谓关系，要用现在分 词，同时finish在谓语动词went动作之前发生，所以用现在分词的 完成时.故选B。【点睛】在使用非谓语动词时还要注意其所表示的动作与句中谓语 动词的动作发生的先后顺序，

17、以确定非谓语动词的时态。本题中非谓 语动词finish表示的动作发生在谓语动词went之前，要用现在分词的 完成式，如果只注意了非谓语动词的形式，而忽略了非谓语动词的 时态，就会出现错误.10Jenny was fined, because she was driving she couldn't stopat the red light.A. too fast thatBo so fast thatCo such fast thatD。 as fast as that【答案】B【解析】【详解】考查固定句型。句意：Jenny被罚款了，因为她开得太快, 以至于没能在红灯前停车。此处是固定

18、句型so/suchthat "如 此 以至于 Vast是副词，要用so来修饰,so常常用来修饰形容 词和副词。故选B。第二节：完形填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从2640各题所给的A、B、C、 D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。Christmas was always a very special time because I could receive many wonderful gifts. There was one particular Christmas 11 all 1学必求其心得，业必贵于专精wanted was a pink ca

19、r for my Barbie dollc I had 2 all of the commercials （广告）and seen how cool Barbie could look in that car。13 that time. I had known that Santa Claus was really my 7j jparents, so no surprise there o I didn' t 14 who bought me the car as lon as I got it o oFinally, Christmas Eve arrivedo I could n

20、ot fall asleep that night, just 5 for it to get late enough for me to slip downstairs and open my gifts. Well, I must have fallen asleep at some point, 16 when I awoke it was Christmas momin& I ran 17 to a ton of oifts, but I didn' t see the Barbie doll car. I was very 18 for what 1 had rece

21、ived, but I was still wondering where my car was. After a while, my father 19 what looked like a garbage bag and handed it to mcoBefore I could opened the bag completely, I saw the pink coloro I jumped for 20 and Dad' s face lit up。 Of course there was21 what I wanted. Then I noticed a price tag

22、 （标签）。 I asked Dad why it was on my new toy. He sweetly said that Santa went to a special store for the gift and he was probably short on 22 and had forgotten to take the price tag off。 Hearing this,1 just smiled andsaid, “Qh, cool! ” I was happy with my car and my father was happy knowing that 1 st

23、ill 23 in Santa Claus.To this day, that is my very favourite Christmas 24,because it was sweet that there was 25 who cared about a-13-学必求其心得，业必贵于专精-15 -little kid and the joy and spirit of Christmas.HoA. that B. whenC. whereD. which12oAo watchedBo boughtCo written Doheard13oA. After Bo UntilC. ByDoS

24、ince14. Ao show B. considerC. forgetoD. care15. Ao countingoB. waitingoC. asking D。owishing16oAo althoughoB. so thatC. becauseD. yet17. A. upstairsBodownstairsC. slowly jDosadlyj18oA. orateful Bo calm oC. anon'D JDonervous19o Ao gave outB. carried outCocame out D。took out20. A. disappointmentBo

25、interestC. joy Do pity21. A. nearlyBo almostCo closelyD. exactly22. A. money B. energyC. timeD. food23. Ao believedBo hatedCo dependedD. trusted24o Ao truth B。 realityC. tripDo memory j25. Ao anyone B.everyoneC. someoneD.none1LB12o A13o C14. D15o B16. C17o B18. A19. D20. C21. D22 o C23 o A24.D25. C【

26、解析】学必求其心得，业必贵于专精【分析】这是一篇记叙文。作者有一个圣诞节最想要的礼物是给自己的芭比 娃娃配一辆粉红色的车，爸爸满足了她的心愿。那是她最喜欢的圣 诞节记忆。11题详解】考查连接词辨析。句意：有一个特别的圣诞节，当时我想要的只是 我的芭比娃娃坐的一辆粉红色的车。A. that关系代词，指人/物； B. when关系副词，指时间；Co where关系副词,指地点；D. which 关系代词，指物/句子。定语从句的先行词为Christmas,关系副词 在定语从句中作时间状语，故选B。【12题详解】考查动词词义辨析.句意:我看了所有的广告，看到芭比娃娃坐在车 上看起来有多酷。Ao wat

27、ched观察，看；B。bought买；Co written 写作；D。heard 听，听说。根据空词后 seen how cool Barbie could look in ihai cat.可知，作者要先“看”，才能“看到”，选项A切题，故 选A。【13题详解】考查介词词义辨析.句意:那时，我已经知道圣诞老人是我的父母了, 所以没什么好惊讶的A。After在之后；B。Until直到；C。By 到时（后接时间名词）；Do Since自从.by+时间名词，意为： “到时，在之前”，固定用法，故选C。【14题详解】考查动词词义辨析。句意：我不在乎谁给我买了那辆车，只要我能学必求其心得，业必贵于专精

28、拿到它。A. show展示,解说;B.consider考虑，认为；C. forget忘记；Do care关心，在乎。设空词后的状语从句as long as I got it只要（我能得 到它），根据逻辑，主句应该是不在乎（谁给买），选项D切题，故 选D。【15题详解】考查动词词义辨析,句意：那天晚上我睡不着，只为等着粉红色的小 汽车，到时间够晚我好溜下楼，打开我的礼物。A. counting计数， 数数;B. waiting等待；C.asking问;D.wishing希望.设空词后的it指代 a pink car,上文作者就想要一辆粉色的小汽车，所以是等待它，wait for等待，固定搭配，选

29、项B切题，故选B。【16题详解】考查连接词辨析,句意：我一定在某个时候睡着了，因为当我醒来时, 是圣诞节的早晨了。A. although尽管；B. so that以便，为了;C.because 因为；Do yet仍然，还.设空词前为主句，表示结果,设空词所在句 子是从句，表示原因，所以选项C切题，故选C。【17题详解】考查副词词义辨析.句意：我跑下楼到了一堆礼物那里，但没有看到 芭比娃娃的汽车。A. upstairs顺楼梯而上；B. downstairs顺楼梯而下； C. slowly慢慢地；D.sadly悲伤地。上文中的downstairs,说明作者睡 在楼上的，现在是下楼找礼物，选项B切题

30、，故选B.【18题详解】考查形容词词义辨析。句意:收到的礼物我非常感激,但我还是想知 道我的车在哪里.A.grateful感激的;B.calm平静的;C.angry愤怒的，学必求其心得，业必贵于专精生气的；D。nervous紧张的。设空词后是我所收到的东西，收到 东西当然心怀感激，选项A切题，故选A。【19题详解】考查动词短语辨析。句意:过了一会儿，我父亲拿出一个看起来像垃 圾袋的东西递给我。A. gave out发出，公布；Bo carried out完成;Co came out出版,出现；D.took out拿出来.设空词后是递给我，根据动 作的先后顺序要先拿出来，选项D切题，故选D。20

31、题详解】考查名词词义辨析。句意：我高兴得跳了起来，爸爸的脸也亮了。 Ao disappointment 失望；B。 interest 兴趣，利益;C- joy 高兴，兴 奋；D。pity遗憾。上文作者最想要的是芭比娃娃的汽车，下文Iwas happy with my car,可知作者拿到了小汽车，所以是高兴地跳起来, 选项C切题，故选C。21题详解】考查副词词义辨析。句意：当然，这正是我想要的.A. nearly几乎， 将近;B.almost几乎;C.closely精密地，紧密地;D.exactly准确地, 确切地.上文作者兴奋地跳了起来，说明她拿到的是她最想要的礼物, 强调就是她要的礼物，选

32、项D切题，故选D.22题详解】考查名词词义辨析。句意：他甜甜地说，圣诞老人去的一家特别的 商店购买礼物，可能时间短，忘了把价格标签拿下来。Ao money 钱；B. energy能量；C. time时间;D。food食物.设空词前是short 短.设空词后是忘记拿下价格标签，推理可知,是因为匆忙，所以是-17-学必求其心得，业必贵于专精时间短，选项C切题，故选C。【23题详解】考查动词词义辨析,句意：我对我的车很高兴，我父亲知道我仍然相 信圣诞老人也很高兴.A.believed相信;B.hated恨;C.depended依 靠;D。trusted信任。根据上文可知，爸爸告诉她礼物是圣诞老人 买

33、（送）的，所以作者是相信圣诞老人，believe in信任，固定短语， 选项A切题，故选Ao【24题详解】考查名词词义辨析。句意：直到今天，那是我最喜欢的圣诞节记忆, 因为有人关心一个小孩以及这种圣诞的快乐和精神是甜蜜的。A. truth 真相，事实；B. reality 现实；Co trip 旅行；D. memory 记忆. 设空词前文章用的是一般过去时，说明是过去发生的事，过去的事还 记在心里，就是记忆，选项D切题，故选D。【25题详解】考查不定代词辨析。句意：直到今天，那是我最喜欢的圣诞节记忆, 因为有人关心一个小孩以及这种圣诞的快乐和精神是甜蜜的。Ao anyone 任何人； B。 e

34、veryone 每 个人;C。 someone 某人;D。 none 没有一个人。上文故事中作者父亲给她买了她最想要的礼物，是关 心她；作者还玩芭比娃娃，可知当时作者是个小孩，所以是有人（她 父亲）关心小孩子（作者），句子为肯定句，选项C切题，故选C。【点睛】完型填空中实义动词的词义辨析要注意其使用时表达含义 的差异,第14小题中believe和trust都有相信的意思,believe的相 信偏重对某事，在某件事上“相信"什么.I believe in traveling light.-14-学必求其心得，业必贵于专精我认为出行就要轻装上阵。I believe in the Bibl

35、e/God.我信奉圣经 /上帝。trust为信任，偏重对人，对某人的人品的“信任”。Politicians just can' t be trusted o 政客不可信赖.Trust in me. I know what I am saying. 相信我。我知道我在说什么.第三部分：阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30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。AIt' s wonderful to have a relaxing bath in mineral water while looking ooout over beautiful

36、 scenery. If you live in the US or are planning a visit, consider going to one of the two natural hot springs （温泉） in the western US:Travertine Hot SpringsAl the edge of the Sierra Nevada Mountains near Bridgeport, California lie the Travertine Hot Springs. The orange, green, and red rocks and the m

37、ountains create beautiful views for you to enjoy while you bathe. Each pool is a different temperature, so you can find one that's comfortable for you. These springs can easily be reached by car。 Take Route 395 south from Bridgeport and turn left onto Jack Sawyer Road. In about a mile you 11 arr

38、ive at the springs. If you like to camp, you can camp along J ack Sawyer Roadoagby Hot Springs-#-学必求其心得，业必贵于专精In the middle of an ancient forest you' 11 find the Bagby Hot Springso At the springs there are wooden bathhouses, with both private baths and communal baths. Through a system of pipes t

39、he spring water is brought to the baths at a temperature of 136 degrees Fahrenheit. If that' s too hot buckets of cold water are also available to mix into the bathtub （浴 缸）or to cool off with after your bath。The Bagby Springs are about 45 minutes from Estacada, Oregon, on Highway 224。 To get to

40、 the bathhouse there is a 1.5-mile walk from the parking lot through the beautiful Mt. Hood National Forest. While in the area, make sure to visit Portland, which is known for its coffee, restaurants, and music。The best time to visit the two hot springs is in late spring, or in summer or fall。 While

41、 in the area,check out the Curecanti NationalRecreation Area, where you can enjoy canoeing, fishing, bird watching, camping, and hiking.26. Which is not the advantage of bathing in the spring in California?Ao Beautiful scenery can be seen while bathing thereoB. You can choose different pools suitabl

42、e for youo C It' s convenient for families with cars to travel there.D. You can camp anywhere around the springs.27 o What does the underlined word in the 3rd paragraph mean?Ao sharedB. comfortableCo personalD. common28. The two springs are similar to each other in.A. the temperature of the two

43、springsB. beautiful views near the springsC. the walking distance from the parking lotDo the design of the bathhouses29. You' d better visit these springs in the following months exceptA. MayC. OctoberBo J ulyD. December30. o Where might we read this passage?Ao A reportoB. A paper.C. A magazine。

44、D。 A diary.OJ【答案】26. D27o A 28o B 29. D 30。C【解析】【分析】这是一篇应用文。文章介绍了美国西部的两处温泉。26题详解】推理判断题.第二段中的 Take Route 395 south from Bridgeport and turn left onto Jack Sawyer Road。 In about a mile you' 11 arrive at the springs o If you like to camp, you can camp along J ack Sawyer Road. 从 布里奇波特向南走395号公路，左转到杰克

45、索耶路。大约一英里后, 你会到达温宸.如果你喜欢露营，你可以沿着杰克索耶路露营。说明 杰克索耶路离温泉还有一段距离，在加利福尼亚的温泉泡澡只能沿-23 -学必求其心得，业必贵于专精着杰克索耶路露营，没法在温泉附近露营，选项D你可以随意在温 泉附近露营。所以这不是这处温泉的优点，切题，故选D。27题详解】词义猜测题。第三段中的 At the springs there are wooden bathhouses, with both private baths and communal baths. 温泉1殳有木制浴室,既有 私人浴室又公共浴室。在句中bothand不但而且，用于连接 两个表示并

46、列关系的名词或代词,both后是private baths （私人的浴 室）声nd后的词应与此对称，应为“公用的浴室”，画线词的词义就应 是“公用的”，选项A共有的，合用的，切题，故选A。【28题详解】细节理解题.第二段中的 The orange, green, and red rocks and the mountains create beautiful views for you to enjoy while you bathe o 橙 色、绿色和红色的岩石和山脉为您营造美丽的景色，让您在洗温泉 时尽情享受。可知，第一处温泉周围景色美丽,第四段中的Togetto the bathhous

47、e there is a 1 o 5mile walk from the parking lot through the beautiful Mto Hood National Forest.要前往浴室，从停车场步行 1。5 英里，穿过美丽的胡德山国家森林就到了。可知，第二处温泉周围的 自然景色很美丽。这两处温泉的相似之处是它们周围美丽的景色。 选项B温泉周围美丽的景色，切题，故选B。29题详解】细节理解题。文章最后一殳的 The best time to visit the two hot springs is in late spring, or in summer or fall.游览两

48、个温泉的最佳时间是在 春末，或在夏季或秋季。可知，游览的最佳时间不包括冬季，选项学必求其心得，业必贵于专精D12月份，12月份在冬季，切题，故选D。30题详解】推理判断题。文章介绍的是两处温泉，是向旅游者推荐的旅游项目 和线路，面向大量的普通阅读人群，吸引大家前往,发行后还要有一 定的保有时间，保证受众充分，报纸时间间隔太短，杂志是适合的媒 介，选项C杂志，切题，故选C。【点睛】阅读理解题中的反向思维题要注意题干中问题的否定问 法，找到细节后要反向下结论，不要把文章细节直接做为答案，避免 干扰。本题中的第1小题和第4小题都是反向思维题。第1小题是 问哪一个不是它的优点，要找到不能很便利做的，而

49、不是能方便做的 选项。第4小题是问除了哪个季节外，也就是哪个季节最好不要去, 文中提到了三个季节，是适合去的，剩下一个季节才是不适合去的。Adrian' s "Amazing Race” started early, when his parents realize that he, as a baby, couldn， l hear a thing, not even loud noises o In a special school for the hearing-impaired （听觉受损的）， he learned sign language and got to

50、mix with other disabled children o However, the sight of all the disabled children communicating with one another upset his mother o She wanted him to lead a normal life. So after speaking to an advisor, she sent him to private classes where he learned to read lips and pronounce words.Later on, Adri

51、an' s parents decided to send him to a regular school. But the headmaster tried to prevent them from doing so, saying regular-25 -学必求其心得，业必贵于专精schools couldn, t take care of a special一needs studento His parents were determined to take the risk and push him hard to go through his work every day b

52、ecause they want to prove that, given the opportunity, he could do anything。 Adrian made the grade and got accepted o It was a big challenge the pace was faster so he had to sit at the front of the class and really pay attention to the teacher, which wasn' t always easy。 But he stuck to it and d

53、id a lot of extra work after school.The effort made by Adrian and his parents paid offo Adrian graduated with good grades and got into a top high school o He also achieved a lot in life outside school. He developed a love for the outdoors and went to Nepal to climb mountains o He even entered the Wo

54、rld Yacht Race 05/06 being the first hearing-impaired Asian to do so.But none of these achievements would have been possible without one of the most important lessons from his mother, “if you believe in yourself and work hard, you can achieve great result, " she often said.31. o How did Adrian

55、communicate with other disabled children in the special school?Ao By speaking。B。 By using sign languageoCo By writing letters。D. By making loud noises 032. o Adrian' s parents decided to send him to a regular school becauseAo they wanted him to live a normal life jBo they wanted to prove the hea

56、dmaster wrong-27 -学必求其心得，业必贵于专精C. he wouldn, t mix with other disabled childrenDo he wasn' t taken good care of in the special school33. How did Adrian finally succeed in his study?Ao He did a lot of outdoor activities.B. He studied in a regular school oC. He attended private classes after schoo

57、l oDo He worked very hard both in and after class. j34. Why is Adrian's lite described as an “Amazing Race”?Ao He did very well in his study- jjBo He succeeded in entering a regular schooloCo He reached his goals in spite of his disabilityoDo He took part in the world Yacht Race 05/06o35. Which of the following sayings can most appropriately be used to descr