英语卷·2018届广西桂林中学高二上学期期中考试（2016-11）

英语卷·2018届广西桂林中学高二上学期期中考试（2016-11）

桂林中学2016-2017学年上学期段考高二年级英语科试卷 ‎ 考试时间：120分钟 第I卷 （选择题，共三部分，满分90分）‎ 第一部分：听力（共两节，满分30分） ‎ 第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5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 does the man like about the play?‎ ‎ A. The story. B. The ending. C. The actor.‎ ‎2.Which place are the speakers trying to find?‎ ‎ A.A hotel. B.A bank. C.A restaurant.‎ ‎3.At what time will the two speakers meet?‎ ‎ A. 5:20 B. 5:‎10 ‎ C.4:40‎ ‎4.what will the man do ?‎ ‎ A. Change the plan B. Wait for a phone call C. Sort things out ‎5.What does the woman want to do ?‎ ‎ A. See a film with the man. B. Offer the man some help C. Listen to some great music.‎ 第二节（共15小题：每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）‎ 请听下面5段对话。每段对话后有几个小题，从题中所给出的A、B、C三个选项种选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话前，你将有时间阅读各个小题。，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话读两遍。‎ 听第6段材料，回答6、7题。‎ ‎6.Where is Ben？‎ ‎ A. In the kitchen. B. At school. C. In the park.‎ ‎7.What will the children in the afternoon?‎ ‎ A. Help set the table. B. Have a party. C. Do their homework.‎ 听第7段材料，回答第8、9题 ‎8. What are the two speakers talking about?‎ ‎ A. A Family holiday. B. A business trip. C. A travel plan.‎ ‎9. Where did Rachel go?‎ ‎ A. Spain. B. Italy. C. China.‎ 听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。‎ ‎10.How did the woman get to know about third-hand smoke?‎ ‎ A. From young smokers.‎ ‎ B. From a newspaper article.‎ ‎ C. From some smoking parents.‎ ‎11. Why does the man say that he should keep away from babies?‎ ‎ A. He has just become a father. ‎ ‎ B. He wears dirty clothes. ‎ ‎ C. He is a smoker.‎ ‎12. What does the woman suggest smoking parents should do ?‎ ‎ A. Stop smoking altogether.‎ ‎ B. Smoke only outside their houses.‎ ‎ C. Reduce dangerous matter in cigarettes.‎ 听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。‎ ‎13. Where does Michelle Ray come from?‎ ‎ A. A middle-sized city B. A small town. C. A big city ‎14. Which place would Michelle Ray take her visitors to for shopping?‎ ‎ A. The Zen Garden B. The Highlands. C. The Red River area.‎ ‎15. What does Michelle Ray do for complete quiet?‎ ‎ A. Go camping【来源：全,品…中&高*考+网】B. Study in a library. C. Read at home.‎ ‎16.What are the speakers talking about in general?‎ ‎ A. Late-night shopping. B. Asian food. C. Louisville.‎ 听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。‎ ‎17. Why do some people say they never have dreams according to Dr Garfield ?‎ ‎ A. They forget about their dreams.‎ ‎ B. They don't want to tell the truth.‎ ‎ C. They have no bad experiences.‎ ‎18. Why did Davis stop having dreams?‎ ‎ A. He got a serious heart attack.‎ ‎ B. He was too sad about his brother's death ‎ C. He was frightened by a terrible dream.‎ ‎19. What is Dr Garfield s opinion about dreaming?‎ ‎ A. It is very useful.‎ ‎ B. It makes things worse.‎ ‎ C. It prevents the mind from working.‎ ‎20.Why do some people turn off their dreams completely?‎ ‎ A. To sleep better.‎ ‎ B. To recover from illnesses. ‎ ‎ C. To stay away from their problems.‎ 第二部分：完形填空。(共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分)‎ ‎　　I used to live selfishly, I should admit. But one moment changed me.‎ I was on my lunch break and had 21 the office to get something to eat. On the way, I ‎22 a busker (街头艺人), with a hat in front of him. I had some ‎23 in my pocket, but I would not give them to him, thinking to myself he would 24 use the money to feed his addiction to drugs or alcohol. He 25 like that type----young and ragged. 26 what was I going to spend the money on? Only to feed my addiction to Coca-Cola or chocolate! I then 27 I had no right to place myself above 28 just because he was busking.‎ I 29 and dropped all the coins into his 30 , and he smiled at me, I watched for a while. As 31 as it sounds, I expected something more to come from that moment—a feeling of 32 or satisfaction, for example. But nothing ‎ happened. 33 , I walked off. “It proved to be a waste of 34 ,” I thought.‎ On my way home at the end of the 35 , I saw the busker again and he was 36 . I watched him pick up the hat and walk ‎37 a cafe counter. There he poured the 38 contents into a tin collecting 39 an earthquake fund-raising (募捐) event. He was busking for charity (慈善)！‎ Now I donate (捐赠) any 40 I have to charity tins and enjoy the feeling of giving.‎ ‎21. A. left B. cleaned C. prepared D. searched ‎22. A. led B. chose C. saw D. fooled ‎23. A. chocolates B. coins C. tins D. drugs ‎24. A. almost B. just C. rather D. still ‎25. A. acted B. looked C. sounded D. smelt ‎26. A. Though B. For C. Therefore D. But【来源：全,品…中&高*考+网】‎ ‎27. A. declared B. realized C. expected D. guessed ‎28. A. it B. all C. him D. them ‎29. A. waited B. followed C. stopped D. arrived ‎30. A. rag B. hat C. pocket D. counter ‎31. A. selfish B. awkward C. innocent D. special ‎32. A. happiness B. sadness C. love D. hate ‎33. A. Disappointedly B. Unfortunately C. Coincidentally D. Comfortably ‎34. A. words B. effort C. space D. money ‎35. A. moment B. day C. break D. event ‎36. A. walking around B. passing by C. packing up D. running off ‎37. A. around B. in C. behind D. to ‎38. A. chief B. basic C. actual D. total ‎39. A. by B. for C. on D. with ‎40. A. work B. time C. energy D. change 第三部分：阅读理解（共15题；每小题2分，满分30分）‎ 第一节（共10小题；每小题2分，满分20分）‎ 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中选出最佳选项。‎ ‎【A】‎ I was waiting for a phone call from my agent. He had left a message the night before, telling me that my show was to be cancelled. I called him several times, but each time his secretary told me that he was in a meeting and that he would call me later. So I waited and waited, but there was still no call. Three hours passing by, I became more and more impatient. I was certain that my agent didn’t care about my work, and he didn’t care about me. I was overcome with that thought. I started to shout at the phone, “Let me wait, will you? Who do you think you are?”‎ At that time I didn’t realize my wife was looking on. Without showing her surprise, she rushed in, seized the phone, tore off the wires, and shouted at the phone, “Yeah! Who do you think you are? Bad telephone! Bad telephone!” And she swept it into the wastebasket.‎ I stood watching her, speechless. What on earth...?‎ She stepped to the doorway and shouted at the rest of the house, “Now hear this! All objects in this room---if you do anything to upset my husband, out you go!”‎ Then she turned to me, kissed me and said calmly, “Honey, you just have to learn how to take control.” With that, she left the room.‎ After watching a crazy woman rushing in and out, shouting at everything in sight , I noticed that something in my mood (情绪) had changed. I was laughing. How could I have trouble with that phone? Her anties helped me realize I had been driven crazy by small things. Twenty minutes later my agent did call. I was able to listen to him and talk to him calmly.‎ ‎41. Why did the author shout at the telephone?‎ A. He was mad at the telephone. B. He was angry with his agent.‎ C. He was anxious about his wife. D. He was impatient with the secretary.‎ ‎42. What made the author laugh?‎ A. His own behavior. B. His wife’s suggestion.‎ C. His changeable feelings. D. His wife’s sweet kiss.‎ ‎43. What does the underlined word “anties” in the last paragraph refer to?‎ A. Angry words B. Unusual actions C. Surprising looks D. Anxious feelings ‎【B】‎ Computer programmer David Jones earns $‎35.000 a year designing new computer games, yet he cannot find a bank ready to let him have a credit card. Instead he has been told to wait another two years until he is 18. The 16-year-old works for a small firm in Liverpool where the problem of most young people of his age is finding a job. David’s firm releases two new games for the fast growing computer market each month.‎ But David’s biggest headache is what to do with his money. Even though he earns a lot he cannot drive a car, take out a mortgage（抵押贷款）, or get credit cards. David got his job with the Liverpool-based company four months ago, a year after leaving school with six O-levels and working for a time in a computer shop. “I got the job because the people who run the firm knew I had already written some programs”, he said. David spends some of his money on records and clothes and gives his mother 50 pounds a week. But most of his spare time is spent working.‎ ‎“Unfortunately, computing was not part of our studies at school”, he said “But I had been studying it in books and magazines for four years in my spare time. I knew what I wanted to do and never considered staying on at school. Most people in this business are fairly young, anyway.” David added, “I would like to earn a million and I suppose early retirement is a possibility. You never know when the market might disappear.”‎ ‎44. In what way is David different from people of his age?‎ A. He often goes out with friends B. He lives with his mother C. He has a handsome income D. He graduated with six O-levels ‎45. What is one of the problems that David is facing now?‎ A. He is too young to get a credit card B. He has no time to learn driving C. He has very little spare time D. He will soon lose his job ‎46.Why did David decide to leave school and start working?‎ A. He received lots of job offers B. He was eager to help his mother C. He lost interest in school studies D. He wanted to earn his own living ‎【C】‎ A rainforest is an area covered by tall trees with the total high rainfall spreading quite equally through the year and the temperature rarely dipping below l‎6℃‎. Rainforests have a great effect on the world environment because they can take in heat from the sun and adjust the climate. Without the forest cover，these areas would reflect more heat into the atmosphere, warming the rest of the world. Losing the rainforests may also influence wind and rainfall patterns，potentially causing certain natural disasters all over the world.‎ In the past hundred years，humans have begun destroying rainforests in search of three major resources（资源）: land for crops，wood for paper and other products，land for raising farm animals. This action affects the environment as a whole. For example，a lot of carbon dioxide（二氧化碳）in the air comes from burning the rainforests. People obviously have a need for the resources we gain from cutting trees but we will suffer much more than we will benefit.‎ There are two main reasons for this. Firstly，when people cut down trees，generally they can only use the land for a year or two. Secondly，cutting large sections of rainforests may provide a good supply of wood right now，but in the long run it actually reduces the world’s wood supply.‎ Rainforests are often called the world’s drug store. More than 25％ of the medicines we use today come from plants in rainforests. However，fewer than l％of rainforest plants have been examined for their medical value. It is extremely likely that our best chance to cure diseases lies somewhere in the world’s shrinking (萎缩的) rainforests.‎ ‎47. Rainforests can help to adjust the climate because they .‎ A. reflect more heat into the atmosphere B. bring about high rainfall throughout the world C. rarely cause the temperature to drop lower than l‎6℃‎ D. reduce the effect of heat from the sun on the earth ‎48. What does the word “this” underlined in the third paragraph refer to?‎ A. We will lose much more than we can gain.‎ B. Humans have begun destroying rainforests.‎ C. People have a strong desire for resources.‎ D. Much carbon dioxide comes from burning rainforests.‎ ‎49. It can be inferred from the text that __________________.‎ A. we can get enough resources without rainforests ‎ B. there is great medicine potential in rainforests C. we will grow fewer kinds of crops in the gained land D. the level of annual rainfall affects wind patterns ‎50. What might be the best title for the text?‎ A. How to Save Rainforests B. How to Protect Nature C. Rainforests and the Environment D. Rainforests and Medical Development 第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）‎ 阅读下列短文，从所给的七个选项（A、B、C、D、E、F、G）中选出每空最佳选项。‎ Question: Why is it so hard for some people to apologize after they’ve done something wrong? I have made efforts to persuade my uncle to be nice to people that he’s hurt. 51 How I wish things would be better if he’d just say he’s sorry and ask them to forgive him. ‎ Answer: 52 It’s just easier for him to pretend nothing happened than to face the embarrassment (尴尬) of admitting he was wrong. You’ve probably done the same thing yourself at some time. In fact, most of us have. Furthermore, what if others won’t forgive him even if he apologizes?‎ ‎ 53 Pride blinds us to our mistakes or faults. Or at least it makes us pay less attention to their seriousness. ‎ ‎ Pride also makes us unwilling to admit to others that we were wrong. Perhaps ‎ we’re afraid they will look down on us if we admit it. 54 ‎ ‎ But others see through our pride. And things would be far better if we admitted our faults and asked for forgiveness. 55 ‎ ‎ Now you know why your uncle refuses to apologize, talk to him again. Help him to learn how to apologize and ask for forgiveness from others.【来源：全,品…中&高*考+网】‎ A. But a deeper reason is pride.‎ B. But he just refuses to do that.‎ C. We may even hope that somehow they will overlook it.‎ D. As a result, you would offend others and hurt their feelings. ‎ E. There are a variety of reasons for your uncle’s refusal to apologize.‎ F. Otherwise our pride would only hurt us and cause conflict with others.‎ G. One reason your uncle finds it hard to apologize could be embarrassment. ‎ ‎ 第II卷 （非选择题，共四部分，满分60分）‎ 第一部分：单词拼写与词组填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）‎ 第一节 单词拼写(根据所给首字母或中文提示，用正确的单词形式填空，使句意完整)。‎ ‎56. The girl was a_________ by a kind family at the age of four when her parents died. ‎ ‎57.The ______________(名声)of this museum lies in the variety of its art collection.‎ ‎58.We can be f__________ about your starting date, for it hasn’t been fixed yet.‎ ‎59. I need to e___________ this blouse for a bigger size. It is too tight for me.‎ ‎60. The scientists’ inventions have made great _____________(贡献) to our society.‎ ‎61. For _____________(方便), it is divided roughly into three zones.‎ ‎62. You don’t sound very ______ (热情的) about his suggestion of going for a picnic this weekend.‎ ‎63. The mayor has ________ (安排) for a car to pick you up at the airport.‎ ‎64. He was accused of murdering the woman, and finally he was proved g______ and put to prison.‎ ‎65. Shyness is supposed to be a ______________(障碍) to communication.‎ 第二节 词组填空(一空一词)。‎ ‎66.We couldn’t get to the destination on time because our car _______　_______(坏掉) halfway.‎ ‎67.The government ________ _______ (呼吁)all to pay more attention to environment protection.‎ ‎68. Scientists have _________　________(提出) theories about how the universe came into being.‎ ‎69. An investigation group _________ ________(由…组成)five men and two women has been sent to the spot to look into the matter.‎ ‎70. More time should be ___________ __________(挤出)for your English study.‎ 第二部分：语篇填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）‎ ‎ 在空白处填入括号内单词的正确形式(最多不超过3个单词); 无提示词的空只能填一个词。‎ ‎ If you want to improve your English 71 (rapid), you’d better listen to BBC English 72 is part of the BBC World Service. It broadcasts all kinds of programmes, such　73 difficult grammar 74 (point), life in Britain, differences between written and 75 (speak) English and so on. So far BBC English 76 (become) a popular learning course. If you want to know some information about the programmes, you just need to write to BBC English 77 (ask) for it. 78 , 79 is easy for you to find out the information and follow the programmes. In China there are English programmes like Follow Me on the radio. They are usually easy to receive and understand and they are very 80 (use) to you.‎ 第三部分 短文改错（满分10分）‎ ‎ 假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。‎ 增加：在缺词处加一个漏词符号（∧），并在此符号下面写出该加的词。‎ 删除：把多余的词用斜线（）划掉。‎ 修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。‎ 注意：1. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；2. 只充许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。‎ ‎ Uncle Lee is my neighbor. He can’t see things well because his bad eyesight, but he doesn’t go out very often. Last Friday he had an important letter to post to, so Uncle Lee had to go out himself. He was walking in the street while suddenly the strong wind came up and blew his black hat off his head. The hats rolled and flew, and Uncle Lee had to running after it. Just then a woman in front of him shout at him, “What are you doing?” “Trying to catch my hat,” answered Uncle Lee. “What? Your hat?” cried out the woman angry. “Can’t you see that it is our black pet dog?”‎ 第四部分 书面表达（满分25分）‎ 假定你是李华，你的一位美国朋友Jane在中国学习中文两年，即将回国。现在由你给她发E-mail，邀请她参加为她举办的欢送会，要点如下：‎ ‎（1）祝贺她顺利通过考试，为她骄傲；（2）感谢她帮助你们学习英语；‎ ‎（3）时间：星期六晚六点；（4）地点：阳光俱乐部（The Sun Club）302房间；‎ ‎（5）路线：从她所住宾馆门口乘坐332路公车可直达。‎ 注意：可适当添加细节以使行文连贯；词数100左右，开头和结尾已给，不计入总字数。参考词汇：欢送会 farewell party。‎ ‎　Dear Jane,‎ ‎ Congratulations on your passing all the exams.______ _________________________‎ ‎ Yours, faithfully Li Hua ‎　　　　 2016－2017（上）高二英语段考答案 ‎　　　　　第Ｉ卷（90分）‎ 第一部分（听力）： （每小题1.5分，共30分）‎ ‎ 1.C 2.A 3.B 4.B 5.A 6.C 7.B 8.A 9.C 10.B 11.C 12.A 13.A 14.B 15.C 16.C 17.A 18.B 19.A 20.C 第二部分（完形填空）：（每小题1.5分，共30分）‎ ‎21-25: ACBBB 26-30: DBCCB 31-35: AAADB 36-40: CDDBD 第三部分（阅读理解）：（每小题2分，共30分）‎ A篇41-43: BAB B篇44-46: CAC C篇47-50: DABC 七选五：51-55 BGACF ‎　　　　　第ＩＩ卷（60分）‎ 第一部分（单词和短语）：（每小题1分，共15分）‎ ‎56.　adopted 57. reputation 58 flexible 59 exchange 60 contributions ‎ ‎61 convenience 62 enthusiastic 63 arranged 64 guilty 65 barrier ‎66 broke down 67 appeals to 68 put forward 69 consisting of 70 squeezed out 第二部分（语篇填空）：（每小题1分，共10分）‎ ‎71 rapidly 72 which/that 73 as 74 points 75 spoken 76 has become ‎ ‎77 to ask 78 Therefore/So 79 it 80 useful 第三部分（短文改错）：（每小题1分，共10分）‎ ‎81 because︿of 82but--so 83 post to 84 while -- when 85 the strong wind -- a strong wind 86 hats --hat 87 running --run ‎ ‎88 shout—shouted 89 angry—angrily 90 our—my ‎ 第四部分（书面表达）（25分）‎ Dear Jane,‎ ‎ Congratulations on your passing all the exams. I am delighted you have really made great progress in your two years of studying in China. All you have gained is the result of your hard work. We are proud of you and we all appreciate your help with our English. We’ll always remember the wonderful time we spent together.‎ ‎ It’s a pity that you have to go back soon! So a farewell party for you will be held in Room ‎302 in the Sun Club this Saturday evening. Could you come by 6:00 p.m.? We’ll have dinner together. By the way, you may take Bus No. ‎332 in front of your hotel, and it will take you directly to the club.‎ ‎ I wish you success and fulfillment in the years ahead!‎ Yours faithfully,‎ Li Hua 听力原文：‎ Text 1 ‎ ‎ M: Wow, the literature class is so lively and interesting. ‎ W: Yes. Linda uses a lot of games so that we can learn more effectively during the 45 minutes. ‎ Text 2 ‎ W: Come on, it’s only an interview! ‎ M: Only an interview? Only an interview?! What if I panic? What if I…I say a silly word by accident? 【来源：全,品…中&高*考+网】‎ Text 3 ‎ W: I bought a size 10 of this jacket yesterday, but I just found size 8 fits me better. Could you hold this one for me? I’ll bring the other one back tomorrow. 【来源：全,品…中&高*考+网】‎ M: Sure, ma’am. I will put this one away for you. ‎ Text 4 ‎ W: Sam, you look a bit upset. ‎ M: Yes. I saw someone in the supermarket today. He was dressed in the same clothes as me. The clothes looked so ugly. W: Oh, that’s interesting. ‎ M: But when I went up to him, I saw it was me…myself…in the mirror! ‎ Text 5 ‎ M: Sorry, Mom. I’m late again. I lost my keys on my way home and tried hard to find them. ‎ W: I’m sorry. I’ve got used to this kind of excuse. Could you try something new? 【来源：全,品…中&高*考+网】‎ Text 6 ‎ ‎ M: Welcome to our store. Can I help you, ma’am? ‎ W: Yeah. I’m looking for Jenny. ‎ M: She’s not here. ‎ W: Um, is she coming in later? ‎ M: Don’t ask me about her. ‎ W: Why? Look, I’m concerned about her.‎ M: Well, your friend made me a big trouble. ‎ W: What happened? ‎ M: She disappeared in the middle of her work. I had to find someone else to fill in her position for the moment. ‎ Text 7 ‎ W: Look, what’s that on the railway tracks, David? A rock? A man? ‎ M: Oh, it’s a tree trunk! ‎ W: Gosh! A train is coming soon! It’s going to hit it! Let’s move it away. ‎ M: There’s no time for that! We must stop the train. Let’s wave at it. ‎ W: But we always wave at trains coming by. And the drivers are used to our waving. M: We must wave something red. Red is for danger. ‎ W: Good idea. Your T-shirt is red. Take it off! ‎ M: Sure. ‎ Text 8 ‎ M: Um, Lucy, I’m getting a lot of complaints. ‎ W: Really? About what? ‎ M: Well, apparently, one of our waitresses is having a nervous breakdown. ‎ W: Who? Me? ‎ M: Yeah! Um, listen, maybe you should take the rest of the night off if you don’t feel well. ‎ W: You don’t understand. The guy at Table 4 said something horrible to me when I was telling him about today’s special offer. ‎ M: What did he say? ‎ W: He said I was…a good waitress. ‎ M: That’s not bad. ‎ W: I didn’t grow up to be a good waitress! That was never the plan. The plan was to be a lawyer. ‎ M: OK. You’re a young woman. You can still do that. ‎ W: Can I? A 32 single mother who didn’t even graduate from high school? ‎ Text 9 ‎ W: I think Mark is frightened to be left alone in the house. Although he doesn’t look anxious or unhappy, I know he’s just pretending to be brave. ‎ M: Honey, he’s already 14. Remember, we left Catherine alone when she was 10. ‎ W: That was a mistake! We didn’t leave her. We forgot her! ‎ M: When we got home, she was fine…except that all her books were thrown out of the window. She was chatting with the emergency phone operator and had become friends with her. ‎ W: Yeah. But we have to make sure that Mark knows what to do in case of emergency. M: Of course he does. He took part in the first aid training program last month and passed the exam. ‎ W: The exam? It helps absolutely no reality. ‎ M: Hmm, you have a point. ‎ W: I’ve got a solution. Let’s create an emergency situation for him. Then he’ll have real-life experience instead of just theory.‎ ‎ M: Shh. Keep the plan between us. ‎ Text 10 ‎ ‎　Welcome to this edition of The Stories of Super Geniuses. I’m Susan Wilbur. Today, you’re going to hear a story of a great magician. He was born on September 16, ‎1956 in New Jersey. He picked up magic at 8 and began performing professionally at 12. By the age of 16, he was already teaching magic at New York University. In 1977, he was chosen to host a TV show, The Magic of ABC. The show was a huge success, and made him known to the whole world. He understands his craft more than any other magician before him. He said, “Before there can be wonders, there must be wonder.” Where others think, “It can’t be done,” he always says, “Yes, it can.” With this attitude, he never stops amazing people with magic. But the greatest work he thinks he has done is Project Magic. This is a project established in March 1982 to help disabled patients. Every year, he performs over 550 shows and has created many box office records. His love for magic is everything to him. And to those who want to become great magicians, he gave this advice: “Practise, practise, practise, and never consider anything impossible.” Do you know who he is