Question

【题目】In the seventh grade, Brittany Blythe dreamed of being a cheerleader. Her school's coaches were less than enthusiastic. "They said, ‘I don't know how you'll be able to do it,”，she recalls. “‘You won't be able to do it. ’”

But Brittany, now a junior at Strath Haven High School near Philadelphia, persisted. And when the junior team cheerleaders won a competition last year, she was right there, dancing and cheering with the rest of the team.

Not bad for someone whose legs were amputated(切断）below the knee when she was two years old.

Brittany, 18, was born without shin bones (胫骨)—"just blood and muscle tissue，" as she puts it. When she tried to walk, her legs twisted. After the operation, she adapted quickly. “From that day, I basically jumped up and wanted to do everything，”she says. Prosthetic legs (假肢）allowed her to move

around upright, but too slowly to keep up with her friends. Brittany's solution： take the legs off and walk on her knees—something she still does when safety and comfort permit.

She's rarely been discouraged. Other children teased her through the years, especially in junior high school, but she says the challenge only made her stronger. Now she's trying to convince her coaches to let her remove the prostheses and be a flyer, the cheerleader who's thrown in the air and caught by her teammates.

Brittany doesn't think her problems are any more difficult than the next person's. “My disability was the first thing I had to get through, and that's going to prepare me for the future，” she says. “It's all just a test ： If someone throws you a ball, what are you going to do?”

【1】 What was the coaches' first attitude towards Brittany's dream?

A. Supportive.

B. Enthusiastic.

C. Optimistic.

D. Doubtful.

【2】 What was Brittany's reaction after the operation?

A. She abandoned herself to self-pity.

B. She refused to use the prostheses.

C. She accepted the result and tried to get used to it.

D. She became a flyer.

【3】 We can learn from the last paragraph that Brittany __________

A. doesn't think she is better than others

B. is not well prepared for the future

C. takes a positive attitude towards life

D. likes the challenge of learning new things

【4】 What's the best title for the text?

A. A new leg, a new life

B. A new cheerleader, a new record

C. Passing the test

D. Seeking advantages

Answer 1

【答案】【1】 D

【2】 C

【3】 C

【4】 C

【解析】【1】细节理解题。由第一段中的“Her school's coaches were less than enthusiastic. ”以及教练对 Brittany 说的话可知，他们最初对Brittany想当拉拉队队员的想法持怀疑态度,认为她做不到。

【2】细节理解题。根据第四段中的“...she adapted quickly. ”以及后面的她想方设法赶上朋友的速度,可知手术后Brittany 接受了用假肢的事实,并努力适应。

【3】推理判断题。由最后一段Brittany的话“My disability...prepare me for the future...”可以得出。

【4】主旨大意题。根据最后一段最后一句话,Brittany将残疾看作是生活对她的考验,显然残疾并没有将她打倒，她通过了这场考验。