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In seventh grade，Brittany Blythe dreamed of being a cheerleader.Her school's coaches were __1__ enthusiastic.“They said，‘I don't know how you'll be able to do it，’” she __2__.“‘You won't be able to do the stunts(絕技).’” __3__ Brittany，now a junior at Strath Haven High School near Philadelphia，persisted(堅(jiān)持).And __4__ the junior cheerleaders won a tournament(錦標(biāo)賽)last year，she was right there，__5__ with the rest of her peers.
Not bad for someone whose __6__ were amputated(切除) below the knee when she was two years old. Brittany,18，was born __7__ shinbones—“just blood and muscle tissue，” as she __8__ it.When she tried to walk，her legs twisted.After the amputation，she adapted __9__.“From day one，I basically jumped up and wanted to do __10__” she says.Prosthetic(假的) legs allowed her to move around upright，but too __11__ to keep up with her friends.Brittany's __12__：take the legs off and walk on her knees—something she still does when safety and comfort __13__.
She's rarely discouraged.Other children __14__ her through the years，especially in junior high school，but she says the __15__ only made her stronger.Now she's trying to __16__ her coaches to let her take off the prostheses and be a flyer，the __17__ who's thrown in the air and __18__ by her teammates.
Brittany doesn't think her problems are any more __19__ than the next person's.“My disability was the first thing I had to __20__，and that's going to prepare me for the future，” she says.
【語(yǔ)篇解讀】 本文是記敘文。從兩歲開(kāi)始Brittany Blythe膝蓋以下的部分就被截去，但是這些年她一直夢(mèng)想著自己能成為一名拉拉隊(duì)隊(duì)員。克服種種身體障礙和人們的嘲諷，她如愿以償，并對(duì)自己的殘疾有了新的認(rèn)識(shí)。
1.A.less than B.more thanC.a bit D.no longer答案 A [聯(lián)系下文I don't know how you'll be able to do it，可知，他們對(duì)此想法沒(méi)有多少熱情。]
2.A.complains B.recallsC.replies D.explains
答案 B [聯(lián)系短文的第一句In seventh grade...可知，這些話是她在7年級(jí)的時(shí)候教練說(shuō)的，現(xiàn)在她回想著這些話。]
3.A.But B.So C.Then D.Never
答案 A [從第一段可知，當(dāng)她說(shuō)出自己的理想時(shí)，別人對(duì)她沒(méi)有信心，但是她自己堅(jiān)持了下來(lái)，因此前后為轉(zhuǎn)折關(guān)系。]
4.A.if B.when C.unless D.because
答案 B [聯(lián)系空后的she was right there可知，當(dāng)大三學(xué)生拉拉隊(duì)贏得了去年的錦標(biāo)賽的時(shí)候，她就在隊(duì)里面。]
5.A.playing and singing B.dancing and cheering
C.studying and walking D.watching and shouting
答案 B [因?yàn)樗齻兪谴笕龑W(xué)生拉拉隊(duì)隊(duì)員，因此她們?cè)诒硌葜械膭?dòng)作是跳舞與歡呼。其他選項(xiàng)都不符合拉拉隊(duì)所做的。]
6.A.feet B.hands C.legs D.arms
答案 C [聯(lián)系空后的below the knee以及下文的描述可知，她膝蓋以下的部分被截去了。]
7.A.without B.with C.on D.about
答案 A [聯(lián)系空后的“just blood and muscle tissue.”可知，出生的時(shí)候她沒(méi)有脛骨。]
8.A.says B.makes C.recalls D.puts答案 D [空前的just blood and muscle tissue是她的陳述，put在這里的意思是“陳述”。A有一定的干擾性，say后面一般不跟it。]
9.A.well B.slowly C.quickly D.later
答案 C [聯(lián)系From day one，I basically jumped up and wanted to do...可知，她適應(yīng)得非�？臁
10.A.nothing B.everythingC.something D.anything答案 B [從空前的From day one，I basically jumped up可知，從第一天，她就想做一切事情。] 11.A.slowly B.heavily C.steadily D.tiredly答案 A [聯(lián)系空前的but以及空后的take the legs off and walk on her knees可知，安上假肢后，盡管她很快適應(yīng)了，但是跑的速度太慢了。]
12. A.decision B.opinion C.solution D.promise
答案 C [聯(lián)系下文的take the legs off and walk on her knees可知，這是她解決自己跑得慢的辦法。]
13.A.exist B.permit C.disappear D.help
答案 B [聯(lián)系空前的safety and comfort，可知，只要安全與舒適允許，她才這樣做的。]
14.A.encouraged B.supportedC.watched D.teased答案 D [聯(lián)系空后的but she says the __15__(challenge)only made her stronger可知，有的人嘲笑她。]
15.A.disability B.conditionC.education D.challenge
答案 D [聯(lián)系上文可知，別人對(duì)她嘲笑，但是她把這些挑戰(zhàn)看做是使得她更堅(jiān)強(qiáng)的東西。]
16.A.allow B.convince C.force D.forbid
答案 B [她努力勸服她的教練讓她摘掉假肢。convince在這里的意思是“說(shuō)服”。]
17.A.cheerleader B.playerC.coach D.girl
答案 A [本空以及后面的內(nèi)容是對(duì)a flyer的解釋，也就是被隊(duì)友拋在空中然后接住的拉拉隊(duì)隊(duì)員。]
18.A.observed B.cheered C.caught D.loved
答案 C [聯(lián)系空前的thrown in the air可知，先是被拋在空中，然后接住。]
19.A.difficult B.importantC.independent D.special
答案 A [從空前的doesn't think可知，她覺(jué)得自己的問(wèn)題比別人艱難不到哪里去。]
20.A.make up B.learn aboutC.get through D.end up
答案 C [從空前的My disability was the first thing I had to可知，她首先要克服的是自己的殘疾。get through意思是“克服”。make up彌補(bǔ);編造;learn about學(xué)習(xí);end up結(jié)束。]
