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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(绝技).’” __3__ Brittany，now a junior at Strath Haven High School near Philadelphia，persisted(坚持).And __4__ the junior cheerleaders won a tournament(锦标赛)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.
【语篇解读】 本文是记叙文。从两岁开始Brittany Blythe膝盖以下的部分就被截去，但是这些年她一直梦想着自己能成为一名拉拉队队员。克服种种身体障碍和人们的嘲讽，她如愿以偿，并对自己的残疾有了新的认识。
1.A.less than B.more thanC.a bit D.no longer答案 A [联系下文I don't know how you'll be able to do it，可知，他们对此想法没有多少热情。]
2.A.complains B.recallsC.replies D.explains
答案 B [联系短文的第一句In seventh grade...可知，这些话是她在7年级的时候教练说的，现在她回想着这些话。]
3.A.But B.So C.Then D.Never
答案 A [从第一段可知，当她说出自己的理想时，别人对她没有信心，但是她自己坚持了下来，因此前后为转折关系。]
4.A.if B.when C.unless D.because
答案 B [联系空后的she was right there可知，当大三学生拉拉队赢得了去年的锦标赛的时候，她就在队里面。]
5.A.playing and singing B.dancing and cheering
C.studying and walking D.watching and shouting
答案 B [因为她们是大三学生拉拉队队员，因此她们在表演中的动作是跳舞与欢呼。其他选项都不符合拉拉队所做的。]
6.A.feet B.hands C.legs D.arms
答案 C [联系空后的below the knee以及下文的描述可知，她膝盖以下的部分被截去了。]
7.A.without B.with C.on D.about
答案 A [联系空后的“just blood and muscle tissue.”可知，出生的时候她没有胫骨。]
8.A.says B.makes C.recalls D.puts答案 D [空前的just blood and muscle tissue是她的陈述，put在这里的意思是“陈述”。A有一定的干扰性，say后面一般不跟it。]
9.A.well B.slowly C.quickly D.later
答案 C [联系From day one，I basically jumped up and wanted to do...可知，她适应得非常快。]
10.A.nothing B.everythingC.something D.anything答案 B [从空前的From day one，I basically jumped up可知，从第一天，她就想做一切事情。] 11.A.slowly B.heavily C.steadily D.tiredly答案 A [联系空前的but以及空后的take the legs off and walk on her knees可知，安上假肢后，尽管她很快适应了，但是跑的速度太慢了。]
12. A.decision B.opinion C.solution D.promise
答案 C [联系下文的take the legs off and walk on her knees可知，这是她解决自己跑得慢的办法。]
13.A.exist B.permit C.disappear D.help
答案 B [联系空前的safety and comfort，可知，只要安全与舒适允许，她才这样做的。]
14.A.encouraged B.supportedC.watched D.teased答案 D [联系空后的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 [联系上文可知，别人对她嘲笑，但是她把这些挑战看做是使得她更坚强的东西。]
16.A.allow B.convince C.force D.forbid
答案 B [她努力劝服她的教练让她摘掉假肢。convince在这里的意思是“说服”。]
17.A.cheerleader B.playerC.coach D.girl
答案 A [本空以及后面的内容是对a flyer的解释，也就是被队友抛在空中然后接住的拉拉队队员。]
18.A.observed B.cheered C.caught D.loved
答案 C [联系空前的thrown in the air可知，先是被抛在空中，然后接住。]
19.A.difficult B.importantC.independent D.special
答案 A [从空前的doesn't think可知，她觉得自己的问题比别人艰难不到哪里去。]
20.A.make up B.learn aboutC.get through D.end up
答案 C [从空前的My disability was the first thing I had to可知，她首先要克服的是自己的残疾。get through意思是“克服”。make up弥补;编造;learn about学习;end up结束。]
