Nicolai Calabria has already become one of the best 106-pound wrestlers. He has successfully climbed to the top of the highest mountain in Africa, and most importantly, he's changed the attitude of any normal person who watches him compete.
The 17-year-old teenager has one leg. He was born that way, but his goal is to show it's not the one thing that defines h
When Calabria was young, his parents tried different prostheses(假肢)to find out which was most comfortable for their son as he tried to keep up with a family, who has a preference for sports.
At first, the Calabrias had their middle child in a prosthesis that looked and functioned like a “real” leg, but soon they decided to choose a different path when they found it wasn't beneficial to his movement. Then the family moved him to arm crutches(手杖) and from there a new burst of energy was found.
Getting others to believe that he could take off on the soccer field took a little bit longer. When the Calabrias moved to Concord, they had a hard time convincing the town soccer programme to allow a child like him to compete with able-bodied kids. After months and months of debates and meetings, the family received the answer they were looking for. Since then, witnessing a young man on crutches who competes against those with two legs has become a_fixed_event in the Concord community.
“At that time I had nothing but discouragement working with the soccer community, however, now I have nothing but admiration for the fact that he's been allowed to play, and people see that he adds value to game，” his father said. “I just think it's a great result.”
16.This passage shows us a boy with one leg ________.
A.can do what a normal teenager can
B.is realizing as many dreams as he can
C.can make a sport event more valuable
D.can add value to society
17.We can learn from Paragraph 5 that ________.
A.Calabria proved to be the most excellent player of the team
B.it was not easy for Calabria to be accepted to the town's soccer team
C.Calabria's parents didn't allow him to play soccer at first
D.there are some other disabled children in the soccer team
18.In Paragraph 5, the underlined part “a fixed event” probably means “________”.
A.a must-see
B.a planned programme
C.an extra game
D.a special occasion
19.It is implied in the last paragraph that Nicolai's father ________.
A.has been discouraged since Nicolai played soccer
B.thinks that Nicolai is playing a key role in the team
C.is very delighted that Nicolai can play soccer in the team
D.hasn't expected that Nicolai can be allowed to play soccer
【文章大意】 本文是一篇人物傳記，主要講述了非洲身殘志堅(jiān)的Nicolai Calabria的勵(lì)志故事。
21.A 寫(xiě)作意圖題。根據(jù)第二段最后一句“He would also be the first one to tell you that he just wants to prove to others and himself that he's just like other normal ones.”和對(duì)全文的整體理解可知選A項(xiàng)。
22.B 推理判斷題。根據(jù)文章第五段第三句“After months and months of debates and meetings… ”和對(duì)全段的整體理解可推知，讓城鎮(zhèn)足球隊(duì)接受他這樣一個(gè)人入隊(duì)并非易事，故選B項(xiàng)。
23.A 詞義猜測(cè)題。根據(jù)文章最后一段Calabria的父親所說(shuō)的“…people see that he adds value to game, …”可推知，人們喜歡看有Calabria參與的比賽，并結(jié)合fixed的意思“既定的，固定的”，可知選A項(xiàng)。
24.C 推理判斷題。根據(jù)文章最后一段Calabria的父親所說(shuō)的話， 從discouragement到ambition，尤其是最后一句的總結(jié) “‘…and people see that he adds value to game，’ his father said. ‘I just think it's a great result.’”可推知，Calabria的父親對(duì)Calabria能在足球隊(duì)里打比賽很開(kāi)心，故選C項(xiàng)。
