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Robots
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一、阅读理解。
Aerial(空中的) performer Jennifer Bricker was born without legs, but she never let it stop her.
Wrapped in a loop(圈) of red silk hung from the ceiling, Jennifer Bricker climbs and twists to the music. Her head hangs down and her strong arms let go as she balances on her back, high above the ground—a move that is all the more daring because she has no legs.
Jennifer was a few months old when she was adopted by Sharon and Gerald Bricker. She had big brown eyes, a bright smile, and huge amounts of energy. When a doctor advised her adoptive parents to carry her around in a kind of bucket(桶), they refused.
Jennifer soon learned to walk-and run-on her hands and bottom, and grew up fearlessly climbing trees and bouncing on the trampoline(蹦床) with her three older brothers. “My parents didn’t treat me differently so I didn’t grasp the concept that I was different. I knew I didn’t have legs but that wasn’t stopping me from doing the things I wanted to do.”
At the age of three she was fitted with artificial legs, but she never really took to them—she moved more freely without them.
In 1996 the Olympic Games took place in Atlanta. Jennifer loved to watch the women’s gymnastics team, and especially adored the 14-year-old Dominique Moceanu who competed for the U．S. When Moceanu and the women’s team won the gold, Jennifer decided she was going to be a gymnast, too. She took up power tumbling, which involves performing floor exercises down a runway. But Jennifer did not want any allowances to be made for her disability.
At the age of 10 she took part in the Junior Olympics and by age 11 she was the 精品K12教育教学资料
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tumbling champion for the state of Illinois.
Jennifer now travels the world as an inspirational speaker and acts as an aerial performer.
【解题导语】 本文是一篇人物记叙文。Jennifer Bricker天生无腿，但在自己的努力下，她参加了青少年奥运会，并成为世界著名的励志演讲家和空中表演演员。
1．What do we know about Jennifer Bricker? A．She felt embarrassed without legs. B．She was brought up as a normal child. C．She was carried in a bucket as a baby. D．She lost her legs when she was adopted.
B 解析：细节理解题。根据第四段中的“My parents didn’t treat me differently so I didn’t grasp the concept that I was different.”可知，Jennifer的父母对待她和对待其他孩子没有什么不同，她也没有觉得她和其他孩子有什么差异；结合第三段的第三句“When a doctor advised her adoptive parents to carry her around in a kind of bucket(桶), they refused.”可知，她的父母拒绝了医生的建议。据此可知，她是像正常的孩子那样被带大的，故B项正确。
2．Why did Jennifer determine to be a gymnast? A．She knew that she was different from others. B．She wanted to make allowances for her disability. C．She was eager to participate in the Junior Olympics. D．She was greatly influenced by Dominique Moceanu.
D 解析：细节理解题。根据第六段中的“Jennifer loved to watch the women’s gymnastics team, and especially adored the 14-year-old Dominique Moceanu who competed for the U．S. When Moceanu and the women’s team won the gold, Jennifer decided she was going to be a gymnast, too.”可知，Jennifer喜欢看女子体操队的表演，尤其喜爱为美国而战的14岁运动员Dominique Moceanu；在Dominique Moceanu和女子体操队获得金牌后，她决定也从事体操事业，故D项正确。
3．Which of the following can best describe Jennifer Bricker? A．Self-respecting. C．Sensitive. 精品K12教育教学资料
B．Cautious. D．Clever.
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A 解析：推理判断题。通读全文可知，Jennifer Bricker在几个月大的时候被领养，虽然天生无腿，但是她仍和其他正常孩子一样成长。在观看了奥运会的体操表演后，她决定做一名体操运动员，并获得成功。据此可以判断，她是一个自强自爱的人，故A项正确。
4．What is the passage mainly about? A．The sufferings of a gymnast. B．The memory of an aerial performer. C．The experiences of an adoptive family. D．The growing process of a disabled person.
D 解析：主旨大意题。通读全文可知，本文主要介绍了Jennifer Bricker天生无腿但后来在自己的努力下参加了青少年奥运会，并成为世界著名的励志演讲家和空中表演演员的故事。据此可知，本文介绍了一位残疾人的成长之路，故D项正确。
二、单句语法填空
1．The father wanted ________ (leave) alone to enjoy some peace and quiet. 答案：to be left leave ... alone “让……一个人待着；不管；别惹。” 2．All the neighbours on the street were ________ (alarm) at the news that a little boy was killed in the fire.
答案：alarmed alarmed为形容词“害怕的；担心的”，用于描述人的心理特征。 3．Was he in favour ________ the plan put forward at the meeting? 答案：of in favour of “赞成；支持”。
4．I envy you ________ (have) such a good friend!
答案：having envy sb. sth./doing sth. “忌妒/羡慕某人某物/做某事”。 5．We desired that you ________ (have) a rest.
答案：(should) have desire that ... “希望……”，该that从句中谓语动词应用(should＋)动词原形，故填(should) have。
6．Marriages based on money rather than love are bound ________ (end) in divorce sooner or later.
答案：to end be bound to do “一定做……”。
7．After living in Hangzhou for five years, she has developed quite an ________ (affect) for the city.
答案：affection 冠词an后应用名词。affection为名词“喜爱；感情”。 8．________ (accompany) by his wife, he has recovered from the operation soon. 答案：Accompanied accompany与句子主语he之间为被动关系，故应填过去分词作状精品K12教育教学资料
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