Katy Sullivan is an actress, an athlete(运动员), and a person who also refuses to accept the words no or I can’t.
She was born without the lower half of her 16 and has worn prosthetic(假体) ones all her life. She grew up in Alabama, US and had a(n) 17 childhood. She kept up with her sisters and brothers at the gym and the swimming pool. She feels lucky 18 her family treated her in just the same way as the other members.
When a person is born without legs, there are plenty of things that are 19 to do. But Katy believed she could 20 anything. So she chose two jobs that are difficult, 21 with both legs. As a teenager, she once saw a good movie. Before it was 22 , Katy had made her mind up to be a(n) 23 .
She did a degree in theater and then moved to Los Angeles, where she has played 24 in theater, television and movies. She has a positive(积极的) view of life. She thinks that if you believe 25 can do something, you should 26 it. So when Katy’s friend asked her 27 she’d like to try running, she said ＂yes＂. She was given a pair of running legs and she 28 her new life.
Katy was the first person in the world with two prosthetic legs to 29 running as a competitive sport. She entered the final of the 100 meters in the 2012 London Paralympics.
Katy’s family, friends, and fans look up to her as an 30 of someone who has overcome her difficulty and achieved her dreams.
16. A. arms B. legs C. feet D. hands
17. A. embarrassing B. lonely C. active D. strange
18. A. though B. unless C. before D. because
19. A. difficult B. important C. possible D. easy
20. A. achieve B. accept C. examine D. prevent
21. A. just B. also C. even D. ever
22. A. up B. over C. on D. out
23. A. athlete B. writer C. actress D. coach
24. A. games B. music C. sports D. roles
25. A. you B. we C. she D. they
26. A. depend on B. go for C. get used to D. look after
27. A. whether B. how C. when D. why
28. A. shared B. started C. changed D. prepared
29. A. fix up B. show up C. take up D. set up
30. A. ancestor B. enemy C. influence D. example
文章大意 如果一个人生下来就没有腿，他的生活还可以跟正常人一样吗？甚至可以跑步、当演员？Katy就是一个这样的人，她是一个很坚强、乐观的人，她戴着假肢演电影，后来又参加竞技运动，甚至进入了2012年伦敦残奥会100米的决赛。她是一个榜样。
16. B句意：她生来就没有下半截腿，终生都戴着假肢。考查名词辨析。arms胳膊；legs腿；feet脚；hands手。根据空后….has worn prosthetic(假体) ones all her life…..以及下文When a person is born without legs…可知，Katy没有下半截腿。故应选B。
17. C句意：她在美国的阿拉巴马州长大，有一个积极的童年。考查形容词辨析。embarrassing令人尴尬的；lonely孤独的；active积极的；strange奇怪的。根据下句话She kept up with her sisters and brothers at the gym and the swimming pool.可知，Katy小时候跟着兄弟姐妹在体育馆和游泳池，可见她的生活是非常积极的。故应选C。
18. D句意：她感觉很幸运，因为她的家人对待她就像对待其他成员一样。考查连词辨析，though虽然，尽管；unless除非，如果不；before在……之前；because因为。根据句意可知，空前说She feels lucky，＂她感觉幸运＂，空后her family treated her in just the same way as the other members解释她感觉幸运的原因，故应选D，引导原因状语从句。
19. A句意：当一个人生来就没有腿的时候，有很多事做起来都是很困难的。考查形容词辨析，difficult困难的；important重要的；possible可能的；easy容易的。根据句意和常识可知，如果一个人生下来就没有腿，那么做很多事都是很困难的。故应选A。
20. A句意：但是Katy相信她能完成任何事。考查动词辨析，achieve完成，获得；实现；accept接受；examine检查；prevent阻止。根据句意和下文可知，Katy觉得自己能完成任何事情，下文举例进行了介绍，故应选A。
21. C句意：因此她选择了两份困难的工作，甚至需要用腿完成的。考查副词辨析，just仅仅，刚刚；also也；even甚至；ever曾经。根据空前she chose two jobs that are difficult可知，她选择的工作非常难，空后表示递进关系，甚至需要用到腿。故应选C。
22. B句意：在电影结束之前，她下定决心成为一名演员。考查副词辨析，up向上；over结束；on在……上面；关于；out出去，外出。根据文意可知，受电影的影响，Katy决定成为演员，这个决定在电影还没结束的时候就有了。故选B合适。
23. C句意：在电影结束之前，她下定决心成为一名演员。考查名词辨析，athlete运动员；writer作家；actress女演员；coach教练。根据短文第一句话Katy Sullivan is an actress, an athlete(运动员), and a person who also refuses to accept the words no or I can’t.可知，Katy是一个演员…，故选C。
24. D句意：她获得了戏剧学位，然后搬到了洛杉矶，在那里她在剧院、电视和电影中扮演角色。考查名词辨析，games游戏；music音乐；sports运动；roles角色。根据空后in theatre, television and movies可知，这里考查短语play roles in….在……中扮演角色，故应选D。
25. A句意：她认为如果你相信你能做到某件事，你就要为它全力以赴。考查代词辨析，you你，你们；we我们；she她；they他们。根据句意you believe…，you should…可知，这里应表示＂你能做到某件事＂，故应选A。
26. B句意：她认为如果你相信你能做到某件事，你就要为它全力以赴。考查动词短语辨析，depend on依靠，依赖；go for努力争取；get used to习惯于；look after照顾。根据句意可知，想要做到某件事，应该全力以赴，努力争取。故应选B。
27. A句意：所以当Katy的朋友问她是否愿意尝试跑步的时候，她说＂行。＂考查连词辨析，whether是否how怎样；when当…时候；why为什么。根据下文she said ＂yes＂.＂她说行＂可知，这里问的是是否愿意，故应选A。
28. B句意：她得到了一双跑步的腿，开始了她新的生活。考查动词辨析，shared分享；started开始；changed改变；prepared准备。根据句意和空后的new life可知，Katy开始跑步，她的新生活开始了。故选B。
29. C句意：Katy是世界上第一个用两条假肢从事竞技跑步运动的人。考查动词短语辨析，fix up修理，解决；show up出现，露面；take up拿起，从事；set up建立。根据句意可知，这里表示＂从事竞技跑步运动＂，故应选C。
30. D句意：Katy的家人、朋友和粉丝都将她视为克服困难、实现梦想的榜样。考查名词辨析，ancestor祖先；enemy敌人；influence影响；example例子，榜样。根据文意可知，Katy虽然没有腿，但是她非常坚强、乐观，她不仅能像正常人一样生活，还成了演员、跑步运动员，因此她是我们的榜样。故应选D。
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