Question

    A car accident paralyzed(使瘫痪 )Chelsie Hill from the waist down, but that didn’t stop her from fulfilling her dream of dancing.

Since the age of three, Chelsie Hill had dreamed of becoming a dancer. “The only thing that I loved was dance.” she told CBS News. That ambition nearly ended one night in 2010. Hill, then a 17-year-old high school senior in Pacific Grove, California, was in a car accident that put her in the hospital for 51 days and left her paralyzed from the waist down. For most people, that would have destroyed any hope of a dancing career. For Hill, it was the beginning. Far from being an obstacle, her wheelchair encouraged her. “I wanted to prove to my community-and to myself-that I was still‘normal,’” she told Teen Vogue.

“Whatever normal meant.”

Normal for her meant dancing, so Hill did it in her wheelchair right alongside her non-disabled high school dance team,which definitely took her a lot of learning and patience.”

After graduation, Hill wanted to expand her dance network to include women like her. She met these people online and invited them to dance with her. “It was such an amazing experience.”

Hoping to reach more people in a larger city, Hill moved to Los Angeles in 2014 and formed a team of dancers with disabilities she calls the Rollettes. “I want to break down the stereotype of wheelchair users and show that dance is dance, whether you’re walking or you’re rolling.” she told CBS News.

Hill has realized what many of us never will: her childhood dream. She’s a dancer. But the Rollettes have helped her find something else just as meaningful. Every year she holds a dance camp for wheelchair users of all ages and abilities with an eye to helping them find their confidence. She calls it the Rollettes Experience, and in 2019, 173 participants from ten countries attended.

Edna Serrano says that being part of the Rollettes team has given her the courage to carry on her life. “I didn’t know I could do so many things that these girls have taught me,” she says. “ It’s so powerful to have my teammates in my life, because they’re my teachers. I have more strength.”

1.Why do you think Chelsie Hill formed a team called the Rollettes in 2014?

A.To improve the living conditions of the poor.

B.To live better in a big city.

C.To change people’s attitude towards wheelchair users.

D.To tell the public”rolling is better than walking”

2.Who is probably the underlined person “Edna Serrano” in the last paragraph？

A.One of Chelsie Hill’s former classmates

B.One of the 173 participants from ten countries in 2019.

C.A reporter from the CBS News

D.One of Chelsie Hill’s former teachers.

3.Which of the following can be the best title of this passage?

A.Chelsie Hill-A brave girl B.The Rollettes Experience

C.Roll to dance D.Live for those you love

Answer

1.C

2.B

3.C

【解析】

这是一篇记叙文。本文讲述了一个梦想成为舞蹈家的女孩Chelsie Hill在遭遇车祸残疾后不仅没有放弃自己的梦想，而是创办了一个特殊的舞蹈团体，坐在轮椅上追逐自己的梦想。短文告诉读者不惧挫折，笑对生活。

1.细节理解题。根据第六段中“I want to break down the stereotype of wheelchair users and show that dance is dance, whether you’re walking or you’re rolling.” she told CBS News.可知“我想打破人们对轮椅使用者的刻板印象，告诉人们舞蹈就是舞蹈，无论你是在走路还是坐着走路。”她告诉CBS新闻。由此可知，Chelsie Hill在2014年组建一个名为Rollettes的团队是为了改变人们对轮椅使用者的态度。故选C。

2.推理判断题。根据倒数第二段中She calls it the Rollettes Experience, and in 2019, 173 participants from ten countries attended.可知她称之为“Rollettes体验”，在2019年，来自10个国家的173名参与者参加了该项目。以及最后一段中Edna Serrano says that being part of the Rollettes team has given her the courage to carry on her life.可知Edna Serrano说，成为“Rollettes”团队的一员给了她继续生活的勇气。由此可推知，Edna Serrano是2019年来自10个国家的173名参与者之一。故选B。

3.主旨大意题。根据第一段A car accident paralyzed Chelsie Hill from the waist down, but that didn’t stop her from fulfilling her dream of dancing.可知一场车祸使Chelsie Hill腰部以下瘫痪，但这并没有阻止她实现跳舞的梦想。结合本文讲述了一个梦想成为舞蹈家的女孩Chelsie Hill在遭遇车祸残疾后不仅没有放弃自己的梦想，而是创办了一个特殊的舞蹈团体，坐在轮椅上追逐自己的梦想。短文告诉读者不惧挫折，笑对生活。由此可知，C选项“轮椅上的舞者”最符合文章标题。故选C。