17．Aerial performer Jennifer Bricker was born without legs，but she never let it stop her．
Wrapped in a loop 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's 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，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．
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 US．When Moceanu and the women's team won 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 tumbling champion for the state of Illinois．
Jennifer now travels the world as an inspirational speaker and acts as an aerial performer．
21．What do we know about Jennifer Bricker？B
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．
22．Why did Jennifer determine to be a gymnast？D
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．
23．Which of the following can best describe Jennifer Bricker？A
A．Self-respected．B．Cautious．C．Sensitive．D．Clever．
24．What is the passage mainly about？D．
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．
分析 本文講述了先天殘疾的詹妮成為一名體操運(yùn)動(dòng)員的成長(zhǎng)歷程．
解答 21．B．細(xì)節(jié)理解題．由第四段My parents didn't treat me differently so I didn't grasp the concept that I was different．我的父母沒(méi)有對(duì)我有不同因此我也不認(rèn)為自己有什么不同，可知選B．
22．D．細(xì)節(jié)理解題．由倒數(shù)第三段Jennifer loved to watch the women's gymnastics team，and especially adored the 14-year-old Dominique Moceanu who competed for the US．When Moceanu and the women's team won gold，Jennifer decided she was going to be a gymnast，too可知Jennifer喜歡看女子體操隊(duì)，特別是崇拜的14歲的Dominique Moceanu，當(dāng)Dominique Moceanu 和女子團(tuán)隊(duì)贏得了金牌時(shí)，她想要成為體操運(yùn)動(dòng)員，故選D．
23．A．細(xì)節(jié)理解題．由倒數(shù)第三段But Jennifer did not want any allowances to be made for her disability．詹妮弗不希望任何因?yàn)樗臍埣捕l(fā)的津貼．可知她很有自尊，故選A．
24．D．主旨?xì)w納題．本文講述了殘疾運(yùn)動(dòng)員詹妮的成長(zhǎng)歷程，故選D．
點(diǎn)評(píng) 本篇文章主要是細(xì)節(jié)理解方面的題型，需要考生通過(guò)跳讀迅速找到對(duì)應(yīng)的句子進(jìn)行詳細(xì)理解，句子的理解可以結(jié)合上下文意思，通過(guò)邏輯推理得到．
