Celebrating an 18th birthday is an important occasion for anyone, but for tiny Jyoti Amge, the milestone is even bigger news.

The teenager is already a celebrity(名人) in her hometown of Nagpur, India, but has now set a world record by officially being declared the world's smallest woman.

Despite her stature, 62.8 cm­tall Jyoti hopes to celebrate being crowned the world's shortest woman by launching a Bollywood movie career.

She took the Guinness world record from 22­year­old American Bridgette Jordan, who measures seven centimeters taller than Ms.Amge and who had held the title since September, 2011.

A teary­eyed Ms.Amge called the honor an “extra birthday present” and said that she felt grateful for being small.She also blew out candles on a birthday cake that was comfortably bigger than her. Even the Guinness record book at the ceremony only came up to her waist.

Ms.Amge weighs just 5.5 kilograms—only about four kilograms more than she did at birth—and has a form of dwarfism called achondroplasia(軟骨發(fā)育不全), which stopped her growing after her first birthday.

She has brittle bones and is likely to need care for the rest of her life, but that has not stopped her ambitions of entering the movie industry.

“I have put Nagpur on the world map. Now everyone will know where it is，” said Ms.Amge, who said she dreamed of one day becoming a Bollywood film star and getting a university degree after finishing high school.

“I want to make people happy，” said the future actress, who is going to appear in two Bollywood films next year.

As a teenager at school in Nagpur, Ms.Amge had her own small desk and chair, but said that the other students did not treat her differently. She sleeps in a specially­made bed and uses things that are smaller than average. Also, Ms.Amge insists on being treated like a normal young woman, and enjoys doing her make­up, going shopping with friends or watching movies.

“It has been my dream to be recognized as the world's smallest woman for many years，” said Ms.Amge.“I am very happy to be officially the world's shortest woman.”

56．According to the passage, Jyoti Amge ________.

A．grew little since she was three years old

B．tries to live a normal life like other young women

C．has made great achievements in the film industry

D．was especially happy to receive the big birthday cake

57．It is learned from the passage that ________.

A．the shortest American is 69.8 centimeters tall

B．Jyoti weighed 5.1 kilograms when she was born

C．Jyoti will go to college in two years

D．Bridgette Jordan was born in 1988

58. The underlined word “brittle” in Paragraph 7 most probably means ______.

A．strong and hard  B．easily­broken

C．well­protected  D．badly­wounded

59．Which words can describe Jyoti Amge the best?

A．Amusing and humorous.

B．Clever and friendly.

C．Cheerful and ambitious.

D．Hardworking and brave.

60．What is the best title for the passage?

A．The most successful teenager in the world.

B．The most famous girl all over the world.

C．The first girl student entering the Guinness book.

D．The shortest woman around the world.

【語篇解讀】 近日，印度一名高中女生被吉尼斯世界紀錄認證為世界最矮女性。這名只有0.628米的姑娘人小志氣高，談到自己的人生理想時表示，希望大學畢業(yè)后進入“寶萊塢”成為一名影星。

56．B　細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)倒數(shù)第二段“Also, Ms.Amge insists on being treated like a normal young woman, and enjoys doing her make­up, going shopping with friends or watching movies.”可推斷Jyoti Amge盡力地像其他人一樣過正常的生活，故選B項。

57．A　推理判斷題。根據(jù)第三段可知Jyoti Amge的身高是62.8厘米，而Bridgette Jordan只比她高7厘米，故可推斷最矮的美國人身高是69.8厘米，故選A項。

58．B　詞義猜測題。根據(jù)“…is likely to need care for the rest of her life”可推斷Jyoti Amge的骨頭是脆弱的，故選B項。

59．C　推理判斷題。Jyoti Amge希望像正常人一樣地生活，說明她是樂觀的；談到自己的人生理想時她表示，希望大學畢業(yè)后進入“寶萊塢”成為一名影星，說明她是有雄心的，故選C項。

60.D　主旨大意題。Jyoti Amge是世界上最小的人，而全文是圍繞她而寫的，故最佳答案應是D項。

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