NicolaiCalabriahasalreadybecomeoneofthebest106-poundwrestlers.HehassuccessfullyclimbedtothetopofthehighestmountaininAfrica,and,mostimportantly,he'schangedtheattitudeofanynormalpersonwhowatcheshimcompete.
NicolaiCalabriahasalreadybecomeoneofthebest106-poundwrestlers.HehassuccessfullyclimbedtothetopofthehighestmountaininAfrica,and,mostimportantly,he'schangedtheattitudeofanynormalpersonwhowatcheshimcompete.
The17-year-oldteenagerhasoneleg.Hewasbornthatway,buthisgoalistoshowit'snottheonethingthatdefineshim.Hewouldalsobethefirstonetotellyouthathejustwantstoprovetoothersandhimselfthathe'sjustlikeothernormalones.
WhenCalabriawasyoung,hisparentstrieddifferentprostheses(假肢)tofindoutwhatwasmostcomfortablefortheirsonashetriedtokeepupwithafamily,whohasapreferenceforsports.
Atfirst,theCalabriashadtheirmiddlechildinaprosthesisthatlookedandfunctIonedlikea“real”leg,butsoontheydecidedtochooseadifferentpathwhentheyfounditwasn'tbeneficialtohismovement.Thenthefamilymovedhimtoarmcrutches(手杖)andfromthereanewburstofenergywasfound.
Gettingotherstobelievethathecouldtakeoffonthesoccerfieldtookalittlebitlonger.WhentheCalabriasmovedtoConcord,theyhadahardtimeconvincingthetownsoccerprogramtoallowachildlikehimtocompetewithable-bodiedkids.Aftermonthsandmonthsofdebatesandmeetings,thefamilyreceivedtheanswertheywerelookingfor.Sincethen,witnessingayoungmanoncrutcheswhocompetesagainstthosewithtwolegshasbecomeafixedeventintheConcordcommunity.
“AtthetimeIhadnothingbutfrustrationworkingwiththesoccercommunityandnowIhavenothingbutadmirationforthefactthathe'sbeenallowedtoplay,andpeopleseethatheaddsvaluetothegame,”hisfathersaid.“Ijustthinkit'sagreatresult.”
31.WhatisNicolaiCalabria'sgoalsincehewasborn?
A.Tobeanathletewhocandosports.
B.Toprovethatheisanormalteenager.
C.Tohaveasuitableprosthesis.
D.Tochangepeople'sattitudetowardsthedisabled.
32.WhattroubledidCalabriameetwhenheworehisfirstprosthesis?
A.Hecouldn'tmoveflexibly.
B.Itdidn'tlooklikea“real”leg.
C.Hecouldn'tkeepbalanceatall.
D.Itwasnoteasytoputonandoff.
33.WhatcanweinferfromParagraph5?
A.Calabriaw