【NicolaiCalabriahasalreadybecomeoneofthebest106-poundwrestlers.HehassuccessfullyclimbedtothetopofthehighestmountaininAfricaandmostimportantlyhe’schangedtheattitudeofanynormalpersonwhowatcheshimcompete.】
NicolaiCalabriahasalreadybecomeoneofthebest106-poundwrestlers.HehassuccessfullyclimbedtothetopofthehighestmountaininAfricaandmostimportantlyhe’schangedtheattitudeofanynormalpersonwhowatcheshimcompete.
The17-year-oldteenagerhasoneleg.Hewasbornthatwaybuthisgoalistoshowit’snottheonethingthatdefineshim.Hewouldalsobethefirstonetotellyouthathejustwantstoprovetoothersandhimselfthathe’sjustlikeothernormalones.
WhenCalabriawasyounghisparentstrieddifferentprostheses(假肢)tofindoutwhichwasmostcomfortablefortheirsonashetriedtokeepupwiththefamilywhohasapreferenceforsports.
AtfirsttheCalabriashadtheirmiddlechildinaprosthesisthatlookedandfunctionedlikeareallegbutsoontheydecidedtochooseadifferentpathwhentheyfounditwasn’tbeneficialtohismovement.Thenthefamilymovedhimtoarmcrutches(手杖)andfromthereanewburstofenergywasfound.
Gettingotherstobelievethathecouldtakeoffonthesoccerfieldtookalittlebitlonger.WhentheCalabriasmovedtoConcordtheyhadahardtimepersuadingthetownsoccerteamtoallowachildlikehimtocompetewithable-bodiedkids.Aftermonthsandmonthsofdebatesandmeetingsthefamilyreceivedtheanswertheywerelookingfor.SincethenwitnessingayoungmanoncrutcheswhocompetesagainstthosewithtwolegshasbecomeafixedeventintheConcordcommunity.
“AtthattimeIhadnothingbutdiscouragementworkingwiththesoccercommunity;howevernowIhavenothingbutadmirationforthefactthathe’sbeenallowedtoplayandpeopleseethatheaddsvaluetogame”hisfathersaid.“Ijustthinkit’sagreatresult.”
1.Thispassageshowsusaboywithoneleg__________.
A.candowhatanormalteenagercan
B.isrealizingasmanydreamsashecan
C.canmakeasporteventmorevaluable
D.canaddvaluetosociety
2.WecanlearnfromParagraph5that__________.
A.Calabriaprovedtobethemostexcellentplayeroftheteam
B.itwasnoteasyforCalabriatobeacceptedtothetownsoccerteam
C.Calabria’sparentsdidn’tallowhimtoplaysocceratfirst
D.therearesomeotherdisabledchildreninthesoccerteam
3.