首页
外语
计算机
考研
公务员
职业资格
财经
工程
司法
医学
专升本
自考
实用职业技能
登录
外语
A、Receive an operation to cure her heart attack. . B、Compete with those big potatoes in sports field. C、Jump over a new height o
A、Receive an operation to cure her heart attack. . B、Compete with those big potatoes in sports field. C、Jump over a new height o
admin
2019-09-18
49
问题
Well, for those of you who have seen the picture in the little biography—it might have given it away—I’m a person without legs, and I was born without particular bones in both legs. I was operated on and lost both of my legs at age one and I’ve been running like hell ever since, all over the place.
I guess I’ve always been involved in sports. I played softball for five years growing up. I skied competitively throughout high school, and I got a little restless in college because I wasn’t doing anything for about a year or two sports-wise. And I’d never competed on a disabled level, you know—I’d always competed against other able-bodied athletes. That’s all I’d ever known. In fact, I’d never even met another person without legs until I was 17. And I heard that they do these track meets with all disabled runners, and I figured, "Oh, I don’t know about this, but before I judge it, let me go see what it’s all about." So,[23]I booked myself a flight to Boston in ’95, 19 years old and definitely the dark horse candidate at this race. I’d never done it before. I went out on a track paved with crushed stones a couple of weeks before this meet to see how far I could run, and about 50 meters was enough for me, gasping. And I had these legs that were made of a wood and plastic compound, attached with Velcro straps—big, thick wool socks on— you know, not the most comfortable things, but all I’d ever known.
And I’m up there in Boston against people wearing legs made of all things—carbon black lead and, you know, shock absorbers in them and all sorts of things—and they’re all looking at me like, OK, we know who’s not going to win this race. And, I mean, I went up there expecting—I don’t know what I was expecting—but, you know, when I saw a man who was missing an entire leg go up to the high jump, hop on one leg to the high jump and clear it at six feet, two inches... Dan O’Brien jumped 511" in ’96 in Atlanta, I mean, if it just gives you a comparison of—these are truly accomplished athletes, without qualifying that word "athlete." And so I decided to give this a shot: heart pounding, I ran my first race and I beat the national record-holder by three hundredths of a second, and became the new national record-holder on my first tryout.
22 What can we learn from the picture according to the speaker?
23 What did the speaker do at 19 in Boston?
24 What did the speaker say about her legs?
25 What did the speaker decide to do at last?
选项
A、Receive an operation to cure her heart attack. .
B、Compete with those big potatoes in sports field.
C、Jump over a new height of 5 feet and 11 inches.
D、Make an attempt to run her first race in Boston.
答案
D
解析
录音最后,演讲者提到自己决定要在波士顿比赛中试跑,D表述的正是这个意思,故正确。
转载请注明原文地址:https://kaotiyun.com/show/sAW7777K
0
大学英语六级
相关试题推荐
A、Theycouldworktogetherwiththewhite.B、Theirchildrenstudiedinthesameschoolsasthewhite’s.C、Theysharedthesame
苏绣(Suzhouembroidery)是苏州地区刺绣产品的总称,其具体发源地在苏州吴县一带。早在两千多年前的春秋时期,吴国已将刺绣用于服饰。到了明代,绘画艺术的发展推动了刺绣的发展。刺绣艺人结合绘画作品进行再制作,所绣佳作栩栩如生,有“以针作画”之称。
InthebattlefortheyoungsodadrinkersofChina,U.S.-basedPepsi-Colamayhavefoundapowerfulnewweapon:youngstreetsel
Ratherthanusingcustommachinetoolstobuildearlymodelsofnewparts,Fordisnowusing3-Dprintingtechnologytodesigna
Ratherthanusingcustommachinetoolstobuildearlymodelsofnewparts,Fordisnowusing3-Dprintingtechnologytodesigna
TheotherdayIwaslisteningtoaChristianradioprogramonthewaytothegym.Eachdaytheyaskaquestionfortheirlistene
TheotherdayIwaslisteningtoaChristianradioprogramonthewaytothegym.Eachdaytheyaskaquestionfortheirlistene
Oldstereotypesdiehard.Pictureavideo-gameplayerandyouwilllikelyimagineateenageboy,byhimself,compulsivelyhammer
A、Gotosummerschool.B、Takeavacation.C、Stayathome.D、Earnsomemoney.D
A、Teaching.B、Onvacation.C、Havinglunch.D、Holdingameeting.B
随机试题
呼吸衰竭时最常发生的酸碱平衡紊是
诊断葡萄球菌肺炎,下列哪项最重要
有关石灰工业废渣稳定砂砾基层施工要求的说法中,正确的是()。
全陪服务程序主要分为准备阶段、首次接团阶段、各站服务阶段、途中服务阶段和末站送团阶段5大内容。()
一般从业人员执行操作规程,具体要求包括()。
19世纪60年代到90年代,洋务派兴办洋务活动的指导思想是()。
课外活动的组织者是学校、校外教育机构和家长。()
教师是今天最需尊重的职业,也是人性最为光亮的群体,却又是权利需要保护的对象。一些教师群体的待遇福利较差,健康权与休息权得不到保证。值得一提的是,教师很容易成为教育体制弊端的替罪羊。比如,说到教育腐败,很多人会把板子打在教师身上,其实腐败的多是教育官员,而不
简述表见代理须具备的条件。
Knowledgemaybeacquiredthroughconversation,watchingtelevisionortravelling,butthedeepestandmostconsistentwayisth
最新回复
(
0
)