Laresce was born with a condition called hypermobility(运动过度) which meant her joints were “bent”. The condition can cause severe joint pain and lead to dislocations(脱臼).
But rather than feel sorry for herself, she used her misfortune to inspire herself to become Britain's strongest schoolgirl.
Just two years ago, the condition left Laresce in so much pain that she couldn't even take part in sports. But now she has six British and World Champion powerlifting records. It's an amazing achievement.
Laresce's trainer Tania George said her condition is the secret to her success. “She has more flexibility(灵活性) in her back than most people, which gives her the technique of bending her back strongly and safely. Most powerlifters would kill to try to bend their backs like Laresce. She has perfected the technique to lift heavy weights,” Tania said.
“I used to suffer a lot of pain from my hypermobility. I remember coming home from school with pains in my knees, joints and hips. It would stop me doing normal things at school. The pain would be so much that some nights I couldn't sleep at all and I just couldn't face going to school like that. And after each dislocation, I had to have six months of treatment to recover,” said Laresce.
However, since taking up the sport of powerlifting 18 months ago she is now effectively cured. “Really enjoyed the feeling of power I got and the excitement of people encouraging me to do my very best,” she said.
“I've made lots of friends. It's an incredible feeling when everyone's cheering me on. It's the support of other people that makes the difference to winning. Becoming a champion was a big surprise-I just started off for fun and wasn't expecting anything. So to win six titles over just a few months was amazing.”
1. We can learn from the passage that ________.| A．Laresce is suffering a little from hypermobility |
| B．hypermobility is helpful to increase one's strength |
| C．Laresce didn't go to school because of her illness |
| D．the flexibility in Laresce's back helps her to lift heavy weights |
| A．To reduce the pains in knees and joints. | B．To recover from joint dislocations. |
| C．To fall asleep easily during nights. | D．To do normal things freely at school. |
| A．Laresce was determined to become a champion |
| B．Laresce trained for a long time to win the titles |
| C．Laresce didn't expect to gain such a great success |
| D．Laresce's friends contributed a lot to her success |
| A．A Disease Leading to Severe Joint Pains and Dislocations |
| B．A Bendy-jointed Teen Becoming Britain's Strongest Schoolgirl |
| C．An Inspiring Girl Who Has Made Great Achievements |
| D．A British Girl with Great Spirit and Determination |
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【推荐1】I had always wanted to see England, Scotland and Wales. So when my brother suggested that we take a week — long vacation together somewhere, I immediately did an Internet search. It was at that time when I found Expat Explore. It was a travel agency that could offer just what I wanted at an acceptable price. In fact, I was afraid that it was too good to be true! So I went back to Google to look for evaluations (评价) of Expat Explore. And I could only find positive things.
My second trip with Expat Explore was my first solo trip. I met several people travelling alone on my first trip and after talking with them, I decided to give it a try. When I landed in London by myself for the first time. I wondered why I had thought this was a good idea. My fears didn’t go away until the next morning I met up with the tour group.
I have lived my entire life in the U.S. , so it is so amazing to visit a place like the Colosseum (角斗场) in Rome that was built over 1, 500 years before America was discovered! Many buildings I have always considered historical in the U.S. are very modern in comparison to those in Europe. The more of the world I see, the more I want to discover the rest of it.
There are my tips for travelling to a place that you never have been to. You’d better plan your vacation through a combination of suggestions from travel agencies and relevant information from the Internet. And there are still many things you couldn’t expect before the trip. I still remember the day when I first visited London, I couldn’t find my way to the hotel I booked before. I felt really anxious at first, but later I tried to keep calm and ask the locals how I could go to the hotel. They were friendly to give me several ways to choose. You can also download apps such as iTranslate and Google Maps on your phone, so that you could understand people who only speak their native language.
1. What did the author find about Expat Explore according to Paragraph 1?| A．It provided free travel choices. |
| B．It mainly focused on travels in Europe. |
| C．It offered satisfying services at affordable prices. |
| D．It allowed tourists to design special travel programs. |
| A．Satisfied. | B．Excited. |
| C．Frightened. | D．Bored. |
| A．Travelling encourages her to broaden her view. |
| B．Travelling gives her more chances to make friends. |
| C．Travelling develops her interest in modern America. |
| D．Travelling increases her desire to learn foreign languages. |
| A．To tell us the importance of translation tools. |
| B．To teach us how to communicate with the locals. |
| C．To warn us about the common accidents when travelling. |
| D．To show how to plan for unexpected situations during travelling. |
It was so nice to read your letter the other day. I have always dreamed about having a pen friend. Hopefully, we can learn from each other and grow to be the very best of friends. It is my wish that our letters will let us get to know each other and share parts of our lives.
Your horse Shannon sounds beautiful. I am very jealous (羡慕的) that you get to live on a farm. I cannot imagine how much fun it is to ride a horse through endless fields and I would love to come and visit you one day. Your siblings (兄弟姊妹) also sound lovely. I am an only child, so I can only imagine what it is like to have older brothers and sisters.
Life in New York is so busy and it is difficult to find the time to get to know people. Even becoming close to my classmates has proved to be quite difficult over the years. However, at times it can be the most amazing city in the whole wide world. At night it is so bright and lively and the whole place is full of things to do.
I love reading too! I have never read any books by your favorite author Enid Blyton though. I will have to go to my local library and find some. I also enjoy dancing and often enter competitions. My other favorite hobby is ice skating. In winter, I skate in Central Park. In the other seasons, I go to an indoor rink (溜冰场). I am hoping to start entering ice skating competitions next year.
Anyway, I have to go now and do my homework. I really hope that I hear from you soon!
Lots of love,
Megan
1. What can we infer from the letter?| A．Megan has pen friends all over the world. |
| B．Mary plans to visit Megan in New York. |
| C．Megan has been writing to Mary for years. |
| D．Mary and Megan have just become friends. |
| A．Mary's family. | B．Megan's hobbies. |
| C．Mary's life in New York. | D．Megan's opinion of New York. |
| A．She likes reading. | B．She loves horse riding. |
| C．She has an older brother. | D．She lives in the countryside. |
| A．Her favorite author is Enid Blyton. | B．She goes ice skating all year round. |
| C．Some of her classmates are her best friends. | D．She'll enter a dancing competition next year. |
【推荐3】I am a mother of three children and have recently completed my college degree. The last class I had to take was social study. The last class was asked to go out and smile at three people and document their reactions.
Soon after we were given the project, my husband, my youngest son, and I went out to McDonald’s one cold March morning. It was just our way of sharing special playtime with our son.
We were standing in line, waiting to be served, when all of a sudden everyone around us began to back way. I turned around and found there standing behind me were two poor homeless men with a horrible “dirty body” smell. The short gentleman, close to me, was “smiling”. His beautiful sky-blue eyes were full of light as he searched for acceptance. The second man played with his hands uneasily as he stood behind his friend. I realized the second man was mentally challenged and the blue-eyed gentleman was his salvation(救赎). The short man just asked for a coffee because that was all they could afford.
I smiled and asked the young lady behind the counter to give me two more breakfast meals on a separate tray(餐盘).I then walked around the corner to the men’s table. I put the tray on the table and laid my hand on the blue-eyed gentleman’s cold hand. He looked up at me with tears in his eyes and said “Thank you”.
I started to cry as I walked away to join my husband and son. When I sat down, my husband smiled at me and said, “That’s why God gave you to me, Honey. To give me hope.”
On the last evening of class, I turned in “my project” and the instructor read it. Then she looked up at me and said, “Can I share this?” I slowly nodded as she got the attention of the class. She began to read and we all knew that we need to heal people and to be healed.
I graduated with one of the biggest lessons I would ever learn: UNCONDITIONAL ACCEPTANCE. “LOVE PEOPLE AND USE THINGS--NOT LOVE THINGS AND USE PEOPLE.”
1. Why did the people around the author back away?| A．Because the second man stood playing with his hands. |
| B．Because the two homeless men were also waiting in line, with a bad smell. |
| C．Because the short gentleman was smiling to everyone around. |
| D．Because both men were poorly dressed and mentally ill. |
| A．regretted and cried | B．turned in her project |
| C．went back to her husband and son | D．talked with them for a while |
| A．Lovely. | B．Mature. |
| C．Over-curious. | D．Caring. |
| A．Poor as the homeless men were, they had their dignity. |
| B．The author felt we should know how to heal people. |
| C．The author’s husband was very proud of her. |
| D．What the author did to the men touched many people. |
【推荐1】Mercy Baggs is reflecting on her future. “Should I live to 95, I would do another parachute jump, ”she says. She first jumped when she was 77 in honor of her achievements as mayor of the Wiltshire town of Calne. Then she jumped again last March, a day before her 90th birthday, to raise funds for Wiltshire air ambulance.
“This is the thrill of it, ”she says. “You go up, and then that door opens and the wind starts to come through. You free-fall for a long time. ”She has always enjoyed risks since she was a child, when people used to look down on her. But nobody does now.
As a child, she lived in poverty and also went through ups and downs, “I am very sensitive to people who are more unfortunate, ”Baggs says. As a young adult, she joined the British Transport Commission police, but dealing with children who couldn’t find their parents was too much to bear. “I knew what they were going through. I like kids. I really do. ”Later she left the police and worked in Wiltshire council. But no doubt her childhood fed into her actions as a councillor, and later mayor in Calne, where she helped to set up a drop-in centre for young people. The drop-in was one of the causes she raised money for with that first leap out of the plane.
But why a parachute jump? At the time, her late husband, John, was ill with bowel cancer. He said, “I do wish you wouldn’t do it. ”She said, “John, it’s life. I’ve got to do something. ”
Baggs has never been fazed by ageing. She says that she wanted to show that you don’t have to sit on your backside knitting or watching television all the time. There’s a world out there. There’s a life out there. She hopes for at least one more skydive, maybe a go on a 100mph zip wire and “a peaceful end” .
1. Why did Mercy Baggs make her first parachute jump?| A．To celebrate her 90h birthday. |
| B．To make others look up to her. |
| C．To raise funds for an air ambulance. |
| D．To mark her term of office as mayor. |
| A．She did parachute jumps as a part-time job. |
| B．She showed great concern for unlucky children. |
| C．She found it very tough to work with young people. |
| D．She left the drop-in centre and prepared a run for mayor. |
| A．Disturbed. | B．Abandoned. |
| C．Witnessed. | D．Embarrassed. |
| A．It is never too old to learn. | B．Enjoy life with her family. |
| C．Failure is the mother of success. | D．Be brave to face challenges in life. |
【推荐2】He Jiang, a postgraduate in biology, will become the first Chinese student to give a speech in the commencement(华业典礼) at Harvard University on May 26, 2016.
Given the highest honor by the university. He Jiang, who was born in a small village in Hunan Province, said,“People in China often believe that it's useless to study and children from the countryside cannot be successful in the future. However,I cannot agree with them. Education can change a person's life.I hope my experience can encourage the students from the countryside to spare no effort in study and make their dreams come turn.”
Different from many other families in the village, his parents never thought about finding a job in big cities and leaving their two sons at home without their care.His farther was strict about their studies. He and his younger brother studied at home while the other kids in the village played in the fields. Unlike his strict father, his mother took her sons' side when her husband scolded the boys. She preferred to sit with her sons when they studied rather than chat with other women in the village.
Getting the chance to speak at the commencement is no accident. During his first days in Harvard,it’s quite difficult for him to follow the professors in class and he was speechless in campus because of his poor English. Instead of giving up, He Jiang spent all his free time on English. He also made friends with natives to improve his speaking English. One year later, he had little difficulty in class and soon became one of the top students in his class. With the encouragement from Professor Diana Eck, He Jiang decided to apply (for the chance to speak at the commencement.“Few Chinese students had applied before, but I wanted to have a try. I just want to realize my idea of letting more people hear the voice from China and telling them that China is not what it used to be,”said He Jiang. After beating three students from Harvard Kennedy School in the third and final round, He Jiang made it to get the chance to speak at the commencement.
He Jiang will go to Massachusetts Institute of Technology after graduating from Harvard.
1. The underlined part means”________”.| A．get ready for study | B．enjoy themselves in study |
| C．try their best in study | D．be interested in study |
| A．He Jiang's parents never tried to find a job in a big city. |
| B．Both of He Jiang's parents were very strict with him. |
| C．He Jiang is the only child in the family. |
| D．He Jiang often played in the fields with other kids in the village. |
| A．like father, like son | B．the early birds get worms |
| C．practice makes perfect | D．where there is a will, there is a way |
| A．how He Jiang got the chance | B．how hardworking He Jiang was |
| C．why He Jiang applied for the chance | D．what He Jiang studied in Harvard |
【推荐3】I was given the book Running on Faith written by Jason Lester as a birthday gift last month. After I started reading, I really couldn't keep my eyes off it. It is always inspiring to read a story of someone who has gone through obstacles to reach his goals.
Jason Lester is a disabled (残疾的) extreme athlete. When he was twelve years old, a fast car ran a red light and hit him. Then he was sent into the hospital with twenty broken bones and . a famous baseball player, but at that a seriously injured arm. Jason had always wanted to become a time that dream was gone.
However, Jason loved sports and he still wanted to be a good athlete. He began running and taking part in duathlons( 铁人两项) in high school. Years later in 2004, he decided to start training for the Ironman, and has competed in many extreme races since then. In 2008, Jason became the first disabled athlete to complete the Ultraman (320 miles of biking, swimming and running) ,and it led him to an ESPY award ( 奖项) for Best Male Athlete with a Disability in 2009.
If you are in a bad situation and don't know what to do now, Running on Faith is a good book for you. If you love running and want to reach some race goals, this book is good for you, too. Anyway, this book is worth reading for everyone who loves reading and wants to turn dreams into reality.
1. What does the underlined word "obstacles" in paragraph 1 mean?| A．Arrangements. | B．Worries. |
| C．Difficulties. | D．Experiences. |
| A．He ran a red light and got injured. |
| B．He was seriously hurt in the accident. . |
| C．He lost the courage to be an extreme athlete. |
| D．He decided to play baseball after the accident. |
| A．Taking part in duathlons. |
| B．Training himself in running. |
| C．Competing in many extreme races. |
| D．Completing the Ultraman. |
| A．To show how dreams can come true. |
| B．To explain why Running on. Faith is popular. |
| C．To recommend reading Running on Faith. |
| D．To explore the way to be a good athlete. |
