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In 2007, Jamie Whitmore was considered as one of the most successful athletes in America.
However, everything changed during a competition that seemed like many others she had conquered. As a professional athlete, Whitmore was used to suffering, but she never imagined the pain in her leg could be a deadly cancer.
What doctors found during surgery shocked them all: Whitmore had Spindle Cell Sarcoma, a soft tissue tumor (肿瘤) that can start in the bone, and the tumor was wrapped around her nerve and touching several vital organs. They couldn’t cut it out fearing to burst the tumor.
When she heard the diagnosis for the first time, Whitmore said, “time stood still, I couldn’t breathe. They were talking about the treatment and I started crying as I didn’t want to die.” Finally, the doctors enlisted the help of several specialists to remove the tumor. Whitmore developed sepsis (败血症) from the surgery and endured a two-month recovery. When she began to feel sick again, Whitmore was sure her cancer was back. Instead, doctors gave her unexpected news: She was pregnant-with twins. “That was a whole other freak-out,” Whitmore recalled.
She has never met a challenge she couldn’t overcome. Today, Whitmore is a mother of two sons and cancer-free. She is competing again, and has won a gold medal in the Paralympics (残奥会), nine world titles, and has set two world records. She travels as a motivational speaker when she doesn’t spend time with her sons. Whitmore has some words of advice for others with limitations: “Never let anyone tell you what you can and cannot do. Some doctors told me I would never ride anything. And yet I rode my mountain bike 104 miles climbing from 9,000 feet to 14,000 feet. People with two good legs have fallen short of that task! You just can’t give up.”
1. How did Whitmore feel when knowing about her cancer?
A. Sad and scared. B. Ashamed and regretful.
C. Annoyed and frightened. D. Astonished and inspired.
2. What does the underlined word “freak-out” in paragraph 3 refer to?
A. Something interesting. B. Something demanding.
C. Something unusual. D. Something meaningful.
3. What’s the purpose of Whitmore’s traveling as a speaker?
A. To build up her character.
B. To inspire those with limitations.
C. To spend more time with her children.
D. To earn more money in her spare time.
【答案】1. A 2. C 3. B
【解析】
本文是记叙文。文章讲述了Jamie Whitmore被认为是美国最成功的运动员之一。她曾患有致命的癌症，但她凭借强大的意志力战胜了病魔，后来Whitmore担任演讲者去激励那些身体有局限性的人不管面对什么样的处境都不能放弃。
【1题详解】
推理判断题。根据第四段中的When she heard the diagnosis for the first time, Whitmore said, “time stood still, I couldn’t breathe. I started crying as I didn’t want to die.”可知，Whitmore第一次听到诊断时说：“时间停滞不前了，我无法呼吸。我不想死，我开始哭泣”。由此可知，在得知自己患癌时，她感到悲伤和恐惧。故选A。
【2题详解】
词义猜测题。根据第四段中的When she began to feel sick again, Whitmore was sure her cancer was back. Instead, doctors gave her unexpected news: She was pregnant-with twins.可知，当Whitmore再次感到不适时，她确定自己的癌症又复发了。而医生给了她一个出乎意料的消息：她怀了双胞胎。即这是Whitmore没有想到的，即可猜测出freak-out指的是“不寻常的事情”。故选C。
【3题详解】
推理判断题。根据最后一段中的She travels as a motivational speaker when she doesn’t spend time with her sons. Whitmore has some words of advice for others with limitations可知，当她不陪儿子时，她以激励人心的演讲者身份去旅行。Whitmore对有局限性的人提出了一些建议。即Whitmore担任演讲者的目的是激励那些身体有局限性的人。故选B。
