A
Devon Gallagher, a college graduate from Philadelphia, wants the world to know exactly where she’s been during her worldwide vacation in a special way.
The traveler, who was born with a bone disease, had her right leg amputated(截肢)at the age of four. Although the amputation caused hardships for Gallagher early on, she now treats it as an inspiration for living her best life.
To spread that message, Gallagher has taken to social media, where she shares photos of her travels across the globe, but instead of simply using a Geo-tag(智能影像定位app). She writes her location across her artificial leg before taking a picture.
Now she has been taking pictures across the Europe, which show her cycling over the canal in Amsterdam relaxing on a wall overlooking the city of Barcelona, posing with a waffle in Brussels, taking in the spectacular Parthenon temple in Athens and enjoying a river cruise in Budapest, all with the well-known locations written on her artificial leg.“I get a new leg every two years and I can choose the design on it. One day I had a sudden thought to get a chalk-board, ”Gallagher said. “My mum and grand-mother weren’t too keen on the idea, but my friends thought it was great and told me to go for it, so I did.”
Gallagher said people often stare when she’s writing on her leg, but once she shares the photos she receives only praise and encouragement. “My leg hasn’t stopped me from doing anything I’ve wanted to do,” she said. “I don’t know if it’s because of my determination to prove to myself that I can do it, but anyway, I’ve been able to keep up with my peers and lead a pretty great life.” Gallagher shows us that you should never let anything stand in the way of your dreams. If life gives you an artificial leg, make art.
1. What message did Gallagher want to spread in her special way?
A. She enjoys her travelling across the globe.
B. She suffers little from her legs amputation.
C. She looks on her misfortune as another form of blessing.
D. She has exactly fallen in love with posting photos online.
2. When Gallagher is writing on her leg, people often __________.
A. encourage and praise her B. look down on her
C. look attentively on her D. look up to her
3. Gallagher can best be described as_______.
A. determined and creative B. friendly and generous
C. helpful and ambitious D. independent and sensible
4. Which of the following might be the best title for the text?
A. Never Too Late to Share B. A Special Artificial Leg
C. An Outstanding Photographer D. Gallagher’s Summer Holiday
【答案】1. C 2. C 3. A 4. B
【解析】
本文是一篇夹叙夹议文。文章主要讲了Gallapher在社交媒体上分享了自己环球旅行的照片，但她并没有简单地使用地理标签，而是在拍照前在假肢上写下自己的位置。她想用这种方式告诉人们，永远不要让任何事情阻挡你实现梦想的道路。
【1题详解】
细节理解题。根据第二段中Although the amputation caused hardships for Gallagher early on, she now treats it as an inspiration for living her best life.可知虽然截肢在早期给Gallagher带来了挫折，但她现在认为这是对她最好的生活的激励。由此可知Gallagher想以她独特的方式传播她把自己的不幸看作是另一种形式的幸运的信息，故选C。
【2题详解】
细节理解题。根据最后一段中Gallagher said people often stare when she’s writing on her leg, but once she shares the photos she receives only praise and encouragement.可知Gallapher说，当她在腿上写字时，人们经常盯着她看，但一旦她分享了这些照片，她得到的只是赞扬和鼓励。由此可知，当Gallapher在腿上写字时，人们常常会目不转睛地看着她。故选C。
【3题详解】
推理判断题。根据第四段中My mum and grand-mother weren’t too keen on the idea, but my friends thought it was great and told me to go for it, so I did.(我的妈妈和外祖母对这个主意不太感兴趣，但我的朋友们认为这个主意很棒，告诉我去试试，所以我就去了)由此推断出Gallapher坚持了自己的想法，她很有决心；根据第三段中To spread that message, Gallagher has taken to social media, where she shares photos of her travels across the globe, but instead of simply using a geo-tag, she writes her location across her artificial leg before taking a picture.(为了传播这一信息，Gallapher在社交媒体上分享了自己环球旅行的照片，但她并没有简单地使用地理标签，而是在拍照前在假肢上写下自己的位置)由此推断出Gallapher通过在自己的义肢上写下自己位置的方式，来分享自己的照片，说明她很有创造力。综上，Gallapher是个很有决心且很有创造力的人。故选A。
【4题详解】
主旨大意题。根据最后一段中If life gives you an artificial leg, make art.可知如果生活给了你一条义肢，那就用它创造艺术。结合全文主要讲了Gallapher在社交媒体上分享了自己环球旅行的照片，但她并没有简单地使用地理标签，而是在拍照前在假肢上写下自己的位置。她想用这种方式告诉人们，永远不要让任何事情阻挡你实现梦想的道路。故B选项“一条特殊的义肢”最符合文章标题，故选B。
