InseventhgradeBrittanyBlythedreamedofbeingacheerleader.Herschool’scoacheswerelessthanenthusiastic.“Theysaid‘Idon’tknowhowyou’llbeabletodoit’sherecalls.“‘Youwon’tbeabletodoit.’”

ButBrittanynowajunioratStrathHavenHighSchoolnearPhiladelphiapersisted(坚持).Andwhenthejuniorteamcheerleaderswonatournamentlastyearshewasrighttheredancingandcheeringwiththerestoftheteam.

Notbadforsomeonewhoselegswerecutoffbelowthekneewhenshewastwoyearsold.

Brittany18wasbornwithoutshinbones(胫骨)--“justbloodandmuscletissue”assheputsit.Whenshetriedtowalkherlegstwisted.

Aftertheoperationsheadaptedquickly.“FromdayoneIbasicallyjumpedupandwantedtodoeverything”shesays.Prostheticlegs(假腿)allowedhertomovearounduprightbuttooslowlytokeepupwithherfriends.Brittany’ssolution:takethelegsoffandwalkonherknees---sometimesshestilldoeswhensafetyandcomfortpermit.

She’srarelydaunted.Otherchildrenlaughedatherthroughtheyearsespeciallyinjuniorhighschoolbutshesaysthechallengeonlymadeherstronger.Nowshe’stryingtoconvincehercoachestoletherremovetheprosthesesandbeaflyerthecheerleaderwho’sthrownintheairandcaughtbyherteammates.

Brittanydoesn’tthinkherproblemsaremoredifficultthanthenextperson’s.“MydisabilitywasthefirstthingIhadtogetthroughandthat’sgoingtopreparemeforthefuture”shesays.“It’salljustatest:Ifsomeonethrowsyouacurveball(给你出难题)whatareyougoingtodo?”

1.Whatwastheschool’scoaches’attitudetowardsBrittany’sideaofbeingacheerleader?

A.Supportive

B.Doubtful

C.Opposed

D.Curious

2.WhatdidBrittanydotokeepupwithherfriends?

A.Sheusedapairofwalkingsticks.

B.Shepracticedhardeveryday.

C.Shewalkedonherknees.

D.Sheaskedherfriendsforhelp

3.Theunderlinedword“daunted”inParagraph6probablymeans_____________.

A.discouraged

B.angry

C.confident

D.fortunate

4.WecanlearnfromthelastparagraphthatBrittany__________.

A.isnotwellpreparedforthefutu