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Living life to its fullest
On the night of August 24, 2001, everything changed when my friend's car hit a wall with me inside. I lost most of my right leg, and I was left bleeding with several broken bones. At the hospital, although my body was weak, my mind was still very clear. I just kept telling myself to hold on. A week later, I made a deal with the doctors that once I could roll onto my side, I could leave. Two weeks later, I was allowed to go home.
Although I left the hospital, the fight was far from over. My left knee was badly injured, which resulted in different operations over the next few years.
And soon, more of my right leg had to be removed. This made it harder to wear my false leg, so I donated it to a nurse who couldn't afford one for herself. The joy of being able to provide this gift for someone else was greater than the happiness I felt on any day I was able to wear it myself.
People often tell me they're proud of me for staying strong. But in my mind, staying strong has always been my only choice. So, on the day I left the hospital, I made a promise to myself to always live life to the fullest. Now, I may not be able to do things the way everybody else does them, but still, I always find a way to do them. I soon settled into everyday life again, until one day I realized I wasn't living my life as fully as I wanted to.
After 13 years of thinking that I was confident, I had an unfamiliar feeling sweep over me. For the first time in my life, I was not only confident but I wanted to help those around me.
In 2014, I even started modeling. My dream is that one day a little girl will see me in a magazine and say, “Wow, she's beautiful, and she only has one leg. I could do that someday, even though I have a disability.” My dream is simple: to inspire every man, woman, and child into knowing and believing that they are beautiful just the way they are.
本文是一篇记叙文，讲述了“我”过去的经历和如何发现自己的梦想的。
1．How did the author feel after the car accident?
A．She complained that life was unfair to her.
B．She was unable to accept the loss of her leg.
C．She kept a positive attitude toward life.
D．She felt lucky that she was still alive.
答案：C
解析：细节理解题。根据文章第四段中But in my mind, staying strong has always been my only choice. So, on the day I left the hospital, I made a promise to myself to always live life to the fullest.可知，作者在经历了车祸之后仍然保持坚强，还向自己许下了一个承诺：要一直过最充实的生活，所以作者面对生活仍然持有积极向上的态度，C项正确。A项“她抱怨生活待她不公平”，文中未提及。B项“她不能接受失去了腿”，从作者积极的态度中可以看出作者是欣然接受的。D项“她还活着她感到很幸运”，文中未提及。故选C。
2.Why did the author feel happy in Paragraph 3?
A．She was able to offer help to others.
B．She could wear her false leg again.
C．She had lived her life to the fullest.
D．She could do everyday things the same as everybody else.
答案：A
解析：细节理解题。根据文章第三段中The joy of being able to provide this gift for someone else was greater than the happiness I felt on any day I was able to wear it myself.可知，对作者而言，能把这份礼物送给别人比她自己戴更幸福，所以作者快乐的原因在于能够帮助别人。故选A。
3．Why did the author begin modeling in 2014?
A．She wanted to be a famous magazine star.
B．She wanted to encourage others to be confident about themselves.
C．She wanted to challenge herself to be a speaker.
D．She wanted to prove that disabled people could also succeed.
答案：B
解析：细节理解题。根据文章倒数第二段中I was not only confident but I wanted to help those around me.可知，作者不仅自己自信了，她还想把这种自信传递给他人，去帮助别人，使别人也对自己充满信心。故选B。
4．What was the author's main purpose in writing the article?
A．To stress the importance of having a dream.
B．To show how difficult the life is for disabled people.
C．To inspire others by sharing her past experiences.
D．To give advice to disabled people on how to make a living.
答案：C
解析：推理判断题。文章主要介绍了作者与读者分享她过去与残疾做斗争的经历，以及在这个过程中发现了自己的人生梦想，并希望用自己的经历来激励其他人。A项“强调有一个梦想的重要性”，偏离主题。B项“展示生活对于残疾人来说是多么困难”，以偏概全，残疾人的生活固然困难，但这不是文章核心内容。D项“为残疾人提出生存的建议”，为残疾人做表率是作者的快乐，但文章主要强调作者发现自己的梦想，D项表述不符合文章内容。C项“通过分享她的经历来鼓舞其他人”符合文意，故选C。
