UNIT 2 课时跟踪检测1 阅读理解专项练（Word练习）-【新课程学案】新教材2023-2024学年高中英语选择性必修第一册（外研版2019）

UNIT 2 课时跟踪检测（一） 阅读理解专项练 Ⅰ.阅读理解 A Jessica Long, from Baltimore, Maryland, USA, is a champion by all definitions of the word. She is one of the world's most decorated swimmers. Jessica was the youngest athlete, at 12 years old, to win a Paralympics medal. But her path to becoming a champion has been anything but easy. Jessica was born in Irkutsk, Russia with a serious and rare birth defect — fibular hemimelia. This means that part of her leg bones were missing or deformed. Fearing she could not care for Jessica, her young mother placed her in a Russian orphanage. Fortunately, she was adopted by an American family when she was 13 months old. She required 25 different operations to help her leg condition. But unfortunately, both of her legs had to be amputated when she was just 18 months old. Jessica learned to walk with man­made legs. As a child, she took to sports including gymnastics, cheerleading, ice skating, biking, trampoline, and rock climbing. She began swimming at her grandparents' house before she started competitive swimming. She was really good at swimming. Shortly after she started competing, Jessica was selected as Maryland's Female Swimmer of the Year with Disability. Then Jessica was encouraged to enter her first Paralympic Games in Athens, Greece. She won three gold medals in swimming at age 12! She was the youngest athlete on the US Paralympic Team to ever do so. But she did not rest on her success. Jessica has gone on to win 23 medals for Team USA at the Paralympics! She is one of the most decorated athletes of all time. She is now a positive force on a mission to encourage the next generation of Paralympic athletes! Jessica always believes she can do anything. She always gives 110%. She is always learning. And she never allows herself to quit. As she says, “The only disability in life is a negative attitude.” 语篇解读：本文是一篇记叙文。Jessica Long从小由于疾病失去了双腿，然而她并没有气馁，对生活持有积极态度。她在残奥会上赢得23块奖牌，是获得奖牌数最多的国际运动员之一。 1．What do we know about Jessica Long's childhood?