Unit 2 Morals and Virtues 能力提升素养练习-2024届高三英语一轮复习人教版（2019）必修第三册

Unit 2 Morals and Virtues 能力提升素养练习 Ⅰ.阅读理解 A Growing up in an underdeveloped zone of Johannesburg, South Africa, Musa Motha says his surroundings weren't exactly ideal. Soccer was his favorite sport, and he fondly remembers the times he played for the local youth team. But when he was 10 years old, he injured his left leg. This changed everything. A bone marrow biopsy (骨髓活检) revealed Motha had osteosarcoma, a type of bone cancer, in his left leg. While his soccer injury was not the cause, it did draw attention to the already­present cancer. He chose the amputation (截肢) and decided he was going to approach life differently—more positively. True to his word, Motha, now 26, can be seen twirling (转动) across stages around the world. He first encountered dance at a neighborhood party, where he asked a friend to teach him some modified moves. “Then I danced the whole night，” he recalled. His talents did not go unnoticed; he began appearing in South African TV ads and shows. He even appeared in Drake's One Dance music video. Motha thinks that representation needs to extend beyond the performing arts. “The more we can see the disabled person in multiple aspects of life, such as helicopter pilots, engineers, chefs, choreographers and professors, the greater hope we can hold onto for a society where no one is on the margins，” he said. That's Motha's dream as well. Though he said that dance gave him “a purpose”， he added, “I don't want to see myself as a dancer only.” He wants to create a space for other people with disabilities to go outside their comfort zone—from soccer to singing. He feels that greater representation will create more opportunities and inclusions, paving the way for people with disabilities to shine. “Instead of telling a sob story, I find that the most beautiful stories are after the amputation，” Motha said. He encourages others with disabilities that they, too, can do everything：“There're a whole lot of things that you can overcome and that actually defi