专题03阅读理解2023-2024学年北京课改版八年级英语上学期期末备考

专题 03 阅读理解 2023-2024学年北京课改版 八年级英语上学期期末备考 A young woman turns around and around quickly, and jumps high. In the background, a young girl reads a letter from a ballet school. “You have the wrong body for ballet,” it says, “and at thirteen, you are too old.” This was one of the most popular advertisements (广告) of 2014 and it describes American Ballet Theatre’s famous dancer Misty Copeland. This was not a real letter. But Copeland says she received this kind of letter when she was young. While many dancers start at the age of three, Copeland only began to study ballet in 1995 as a thirteen-year-old girl. People often told her that she was too old, or that she didn’t have the perfect body shape (She is only 157cm tall). Her family moved a lot, and it was sometimes difficult for her to have ballet classes. But Copeland loved dancing and did not want to give up. She stayed with her ballet teacher during the week and spent time with her family only at the weekend. This was a difficult life, but she worked hard and won her first national match when she was fourteen years old. Copeland joined the American Ballet Theatre in 2000 and performed (表演) in many ballets over the next few years. In 2007, she became a solo dancer (独舞者), and in 2015 she became the most important dancer. Copeland is now a dancer, writer and Broadway performer. She also stars in the film A Ballerina’s Tale. So what’s next? Copeland thinks anything is possible: “My work life is really just now beginning.” ballet 1．How old was Copeland when she began to study ballet? A．13. B．14. C．25. D．33. 2．What happened to Copeland in 2015? A．She became the most important dancer. B．She joined the American Ballet Theatre. C．She made the most popular advertisement. D．She received a letter from her ballet teacher. 3．Copeland became successful because she ________. A．had the perfect body shape B．got help from the ballet school C．worked hard and never gave up D．stayed with her parents all the time Do you eat fish every week