单选题 Kids often ask Scout Bassett, of Palm Desert, California, if she wishes she had two normal legs. Scout, 18, answers, "No. I have never known anything different, and it would seem weird to me. Besides, if it weren"t for the missing leg, I wouldn"t have the opportunities I have today!"
Scout has faced big challenges. When she was only months old, she suffered from terrible burns. Her right leg was especially damaged, and doctors cut it off above the knee. When she was 14, she got a high-tech leg made for sports and put it to the test right away in a race for disabled athletes. "I remember being terrified because this was my first time," she says. "But my doctor said, " You have to start somewhere. ""
Scout was waiting nervously for the race to start when athlete Sarah Reinertsen came up and said, "I"ve been doing this for a while. Let me give you some tips." Reinertsen, who lost her leg when she was seven, is the first disabled woman to have finished the Ironman Triathlon (铁人三项) in Hawaii. She works with an organization to help support people like Scout.
Reinertsen"s encouragement changed the teenager"s life. She lost that first race, but gained the confidence that she needed to compete. If Sarah could do it, she could too. Training hard, she now runs competitively and also finds time to share her story with school groups.
"Sometimes people look at me or at Sarah and think they have nothing in common with us. I tell them that even if you aren"t physically challenged, everybody has challenges of some kind— maybe with family, or homework, or friends. No matter what it is, you can overcome that obstacle," she says. "Everything you need is inside your heart. Take small steps. As time goes by, the steps will get bigger and you will reach your dream."
单选题 Why does Scout answer "No" when asked if she wants two normal legs?
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】[解析] 根据文章第一段最后一句“Besides, if it weren"t for the missing leg, I wouldn"t have the opportunities I have today!”可推知，斯考特对自己目前取得的成就很满意。故选C。
单选题 What does the doctor mean by saying "You have to start somewhere (Para. 2)?
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】[解析] 根据文章第二段可知，斯考特在戴上假肢后的第一次比赛中很害怕，但是她的医生却告诉她“You have to start somewhere. ”由转折关系可推知，医生的意思是：不管你有多害怕，你早晚都得开始学习用假肢走路。故选B。
单选题 Scout"s childhood experiences ______.
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】[解析] 自文章内容可知，虽然斯考特年幼时失去了右腿，但她没有放弃，还积极参加比赛，并用自己的故事去激励他人。由此可推知，儿时的经历并没有阻止斯考特去实现自己的抱负。故选D。
单选题 Which of the following statements is true?
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】[解析] 根据文章第四段第三句“If Sarah could do it, she could too. ”可知，莎拉的成功给了斯考特很大的激励，所以选D。其余选项均与文章大意不符。
单选题 Through Scout"s story, the author wants to tell us that ______.
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】[解析] 文章最后一段为主题段，作者通过斯考特的话“No matter what it is, you can overcome that obstacle...Everything you need is inside your heart. ”告诉我们，内心的力量可以帮助我们克服任何困难。故选A。