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Fifteen-year-old Isabella was in fifth grade when a classmate pulled her chair out from under her. As a result of the 2013 incident, Isabella suffered a serious brain injury. The once-active tennis player was banned from participating in all physical activities. Isabella never received an apology from the boy who pulled the chair out from under her. The boy continued to bully (欺凌） her, and Isabella had to be moved to a different class. Unfortunately, her health did not improve with time. By eighth grade, her headaches were so severe that she was no longer able to attend school.
Despite all her struggles, Isabella has managed to remain positive. “I choose not to sit around doing nothing and feeling sorry for myself,” she says. In 2014, she began baking cookies she calls Iznettes. The cookies were so good that she began selling them at her father's Italian restaurant. Isabella donates all of the proceeds from them to anti-bullying and brain injury charities.
In 2017, she won an award from the Brain Injury Association of New York State (BIANYS). According to Eileen Reardon, BIANYS executive director, "Isabella is a leader as a youth advocate, raising awareness of both brain injury and bullying. She truly is an inspiration for so many teens who face similar situations.” By sharing her story, Isabella hopes to make a difference in the lives of others. It is her hope that no one else will suffer in the way that she has. “If I could help just one person, that xkw would be amazing.” she says.
21. What do we know about Isabella from the first paragraph?
A. She received an apology from her classmate.
B. She dropped out of school after a brain injury.
C. She was moved to a special class for her injury.
D. She banned her classmate from physical activities.
22. The underlined word "proceeds" most likely means
A. products
B. presents
C. incomes
D. supplies
23. Why did Isabella win an award from the Brain Injury Association of New York State?
A. She suffers from brain injury and bullying.
B. She sets up brain injury charities by selling cookies.
C. She advocates paying attention to brain injury and bullying.
D. She is a leader of the Brain Injury Association of New York State.
【答案】21-23 BCC
【解答】
文章讲述了Isabella遭受同学的欺负导致头脑受伤，不得已辍学后通过卖点心支持慈善机构，后赢得头脑伤害组织大会的奖励，使人们更加重视头脑的伤害和欺负的故事。
21、B，细节理解题。根据第一段最后一句话by eighth grade，her headaches were so severe that she was no longer able to attend school可知由于头部疾病她辍学了。A选项是她接受了同学的道歉，B选项是她受伤后辍学了，C选项是由于她的受伤，她被移到了特殊的班级，D选项是她禁止同学参加体育活动。答案选B。
22、C，词义猜测题。根据第二段第四句the cookies were so good that she began selling them at her father’s Italian restaurant,可知Isabella可以卖掉她做的点心作为收入，她把这些收入捐赠出去。A选项是产品的意思，B选项是礼物的意思，C选项是供应的意思，D选项是供应的意思。答案选C。
23、C，细节理解题。根据最后一段第二句话according to Eileen Reardon, BIANYS executive director, “Isabella is a leader as a youth advocate, raising awareness of both brain injury and bullying可知她使人们更加注意头脑伤害和欺负。选项A她遭受头脑伤害和欺负，选项B她通过卖点心建立了头脑伤害和欺负的慈善竞购, 选项C她提倡注意头脑伤害和欺负，选项D她是BIANYS的一个领导人。答案选C。
