公共英语考试

【单选题】From her wheelchair, a child raises rounded arms above her head to form a blossoming flower. Nearby, a blind boy gently waves a flowing scarf as his body sways back and forth. Welcome to InfiniteDreams, a southernCalifornia program that each year helps more than 1,000 children with disabilities learn ballet, jazz, and other forms of movement. For founder ZinaBethune, a professional dancer and actress who works with a team of six instructors, this is a deeply felt mission.
"I’ve walked a very fine line between the abled and disabled worlds all’ my life," saysBethune, a former soloist with the New YorkCityBallet who starred onBroadway in Tommy Tune’s production of Grand Hotel.Born and raised in New YorkCity,Bethune, 47, started formal ballet training at age 6 with legendary choreographer GeorgeBalanchine.But during adolescence, a host of medical problems mined her chances of becoming a prima ballerinA、But she ignored them and her pain and continued to dance. Faced with all sorts of difficulties, she never gave up.By the time she was 34,Bethune had went gone two hip replacements.
Bethune, who has been married for 18 years to a former dancer, started InfiniteDreams in southernCalifornia in 1983. "Dance is spiritual," she says. "And these children’s spirits are not disableD、" Funded through grants and private donations, the group offers hour-long weekly sessions in schools and performs at arts festivals throughout the year.
"Participation, not perfection, is emphasized," notesBethune, who is currently trying to make her program available nationally.Adjustments to the dance steps are made as needeD、RussellBartel, 14, a star student with spina bifida and little feeling in his lower legs, pirouettes not by turning on his toes but by spinning on his back. "What we try to make clear,"Bethune says, "is that their individual version of any step is valiD、That’s their dance."
From that understanding often springs a newfound sense of confidence. "I can do a lot more than I ever thought I coulD、"Bartel says. "It makes me feel great.\
What is the author’s view about InfiniteDreamsA．Critical.
B．Supportive.
C．Disapproval.
Doubtful.

网考网参考答案：B
网考网解析：
考查作者观点。从文章的笔触来看，对于创办了这样一个可以帮助残疾儿童实现自己的艺术梦想的计划，作者是支持的态度，也就是B项是我们的正确答案，其他选项A批判性的，持保留意见的，这一选项可能和我们中文的理解不大一样的是，它未必是表示负面的评价，比如英文中经常倡导的critical thinking就绝对不是指对于现有事实和观点的一味反驳；C项表示反对，D项表示怀疑，这些态度在原文中是找不到支持的信息和痕迹的，比较容易排除。 document.getElementById("warp").style.display="none"; document.getElementById("content").style.display="block"; 查看试题解析出处>>