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阅读理解训练题（二十六） A Jean Driscoll can go faster in her wheelchair than the world’s best marathoners can run! In April, Jean finished the Boston Marathon in 1 hour 34 minutes 22 seconds. That’s about 33 minutes faster than the winning male runner! She competed on the track, too. She was second in the 800 meter wheelchair race at the 1992 Olympics. Jean doesn’t like to be told she’s brave. “I’m in sports because I’m a competitive person!” Jean was born with spina befida, a birth illness that damages the spine（脊椎）. She began to use a wheelchair to get around in high school. Then she tried wheelchair race and was amazed.” Players banged each other and fell out of their chair,” she says, “It was fun.” Jean tried other wheelchair sports. At the University of Illinois, her wheelchair basketball team won two national titles. Now Jean coaches and teaches. She tries to get people to set goals. “When I sign my autograph（亲笔签名）,says Jean, “I write, dream big and work hard.” 56．What made Jean take part in sports? A．She was brave. B．She was competitive. C．She was strong. D．She was disabled. 57．What kind of education did she receive? A．High school. B．Junior middle school. C．High education. D．Primary school. 58．What is Jean’s advice on how to succeed? A．Work hard. B．Hope for the best. C．Dream a lot. D．Have great wishes and work hard. B Among the four skills in learning English, which one of these is the “odd-man-out”? The answer is speaking. The other three you can do alone on your own. But you can’t really speak alone! Speaking to yourself can be “dangerous” because men in white coats may come and take you away! Where can you find people to speak English? And how can you practise speaking when you are alone? At school If you pay to go to a language school, you should use the opportunity to speak. If your teacher asks you to speak in pairs or groups with other students, try to say as much as possible. Don’t worry about your m