2013届高三英语星级阶梯阅读练习三星级1OliviaRusk－anexcellentbaldgirlOliviaRuskhasfilledalotofrolesforsomeonewho’s14．Sheisamodel．Shedeliversencouragingspeeches,she’satalk-showhostforRadioDisney．NowthehighschoolfreshmanfromIndianapolishaspublishedabook,JustYourAverageTeenagerWhoHappenstoBeBald(秃顶)．Shehopestogive20,000freecopiestoyoungpeople．Wheredoesshegethermotivationtodosomanythings?Atleastpartially,shecreditsherbaldness."SomethingthatcouldhavetraumatizedmehasactuallygivenmesomanyopportunitiesthatIwouldhaveneverhad,"shesays.“MostpeopleassumeIhavecancer,"shesays,"whichistotallyfine.(But)I'mnotsickoranything."ShewashiredbyRadioDisneyatage10afteranotheron-airpersonalityinterviewedheraboutwhatitwaslikeasagirllivingwithouthair.ManagersatDisneyweresoimpressedwithherarticulateanswersandmaturitythattheyofferedherajob.Shedecidedearlyinherchildhood—monthsafterlosingmostofherhair—nottocoveruphercondition."WhenIwas8yearsold,Igotacustomwig(假发),"shesays."NooneknewIwasbald.Itlookedcompletelynatural.ButonedayIwokeupandsaid,'Mom,I'mnotwearingmywigtoschool.Iwantpeopletoknowtherealme.'"Shespeaksoutagainstbullying（斯侮）throughhergroup,Olivia'sCause.Shedoesnotrecalleverbeingbulliedherself—whichsheattributestoherconfidenceindealingwithothers.Sheknowsotherswithalopeciahavebeenbullied,however,andhasfeltitnecessarytoformthisgroup.Hermomdailyadmiresherdaughter'spluck."She'soneofthestrongestandmostdeterminedpeopleI'veknown,"SandyRusksays."She'sbeenthatwaysinceshewaslittle."156．AlthoughOliviaRuskisveryyoung,she_．A．hasplayedmanyrolesinfilmsB．isatcollegeinIndianapolisC．hasgotajobinRadioDisneyD．haswritten20,000books57．AccordingtothepassageOliviaRusk'sbaldness．A．isveryimportantasamodelB．hashurthertoomuchC．isakindofterriblecancerD．givesbenefitinsteadofharm58．WhydidOliviaRuskdecidenottowearherwig?A．Becauseherwiglookedcompletelynatural．B．BecauseshehasbeenofferedajobatDisneyC．Becauseshewantedtoherealherself．D．Becauseshewasbulliedbyotherstudents．59．OliviaRuskformedtheorganizationofOlivia'sCauseto．A．showherself-trustB．fightagainstbullyingC．learnaboutbaldnessD．helpthestrongestpeopleBFroliCatDartWhilecatsrequirelessattentioncomparedtodogs,thatdoesn’tmeanyoucanjustleavethemathomealldaylong.No,sir,theytoo,needsomelevelofattentionandwillhavetokeepthemselvesoccupiedmentallyandphysicallytoo.Well,FroliCatDartmakesitpossible.JustwhatistheFroliCatDartallabout?Well,forstarters,thisdevicedelivers360orotationthatwilprojectlaserpicturesonthefloor,lettingyourcatlikefriendrunafterit.PortableUSBPowerSupply2Withmoderndevices,runningoutofpowerhappenstosomeofusmoreoften,simplybecausetoday’sseemtouseupmorepowerthanbefore.That’swhythePortableUSBPowerSupplycomesinhandy,beingahestemergencycharger（充电器）forcellphonesandotherdevices．Capableofholdingachargeforuptothreemonthswheninstandby（待机）,itwillshipwithadapter（适配器）tipsthatsatisfyavarietyofcellphonebrands.BatteryPoweredGlovesForthoselivinginthenorthernhemisphere（半球）,weareprettysurethatyouhavealreadystoredyourwintersuppliestomakesureyouremainniceandwarmthroughouttheupcomingfreezingmonthsWell,wearingapairoftheBatteryPoweredHandWarmingClovesisnecessarysoastokeepyourpalmsandfingerswarm．Theseglovescomewithbattery-poweredheatingelementswhichiscapableofkeepingyourhandsniceandwarmforuptoeighthours．ItrequiresfourAAbatteriesine...
