youngest player on the GB women's team - but she is making her mark on the international stage, having represented Great Britain in tournaments (锦标赛) all over the world.

　　The teenagers are now eager to encourage others to explore the world of wheelchair sports. "You should have confidence in yourself. That's the one thing to help you succeed. Having setbacks helped me grow into a person and player. No matter what people said to us, we just tried our best，" said the girls.

　　4．What happened to Joy and Miriam when they were born?

　　A．They were adopted by a British couple.

　　B．They were abandoned to an orphanage.

　　C．They moved to the UK with their parents.

　　D．They lived with parents in an orphanage.

　　解析：选B　细节理解题。由文章第一段的"Since birth, Joy and Miriam were left at the gate of an orphanage (孤儿院)．"可知，患有脊柱裂的姐妹Joy和Miriam一出生就被遗弃在了孤儿院门口。

　　5．The sisters first got to know the wheelchair basketball from ________.

　　A．GB Futures training camp

　　B．their P．E. teacher by chance

　　C．a conversation in a TV program

　　D．a talk between their father and his friend

　　解析：选D　细节理解题。由文章第二段的"The girls discovered the wheelchair basketball through a chance conversation, which Mr.Haize had with a friend in 2011."可知D项正确。

　　6．It can be inferred from the passage that ________.

　　A．the Haizes aimed to train Joy to become the world champion

　　B．Joy set a good example to Miriam in the wheelchair basketball

　　C．it took Joy a long time to take the wheelchair basketball seriously

　　D．Miriam is the youngest player on the women's basketball team

　　解析：选B　推理判断题。根据文章第三段前半部分内容可知，Joy一开始就很热爱轮椅篮球，并取得了很好的成绩(Joy got into the Under 25s European Championships in 2013)，正是Joy的好成绩激励了Miriam。所以正确答案为B。

　　7．What suggestion did the disabled sisters give to others?

　　A．Put your heart into work!

　　B．A good beginning is half done!

C．All roads lead to Rome.