解析：选B　细节理解题。由第一段最后一句话可知玛丽切尔并非普通人，她是一个残疾人。

　　2．Which of the following is NOT true about Maricel?

　　A．She survived while her uncle did not.

　　B．She didn't shy away from public attention.

　　C．She has inspired some disabled people.

　　D．She managed to make a living by herself.

　　解析：选A　细节理解题。由第二段第二句话"Fortunately, both of them survived, but the 11­year­old girl lost her hands."可知他们二人都幸存了下来，所以A项说法有误。

　　3．The underlined word "flourished" in Paragraph 3 is similar to "________"．

　　A．was rejected　　　　　 B．was employed

　　C．recovered well D．developed well

　　解析：选D　词义猜测题。由画线词所在句中的even though可知前后语意为转折关系，由此可知"尽管她是班里唯一的一名残疾学生，但是她发展得不错"。

　　4．What does the author want to tell us in the text?

　　A．We should be determined and never lose hope.

　　B．We shouldn't look down upon the disabled.

　　C．We should help those who suffer from disabilities.

　　D．We should feel sympathetic for the unfortunate.

　　解析：选A　推理判断题。由文章大意可知，我们应当向Maricel学习，学习她坚强的毅力和不放弃的精神。

　　Ⅱ.语法填空

　　The question was once asked of a __1__ (high) successful businessman, "How have you done so much in your lifetime？" He replied, "I had dreams. Then I went to bed __2__ thought about my dreams. In the night I dreamt about my dreams. And when I __3__ (awake) in the morning, I saw the way to make my dreams come true."

　　"While other people were saying, 'You can't do that, and it is __4__ (possible)．' Actually, I was well on my way to __5__ (achieve) what I wanted. As Woodrow Wilson, the 28th President __6__ the US, said: 'We grow great by dreams.'"

All big men are __7__ (dreamer). Some of us let these dreams die, but __8__ nourish and protect them; nourish them through bad days __9__ they bring them to the sunshine and light which come always to those who sincerely hope that their dreams will come true.