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However, Brian grew up using his feet for everything from driving a car to drawing. 3 He had

always been interested in art, so about 11 years ago, Brian got certified as a tattoo artist. Though difficult,

this would prove to be the easiest part of his journey. For years, Brian applied for jobs at tattoo stores

without ever getting employed. 4

Brian opened his own store called Tattoos by Foot in Tucson, Arizona. He developed his technique,

which is similar to that used by other tattoo artists with their hands, except Brian s version uses his feet.

His process involves drawing a sketch(草图) on a piece of paper, sticking it to his client s skin, and then

tracing and filling in the pattern with a tattoo gun. 5 As the first armless tattoo artist, and a good one,

Brian is now getting a lot of attention online and from the media, proving that dreams do come true.
(山东省济宁第一中学 2021 届高三第二次模拟考试)

A. She didn t overprotect him.

B. He accomplishes all this with his feet.

C. So he knew he could accomplish whatever he wanted.

D. But he has never let this keep him from leading a normal life.

E. Instead of being discouraged, he decided to make it on his own.

F. He was born this way, so from the very beginning, Brian had enormous challenges ahead.

G. She cried every day for a year knowing how much more difficult life would be for her son.
高考重点词汇积累

upset vt. 使 心 烦 意 乱, 使 失 望, 使 苦 恼; 弄 翻, 打 翻 守;坚持做(或用),继续做(或用)

adj. 不高兴的,心烦意乱的;( 肠胃) 不适的 ( upsetting fill in 填写;填充;临时代替

adj. 令人心烦意乱的,令人苦恼的,令人不快的) pattern n. 图案,花样;方式,模式;模范,典范,榜样

pursue vt. 追赶,追逐;(尤指长期) 追求,寻求;从事,忙 come true 实现,成真

于(活动) (pursuit n. 追求,寻找;继续;追逐,追捕;实 discourage vt. 使灰心,使泄气;阻止;劝阻 (discouraging

行,贯彻) adj. 使人沮丧的;令人气馁的 discouraged adj. 泄气的,

prove to be 结果是,证明为 心灰意冷的 discouragement n. 气馁;挫折;劝阻)

stick n. 枯枝,枝条;杖,棒,棍 v. 刺入,戳入;伸出,突出; on one s own 独自地;主动地;单独

粘住,粘贴;卡住,困住;经久不忘,铭记在心;坚守,信

课标外重要词汇

overprotect /ˌəʊvəprəˈtekt/ vt. 溺爱;过分地保护 trace /treɪs / vt. (通过调查) 找到,发现;追溯,追究,查

certify /ˈsɜːtɪfaɪ/ vt. (尤指书面)证明,证实 考;追踪,跟踪;绘出,勾画出(轮廓);复制,描摹 n. 痕
accomplish /əˈkʌmplɪʃ / vt. 达到,完成,实现 迹,踪迹,印迹

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阅读下面的短文,从每题所给的 A、B、C 和 D 四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

Zhang Yingying, director of Shenzhen Yuyan Caring and Career Development Centre for the Disabled,

was awarded the title of 8th National Moral Model. She is the sixth person from Shenzhen to receive

the 1 .

Although she is 2 handicapped and needs a wheelchair, Zhang is committed to 3 the