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  3. From her wheelchair, a child raises rounded arms above her head to form a blossoming flower. Nearby, a blind boy gently waves a

From her wheelchair, a child raises rounded arms above her head to form a blossoming flower. Nearby, a blind boy gently waves a

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问题     From her wheelchair, a child raises rounded arms above her head to form a blossoming flower. Nearby, a blind boy gently waves a flowing scarf as his body sways back and forth. Welcome to Infinite Dreams, a southern California program that each year helps more than 1,000 children with disabilities learn ballet, jazz, and other forms of movement. For founder Zina Bethune, a professional dancer and actress who works with a team of six instructors, this is a deeply felt mission.
    "I’ve walked a very fine line between the abled and disabled worlds all’ my life," says Bethune, a former soloist with the New York City Ballet who starred on Broadway in Tommy Tune’s production of Grand Hotel. Born and raised in New York City, Bethune, 47, started formal ballet training at age 6 with legendary choreographer George Balanchine. But during adolescence, a host of medical problems mined her chances of becoming a prima ballerina. But she ignored them and her pain and continued to dance. Faced with all sorts of difficulties, she never gave up. By the time she was 34, Bethune had went gone two hip replacements.
    Bethune, who has been married for 18 years to a former dancer, started Infinite Dreams in southern California in 1983. "Dance is spiritual," she says. "And these children’s spirits are not disabled." Funded through grants and private donations, the group offers hour-long weekly sessions in schools and performs at arts festivals throughout the year.
    "Participation, not perfection, is emphasized," notes Bethune, who is currently trying to make her program available nationally. Adjustments to the dance steps are made as needed. Russell Bartel, 14, a star student with spina bifida and little feeling in his lower legs, pirouettes not by turning on his toes but by spinning on his back. "What we try to make clear," Bethune says, "is that their individual version of any step is valid. That’s their dance."
    From that understanding often springs a newfound sense of confidence. "I can do a lot more than I ever thought I could." Bartel says. "It makes me feel great."
选项 A、A dancing club in southern California.
B、A program to realize the art dreams for disabled children.
C、A proposal to perform arts for disabled children.
D、A team of professional dancers and actresses.
答案B
解析 考查细节。原文的第一段就出现了Infinite Dreams这样的一个组织的名称，结合文章的意思，这个机构是为了身体有残障的儿童组织的，使得这些儿童也能得到艺术的教育和艺术表演的机会，所以B项正确的表达了这样的意思；其他选项都是在原文零散信息点的基础上编造的，它们和原文的对应关系分别是，A项对应 southern California；C项对应disabled children，但应该是残障儿童来表演，而不是表演给它们看；D项对应professional dancers and actresses，但这是创办者的身份，而不是这个组织的成员。
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