Question

A Leap(跳跃) to Honor

Leaping on a narrow balance beam(平衡木) is not easy. But Lola Walter, a 13­year­old gymnast, is an expert at it.

To perfect her skills, Lola ____ for four hours a day, five days a week. At the state championships in March, she finished seventh out of 16 girls.

That's especially impressive, ____ she is legally blind, born with a rare condition that causes her eyes to shift(移动) constantly. She often sees double and can't ____ how far away things are.

When she was little, her mom ____ that even though she couldn't see ____， she was fearless. So her mom signed her up for gymnastics when she was three. She loved the ___ right away and gymnastics became her favorite.

Though learning gymnastics has been more ____ for her than for some of her teammates, she has never quit. She doesn't let her ____ stop her from doing anything that she wants to.

She likes the determination it takes to do the sport. Her biggest ____ is the balance beam. Because she has double vision, she often sees two beams. She must use her sense of touch to help her during her routine. Sometimes she even closes her eyes. “You have to ____ your mind that it'll take you where you want to go，” says Lola.

To be a top­level gymnast, one must be brave. The beam is probably the most ____ for anyone because it's four inches wide. At the state competition, Lola didn't fall ____ the beam. In fact, she got an 8.1 out of 10—her highest score yet.

Lola doesn't want to be ____ differently from the other girls on her team. At competitions, the judges don't know about her vision ____. She doesn't tell them, because she doesn't think they need to know. Her mom is amazed by her ____ attitude.

Lola never thinks about ____. She is presently at level 7 while the highest is level 10 in gymnastics. Her ____ is to reach level 9. She says she wants to be a gymnastics coach to pass down what she's learned to other kids ____ she grows up.

Lola is ____ of all her hard work and success. She says it's helped her overcome problems in her life outside gymnastics too. Her ____ for other is “just believe in yourself”．

1.A.runs  B．teaches  C．trains  D．dances

2.A.since  B．unless  C．after  D．though

3.A.tell  B．guess  C．assume  D．predict

4.A.suspected  B．rememberedC．imagined  D．noticed

5.A.deeply  B．well  C．ahead  D．closely

6.A.task  B．sport  C．event  D．show

7.A.boring  B．enjoyableC．difficult  D．satisfactory

8.A.talent  B．quality  C．nature  D．condition

9.A.doubt  B．advantage  C．challenge  D．progress

10.A.examine  B．express  C．open  D．trust

11.A.fearful  B．harmfulC．unfair  D．inconvenient

12.A.to  B．on  C．off  D．against

13.A.greeted  B．treated  C．served  D．paid

14.A.pains  B．stresses  C．injuries  D．problems

15.A.positive  B．friendly  C．flexible  D．cautious

16.A.defending  B．quitting  C．winning  D．bargaining

17.A.standard  B．range  C．view  D．goal

18.A.until  B．as  C．when  D．before

19.A.proud  B．tired  C．ashamed  D．confident

20.A.plan  B．adviceC．reward  D．responsibility

Answer

1.C

2.A

3.A

4.D

5.B

6.B

7.C

8.D

9.C

10.D

11.A

12.C

13.B

14.D

15.A

16.B

17.D

18.C

19.A

20.B

【解析】本文为记叙文，题材为个人情况与日常活动。文章主要讲述了一个名叫Lola的小姑娘虽然视力有问题，却坚持练体操，她始终相信自己，永不言弃。

1.答案：C 根据文章开头可知Lola是练平衡木的，为了使技巧完美，她每天要训练4个小时。

2.2】答案：A 根据句意可知空格后的句子是空格前That's especially impressive的原因，since因为，引导原因状语从句，符合语境。

3.3】答案：A 她经常把一个东西看成是两个，并且无法分辨东西的远近。tell认出，分辨，guess猜，assume假设，predict预测，根据句意可知应选择A项。

4.4】答案：D 当她小的时候，她的妈妈注意到虽然她视力不好……，根据句意可知空格处句子是对Lola小时候真实情况的描述，因此选择D项noticed注意到。

5.5】答案：B 根据前文中提到的“She often sees double and can't tell how far away things are.”可知Lola视力不好。

6.6】答案：B 根据空格后出现的“gymnastics became her favorite”可知她喜欢上了这项运动，故选择B项。

7.7】答案：C 根据上下文可知由于Lola视力不好，所以她练体操比她的队友更困难，故此题选择C项difficult困难的。

8.8】答案：D 根据上下文可知Lola从不放弃，她是不会让她视力不好这一情况阻止她做任何她想做的事情的。talent天资； quality品格；nature天性；condition状况。

9.9】答案：C 空格所在的段落主要讲述了Lola的视力问题让平衡木成为了她练体操时最大的挑战。

10.0】答案：D 根据上下文可知，Lola看不清楚，在练习平衡木时有时她甚至会闭上眼睛，对于她来说她要相信自己的内心(想法)，故选择D项。

11.1】答案：A 平衡木的宽度有限，可能任何人都会感到害怕。

12.2】答案：C Lola没有从平衡木上掉下来，根据句意可知此题选择C项。

13.3】答案：B Lola不想被特殊对待，根据句意可知此题选择B项。

14.4】答案：D 比赛时，裁判不知道她的视力问题。

15.5】答案：A 根据上下文可以看出，文中多次提到Lola视力有问题但从不放弃，所以她的妈妈对她这种积极的态度大为惊奇。

16.6】答案：B 根据下文所述内容可知Lola从未想过放弃，故选择B项。

17.7】答案：D Lola的目标是达到9级，根据句意可知此题选择D项goal目标。standard标准；range范围；view观点。

18.8】答案：C Lola说当她长大后想当体操教练，根据句意此题应选择C项，when当……的时候。

19.9】答案：A Lola对她的努力和成功感到自豪。

20.20】答案：B 她给别人的建议是“相信自己”。

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长难句子分析

句意：尽管学体操对于她来说要比她的队友难的多，但是她从未放弃。