Question

A Leap（跳跃）to Honor

   Leaping on a narrow balance beam(平衡木) is not easy. But Lola Walter, a 13-year-old 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 (转移) 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 tournaments(锦标赛), she has never quit(放弃). She doesn’t let her ______ stop her from doing anything that she wants to. She likes the determination(决心) 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 top-level gymnast, one must be brave. The beam is probably the most ______ for anyone because it’s only four inches wide. At the state competition, Lola didn’t ______ 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 the 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 _________ what she’s learned to other kids when she grew up.

   Lola is______of all her hard work and success. She says it has helped her overcome problems in her life outside gymnastics, too. Her ______ for others is “just believe 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. fancy    D. predict

4.A. doubted    B. remembered    C. imagined    D. noticed

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

6.A. task    B. sport    C. event    D. show

7.A. boring    B. enjoyable    C. difficult    D. unsatisfying

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

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

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

11.A. fearful    B. harmful    C. unfair    D. inconvenient

12.A. fall down    B. fall over    C. fall off    D. fall behind

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

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

15.A. positive    B. friendly    C. selfless    D. devoted

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

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

18.A. go through    B. pass by    C. hand down    D. give out

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

20.A. plan    B. advice    C. 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】本文是一篇夹叙夹议的文章。通过讲述有关患有视力障碍的13岁体操运动员Lola Walter挑战平衡木的故事，阐明“believe in yourself”的主题。

1.C

考查动词。 为了完善技巧，她一天_____ 四个小时，一周五天。再联系上段中的“gymnast（体操运动员）”可知，是C项“训练”。故选C。

2.A

 考查连词。A. since 既然； B. unless 除非； C. after 在---之后； D. though尽管。这个成绩令人印象特别深刻，因为从法律上来说，她是个盲人。

3.A

考查动词。A. tell 告诉，辨别； B. guess 猜测； C. fancy幻想； D. predict预测。

tell“辨别；判定”，文中指Lola Walter不能辨别事物的距离。故选A。

4.D

考查动词。A. doubted 怀疑； B. remembered 记得； C. imagined想象； D. noticed注意。本句指她的妈妈在她小时候“注意到”虽然她视力不好，但却不害怕。故选A。

5.B

考查副词。A. deeply 深深地； B. well 很好地； C. ahead 向前； D. carefully细心地。根据第三段第一句中的“blind”可知，Lola Walter的视力不好（couldn’t see well）。故选B。

6.B

考查名词。A. task 任务； B. sport 运动； C. event事件； D. show显示。the sport 特指上一句中出现的gymnastics(体操运动)，指妈妈给Lola Walter报名参加体操后，她就立刻喜欢上了这项运动。故选B。

7.C

考查形容词。A. boring 令人厌烦的； B. enjoyable愉快的，快乐的； C. difficult困难的； D. unsatisfying不满意的。 第三段提到Lola Walter的视力不好，因此，学习体操对于她来说，更困难。故选C。

8.D

考查名词。A. talent 天才； B. quality 质量，品质； C. nature 自然； D. condition条件。 根据第三段第一句话“a rare condition”可知，Lola Walter的视力问题是一种罕见的状况，她不会让这种状况阻止自己做她想做的事情。故选D。

9.C

考查名词。 下一句提到因为她视觉有重影，会看到两根平衡木，所以，平衡木对她是最大的挑战。 doubt怀疑，疑惑；advantage 优势；有利条件； challenge 挑战； program程序。故选C。

10.D

考查动词。A. examine检查； B. express 表达； C. open 打开； D. trust信任。通过上一句Lola Walter在平衡木练习时有时闭上眼睛可知，所以她相信自己的能力。故选D。

11.A

考查形容词。根据本段第一句“one must be brave”说明平衡木对任何人来说都很令人害怕。fearful 令人害怕的； harmful 有害的； unfair不公平的； inconvenient 不方便的。故选A。

12.C

考查动词词组。A. fall down 倒下； B. fall over 摔倒； C. fall off掉下；从......跌落； D. fall behind落在后面。此处指 Lola没有从平衡木上掉下来（成功了）。故选C。

13.B

考查动词。根据本段下文可知，Lola没有把自己的视力问题告诉裁判，她不想得到和别人不同的对待。greet 打招呼；迎接； treat 对待；招待； serve 为…服务；端上； pay 付款；偿还。故选B。

14.D

考查名词。根据第三段可知，Lola存在视力上的问题。pain 痛苦，疼痛； stress 压力，重音； injury 伤害，损害；problems问题，麻烦。故选D。

15.A

考查形容词。A. positive 积极的； B. friendly有好的； C. selfless 无私的； D. devoted忠诚的。 根据本段前两句Lola不想因为自己的视力问题而得到不同的对待，可知Lola的态度积极。故选A。

16.B

考查动词。A. defending 防卫； B. quitting 停止； C. winning赢得； D. bargaining交易。 通过本段下文可知，Lola还会继续努力，从目前的体操7级达到九级，因此她没有想过放弃。故选B。

17.D

考查名词。 她的目标是达到体操九级。standard 标准； range 范围； view 视图风景；goal 目标。故选D。

18.C

考查动词短语。A. go through 经历，度过； B. pass by 经过； C. hand down 把---传下去； D. give out分发，发出。句意：当她长大时，她想成为一名体操教练，把自己的所学交给其他孩子。故选C。

19.A

考查形容词。 通过全文可知，Lola对于自己的努力和成功感到自豪。be proud of 以...为豪；be tired of 厌倦；厌烦； be ashamed of感到羞愧，惭愧；be confident of对…事有信心。故选A。

20.B

考查名词。句意：她给别人的建议就是要相信自己。plan 计划； advice 建议；忠告； reward 回报；报答； responsibility责任，故选B。