Question

    Lola Walter, a 13-year-old gymnast, is an expert at balance beam（平衡木）。

To perfect her skills, Lola ________ for four hours a day. At the state championships, she finished seventh out of 16 girls. That's especially impressive, ________ she is legally blind, 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 it became her favorite.

Though learning gymnastics has been more ________ for her than for some of her tournaments（锦标赛）. 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. She must use her sense of touch to help her during her routine. "You have to ________ your mind that it'll take you where you want to go, " says Lola.

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 ________. Because she doesn’t tell them. Her mom is amazed by her ________ attitude.

Lola never thinks about ________. She says she wants to be a gymnastics coach to ________what she's learned to other kids when she grew up. Her ________ is to reach level 9.

Lola is ________ of all her hard work and success. 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. go through B. pass by C. hand down. D. give out

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

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.C

18.D

19.A

20.B

【解析】

本文为记叙文。文章讲述的是一个弱视的13岁少年，凭借积极向上的心态和艰苦的努力，在体操方面达到较高水平。她的故事激励人们：相信自己能创造奇迹，即使没有很好的先天条件。

1.考查动词辨析。A. runs跑；B. teaches教；C. trains训练；D. dances跳舞。根据上文To perfect her skills可知，Lola每天训练四小时。故C选项正确。

2.考查连词辨析。A. since因为；B. unless除非；C. after在……之后；D. though虽然。Lola在16个女孩中获得第七，成绩尤其让人印象深刻，因为她视力不佳。since引导原因状语从句。故A选项正确。

3.考查动词辨析。A. tell辨别，判定；B. guess猜想；C. fancy想象；D. predict预测。Lola天生弱视，所以根本无法判断事物的远近。故A选项正确。

4.考查动词辨析。A. doubted怀疑；B. remembered记得；C. imagined想象；D. noticed注意。句意：当她小的时候，她妈妈注意到即使她看不清楚，她也无所畏惧。故D选项正确。

5.考查副词辨析。A. deeply深深地；B. well好地；C. ahead提前；D. carefully仔细地。上文提到了，Lola视力有问题，会产生叠影，分辨不清物体离她有多远，因此她看不清楚。故B选项正确。

6.考查名词辨析。A. task任务；B. sport运动；C. event事件；D. show展览。根据上文So her mom signed her up for gymnastics when she was three.可知，她立刻爱上了这项运动，它也成为了她的最爱。故B选项正确。

7.考查形容词辨析。A. boring无聊的；B. enjoyable令人愉快的；C. difficult困难的；D. unsatisfying无法令人满足的。因为天生弱视，相对于其他队友而言，Lola学习体操更困难些。故C选项正确。

8.考查名词辨析。A. talent天赋；B. quality质量；C. nature自然，本性；D. condition情况，状况。她不会让她的身体状况阻止她做任何她想做的事情。故D选项正确。

9.考查名词辨析。A. doubt疑惑；B. advantage优势；C. challenge挑战；D. program项目。根据上文she often sees double and can't ____3____ how far away things are.可知，由于她的视力问题，对她来说平衡木是个最大的挑战。故C选项正确。

10.考查动词辨析。A. examine检查；B. express表达；C. open打开；D. trust相信。因为眼睛无法看清，所以只有相信自己的感觉。她相信自己的能力，相信它能带她想去的地方。故D选项正确。

11.考查形容词辨析。A. fearful令人恐惧的，令人害怕的；B. harmful有害的；C. unfair不公平的；D. inconvenient不方便的。因为平衡木只有四英寸宽，因此可以说它是令任何人最害怕。故A选项正确。

12.考查动词辨析。A. fall down跌倒；B. fall over摔倒；C. fall off（从……上）跌落；D. fall behind落后。每个人都恐惧，但Lola没有从平衡木上面跌落，反而获得了高分。故C选项正确。

13.考查动词辨析。A. greeted致敬；B. treated对待；C. served为……服务；D. paid支付。她不想受到与队里别的女孩不一样的对待。故B选项正确。

14.考查名词辨析。A. pains痛苦；B. stresses压力；C. injuries受伤；D. problems问题。上文就提到她有视力方面的问题。根据下文Because she doesn’t tell them.可知，在比赛的时候，裁判们都不知道她的眼睛有问题。故D选项正确。

15.考查形容词辨析。A. positive积极的；B. friendly友好的；C. selfless无私的；D. devoted献身的，忠诚的。她凭自己的实力比赛，而不是获得裁判的怜悯，这种积极的态度让妈妈也为之惊奇。故A选项正确。

16.考查动词辨析。A. defending保卫，捍卫；B. quitting放弃，退出；C. winning赢，获取；D. bargaining讨价还价。她从没想过放弃，她想取得最好的成绩。故B选项正确。

17.考查动词辨析。A. go through经过，通过；B. pass by经过，逝去；C. hand down把……传下去；D. give out分发，发出。当她长大后，她要当个体操教练把她所学的传给别的孩子。故C选项正确。

18.考查名词辨析。A. standard标准；B. range范围；C. view观点；D. goal目标。她目前的水平是7级，最高是1 级，她的目标是达到9级。故D选项正确。

19.考查形容词辨析。A. be proud of对……自豪；B.be tried of ……厌倦；C.be ashamed of对……羞愧；D.be confident of对……有信心。她为自己付出的努力和获得的成功感到骄傲。故A选项正确。

20.考查名词辨析。A. plan计划；B. advice建议，劝告；C. reward奖励；D. responsibility责任。她给他人的建议就是“要相信自己”。故B选项正确。