Question

A Leap(跳躍)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(移動)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 top－level 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 others 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．remembered C．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．enjoyable C．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．harmful C．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．advice C．reward D．responsibility

 

Answer 1

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】

在狹窄的平衡木上跳躍就不容易了，然而Lole Walter，一個十三歲的體操運動員，在這方面卻是一名能手。

1.

答案　C

2.2】解析　前文提到她在三月份錦標(biāo)賽獲勝，這尤其讓人敬佩，“由于”她天生眼部殘疾。

答案　A

3.3】解析　由于Lola經(jīng)常看東西重影，所以難以“判斷”出東西有多遠(yuǎn)。

答案　A

4.4】解析　媽媽“注意”到盡管Lola看東西效果不好，但她不害怕，因此Lola三歲時，媽媽給她報名學(xué)體操。

答案　D

5.5】解析　媽媽“注意”到盡管Lola看東西效果不好，但她不害怕，因此Lola三歲時，媽媽給她報名學(xué)體操。

答案　B

6.6】解析　Lola立刻喜歡上了這項“運動”并且體操成了她的最愛。

答案　B

7.7】解析　對于失明的Lola來說，學(xué)習(xí)體操讓她比別人更“困難”。

答案　C

8.8】解析　她從不放棄，她不讓自己的“身體狀況”阻止做她想做的任何事情。

答案　D

9.9】解析　下文提到因為她有雙影像，經(jīng)�？匆妰蓚�平衡木，所以她最大的“難題(挑戰(zhàn))”是平衡木。

答案　C

10.0】解析　上文說Lola必須靠觸覺來幫助自己，所以必須“相信”自己的大腦。

答案　D

11.1】解析　因為平衡木只有四英尺寬，對任何人來說這是最嚇人的。

答案　A

12.2】解析　下文Lola獲勝，知她沒有從平衡木上掉下來。

答案　C

13.3】解析　Lola不想被別人不同“對待”。treat“對待”。

答案　B

14.4】解析　在比賽過程中裁判不知道她的視覺“問題”。

答案　D

15.5】解析　Lola認(rèn)為裁判不需要知道自己的現(xiàn)狀，媽媽對女兒的“積極”態(tài)度而驚奇。

答案　A

16.6】解析　下文說她的目標(biāo)是達到level 9，所以她從來沒想過“放棄”。

答案　B

17.7】解析　見26。

答案　D

18.8】解析　長大后她想成為一名體操教練并把所學(xué)的傳遞給其他孩子。

答案　C

19.9】解析　Lola以她的努力和成功為自豪。

答案　A

20.20】解析　“相信自己”是她給別人的建議。

答案　B