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(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 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.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】

在狭窄的平衡木上跳跃就不容易了，然而Lole Walter，一个十三岁的体操运动员，在这方面却是一名能手。

1.

答案 C

2.2】解析 前文提到她在三月份锦标赛获胜，这尤其让人敬佩，“由于”她天生眼部残疾。

答案 A

3.3】解析 由于Lola经常看东西重影，所以难以“判断”出东西有多远。

答案 A

4.4】解析 妈妈“注意”到尽管Lola看东西效果不好，但她不害怕，因此Lola三岁时，妈妈给她报名学体操。

答案 D

5.5】解析 妈妈“注意”到尽管Lola看东西效果不好，但她不害怕，因此Lola三岁时，妈妈给她报名学体操。

答案 B

6.6】解析 Lola立刻喜欢上了这项“运动”并且体操成了她的最爱。

答案 B

7.7】解析 对于失明的Lola来说，学习体操让她比别人更“困难”。

答案 C

8.8】解析 她从不放弃，她不让自己的“身体状况”阻止做她想做的任何事情。

答案 D

9.9】解析 下文提到因为她有双影像，经常看见两个平衡木，所以她最大的“难题(挑战)”是平衡木。

答案 C

10.0】解析 上文说Lola必须靠触觉来帮助自己，所以必须“相信”自己的大脑。

答案 D

11.1】解析 因为平衡木只有四英尺宽，对任何人来说这是最吓人的。

答案 A

12.2】解析 下文Lola获胜，知她没有从平衡木上掉下来。

答案 C

13.3】解析 Lola不想被别人不同“对待”。treat“对待”。

答案 B

14.4】解析 在比赛过程中裁判不知道她的视觉“问题”。

答案 D

15.5】解析 Lola认为裁判不需要知道自己的现状，妈妈对女儿的“积极”态度而惊奇。

答案 A

16.6】解析 下文说她的目标是达到level 9，所以她从来没想过“放弃”。

答案 B

17.7】解析 见26。

答案 D

18.8】解析 长大后她想成为一名体操教练并把所学的传递给其他孩子。

答案 C

19.9】解析 Lola以她的努力和成功为自豪。

答案 A

20.20】解析 “相信自己”是她给别人的建议。

答案 B