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 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, 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 ________ 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. runsB. teachesC. trainsD. dances

2.A. sinceB. unlessC. afterD. though

3.A. tellB. guessC. fancyD. predict

4.A. doubtedB. rememberedC. imaginedD. noticed

5.A. deeplyB. wellC. aheadD. carefully

6.A. taskB. sportC. eventD. show

7.A. boringB. enjoyableC. difficultD. unsatisfying

8.A. talentB. qualityC. natureD. condition

9.A. doubtB. advantageC. challengeD. program

10.A. examineB. expressC. openD. trust

11.A. fearfulB. harmfulC. unfairD. inconvenient

12.A. fall downB. fall overC. fall offD. fall behind

13.A. greetedB. treatedC. servedD. paid

14.A. painsB. stressesC. injuriesD. problems

15.A. positiveB. friendlyC. selflessD. devoted

16.A. defendingB. quittingC. winningD. bargaining

17.A. standardB. rangeC. viewD. goal

18.A. go throughB. pass byC. hand downD. give out

19.A. proudB. tiredC. ashamedD. confident

20.A. planB. advice

C. rewardD. 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】

试题分析：文章讲述的是主人公Lola虽然天生有视力方面的问题，但是仍然坚持体操训练，以积极的态度和顽强的毅力，取得了大家的尊重和体操方面的成功，她的事迹也在向大家传达一个信息：那就是相信自己，决不放弃！

1.1】C 考查动词。根据上句中的a 13-year-old gymnast可知，Lola是一个体操运动员，因此，为了完善她的体操技巧，她每天训练（train)四个小时。run跑步；teach教书；train训练；dance跳舞。故选C。

2.2】A 考查连词。句意：她在16个女孩中取得了第七名的成绩。这给人们留下了深刻的印象，因为她在法定上讲是盲人。根据she is legally blind可知，这是她取得的成绩给人留下深刻印象的原因。since因为；unless除非；after在……之后；though尽管。故选A。

3.3】A 考查动词。A. tell辨别；B. guess猜测；C. fancy想象；D. predict预测。根据前一句She often sees double可知，她看到的是双重影像，因此无法判断物体离她有多远。故选A。

4.4】D 考查动词。A. doubted怀疑；B. remembered记得；C. imagined想象；D. noticed 注意到。句意：在她小的时候，她妈妈就注意到她尽管看不清东西，但是她不害怕。故选D。

5.5】B 考查副词。A. deeply在深处，深深地；B. well好地；C. ahead在前面；D. carefully小心地。根据上文的“born with a rare condition that causes her eyes to shift constantly. She often sees double”可知，她是能看到东西，只不过看到的是双重影像，看不清楚，故选B。

6.考查名词。A. task任务；B. sport运动；C. event事件或者比赛项目（此处文中仅指训练，未谈及比赛）；D. show展示。根据上文的“So her mom signed her up for gymnastics when she was three”可知，她妈妈在她三岁的时候，给她报名参加体操训练，因此，此处指的是她立刻喜欢上了这项运动。故选B。

7.考查形容词。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。根据该句的though（尽管），和后文的she has never quit可知，此处句意为“尽管学习体操对她来说比其他比赛更加困难，但是她从没有放弃过。”故选C。

8. 考查名词。A. talent才能；B. quality品质；C. nature自然本性；D. condition（健康）状况。根据上文的“she is legally blind, born with a rare condition that causes her eyes to shift constantly”可知，此处指的是她视力差的这种不利状况。句意：她没有让她的这种身体状况阻止她做任何她想做的事情。故选D。

9.9】C 考查名词。A. doubt怀疑；B. advantage优点；C. challenge挑战；D. program程序，计划。根据下文的“Because she has double vision, she often sees two beams”可知，因为她有双重影像，她经常看到两个横梁，因此平衡木对她来说是最大的挑战，故选C。

10.10】D 考查动词。A. examine检查；B. express表达；C. open打开；D. trust信任，相信。根据上文的“She must use her sense of touch to help her during her routine”可知，她视力不好，只能依靠自己的感觉，因此，她说“你不得不相信你的内心，它可以带你去任何你想去的地方”。故选D。

11.11】A 考查形容词。A. fearful令人害怕的；B. harmful有害的；C. unfair不公平的；D. inconvenient不方便的。根据上文的“To be a top-level gymnast, one must be brave”要想成为一个顶尖的体操运动员，运动员必须要勇敢，可知要求体操运动员勇敢，需要勇气，就说明这项运动会让人害怕，故选A。

12.12】C 考查固定搭配。A. fall down摔倒；B. fall over摔倒；C. fall off跌落；D. fall behind落后。句意：在州比赛中，Lola没有从平衡木上跌落下来。故选C。

13.13】B 考查动词。A. greeted致意；B. treated对待；C. served服务；D. paid付钱。根据下文的“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”可知，她在比赛的时候没有告诉裁判关于她视力方面的问题，她认为裁判不需要知道，因为她不想让裁判做出有别于其他选手的对待。故选B。

14.14】D 考查名词。A. pains痛苦，疼痛；B. stresses压力；C. injuries受伤；D. problems问题。vision problems意为“视力上的问题”。故选D。

15.15】A 考查形容词。A. positive积极的、乐观的；B. friendly友好的；C. selfless无私的；D. devote忠诚的。根据上文的“She doesn’t tell them, because she doesn’t think they need to know.”Lola没有告诉裁判关于她眼睛的问题，她想和其他人一样公平比赛。这说明她没有因为眼睛视力问题而沮丧，相反她保持这积极的态度，认为自己和其他人一样好。因此她的母亲对她的这种积极、乐观的态度感到很惊讶。故选A。

16.16】B 考查动词。A. defending保卫；B. quitting放弃；C. winning赢；D. bargaining讨价还价。根据上文她积极、乐观的态度，和下文的“Her___is to reach level 9. She says she wants to be a gymnastics coach”她的目标是要达到九级，她说她要成为一名体操教练，因此她从没想过要放弃。故选B。

17.17】D 考查名词。A. standard标准；B. range范围；C. view观点，视野；D. goal目标。上文讲到现在她达到了七级水平，而此处to reach level 9则指的是她的目标，故选D。

18.18】C 考查动词短语。A. go through穿过；B. pass by经过；C. hand down传递；D. give out分发。句意：当她长大成人的时候，她想要成为一名体操教练，把她所学到的传给其他的孩子。故选C。

19.19】A 考查形容词。be proud of以……为骄傲；be tired of对……感到厌倦；be ashamed of对……感到羞耻；be confident of对……感到自信、确信。句意：Lola以她的努力和成功为傲。故选A。

20.20】B 考查名词。A. plan计划；B. advice建议；C. reward报酬；D. responsibility 责任。句意：她通过自己的亲身经历，想告诉人们一个道理，或者说她通过自己的亲身经历，给人们一个善意的建议，就是“相信自己”。故选B.

考点：考查人物故事类短文阅读。

【名师点睛】

完形填空题的命题特点及答题方法：

1.侧重基础知识，考查学生语言知识的能力

完形填空以文入手，结合文章的内容考查学生的基础知识，主要是词语搭配、固定句型、近义词辨析、辨析句子结构、掌握语法规则的能力，其中考查实词居多。

2.上下文对照，考查学生捕捉关键词的能力

解完形填空题时，单独看一句话是找不到正确答案的，需要注意句子间的关系及句子与段落的关系。所谓上下对照，即在上文和下文中找到与正确答案相同的关键词。因此，在做题时要边读边在大脑中储存上下文信息的能力，捕捉关键词。第38小题考查动词。A. tell断定；B. guess猜测；C. fancy想象；D. predict预测。根据前一句She often sees double可知，她看到的是双重影像，因此无法判断物体离她有多远。故选A.

40小题考查副词。A. deeply在深处，深深地；B. well好地；C. ahead在前面；D. carefully小心地。根据上文的“born with a rare condition that causes her eyes to shift constantly. She often sees double”可知她是能看到东西的，只不过看到的是双重影像，看不清楚，故选B.

3.设置语境，考查学生的分析推理能力

旨在考查学生在选项都符合语法及句子结构的情况下能否利用前后语境去推断出正确答案。如第48小题考查动词。A. greeted致意；B. treated对待；C. served 服务；D. paid付钱。根据下文的“ 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”可知她在比赛的时候没有告诉裁判关于她视力方面的问题，她认为裁判不需要知道，因为她不想让裁判做出有别于其他选手的对待。故选B.

4.结合生活，考查学生利用常识题的能力

目的考查学生的生活常识，看看学生是否善于观察生活，积累生活常识，能否利用常识去做恰当的选择。如第36小题考查动词。根据上句中的 a 13-year-old gymnast可知Lola是一个体操运动员，因此，To perfect her skills为了练习她的体操技巧，她每天训练（train)四个小时。run跑步，teach 教书，train训练，dance跳舞，与其体操运动员的身份不符。故选C.

5.关注连词，考查学生对行文逻辑、句子关联的理解能力

此项用来考查学生在缺少连词的情况想，通过阅读能否理解句子的与句子的关系，是否了解行文逻辑的要求，能否掌握表示因果、转折、并列、条件、让步等的连词的用法。第37小题考查连词。句意为，她在16个女孩中取得了第七名的成绩。这给人们留下了深刻的印象，因为她在法定上讲是盲人。根据she is legally blind可知，这是她取得的成绩给人留下深刻印象的原因，since 因为，unless除非；after在……之后；though 尽管。故选A。