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. 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】

本文是一篇记叙文，生来眼睛就有问题的Lola积极面对生活，希望自己不要被区别对待。她参加了体操训练并在比赛里得到高分，她给别人的建议是：Just believe yourself。

1.考查动词辨析及生活常识。A. runs奔跑；B. teaches教学；C. trains训练；D. dances跳舞；为了完善自己的技巧，Lola每天训练四个小时，一周训练五天。Lola是一位体操队员要参加训练，属于生活常识。故C项正确。

2.考查连词。A. since因为；B. unless除非，如果…不…；C. after在…后；D. though尽管；因为她生来就有一种罕见的疾病导致她不断眨眼，从法律来说她是盲人，她练习体操就特别让人印象深刻。上下文之间是因果关系，故A项正确。

3.考查动词辨析。A. tell辨别；B. guess猜测；C. fancy幻想；D. predict预测；她总是重影无法辨别物体的远近。根据句意可知A项正确。

4.考查动词辨析。A. doubted怀疑；B. Remembered记得；C. imagined想象；D. noticed注意到；当她小的时候，她的妈妈就注意到尽管她无法看清楚，但她并不害怕。这是她的妈妈注意到她小时的情况。故D项正确。

5.考查副词辨析。A. deeply深入地；B. well好地；C. ahead前面地；D. carefully细心地；当她小的时候，她的妈妈就注意到尽管她无法看清楚，但她并不害怕。本句使用副词well修饰动词，well并不是本身含义，而是引申意，表示看得清楚。故B项正确。

6.考查名词辨析及生活常识。A. task任务；B. sport运动；C. event事件；D. show表演；体操是一项体育运动，这是常识。句意：在她三岁的时候，她的妈妈让她报名参加了体操，她立刻就喜欢上体操，体操也成为了她的最爱。故B项正确。

7.考查形容词辨析及上下文串联。A. boring乏味的；B. enjoyable令人愉快的；C. difficult困难的；D. unsatisfying令人不满意的；学习体操对她来说比别人更加困难，因为她视力有问题。这在上文已经提及。故C项正确。

8.考查名词辨析。A. talent才干；才能；B. quality质量；品质；C. nature天性；自然；D. condition条件，情况；尽管学习体操对她来说比别人更加困难，但她并没有让这个情况阻止她做她想做的事情。句中的condition就是指她视力有问题的情况。故D项正确。

9.考查名词辨析。A. doubt怀疑；B. advantage优势；C. challenge挑战；D. program节目；对她来说最大的挑战是平衡木。因为她视力不行，有时候有重影，判断不清楚距离，很难参加平衡木。故C项正确。

10.考查动词辨析。A. examine检查；B. express表达，表示；C. open打开；D. trust信任；因为视力有问题，她有时候会闭上眼睛。她说你得信任你得思想，它会带你去你想去的地方。故D项正确。

11.考查形容词辨析。A. fearful可怕的；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，所以它是最令人害怕的一个体操项目了。故A项正确。

12.考查动词短语辨析。A. fall down跌倒，失败；B. fall over绊倒，跌倒；C. fall off 从…上跌落；退出；D. fall behind落后；在全国比赛中，她并没有从平衡木上掉下来，她得到了8.1分，是她最高分。根据动词短语含义可知C项正确。

13.考查动词辨析。A. greeted问候；B. treated对待，治疗；C. served服务，服役；D. paid支付；Lola并不想自己被不同的对待，她认为自己和别人一样。在比赛中，裁判也不知道她有视力问题。故B项正确。

14.考查名词辨析。A. pains努力；B. stresses压力；C. injuries受伤；D. problems问题；Lola并不想自己被不同的对待，她认为自己和别人一样。在比赛中，裁判也不知道她有视力问题。名词problem就是指她的视力方面的补足。故D项正确。

15.考查上下文串联。A. positive积极的；B. friendly友好的；C. selfless无私的；D. devoted专心的；根据上文可知Lola积极面对生活，不希望自己被区别对待。故A项正确。

16.考查动词辨析及上下文串联。A. defending保护，辩护；B. quitting放弃；C. winning赢；D. bargaining讨价还价；Lola从来都没有考虑过放弃，根据上文可知她对待生活很积极，从来没有想过放弃。故B项正确。

17.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，最高水平的10级，她的目标是达到9级。根据句意可知D项正确。

18.考查动词短语辨析。A. go through经历，检查；B. pass by经过；C. hand down传递；D. give out分发；发出；她说她想成为一个体操教练把自己学会的东西教给其他孩子。动词短语hand down与coach一致。C项正确。

19.考查形容词辨析。A. proud自豪的；B. tired疲惫的，厌倦的；C. ashamed羞愧的；D. confident自信的；Lola对于自己的努力和成功非常自豪，她说这帮助她战胜了体操之外生活中遇见的其他事情。她给其他人的建议就是：相信自己。故A项正确。

20.考查名词辨析。A. plan计划；B. advice建议；C. reward奖励；D. Responsibility责任；“just believe yourself”是她给别人的建议。句意：Lola对于自己的努力和成功非常自豪，她说这帮助她战胜了体操之外生活中遇见的其他事情。她给其他人的建议就是：相信自己。故B项正确。