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 teammates, she has never quit (放弃). 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 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 pass down what she’s learned to other kids ______ 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. as                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. unsatisfactory

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. 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. caution

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

【答案】

 

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：本文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.考查动词词义辨析。联系前半句“为了完美她的技术”，我们知道，她要每周五天，每天训练四小时，因此此处要用train(训练)一词。故选C

2.名词辨析。“That's especially impressive”的原因是“she is legally blind”，前后是因果关系，因此此处用since引导原因状语从句。故选A

3.句的连接词。 Lola 在 16 个女孩中获得第七，成绩已经让人印象深刻，因为她视力不佳。这里 since引导原因状语从句。故选A

4.考查动词词义辨析。 tell 辨别，判定； guess 猜想； assume 假定，设想； predict 预测。这里讲她天生弱视，根本无法判断事物的远近。故选D

5.考查副词词义辨析。文章第三段就提到了，她视力有问题，看不清物体，叠影，分辨不清物体离她有多远，因此此处要选well。故选B

6.考查名词词义辨析。根据上文谈到的 gymnastics(体操 )，可知她喜欢上了这 个 “ 运动 ” 。另外，后面的文段也说明了这是种运动。故选B

7.考查形容词词义辨析。这里说的是相对于其他队友而言， Lola 学习体操更困难些。故用形容词成difficult。

8.考查名词词义辨析。她不让自己的状况 (弱视 )影响自己的爱好，所以选 condition“ 情况，状况 ” 。

9.考查名词词义辨析。由后文 “Because she has double vision, she often sees two beams.”可知，由于她的视力问题，对她来说这是个最大的挑战。

10.考查动词词义辨析。因为眼睛无法看清，所以只有相信自己的感觉。 trust相信。她闭上眼睛是因为她相信(trust)她的能力，相信它能带你想去的地方。故选D

11.考查形容词词义辨析。因为平衡木只有四英寸宽，因此我们可以说它是令任何人最害怕的，因此我们此处选用fearful，指“令人恐惧的，令人害怕的”。harmful有害的；unfair不公平的；inconvenient不方便的，均不合语境。

12.考查介词词义辨析。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。 fall off(从……上 )跌落。故选C

13.考查动词词义辨析。她不想受到与队里别的女孩不一样的对待，指“她希望教练能把她当正常女孩”。因此此处我们要选treat，对待之意。故选B

14.考查名词词义辨析。上文就提到她有视力方面的问题(problem)。在比赛的时候，裁判们都不知道她的眼睛有问 题。故选D

15.考查形容词词义辨析。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。 positive 积极的； friendly 友好的； flexible 灵活的； cautious 小心的，谨慎的。故选A

16.考查动词词义辨析。她从没想过放弃，她想取得最好的成绩。 defend 保 卫，捍卫； quit 放弃，退出； win 赢，获取； bargain 讨价还价。故选B

17.考查名词词义辨析。她目前的水平是 7 级，最高是 10 级，她的目标是达 到 9 级。 goal 目标。故选D.

18.考查状语从句的连接词。当她长大后，她要当个体操教练把她所学的传给别的孩子。when she grows up为when引导的时间状语从句。故选C

19.考查形容词词义辨析。be proud of 对……自豪；be tried of 对……厌倦；be ashamed of 对……羞愧；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。考查形容词词义辨析。她为自己付出的努力和获得的成功感到骄傲。故选A

20.考查名词词义辨析。“Just believe in yourself”是她给别人的建议，因此advice(建议，劝告)为最佳之选。她给他人的建议 (或启示 )就是 “ 要相信自己 ” 。故选B.

考点：故事类记叙文