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   36   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.   37   she is legally blind, born with a rare condition that causes her eyes to shift constantly. She often sees double and can’t   38   how far away things are.

When she was little, her mom   39   that even though she couldn’t see   40   , she was fearless. So her mom signed her up for gymnastics when she was three. She loved the   41   right away and gymnastics became her favorite.

Though learning gymnastics has been more   42   for her than for some of her tournaments, she has never quit. She doesn’t let her   43   stop her from doing anything that she wants to.

She likes the determination it takes to do the sport. Her biggest   44   is the balance beam. Because she has double vision, she often sees to beams. She must use her sense of touch to help her during her routine. Sometimes she even closes her eyes. “You have to   45   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   46   for anyone because it’s four inches wide. At the state competition, Lola didn’t fall   47   the beam. In fact, she got an 8.1 out of 10---- her highest score yet.

Lola doesn’t want to be   48   differently from the other girls on her team. At the competitions, the judges don’t know about her vision   49   . She doesn’t tell them, because she doesn’t think they need to know. Her mom is amazed by her   50   attitude.

Lola never thinks about   51   . She is presently at level 7 while the highest is level 10 in gymnastics. Her   52   is to reach level 9. She says she wants to be a gymnastics coach to pass down what she’s learned to other kids   53   she grew up.

Lola is   54   of all her hard work and success. She says it’s helped her overcome problems in her life outside gymnastics, too. Her   55   for others is “just believe yourself”.

36. A. runs            B. teaches              C. trains                D. dances

37. A. since           B. unless                C. after                  D. though

38. A. tell               B. guess                 C. assume              D. predict

39. A. suspected     B remembered        C. imagined            D. noticed

40. A. deeply          B. well                   C. ahead                D. closely

41. A. task             B. sport                 C. event                 D. show

42. A. boring          B. enjoyable            C. different            D. unsatisfactory

43. A. talent           B. quality               C. nature               D. condition

44. A. doubt           B. advantage           C. challenge           D. program

45. A. examine       B. express              C. open                 D. trust

46. A. fearful         B. harmful              C. unfair                D. inconvenient

47. A. to                B. on                     C. off                    D. against

48. A. greeted        B. treated               C. served               D. paid

49. A. pains           B. stresses             C. injuries              D. problems

50. A. positive        B. friendly              C. flexible              D. caution

51. A. defending     B. quitting              C. winning             D. bargaining

52. A. standard       B. range                 C. view                 D. goal

53. A. until             B. as                      C. when                D. before

54. A. proud          B. tired                  C. ashamed            D. confident

55. A. plan             B. advice                C. reward              D. responsibility

Answer 1

 {定文體抓主旨}：本文是一篇夾敘夾議的文章。通過講述有關患有視力障礙的13歲體操運動員Lola Walter挑戰平衡木的故事，闡明“believe in yourself”的主題。本篇難度：中等。

{篇章結構}：

段落	關鍵詞	大意推測
第一部分（para.1）	not easy; an expert at...	導入故事背景，介紹主人公Lola Walter：平衡木不容易，但Lola Walter是一個專家
第二部分（para.2--4）	finish seventh; impressive; legally blind; a rare condition;	Lola Walter排名第七，令人印象深刻，因為她患有視力障礙（一種罕見的狀況）
第三部分（para.5-9）	fearless; favorite; never quit; determination; use her sense of touch; brave; got...her highest score; doesn’t want...differently; to reach level 9; a coach	Lola Walter不畏懼，對體操的熱愛、永不放棄、堅定（運用觸覺訓練）、勇敢使她得到了她的最高分；她不想與他人不同；她想達到體操九級，成為一名教練。——Lola Walter克服視力上的困難，獲得成功的故事及她的未來目標。
第三部分（para.10）	overcome problems; believe in yourself	Lola Walter 有關克服困難的建議——相信自己

具體題目解析

{解析}：

36．C。為了完善技巧，她一天_____ 四個小時，一周五天。再聯系上段中的“gymnast（體操運動員）”，，可知，是C項“訓練”

37．A。這個成績令人印象特別深刻，因為從法律上來說，他是個盲人。

38．A。tell“辨別；判定”，文中指Lola Walter不能辨別事物的距離。guess 猜測；推測； assume假設，假定；predict 預言，預測。

39．B。本句中指她的媽媽記得她小時候...。remember 記得；回想起；suspect 猜疑；懷疑； imagine想象； notice 注意到。

40．B。根據第三段第一句中的“blind”可知，Lola Walter的視力不好（couldn’t see well）。

41．B。the sport 特指上一句中出現的gymnastics(體操運動)，指媽媽給Lola Walter報名參加體操后，她就立刻喜歡上了這項運動。

42．C。第三段提到Lola Walter的視力不好，因此，學習體操對于她老說，更困難。boring 無聊的；令人厭煩的；enjoyable愉快的，快樂的；satisfactory 令人滿意的

43．D。根據第三段第一句話“a rare condition”可知，Lola Walter的視力問題是一種罕見的狀況，43題指她不會讓這種狀況阻止自己做她想做的事情。

44．C。下一句提到因為她視覺有重影，會看到兩根平衡木，所以，平衡木對她是最大的挑戰。 doubt懷疑，疑惑；advantage 優勢；有利條件； challenge 挑戰； progress進步；前進。

45．D。通過上一句Lola Walter在平衡木練習時有時閉上眼睛可知，所以她相信自己的能力。

46．A。根據本段第一句“one must be brave”說明平衡木對任何人來說都很令人害怕。fearful 令人害怕的； harmful 有害的； unfair不公平的； inconvenient 不方便的

47．C。fall off掉下；從......跌落，此處指 Lola沒有從平衡木上掉下來（成功了）

48．B。根據本段下文可知，Lola沒有把自己的視力問題告訴裁判，她不想得到和別人不同的對待。greet 打招呼；迎接； treat 對待；招待； serve 為…服務；端上； pay 付款；償還。

49．D。根據第三段可知，Lola存在視力上的問題。pain 痛苦；疼痛； stress 壓力；重音； injury 傷害；損害。

50．A。根據本段前兩句Lola不想因為自己的視力問題而得到不同的對待，可知Lola的態度積極。positive 積極的；friendly 友好的； flexible 靈活的； cautious小心的；謹慎的。

51．B。通過本段下文可知，Lola還會繼續努力，從目前的體操7級達到九級，因此她沒有想過放棄。defend 防衛；辯護； quit 停止；放棄； bargain討價還價。

52．D。她的目標是達到體操九級。standard 標準； range 范圍； view 視圖；風景；goal 目標。

53．C。句意：當她長大時，她想成為一名體操教練，把自己的所學交給其他孩子。

54．A。通過全文可知，Lola對于自己的努力和成功感到自豪。be proud of 以...為豪；be tired of 厭倦；厭煩； be ashamed of感到羞愧，慚愧；be confident of對…事有信心。

55．B。句意：她給別人的建議就是要相信自己。plan 計劃； advice 建議；忠告； reward 回