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(2013·高考北京卷)Leaping on a narrow balance beam(平衡木) is not easy.But Lola Walter,a 13yearold gymnast,...
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(2013·高考北京卷)Leaping on a narrow balance beam(平衡木) is not easy.But Lola Walter,a 13yearold 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 to 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 toplevel 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.runsB.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.imaginedD.noticed
5.A.deeply B.well
C.aheadD.closely
6.A.task B.sport
C.eventD.show
7.A.boringB.enjoyable
C.difficult D.satisfactory
8.A.talentB. quality
C.nature D.condition
9.A.doubt B.advantage
C.challenge D.progress
10..A.examine B.express
C.openD.trust
11.A.fearful B.harmful
C.unfair D.inconvenient
12.A.toB.on
C.off D.against
13..A.greetedB.treated
C.served D.paid
14.A.pains B.stresses
C.injuriesD.problems
15.A.positive B.friendly
C.flexibleD.cautious
16.A.defendingB.quitting
C.winningD.bargaining
17.A.standardB.range
C.viewD.goal
18.A.untilB.as
C.when D.before
19.A.proudB.tired
C.ashamed D.confident
20.A.planB.advice
C.reward D.responsibility
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