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”.
| 小题1: | | A．runs | B．teaches | C．trains | D．dances |
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| 小题2: | | A．as | B．unless | C．after | D．though |
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| 小题3: | | A．tell | B．guess | C．assume | D．predict |
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| 小题4: | | A．suspected | B．remembered | C．imagined | D．noticed |
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| 小题5: | | A．deeply | B．well | C．ahead | D．closely |
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| 小题6: | | A．task | B．sport | C．event | D．show |
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| 小题7: | | A．boring | B．enjoyable | C．difficult | D．unsatisfactory |
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| 小题8: | | A．talent | B．quality | C．nature | D．condition |
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| 小题9: | | A．doubt | B．advantage | C．challenge | D．program |
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| 小题10: | | A．examine | B．express | C．open | D．trust |
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| 小题11: | | A．fearful | B．harmful | C．unfair | D．inconvenient |
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| 小题13: | | A．greeted | B．treated | C．served | D．paid |
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| 小题14: | | A．pains | B．stresses | C．injuries | D．problems |
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| 小题15: | | A．positive | B．friendly | C．flexible | D．caution |
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| 小题16: | | A．defending | B．quitting | C．winning | D．bargaining |
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| 小题17: | | A．standard | B．range | C．view | D．goal |
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| 小题18: | | A．until | B．as | C．when | D．before |
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| 小题19: | | A．proud | B．tired | C．ashamed | D．confident |
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| 小题20: | | A．plan | B．advice | C．reward | D．responsibility |
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小题1:C
小题2:A
小题3:A
小题4:D
小题5:B
小题6:B
小题7:C
小题8:D
小题9:C
小题10:D
小题11:A
小题12:C
小题13:B
小题14:D
小题15:A
小题16:B
小题17:D
小题18:C
小题19:A
小题20:B |
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。
小题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
小题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
小题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
小题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
小题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
小题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
小题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。
小题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 ” 。
小题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。
小题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
小题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。
小题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
小题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
小题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
小题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
小题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
小题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.
小题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
小题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
小题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. |
核心考点
试题【A Leap (跳跃) to HonorLeaping on a narrow balance beam (平衡木) is not easy. But Lola】；主要考察你对
题材分类等知识点的理解。
[详细]举一反三
The morning had been a disaster. My tooth was aching, and I’d been in an argument with a friend. Her words still hurt：“The trouble with you is that you won’t put yourself in my place. Can’t you see things from my point of view?” I shook my head stubbornly—and felt the ache in my tooth. I’d thought I could hold out till my dentist came back from holiday, but the pain was really unbearable. I started calling the dentists in the phone book, but no one could see me immediately. Finally, at about lunch time, I got lucky.
“If you come by right now,” the receptionist said, “the dentist will fit you in.”
I took my purse and keys and rushed to my car. But suddenly I began to doubt about the dentist. What kind of dentist would be so eager to treat someone at such short notice? Why wasn’t he as busy as the others?
In the dentist’s office, I sat down and looked around. I saw nothing but the bare walls and I became even more worried. The assistant noticed my nervousness and placed her warm hand over my ice-cold one.
When I told her my fears, she laughed and said, “Don’t worry. The dentist is very good. ”
“How long do I have to wait for him?” I asked impatiently.
“Come on, he is coming. Just lie down and relax. And enjoy the artwork,” the assistant said.
“The artwork?” I was puzzled.
The chair went back, suddenly I smiled. There was a beautiful picture, right where I could enjoy it: on the ceiling. How considerate the dentist was! At that moment, I began to understand what my friend meant by her words.
What a relief!
小题1: Which of the following best describes the author’s feeling that morning?| A．Happy. | B．Nervous. | C．Satisfied. | D．Upset. |
小题2: What made the author begin to doubt about the dentist?| A．The dentist’s agreeing to treat her at very short notice. | | B．The dentist’s being as busy as the other dentists. | | C．The surroundings of the dentist’s office. | | D．The laughing assistant of the dentist. |
小题3: What did the author learn from her experience most probably?| A．Strike while the iron is hot. | | B．Have a good word for one’s friend. | | C．Put oneself in other’s shoes. | | D．A friend in need is a friend indeed. |
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Before our marriage, my wife and I had had dogs separately. Her dog was named Zack, and mine Sam.
After we got married, the dogs lived with us. The first day we brought our daughter home from after her birth, the dogs her. They licked(舔) her and rubbed(摩擦) her, especially Zack. I had to Zack away from her because it loved her so much that it licked her over and over again. When she in the cradle（摇篮）, it lay next to her with a paw（爪子）on the side of her cradle. After she grew , Zack would wait for her on the staircase before she went to bed, then her to her bed.
, Sam never did such things.
When my daughter was 5 years old, Zack was poisoned by the kid next door. It was the day in our lives. At eight o’clock that night, my daughter went to the staircase for . She looked back at us in fear and . She had to walk up these stairs alone.
At that time, my dog Sam and walked to my daughter. It pushed her with its paws and then walked up on the staircase. Then she took its collar and they went upstairs.
In the following six years, Sam for my daughter on the staircases every night until it died.
| 小题1: | | A．church | B．court | C．hospital | D．stadium |
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| 小题2: | | A．attacked | B．loved | C．scared | D．approached |
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| 小题3: | | A．against | B．with | C．for | D．on |
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| 小题4: | | A．give | B．break | C．force | D．put |
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| 小题5: | | A．slept | B．jumped | C．chatted | D．ran |
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| 小题6: | | A．bigger | B．fatter | C．stronger | D．weaker |
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| 小题7: | | A．walked | B．took | C．rolled | D．pulled |
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| 小题8: | | A．Therefore | B．Moreover | C．Rarely | D．However |
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| 小题9: | | A．best | B．worst | C．longest | D．funniest |
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| 小题10: | | A．food | B．bed | C．fun | D．comfort |
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| 小题11: | | A．excitement | B．amazement | C．fright | D．joy |
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| 小题12: | | A．stood up | B．put up | C．went up | D．made up |
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| 小题13: | | A．cared | B．looked | C．waited | D．called |
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To make new friends, the first thing you need to do is to meet up with new people, this should be quite , as your neighborhood should have a club, school or some other small organizations.
Go there and talk to people. you get into a social circle or group, making friends is not hard at all.
Look easygoing. You needn’t in fancy clothes or wear loud make-ups to attract people. Make eye and smile often; don’t look too nervous and listen to what others have to say.
Accept people the way they are. Nobody is ; you are not either. Everyone has faults and the way to make friends is by looking at the positive aspects of people. In case you don’t like someone’s behavior, it is better to them than to create a rivalry (对抗).
Don’t forget old friends. If they have moved away or if you have moved away, be in through phone calls and emails. Don’t leave old friends for the sake of new ones.
| 小题1: | | A．embarrassing | B．available | C．amazing | D．simple |
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| 小题2: | | A．Once | B．Although | C．While | D．Since |
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| 小题3: | | A．try on | B．dress up | C．put on | D．have on |
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| 小题4: | | A．contact | B．movement | C．control | D．connection |
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| 小题5: | | A．intelligent | B．organized | C．fluent | D．perfect |
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| 小题6: | | A．avoid | B．abandon | C．bother | D．blame |
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| 小题7: | | A．need | B．touch | C．trouble | D．danger |
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At 21，Ricardo Semler became boss of his father"s business in Brazil，Semco，which sold parts for ships. Semler Junior worked like a mad man，from 7：30 am，until midnight every day. One afternoon，while touring a factory in New York，he broke down. The doctor who treated him said，"There"s nothing wrong with you. But if you continue like this, you"ll find a new home in our hospital. "Semler got the message. He changed the way he worked. In fact，he changed the ways his employees worked too.
He let his workers take more responsibility so that they would be the ones worrying when things went wrong. He allowed them to set their own salaries，and he cut all the jobs he thought were unnecessary，like receptionists and secretaries. This saved money and brought more equality(平等）to the company. "Everyone at Semco，even top managers，meets guests in reception，does the photocopying，sends faxes，types letters and dials the phone."
He completely reorganized the office：instead of walls，they have plants at Semco，so bosses can"t shut themselves away from everyone else. And the workers are free to decorate their workspace as they want. As for uniforms，some people wear suits and others wear T-shirts.
Semco has flexible （灵活的）working hours：the employees decide when they need to arrive at work. Also，Semco lets its workers use the company"s machines for their own projects，and makes them take holidays for at least thirty days a year.
It sounds perfect，but does it work? The answer is in the numbers：in the last six years，Semco"s revenues （收入）have gone from $35 million to $212 million. The company has grown from eight hundred employees to 3，000. Why?
Semler says it"s because of "peer pressure". Peer pressure makes employees work hard for everyone else. If someone isn"t doing his job well，the other workers will not allow the situation to continue. In other words，Ricardo Semler treats his workers like adults rather than children, and expects them to act like responsible adults. And they do.
小题1:Why did Semler change the way he and his employees worked?| A．Because he went crazy because of overwork. | | B．Because he had to receive treatment in hospital. | | C．Because his father asked him to. | | D．Because the doctor warned him of the danger of overwork. |
小题2:Semler made a variety of changes in his company Except that__________.| A．the number of the employees is reduced to save money | | B．the employees can take only 30 days off for holiday every year. | | C．flexible working hours were introduced | | D．the employees enjoyed a lot of freedom |
小题3:What’s the main idea of Paragraph five?| A．Ricardo Semler’s new management method succeeded. | | B．Ricardo Semler’s idea sounded perfect but not practical. | | C．The company earned a lot of money. | | D．The reason for his success. |
小题4:In his company, what does Ricardo Semler value most?| A．freedom | B．rules | C．responsibility | D．hard work |
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He is talent and charm(魅力) have made him the No.1 Chinese classical artist in the world. He played in the grand Beijing Olympic opening ceremony last summer, watched by a TV audience of 5 billion.
Lang Lang, 26, is the first Chinese pianist to play with the world’s top orchestras, making his debut at the Carnegie Hall in New York at 18, while still a student.
Lang Lang’s charm and fondness for sharp clothes make him a natural fit to represent（代表）China’s new international image. According to the British newspaper the Times, “The Lang Lang effect” is responsible for driving 36 million Chinese children to learn the piano.
Now in China children are learning Chopin(肖邦) and Western orchestras are touring Chinese cities, but can China ever export（出口）its own music to the west? Lang is trying. His cooperation with the London Symphony Orchestras this month includes a performance of Dragon Songs, an album of traditional Chinese classics.
Behind the international recognition, however, is a fascinating story of a gifted child. Lang grew up with his father’s own musical ambition and high expectations. It is not hard to imagine how boring it must be to practice the piano every day. Lang said that he once hated his hands and the piano. He injured his right hand six years ago and had to rest. “That was the best month,” he says, without hesitation. “I had a date. I saw a Broadway show and saw Britney Spears in concert.”
小题1:Which of the following is NOT the reason why Lang Lang is the No.1 Chinese classical artist in the world?| A．He played in the Beijing Olympic opening ceremony last summer. | | B．He has as many as 5 billions fans in China. | | C．He is the first Chinese pianist to play with the world’s top orchestras. | | D．He plays the piano so well and has a good international image. |
小题2:The underlined word “debut” in the second paragraph probably means____.| A．first class | B．first performance | C．first plan | D．first choice |
小题3:Which of the following statements about Lang is true?| A．He has 36 million Chinese students in China. | | B．He is touring China giving concerts. | | C．He is trying to export Chinese music to western countries. | | D．He only played traditional Chinese classics in his cooperation with the London Symphony Orchestra. |
小题4:From the last paragraph we can infer _____.| A．Lang didn’t like his father when he was little | | B．he was happy to practice the piano everyday | | C．his father’s desire and expectations played an important role in his childhood | | D．he injured his right hand on purpose six years ago |
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