A  Leap 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 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’s helped her overcome problems in her life outside gymnastics, too. Her       for others is “just believe yourself”.
小題1:
A．runsB．teachesC．trainsD．dances
小題2:
A．sinceB．unlessC．a(chǎn)fterD．though
小題3:
A．tellB．guessC．a(chǎn)ssumeD．predict
小題4:
A．suspectedB．rememberedC．imagined D．noticed
小題5:
A．deeplyB．wellC．a(chǎn)headD．closely
小題6:
A．taskB．sportC．eventD．show
小題7:
A．boringB．enjoyableC．different D．unsatisfactory
小題8:
A．talentB．qualityC．natureD．condition
小題9:
A．doubtB．a(chǎn)dvantageC．challengeD．program
小題10:
A．examineB．expressC．openD．trust
小題11:
A．fearfulB．harmfulC．unfairD．inconvenient
小題12:
A．toB．onC．offD．a(chǎn)gainst
小題13:
A．greetedB．treatedC．servedD．paid
小題14:
A．painsB．stressesC．injuriesD．problems
小題15:
A．positiveB．friendlyC．flexibleD．caution
小題16:
A．defendingB．quittingC．winningD．bargaining
小題17:
A．standardB．rangeC．viewD．goal
小題18:
A．untilB．a(chǎn)sC．whenD．before
小題19:
A．proudB．tiredC．a(chǎn)shamedD．confident
小題20:
A．planB．a(chǎn)dviceC．rewardD．responsibility

小題1:C
小題2:A
小題3:A
小題4:D
小題5:B
小題6:B
小題7:C
小題8:D
小題9:C
小題10:D
小題11:A
小題12:C
小題13:B
小題14:D
小題15:A
小題16:B
小題17:D
小題18:C
小題19:A
小題20:B

試題分析：本文講述的是一個弱視的13歲女孩，憑借積極向上的心態(tài)和艱苦的努力，在體操方面達(dá)到較高水平。她的故事激勵人們：相信自己能創(chuàng)造奇跡，即使沒有很好的先天條件。
小題1:考查動詞詞義辨析。A. runs跑，B. teaches教，C. trains訓(xùn)練， D. dances跳舞，聯(lián)系前半句“為了完美她的技術(shù)”，我們知道，她要每周五天，每天訓(xùn)練四小時，因此此處要用train(訓(xùn)練)一詞。故選C。
小題2:考查連接詞。A. since自從，B. unless除非，C. after在…后面，D. though雖然， “That's especially impressive”的原因是“she is legally blind”，前后是因果關(guān)系，因此此處用since引導(dǎo)原因狀語從句。故選A。
小題3:考查動詞辨析。A. tell告訴，辨別，B. guess猜測，C. assume假設(shè)，D. predict 預(yù)測，這里講她天生弱視，根本無法判斷事物的遠(yuǎn)近。故選A。
小題4:考查動詞詞義辨析。A. suspected懷疑，B remembered記住，C. imagined想象，D. noticed注意到， 她媽媽注意到即使她看不清，她也沒有什么害怕的，故選D。
小題5:考查副詞詞義辨析。A. deeply深深地，B. well好地，C. ahead前面，D. closely緊密地，文章第三段就提到了，她視力有問題，看不清物體，疊影，分辨不清物體離她有多遠(yuǎn)，因此此處要選well。故選B。
小題6:考查名詞詞義辨析。A. task任務(wù)，B. sport運(yùn)動，C. event事件，D. show展示，根據(jù)上文談到的 gymnastics(體操 )，可知她喜歡上了這 個 “ 運(yùn)動 ” 。另外，后面的文段也說明了這是種運(yùn)動。故選B。
小題7:考查形容詞詞義辨析。A. boring令人厭煩的，B. enjoyable愉快的，C. different不同的，D. unsatisfactory不滿意的，這里說的是相對于其他隊友而言， Lola 學(xué)習(xí)體操更困難些。故用形容詞成difficult。選C。
小題8:考查名詞詞義辨析。A. talent才能，B. quality狀況，C. nature自然，D. condition條件，她不讓自己的狀況 (弱視 )影響自己的愛好，所以選 condition“ 情況，狀況 ” 。選D。
小題9:考查名詞詞義辨析。A. doubt懷疑，B. advantage優(yōu)勢，C. challenge            D. program由后文 “Because she has double vision, she often sees two beams.”可知，由于她的視力問題，對她來說這是個最大的挑戰(zhàn)。選C。
小題10:考查動詞詞義辨析。A. examine檢查，B. express表達(dá)，C. open打開，D. trust信任，因為眼睛無法看清，所以只有相信自己的感覺。 trust相信。她閉上眼睛是因為她相信(trust)她的能力，相信它能帶你想去的地方。故選D。
小題11:考查形容詞詞義辨析。A. fearful害怕的，B. harmful有害的；C. unfair 不公平的；D. inconvenient不方便的，因為平衡木只有四英寸寬，因此我們可以說它是令任何人最害怕的，因此我們此處選用fearful，選A.
小題12:考查介詞詞義辨析。每個人都恐懼，但 Lola 沒有從平衡木上面跌落，反而獲得了高分。 fall off(從……上 )跌落。故選C
小題13:考查動詞詞義辨析。A. greeted問候，B. treated對待，C. served服務(wù)，D. paid付錢，她不想受到與隊里別的女孩不一樣的對待，指“她希望教練能把她當(dāng)正常女孩”。因此此處我們要選treat，對待之意。故選B。
小題14:考查名詞詞義辨析。A. pains痛苦，B. stresses壓力，C. injuries受傷，D. problems問題，上文就提到她有視力方面的問題(problem)。在比賽的時候，裁判們都不知道她的眼睛有問 題。故選D。
小題15:考查形容詞詞義辨析。A. positive積極的，B. friendly友好的，C. flexible靈活的；D. caution小心的，謹(jǐn)慎的。她憑自己的實力比賽，而不是獲得裁判的憐憫， 這種積極的態(tài)度讓媽媽也為之驚奇。故選A。
小題16:考查動詞詞義辨析。A. defending保 衛(wèi)，捍衛(wèi)； B. quitting放棄，退出； C. winning贏，獲取； D. bargaining討價還價。她從沒想過放棄，她想取得最好的成績。 defend quit win bargain故選B。
小題17:考查名詞詞義辨析。A. standard標(biāo)準(zhǔn)，B. range范圍，C. view觀點(diǎn)，D. goal目標(biāo)，她目前的水平是 7 級，最高是 10 級，她的目標(biāo)是達(dá) 到 9 級。 goal 目標(biāo)。故選D.
小題18:考查狀語從句的連接詞。A. until直到，B. as正如，C. when當(dāng)…時候，D. before在…前面，當(dāng)她長大后，她要當(dāng)個體操教練把她所學(xué)的傳給別的孩子。when she grows up為when引導(dǎo)的時間狀語從句。故選C。
小題19:考查形容詞詞義辨析。be proud of 對……自豪；be tried of 對……厭倦；be ashamed of 對……羞愧；be confident of對……有信心。她為自己付出的努力和獲得的成功感到驕傲。故選A。
小題20:考查名詞詞義辨析。A. plan計劃，B. advice 建議，C. reward回報，D. responsibility責(zé)備， “Just believe in yourself”是她給別人的建議，因此advice(建議，勸告)為最佳之選。她給他人的建議 (或啟示 )就是 “ 要相信自己 ” 。故選B.
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As Miss Louisiana Teen, she traveled around the state speaking to teens about the dangers of drinking and driving. In her role as Miss Teen USA, Shelley will continue to speak to youth about safe driving, in addition to many other things to help the youth.
When AT asked Miss Teen USA if she had any advice for our readers, she said, “Don’t let anyone change you. Hang out with people that make you feel good about yourself. That way, it is easy to be yourself.
小題1:The underlined words “on cloud nine” in Paragraph 2 can be replaced by ________.
A．frightened B．troubled C．very happy D．very angry
小題2:Shelley takes her dance teacher as a role model mainly because she is _______.
A．determined B．friendly C．strict D．experienced
小題3:What did Shelley often do after she became Miss Louisiana Teen?
A．She visited drunken drivers.
B．She gave dance performance.
C．She made speeches on safe driving.
D．She helped other teens with their studies.
小題4:What suggestion does Shelley give to the teens?
A．Be yourself with the support of friends.
B．Meet friends whenever possible.
C．Go easy on yourself and others.
D．Have a good role model.

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科目：高中英語 來源：不詳 題型：完形填空

It was one of the happiest Saturday mornings I had spent with my daughter, Gigi. That was, until two strangers threw her into their car and sped away. It seemed like a bad dream.I could ____ speak when the police questioned me.
After that, the policeman asked me to go home to wait. My friend Gloria came to  ____me. She took my hand and gave me   ____. It was a picture of a little girl  ____asleep in her bed, standing by the bed was a tall, blond(金發(fā)的)__ __.  We prayed and waited by the phone until sunset. The ____ never rang.
Suddenly，the front door swung open. I looked up and ____. There stood Gigi. I cried, throwing my ____ around her. Gigi said：“I was scared. We were going really fast on an old ____ road I'd never seen before. But then a tall man walked out ____ the car，and they ran off the road and hit a tree. Then the tall man ____ the car door and pulled me out. He was really nice，and said I would be okay. I must have gone to ____， because when I woke up it is in front of our house. He must have brought me home.” “But who...how did he know..., where to bring you？”My voice broke. Gigi ____ her head. Just then Gigi noticed Gloria's picture. “That's him！” she ____ at the picture. “Mommy，that's the man who pulled me out of the car！” Gloria and I turned ____. “Are you sure that's the man？” Gloria asked. “Yeah, that's him ____ that he didn't have wings，and he was wearing blue jeans.”
Later that night, the police found the____kidnappers. When questioned, the driver remembered turning away to ____ hitting a tall blond man.
Twenty years have gone by. We have never heard from any one claiming to have   ____Gigi. There have been no logical explanations for her ____. But from that day on, I believe that all experiences, positive and negative, are given to us for our strengthening and learning.
小題1:
A．hardlyB．hardC．fullyD．full
小題2:
A．sympathizeB．supportC．comfortD．calm
小題3:
A．a(chǎn) mapB．a(chǎn) pictureC．a(chǎn) bagD．a(chǎn) book
小題4:
A．healthyB．soundC．reliableD．reasonable
小題5:
A．a(chǎn)ngelB．manC．maidD．servant
小題6:
A．phoneB．door bellC．clockD．radio
小題7:
A．yelledB．screamedC．whistledD．whispered
小題8:
A．cheeksB．shouldersC．a(chǎn)rmsD．hands
小題9:
A．rockyB．smoothC．hardD．flat
小題10:
A．in back ofB．a(chǎn)t the bottom ofC．on the top ofD．in front of
小題11:
A．shutB．fastenedC．openedD．loosened
小題12:
A．restB．sleepC．breakD．yawn
小題13:
A．shookB．noddedC．rolledD．trembled
小題14:
A．referredB．a(chǎn)imedC．pointedD．signaled
小題15:
A．sun­burntB．lightC．weakD．pale
小題16:
A．rather thanB．includingC．exceptD．other than
小題17:
A．injuredB．deadC．harmedD．hurt
小題18:
A．stopB．a(chǎn)voidC．forbidD．keep
小題19:
A．releasedB．relievedC．deliveredD．rescued
小題20:
A．escapeB．breakoutC．disappearanceD．flow

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科目：高中英語 來源：不詳 題型：閱讀理解

“Get yourself up and make something of yourself，buddy！”Though my mother has passed away，her words are as clear in my head today as when I was a boy．
“Christ！”I said，“I have made something of myself. I want to sleep late as I like．”
“If there’s one thing I can’t stand，it’s a quitter．”Her voice in my head is more powerful than my will to refuse，so I pull myself from bed．
Before I was out of primary school，mother could see I lacked the gifts for either making millions or winning the love of crowds．So she began pushing me toward working with words．Words ran in her family．There seemed to be a word gene that passed down from her mother’s grandfather·
The greatest proof was my mother’s first cousin Edwin．He was the managing editor of the New York Times and had gained a name in his career．
In 1947 1 graduated from Johns Hopkins and applied for a job with the Baltimore Sun as a police reporter．It paid＄30 a week ．When I complained the wage was shameful for a learned man，mother refused to sympathize．“If you work hard at this job，”she said，“maybe you can make something of it．”
After a while，I was asked to cover diplomats（外交官）at various African embassies. Then，
seven years later I was arranged by the Sun to cover the White House，a task that was as close to heaven as a journalist could get．However，whatever achievement of mine only seemed insignificant in her eyes．Uncle Edwin’s success was really annoying during my early years as a reporter．What a thrill，I thought．
Then，out of my wildest childhood fantasy，the Times came knocking．It was sad that Uncle Edwin had passed away by this time．In 1979 I won the Pulitzer Prize．Unfortunately，my mother’s brain and health broke down the year before，leaving her in a nursing home，out of touch with life forevermore ．She never knew of my Pulitzer．
I can probably guess how she’d have responded．“ That’s nice，buddy．It shows if you work hand，you’11 be able to make something of yourself one day，”
小題1:The first three paragraphs are intended to＿＿＿＿＿＿
A．draw readers’attention to the author’s success
B．remind readers that the road to success is rough
C．serve as an introduction to the author’s mother
D．explain why the author’s mother kept blaming him
小題2:The underlined sentence in Paragraph 4 probably means that tier families＿＿＿＿
A．were gifted at languageB．never broke their promise
C．were fond of reading D．stuck to their family belief
小題3:What can we learn about the author
A．He got a good salary working as a police reporter．
B．He lived a rich life with his mother in his childhood．
C．It was proud of her mother to see his winning the Pulitzer Prize．
D．It was beyond his wildest dream that he could work for the Times．
小題4:The author regards Uncle Edwin’s success as a thrill because＿＿＿＿＿＿．
A．he himself was less smart than Uncle Edwin
B．his mother’s family thought Uncle Edwin to be a good reporter
C．few reporters can become the managing editor of the New York Times
D．Uncle Edwin spared no effort to get the Pulitzer Prize at the cost of his life

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