14．In October 2010，I left my hometown and family in Virginia and moved to Iowa so I could be coached by Liang Chow．I'd been dreaming of an Olympic gold medal since I was eight-but gradually，that dream seemed like a million miles away．
On January 2，2012，while Mom was visiting me in Iowa，I told her，"I don't like gymnastics anymore．I want to try dancing，or become a singer．I can get a job in Virginia．I just want to come home．"
Mom's eyes narrowed and her expression turned to stone．"You're breaking my heart，Brie，"she said．"You've been doing gymnastics for ten years，and now you want to quit？Have you lost your mind？"
I hadn't lost my mind，but I had lost my fire．It's an entirely different thing to push toward that dream when you feel alone．
"I'm not trying to break your heart，Mom，"I said．"I just don't want to do it anymore．"
"I know you miss home．But you've signed a contract that says you will represent your country to the best of your ability．You've got a responsibility to your teammates．And now you just want to walk away？I will not let you be dishonorable．If you don't like gymnastics，then at the very least，you will finish the season．"
The next afternoon as I dragged myself into Chow's gym，I thought of the efforts Mom had made in order to pay for my training．I thought of my two sisters：Arielle，who gave up ballroom dancing，and Joyelle，who stopped ice skating so that our single mom could afford to keep me in gymnastics．
For now，here's what you need to know：Exactly 210days before I ever attempted my first vault （跳躍） in the London Summer Olympics，my leap of faith came this close to ending in a crash of disaster．

26．The author wanted to give up gymnastics becauseB．
A．she thought she loved music more
B．she was overcome with homesickness
C．an Olympic gold was beyond her reach
D．the training for the Olympics was too hard
27．How did the author's mother feel on hearing her words？A．
A．Heart-broken．  B．Sympathetic．  C．Helpless．  D．Calm．
28．We can infer from the passage that the authorC．
A．was born into an athletic family        B．realized her Olympic dream
C．changed her mind in the end             D．had a bad childhood
29．What would be the best title for the passage？B．
A．A dream come true    B．My leap of faith     C．My mother    D．A quitter
30．Who will be interested in the passage？D．
A．A medical student who will graduate from university．
B．A healthcare professional who will give a lecture on cancer．
C．A marketing professional who is looking for customers．
D．A gymnastic player who wants to give up competition．

分析 本文是記敘文．作者離開家鄉(xiāng)，懷揣兒時的奧運金牌夢到他鄉(xiāng)學習體操，因為想家想放棄體操訓練，但母親的一席話讓她最終選擇了堅持下去．

解答 26．B．細節(jié)理解題．根據(jù)第二段的"I just want to come home，"和第四段的"It's an entirely different thing to push toward that dream when you feel alone"以及第六段的"I know you miss home"可知，作者獨在異鄉(xiāng)，因太想家而產生了放棄體操的念頭，故選B．
27．A．推理判斷題．根據(jù)第三段的"Mom's eyes narrowed and her expression turned to stone"以及母親所說的話"You're breaking my heart，Brie，"可以看出，作者半途而廢讓母親很傷心，故選A．
28．C．推理判斷題．根據(jù)母親的話讓作者想起家人為她所做出的犧牲以及文章最后一段的"Exactly 210 days before I ever attempted my first vault in the London Summer Olympics"說明作者改變了最初的想法，選擇了堅持．故選C．
29．B．主旨大意題．作者最初想放棄體操，但最后選擇了堅持．B項標題概括了文章的主旨并與文章最后一段的"my leap of faith came this close to ending in a crash of disaster"相呼應．故選B．
30．D．推理判斷題．作者因為想家而想放棄體操訓練，但母親的一席話讓她最終選擇了堅持．所以對于想要放棄比賽的體操運動員來說應該對這篇文章感興趣．故選D．

點評 本文是故事類閱讀，主要考查學生對細節(jié)的理解把握和推理判斷能力．做題時一定要找到文章中的原句，和題干進行比較，再做出正確選擇．在做推理判斷題時不要以個人的主觀想象代替文章的事實，要根據(jù)文章事實進行合乎邏輯的推理判斷．

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