考研《英语一》忻州市河曲县2023年最后冲刺试题含解析.doc

考研《英语一》忻州市河曲县2023年最后冲刺试题 Section I Use of English Directions: Read the following text. Choose the best word(s) for each numbered blank and mark A, B, C or D on the ANSWER SHEET. (10 points) 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 1 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, 2 she is legally blind, born with a rare condition that causes her eyes to shift constantly. She often sees double and can’t 3 how far away things are. When she was little, her mom 4 that even though she couldn’t see 5 , she was fearless. So her mom signed her up for gymnastics when she was three. She loved the 6 right away and gymnastics became her favorite. Though learning gymnastics has been more 7 for her than for some of her tournaments, she has never quit. She doesn’t let her 8 stop her from doing anything that she wants to. She likes the determination it takes to do the sport. Her biggest 9 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 10 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 11 for anyone because it’s four inches wide. At the state competition, Lola didn’t fall 12 the beam. In fact, she got an 8.1 out of 10---- her highest score yet. Lola doesn’t want to be 13 differently from the other girls on her team. At the competitions, the judges don’t know about her vision 14 . She doesn’t tell them, because she doesn’t think they need to know. Her mom is amazed by her 15 attitude. Lola never thinks about 16 . She is presently at level 7