14. A. never ever 15. A. curious 16. A. unless 17. A. trust
B. now and then B. delighted B. although B. envy
C. most of the time D. at times C. afraid C. when C. ignore
D. lucky D. because D. represent D. amazed D. off D. happily
18. A. annoyed 19. A. out of 20. A. passively
B. embarrassed B. from B. awfully
C. addicted C. back to C. unwillingly
【参考答案】完形填空
1—20、CDDAA 41—45 BCBDD
综合技能完形训练。 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 36 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. 37 she is legally blind, born with a rare condition that causes her eyes to shift constantly. She often sees double and can’t 38 how far away things are. When she was little, her mom 39 that even though she couldn’t see 40 , she was fearless. So her mom signed her up for gymnastics when she was three. She loved the 41 right away and gymnastics became her favorite.
Though learning gymnastics has been more 42 for her than for some of her teammates, she has never quit. She doesn’t let her 43 stop her from doing anything that she wants to. She likes the determination it takes to do the sport. Her biggest 44 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 45 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 46 for anyone
46—50 BABCB 51—55 DABCD
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because it’s four inches wide. At the state competition, Lola didn’t fall 47 the beam. In fact, she got an 8.1 out of 10--her highest score yet.
Lola doesn’t want to be 48 differently from the other girls on her team. At the competitions, the judges don’t know about her vision 49 . She doesn’t tell them, because she doesn’t think they need to know. Her mom is amazed by her 50 attitude.
Lola never thinks about 51 . She is presently at level 7 while the highest is level 10 in gymnastics. Her 52 is to reach level 9. She says she wants to be a gymnastics coach to pass down what she’s learned to other kids 53 she grows up. Lola is 54 of all her hard work and success. She says it’s helped her overcome problems in her life outside gymnastics, too. Her 55 for others is “just believe in yourself”.
36. A. runs 37. A. since 38. A. tell 39. A. suspected 40. A. deeply 41. A. task 42. A. boring 43. A. talent 44. A. doubt 45. A. examine 46. A. fearful 47. A. to 48. A. greeted 49. A. pains 50. A. positive 51. A. defending 52. A. standard 53. A. until
B. teaches B. unless B. guess B remembered B. well B. sport B. enjoyable B. quality B. advantage B. express B. harmful B. on B. treated B. stresses B. friendly B. quitting B. range B. as
C. trains C. after C. assume C. imagined C. ahead C. event C. difficult C. nature C. challenge C. open C. unfair C. off C. served C. injuries C. flexible C. winning C. view C. when
D. dances D. though D. predict D. noticed D. closely D. show D. satisfactory D. condition D. progress D. trust D. inconvenient D. against D. paid D. problems D. cautious D. bargaining D. goal D. before
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54. A. proud 55. A. plan
B. tired B. advice
C. ashamed C. reward
D. confident D. responsibility
参考答案：--------完形填空
36—40 CAADB 41—45 BCDCD 46—50 ACBDA 51—55 BDCAB
综合技能完形训练。
Last spring, I was fortunate to be chosen to participate in an exchange study program. In my application letter, I was careful to 21 how much I wanted to sec France; evidently, my excitement really came through in my words. Once I 22 that I was going, all I could think about was the fun of foreign travel and making all sorts of new and 23 friends. While traveling was inspiring and meeting people was 24 nothing about my term in France was what I 25 . The moment I arrived in Paris, I was 26 by a nice French couple who would become my host parents. My entire experience was joyous and exciting 27 I received some shocking news from my program coordinator (协调人）：there had been a death in ray host parents' extended family. They had to travel outside France for several weeks. That afternoon, I had to 28 out of one family’s house and into another. The exchange coordinator told me I’d have a 29 this time and asked whether I could share a bedroom with an English speaker. To avoid the temptation (诱惑) to 30 my native language, I asked not to be 31 with an English-speaking roommate. When I got to my new room, I 32 myself to my new roommate Paolo, a Brazilian (巴西人)the same age as I, whom I was surprised to find playing one of my favorite CDs! In just a few hours, we knew we’d be good friends for the rest of the 33 . I left France with many 34 ，so when people ask me what my favorite part of the trip was, they are always 35 to hear me talk about my Brazilian friend Paolo and the scores
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of weekdays in class, weeknights on the town, and weekends 36 France we enjoyed together. I love how people 37 seem so different, but end up being so 38 ．The most valuable lesson I gained from studying in France wasn't just to respect the French people 39 to respect all people, for your next best friend could be just a continent away. I would recommend an exchange program to anyone who wants to experience foreign cultures and gain meaningful 40 . 21. A. discuss 22. A. approved 23. A. stubborn 24. A. boring 25. A. expected 26. A. sponsored 27. A. until 28. A. move 29. A. housekeeper 30. A. learn 31. A. combined 32. A. added 33. A. term 34. A. presents 35. A. surprised 36.. A.. analyzing 37. A. need 38. A. generous 39. A. and 40. A. instructions
B. express B. knew B. anxious B. upsetting B. liked B. witnessed B. when B. travel B. leader B. appreciate B. fitted B. introduced B. week B. suitcases B. disturbed B. exploring B. shall B. independent B. but B. friendships
C. announce C. warned C. universal C. exciting C. doubted C. greeted C. since C. walk C. roommate C. speak C. involved C. devoted C. month C. stories C. embarrassed C.. describing C. must C. similar C. or C. facts
D. argue D. denied D. interesting D. promising D. feared D. supported D. while[ D. rush D. colleague D. master D. placed D. adapted D. vacation D. dreams D. concerned D.. investigating D. can D. distant D. so D. data
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