（2013·北京卷) 完形填空（共 20 小题；每小题 1.5 分，共 30 分）
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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 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”.
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Everybody knows how to learn. Learning is a natural thing. It begins the we are born. Our first teachers are our f amilies. At home we learn to talk and to and feed ourselves. We learn these and other skills by .
Then we go to school. A teacher tells us to learn and how to learn. Many teachers teach us, and we pass many tests and exams. Then people say we are .
Are we really educated? Let's the real meaning of learning. Knowing facts doesn't being able to solve problems. Solving problems requires creativity, not just a good . Some people who don’t know many can also be good at solving problems.
Henr Ford is a good . He left school at the age of 15. Later, when his company couldn’ t build cars enough, he solved the problem. He of the assembly line. Today the answer seems . Yet, just think of the many university graduates who solve any problems.
What does a good teacher do? Does he students factct remember? Well, yes, we must sometimes remember facts. But a good teacher how to find answers. He brings us to the stream of knowledge so we can think for ourselves. When we are , we know where to go.
True learning combines intake with output. We take information our brains. Then we use it. Think of a ; it stores a lot of information, but it can’t think. It only obeys commands. A person who only remembers facts hasn’t really learned. Learning takes only when a person can use what he knows.
A．month B．minute C．time D．day
A．wear B．put on C．have on D．dress
A．asking B．listening C．following D．drilling
A．what B．when C．that D．who
A．controlled B．educated C．suffered D．passed
A．pick up B．turn away C．set out D．think about
A．mean B．say C．suggest D．show
A．word B．thing C．memory D．condition
A．people B．facts C．techniques D．ways
A．learner B．teacher C．example D．driver
A．new B．fast C．beautiful D．cheap
A．complained B．heard C．talked D．thought
A．ordinary B．strange C．simple D．special
A．never B．almost C．seldom D．ever
A．make B．understand C．master D．give
A．knows B．shows C．orders D．encourages
A．thirsty B．tired C．bored D．free
A．of B．for C．about D．into
A．radio B．computer C．record D．machine
A．measures B．notes C．place D．time
An old man went to live with his son, daughter-in-law, and 4-year-old grandson. The old man’s hands , his eyesight was not clear, and his unsteady（不稳定的）. The family were every night at the dinner table. But the elderly grandfather’s shaky hands and sight made this rather difficult. Peas rolled off his spoon onto the floor. When he grasped the glass, would often spill（洒落）onto the tablecloth. “We must do something about grandfather,” said the husband.
So the husband and wife set a small table in the corner. There, grandfather ate in the corner while the rest of the family enjoyed dinner at the dinner table. grandfather had already broken a dish or two, his food was served in a bowl. Sometimes, when the family grandfather, he had a tear in his eye as he ate alone. , the only words the couple had for him were sharp when he dropped a fork or spilled food. The 4-year-old boy watched all this .
One evening before supper, the father his son playing with wood scraps（小块）on the floor. He asked the child sweetly: “What are you making?” Just as , the boy answered: “Oh, I am making a little for you and mama to eat your food from when I grow up.” The 4-year-old boy smiled and went back to on it.
The words the parents so much that they were . Then tears started to stream down their cheeks. no word was spoken, both knew what they had to do. That evening, the husband took grandfather’s hand and led him back to the family table.
A．wounded B．moved C．trembled D．dragged
A．step B．feet C．speech D．body
A．away B．together C．asleep D．apart
A．losing B．failing C．disappearing D．rising
A．food B．pan C．milk D．dinner
A．alone B．casually C．steadily D．bitterly
A．After B．Since C．While D．When
A．small B．safe C．big D．wooden
A．glanced at B．stared at C．looked through D．looked after
A．However B．Otherwise C．Still D．Rather
A．comments B．quarrels C．warnings D．remark
A．in silence B．in advance C．in danger D．in charge
A．researched B．noticed C．searched D．explored
A．firmly B．suddenly C．cruelly D．sweetly
A．bowl B．cup C．spoon D．pan
A．worship B．work C．whisper D．weave
A．impressed B．touched C．confused D．struck
A．speechless B．homeless C．fearless D．hopeless
A．Once B．Whether C．Though D．Unless
A．gently B．happily C．fluently D．fortunately
These days, people who do manual work often receive far more money than people who work in offices. People who work in offices are frequently referred to as “white-collar workers” for the simple reason that they wear a collar and tie to go to work. Such is human nature, that a great many people are often to sacrifice higher pay for the privilege of becoming white-collar workers. This can give rise to curious situations, as it did in the case of Alfred Bloggs who worked as a（an） for the Ellesmere Corporation.
When he got married, Alf was too embarrassed to say anything to his wife about his job. He told her that he worked for the Corporation. Every morning, he left home in a smart black suit. He then changed into overalls and the next eight hours as a dustman. Before returning home at night, he took a shower and changed back into his suit. Alf did this for over two years and his fellow dustmen kept his . Alf's wife has never discovered that she married a dustman and she never will, for Alf has just found job. He will soon be working in an office. He will earn much less than he used to, but he feels that his rise in is well worth the loss of money. From now on, he will wear a suit all day and others will call him 'Mr. Bloggs' 'Alf'.
A．eventually B．occasionally C．usually D．apparently
A．excited B．willing C．interested D．lucky
A．official B．manager C．salesman D．dustman
A．hopefully B．probably C．simply D．politely
A．wore B．put C．tried D．dressed
A．took B．spent C．cost D．wasted
A．mistake B．secret C．memory D．reputation
A．another B．one C．the other D．other
A．status B．look C．direction D．statue
A．in spite of B．regardless of C．instead of D．in case of
In your life，nothing happens by chance or by means of good or bad luck．Everything to test the limits of your soul．Without these small tests，life would be like a smoothly paved， ，flat road to nowhere．Safe and comfortable but dull and pointless．
If someone you or breaks your heart，forgive them for they have helped you trust and the importance of being cautious to whom you open your heart to．If someone loves you，love them back ，not only because they love you，but because they are teaching you to love and opening your heart and to things you would have never felt or seen without them．
Make every day count．Appreciate every and take from it everything that you possibly can，for you will never be able to experience it again．
A．takes B．occurs C．shows D．breaks
A．busy B．muddy C．straight D．enjoyable
A．wins B．interests C．influences D．hurts
A．look through B．1earn about C．watch out D．adjust to
A．unconditionally B．desperately C．intentionally D．instantly
A．arms B．mouth C．brain D．eyes
A．success B．failure C．moment D．challenge
A very wealthy man was standing thoughtfully on a bridge．Despite all his riches，he could feel none of happiness but and emptiness in his heart．He to commit suicide by jumping into the fast-flowing water．
When he was about to do it，an old beggar him．“Sir，please give me some money to buy some food．I will pray for your health and long life．”
Hearing this，he his wallet from his pocket and gave all the money inside to the beggar．“Take all of this，”he said．
“All of this?” the beggar ．He could not believe his good luck．
“Yes，take it all．I am going to a place where I won’t need it anymore，’’said the man．He looked back at the river ．
The beggar became suspicious of the man’s ．Looking at the money，and holding it for a while，he returned it and said，“No，thank you．I won’t take it! I may be a beggar but I'm not a coward(懦夫)!Bring that money with you to the river，sir!”
Hearing his response，the man was ．The satisfaction and happiness of him his money to the beggar disappeared immediately．He was not even able to make the beggar receive his sincere soon-to-be-useless money．
At that moment，he suddenly the feeling that he felt just now，that good feeling and satisfaction from giving others happiness，had indeed become his own true happiness．By this he was encouraged，and had found what would make his life worth living．
Happiness is only real when ．
A．eagernes B．poverty C．sorrow D．success
A．struggled B．wondered C．managed D．intended
A．approached B．interrupted C．persuaded D．shouted
A．picked up B．took out C．reached for D．handed in
A．recalled B．refused C．repeated D．retold
A．away B．forward C．aside D．below
A．attitude B．order C．attention D．politeness
A．delightedly B．hurriedly C．hopelessly D．generously
A．shocked B．terrified C．worried D．encouraged
A．sending B．giving C．supplying D．contributing
A．realized B．hated C．enjoyed D．struck
A．by nature B．by design C．in turn D．in circles
A．bought B．appreciated C．sacrificed D．shared
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