2015届浙江省高考英语一轮复习训练：必修二 Unit 2《The Olympic Games》_高考复习指南

2015届浙江省高考英语一轮复习训练：必修二 Unit 2《The Olympic Games》

　　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 (移动) 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 teammates, 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 toplevel gymnastics, 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 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.