文章大意:这是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了美国体操运动员Gabby Douglas为了成为个人全能项目的奥运冠军,不得不远离家乡,去离家1200英里的地方,和一个来自中国的教练一起训练。最终在教练的训练下,Douglas成为世界上最好的体操运动员之一,赢得奥运会全能冠军,成为了第一个获此殊荣的黑人女性。
1 . To become the Olympic champion in the individual (个人) all-around event, Gabby Douglas had to leave everything she _________ best. She had to _______ her bedroom in Virginia. She had to say _________ to her two dogs and to the beach, where she loved to _________ waves on her board. But it was _________ to take the leap (飞跃), however _________ it would be. Even at 14, Douglas knew that. So she _________ about 1,200 miles away from home, to _________ with a coach from China. She lived with a family she had never _________ and everything was new to her.
As it turned out, Douglas did __________ what she needed to do to become Olympic champion when she __________two Russians. The Chinese coach __________ Douglas into one of the best gymnasts in the __________, helping her skyrocket from an __________ member of the national team to the top of the sport. By __________ the Olympic all-around title, she became the first black woman to do so. She __________ the competition from beginning to end. She said she had felt __________ all along that she would win.
Not so long ago, Martha Karolyl the coordinator (联络人) of the women’s national team, did not think Douglas had what it __________ to be an Olympian. As time went by, she thought __________ that she could make the London Games — and win.
“I’m going to inspire so many people,” she said. “I’m ready to __________.” And shine she did.
1. A.tried | B.thought | C.judged | D.knew |
2. A.take up | B.pack up | C.clean up | D.do up |
3. A.goodbye | B.hello | C.thanks | D.no |
4. A.cause | B.observe | C.ride | D.strike |
5. A.common | B.time | C.fun | D.tough |
6. A.breathtaking | B.heartbreaking | C.eye-catching | D.head-spinning |
7. A.dropped out | B.moved on | C.pulled over | D.went off |
8. A.reason | B.talk | C.compete | D.train |
9. A.met | B.helped | C.understood | D.needed |
10. A.approximately | B.gradually | C.exactly | D.possibly |
11. A.defeated | B.pleased | C.respected | D.assisted |
12. A.forced | B.transformed | C.persuaded | D.put |
13. A.world | B.city | C.team | D.state |
14. A.amateur | B.elected | C.average | D.enthusiastic |
15. A.clarifying | B.defending | C.winning | D.demanding |
16. A.followed | B.organized | C.watched | D.led |
17. A.confident | B.nervous | C.excited | D.uneasy |
18. A.viewed | B.appeared | C.mattered | D.took |
19. A.now and then | B.more and more | C.far and wide | D.on and on |
20. A.shine | B.fly | C.dance | D.score |