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2013 高考英语北京卷 完形填空 试题及答案详解A Leap(跳跃) to Honor 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. Thats especially impressive. 2 ? she is legally blind, born with a rare condition that causes her eyes to shift constantly. She often sees double and cant 3 ? how far away things are. When she was little, her mom 4 ? that even though she couldnt 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 doesnt 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 itll 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 its four inches wide. At the state competition, Lola didnt fall 12 ? the beam. In fact, she got an 8.1 out of 10—her highest score yet. Lola doesnt want to be 13 ? differently from the other girls on her team. At the competitions, the judges dont know about her vision 14 ?. She doesnt tell them, because she doesnt think they need to know. Her mom is amazed by her 15 attitude. Lola never thinks about 16 ?. She is presently at level 7 while the highest is level 10 in gymnastics. Her 17 is to reach level 9. She says she wants to be a gymnastics coach to pass down what shes learned to other kids 18 ? she grew up