Twelve-year-old Kitty O’Neil asked her coach, “Let me try.” She was already on the swim team, but this was different. One of the divers had not arrived, and Kitty needed much help. Her coach looked 36  at her. She had been practicing dives, but could she really stand up to the competition? Besides, 37  was completely deaf. Many people thought a person who was deaf wouldn’t be able to dive well. However, Kitty 38 , and she won first place at that swimming meet and went on to win the Junior Olympics in the area.
Kitty began diving with Dr. Sammy Lee, a famous coach and former Olympic diving champion. The teenager went to school in the morning and then spent most afternoons diving. It was 39  work, and Kitty often hit the water the wrong way. However, she was able to 40  practicing. While she was diving , Kitty won many gold medals, but she wanted 41 . Perhaps she learned something from her 42 . Kitty lost her hearing at the age of four months. Because she wanted Kitty to lead a normal life, Kitty’s mother went to college to 43  about teaching people who are deaf. Kitty’s mother finally started a school for those who are deaf.
Kitty’s life was 44  but normal, and as an athlete, Kitty was much bettter than others. When she gave up diving, she wanted danger and adventure. She raced cars, boats, and motorcycles. Many of these 45  usually require at least some hearing. For example many racers judge their speed by the sound of the engine. Kitty did it by  46 .
In 1972 she began to learn doing dangerous action for movies and television. Soon she became one of the   47  women in Hollywood. In 1976 Kitty O’Neil also became the fastest woman in the world in a rocket-powered car that went more than 512 miles per hour.

【小題1】
A．upB．downC．carefullyD．closely
【小題2】
A．sheB．heC．ID．it
【小題3】
A．workedB．didC．practicedD． came
【小題4】
A．easyB．usualC．pleasantD．hard
【小題5】
A．likeB．finishC．keepD．begin
【小題6】
A．fewerB．moreC．someD．many
【小題7】
A．fatherB．motherC．coachD．teacher
【小題8】
A．learnB．readC．writeD．listen
【小題9】
A．somethingB．anythingC．nothingD．everything
【小題10】
A．classesB．meetingsC．activitiesD．parties
【小題11】
A．listeningB．learningC．speakingD．feeling
【小題12】
A．latestB．fastestC．prettiestD．busiest


【小題1】B
【小題1】A
【小題1】B
【小題1】D
【小題1】C
【小題1】B
【小題1】B
【小題1】A
【小題1】C
【小題1】C
【小題1】D
【小題1】D

解析【小題1】考查副詞：look down at低頭看，選B
【小題1】考查人稱代詞：she指代Kitty，選A
【小題1】考查動詞：did指代dive well，選B
【小題1】考查形容詞：從后面的Kitty often hit the water the wrong way.填hard。選D
【小題1】考查詞組：keep doing一直做…，選C
【小題1】從前面的句子：Kitty won many gold medals, 可知她想要更多。選B
【小題1】考查上下文串聯(lián)，后面提到Kitty’s mother went to college選 B
【小題1】考查動詞：媽媽到大學學習怎么教聾啞人。選A
【小題1】考查詞組：nothing but正是。說明Kitty的生活很正常，選C
【小題1】考查名詞：這些活動至少要求有一些聽力。選C
【小題1】考查動詞：她通過觸覺來做。選D
【小題1】考查形容詞的最高級，她成為最忙的女性。選D

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