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Losing her leg in an accident as a teenager didn’t deter Natalie from achieving her childhood dream of competing in the Olympic Games. Natalie was a promising young ___1___. Before she reached ten years old she had already decided to ___2___ in an Olympics.

When she lost her left ___3___ in 2001, people thought it signalled the ___4___ of a promising young talent. Natalie had other ___5___. In 2002 Natalie competed in the Commonwealth Games, ___6___ history by qualifying for the able-bodied 800m freestyle final.

In 2008 Natalie became the first amputee (被截肢者) to ___7___ and compete in both the Olympic and Paralympic games. She said she would stop competition after London 2012 with a ___8___ career and she is still only 28. So why ___9___ now? In an interview Natalie explained that she had sacrificed a great deal, including ___10___ her studies, which she intends to ___11___. She says that she is still ___12___ enough to pursue another career.

Was she ___13___ to leave her last race with a silver and not a gold? No, she says. She’s ___14___ that disabled sport has come on so much ___15___ she first started and says it’s good to see youngsters coming through and winning. ___16___, Natalie’s last medal was only her second that was not gold, with an incredible 13 golds and two silvers in her Paralympic career.

In 2010 she was ___17___ the Laureus World Sportsperson of the year with disability, for “breaking down the ___18___ between disabled and able-bodied sports”. What do the other athletes ___19___ about her? A lovely, friendly person that one day they can hope and dream to ___20___ in the pool.

1.1.

A teacher

B swimmer

C boxer

D runner

解析：选B。B 从第二段最后一句的 “freestyle final”可知，她参加自由泳，因此她是一名游泳运动员，所以此处要用swimmer。故选B。

2.2.

A compete

B join

C have

D take

解析：选A。A 根据文章第二段第三句的“competed in”可知，她下决心要参赛，所以此处要用compete。故选A。

3.3.

A eye

B leg

C toe

D finger

解析：选B。B 根据文章第一段第一句的“Losing her leg in an accident as a teenager”可知，她失去了一条腿，所以此处要用leg。故选B。

4.4.

A regret

B surprise

C fear

D loss

解析：选D。D 句意：人们认为这是失去一名有前途的运动员的标志。所以此处要用loss。故选D。

5.5.

A supplies

B senses

C ideas

D influences

解析：选C。C 她有其他的想法，也就是她对自己的人生有其他的规划，所以此处要用ideas。故选C。

6.6.

A losing

B making

C performing

D acting

解析：选B。B “make history”是固定搭配，表示“创造历史”，所以此处要用making。故选B。

7.7.

A organize

B clarify

C admit

D qualify

解析：选D。D 根据第6题后面的“by qualifying for the able-bodied 800m freestyle final”可知，她在两项赛事中都取得了参赛资格，所以此处要用qualify。故选D。

8.8.

A careful

B powerful

C successful

D grateful

解析：选C。C 根据前文，她赢得了那么多比赛的冠军可以推知，作为运动员，她的事业是很“成功的”，所以此处要用successful。故选C。

9.9.

A release

B retire

C predict

D relieve

解析：选B。B 从第8题前面的“She said she would stop competition” 可知，她决定退役了，所以此处要用retire。故选B。

10.10.

A giving up

B taking up

C picking up

D opening up

解析：选A。A 从前面的“explained that she had sacrificed a great deal”可知，她说自己牺牲了很多东西，包括“放弃学业”，所以此处要用giving up。故选A。

11.11.

A accept

B admire

C continue

D start

解析：选C。C 她之前中断了学业，她要重新继续学业，所以此处要用continue。故选C。

12.12.

A healthy

B young

C rich

D beautiful

解析：选B。B 能够去追寻另一份事业，这说明她感觉自己还很年轻，所以此处要用young。故选B。

13.13.

A sad

B calm

C anxious

D angry

解析：选A。A 句意：最后一次比赛没能获得金牌，她不感觉到难过吗？所以此处要用sad。故选A。

14.14.

A excited

B interested

C pleased

D frightened

解析：选C。C 句意：她很高兴看到残疾人运动已经取得了很大的进步，所以此处要用pleased。故选C。

15.15.

A before

B after

C since

D until

解析：选C。C 此处指从她第一次参加残疾人赛事项目开始，所以此处要用since。故选C。

16.16.

A Frankly

B Clearly

C Luckily

D Incredibly

解析：选D。D 句意：______，娜塔莉的上一枚奖牌是她的第二枚非金牌奖牌，在她的残奥会生涯中，她获得了令人难以置信的13枚金牌和2枚银牌。娜塔莉的运动生涯中获得了那么多奖牌，上一枚却只是她的第二枚非金牌奖牌，也就是说她几乎全得的是金牌，作者认为这是让人难以置信的。故选D。

17.17.

A awarded

B charged

C seated

D found

解析：选A。A 后面的“the Laureus World Sportsperson”是一个奖项，由此推断她被“授奖”，所以此处要用awarded。故选A。

18.18.

A barriers

B interests

C prizes

D subjects

解析：选A。A 娜塔莉打破了正常运动员和残疾运动员之间的壁垒，所以此处要用barriers。故选A。

19.19.

A hear

B know

C say

D set

解析：选C。C 后面的内容是其他的运动员如何评价她的，所以此处要用say。故选C。

20.20.

A drown

B beat

C kill

D ship

解析：选B。B 在游泳池里面打败她，也就说其他运动员想在比赛场上打败她，所以此处要用beat。故选B。