(2013·高考山东卷)I used to be a very self?centered personbut in the past two years I have really changed.I have started to think about other people ____ I think about myself.I am happy that I am becoming a ____ person.

I think my ____ started when I was at Palomar College.At firstI just wanted to get my ___ and be left alone.I thought I was smarter than everyone elseso I hardly ever ___ to anyone in my classes.By the end of my first semesterI was really ____.It seemed as if everyone but me had made friends and was having fun.So I tried a(n)____.I started asking people around me how they were doingand if they were having trouble I ____ to help.That was really a big ____ for me.By the end of the yearI had several new friendsand two of ____ are still my best friends today.

A bigger cause of my new ____howevercame when I took a part?time job at Vista Nursing Home.One old lady there who had Alzheimer’s disease became my ____.Every time I came into her roomshe was so ____ because she thought I was her daughter.Her real daughter never ____ herso I took her place.She let me ____that making others feel good made me feel good toowhen she diedI was ____but I was also very grateful to her.

I think I am a much ____ person today than I used to beand I hope I will not ____ these experiences.They have ____ me to care about other people more than about myself.I ____ who I am todayand I could not say that a few years ago.

1.A.since?? Bbefore

Cor?? Dunless

2.A.famous? Bsimple

Cdifferent?? Dskilled

3.A.education?? Bcareer

Ctour? Dchange

4.A.balance? Bhomework

Cdegree? Dinterest

5.A.talked?? Bwrote

Clied?? Dreported

6.A.careful? Blonely

Ccurious? Dguilty

7.A.argument?? Bgame

Cexperiment?? Ddefence

8.A.dared?? Boffered

Chesitated?? Dhappened

9.A.dream?? Bproblem

Cduty?? Dstep

10.A.us? Bwhich

Cthem?? Dwhom

11.A.attitude?? Bhobby

Chope?? Dluck

12.A.friend? Bpartner

Cguide?? Dguest

13.A.polite? Bhappy

Cstrange?? Dconfident

14.A.bothered?? Banswered

Cvisited?? Dtrusted

15.A.explain? Bguess

Cdeclare? Dsee

16.A.homeless? Bheartbroken

Cbad?tempered?? Dhopeless

17.A.quieter? Bbusier

Cbetter?? Dricher

18.A.forget?? Bface

Cimprove?? Danalyze

19.A.forced?? Bpreferred

Cordered?? Dtaught

20.A.miss? Blike

Cwonder?? Dexpect

 

Don't you just love ice skating every winter? I am sure, that since winter is approaching, your skates are set to come out, just waiting to be used. Impress your friends with your new trick on how to ice-skate backwards with the help of these tips. Skating backwards on ice is a bit difficult but once you master the basic, there' s nothing like it. Follow the steps given below and you will be able to skate backwards in no time.     

Stand Straight

The first thing that you need to do is, stand straight. If you feel that you are falling backwards, then just put your chin up and slightly bend your knees. Don't worry; this happens to all.

Confidence is What You Need

The most important step while learning how to skate backwards, is having enough confidence in yourself and in what you are doing. How can you achieve this? By practice. Just practice rolling backwards down a gentle slope every single day or just by pushing off from a wall or something of that sort. But before you do that, make sure that the place where you are practicing is free from any kind of debris(碎片)because otherwise, you could end up in the hospital due to some accident. While going backwards, just get used to the feeling of moving backwards. One of the important ice skating tips and techniques is that if you feel that you are losing your balance, then scissor (做剪式运动) your skates. Keep practicing this till you are confident about it.

Maintain Speed

Confident now? Great! Now the next step is to maintain your speed. While rolling in a straight line with one skate, with the other try sculling (滑浆), that is, keep pushing yourself backwards with an outwards stroke (滑动). Now bring the skate which you were using to scull, and then again, repeat the same process. Make sure that you put most of your weight on the skate which is moving straight and not the one with which you are sculling. Now, try the same thing using the other foot. Again keep doing this till you are confident enough.

Increase Your Speed Now

Once you are confident that you can scull with either foot, the next thing that you have to do is increase your speed. Try some of your own tricks now. Scull with either foot or with both at the same time.

Scull and Be Aware

While you keep one foot straight, keep sculling with the other. You can do that simultaneously with both feet. Concentrate on what you are doing but don't get so involved that you don't see where you are going. If you are not watching your back, you might just bang against something or someone.

1.According to the text, confidence comes from ________ .

A. constant exercise          B. strict coaches                  C. high speed             D. good techniques

2.Which is the right order of ice-skating backwards?

a. Increasing your speed.                                                 b .Being able to scull with one foot.

c. Being about to stand straight.                                              d. Trying some different tricks.

A. c→a→d→b                     B. c→b→d→a            C. c→b→a→d   D. a→c→b→d

3. In the last paragraph the author mainly wants to express _________.

A. one must be brave to learn to ice-skate backwards           

B. skating and keeping cautious are both important

C. it’s difficult to concentrate when ice-skating backwards

D. it' s a common thing to hit someone when ice skating backwards

4.The purpose of the text is _______ .

A. to offer some advice on ice-skating backwards

B. to introduce the culture of ice-skating backwards

C. to explain advantages of ice-skating backwards

D. to compare different ways of ice-skating backwards

 

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