Question

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 ice­skate 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(下巴) 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 slop 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 land 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(划桨)，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．high speed  B．strict coaches

C．constant exercise  D．good techniques

2.Which is the right order of ice­skating 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．a→c→b→d  D．c→b→a→d

3.In order to keep balance when skating backwards you should ________.

A．skate in a scissor gesture

B．use both your feet to scull

C．skate forward first and then backward

D．put most of your weight on the skate with which you are sculling

4.The purpose of the text is ________.

A．to compare different ways of ice­skating backwards

B．to introduce the culture of ice­skating backwards

C．to explain advantages of ice­skating backwards

D．to offer some advice on ice­skating backwards

Answer

1.C

2.D

3.A

4.D

【解析】

1.

解析 细节理解题。根据文中Confidence Is What You Need这一节的内容可知，作者认为信心是很重要的，而不断的练习能够提高能力从而增强自信心。

2.2】 D

解析 细节理解题。根据作者所给出的几点建议，倒滑的几点技巧里面，首先保持直立站姿，接着是学会用一只脚倒滑，再换另一只脚，然后再慢慢加速，到这个时候才可以尝试不同的花样。

3.3】 A

解析 细节理解题。根据Confidence Is What You Need一节中的倒数第二句“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.”可知，当你感觉要失去平衡的时候，建议你做剪式移动。

4.4】 D

解析 写作目的题。作者主要从几个方面给出了如何倒滑的建议，这就是本文的写作目的。