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  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 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(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 A)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(同时,一起)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 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.

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)

In the last paragraph the author mainly wants to express ________.

[  ]

A.

skating and keeping cautious are both important

B.

one must be brave to learn to ice - skate backwards

C.

it’s difficult to concentrate when ice - skating backwards

D.

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

(5)

The purpose of the text is ________.

[  ]

A.

to compare different ways of ice - skating backwards

B.

to introduce the culture of ice-skating backwards

C.

to explain advantages of ice - skating backwards

D.

to offer some advice on ice - skating backwards

答案:1.C;2.D;3.A;4.A;5.D;
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