文章大意:本文是记叙文。 文章讲述了滑雪是作者最喜欢的运动,当一家人度假爬山的时候,家人们都像小孩子一样打雪仗,作者学习滑雪,快乐时光很快结束,作者计划假期打工攒钱再来一场滑雪假期。
My Favourite Sport
Skiing is my favourite sport, even though I have only skied for four days in my whole life. Last year, my father promised to take me on a holiday if I did well in my final exams. When I got straight A’s, Dad said, “How about a weekend at the Botanical Gardens?” However, my mum said, “No, you promised a special holiday. I think you ought to keep your word.” And, despite the expense, he did.
My dream was to see some real snow, so in the Christmas vacation we flew to Seoul, South Korea, and then took a shuttle bus which runs back and forth between Seoul and Muju Resort. As the bus climbed through the mountains, we saw the snow on the trees. I was raring to get out of the bus. No one in my family had ever touched snow before, so soon after the arrival, we were all like little children — we picked snow up, made snowballs, and threw them at each other!
Then we checked in at the hotel. Our room overlooked one of the ski slopes. The slope was floodlit, so we watched people skiing until 10 p. m. We could not wait to try it ourselves.
The next day we had our first skiing lesson. We rented our ski suits, boots and skis, and went outside onto the snow. Wearing skis for the first time makes you feel very strange. Suddenly you find you cannot even walk.
Our instructor took us onto a gentle slope, and showed us some basic skills. In order to go up a hill, you have to stand sideways, and go up step by step. You must point the tips of your skis together so that you can stop. However, the tips must not cross, or you will fall. You should not ski alone in case you fall and get injured. To be honest, that first lesson was not a great success, and I kept on falling down!
However, the next day I definitely improved. I only fell over a few times, and I managed to do a few longer runs. I felt pleased with myself, and the instructor congratulated me, so I felt great. Although it was very cold, I spent most of that holiday skiing. It was the most wonderful time of my life.
Nevertheless, it was all over too soon. Now I have decided to work part-time this summer after the College Entrance Examination, so I can earn enough money for another super skiing holiday.
56. The author was able to enjoy his skiing holiday mainly due to ________.
A.his mother’s promise | B.his poor skiing skills |
C.his good marks | D.his dream of seeing snow |
57. The underlined word
“raring” in paragraph 2 can be replaced by “________“.
A.dying | B.afraid | C.gutted | D.determined |
58. Which of the following pictures shows the proper way to stop skiing?
59. What can we infer from the passage?
A.The author is now a student in the graduating class. |
B.The author wants to work as a ski instructor in the future. |
C.The hotel the author lived in was well-lit, overlooking the ski slope. |
D.The author spent all his days skiing during the holiday. |