Rowing is a good sport for people. The sport is not so commonly played in China, but almost half of all American high schools have rowing teams. Recently, the school where I study had a rowing season that gave me many great experiences.
During the season, we practiced rowing a lot. We got up at six every Saturday morning and practiced for three hours out on the river. Each one of us had an oar(浆), and we each rowed one oar with both hands. Together we pulled the oars, and the oars pushed the water back so the boat would move forward. After three hours of practice, we often felt very tired, because rowing is a very physical sport. When you row, you do a lot of work with your thighs and back.
Though the practices were very hard, I chose to do them because I like the joy hard work brings. At every practice, I always did my best. Even when the coaches were not there, I kept rowing hard with my hands because I wanted to find out how well I could do. In order to move the boat fast, everyone on the team must keep the same pace (速度), so we needed to work together.
The hard work I did during the rowing helped me develop my teamwork qualities. The experience also taught me that if you want to get something, you need to pay something first. As Americans like to say, “No pains no gains!”
26. We can infer (推断) that the writer is _________.
A.a Chinese student studying in the USA |
B.a rowing coach from America |
C.a teacher of an American high school |
27. How often did the students practice rowing?
A.Every three hours. | B.Every morning. | C.Once a week. |
28. In order to row fast, the team members had to ________.
A.use their hands to push the water |
B.row at the same speed |
C.use their thighs and backs less |
29. From the story, we know that the writer _________.
A.doesn’t like hard work | B.likes to challenge herself | C.is not good at physical sports |
30. In the last paragraph, the writer wants to tell us that __________.
A.we won’t achieve success if we don’t work hard |
B.money plays an important role in life |
C.a strong body is very important for our dreams |