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专题04-人物传记主题(二)
---进阶篇
Passage 1
(2022·上海松江·统考一模)
Left. Right. Left. Right again.
Getting lost in the rhythm of my turns was one of my favorite parts of skiing. Whenever I feel the soft, powdery snow beneath my skis, I feel like I’m capable of ___1___.
I started skiing when I was just three years old. While the other children in my group ___2___ (mess) around, I was busy rolling down the small slopes. Although there were many difficulties, I soon mastered the basic concepts ___3___ (underlie) the art of turning.
I decided to take my skiing ___4___ the next level and joined a team when I was seven. Riding the chairlift with my mother, I saw free skiers spinning through the air. I immediately knew which team I wanted to join: free skiing, an event heavily ___5___ (dominate) by boys.
As soon as I joined the team, I was placed at its ___6___ (low) level. However, I never stopped climbing the rankings ___7___ I was placed into the highest group. At that point, I was the only girl on my team. I was put down at first; nobody wanted to ride the chairlift with me. But as time passed, I slowly became more accepted. And this entire process took three years.
In the past, having been forced to assume the roles of stay-at-home and motherly figures, women couldn’t imagine ___8___ they wanted to be. Even today, in some countries, there are still so many cases ___9___ people are not yet accepting the idea that women can make their own choices or pave their own paths. But if we are to fully accept these views, we will be able to move closer to equality.
Being a girl in such a sport can be difficult, but I’m actually thankful that my experiences have taught me to face whatever setbacks I meet with in life. I encourage you, all the girls, ___10___ (step) out of your comfort zone to show the boys that girls are just as powerful as they are.
Passage 2
(2022春·上海·高三期中)
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia—At 19, Yohannes Gebregeorgis borrowed a novel entitled Love Kitten that changed his life forever