北京市東城區(qū)第五十五中學(xué)2024屆高三第二次模擬考試英語試卷含解析

北京市東城區(qū)第五十五中學(xué)2024屆高三第二次模擬考試英語試卷注意事項：1．答卷前，考生務(wù)必將自己的姓名、準(zhǔn)考證號填寫在答題卡上。2．回答選擇題時，選出每小題答案后，用鉛筆把答題卡上對應(yīng)題目的答案標(biāo)號涂黑，如需改動，用橡皮擦干凈后，再選涂其它答案標(biāo)號?；卮鸱沁x擇題時，將答案寫在答題卡上，寫在本試卷上無效。3．考試結(jié)束后，將本試卷和答題卡一并交回。第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿分30分）1．LiHua____hismoneyfordollarsbeforehewentonaholidayinAmerica.A．exchangesB．hasexchangedC．willexchangeD．hadexchanged2．Sodifficult____ittoworkouttheproblemthatIdecidedtoaskTomforadvice.A．Ididfind B．didIfindC．Ihavefound D．haveIfound3．Itwasintheremotemountainareas______Ispentthegapyear______Ilearnedhowtoworkwithagroupofstrangersandhowtolookaftermyself.A．where;that B．when;thatC．where;when D．that;where4．FormanydaysIhavebeentryingto________whatitisthatmakesJacksoannoyed.A．carryout B．figureoutC．watchout D．standout5．HeletmewritedownhisinstructionssurethatIwouldknowwhatwasafterhewentaway.A．making;doingB．making;todoC．tomake;todoD．tomake;tobedone6．Thereasonwhyheadaptedtothenewsituationsquicklyisthathehada________attitude.A．changeableB．stableC．movableD．flexible7．InmanyhomesintheUK,thefirstperson_______hastomaketeaforthefamily.A．wakingup B．towakeupC．wokeup D．wokenup8．Thecompanyandtheeffectbroughtaboutdidgreatgoodtoourbusinessinthemarket.A．it B．whichC．that D．what9．Tianjinsoccerfanswonderhowlongitwillbe______thepopularsoccerstar—SunkecanappearinthefieldsinTianjinasamemberofTianjinTianhaisoccerteam.A．before B．sinceC．until D．where10．Afghansusedtoholdbigweddings,costingthousandsofdollars,inacounty_____theaverageannualincomeislessthan$400.A．whichB．whoseC．whereD．what11．Therearealotofsignsmenaremorelikelytohaveheartattacksthanwomen.A．indicate B．toindicate C．indicated D．indicating12．Duetothecountry’sgrowingrateofurbanization,China’smigrantpopulation_______tobeover200millionby2020.A．predictsB．ispredictedC．willhavebeenpredictedD．willbepredicted13．Butforyourhelp,I__________theworkontime.IreallydonotknowhowIcanthankyouenough.A．wouldn'tfinish B．hadn'tfinishedC．wouldn'thavefinished D．won'thavefinished14．Natureisunderstandableinthesense______shewillanswertrulyandrewardwithdiscoverieswhenweaskherquestionsviaobservation.A．that B．whereC．how D．what15．—Ourteamhasjustnarrowlywonthegame.Ifeelsorelievednow.—__________!A．Cheerup B．YoubetC．Whatapity D．Welldone16．----CanIparkmycarhere?----Surenot,wedon’tallowhere.A．toparking B．park C．topark D．parking17．---Let'swalktothatvillagetogether.---__________.Howcanwetwogirlsdothatinthedark？A．Iagreewithyou. B．That'sagoodpoint.C．Youmustbejoking！ D．That'snotyouropinion！18．––Cathyisnotcomingtoyourbirthdaypartytonight.––Butshe______!A．promisedB．promisesC．willpromiseD．hadpromised19．AsIopenedmyeyes,in______directionIlooked,Icouldseesmiling,peaceful,calmandcontentfaces.A．whatever B．however C．whichever D．wherever20．________somepeoplecriticizegraffitiforbeinguglyanddestructive,thosegraffitiloversstillseeitasrealart.A．AsB．WhileC．OnceD．Until第二部分閱讀理解（滿分40分）閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中，選出最佳選項。21．（6分）ResearchersattheUniversityofYorkinEnglandpublishedtheirfindingsonfacialrecognitionthat,onaverage,peoplecanrememberasmanyas5,000faces.Therehavebeenmanystudiesrecentlyonfacialrecognitiontechnology.Buttheauthorsofthisstudysaytheirsisthefirsttimethatscientistshavebeenabletoputanumbertotheabilitiesofhumanstorecognizefaces.RobJenkins,leaderoftheresearch,saidtheresearchers’studycenteredon“thenumberoffacespeopleactuallyknow.”andwerenotabletodiscoverwhetherthereisa“l(fā)imitonhowmanyfacesthebraincanhandle.”Jenkinssaidtheabilitytotellindividualpeopleapartis“clearlyimportant.”Intoday’smodernworldofbigcities,wemeetanddealwiththousandsofpeople.Thestudysuggestsourfacialrecognitionabilitieshelpustodealwiththemanydifferentfacesweseeonthescreens,aswellasthoseweknow.Theresultsofthestudygiveabaselineforcomparingthe“facialvocabulary”ofhumanswithfacialrecognitionsoftware.Today,facialrecognitiontechnologyisusedinmanyways,includingbylawenforcementagenciestopreventcrimeandviolence.Governmentsuseittokeepsecretareassecureand,inextremecases,controlpopulations.Somegovernmentsusethesoftwaretowatchpeopleandfindoutwheretheygoandwhattheydo.EvenFacebookusesfacialrecognition.Forexample,whenyounameafriend,Facebooktechnologymayrecognizetheperson’sfacefromadifferentpictureyouhadsharedbefore.Forthehumanstudy,peoplespentonehourwritingdownasmanyfacesfromtheirpersonallivesaspossible.Atfirst,theyfounditeasytocomeupwithmanyfaces.Butbytheendofthehour,theyfoundithardertothinkofnewones.Theirchangeinspeedlettheresearchersestimatewhentheywouldhaverunoutoffacescompletely.1,000to10,000facesremembered.Peoplewhotookpartinthestudywerealsoshownthousandsofphotographsoffamouspeople.Researchersaskedthemwhichonestheyrecognized.Tomakesuretheyknewthesepeople,researchersrequiredthemtorecognizetwodifferentphotosofeachfamousperson.Theresultsshowedthattheparticipantsknewbetween1,000and10,000faces.Howdotheyexplainsuchawiderange?Jenkinssaidoneexplanationmaybethatsomepeoplehaveanaturalabilityforrememberingfaces.“Therearedifferencesinhowmuchattentionpeoplepaytofacesandhowwelltheyprocesstheinformation.”Alsoitcouldbebecauseofdifferentsocialenvironments.Somepeoplemayhavegrownupinmorepopulatedplaces.So,theymayhavehadmoresocialcontactthroughouttheirlives.Researchersthinkagemaybeaninterestingareaforfurtherresearch.“Itwouldbeinterestingtoseewhetherthereisapeakageforthenumberoffacesweknow”,Jenkinssaid.Hesaiditispossiblethatwegathermorefacesthroughoutourlifetime.But,headded,therealsomaybeanageatwhichwestarttofindithardertorememberallofthosefaces.1、Whatcanwelearnfromtheresearch?A．Peoplecanrememberupto5,000facesaveragely.B．Peoplecanwritedownupto10,000facesquickly.C．Thereisalimittothenumberoffacesapersoncanremember.D．Thereisapeakageforthenumberoffacesapersoncanremember.2、Thescientistscarriedouttheresearchaimingto______.A．bethefirsttonumberthefacespeoplecanrememberB．helppeoplerecognizemanydifferentfacesC．improvepeople’sfacialvocabularyD．developfacialrecognitionsoftware3、Facialrecognitiontechnologyisusedbygovernmentsto________.A．predictandpreventcrime B．trackandmonitorpeopleC．nameafriendonFacebook D．controlpopulationsinsecretareas4、InJenkins’opinion,whatmaycontributetopeople’sdifferentfacialvocabulary?A．Growingconditions. B．Naturalenvironment.C．Personalexperience. D．Informationtechnology.22．（8分）Thereisatreadintravellingthatissweepingthenation—it’sbeingcalledvoluntourism.ForeigndestinationsareattractingAmericancitizenswhowanttosightsee,whileatthesametimeengageincommunityservice.Photosonawallareofrecentvisitstoanorphanage(孤兒院)inIndia.It’satripJimInnersfirstmadeafterlookingamoremeaningfulwaytoseetheworld.ThroughtheAustin-basedMiracleFoundation,InnershastraveledtoIndiathreetimesaspartofagrowingtrendcalledvoluntourism,whichcombinesforeigntravelwithcharitywork.“You’reliving.You’renotjustsendingachecktohelpsomebodybutyouhavealittlegirl,alittleboy.You’retheirlifelinetoanewlife.”saidInnersSiliconLabsco-founderNavSoochrecentlyraisedmoneytobuildavillagefororphansinIndiaandhastraveledthereseveraltimes.Hesaysit’spossibletosightseeandservetheneedy.“IthinkitwouldbeashametogotoIndiaandnotseetheTajMahal.It’sawonderfulplaceandIthinkyoucanhavethataswellastherealinteractionwithrealpeople.”saidSooch.“We’vehadallages.We’vehadfrom21/2withafamilyallthewayuptoan82-year-oldandthat’sthebeautyofthesetrips.”saysBarbaraJoubert.Sheplansthe9-dayjourneysonbehalfoftheMiracleFoundation.Shesaysitappealstothosewhowanttogiveback.“Sothemostbasicworkorwhatyou’redoingthereislovingthekidsandit’snothard.”saidJoubert.“Spendingtimewithallthesekidshasbeenwonderful.”saysInners.VoluntourismwilltakeJimInnersbackto“Pinky”,thegirlwhocallshimPapaJim.1、Accordingtothetext,voluntourism_________.A．iskindoftravelorganizedbytravelcompaniesB．isawayofearningmoneybytravelingC．isacertaintravelwhileofferingcommunityserviceD．iskindoftraveltoenjoythelocalcultures2、Accordingtothetext,theMiracleFountain_________.A．isintendedtohelpthepoorareasB．mainlyhelpsplanvoluntourismC．belongstoalargetravelcompanyD．isorganizedtoofferserviceinIndia3、WhatdoesInnersmeanbysaying“You’retheirlifelinetoanewlife.”inparagraph3?A．You’llhavetolookaftertheirfuturelife.B．Youneedtosendmoneytohelpthepoor.C．Youwillallowthemtobeyourfamilymembers.D．Youhaveagreateffectontheirfuturelife.4、What’sthepurposeofthetext?A．Tomakevoluntourismmorepopular.B．Topersuadereaderstohelpthepoor.C．Togiveyouadviceonvoluntourism.D．Tointroducereadersvoluntourism.23．（8分）There’sasongbythegreatJamaicansingerBobMarleycalledSoMuchTroubleInTheWorld.Marleyunderstoodthatpartofthereasonwhytherearesomanyproblemsintheworldisthelackoftolerancebetweenpeople.TheUNunderstandsthistoo—that’swhyitmadeNov16“InternationalDayforTolerance”.Butfirstofall,whatistolerance?FrenchphilosopherVoltaire(1694—1778)cangiveussomehelp.Accordingtohim,tolerance“istheconsequenceofhumanity.Weareallformedoffrailty(脆弱)anderror;letuspardoneachother’sfolly—thatisthefirstlawofnature.”Nobody’sperfect.Whenwe’retemptedtocriticizeanotherperson,weshouldperhapsrememberourownimperfectionsfirst.Veryoften,peopledon’trealizethatthey’reintolerant.Thisisbecauseintolerancehasalottodowithignorance.Forexample,theUN’scampaignisinpartaboutthetreatmentoffemalesbymales.Butoften,thebehaviorofmentowardwomenisintolerantbecausemendon’tputthemselvesintheshoesofwomen.It’sworththinkingalittleaboutthewords“tolerance”and“intolerance”.Aretheythebestwordstodescribetheevilsofwhichwe’respeakinghere?Toagreetobe“tolerant”ofsomeoneisn’tnecessarilyaveryrespectfulthing.Whensomeoneistolerated,itimpliesthatthere’ssomethingwrongwiththem.Butitseemswrongthatpeopleshouldagreeto“tolerate”peoplewithblackskin,forexample.Andshouldwomenthinktheyhavereceivedtherespecttheyareduewhenmenagreeto“tolerate”them?Still,whatVoltairesaidstands:Wehumansarenotperfectandthisweaknessissomethingthatweallshare.That’sthereasonweshouldbetolerant.It’salittlelikegenerosity.Wecangivethingstoanotherperson,andwecanalsogiveourforgiveness.BobMarleyunderstoodthis.Inthesongmentionedabove,headvised:“Writeyourloveonarocksoitstaysforeternity;writeyourhateinthesandsothewaveswillwashitaway.”1、AccordingtoVoltaire,toleranceis________.A．beingwillingtoexpressyourlovetoothersB．tryingtoovercomeyourimperfectionsC．givingahandtovulnerablegroups(弱勢群體)D．a(chǎn)cceptingeachother’sweaknesses2、Whyarepeopleusuallyunawareoftheirintolerance,accordingtothearticle?A．Theyareusedtofindingfaults.B．Theyconsidertoleranceakindoffrailty.C．Theydon’tseethingsfromtheangleofothers.D．Theyareintolerantofthemselvestoo.3、Inwhatsenseis“tolerance”similarto“generosity”?A．Humansareadvisedtotreatothersbetter.B．Humanslearnedtofindfaultsinothers.C．Humansneedtogivesomethingtoothers.D．Humanswillchangetheirattitudestoothers.4、Theunderlinedword“this”inthelastparagraphrefersto________.A．givingthingstoothers B．forgivingothersC．differentattitudestowardloveandhate D．thefactthathumansareimperfect5、What’sthetextmainlyabout?A．TheoriginoftheInternationalDayofTolerance.B．Themeaningandimportanceoftolerance.C．ThephilosophybehindBobMarley’ssong.D．Effectivewaystoshowtolerance.24．（8分）“Doyoulikemydress?”Sheaskedofapassingstranger."Mymommymadeitjustforme."Shesaidwithatearinhereye."Well,Ithinkit'sverypretty,so,whyareyoucrying?"Withatrembleinhervoicethelittlegirlanswered."Aftermommymademethisdress,shehadtogoaway.""Well,now,"saidthelady,"withalittlegirllikeyouwaitingforher,I'msureshe'llberightback.""NoMa'am,youdon'tunderstand,"saidthechildthroughhertears,"mydaddysaidshe'supinheavennowwithGrandfather."Thewomanrealizedwhatthechildmeant,andwhyshewascrying.Kneelingdownshegentlygatheredthechildintoherarmsandtogethertheycriedforthemommythatwasgone.Asthewomanintendedtogo,thelittlegirlgrabbedhersleeve,pointingtoaspotonherdress,saying,"Hereiswheremymommykissedmydress,andhere,"pointingtoanotherspot,"andhereisanotherkiss,andhere,andhere.MommysaidthatsheputallthosekissesonmydresssothatIwouldhaveherkisseswheneverIcry."Thentheladyrealizedthatshewasn'tjustlookingatadress,shewaslookingatamotherwhoknewthatshewasgoingawayandwouldnotbetheretokissawaythehurtsthatsheknewherdaughterwouldget.Soshetookalltheloveshehadforherlittlegirlandputthemintothisdress.Shenolongersawalittlegirlinasimpledress.Shesawachildwrappedinhermother'slove.1、Whydidthelittlegirlcrywhensheshowedherdresstothestranger?A．Becauseshedidn’tthinkthedresswasbeautifulenough.B．Becausehermomabandonedheraftershemadethedress.C．Becausehermompassedawayandshecan’tseeheranymore.D．Becausehermomlefthometotravelwithhergrandfather.2、Momputthespotsonherdaughter’sdressto__________.A．ensurethatherdaughtercouldrememberher.B．kissherwhenevershecries.C．makeherlookmorebeautifulandlovely.D．helpherdaughtercarrythroughdifficulttimes.3、Itcouldbeinferredfromthepassagethat____________A．thewomanwasdeeplytouchedbywhatthemomhaddone.B．themomwascruelenoughtoleaveherdaughterbehind.C．thelittlegirldidn’tcareabouthermomanylonger.D．themomkissedtheskirthereandtheretocomfortherdaughter.4、Whichofthefollowingmightbethebesttitleforthepassage?A．Akindwoman.B．Alovelygirl.C．Notasimpledress.D．Agreatmom.25．（10分）OnedaytheemployeesofalargecompanyinStLouis,Missourireturnedfromtheirlunchbreakandweregreetedwithasignonthefrontdoor.Thesignsaid,“Yesterdaythepersonwhohasbeenhindering(阻礙)yourgrowthinthiscompanypassedaway.Weinviteyoutojointhefuneralintheroomthathasbeenpreparedinthegym.”Atfirsteveryonewassadtohearthatoneoftheircolleagueshaddied,butafterawhiletheystartedgettingcuriousaboutwhothispersonmightbe.Theexcitementgrewastheemployeesarrivedatthegymtopaytheirlastrespects.Everyonewondered,“Whoisthispersonthatwashinderingmyprogress?Well,atleasthe’snolongerhere.”O(jiān)nebyonetheemployeesgotclosertothecoffin(棺材)andwhentheylookedinsideit,theybecamespeechless.Theystoodthere,shockedandinsilence,asifsomeonehadtouchedthedeepestpartoftheirsouls.Therewasamirrorinsidethecoffin.Everyonewholookedinsideitcouldseehimself.Therewasalsoasignnexttothemirrorthatsaid,“Thereisonlyonepersonwhocansetlimitstoyourgrowth:itisYOU.”Youaretheonlypersonwhocanchangeyourlife.Youaretheonlypersonwhocaninfluenceyourhappinessandyoursuccess.Youaretheonlypersonwhocanhelpyourself.Yourlifedoesnotchangewhenyourfamilychanges,whenyourfriendschange,whenyourbosschanges,andwhenyourcompanychanges.Yourlifechangeswhenyouchange,whenyougobeyondyourlimitingbeliefs,whenyourealizethatyouaretheonlyoneresponsibleforyourlife.1、Thewriter’spurposeinwritingthearticleistotellusthat.A．theharderwework,themoresuccessfulwewillbecomeB．ourworkandlifearecloselyconnectedwithothersC．changingourlivesisdowntoourselvesD．wewillhaveabetterfutureifpeopledonothinderourdevelopment2、Peoplewerespeechlesswhentheylookedinsidethecoffinbecause.A．therewasnothingbutamirrorinsideB．theycouldseetheirownsoulsinsideC．theirclosestcolleaguelayinsideD．whatwasinsidetoldagreattruth3、Whoprobablywrotethesignonthefrontdoor?A．Thecompanyboss.B．Aworkerwholikedtomakefunofothers.C．Thedirectorinchargeofproduction.D．Aworkerwhowantedtoteachothersalesson.4、Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?A．Theemployeeswerehappytohearthedeathofacompetitor.B．Thelessontheemployeeslearnedwouldinfluencethemgreatly.C．Theemployees’livesdependedontheattitudeoftheirboss.D．Theemployeesgotangryafterthefuneral.第三部分語言知識運用（共兩節(jié)）第一節(jié)（每小題1.5分，滿分30分）閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的A、B、C和D四個選項中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項．26．（30分）Areyouagraduatetryingtoplanoutthebestcareerpathforyourself?Here,sometipsaregivenonhowtogoaboutit.Auniversitydegreeisno_____ofajob,andjobhuntinginitselfrequiresawholesetofskills.ifyoufindyouarenotgettingpastthefirstinterview,askyourselfwhatishappening.Isita(n)____tocommunicateoraretheresomeskillsyoulack?Andfindoutwhatyouneedtdotobringyourselfuptothelevelof___thatwouldmakeyoumoreattractivetthem.Donotbetoodiscouragedifyouare____forajob,butthinkaboutthereasonstheemployersgive.Thosewhomadethesecondinterviewmighthavebeenstudyingthesamesubjectasyouandbeof____abilitylevel,buttheyhadsomethingwhichmadethema_____matchtotheselector’sideal.Thatcouldbeexperiencegainedthroughprojectsorvacationwork,oritmightbethattheywerebetteratcommunicatingwhattheycouldoffer.Donottakethecommentsat____value:thinkbacktotheinterviewsthatgeneratedthemandmakealistofwhereyouthinktheshortfallinyourperformancelies.Withthissortofanalyticalapproachyouwilleventuallygetyourfootinthedoor.Decidinghowlongyoushouldstayinyourfirstjobisatoughcall.Staytoolongandfutureemployersmayquestionyour_____andambition.Ofcourse,itdependsonwhereyouareaiming.Ifyouareagraduate,spendingfiveorsixyearsinthesamejobisnottoolongprovidedthatyoutakefulladvantageofthe____.However,donotusethisasa(n)____forlackinginterestorenthusiasm.Graduatessometimesfailtotakeownershipoftheircareersandtaketheinitiative.Itisuptoyoutomakethemostofwhat’savailablewithinacompany,andtomonitorprogressincaseyouneedto____.Thisappliesparticularlyifyouarestillnotsurewhereyourcareerpathlies.Itishelpfultothinkthroughwhatkindofexperienceyouneedtogetyour____jobanditisnotaproblemtomovearoundtoacertainextent.Butinthe____stagesofyourcareeryouneedadefinitestrategyforreachingyourgoal,sothinkaboutthatcarefullybeforedecidingtostepforwardfromyourfirstjob.Youmustcultivate____tobecompetentforanyrole.Thereisnoguaranteethatyouwillgetadequatetraining,andresearchhasshownthatifyoudonotreceiveproperhelpinanewrole,itcantake18monthsto____it.1、A．input B．cause C．guarantee D．preparation2、A．failure B．key C．introduction D．contribution3、A．highlight B．comment C．fluency D．qualification4、A．a(chǎn)sked B．refused C．headed D．helped5、A．different B．high C．similar D．low6、A．closer B．better C．stronger D．poorer7、A．depth B．face C．data D．test8、A．character B．personality C．behavior D．drive9、A．knowledge B．experience C．skill D．loyalty10、A．substitute B．equivalent C．excuse D．requirement11、A．passby B．switchon C．moveon D．stickto12、A．part-time B．dream C．secure D．well-paid13、A．critical B．last C．middle D．early14、A．patience B．love C．habits D．friendship15、A．know B．prohibit C．master D．select第二節(jié)（每小題1.5分，滿分15分）閱讀下面材料，在空白處填入1個適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。27．（15分）語法填空。__1．__(spend)toomuchtimeonlinecanincreaseyourriskofcatching__2．__coldorflu，scientistshavewarned.ThosewithgreaterlevelsofInternetaddictionare__3．__(likely)togiveintoillnessthanthosewhospendfewerhoursonline.Researchersbelievethereasonlies__4．__thefactthatpeoplewithanInternetaddictionaremorelonely，andasaresulthave__5．__(weak)immune(免疫)systems.Theysaidthelackofinteractionwithotherpeopleandlesstimespentoutsideexposing__6．__(them)togerms(細(xì)菌)playedarole.Also,recentstudies__7．__(find)peoplewhospendmoretimeonlineexperiencegreatersleepproblem,have__8．__(bad)eatinghabits,dolessexerciseandtendtosmokeanddrinkmorealcohol.These__9．__(behave)canharmtheirimmunesystemandincreasechancesofgettingdiseases.ProfessorPhilReadsaid,WefoundthattheimpactoftheInternetonpeople'shealthwasindependentofotherfactors,likedepression,sleepproblem,andloneliness,__10．__areassociatedwithhighlevelsofInternetuseandalsowithpoorhealth.第四部分寫作（共兩節(jié)）第一節(jié)短文改錯（滿分10分）28．（10分）假定英語課上老師要求同桌之間交換修改作文，請你修改你同桌寫的以下作文。文中共有10處語言錯誤，每句中最多有兩處，每處錯誤僅涉及一個單詞的增加、刪除或修改。增加：在缺詞處加一個漏字符號(∧)，并在其下面寫出該加的詞。刪除：把多余的詞用斜線(＼)劃掉。修改：在錯的詞下畫一橫線，并在該詞下面寫出修改后的詞。注意：1、每處錯誤及其修改均限一詞；2、只允許修改10處，多者(從第11處起)不計分。Hearinganewsthatthe2022WinterOlympicswouldbeholdinChina,Ifeltveryexcited、ItstrucktomehowIlearnedskatingwhenIwasachild、At7,Ibegantogocrazyaboutskating,likeallmyfriend、Atthebeginning,itextremelytoughformetokeepmybalance、Ialwaysfalloverontheground,asaresultofwhichIthoughtIhadnotalentforskating、SoIgraduallylostconfidenceandbecameimpatient、Themoreimpatient