1. (2023高二下·定远月考) 阅读理解

My first goal: try not to look so scared. It sounds easy, but it actually took quite a few tries before I could relax from the mouth open, eyes wide expression that being on roller skates gave me. But not looking scared was something I knew I could achieve and helped me stick with the painfully embarrassing and exciting process of trying to learn to roller skate.

I picked up roller skating at the end of 2021. I have thrown myself into this hobby wholeheartedly, in a way that surprises me sometimes. It feels a lot like love. That said, it did take me a while to get comfortable on skates, and as an adult, I'm not used to feeling that awkward in my body. I got really familiar with picking myself off the floor.

I skated a few times as a kid, but never enough to get good. So starting as a grown-up, with grown-up knees, I was very careful. I signed up for online classes. In skate class, they taught me to wear protective gear (用具), to clap when someone falls, and to encourage them. Falling means you're trying, and everyone falls in skating. That possible danger almost makes it more fun, the little thrill of possibility that you might fall, a likelihood when you first start out that gradually decreases the more you practice— but never to zero.

I've been skating for almost a year now, and I don't look so scared on wheels anymore. I've made a lot of progress. The other day I joyfully skated past an older woman on the rink and she said, almost under her breath, "My goal is to skate like you. "I tried to contain my pride. "Keep at it! "I yelled over my shoulder. A few minutes later, I yelled over my shoulder. A few minutes later, I tripped, fell, quickly picked myself up, and then kept at it.

1. （1） How did the author feel when she roller skated at first?

   A . Surprised. B . Confident. C . Scared. D . Relaxed.
3. （2） What makes roller skating feel like love?

   A . You get familiar with it. B . It takes a while to get comfortable. C . It makes you feel awkward. D . You throw yourself into it wholeheartedly.
5. （3） What did the author learn from skate class?

   A . Encourage people when they fall. B . Keep practicing and you will not fall. C . Falling makes people make fun of you. D . Be careful before you sign up for any classes.
7. （4） Which of the following can replace "tripped" in the last paragraph?

   A . made a trip. B . moved fast. C . lost my balance. D . kept skating.