Why I ride 痴迷的骑行者

罗跃梅

“每一次艱难的跋涉，都是磨炼心志的修行。”骑行，不仅是一种追寻健康、绿色生活的方式，更是我们锻炼身体、磨炼心志的途径。

题材 体育 体裁 记叙文 文章词数 344 建议用时 6 min

难词探意

1. agility /??d??l?ti/ n. 敏捷;灵活

2. capitalize /?k?p?t?la?z/  v. 利用;积累资本

3. blur /bl??（r）/  n. 模糊的记忆

When I was 6， my 14?year?old brother brought me to the local BMX track to ride in a kids race. The hill out of the starting gate looked so scary and steep that I backed up and wouldnt ride. My parents took me back for another 1._________（try/experiment） the next week. I fell immediately but still managed to win the second place. Iove loved racing ever since.

I turned pro at 15， which is 2._________ now： You have to be 17 to compete professionally. Around the time I went pro， BMX became an Olympic sport， and I decided to pursue it after high school. As soon as I graduated， I moved to California to train at the Olympic Training Center. Im the youngest woman with a professional title in the United States. BMX is an extreme sport. I try to come out in front of seven competitors at the end of the track. I keep chasing the high that comes from prestart nerves， big jumps， and that feeling of crossing the finish line first.

Strength and balance are key in competition， so I 3._________（turn out/work out） at least five days a week to prepare. I do tons of resistance and agility training， both on and off the bike. I also do mental drills with a sports psychologist—like practicing blocking out background noise—to make sure Im focused and confident going into competition. If I make a mistake on the course， I have to move on. Everyone is out to beat me. I need to concentrate on winning so my competition cant capitalize on an error and pass me！ The best races are the ones that seem like a blur because I was in the moment.

I was so proud to win a silver medal at the Olympics in Rio， but I felt I was capable of gold， so that will 4._________（permit/inspire） me to do better in 2020. Im continually working to reach my potential in the sport. Until I feel completely satisfied， Ill keep coming back.

Reading Check

Fill in each black with only one word according to the text or with the words given in the bracket.

Language Study

Sentence for writing

The hill out of the starting gate looked so scary and steep that I backed up and wouldnt ride.

【信息提取】“so+adj./adv.+ that...”意为“如此……以至于……”。当中心词为名词时，用such代替so。

【句式仿写】天非常冷，你必须多穿一些衣服。