福建省晋江市四校2024年高考英语押题试卷含解析

福建省晋江市四校2024年高考英语押题试卷考生须知：1．全卷分选择题和非选择题两部分，全部在答题纸上作答。选择题必须用2B铅笔填涂；非选择题的答案必须用黑色字迹的钢笔或答字笔写在“答题纸”相应位置上。2．请用黑色字迹的钢笔或答字笔在“答题纸”上先填写姓名和准考证号。3．保持卡面清洁，不要折叠，不要弄破、弄皱，在草稿纸、试题卷上答题无效。第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．PremierLiKeqiangofficially______theplantodeveloptheBayAreainhisgovernmentworkreportdeliveredatthestartoftheNationalPeople’sCongresssessioninMarch.A．laidoutB．laidoffC．laiddownD．laidup2．We

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________yourdecisiontomake.A．absolutelyB．totallyC．exactlyD．largely3．---Mr.Johnsonhasbeenchosenasthemanagerofthesalesdepartment.---___________hewassoexcitedthismorning.A．Nochance B．NowayC．Notpossible D．Nowonder4．________they’vemanagedtogeteverythingfinishedsoquicklyisnotcleartous.A．WhichB．WhatC．ThatD．How5．Tomakeabreakthroughinhisscientificresearch,thescientisthasbeenmakinga(n)_____amountofeffort.A．modestB．miserableC．optionalD．tremendous6．“MadeinChina2025”aimstotransformChinafromaproduct-makingfactoryintoaproduct-makingpower,______________drivenbyinnovationandemphasizingqualityoverquantity.A．theonethat B．onethatC．one D．theone7．Iftheythrowstonesatyou，don’tthrowback.Usethemtobuildyourownfoundation________.A．somehowB．anywayC．insteadD．nevertheless8．RecentlysomehospitalsinChinahaveadopted______theycallarobot-doctor,______willbeusedtooperateonpatientswithmoreaccuracy.A．what;thatB．that;whichC．what;whichD．which;what9．Thankstoherdeterminationandperseveranceonthepianolesson,shehasa______graspofthesubject.A．comprehensive B．confidentialC．conservative D．compulsory10．Yumin,thelatefamousphysicist,oftenencouragedhisstudentsto_____whattheybelievedin,evenwhenfacingstrongopposition.A．comeupwith B．takechargeofC．putupwith D．standupfor11．_____gaspricesarerising,peoplearelookingforlessexpensivewaystogetaround.A．NowthatB．EvenifC．AlthoughD．Unless12．Comeoffit!Oversleepingisaslameanexcuseasother.A．one B．eachC．some D．any13．Inordertofinishtheworktime,themaninchargedecidedtosomemoreworkers.A．giveup B．takeon C．lookafter D．findout14．--Whataboutthetwoofusgoingdowntown?--___________.Ihatespendingtimehangingaround.A．Thatsuitsmefine B．WhynotC．Itdependsontheweather D．Well,that'sthelastthingIwilldo15．—Mum,Iamworryingaboutmypetdogwhileweareaway.—Boy,you________.Ourneighborhasofferedtohelpus.A．can’tB．wouldn’tC．needn’tD．mustn’t16．Thebusdroppedmeoffandpulledaway_____IrealizedIhadleftmybagonit.A．whileB．beforeC．afterD．since17．—What’sup?Youlookworried.—Well,I______ontheproblemfor5hoursbutIhaven’tgotasingleclue.A．haveworked B．workedC．willwork D．havebeenworking18．Rightnow,lotsofpeoplesearchforproductsontheInternetbutstillbuythematstores.Internetshoppingwillreally____whenpeoplearesurethatitissafe.A．setup B．setoff C．takeoff D．takeup19．—MayIuseyournewdictionary?—It'soverthere．____． A．Feelfree B．Nevermind C．Mypleasure D．It'sOK20．Youcangetoffthebusoneortwostops________andwalktherestofthewaytoworkeverydaysoastotakesomeexercise.A．moreearly B．earliest C．early D．earlier第二部分阅读理解（满分40分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。21．（6分）Haveyoueverspentanafternooninthebackyard，maybegrillingorenjoyingabasketballgame,whensuddenlyyounoticethateverythinggoesquiet?Thereisanoldphrase“calmbeforethestorm",oftenusedinasituation—aquietperiodjustbeforeagreatactivityor.excitement.Accordingtoourownexperience,weknowthereisactuallycalmbeforethestorm.Butwhatcausesthiscalm?Andisitalwayscalmbeforethestorm?Let'shearwhatscientistshavetosay..Aperiodofcalmhappensinaparticularkindofstorm,thesimplestkindofstorm—asingle-cellthunderstorm.Inthistypeofthunderstorm,thereisusuallyonlyonemainupdraft,whichiswarm,dampairanddrawnfromplacesneartheground.Stormsneedwarmanddampairasfuel,sotheytypicallydrawthatairinfromsurroundingenvironment.Stormscandrawintheairthatfittheirneedfromalldirections—evenfromthedirectioninwhichthestormistraveling.Asthewarm,dampairispulledintoastormsystem,itleavesalow-pressurevacuum（真空）comingafter.Therisingairmeetsthecolddryairthathasalreadyexistedinthestormclouds,thusthetemperatureofthewarm,dampairdrops,andthewatervapour（水蒸汽）initchangesintotinydropsthatareapreconditionofrain.Thesedropsaccumulateandbuildonlargerparticleslikedust,untiltheygrowlargeenoughtoformraindrops.Thiswarm,dampairkeepsmovingupwards,butitbecomescooleranddrierduringitstripthroughcloud.Whenitreachesthetopofthecloud,theairgetsspitout（被挤出）atthetop.Thisairissentrollingoutoverthebigthunderclouds.Fromthere,theairgoesdown.Warmanddryairisrelativelystable,andonceitcoversaregion,thatair,inturn,causesthecalmbeforeastorm.Mostthunderstorms,though,don'tstartwithcalm.That'sbecausemostareactuallygroupsofstormswithcomplexwindpatterns.There'ssomuchairmovingupanddownstormgroupsthatthecalmbeforethestormneverhappens.Instead,beforethestorm,让mightbereallywindy!1、Whichbestfitsthedescriptionofaparticularkindofstorm?A．Athunderstormwithasingleshape.B．Athunderstormwithoutstrongwinds.C．Astormwithairdrawnfromeverydirection.D．Astormfueledbymovingairfromtheground.2、Whatdoestheunderlinedword“it”inParagraph3referto?A．Coldanddryair. B．Warmanddryair.C．Coldanddampair. D．Warmanddampair.3、Whichdoesthewritermostlikelyagreeto?A．Presenceofthecalmreliesonstableair.B．Notallthunderstormsstartwiththecalm.C．Thedriertheairis,thebiggerthestormwillbe.D．Stormhappenswithoutairmovingupanddown.4、Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A．Causesandeffectsofaheavystorm.B．Abriefdescriptionofapeacefulstorm.C．Apersonalexperienceofaheavystorm.D．Anexplanationofthecalmbeforeastorm.22．（8分）Agooddisguisekeepsyouhidden,right?Well,sometimesthebestdisguiseisactuallythemostdazzlingbecauseresearchrevealsthatflashymetalliciridescence(金属彩虹色)canvisuallypuzzlepredators,whichallowscolorfulpreytosurviveanotherday.ThosesurprisingresultsappearinthejournalScientificReports.Shiningiridescentcolor,whichchangesdependingontheanglefromwhichit'sviewed,isfavoredbyeverythingfrombirdstobeetlesandblossomstobutterflies.“Andinourresearchgroupweareofcourseinterestedinwhythisvividmetalliccolorissowidespreadinnature.”KarinKjernsmooftheUniversityofBristoladdsthatinsomecasestheshowysplashesoflightareasexualstrategy.“HereIwouldliketopointoutthatinsomespecies,particularlythosethatdisplaystrongsexualdimorphism(雌雄两性),suchasbirdsofparadiseorsomebutterfliesorfishes,theoccurrenceofiridescenceismostlikelydrivenbysexualselection.Forexample,inmanyofthesecasesitisthemalesthathavethesevividiridescentcolorsandtheyusetheminmatechoiceortheyusethemasasignaltoattractmates.”Butiridescencealsoshowsupinsituationswherereproductionisnotanissue.“Sowhatwearestudyingnowiswhethernaturalselectionimposedbypredation(捕食行为)couldexplaintheoccurrenceofiridescenceinpreyanimals.”Theideathateye­catchingcolorscouldbeusedasacover­upisn'tanewone.“Thefatherofcamouflagetheory,AbbottThayer,reallybelievedthatiridescenceshouldbecategorizedasacamouflagestrategy.AndhewroteinhisfamouslifeworkConcealing­ColorationintheAnimalKingdom,alreadyin1909,that‘brilliantlychangeableormetalliccolorsareamongthestrongestfactorsinananimal'sconcealment’.Andthissoundslikeacompletelyunreasonablethingtosay,becausehowcancolorsthatarebothbrilliantandchangeablecontributetoanimal'sconcealment？”“Inasimilarway,wewereaskingwhetheriridescence,duetoitschangeability,couldworkasaformofcamouflagebypreventingshaperecognition.”Kjernsmoandhercolleaguestrainedbumblebeestoassociateaparticularshape—acircleoranoval—withasugarreward.Andtheyfoundthatthebees,whengivenachoice,wouldpreferentiallyvisittheshapetheyknewtobesweet.Butwhentheshapeswereiridescent,thebeeshadtroubletellingthemapart.“Itseemedthatthestrikinglyiridescentsurfacesonourtargetsvisuallybrokeuptheotherwiserecognizableshapeofthetargets,whichmadethemhardtodistinguish.”Asformakinguseofthismethodforhidinginplainsight,“Anypracticalapplicationsisofcoursedirectlylinkedtoanyindustrythathasaninterestincamouflage,thatishowtoconcealobjectsormakethemmoredifficulttorecognize.”Theresearchersarecurrentlyconductingexperimentswithbirds,whichoftenpreyoniridescentinsectstoseeifithelpstohaveabird's­eyeview.1、Accordingtothepassage,iridescenceisnotmadeuseofbyanimalsto________.A．livealittlelongerbyescapingtheirpredator(捕食者)B．catchtheattentionoftheirmatesC．concealthemselveswhenindangerD．catchsightofmorecolorfulpreys2、Fromthestudyinthelastparagraph,wecanlearnthat________.A．BeescanalwaystellthedifferencebetweenacircleandanovalB．BeesarecreaturesthatarefascinatedbysweetthingsthatareiridescentC．Ifacircle,withasugarreward,isiridescent,thebeesmayhavedifficultyfindingitD．Beesarelikelytoprefercirclestoovals,whethertheyareiridescentornot3、Whatwillbetalkedaboutinthefollowingparagraph?A．Whetherthereareanydifferencesbetweenbeesandbirds.B．Someindustriesthathavegreatinterestincamouflage.C．Whybirdsarenoteffectedbyiridescentinsects.D．Whichcamouflagetheoryappliesmoretobirds.4、Whichofthefollowingmightserveasthebesttitleofthepassage?A．Afamouscamouflagestrategy B．MetalliciridescentasthebestdisguiseC．Colorsuniquetoanimals D．Shiningcolorsasasexualstrategy23．（8分）AmphoraareclayjarsoriginallyinventedinEgypt.TheyweresousefulforstoringandtransportingwineatthetimethattheywereeventuallyadoptedbyalloftheculturesaroundtheMediterranean.It’suncertainwhentheyfirstarrivedinRome,butGreekcolonistsinsouthernItalymayhavebeenthefirsttointroducethem.Previously,winehadbeenstoredinleathersacks,butamphoraofferedseveraladvantagestotheRomans.Theywereairtight,strong,relativelylightweight,andhadtwolargehandlesthatmadethemeasytocarry,animportantfeatureatatimewhenalmosteverythinghadtobetransportedbyhand..Likemodernwinebottles,aphorahadlong,narrownecksthatlimitedtheamountofwineexposedtotheopenair.Similartomodernwinebottles,mostamphorasbecamegraduallythinnerattheend.Itmadethemeasytoburyintheground,whichkeptthemcoolduringthewarmmonths.Sealingupthetopofanamphorawasamajordifficultyandavarietyofmethodswereused.TheEgyptiansstoppedtheirswithleavesandreedscoveredwithclay.TheGreeksandRomansusedragsandcorksometimes.Noneofthesetechniquesprovidedanairtightseal,soAleppoPineresin（松脂）wasusedtosealthegapsaroundthetop.Itbecamesopopularthatresinwassometimesaddedtothewineinordertoimproveitsflavor.TheRomanwriterPlinytheElder,writinginthefirstcentury,recommendedaddingresintowineandbelievedresinmadefromtreesinthemountainscreatedabetteraromathanresinmadefromtreesinthelowlands.Thougheachamphorawasconstructedbyhand,theyweresurprisinglyuniform.Romanamphorasheldonecubicfootofliquid,exactlysevengallons,andeventuallybecameastandardunitofmeasurementthroughouttheRomanEmpire.UnlikeGreekamphora,Romanamphoraswerenotdecorated.Beforeitdried,eachamphorawasgivenastampwiththenameoftheworkshopwhereitwasmanufacturedortheworkshop’sowner.Oncetheamphorawasfilled,itsweightandcontentswerepaintedontheside.1、Whatdoesanamphoralooklike?A．B．C．D．2、WhydidAleppoPineresinbecomepopularinRome?A．Itimprovedtheflavorofwine.B．Itprovedthebestcoverforamphoras.C．Itmadeamphoraslastalongertime.D．Itwasusedfordecorationbywomen.3、WhatcanweinferaboutRomanamphorasfromthelastparagraph?A．Theyhadbeautifuldesigns.B．Theyhadroughappearances.C．Theywereofthesamesize.D．TheywereasymbolofstatusfortheRomans.4、Whatdoestheword“aroma”inparagraph3mean?A．Market.B．Smell.C．Sound.D．Picture.24．（8分）WhenAriyahGeorgeswasborn15weeksearly,sheweighedonlyonepound,12ounces.Hermother,Jovan,knewhowimportantbreastfeedingwas,especiallyforapremature(早产的)babylikeAriyah,soshebeganpumpingmilktofeedherthroughatube.Buttwodayslater,Jovanfeltdizzyandfeverish—104Fahrenheitdegrees,infact.Shehadablooddiseaseandwasclosetofullshock.ShewasseparatedfromothersfornearlytwoweeksattheregionalNorthernVirginiahospitalwhereshe’ddelivered.Duringthattime,shecouldstillpumpbreastmilk,butAriyahcouldn’tconsumeitbecauseoftheriskofinfection(感染).Withoutit,thenewbornwasparticularlyeasilyaffectedbydiseases.Therearemanycaseslikethis,whichcreatestheneedforthemilkdonation.Enterdonormilk—breastmilkpurchasedbyhospitalsformotherswhoaren’tabletoproduceenoughmilkontheirown,duetohealthcomplications,stresses,orotherfactors.Themilkcomesfrommilkbanks,organizationsthatcollectandscreenbreastmilkfromthosewomenwillingtodonate.Usuallyprocessedinintensive-careunits,themilkisonlyavailablebyprescription.Inrecentyears,bothmilkbanksandtheuseofdonatedhumanmilkhaverisenswiftlyintheUnitedStates.In2011,22percentofNICUsuseddonorbreastmilk;fouryearslater,thatnumberdoubledtonearly40percent,andwentevenhigherforthemostintensiveNICUs—asmuchas75percent.Thereare23milkbanksintheUnitedStatesrecognizedbytheHumanMilkBankingAssociationofNorthAmerica,orHMBANA,doublethenumberthatexistedfiveyearsago.Butasthedemandfordonormilkrises,banksmustfindmorecharitabledonors—ataskmademorecomplicatedbyinformalnetworksofmilksharingthathappensonline.Andmanyofthemostvulnerableinfantsarestillnotbeingreached.1、What’stheproblemofAriyahwhenshewasborn?A．Shehadashock.B．Shewastoolight.C．Shehadabloodinfection.D．Shefeltdizzyandfeverish.2、What’stheinfluenceifamomhasnobreastmilk?A．Themomcanstillpumpbreastmilk.B．Themomwillhavetostayatthehospital.C．Thebabywillbeseparatedfromothers.D．Itismorelikelyforthebabytocatchadisease.3、WhatisthepurposeofusingfiguresinParagraph4?A．Tocallhealthymomstodonatebreastmilk.B．Toshowthedemandchangeofdonatedhumanmilk.C．Toshowtheshortageofbreastmilkinmilkbanks.D．Toraisetheawarenessoftheimportanceofbreastmilk.4、Wherewouldyoumostprobablyseethetextabove?A．Inahistoricalfiction.B．Inasciencemagazine.C．Inanentertainmentnewspaper.D．Inatextbook.25．（10分）3Dprintingisbecomingmoreandmorepopular.Wearenowabletocreatethingsweneedveryquicklyandeasilyusing3Dprinters.Butcanyouimagineprintingfood?Somescientistsaretryingtorevolutionizethediningexperiencebydoingthis.Theyhopethathavinga3Dprinterinthekitchenwillbeascommonasthemicrowaveovenorblender.Scientistssaythatit’llbequiteeasy:yousimplyhavetoselectarecipeandputtherawfood‘inks’intotheprinter.Youcanalsomodifytheinstructionstomakethefoodexactlyhowyouwantit.Thismeansthatitwouldbeveryquickandeasytocreatetastyandnutritiousmeals.Using3Dprinterstocreateyourmealswouldalsobesavingtheenvironment.Therewouldbelessneedfortraditionalgrowing,transportingandpackagingprocessesasfoodproductionwouldbealotmoreefficient.Forexample,alternativeingredients(原料)suchasproteinsfromalgae,beetrootleavesandinsectscouldbeconvertedintotastyproducts.Printingfoodcouldalsohelppeoplewhosufferfromdysphasia(aswallowingdisorder).Theycouldprogramtheprintertoprintsofterversionsoftheirfavoritefoodssothattheywouldnothavetroubleinswallowingthem.However,somepeoplethinkthatafutureof3Dfoodprintingwouldbeadisaster.Itcouldtakeawaymanyjobs,includingthosefrogrowing,transportingandpackagingfood.Imagineaworldwheretherewasnoneedforfarmingorgrowingcropsandthesametastescouldbeprintedfromaraw“foodink”.Likewise,traditionalcafesandrestaurantsmightlosebusiness.Also,thereareconcernsaboutthenutritionalvalueofprintedfood:isitreallypossibletobegetthenutrientsweneedfromfood–basedinksandgels(凝胶)?What’smore,cookingandeatingtogetherwithfamilyandfriendshaslongbeenatraditionalandenjoyableactivity.Itishardtoimagineaworldwherethepleasureofcookingisdeadandmealscanbecreatedatthetouchofabutton.1、Whichofthefollowingbestdescribes3Dfoodprinting?A．Quickandpopular.B．Easyandefficient.C．Nutritiousandtasty.D．Softandconvenient.2、Whydosomethinkthat3Dfoodprintingwouldbeadisaster?A．Traditionalfoodwoulddisappear.B．Manypeoplecouldlosetheirjobs.C．Itwouldaffectthepeople’shealth.D．Wecouldalleatthesamefood.3、Whatcanweinferfromthelastparagraph?A．3Dfoodprintingwillreplacetraditionalcooking.B．Thefutureof3Dfoodprintingisuncertain.C．Itwouldhurtourtraditionoffoodculture.D．3Dfoodprintingwouldbeafailure.4、Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A．3Dfood“printing”:comingtothekitchenB．Can3Dprintingcreateeverything?C．3D—printingfoodwillbeinfashion!D．Thedisadvantageof3Dfoodprinting第三部分语言知识运用（共两节）第一节（每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项．26．（30分）HowtoBePoliteataDinnerParty?It’snotpolitetoarriveatadinnermorethan15to20minuteslate.Thehostorhostessusuallywaitsforallthe1toarrivebeforeservingthemeal.Ifsomeoneislate，thefoodmaybespoiled(变味)，and2maythehostorhostess’spirits．Ifyouhavetobe3，callandtellthemtostart4you．It’sevenworsetobeearly!Thehostorhostesswillprobablynotbe5．Ifyouareearly，driveorwalkaroundtheblockafewtimes，orjustsitinyourcaruntiltherighttime．Thoughit’soften6toarriveatapartyontime，ontheotherhand，thehostorhostess7gueststoarriveandleavebetweencertaintimes，soyoucan8atanytimebetweenthetimesheorshegivesyou．It’snicetobringanemptystomach，butit’sevennicertobring9present．Thepresentshouldnotcostalot，oryoumightmakethehostorhostess10．Flowers，wine，oraboxofcandywillbefine．11bringmoneyasapresent．Inanintroduction，the12ofanameis：(1)thegivenname；(2)thefamilyname．Inother13，thegivennamecomes14.It’simportantnotonlytolearnandremember15，buttorepeatthemofteninconversation．Aftertheintroduction，weusuallycallfriendsbytheir16names．Olderpeoplemaywantyoutocallthembytheirtitlesandfamilynames，suchas“Mrs.Smith”，“Mr.Johnosn”，“Dr.Brown”.Amaiden(闺女)nameisa17familynameatbirth.IntheUnitedStatesandCanada，afterawoman18，shetakesthefamilynameofher19．Itisnowbecomingcommon，however，forwomento20theirmaidennamesaftertheygetmarried,1、.A．guests B．visitors C．customs D．passengers2、.A．or B．so C．but D．yet3、.A．tired B．hungry C．1ate D．early4、.A．without B．for C．with D．after5、.A．awake B．ready C．up D．friendly6、.A．useless B．impossible C．unable D．important7、．A．forces B．invites C．begs D．orders8、.A．play B．fly C．arrive D．start9、.A．abig B．asmall C．agood D．anexpensive10、.A．pleased B．satisfied C．interested D．uneasy11、.A．Never B．Always C．Do D．Besureto12、.A．spelling B．calling C．order D．pronunciation13、.A．words B．1etters C．idioms D．sentences14、.A．1ast B．first C．finally D．inthemiddle15、.A．expressions B．appearances C．names D．addresses16、.A．given B．family C．middle D．pen17、.A．gentleman’s B．boy’s C．woman’s D．man’s18、.A．works B．marries C．bears D．dies19、.A．husband B．mother C．father D．sister20、.A．stop B．giveup C．keep D．find第二节（每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面材料，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。27．（15分）In1955,IgotatraintickettovisitmyrelativesinCleveland.Onmyreturntrip,Imet1．handsomesoldier.Heaskedifhecouldlookatthetraintimetable2．washeldinmyhandandthenifhecouldsitnexttomesothatwecouldchat.Iagreedandinvitedhimtosharethelunchmyaunt3．(pack)formebeforeleaving.Wetalkedalltheway.Finally,weexchanged4．(address)andhesaidhewouldcontactme.Afteraweek,Istilldidn’treceivealetter5．himandbegantothinkhe’dforgottenaboutme.OnSaturday,thephonerangandafamiliarvoiceaskedifIwouldliketogoouttogether.Weendedupin6．(see)OntheWaterfrontattheKalletTheatre.WehadamoredatesduringhisArmyleave,andthenhe7．(send)togooverseas.Forthenexttoyears,wekeptintouchwitheachotherbyletter.In1957,wegotmarried.We’vebeentogetherformorethan60years,raisingthreedaughterswhonowhavedaughtersof8．(they)own.BeforetakingmytriptoClevelandyearsago,Iwaswarnednever9．(speak)tostrangersonatrain.I’m10．(certain)gladIdidn’tlisten.第四部分写作（共两节）第一节短文改错（满分10分）28．（10分）假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处，每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧)，并在其下面写出该加的词。删除：把多余的词用斜线(＼)划掉。修改：在错的词下画一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。注意：1.每处错误及其修改均限一词；2.只允许修改10处，多者(从第11处起)不计分。Hearinganewsthatthe2022WinterOlympicswouldbeholdinChina,Ifeltveryexcited.ItstrucktomehowIlearnedskatingwhenIwasachild.At7,Ibegantogocrazyaboutskating,likeallmyfriend.Atthebeginning,itextremelytoughformetokeepmybalance.Ialwaysfalloverontheground,asaresultofwhichIthoughtIhadnotalentforskating.SoIgraduallylostconfidenceandbecameimpatient.Themoreimpatient