FindingabalancemytaichiexperienceExtendedreadingNametraditionalChinesesportsCuju蹴鞠Archery射箭Pit-pot投壺Dragonboat龍舟Taichi太極LeadinWhat’syourimpressionofTaichi?tooslowoutoffashionsuitableforoldpeopleTitlepredictionFindingabalancemytaichiexperiencePara.1WhenmyfriendfirstsuggestedthatwejointhenewTaiChiClubatschool,Ihesitated（猶豫）.Ialwaysbelieved（認為）taichiwasforoldpeople.Afterthefirstclass,however,Ihadtoadmit（承認）thatIhadbeenwrongabout（誤解）taichi.Itwasamazing!當朋友建議我們參加學校新成立的太極拳俱樂部時，我猶豫了。我去一直覺得太極拳是老年人的運動。不過，上完第一節(jié)課后，我不得不承認，之前對太極拳的認識是錯誤的。太極拳實在是太神奇了。Para.1Oneyearlater,Icanhonestlysay（老實說）ithashadahugeeffectonmephysicallyandmentally.Justasimportantly（同樣重要的是）,practisingtaichihasinspired（激勵）metoexplore（探索）theChineseculturebehindit.一年后，我可以實話兌了，太極拳對我的身心都產生了巨大的影響。同樣重要的是，練習太極拳還激勵了我去探索其背后的中國文化。CritialthinkingWhatcanyoulearnfromhisemotionalchange?Youcanalwaysenjoysomenthingifyoumakeupyourmindfirmly.IfyoupersistandanythingiswithinyourreachAbravemannevergivesin.Whatisthetexttypeofthepassage?A.Narration.記敘文B.Argumentation.議論文C.Exposition.說明文D.PracticalWriting.應用文ReadforgenrePara.2Thefirstfewtaichiclasseswerefunandeasy,andthemoves（動作）reallycaughtmyimagination（想象力）,withdescriptive（描述性的）nameslike“whitecranespreadingitswings（白鶴亮翅）and“goldenroosterstandingononeleg”（金雞獨立）.WhenIaskedmycoach（教練）wheretheseinterestingnamescamefrom,hetoldmeaboutthehistoryoftaichi.前幾節(jié)太極拳課非常有趣，也不難學，像"白鶴亮翅""金雞獨立"這些很的招式名稱確實很對我胃口。當我問教練，這些有趣的名稱從何而來時，他道出了太極拳的歷史。Whatdescriptive（描述性的）namesoftaichimovesdoestheauthormention?Whitecranespreadingitswings

白鶴亮翅

金雞獨立Goldenroosterstandingononeleg

TaichiTheyhavealong-standingpracticeof________animalsThetwomovesareusedtokeepphysicalb________

imitatingalancePartingthewildhorsemaneGraspingsparrow’stailExplorationWhatothernamesoftaichimovesdoyouknow?野馬分鬃攬雀尾Para.2ZhangSanfeng,a13th-centuryTaoist（道家）,wassaidtohaveinvented（發(fā)明）taichiafterdrawinginspiration（靈感）fromafightbetweenasnakeandabird.However,nowadayspeopletendtobelievethatChenWangting,a17th-centurymaster（大師）ofChinesemartialarts（武術）,developedtaichibasedonmartialartsskills.傳說13世紀時，一個叫張三豐的道士從蛇與鳥的纏汲取靈感，創(chuàng)立了太極拳。不過如今人們傾向于認為太極拳是17世紀的武師陳王廷根據(jù)武術技巧演化而來的。Para.2Nowonder（難怪）sometaichimovesarenamedafter（被命名）animals—Chinesemartialartshavealong-standingpracticeofimitating（模仿）animals.ChenWangting'soriginalsetofmoves（原始的一系列動作）iscalledChen-styletaichi,butotherstylesoftaichihavesincebeendeveloped,includingYang-style,Wu-styleandSun-style.由于中國武術中模擬動物的做法由來已太極拳的部分招式以動物來命名也就不足為奇了。陳王廷最初創(chuàng)的招式稱氏太極拳，后來也發(fā)展出了其他門類的太極拳，包括楊氏太極拳、吳氏太極孫氏太極拳。ThetwoexplanationsfortheoriginoftaichiwhohowHe___________(inspire)byafightbetweenasnakeandabird.Hedevelopedtaichibasedon_____________,whichhavealong-standingpracticeofimitatinganimals.

wasinspiredZhangSanfeng

ChenWangtinga13th-centuryTaoista17th-centurymasterofmartialartsmartialartskillsTaichiCriticalthinkingFromtheseinterestingnamesoftaichimoves,whatcanyoulearnaboutancientChinesepeople?intelligentimaginativecreativeobservantenthusiasticThereisacloserelationshipbetweenhumanandn________.aturePara.3Afterlearningthebasics（基礎動作）oftaichiinthosefirstfewclasses,Ifoundmyselfboredandaching（無聊且疼）fromdoingthesamemovesoverandoveragain（反反復復）.Luckily,mycoachtaughtmehowtorelaxmymusclesandfocusonpeaceofmindwhileperformingtheroutine（常規(guī)；一套動作）.學完前幾節(jié)太極拳基礎課之后，我發(fā)現(xiàn)一遍又一遍重復這些招式讓我心生厭而且肌肉酸痛。幸運的是，教練教會了我放松肌肉的方法，以及在日常練習何注意心境的平和。Para.3Withtheserequirementsoftaichiinmind,Ifoundtomysatisfaction（令我滿意的是）thatmybalanceandflexibility（平衡與靈活性）

slowly（漸漸地gradually）improved,thatIwasabletodomoredifficultmoves,andthatmylovefortaichireturnedstrongerthanever（比以往任何時候都更（搭配比較級））.將太極拳的這些要求銘記于心，慢慢地，我發(fā)現(xiàn)自己的能力和柔韌性得到了改善，我可以嘗試一些難度更大的招式，我對太極拳的熱愛又回來了，而且比以前更強烈，這令我十分滿意。Afterlearningthebasicsoftaichiinthosefirstfewclasses,Ifoundmyselfboredandachingfromdoingthesamemovesoverandoveragain.Luckily,______.Withtheserequirementsoftaichiinmind,Ifoundtomysatisfaction

that

____,that

__,andthat____.IwasabletodomoredifficultmovesmylovefortaichireturnedstrongerthaneverthemovesreallycaughtmyimaginationwithdescriptivenamesmybalanceandflexibilityslowlyimprovedIfeelhappierandmoreconfidentmycoachtaughtmehowtorelaxmymusclesandfocusonpeaceof

mindwhileperformingtheroutineIamsureIwillcontinuetopractisetaichiReadpara3:howdidhislovefortaichireturn?FDABTaichiPara.4Intime,Ibegantolookintotheancient（古老的）Chineseculturebehindtaichi.Idiscoveredthattaichiisdeeplyrootedin（深深根治在）theChinesephilosophy（哲學）ofyinandyang,whicharebelievedtoformtheunityofopposites（對立的統(tǒng)一）.Neithercanexistindependentof（獨立于）theother;forexample,thereisnoshadowwithoutlight.我不失時機地開始探尋太極拳背后的中國古代文化。我發(fā)現(xiàn)，太極拳深深根于中國的陰陽學說之中，人們認為陰和陽構成了對立統(tǒng)一，彼此不能獨立；比如，沒有光就不會有影子。Para.4Thepracticeoftaichiaimsto（目的是，旨在）maintain（維持）thebalanceofyinandyanginthebodythroughoppositemovements（相對的運動）:forwardsandbackwards,upanddown,leftandright,breathinginandbreathingout.Eventually（最終）,taichibringsabout（帶來）astate（狀態(tài)）ofphysicalbalanceandmentalpeace.練習太極拳旨在通過一些相對的動作﹣﹣進上下、左右、吐納﹣﹣來維持人體內部的陰陽調和。最終，太極拳可以帶來身心平衡的狀態(tài)。Essence(本質)oftaichiChinesephilosophyof____________theunityof_____________Thepracticeoftaichiaimstomaintainthebalanceinthebodythrough______________breathinginandbreathingoutyinandyangoppositesoppositemovementsforwardsandbackwardsupanddownleftandrightReadpara.4andcompletethechart.BalanceBalanceHowdoyouunderstand“thereisnoshadowwithoutlight”?Whyisitusedhere?Theauthorusesthisexampletoexplaintheunityofopposites,whichcannotexistwithouteachother.Canyoumakeupmoreexamplestoexplaintheunityofopposites?Thereisnorightwithout_______.Thereisnobeautywithout_______.Thereisnowhitewithout______.Thereisnosuccesswithout______.wronguglinessblackfailureTheessenceliesin_______balance1.Describetheauthor’sfeelingsindifferentperiodsusingadjectivesandexplainthereasons.whenmyfriendfirstsuggestedtimeinthefirstfewclassesafterlearningthebasicsthecoachtaughtmewhattodoafterayearofpractisingtaichiPara.1Para.2Para.3(L19)Para.3(L21)Para.5Summary&details

Experiencetimewhenmyfriendfirstsuggestedinthefirstfewclassesafterlearningthebasicsthecoachtaughtmewhattodoafterayearofpractisingtaichifeelingshesitantforoldpeopleamazedmoveswithdescriptivenamescaughtmyimaginationbored&achingdoingthesamemovesoverandoveragainsatisfiedbalanceandflexibilityslowlyimproved&beabletodomoredifficultmoveshappier&moreconfidentapositiveeffect&benefitsPara.5Ayearofpractisingtaichihashadapositiveeffecton（有積極影響）myeverydaylife.Isleepbetteratnight,andIammoreenergeticduringtheday.Ifeelhappierandmoreconfident.Taichihastaughtmetorelaxmymind,enablingmetostaycool

instressfulsituations.IamsureIwillcontinuetopractisetaichiandenjoythebenefitsithasbroughtme.一年練習太極拳的經(jīng)歷已經(jīng)對我的日常生活產生了積極的作用。晚上我睡得更香，白天則精力更充沛。幸福感倍增，人也更加自信。太極拳讓我學會了放松，使我在有壓力的環(huán)境下也能冷靜應對。我相信我一定會繼續(xù)練習太極拳斷地享受太極拳帶給我的好處。Readparagraph5Thebenefitsbroughtbypracticingtaichiare:sleepbetteratnightandmoreenergeticfeelhappierandmoreconfidentrelaxmymindstaycoolinstressfulsituationsBalancePara.1Abrief_____________totheauthor’sexperienceoflearningtaichi.Para.2Twodifferentexplanationsforthe______oftaichi.Para.4The____________________behindtaichi.Para.5_________fromlearningtaichi.Para.3The__________inpractisingtaichi.Part1

Part2______aboutthetaichiexperiencePart3introductionorigindifficultyancientChinesecultureBenefitsDetailsReadforstructureReflectiontooslow?outoffashion?suitableforoldpeople?ReflectionTaichiisgainingpopularityamongforeignersWeshouldhavemorenationalconfidence!ApplicationYourschoolTaiChiClubisrec