五、短文填空(本题共10小题;每小题1分,满分10分)
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[2026 南通市海门区期末]On my sixtieth birthday, I gave myself my first skateboard. Most of my friends and family thought I was 56. c, but only I knew why.
A year ago, I fell off a 12-metre waterfall by accident and 57. b my pelvis(骨盆). From using a wheelchair to walking miles, I received much rehabilitation training (康复训练).
58. S physical activity became so important in my life, why not make it enjoyable? I wanted to learn to skateboard when I was a kid, but my time and energy went into dancing. I thought skateboarding was much like dancing. So, I decided to learn skateboarding on my 59. o.
It 60. t out things were quite different. I had no idea what I was doing. I always felt uncomfortable when strangers saw me skateboarding, because I could 61. h keep balance. The fear of being laughed at almost made me give up. But I told myself anything worth doing is not easy.
For me, a big part of skateboarding was overcoming my PTSD(创伤后应激障碍). Falling is a huge part of learning skateboarding. It was really hard for me to overcome it. However, I learned from every little fall—allowing me to understand that it was OK and that I could 62. d and get up again. Slowly, the more I practised, the better my body and mind felt. I started skateboarding mainly for therapy at the very 63. b. However, I didn't 64. i it would open up a new world of excitement and possibilities for me.
Life is full of ups and downs. Sometimes life throws unexpected challenges in our way, but these downs make the ups 65. s than before. I'm thankful for the journey skateboarding has taken me on.