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选择性必修第二册Unit2BridgingCultures

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Ⅰ.阅读理解

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TinaLevertonwas62whensheboughtherfirstpairofballetshoes.Shesaidputtingherfeet

intothesoftleatherwasveryemotional.Shesaid，“I’vewaitedalongtimeforit.”

Afewdayslater，Levertontookherfirstballetclassafterseeinganadvertisementina

newspaper.ItshowedolderwomendancinginaclassnearLeverton’shouse.“AsIcameinthe

door，Ifoundabigsmileonmyface.FromtheminuteIstarted，Ifeltlikecominghome.”

Levertonhadlongedtodanceasachild.Sadly，herparentscouldn’taffordballetclasses，for

theywerefirst-generationIndianimmigrants，strugglingtomakealivingintheUK.Herfatherwas

atraindriverontheundergroundinLondonandhermotherheldtwocleaningjobs.Nonetheless，

sheharbouredherdreamofbeingaballerina(芭蕾舞女演员)．

Atherpresentage，agrandplie—loweringtothefloorwithbentknees—seemedtobeoutof

thequestion.Ittookherthreemonthstomasterthemove:leapingandlandingononefoot.“Ilove

thestruggleandthechallengeoflearningsomethingnew.Peopleintheir60shavealotof

self-limitingbeliefs：‘Ican’tdoit，’‘I’mnotgoodenough.’Andmaybethey’renotgood

enough.Butitdoesn’tmatter，”shesaid.

Ballethasbeentransformative.AtamedicalappointmentafewmonthsafterLeverton’sfirst

class，anursemeasuredherat163cm，halfaninchtallerthanshehadthought.Sheattributes(归因)

thedifferencetoimprovedposture.Hermuscletonehasimprovedandherlowerbackpainhas

stopped.Dancinghasalsobroughtnewfriends.Shemetagroupofolder，moreindependentwomen

andworkedtogethertowardsateamawardwiththeRoyalAcademyofDance.Andthen，ofcourse，

thereisthejoyfulfeeling.“Balletisallt