雅思口语Part2【你想尝试的运动】高分答案分享！

　　雅思口语Part2【你想尝试的运动】高分答案分享！ I remember seeing an interesting online quiz that tries to tell you if you are fit for doing certain sports. The quiz tries to gauge your physical attributes and personality, and matches you with a suitable sport to try. By working on the questions, I realized a lot of the “cool” sports require extreme characteristics. For example, not many shorter people are likely to succeed in volleyball, and those with poor stamina will not be a good triathlete. It sounds surreal that the quiz says competitive cheerleading will be a great match for me, because the agility and power that it takes go way beyond my capabilities. However, I know deep down that competitive cheerleading is something I would love to try.

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　　For a long time, I thought that cheerleading was just a show, a dance, a type of performance that motivates the sports team and entertain the audience. You just need to look pretty - preferably be skinny – and have great moves，then you are qualified to join the cheerleading team. This impression lasted until I came across a TV documentary that talked about the competitive cheerleading in North America. The show followed the life of some high school students who aspired to join the country’s best cheerleading team, and gave the audience a first-hand experience of what it was like to try out for the team, as well as practicing for and competing in competitive cheerleading. Depending on the position, a competitive cheerleader needs to either perform stunts, jumps, tumbling, or lifting and catching a flying teammate. In a nutshell, it’s a combination of gymnastics and acrobatics: cheerleaders need to work in a team and perform dangerous moves to compete with other teams. The competitions generally involve tossing someone up into the air to land on top of a group of teammates, with the goal of performing dangerous posts involving connecting at the legs or arms with other flyers, followed by jumping down for a landing assisted by the group on the ground.

　　Equipment needed centers around body support and protection, such as knee braces, ankle wraps and floor mats. Other than these, you are on your own, hoping that your landing is accurate and your teammates are reliable. The only way that I can learn about this sport is to join a competitive cheerleading team in high school or college, which is impossible to do right now.

　　Though it sounds extremely dangerous, it is also one of the most beautiful sports I have even seen. Its moves are exciting and complex, and it takes great upper body strength with precise physical coordination to perform well. If there is ever a chance I can kid myself to try any simple move, such as tumbling, I would love to go for it.