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【题目】"Our aim is to take our art to the world and make people understand what it is to move," said David Belle, the founder of parkour (跑酷).

Do you love running? It is a good exercise, yet many people find it boring. But what if making your morning jog a creative one? Like jumping from walls and over gaps, and ground rolls? Just like the James Bond in the movie Casino Royale? Bond jumps down from a roof to a windowsill and then runs several blocks over obstacles on the way. It is just because of Bond's wonderful performances that the sport has become popular worldwide.

Yes, that's parkour, an extreme street sport aimed at moving from one point to another as quickly as possible, getting over all the obstacles in the path using only the abilities of the human body. Parkour is considered an extreme sport. As its participants dash around a city, they may jump over fences, run up walls and even move from rooftop to rooftop.

Parkour can be just as exciting and charming as it sounds, but its participants see parkour much morethan that.

Overcoming all the obstacles on the course and in life is part of the philosophy behind parkour. This is the same as life. You must determine your destination, go straight, jump over all the barriers as if in

parkour and never fall back from them in your life, to reach the destination successfully. A parkour lover said, "I love parkour because its philosophy has become my life, my way to do everything."

Another philosophy we've learnt from parkour is freedom. It can be done by anyone, at any time, anywhere in the world. It is a kind of expression of trust in yourself that you earn energy and confidence.

【1】 Parkour has become popular throughout the world because of _______.

A. its founder, David Belle

B. the film, Casino Royale

C. its risks and tricks

D. the varieties of participants

【2】 The underlined word "obstacles" in Paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to"_______".

A. streets

B. objects

C. barriers

D. roofs

【3】 Which of the following is TRUE of parkour?

A．It challenges human abilities.

B．It is a good but boring sport.

C．It needs special training.

D．It is a team sport.

【4】 As its participants move around a city, ________.

A．they can ask for help

B．they may choose to escape

C．they should run to extremes

D．they must learn to survive

【5】 Which of the following is the philosophy of parkour?

A. Sports and extremes.

B. Excitement and popularity.

C. Dreams and success.

D. Determination and freedom.

Answer 1

【答案】【1】B

【2】C

【3】A

【4】C

【5】D

【解析】【1】细节理解题。根据第二段内容尤其是最后一句话可知，由于在电影《皇家赌场》中邦德的精彩表演，跑酷这项运动在全世界开始流行，所以答案为B项。

【2】词义猜测题。结合第五段中“jump over all the barriers”判断，obstacle和barrier都是要跨越的东西，意为“障碍”。

【3】细节理解题。根据第三段中的“…moving from one point to another as quickly as possible, getting over all the obstacles in the path using only the abilities of the human body.”可知，跑酷挑战了人类的能力。

【4】细节理解题。根据第三段可知，跑酷需要尽全力去跑，被认为是一项极限运动（an extreme sport）。

【5】推理判断题。根据第五段可知，跑酷的一个理念是克服困难、达到目标；根据第六段可知，跑酷的另一个理念是自由，所以答案为D项。