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【题目】Some young Cambodians are learning a new sport—skateboarding. The country's first skateboard park is located on the grounds of a local charity group at the edge of Phnom Penh, the capital.

Sports like Khmer boxing and soccer are wildly popular in Cambodia. But Chea, who has been skating for 6 months, says skateboarding has already become his favorite sport.

The skateboarders are learning tricks like launching a jump or flying through the air on their narrow wooden boards.

A non-governmental organization called Skateistan Cambodia organizes weekly programs at the park. Skateistan started its work in Afghanistan years ago. Rory Burke is working with the group which expanded to Cambodia last year.

Rory Burke points out, "Yeah, it's definitely not a typical Cambodian pastime(休闲活动). And I think the idea of* why skateboarding'exists because it's not been done before here. We want to use skateboarding as something saying, ‘Hey, this is something new and different.' And that kind of itself becomes a little bit of hook. People see it and they think and they say, 'Wow, what is that?' and they want to get involved. "

Skateistan partners with local groups work with young people. The park is on the grounds of the group known as PSE, where children attend school and learn a trade. There are almost one hundred and twenty participants. They all come from troubled lives.

Seventeen-year-old Sang Rotha is a student at PSE. "Sometimes I don’t do well in subjects like math, "he sayst" I feel bad when I find it hard to keep up with my lessons. So that is why I skateboard to improve my bad feelings. "

He says he began skateboarding more than a year ago. Before he started training, it seemed very easy. But it was very difficult to learn tricks, and he got hurt a lot from falling off.

Rory Burke says learning to deal with the difficulties is part of the lesson for these young skateboarders.

【1】 According to the passage, PSE is a group ________ .

A. that works with Cambodian students

B. for young Cambodians to learn a trade

C. for young Cambodians in troubled lives

D. for young Cambodians taking skateboarding

【2】 What is said about skateboarding in the passage?

A. It is easy for young Cambodians to learn.

B. It is a good sport to help regain good feelings.

C. It originated in Afghanistan years ago.

D. It is as popular as Khmer boxing in Cambodia.

【3】 The underlined part" a little bit of hook" in Paragraph 5 probably means ________ .

A. something strange B. something new

C. something different D. something attractive

【4】 It can be inferred from the passage that skateboarding is becoming ________ .

A. a sport liked by most young Cambodians

B. an increasingly popular sport in Cambodia

C. a sport used to better young Cambodians’ life

D. a good way to train young Cambodians' learning skills

Answer 1

【答案】【1】 C

【2】 B

【3】 D

【4】 C

【解析】【1】 细节理解题. 根据第一段中的“a local charity group”和倒数第四段中的“PSE, where children attend school and learn a trade. . . They all come from troubled lives. ”可知，这是一个为生活困难的柬埔寨青年建立的团体。

【2】 细节理解题。根据倒数第三段的最后一句“So that is why I skateboard to improve my bad feelings。”可知，滑板运动能帮助人们重新获得好的心情。

【3】 短语猜测题。根据第五段的最后一句可知，玩滑板是一项吸引人的运动，人们对它感到好奇，就会想参与。因此选D项。

【4】 推理判断题。通读全文尤其是最后三段的内容可知，滑板运动能使人心情变好，而且在学习滑板的过程中人们可以学习如何应对困难。由此可推知，滑板运动会被用来改善柬埔寨青年的生活。