Question

Remember how great exercise was when you were a little kid? Back then, racing around the playground or skipping rope for hours, you weren’t thinking fitness, you were thinking entertainment. But in this age of high-tech home equipment and underused gym memberships, the simple joy of jumping rope has been forgotten, Rediscovering it will give you a total-body exercise you can find.

    Although considered an excellent form of exercise, jumping rope has never gained widespread acceptance because of two fundamental reasons. First, most people recognize jumping rope as an excellent form of cardiovascular(心血管的)exercise, but they also believe that it is simply too difficult. In other words, they don’t think they’ll be able to continue jumping for the near 20 minutes that it takes to achieve a beneficial physical outcome. Second, many view it as somewhat boring and overly repetitive not as something fun or enjoyable.

     As a matter of fact, jumping rope can be great fun if you find a proper way to practice it. Instead of doing the usual two-foot bounce over and over again, people good at rope-jumping often change their pattern every 10 or 20 jumps. A single bounce, a double-bounce, a skip, a knee-up, side swings, as well as a variety of other easy-to-learn free-style rope-jumping.

     Now researchers are learning that jumping rope also prepares the brain for learning. It is an exercise allowing both brain hemispheres to perform in parallel to each other. In short, jumping rope can be a life-long activity requiring little equipment, time and space, yet leading to a much healthier life.

From the first paragraph we learn that_________.

A. jumping rope has faded from people’s memories

B. people now have more advanced equipment

C. racing around the playground was preferred

D. people now like to have exercise in a gym

Rope jumping has not spread widely because_________.

A. it benefits the cardiovascular system

B. it is neither easy nor enjoyable

C. it is considered boring and repetitive

D. it requires little equipment, time and space

The first sentence in the 3rd paragraph implies_________.

A. there is only one proper way to follow

B. the usual way should not be used

C. the easiest way is always the best

D. there are many ways to follow

According to the researchers, jumping rope_________.

A. only prepares the brain for learning

B. is suitable for students only

C. helps both brain hemispheres work together

D. can be dangerous for old people

What is the author’s attitude towards rope jumping?

A. He is arguing against it

B. He is in favor of it

C. He is sitting on the fence of it

D. He is not clear about it

Answer 1

【小题1】A

【小题2】B

【小题3】D

【小题4】C

【小题5】B

解析:

[文章大意]本文介绍了跳绳的许多好处，并分析了跳绳运动得不到推广的原因

【小题1】考查细节理解。由本文第一段倒数第二句”But in this age of high-tech home equipment and underused gym memberships, the simple joy of jumping rope has been forgotten”可知跳绳已经慢慢地从人们的记忆中淡去。

【小题2】考查细节理解。由第二段中”it is simple to difficult”和”not as something fun or enjoyable” 可知答案选B。

【小题3】考查细节理解。由第三段中可知跳绳的花样很多，你可以tow foot bounce,A single bounce, a skip, a knee-up, side swings,可知有许多方式可以跳.

【小题4】考查细节理解题。由第四段中”It is an exercise allowing both brain hemispheres to perform in parallel to each other.”可知：可以使两个大脑半球同时工作。

【小题5】考查主旨大意。从作者介绍跳绳的好处可以看出作者支持跳绳运动。