Can you remember what kind of sports interest you most during childhood? Looking back to years ago, you are probably find excitement and great fun in just racing around the playground or skipping rope for hours. At that time, you were thinking entertainment rather than fitness.

However, nowadays with so much high-tech home equipment and so many underused gym memberships, people seem to have forgotten the simple joy of jumping rope. Actually, restoring it will give you a total-body exercise and keep you healthy.

Jumping rope has never gained really widespread acknowledged although it’s regarded as an excellent form of exercise. There are two essential reasons for that。

For one thing, while most people recognize jumping rope as an excellent form of cardiovascular (心血管的) exercise , they also believe that it is simply too difficult to continue jumping for the near 20 minutes that it takes to achieve a beneficial physical outcome.

For another, a lot of people consider it somewhat to be boring and overly repetitive instead of enjoyable or entertaining.

In fact, jumping rope can be great fun and exciting as long as you find a proper way to practice it. For instance, you can change your pattern every 10 or 20 jumps instead of doing the usual two-foot bounce over and over again. 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 scientists’ research is discovering that jumping rope also prepares the brain for learning and memory. It is an exercise allowing both brain hemispheres（半球）to perform in parallel (平行) to each other .

Come and join us in jumping rope—a life-long activity requiring little equipment, time and space, yet leading to a much healthier life.

64. What’s the function of the first paragraph?

A. It’s used to express the author’s opinion.

B. It’s used as a conclusion of the research.

C. It’s used to lead in the topic to be discussed.

D. It’s used to give some background information.

65. It’s because 　　　　 that rope jumping has not spread widely around the world.

A. it is too difficult to learn to jump

B. it is considered boring and repetitive

C. it benefits the cardiovascular system

D. it requires little equipment, time and space

66．According to the researchers , jumping rope 　　　　 .

A. only prepares the brain for learning

B. is suitable for patients to recover from illness

C. is especially dangerous for small kids

D. helps both brain hemispheres work equally

67．What is the author’s attitude towards rope jumping ?

A. He is arguing against it. B. He is in favour of it .

C. He is sitting on the fence of it.　　　　　　　 D. He is not clear about its effect.

What kind of sports impressed you most during your childhood? Maybe racing around the playground or skipping rope for hours would bring you pleasure. At that time you weren’t thinking of fitness, you were just thinking of entertainment. But in this age of high-tech home equipment and underused gym memberships, the simple joy of jumping rope has been forgotten. I think rediscovering it probably will give you a total-body exercise.
Although considered an excellent form of exercise, jumping rope has never received widespread acceptance because of two 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 in order to achieve a beneficial physical effect. Second, many regard it as somewhat boring and overly repetitive —not as something fun or enjoyable.
As a matter of fact, jumping rope can be great fun as long as you find a proper way to practise it. Instead of doing the usual two-foot bounce(跳) over and over again, players 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 .
Nowadays researchers are discovering that jumping rope also prepares the brain for learning . It is an exercise allowing both brain hemispheres（半球）to perform equallyto 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.
【小题1】The main purpose of the first paragraph is to tell us that         .

A．people would rather have exercise in a gym than do sports outside

B．there seems to be too much advanced equipment for people to use

C．racing around the playground was regarded as children’s favorite sport

D．jumping rope has escaped from people’s memories in modern society

【小题2】One reason that can explain why rope jumping has not spread widely is that_____.

A．it benefits the cardiovascular system

B．it is too difficult for people to learn to jump

C．it is believed to be boring and repetitive

D．it requires little equipment, time and space

【小题3】The first sentence in Paragraph 3 implies that       in rope jumping .

A．there is only one proper way to follow

B．the usual way should not be used again

C．the easiest way is always the best one

D．there are different kinds of ways to follow

【小题4】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

【小题5】What is the author’s attitude towards rope jumping ?

A．He strongly argues against it.

B．He is in favour of it.

C．He is sitting on the fence of it .

D．He knows little about it .

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(未充分利用的)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 result．Second, many view it as somewhat boring and too 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 practise 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(半球)to perform in parallel(并行地)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．

1.From the first paragraph we learn that_______ ．

A．all people now have more advanced equipment

B．jumping rope has disappeared from people's memories

C．racing around the playground was preferred

D．people now like to have exercise in a gym

2.Rope jumping has not spread widely because_______ ．

A．it benefits the cardiovascular system

B．it requires little equipment，time and space

C．it is neither easy nor enjoyable

D．it is considered boring

3.The first sentence in the 3rd paragraph implies_____ ．

A．there are many ways to follow

B．the usual way should not be used

C．the easiest way is always the best

D．there is only one proper way to follow

4.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

5.What is the author's attitude towards rope jumping?

A．He is arguing against it.                   B．He is sitting on the fence of it.

C．He is in favor of it.                       D．He is not clear about it.

 

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(未充分利用的)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 result．Second, many view it as somewhat boring and too 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 practise 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(半球)to perform in parallel(并行地)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．
【小题1】From the first paragraph we learn that_______ ．

A．all people now have more advanced equipment

B．jumping rope has disappeared from people's memories

C．racing around the playground was preferred

D．people now like to have exercise in a gym

【小题2】Rope jumping has not spread widely because_______ ．

A．it benefits the cardiovascular system

B．it requires little equipment，time and space

C．it is neither easy nor enjoyable

D．it is considered boring

【小题3】The first sentence in the 3rd paragraph implies_____ ．

A．there are many ways to follow

B．the usual way should not be used

C．the easiest way is always the best

D．there is only one proper way to follow

【小题4】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

【小题5】What is the author's attitude towards rope jumping?

A．He is arguing against it.	B．He is sitting on the fence of it.
C．He is in favor of it.	D．He is not clear about it.