【題目】“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 as 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 more than that.

Overcoming all the obstacles on the course and in life is part of the philosophy(理念) 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】As its participants moves 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

【4】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.

【答案】

【1】B

【2】C

【3】C

【4】D

【解析】本文敘述了電影中的邦德讓跑酷運(yùn)動(dòng)風(fēng)靡全球，它既是對(duì)人體極限的挑戰(zhàn)，也是對(duì)人生意志與自由的追求。短文告訴我們跑酷的理念是決心和自由。

【1】B

細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段最后一句It is just because of Bond’s wonderful performances that the sport has become popular worldwide.可知，跑酷之所以風(fēng)靡全球是受“皇家賭場(chǎng)”中主人公邦德精彩表演的影響。故選B。

【2】C

詞義猜測(cè)題。根據(jù)倒數(shù)第二段中間部分的jump over all the barriers as if in Parkour可知，劃線詞與C項(xiàng)“障礙”意思接近，故選C。

【3】C

細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第三段中的getting over all the obstacles in the path using only the abilities of the human body. Parkour is considered as 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.可知，跑酷是對(duì)人體極限的挑戰(zhàn)。故選C。

【4】D

細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)最后兩段的首句Overcoming all the obstacles on the course and in life is part of the philosophy(理念) behind Parkour. Another philosophy we've learnt from Parkour is freedom.可知，Parkour的人生觀是意志和自由。故選D。

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