It isn't cold enough for there _____ a frost tonight, so I can leave Lim's bike out safely.

A. would be           B. being                C. was                   D. to be

Parkour is a sport with the aim of moving from one point to another as smoothly, efficiently and quickly as possible using chiefly the abilities of the human body. It’s more similar to martial arts (武術(shù)) than to a sport. Parkour focuses on how any obstacle is dealt with, whether the obstacle is either physical or mental.

       Inspiration for parkour came from the “Natural Method of Physical Culture” developed by Georges Hebert in the early twentieth century. French soldiers in Vietnam were inspired by Heber’s work and created what is now known as parcours du combatant (障礙訓(xùn)練課程). David Belle, who was introduced to this method by his father Raymond Belle, a Vietnamese soldier who had practiced it, had taken part in activities such as martial arts and gymnastics, and sought to apply his athletic skill in a manner that would have practical use in life.

       After moving to Lisses, David Belle continued his journey with others. “From then on we developed,” says Sebastien Foucan, who helped to spread parkour, “and really the whole town was there for us; there for parkour.”

       Over the years as devoted practitioners (實踐者) improved their skills, their moves continued to grow in scale, so that building-to-building jumps and drops of over a storey(樓層) became common in media description, causing much misunderstanding on the nature of parkour.”

       Although many practitioners say parkour isn’t an extreme sport, it does carry risk with it. The practice of running, jumping, and leaping from a variety of urban structures (roof tops, staircases, raised surfaces, walls, etc.) and landing on concrete, of course, carries the potential for injury. Some of the most common injuries include sprained (扭傷的) ankles and injuries to the knees.

       According to one practitioner, “One of the biggest differences between parkour and other so-called ‘extreme’ sports is that it is not concerned only with physical skills, but also with one’s mental and spiritual pleasure.”

1.    The second paragraph is mainly about _______.

A. Belle’s devotion to parkour                           B. the origin of parkour

C. the use of parkour during wartime              D. the practical use of parkour in life

2.    What do we know about David Belle?

       A. He used to be a French soldier in Vietnam.

       B. His attitude toward Hebert’s work was negative.

       C. He and Foucan held different views on parkour.

       D. He attempted to make full use of his athletic skill in life.

3.    What do we infer from the passage?

       A. The practitioners think parkour is worth the risk.

       B. Parkour needs specially designed training places.

       C. The practitioners are often blamed by the media.

       D. Parkour was developed in the early twentieth century.

4.    Parkour requires _______.

       A. only the abilities of human body       

B. move from one point to another

       C. the ability to deal with mental problems 

D. the ability to remove obstacles physically and mentally

5.    According to the passage, which of the following is parkour?

       A.            B.    

C.         D.

Stand over there ______ you’ ll be able to see it better.

    A. or          B. and            C. but        D. while

Today, ______ rapid transportation and communication, the whole world seems to be smaller.

  A. regardless of     B. in spite of      C. instead of         D. because of

 Of the seven days in a week, Saturday is said to be the most popular ______ for a wedding in some countries.

   A. way            B. situation         C. event        D. choice

 What would have happened ________, as far as the cliff?

A. if Bob has walked farther                B. if Bob should walk farther

C. if Bob had walked farther               D. if Bob walked farther

Your coat is smarter than mine, but mine is _________ cheaper than yours.

A. somewhat        B. a lot of               C. well                D. so

How do you ________ yourself in rainy weather?

       A．a(chǎn)muse   B．help           C．throw          D．entertain

第二節(jié)：完形填空（共20小題；每小題1分，滿分20分）

      閱讀下面短文，掌握其大意，然后從21～40各題所給的四個選項（A、B、C和D）中，選出最佳選項，并在答題紙上將該選項標(biāo)號涂黑。

       It was my first day of high school, and I was late．My next class, German, scared me．I just could not speak that _21__．As the bell rang, I ran to the classroom．

       At the door, a hand reached out and  _22_ mine firmly．I looked up．A man with large glasses smiled．He _23__himself as Tony, which means teacher in German．_24_, his warm smile and __25_ words eased my fears．That year, I __26_ his classes a great deal because I learned __27__just German．

       I admit I only speak a little German．__28_ I try to live out the life lessons I learned from Tony．

       Every day Tony stood  _29_ his classroom before and after class to give his “hand hug”．After school his room was always filled with students and he would _30_ to and chat with them—_31_  those not in his class．He taught me that every person is _32_ your time．

       One time, I was rejected by my friends．Tony told me, “Linda, life gives you _33．But learning its lessons will turn those ashes to jewels．” Therefore, I learned to look at my troubles   _34_  and not to fear any difficulty．

       In my senior year, I _35_ president of one of the school’s clubs, so I was very__36_．Many times I didn’t even have time to buy lunch．He served me by giving me his food as well as advice．He __37__ out what he taught us to do: __38_ others．

       The author William Arthur Ward _39_: “The mediocre（平庸的） teacher tells．The good teacher explains．The superior teacher demonstrates．The great teacher _40_．” Thank you Tony, for inspiring me．

21．A．country    B．language   C．nation       D．word

22．A．hit        B．beat   C．shook       D．patted

23．A．introduced       B．regarded   C．treated      D．considered

24．A．Once again      B．In addition       C．For once   D．Right away

25．A．exciting    B．welcoming       C．disappointing   D．boring

26．A．escaped    B．heard C．enjoyed    D．preferred

27．A．more than B．other than C．less than   D．rather than

28．A．And  B．So     C．But   D．Therefore

29．A．within      B．outside     C．beyond     D．a(chǎn)head

30．A．say    B．listen C．talk   D．speak

31．A．ever  B．yet    C．still   D．even

32．A．worth       B．worthy     C．full of      D．filled with

33．A．troubles    B．lessons      C．a(chǎn)shes D．jewels

34．A．frequently B．similarly   C．hopefully  D．differently

35．A．made B．became     C．took  D．held

36．A．proud       B．capable     C．busy  D．free

37．A．proved     B．picked      C．put    D．lived

38  A．serve B．offer C．give  D．teach

39．A．read  B．put    C．told   D．wrote

40．A．inspires    B．encourages       C．praises      D．excuses

---Don’t you feel cold, Tim? You wear such a jacket in a day at -5℃．

       ---___________．I’m boiling．

       A．No worry B．Take it easy      C．Not in the least D．That’s OK