It started off as part of French military training and has since evolved as a sport, founded by Sebastian Foucan and David Belle, to encompass a wide variety of techniques, philosophies and exercises. Park-our now enjoys the devotion of many die-hard fans across the world and has been the source for much inspiration.
But what is park-our? It is the art of using only your body to navigate from Point A to B in the least time possible, which involves besides leaping, climbing and sprinting, various unusual and complex movements to overcome barriers. 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 pork-our, 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. Park-our is considered 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.
Park-our can be just as exciting and charming as it sounds, but its participants see much more in park-our than that.
To overcome all the obstacles on the course and in life is part of the philosophy(理念)behind park-our. This is the same as life. You must determine your destination, go straight, jump over all the barriers as if in park-our and never fall back from them in your life to reach the destination successfully. A park-our lover said, “I love park-our, because its philosophy has become my life, my way to do everything.”
Another philosophy we’ve learned from park-our 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 so that you earn energy and confidence.
小題1: Park-our has become popular throughout the world because of ________.
A.its founder, David BelleB.the film, Casino Royale
C.its risks and tricksD.the varieties of participants
小題2:The underlined word “obstacles” in Paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to “________”.
A.streetsB.objectsC.barriersD.roofs
小題3:As its participants move around a city, _________.
A.they can ask for helpB.they may choose to escape
C.they should run to extremesD.they must learn to survive
小題4:Which of the following is TRUE about park-our?
A.It challenges human abilities.B.It is a good but boring sport
C.It needs special trainingD.It is a team sport
小題5:Which of the following is the philosophy of park-our?
A.Sports and extremes.B.Excitement and freedom.
C.Dreams and success.D.Self-confidence and freedom.

小題1:B
小題2:C
小題3:C
小題4:A
小題5:D

試題分析:文章介紹跑酷運動的起源和流行,還有跑酷運動的精髓和包含其中的哲學(xué)。
小題1:細節(jié)題:從第二段的句子:It is just because of Bond’s wonderful performances that the sport has become popular worldwide.可知跑酷運動是因為電影Casino Royale而在全世界流行的。選B
小題2:猜詞題:從第二段的句子:Bond jumps down from a roof to a windowsill and then runs several blocks over obstacles on the way. 可知這個單詞是“障礙”的意思。選C
小題3:細節(jié)題:從第三段的句子:Park-our is considered 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.可知跑酷是一項極限運動。選C
小題4:細節(jié)題:從第三段的句子:that’s pork-our, 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. 可知跑酷是挑戰(zhàn)人類的能力的運動。選A
小題5:細節(jié)題:從第五段的句子:A park-our lover said, “I love park-our, because its philosophy has become my life, my way to do everything.”和第六段的句子: Another philosophy we’ve learned from park-our is freedom. 可知跑酷的哲學(xué)是自信和自由。選D
點評:文章介紹跑酷運動的起源和流行,還有跑酷運動的精髓和包含其中的哲學(xué)。本文主要還是考查了細節(jié)題和推理題,注重綜合語言能力的運用,需要根據(jù)段落大意,結(jié)合語境,做出準(zhǔn)確的判斷。要求考生在仔細閱讀文本的基礎(chǔ)上,仔細審題和每個選項,做適當(dāng)?shù)难由,做出合理的判斷推理?
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