“Our aim is to take our art to the world and make people understand what it is to move，” said David Belle, the cofounder 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 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 (哲理) behind parkour. This is the same as life. You must determine your destination, go straight, and 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 cofounder, 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.Which of the following is TRUE of parkour?
A．It challenges human abilities.
B．It is a good but boring sport.
C．It needs special training.
D．It is a team sport.
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.
A young student was one day taking a walk with a professor, who was commonly __36_ the students’ friend. As they went 37, they saw lying in the path a pair of old 38_, which they supposed to belong to a poor man who was working in a 39 . The student turned to the professor, saying: “Let us play the man 40: we will hide his shoes, and 41ourselves behind those bushes, and wait to see his 42 when he cannot find them.”
“My young friend,” answered the professor, “we should never 43 ourselvesat the 44of the poor. But you are 45, and may give yourself a much greater 46 by means of the poor man. Put a coin into each shoe, and then we will hide ourselves and 47 how the discovery affects him.” The student did so, and they both placed themselves behind the bushes. The poor man soon finished his work and came 48the field to the path 49 he had left his coat and shoes. While 50his coat he slipped his foot into one of his shoes; but feeling something 51, he bent down to feel 52 it was, and found the coin. Astonishment and wonder were seen upon his face. He then looked around him on all sides, but no person was to be seen. He now put the money into his pocket, and continued to put on the other shoe; but his53was doubled on finding the other coin. He fell upon his knees, looked up to heaven and said aloud a fervent(热烈的) thanksgiving, in which he 54 his wife, sick and helpless, and his children without bread. The student stood there deeply55, and his eyes filled with tears.
1. A．held B．kept C．named D．called
2. A．along B．on C．over D．back
3. A．socks B．gloves C．shoes D．trousers
4. A．field B．factory C．company D．shop
5. A．a game B．a trick C．a joke D．a word
6. A．hide B．have C．let D．make
7. A．pleasure B．sorrow C．disappointment D．anxiety
8. A．make B．treat C．amuse D．laugh
9. A．price B．expense C．value D．pay
10. A．poor B．kind C．honest D．rich
11. A．pleasure B．money C．thought D．good
12. A．notice B．watch C．realize D．find
13. A．about B．across C．into D．by
14. A．where B．that C．there D．which
15. A．wearing B．dressing C．putting on D．pulling
16. A．soft B．terrible C．strange D．hard
17. A．what B．how C．whether D．why
18. A．confidence B．embarrassment C．surprise D．joy
19. A．mentioned B．remembered C．recommended D．reminded
20. A．amazed B．defeated C．puzzled D．affected
______ the students in our school go to college in their teens.
A．A good many B．A great many of
C．A great deal of D．A great deal
She managed to climb out of the car, ______ unhurt.
A．apparently B．occasionally C．freely D．peacefully
Don't be ______by products promising to make you lose weight quickly.
A．taken off B．taken out
C．taken away D．taken in
The lake by the village is believed ______ a number of victims in the past 3 years.
A．to claim B．to have claimed
C．claiming D．being claiming
