Question

Parkour

The word "parkour" comes from a French phrase roughly translated as "military obstacle course(军事障碍课程). At first glance, parkour looks like an extreme sport, and it certainly has many of the same qualities of an extreme sport. However, it is considered by many traceurs as more of an art and exercise, which allows for individual expression and also promotes inner strength and personal growth.

It introduces us to complete freedom from obstacles, and it is this freedom that makes parkour very appealing in strict control of modern society. It is a method that's available to us at any time to deal with the obstacles facing us, both mental and physical. No obstacle, no barrier can stop the traceur; they continue moving forward in spite of, and in harmony with these.

While parkour does allow for a great deal of originality, there are certain methods commonly used when practising it. The traceur chooses his/her own path through the environment to create unique and flowing movement, adapting to and using anything in this path. When many techniques or moves used to overcome obstacles are linked together in an efficient and continuous way, it is known as a "run." If you see someone that looks like they're running from the police, but there is no one running after, it's probably parkour.

This idea of the chase represents and expresses the movement of parkour quite well. In fact, it is the form of movement that our ancient ancestors may have used to hunt for food, or escape from animals on the plains of Africa. In adapting instantly to whatever comes forth without thinking about it, we naturally flow over and around all obstacles. In practicing parkour, we are reviving and developing that ancient instinct(本能).

The attitude behind parkour also combines the mentality of a child at play. That unlimited imagination and energy combined with a complete ignoring of social practices epitomizes(成为……的缩影) the traceur. Others look at a rail or wall and see a barrier; we look at it and see a launch pad. And hey, let's not forget that we do this because it's fun! The world is our jungle gym. Let's go play!

1.The underlined word in paragraph 1 means _______.

A. parkour participants    B. fitness experts

C. sports psychologists    D. extreme sports lovers

2.Paragraph 4 is written to _______.

A. show the way to develop ancient instinct

B. introduce the development of parkour

C. distinguish parkour from ancient instinct

D. explain the origin of parkour

3.People may show interest in parkour because _______.

A. they can get freed from routine activities and tasks

B. it helps them to do their job efficiently in future

C. they can develop both physically and mentally

D. it has its roots in their childhood experience

Answer

1.A

2.D

3.C

【解析】本文介绍跑酷。人们可能会对跑酷感兴趣是因为人们可以通过这项运动在身心上都有发展。

1.A

词义猜测题。根据第一段中At first glance, parkour looks like an extreme sport, and it certainly has many of the same qualities of an extreme sport.（乍一看，跑酷看起来像是一项极限运动，而且它也有许多与极限运动相同的特征。）However, it is considered by many traceurs as more of an art and exercise, which allows for individual expression and also promotes inner strength and personal growth（.然而，它被很多traceurs认为更多的是一种艺术和锻炼，它允许个人表达，也能提升内在力量和个人成长。）由此推知，划线词指的是“参与跑酷的人”，故答案为A。

2.D

推理判断题。根据第四段中In fact, it is the form of movement that our ancient ancestors may have used to hunt for food, or escape from animals on the plains of Africa.和In practicing parkour, we are reviving and developing that ancient instinct(本能).可知，第四段在讲跑酷的起源。故答案为D。

3.C

推理判断题。根据倒数第二段最后两句In adapting instantly to whatever comes forth without thinking about it, we naturally flow over and around all obstacles. In practicing parkour, we are reviving and developing that ancient instinct(本能).和最后一段第一句The attitude behind parkour also combines the mentality of a child at play.可知，人们可能会对跑酷感兴趣是因为他们可以在身心上都有发展。故答案为C。