“Our aim is to take our art to the world and make people undertand 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 ove ________ 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 anoth-er 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 park-our 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 detemine 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 hilosophy we've learnt from parkour is freedom.It can 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 ________.
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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 “________”
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A.
streets
B.
objects
C.
barriers
D.
roofs
(3)
Which of the following is true of parkour?
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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)
As its participants move around a city, ________.
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A.
they can ask for help
B.
they may choose to escape
C.
they should run to extremes
D.
they must learn to survive
(5)
Which of the following is the philosophy of parkour?
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(1)
This is an advertisement of ________.
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A.
selling valuable books
B.
attracting students
C.
setting up Open University
D.
looking into English learning
(2)
As a student of the Open University, you don’t need to ________.
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A.
buy any course materials
B.
choose which course to learn
C.
pay any money for your study
D.
have lessons all the time at the university
(3)
The Open University can supply you with ________.
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A.
different jobs to choose from
B.
a course for training your English
C.
different kinds of free instructions
D.
a classroom and a library for study
(4)
We can learn from the text that ________.
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A.
OU courses are very popular in Britain
B.
money for learning must be paid off at one time
C.
we can’t telephone the university during the night
D.
people can’t be employed without finishing OU courses
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Two University of Oklahoma scientists are starting research that they hope will someday lead to the development of a vaccine(疫苗)to fight against the HIV Virus, which causes AIDS.
The research, to be carried out by Mark Lang, an assistant professor at the OU Health Sciences Center, and microbiologist John West, will examine the basic aspects of the immune system, rather than the complex aspects of the virus.
They theorize that if a key function of the body's immune system can be found exactly, it could be the first step toward developing a vaccine.
“To develop a new vaccine, we realzed we first have to study and understand the immune system,”Lang said.
Lang said their work will focus on researching the basic antibody responses from Natural Killer-like T-cells.A potential vaccine would contain NKT cells and would improve the immune system's antibodies, which fight outside invaders such as HIV by preventing them from entering cells or giving the immune system enough of a boost to kill them.
NKT cells, which have been a part of research into cancer and other diseases, have not previously been the focus of HIV research, Lang said.
The research will last 18 months, with tests being performed on mice.The Oklahoma Center is giving $300,000 toward the research, and if the research proves promising, Lang and West will apply to the National Institutes of Health for more funding.
“If we are successful, we will have made an important contribution to the field, but we will still be several steps away from an effective vaccine,”Lang said.
Lang said that in a best –case scenario(最好的情况)their research could lead to a vaccine ready for use in about four years.
(1)
The research to be carried out will focus on ________.
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A.
the immune system
B.
the test performed on mice
C.
NKT cells
D.
the HIV virus
(2)
The underlined part“a boost”in Paragraph 5 is closest in meaning to“________”.
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A.
growth in size
B.
an amount of time
C.
a great number
D.
an increase in power
(3)
We can infer from the underlined sentence in Paragraph 8 that ________.
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A.
other researchers need to help them
B.
the research seems to be a failure
C.
further research needs to be done
D.
the vaccine can kill all viruses
(4)
What would be the best title for the passage?
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A.
Two Researchers Begin To Study the Immune System
B.
NKT Cells Have Been a Part of Research into Cancer
C.
The Relationship Between the Immune System and HIV
D.
Two Scientists Work To Develop Hiv Vaccine
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Some time ago, I discovered that one of my chairs had a broken leg.I didn't think there would be any difficulty in getting it mended, as there were a whole lot of antique(古董)shops near my home.So I left home one morning carrying the chair with me.I went into the first shop expecting a friendly reception(接待).I was quite wrong.The man wouldn't even look at my chair.
The second shop, though slightly more polite, was just the same, and the third, and the fourth-so I decided that my approach must be wrong.
I went into the fifth shop with a plan in my mind.I placed the chair on the floor and said to the shopkeeper, “Would you like to buy a chair?” He looked it over carefully and said, “Yes , not a bad chair.How much do you want for it, sir?” “Twenty pounds ,” I said.“OK,” he said, “I'll give you twenty pounds.” “It's got a slightly broken leg, ”I said.“Yes I saw that, it's nothing.”
Everything was going according to plan and I was getting excited.“What will you do with it?” I asked.“Oh, it will be easy to sell once the repair is done.” “I'll buy it,” I said.“What do you mean?Y ou've just sold it to me,” he said.“Yes, I know but I've changed my mind.I'm sorry, I'll give you twenty-seven pounds for it.” “You must be crazy,” he said.Then suddenly the penny dropped.“ I know what you want.You want me to repair your chair.” “ You're right,” I said.“And what would you have done if I had walked in and said, ‘ Would you mend this chair for me'?” “I wouldn't have agreed to do it ,” he said.“We don't do repairs, not enough money in it and too much trouble.But I'll mend this for you, shall we say for a five?” He was a very nice man and was greatly amused(感到有趣)by the whole thing.
(1)
We can learn from the text that in the first shop the writer ________.
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A.
was rather impolite
B.
was warmly received
C.
asked the shopkeeper to buy his chair
D.
asked the shopkeeper to repair his chair
(2)
The expression “the penny dropped” in the last paragraph means the shopkeeper ________.
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A.
changed his mind
B.
accepted the offer
C.
saw the writer's purpose
D.
decided to help the writer
(3)
How much did the writer pay?
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A.
£5.
B.
£7.
C.
£20.
D.
£27.
(4)
From the text , we can learn that the writer was ________.