题目内容
【题目】根据短文理解,选择正确答案。
“Our aim is to take our art to the world and make people understand what it is to move,” said David Belle, the founder of parkour ( also called free running-a kind of extreme sport).
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(理念) behind parkour. This is the same as life. You must determine 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 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.the film, Casino Royale
B.its founder, David Belle
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.roofs
D.barriers
(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.
【答案】
(1)A
(2)D
(3)A
(4)D
【解析】本文叙述了电影中的邦德让跑酷运动风靡全球,它既是对人体能力极限的挑战,也是对人生意志与自由的追求。短文告诉我们跑酷的理念是决心和自由。
(1)A细节理解题。根据第二段可知跑酷之所以风靡全球是受《皇家赌场》中主人公邦德精彩表演的影响。故选B。
(2)D词义猜测题。根据倒数第二段中间部分的“jump over all the barriers as if in parkour”可知画线词与C项“障碍”意思最接近,故选C。
(3)A细节理解题。根据第三段中的“getting over all the obstacles in the path using only the abilities of the human body”可知跑酷是对人体能力的挑战,故选A。
(4)D推理判断题。根据结合倒数第二段中内容以及最后一段第一句中内容可知跑酷的理念是决心和自由。故选D。
【题目】A new set of brain images shows why : Reading the Roman alphabets and Chinese characters uses different parts of the brain.
The results also suggest that Chinese schoolchildren have reading problems in a different part of the brain used in reading alphabet-based languages. This shows that the learning disorder dyslexia ( inability to read properly) is not the same in very culture and does not have a universal biological cause.
Scientists described the results as “ very important and revolutionary”. While dyslexia has certain common roots, they said, they now have some proof that this kind of functional problem works differently according to the different demands that Western and Eastern languages place on the brain.
Dyslexia is a common developmental disorder in which people of normal intelligence have difficulty learning to read, spell and master other language skills.
The results suggest that treating dyslexia around the world probably will require different treatments.
“Reading is complex,” said Guinevere Eden, Georgetown University professor. “ This shows we need to be more open-minded about diverse treatment approaches.”
Its origins are complex. There appears to be a genetic aspect to the illness. It also may result from brain injury before birth that changes visual and hearing pathways in the brain.
Earlier brain scans show that English-reading dyslexics don’t function properly in a left part of the brain associated with the awareness of 44 sounds from the English alphabet. However, according to the new study, reading Chinese uses some different parts of the brain located in the left-front of the brain. It is associated with symbol interpretation. Unlike alphabet letters, Chinese characters represent entire thoughts and physical objects.
Dyslexia
Definition | A learning 【1】 in which people of average IQ find it 【2】to learn to read and acquire other language skills |
Origins | Genetic causes or brain 【3】 before birth, which affects 【4】 and hearing abilities |
Finding of the earlier study | 【5】reading dyslexics don’t function properly in a left part of the brain |
Discovery of the new study | Reading Chinese uses the 【6】part of the brain |
Conclusion | Reading Roman alphabets and reading Chinese characters place different 【7】on the brain. Dyslexia is not the same in every 【8】and does not have the same 【9】roots. |
【10】 | Dyslexia needs to be treated in different ways |