Question

　　You are standing under the most famous neon lights in the centre of London, waiting to cross the road. Suddenly the traffic stops. You hear the distant sounds of cheering, clapping and shouting. Then, like a multi-colored train, 2, 000 people with wheels on their feet zoom past you. You have just witnessed the London Skate, a twice weekly roller-skate event that attracts people in their hundreds and thousands London Skate is a completely free tour of the streets of London―the only condition is that you go along on roller-skates. It lasts between two and three hours and by the end of it you have skated between 10 and 12 miles.

　　The skate snakes sound the streets of London along several different routes. Many of the routes pass by tourist attractions such as Buckingham Palace and Big Ben.

　　Marshals(交通协调员)go ahead of the group, stopping the traffic so that people can skate as safely as possible. Everyone is welcome to take part and people from the age of 4 to 63 years old join the fun. “I love it very much, it is amazing. It feels just like a carnival(狂欢节).”, said Celeste Beverage regular skater.

　　Roller-skating is really taking off across Europe and America. It is a very good way to keep fit and can be practised anywhere there is a smooth surface. Many big cities in Western Europe and in the US now have a regular group skating event.

　　The biggest skates take place in Paris and Munich and tens of thousands of fans show up on warm evenings. “Roller-skating is taking over the world,” said Julian Grenoble, a 25-year-old ski shop employee from London. Grenoble went to the Paris-Roller(Paris skate) regularly until he moved to Britain.

　　“It's so exciting to skate in Pairs. Everyone skates so fast and puts in their best efforts!” he said. The Paris Roller is well known because of the huge attendance, the presence of marshals and the police protection. Paris is a great city for roller-skating because of its long wide streets and smooth surfaces. Roller-skating is also becoming more popular in China among young people and children. Skating fans' favorite places to practice in China are big squares.

 

69. This article mainly talks about _______.

　 A. places and streets for roller-skating

　 B. roller-skating in big cities

　 C. London Skate Event

　 D. roller skaters in different countries

70. The underlined phrase “taking off ”in the passage means ______.

　 A. rising from the ground

　 B. becoming popular

　 C. setting out

　 D. getting exciting

71. We can infer from the passage that London Skate Event _______.

　 A. is probably supported by the city government

　 B. attracts a great many tourist from all over the world

　 C. usually causes a lot of traffic problems

　 D. draws people of all ages into the sport

72. Paris is regarded as one of the most suitable places for roller-skating because _______.

　 A. a large number of roller players attend it

　 B. the police protect the roller skaters

　 C. the streets are safe, wide and smooth

　 D. the event usually takes place on warm evenings

Answer 1

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