Topic | The 1.______ of Ice Cream | ||||||
In Asia | Perhaps first made in China at 2._____ a thousand years ago. Then 3._____ to the Indians, the Arabs and the Persians. | ||||||
In 4.______. | First popular in Venice and then all 5.____ Italy. Popular in France due to a young man from Sicily, Francisco Procopio who opened a shop selling ice cream affordable to common people. 6. _____ in many small shops in the large cities of Germany. Not as many ice cream shops in England. | ||||||
In the 7.____. | Americans eat the largest 8._____ of ice cream in the world. Ice cream soda was not allowed to be 9._____ on Sundays in Evanston, Illinois. | ||||||
Conclusion | Ice cream is of different tastes and people have more 10._____ nowadays. | ||||||
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"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 (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 (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. It is only a state of mind. It is when you trust yourself that you earn energy. | |||||||
1. Parkour has become popular throughout the world because of _____. | |||||||
A. its founder, David Belle B. the film, Casino Royale C. its risks and tricks D. the varieties of | |||||||
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 freedom. C. Dreams and success. D. Determination and freedom. | |||||||
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Game Anyone Can Play The most unhappy people live in their own little worlds of loneliness. They do very little for others and 1 have much fun. I heard of one man who was considered by the townspeople to be both 2 and simple. His simplicity earned him the reputation of a miser (守财奴). When he died, everyone 3 to find a lot of money in his home. But all they found were some 4 . It came out that he had used most of his money to help 5 needy young students through college. And the coins filled his 6 as he walked down the busy streets looking for 7 whose parking meters (停车收费计) had run out. When he found one, he 8 drop in a coin. One of his neighbors commented, "That explains why he looked so 9 !" Of course! People who are willing to 10 others will always be happy. When I lived in Denver. I decided to do the 11 thing. So whenever I parked on a busy 12 I noticed the parking meters around me. If one was running out, I Would put in a coin. Then I learned something 13 . It is illegal to do that in Denver! Once I learned that I was breaking the law, I quit looking for meters to feed. And I 14 an extra bit of joy. I have moved 15 from Denver now and I just might go back to feed an expired (到期的) meter from time to time. I don"t know how the city government feels about my little 16 to drivers, but I do know how it feels to be unavoidably late 17 to a parked car, and worrying about whether the meter has run out. And if I have to look over my shoulder 18 I deposit a coin, then somehow I think that may be more fun! It can be a game: do something 19 and don"t get caught! Everyone is allowed to 20 . | |||||||
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