Question

【題目】 Were you into skateboarding，surfing or snowboarding when you were a kid？We can remember our first (less than successful) go at skateboarding，as well as the first time we managed to stand up on one of those surfboards.

It was so much fun that we were hooked for life. However，not everyone thinks that introducing children to extreme sports is a good idea.

In the article from The New York Times，writer Jon Lackman considers whether sports like snowboarding，climbing and skateboarding could be dangerous to the growing bodies of young children and looks for advice from medical professionals.

“Kids aren’t mentally ready for these activities，” says professor of orthopaedics(矯形外科)，Dr. Vani Sabesan. “They tend to underestimate(低估) the risks，and their parents can’t always be trusted to keep them in check. ”

Sabesan is particularly worried about the effects of extreme sports on TV and the Internet on children. “What we’re seeing is a lot of kids thinking maybe they can do what these professional athletes can do. ”

As someone who was encouraged to give bodyboarding a go by the age of five and then presented with a surfboard aged seven，I think these worries are a little overstated(夸大的)，if not misplaced.

Extreme sports can be dangerous，yes，but there’s as much chance of falling off your bike or your roller skates as off a skateboard or surfboard.

My own experience of extreme sports leads me to think that I’ll allow my own kids to try them in the same way my parents allowed me.

In sports such as surfing and snowboarding，there’s a sense of adventure and courage that is important to instill(慢慢灌輸) in young children.

Did I fall off my surfboard？All the time. Did I get back on？Every time.

Are the more extreme sports too dangerous for younger kids and better saved for teenagers？Are extreme sports a great experience for all children to have and a great way to make the most out of your childhood?

【1】What does the underlined word “hooked” in Paragraph 2 probably mean?

A.Warned.B.Cheated.

C.Attracted.D.Confused.

【2】What’s Jon Lackman’s attitude towards kids taking part in extreme sports?

A.Amazed.B.Doubtful.

C.Admiring.D.Supportive.

【3】What did the author’s parents expect him to do when he was very young?

A.To have a spirit of adventure.

B.To set a good example to others.

C.To become a professional athlete.

D.To get away from extreme sports.

【4】What does the author think of extreme sports?

A.They are really very dangerous for kids.

B.They are as easy to learn as roller skating.

C.They are helpful for kids to find their courage.

D.They are more suitable for teenagers than kids.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】B

【3】A

【4】C

【解析】

本文是議論文。極限運(yùn)動給孩子帶來樂趣，但并非人人都認(rèn)為孩子可以參加極限運(yùn)動。文章就兒童是否可以參加極限運(yùn)動進(jìn)行了討論。

【1】詞義猜測題。根據(jù)It was so much fun that we were hooked for life. However，not everyone thinks that introducing children to extreme sports is a good idea.可知極限運(yùn)動如此有趣以至于人們終身都被……，然而并非人人都認(rèn)為讓孩子參加極限運(yùn)動是好的，對比畫線詞后However一詞的轉(zhuǎn)折，可推測劃線部分的意思是“吸引”。故選C項(xiàng)。

【2】推理判斷題。由第三段的considers. . . be dangerous to the growing bodies of young children and looks for advice from medical professionals”可知，Jon Lackman認(rèn)為極限運(yùn)動對正在長身體的孩子來說有危險，參加極限運(yùn)動要尋求專業(yè)醫(yī)生的意見，故推測Jon Lackman對兒童是否應(yīng)該參加極限運(yùn)動持懷疑的態(tài)度。故選B項(xiàng)。

【3】推理判斷題。由第六段的As someone who was encouraged to give bodyboarding a go by the age of five and then presented with a surfboard aged seven，可知作者的父母在他五歲時就讓他接觸沖浪運(yùn)動，故推測他的父母期望他能有一點(diǎn)冒險精神。A. To have a spirit of adventure.（有冒險精神）符合以上推斷，故選A項(xiàng)。

【4】推理判斷題。由倒數(shù)第三段的“In sports such as surfing and snowboarding，there’s a sense of adventure and courage that is important to instill(慢慢灌輸) in young children”可知，作者認(rèn)為極限運(yùn)動有助于培養(yǎng)兒童的勇氣和膽量。C. They are helpful for kids to find their courage.

（他們有助于孩子發(fā)現(xiàn)自己的勇氣）符合以上推測，故選C項(xiàng)。