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 （多彩的）train, 2, 000 people with wheels（輪子） 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 (交通協(xié)調(diào)員) 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 (狂歡節(jié))，" 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（慕尼黑） 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 Paris. 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 practise in China are big squares.

5. We can infer from the passage that London Skate Event ________.

A. is probably supported by the city government

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

C. usually causes a lot of traffic problems

D. draws people of all ages into the sport

6. The underlined phrase "taking off " in the passage means________ .

A. rising from the ground   B. becoming popular  

C. setting out     D. getting exciting

7. 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

8. 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

       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（溜旱冰） event that attracts people in their hundreds and thou-

       sands 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 round the streets of London along several different routes．Many of the routes pass by tourist attractions such as Buckingham Palace and Big Ben．Marshals （交通協(xié)調(diào)員） go ahe-  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 （狂歡節(jié)），" 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 ha- ve 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 Paris．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 practise in China are big squares．

1.We can infer from the passage that London Skate Event ________．

       A．is probably supported by the city government

       B．a(chǎn)ttracts a great many tourists from all over the world

       C．usually causes a lot of traffic problems

       D．draws people of all ages into the sport

2.The underlined phrase "taking off " in the passage means________ ．

       A．rising from the ground

       B．becoming popular

       C．setting out

       D．getting exciting

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

       A．a(chǎn) 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

4.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

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（溜旱冰） event that attracts people in their hundreds and thou-

       sands 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 round the streets of London along several different routes．Many of the routes pass by tourist attractions such as Buckingham Palace and Big Ben．Marshals （交通協(xié)調(diào)員） 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 （狂歡節(jié)），" 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 Paris．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 practise in China are big squares．

1．We can infer from the passage that London Skate Event ________．

       A．is probably supported by the city government

       B．a(chǎn)ttracts a great many tourists from all over the world

       C．usually causes a lot of traffic problems

       D．draws people of all ages into the sport

2．The underlined phrase "taking off " in the passage means________ ．

       A．rising from the ground

       B．becoming popular

       C．setting out

       D．getting exciting

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

       A．a(chǎn) 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

4．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

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 （彩色的） train, 2,000 people with wheels on their feet zoom （嗡嗡地疾行） past you．You have just witnessed the London Skate, a twice weekly roller-skate event that attracts hundreds and thousands of people in 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 （交通協(xié)調(diào)員） 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 （狂歡節(jié)）," 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 Paris．Everyone skates so fast and puts in their best efforts!" he said．The Paris Roller is well known because of the huge attendance （出席人數(shù)） the presence of marshals （元帥）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 practise in China are big squares．

1．We can infer from the passage that London Skate Event _____．

       A．is probably supported by the city government

       B．a(chǎn)ttracts a great many tourists from all over the world

       C．usually causes a lot of traffic problems

       D．draws people of all ages into the sport

2．The underlined phrase "taking off " in the second paragraph means______．

       A．rising from the ground                         B．becoming popular

       C．setting up                                            D．getting exciting

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

       A．a(chǎn) 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

4．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

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(交通協(xié)調(diào)員)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(狂歡節(jié))，” 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.

1?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

2?The underlined phrase “taking off ”in the passage means

A?rising from the ground         　　　　　　　B?becoming popular

C?setting out                   　　　　　　　　　 D?getting exciting

3?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

4?Paris is regarded as one of the most suitable places for roller-skating because

A?a large under 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

B

 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(溜旱冰) event that attracts people in their hundreds and thou-

sands 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 round the streets of London along several different routes. Many of the routes pass by tourist attractions such as Buckingham Palace and Big Ben. Marshals (交通協(xié)調(diào)員) go ahe-  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 (狂歡節(jié))，" 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 ha- ve 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 Paris. 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 practise in China are big squares.

60. We can infer from the passage that London Skate Event ________.

A. is probably supported by the city government

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

C. usually causes a lot of traffic problems

D. draws people of all ages into the sport

61. The underlined phrase "taking off " in the passage means________ .

A. rising from the ground

B. becoming popular

C. setting out

D. getting exciting

62. 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

63. 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

B
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(溜旱冰) event that attracts people in their hundreds and thou-
sands 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 round the streets of London along several different routes. Many of the routes pass by tourist attractions such as Buckingham Palace and Big Ben. Marshals (交通協(xié)調(diào)員) go ahe-  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 (狂歡節(jié))，" 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 ha- ve 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 Paris. 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 practise in China are big squares.
60. We can infer from the passage that London Skate Event ________.
A. is probably supported by the city government
B. attracts a great many tourists from all over the world
C. usually causes a lot of traffic problems
D. draws people of all ages into the sport
61. The underlined phrase "taking off " in the passage means________ .
A. rising from the ground
B. becoming popular
C. setting out
D. getting exciting
62. 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
63. 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

　　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(交通協(xié)調(diào)員)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(狂歡節(jié)).”, 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