Parkour around a city跑酷

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跑酷爱好者将城市作为自己的游乐场，按照自己的意愿在城市中移动。国际体操联合会已考虑将跑酷加入奥运会项目。

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1 There are many ways to travel within a city.We can walk， cycle， or take a bus. But no matterwhich way we travel， we have to follow the route（线路） the city planners laid down for us.

2 Parkour practitioners （跑酷爱好者）， however，see the city in a completely different way. Tothem， there are no designed routes. There are no walls and no stairs—they jump， climb，roll and crawl to move across， through， over and under anything that they find in their path.The city is their playground.

3 The International Gymnastics Federation （FIG） has noticed that this activity is drawingmore and more people to it—there are 100，000 people taking part in parkour today inthe UK alone， according to The Guardian—and how it is helpful for people to be muchstronger： It trains coordination and balance. So the FIG is thinking about recognizing parkouras a new sport and adding it to the Olympics by 2024.

4 But parkour practitioners themselves don’t seem to be happy with the idea. They seeparkour as“a lifestyle”. For them， it is a competition against the conditions rather than just a sport. Indeed， many do parkour just to escape the daily routine and experience the city indifferent ways. They see parkour as a way to express themselves through relaxing movesand creative routes while freeing themselves from the pressure.

5 It’s great that the FIG wants to develop a new sport and stay close to a new culturalform. But it would be greater if they knew that not everything in life is a competition.

Reading Check

1. What can be learned about parkour practitioners？

A. They plan the way in advance.

B. They move on as they wish.

C. They run slower than others.

D. They follow special routes.

2. Why does the FIG want to add parkour to the Olympics？

A. Its a special way of life.

B. It draws their attention.

C. It helps balance people’s life.

D. It’s good for people to keep healthy.

3. What does paragraph 4 mainly talk about？

A. The Olympics events in 2024.

B. Parkour practitioners’ special skills.

C. Creative ways to escape from the pressure.

D. Parkour practitioners’ views about parkour.

4. What is the author’s idea about parkour？

A. It is more exciting than other sports.

B. It is worth adding to the sporting event.

C. It is more a lifestyle than a competition.

D. It encourages people to challenge themselves.

Language Study

Ⅰ. 日積月累

follow v. 跟随

completely adv. 完全地

train v. 锻炼；培养

coordination n. 协调能力

balance n. 平衡能力

draw sb to 吸引某人……

recognize...as... 赞赏……是……；公认……是……

see...as... 把……看作……

seem to 似乎

free...from... 释放；使自由

add...to... 把……添加到……

Ⅱ. 单句填空

1. They seem________ （know） what they’re doing.

2. Her screams drew passers-by________the scene.

3. I’ve________ （complete） forgotten her name.

4. The book is now recognized ________a classic.

5. The centre aims to free young people________life pressure.

6. Shall I add your name________the list？