Unit 3 A taste of English humour A Jumping Across Cities ??? Forget about expensive gyms, the new sport in cities is free-running. Since it started in a Paris suburb in the 1990s, free-running has attracted lots of fans in cities around the world. Instead of walking normally, free-runners jump over or around anything一cars, buildings, trees, or streetlights- in their way. ??? One of the sport's inventors told our reporter how free-running started. It was boring where we lived. There was nothing for us to do after school. We had done playground games like football and basketball when we were kids, but we wanted something new and exciting. We started learning how to jump and run between buildings —and we loved it. Walking is a waste of time. Free-runners have to use their imaginations. Everything a tree-a streetlight—is part of our outdoor gym. We’re like children?because we have?never stopped playing in the street. ??? The sport's website has lots of rules, for example, don’t break people’s windows, don’t jump over flowerbeds and don't be rude to people who want you to stop. Safety is also very important. You must start with the easy moves—you have to do thousands of small practice jumps before you try anything difficult. If you make only one mistake, you might hurt yourself badly. ??? A local person said, “It’s good that young people have something to do. However, when they jump off buildings like cats, they sometimes frighten other people." 1.Free-runners can jump over or around the following EXCEPT?_____. A. B. C. D. 2.The writer wrote the passage to?_____. A.introduce free-running to people B.persuade people to try free-running C.praise free-runners for their courage D.advise people not to do dangerous sports 3.The passage is most probably found _____. A.in a children’s textbook B.in a science fiction C.in a sports magazine D.in a news website B ?? One of the greatest stories of rags to riches success is that of Andrew Carnegie, who started life in poverty but became the richest man in the world. ??? Carnegie was born in Scotland in 1837, the son of a weaver. In 1848, the family moved to the United States and a at 13 Carnegie began to work in a cotton mill, earning $1.5 per week. About three years later, he found a better job as a telegraph messenger boy. At work, his superiors were impressed by his abilities and willingness to work hard. In 1853,he gained an office job at the Pennsylvania Railroad Company. This was his first big break. He continued to impress and rose rapidly through the company, gaining more and more responsibility. At the same times Carnegie loved reading very much and made use of every opportunity to visit the library. He read widely on all subjects, particularly literature. ??? Carnegie now began to save a little money and, with the help of his employer, began to make some successful investments(投资).He invested in the iron industry and eventually set up his business himself, owning several iron and steel plant ... ...
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