Artistic Skates
Artistic roller skates are made up of a leather boot, very strong sole plate, and a jump bar that adds extra force. The boot sits a few inches above the ankle, providing more support for the foot.
Jam Skates
Jam skates are the most different roller skates because of their special low-cut design and lack of toe stop. That’s right: there is no brake. But the original jam skate design was different, resembling an artistic skate. Jam skating is more about personal expression rather than speed skating. The free-flowing movements of jam skating have been given many names. But regardless of its name, jam skating has always been about expression and passion.
Speed Skates
A speed skate resembles a shoe. The cut of the boot is lower. Speed skates typically offer lightweight plates to reduce exhaustion for skating long distances. Jam skates have preferred speed skates because they offer a similar design and freedom of movement. The most obvious difference is that a speed skate features a toe stop, unlike a jam skate that uses a toe plug.
Rhythm Skates
Rhythm skates are similar to jam skates. The difference between them lies in the boot design. In fact, the boot design looks very similar to an artistic skate, essentially providing you with the ankle support benefits of an artistic skate, but the freedom of movement of a jam skate. If you want a skate that allows you to move to the beat, which added ankle support, the rhythm skate is the ideal choice.
小題1:Which of the following is NOT a feature of jam skates?
A．They have no brake
B．They lack a toe stop
C．They have no toe plug.
D．They have a unique, low-cut design.
小題2:If you want to skate to music, which of the following is the best choice?
A．Rhythm skates B．Jam skates C．Speed skates D．Artistic skates
小題3:Speed skates are popular with jam skates because _____.
A．they have a high boot cut
B．they allow free-flowing movement.
C．they are able to stabilize the foot
D．they can help jam skates reduce tiredness.
小題4:What is a common feature of rhythm and jam skates?
A．They both offer some support for the ankles.
B．They both have a similar boot design.
C．They are both suitable for free-flowing movement.
D．They are both about personal expression and passion.
小題5:What can you learn from the passage about jam skates?
A．The original jam skate design has hardly changed.
B．The original jam skate design was similar to an artistic skate.
C．Jam skates have gradually become a type of speed skate.
D．Jam skating has many names because it’s about expression and passion.

小題1:C
小題2:A
小題3:B
小題4:C
小題5:B

試題分析：本文介紹了幾種不同的skate種類，并介紹了各自的特點特色。
小題1:C 細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)第二部分1，2行because of their special low-cut design and lack of toe stop. That’s right: there is no brake.說明ABD都是jam skates的特點。C項文章沒有提及。故C項符合題目的要求。
小題2:A 推理題。根據(jù)文章最后2行If you want a skate that allows you to move to the beat, which added ankle support, the rhythm skate is the ideal choice.可知如果我們按照節(jié)拍來滑冰，也就是跟隨音樂來滑冰，那么Rhythm skates是最好的選擇，故A正確。
小題3:B 細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)文章2,3部分的Jam skates have preferred speed skates because they offer a similar design and freedom of movement.和The free-flowing movements of jam skating have been given many names.都說明free-flowing movement.是這兩者受歡迎的原因，故B正確。
小題4:C 細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)The free-flowing movements of jam skating have been given many names. 和the freedom of movement of a jam skate. 說明這兩項的共同之處就是free-flowing movements故C正確。
小題5:B 細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)第二部分的But the original jam skate design was different, resembling an artistic skate.說明它最初是與an artistic skate 類似的，故B正確。
點評：本文屬于信息篩選類短文，這篇文章信息量較大，先看問題，再帶著問題仔細(xì)閱讀短文，理解了全文內(nèi)容，很容易選出正確答案。閱讀注意事項：1、關(guān)注連詞，分析文章邏輯結(jié)構(gòu)。2、聚焦代詞，明辨指代關(guān)系。3、抓住關(guān)鍵詞語，利用平行結(jié)構(gòu)、上下文（包括定義、釋義、舉例、對比、標(biāo)點）進行判斷與推理。4、了解一些構(gòu)詞法，從詞根的特殊含義入手。
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