阅读理解Rememberhowgreatexercisewaswhenyouwerealittlekid?Backthenracingaroundtheplaygroundorskippingropeforhoursyouweren'tthinkingfitnessyouwerethinkingentertainment.Butinthisageofhigh-techhome

　　阅读理解

　　Rememberhowgreatexercisewaswhenyouwerealittlekid?Backthenracingaroundthe

　　playgroundorskippingropeforhoursyouweren'tthinkingfitnessyouwerethinkingentertainment.

　　Butinthisageofhigh-techhomeequipmentandunderusedgymmembershipsthesimplejoyof

　　jumpingropehasbeenforgotten.Rediscoveringitwillgiveyouatotal-bodyexerciseyoucanfind.

　　Althoughconsideredanexcellent formofexercisejumpingrope has nevergainedwidespread

　　acceptancebecauseoftwofundamentalreasons.Firstmostpeoplerecognizejumpingropeasan

　　excellentformofcardiovascular(心血管的)exercisebuttheyalsobelievethatitissimplytoo

　　difficult.Inotherwordstheydon'tthinkthey'llbeabletocontinuejumpingforthenear20minutes

　　thatittakestoachieveabeneficialphysicaloutcome.Secondmanyviewitassomewhatboringand

　　overlyrepetitive-notassomethingfunorenjoyable.

　　Asamatteroffactjumpingropecanbegreatfunifyoufindaproperwaytopracticeit.Instead

　　ofdoingtheusualtwo－footbounceoverandoveragainpeoplegoodatrope－jumpingoftenchange

　　theirpatternevery10or20jumps.Asinglebounceadouble－bounceaskipaknee－upsideswings

　　aswellasavarietyofothereasy－to－learnfree－stylerope－jumping.

　　Nowresearchersarelearningthatjumpingropealsopreparesthebrainforlearning.Itisanexercise

　　allowingbothbrainhemispherestoperforminparalleltoeachother.Inshortjumpingropecanbea

　　life－longactivityrequiringlittleequipmenttimeandspaceyetleadingtoamuchhealthierlife.

　　1.Fromthefirstparagraphwelearnthat________.

　　A.jumpingropehasfadedfrompeople'smemories

　　B.peoplenowhavemoreadvancedequipment

　　C.racingaroundtheplaygroundwaspreferred

　　D.peoplenowliketohaveexerciseinagym

　　2.Ropejumpinghasnotspreadwidelybecause________.

　　A.itbenefitsthecardiovascularsystem

　　B.itisneithereasynorenjoyable

　　C.itisconsideredboringandrepetitive

　　D.itrequireslittleequipmenttimeandspace

　　3.Thefirst