閱讀理解:
Around the world more and more people are taking part in dangerous sports and activities. Of course, there have always been people who have looked for adventure—those who have climbed the highest mountains, explored unknown parts of the world or sailed in small boats across the greatest oceans. Now, however, there are people who seek an immediate thrill from a risky activity which may only last a few minutes or even seconds.
I would consider bungee jumping to be a good example of such an activity. You jump from a high place (perhaps a bridge, or a hot-air balloon) 200 metres above the ground with an elastic rope tied to your ankles. You fall at up to 150 kilometres an hour till the rope stops you from hitting the ground. It is estimated that 2 million people around the world have now tried bungee jumping. Other activities as risky as bungee jumping involve jumping from tall buildings and diving into the sea from the top of high cliffs. Why do people take part in such activities as these? Some psychologists suggest that it is because life in modern societies has become safe and boring. Not very long ago, people’s lives were constantly under threat. They had to go out and hunt for food, diseases could not easily be cured, and life was a continuous battle for survival.
Nowadays, according to many people, life offers little excitement. They live and work in a comparatively safe environment; they buy food in shops, and there are doctors and hospitals to look after them if they become ill. The answer for some of these people is to seek danger in activities such as bungee jumping.
問題:
1.What’s the best title for the passage?
A.Dangerous Sports: What and Why
B.The Boredom of Modern Life
C.Bungee Jumping: Is It Really Dangerous?
D.The Need for Excitement
【參考答案】A
[考點]主旨大意題
【精析】A 本文第一段列舉了幾個危險運動的例子。第二段重點描述了蹦極這一極限運動。第三段講述了人們進行極限運動的原因。故選A。
2.More and more people today______ .
A.are trying activities such as bungee jumping
B.are climbing the highest mountains
C.are coming close to death in sports
D.are exploring unknown places
【參考答案】A
[考點]事實細(xì)節(jié)題
【精析】A根據(jù)第一段第一句“Around the world more and more people are taking part in dangerous sports and activities.”可知,全世界有越來越多的人參加危險運動。又根據(jù)第二段第一句“I would consider bungee jumping to be a good example of such an activity.”可知,蹦極是這種活動(危險運動)的一個例子。故選A。
3.In bungee jumping, you ______.
A.jump as high as you can
B.slide down a rope to the ground
C.attach yourself to a rope and fall towards the ground
D.fall towards the ground without a rope
【參考答案】C
[考點]事實細(xì)節(jié)題
【精析】C 根據(jù)第二段第二、三句“You jump from a high…stops you from hitting the ground.”可知,蹦極是在腳踝處捆綁著彈性繩索,然后從離地200米的高處(可能是大橋或者熱氣球上)跳下,以150公里的時速墜落,直到繩索在墜落至地面之前阻止人墜地。故選C。
4. People probably take part in dangerous sports nowadays because_______ .
A.they have a lot of free timeB.they can go to hospital if they are injuredC.their lives lack excitementD.they no longer need to hunt for food
【參考答案】C
[考點]事實細(xì)節(jié)題
【精析】C 根據(jù)最后一段可知,如今人們參加危險運動是因為對于許多人來說,他們工作、生活在一個相對安全、穩(wěn)定的環(huán)境中,生活中缺少刺激。故選C。
5.The writer of the passage has a ______ attitude towards dangerous sports.
A.positiveB.negativeC.neutralD.nervous
【參考答案】C
[考點]推理判斷題
【精析】C 通讀全文可知,作者開頭講述了危險運動慢慢地進入了人們的生活,然后以蹦極為例,介紹了這種運動的特征,并分析了人們進行危險運動的原因,所以作者是以客觀的態(tài)度評論危險運動的。故選C。