英语阅读理解：the world

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1、英语阅读理解：theworld　　Aroundtheworldmoreandmorepeoplearetakingpartindangeroussportsandactivities.Ofcourse,therehavealwaysbeenpeoplewhohavelookedforadventures----thosewhohaveclimbedthehighestmountains,traveledintounknownpartsoftheworldorsailedinsmallboatsacrosst

2、hegreatestoceans.Now,however,therearepeoplewholookforanimmediateexcitementfromariskyactivitywhichmayonlylastafewminutesorevenseconds.　　Iwouldconsiderbungeejumpingtobeagoodexampleofsuchanactivity.Youjumpfromahighplace200metresabovethegroundwithanelasticrope

3、tiedtoyourankles.Youfallatupto150kilometresanhouruntiltheropestopsyoufromhittingtheground.Itissaidthatabout2millionpeoplearoundtheworldhavenowtriedbungeejumping.Otheractivitieswhichmostpeoplewouldsayareasriskyasbungeejumpingincludejumpingfromtallbuildingan

4、ddivingintotheseafromthetopofhighcliff.　　Whydopeopletakepartinsuchactivitiesasthese?Somepsychologistssuggestthatitisbecauselifeinmodernsocietieshasbecomesafeandboring.Notverylongago,diseasescouldnoteasilybecured,andlifewasacontinuousbattleforsurvival.。　　No

5、wadays,accordingtomanypeople,lifeofferslittleexcitement.Theyliveandworkincomparativelysafeconditions;theybuyfoodinshops;andtherearedoctorsandhospitalstolookafterthemiftheybecomeill.Theanswerforsomeofthesepeopleistolookfordangerinactivitiessuchasbungeejumpi

6、ng.　　1.Abesttitleforthetextis____.　　A.Dangeroussports:whatandwhy　　B.Theboredomofmodernlife　　C.Bungeejumping:Isitreallydangerous?　　D.Theneedforexcitement　　2.Moreandmorepeopletoday____.　　A.aretryingactivitiessuchasbungeejumping　　B.areclimbingthehighestmounta

7、ins　　C.arecomingclosetodeathinsports　　D.arelookingforadventuressuchastravelingintounknownplaces　　3.Inbungeejumping,you____.　　A.jumpashighasyoucan　　B.slidedownaropetotheground　　C.attachyourselftoaropeandfalltotheground　　D.falltowardsthegroundwithoutarope　　4

8、.Peopleprobablytakepartindangeroussportsnowadaysbecause_____.　　A.theyhavealotoffreetime　　B.theycangotohospitaliftheyareinjured　　C.theirlifeisshortofexcitement　　D.theynolongerneedtohuntforfood　　5.Thewriterofth