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1、（2014镇江）阅读理解Somepeoplesayextreme（极限）sportsaredangerous （2014镇江）阅读理解 Somepeoplesayextreme（极限）sportsaredangerous-andthey’reprobablyright-buthey,ifyou’renotafraidofgettinghurt,Youmightaswelldoitwithstyle!Itisreportedthatregularsportsarenotcompletelysaferthanex
2、tremeones.Hereisanintroductiontothreenewextremesports. ·Ostrich(鸵鸟)Racing SouthAfricaandJacksonville,Florida,USAarethetwohomesofostrichracing.WhydosomeguysliketoattendthisextremesportTheshowisthatsometimesfouroreventenostrichesaremarchingforwardandatatime
3、,andthisisseriouslystrange.Forthesupporters,there’sachancetorideanostrich.Althoughifyoudon’twanttobebittenorkicked,youcanusecarts（木车）likeostrichesforracinginstead. ·BASEJumping BASErepresentsseveralwords—Buildings,Spans，EarthSpansmeanbridgesandEarthmeanscli
4、ffs(悬崖),butthenthebeautyofBASEjumpingisthatit’sjustlaunching(发射)yourselffromanywherepossiblewithaparachute(降落伞)readytogo. AlthoughBASEjumpingdatesbackto1978,ithasbeenpopularquitealotrecentlybecausetherearepiecesofvideosontheInternetandeveryjumpisanewpossibil
5、ity. ·BirdManSuits Thebirdmansuithasafewnames—theflyingsquirrelsuit,wing-suitandbat-suit,it’saspeciallydesignedsuitthatletsyouglide(滑翔)throughtheairatcontrolledspeeds—addinga littleextratoyourusualskydivingexperience.Thisisprobablytheclosestwearegoingtofly
6、.Ifcombining(结合)thiswithBASEjumping,you’llgetsomeseriousdeath-defying(挑战死亡的)excitedfeelings. 26.Accordingtothepassage,whyisostrichracingseriouslystrange A.Becauseostrichesmaybiteandkickpeople. B.Becausesupportershavechancestorideostriches. C.Becausefouror
7、eventenostrichesaremarchingforwardatatime. D.Becauseithastwohomes,SouthAfricaandJacksonville,Florida,USA. 27.ThefollowingplacesaresuitableforBASEjumpingexcept▲. A.theLittleMermaidB.MountFuji C.theLeaningTowerofPisaD.theTowerBridge 28.WhatisNOTthefunction
8、ofthebirdmansuit A.Ithelpscontrolflyingspeed. B.Ithelpssquirrelsandbatsfly. C.Ithelpspeopleexperienceglidingthroughtheair. D.Itcanhelppeoplegetseriousdeath-defyingexcitedfeelings. 26
