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1、中考英语阅读天天练41Aroundtheworldmoreandmorepeoplearetakingpartindangeroussportsandactivities.Ofcourse,therehavealwaysbeenpeoplewhohavelookedforadventures----thosewhohaveclimbedthehighestmountains,traveledintounknownpartsoftheworldorsailedinsmallboatsacrossthegreatestoceans.Now,however,there

2、arepeoplewholookforanimmediateexcitementfromariskyactivitywhichmayonlylastafewminutesorevenseconds.Iwouldconsiderbungeejumpingtobeagoodexampleofsuchanactivity.Youjumpfromahighplace(perhapsabridgeorahot-airballoon)200metresabovethegroundwithanelastic(有弹性的)ropetiedtoyourankles.Youfalla

3、tupto150kilometresanhouruntiltheropestopsyoufromhittingtheground.Itissaidthatabout2millionpeoplearoundtheworldhavenowtriedbungeejumping.Otheractivitieswhichmostpeoplewouldsayareasriskyasbungeejumpingincludejumpingfromtallbuildinganddivingintotheseafromthetopofhighcliff.（悬崖）Whydopeopl

4、etakepartinsuchactivitiesasthese?Somepsychologistssuggestthatitisbecauselifeinmodernsocietieshasbecomesafeandboring.Notverylongago,diseasescouldnoteasilybecured,andlifewasacontinuousbattleforsurvival.(生存).Nowadays,accordingtomanypeople,lifeofferslittleexcitement.Theyliveandworkincomp

5、arativelysafeconditions;theybuyfoodinshops;andtherearedoctorsandhospitalstolookafterthemiftheybecomeill.Theanswerforsomeofthesepeopleistolookfordangerinactivitiessuchasbungeejumping.1.Abesttitleforthetextis____.A.Dangeroussports:whatandwhyB.TheboredomofmodernlifeC.Bungeejumping:Isitr

6、eallydangerous?D.Theneedforexcitement2.Moreandmorepeopletoday____.A.aretryingactivitiessuchasbungeejumpingB.areclimbingthehighestmountainsC.arecomingclosetodeathinsportsD.arelookingforadventuressuchastravelingintounknownplaces1.Inbungeejumping,you____.A.jumpashighasyoucanB.slidedowna

7、ropetothegroundC.attach(系)yourselftoaropeandfalltothegroundD.falltowardsthegroundwithoutarope2.Peopleprobablytakepartindangeroussportsnowadaysbecause_____.A.theyhavealotoffreetimeB.theycangotohospitaliftheyareinjuredC.theirlifeisshortofexcitementD.theynolongerneedtohuntforfood3.Thewr

8、iterofthetex