Now, however, there are people who look for an immediate excitement from a risky (冒险的)
activity which may only last a few minutes or even seconds. I would consider bungee jumping (蹦极跳) to be a good example of such an activity. You jump from a high place with a rubber rope tied to your ankles.
You fall at up to 150 kilometers an hour until the rope stops you from hitting the ground. It is said that about 2 million people around the world have now tried bungee jumping. Other activities which most people would say are risky as bungee jumping include jumping from tall buildings and diving into the sea from the top of the high cliffs (悬崖). Why do people take part in such activities as these? Some psychologists (心理学家) suggest that it is because life in modern societies has become safe and boring. According to many people, life offers little excitement. They live and work in comparatively (相对地) safe conditions; 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 look for danger in activities such as bungee jumping. 【解题导语】 本文以蹦极跳为例说明了当代社会人们喜欢寻求刺激的这种现象并解释了人们为什么会有这种心态. 1. The best title for the passage is________ . A. Dangerous sports: What and Why B. The Boredom (无聊) of Modern life C. Bungee Jumping: Is It Really Dangerous D. The Need for Excitement 解析:选A.全文列举了一些常见的有刺激性的活动,而后又解释了人们为什么会寻求刺激,所以选A最为贴切. 2. In bungee jumping,you ________. A. jump as high as you can B. move down a rope to the ground C. tie yourself to a rope and fall to the ground D. fall towards the ground without a rope 解析:选C.文章第二段详细地讲了蹦极的全过程,先用绳子系住脚踝,然后从高空往下跳. 3. People probably take part in dangerous sports nowadays because________. A. they have a lot of free time B. they can go to hospital if they are injured C. their life is short of excitement D. they can buy food in shops and no longer need to hunt for food 解析:选C.心理学家对产生这种现象的原因的解释是人类生活相对稳定、乏味,缺少刺激,才促使人们去参加危险的活动.
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