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【题目】

Around the world more and more people are _【1】dangerous sports and activities. Of course there have always been people who have 【2】 adventure-those who have climbed the 【3】 mountains, explored unknown parts of the world or 【4】 in small boats across the greatest oceans. Now, however, there are people who look for an immediate pleasure from a 【5】 activity which may only last a few minutes or even 【6】 ．

I would consider bungee jumping to be a good example of such an activity. You 【7】 from a high place with an elastic(有弹性的)rope——： 【8】…to your ankles. You 【9】 at up t0 150 kilometres an hour until the rope stops you from 【10】_ the ground. It is said that 2 million people around the world have now 【11】_ bungee jumping. Other activities, 【12】 most people would say are as dangerous as bungee jumping, . 【13】_ jumping from tall buildings and 【14】 into the sea from the top of high rocks.

Why do people take part in such activities as these? Some psychologists(心理学家) suggest that it is because life in 【15】 society has become safe and boring. Not very long ago, people’s lives were constantly in 【16】 .They had to go out and hunt for 【17】 , and life was a continuous battle for survival.

Nowadays, according to many people, life offers 【18】 excitement They live and work in relatively safe condition; they buy food in shops; and there are doctors and nurses to 【19】 them if they become ill, The answer for some of these people is t0 【20】 danger in activities such as bungee jumping.

A. escaping from B. taking part in

C. going in D. taking in

A.looked up B. looked into

C. looked for D. looked around

A. lowest B. highest

C. beautiful D. wild

A. sailed B. swam

C. jumped D. crossed

A. safe B. excited

C. funny D. dangerous

A. years B. seconds

C. hours D. days

A. jump B. run

C.walk . D. cross

A. followed B. tied

C. brought D. took

A. go B.run

C.fall D. fly

A. falling B. running

C. flying D. hitting

A. tried B. looked for

C. found D. studied

A. that B. which

C. it D. what

A. hold B. include

C. find D. contain

A. swimming B. running

C. diving D. sailing

A. old B. modern

C. past D. formal

A. safety B. imperfection .

C. danger D. perfection

A. animals B. food

C. water D. dangers

A. few B. little

C. much D. many

A. look at B. look into

C. look for D. look after

A. look for B. look after

C. explore D. find

Answer 1

【答案】【1】 B

【2】 C

【3】 B

【4】19. A

【5】20. D

【6】21. B

【7】22. A

【8】23. B

【9】24. C

【10】25. D

【11】26. A

【12】27. B

【13】28. B

【14】29. C

【15】30. B

【16】31. C

【17】32. B

【18】 B

【19】 D

【20】 A

【解析】【1】 从本段后面所举的例子来看，此处说的是越来越多的人正参加各种危险的运动。take part in参加，故选B。

【2】 上句说越来越多的人参加各种危险的运动，可推测此处说“也不乏有人寻找冒险”。look up查阅；look into检查；look for寻找；look around四处看。

【3】 从破折号来看，下文是通过例子来说明有人参加冒险活动。根据所举的几个例子来看，此处选highest才能与“冒险”这个主题相吻合，并与“explored unknown parts of the world”一致。

【4】 从后面的“in small boats across the greatest oceans”可推测出此处说的应是“乘小船在大洋上航行”，故选sail。

【5】 此句中的however说明后面提到的运动与前）前面提到的不同，这里说的是有些人从从持续时间很短的一项运动中得到瞬间快乐。从下文来看，作者认为bungee就属于这种运动，也是很危险的，故用dangerous。

【6】 从前面的“…who look for an immediate pleasure”及“which may only last a few minutes or even. . . ”可推测，此处说的是这项运动持续时间短，显然hours，days和years不合语境，故选B。

【7】 根据下文“from a high place about 200 metres above the ground’’可知蹦极是从离地面大约200米处往下跳。

【8】 由文意可在往下跳时，你的脚踝要系在绳子上，也就是要把绳子拴在脚踝上，所以用tied。

【9】 由文意可知从高处跳起，然后坠落下去，所以用fall。

【10】 此处介绍的是系绳子的目的——不让你撞到( hit)地面。

【11】 句意：据说世界上有2百万人都已经尝试过蹦极这项运动。

【12】 此处引导非限制性定语从句，指代前面提到的other activities，用which。

【13】 句意：人说与蹦极一样危险的活动包括从大楼往下跳与从高的岩石上往海里跳。整体包含部分应用include。

【14】 从下文的“from the top of high rocks”可看出是“跳水”，故用diving。

【15】 此处文章要表达的是现代社会人们的生活很安全、枯燥。old 老的；modern现代的；past过去的；formal正式的。

【16】 前面说现在人们生活舒适而乏味，与此相对照，后面说的是过去人们外出狩猎，生活就是持续的生存斗争，故此处应选danger。

【17】 hunt for food猎取食物。

【18】 从后文可知“现在人们生活、工作在相对安全的环境下”，与狩猎相比，现代人 的生活少了刺激，故用little。

【19】 句意：如果生病了有医生和护士等来照顾他们。look at看；look into检查；look for寻找；look after照顾。

【20】 此句是总结全文的话。从整篇文章来看，此处说的是人们在刺激的运动中寻找危险。look for寻找；look after照顾；explore探索；find找到。