单选题 Around the world more and more people are taking part in dangerous sports and activities. Now, there are people who look for an immediate excitement from a risky activity which may only last a few minutes or even seconds.
I would consider bungee jumping (蹦极) to be a good example of such an activity. You jump from a high place 200 meters above the ground with an elastic (弹性的) rope tied to your feet. 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 around the world have now tried bungee include jumping from tall buildings and diving into the sea from the top of high cliffs.
Why do people take part in such activities as these? Some psychologists suggest that it is because life in modern societies has become safe and boring. Not very long ago, people's lives were constantly in danger. They had to go out and hunt for food, diseases could not easily be cured, and life was a continuous battle for survival.
Nowadays, according to many people, life offers little excitement. They live ad work in quite safe conditions; they buy food in shops, and there are doctors and hospitals to look after them become ill. The answer for some of these people is to look for danger in activities such as bungee jumping.

单选题 Of the risky activities, bungee jumping______.
A. offers an immediate excitement B. is a fashion C. makes one relaxed D. makes one brave
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】[解析] 本题是事实细节题。根据第一段最后一句话和第二段第一句话，可知一蹦极就是转瞬即来的刺激的一个很好的例子”，可知正确答案为A。
单选题 In bungee jumping, you ______.
A. jump as high as you can B. slide down a rope to the ground C. tie yourself to a rope and fall D. f all without a rope
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】[解析] 本题是事实细节题。由“with an elastic(弹性的)rope tied to your fee”可知蹦极时你脚上捆着的弹性绳保护着你以免撞上地面。
单选题 Which of the following is true according to the passage?
A. About 200,000 people in the world have tried bungee jumping.
B. In order to keep one safe, a rope is tied to the feet of the jumper.
C. Diving into the sea from the top of the cliffs is much more dangerous than bungee jumping.
D. Many people nowadays feel life dull because they haven't tried bungee jumping.
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】[解析] 本题是事实细节题。根据第二段第二句话可知，“为了保证安全人们的脚上捆着有弹性的绳子”。其余几项都与文章不符。
单选题 The writer of the passage has a ______attitude towards dangerous sports.
A. positive B. negative C. neutral D. critical
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】[解析] 本题是推理推断题。根据本文最后一段可知，作者认为“对于很多人来说，现在的生活太过死气沉沉。大家生活、工作在相当安全的环境中。”所以作者是以中立的观点来看待危险运动的。
单选题 The best title for the passage is ______.
A. Dangerous Sports: What and Way B. Boredom of Modern Life
C. Bungee Jumping; Is It Really Dangerous? D. Need for Exercise
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】[解析] 本题是主旨大意题。文章一开头就点出主题“more people. are taking part in dangerous sports and acuities”，接下来对dangerous sports进行了描述和分析，由此可以判断文章的标题应选A。