单选题 PassageFour Questions16to20arebasedonthefollowingpassage. Aroundtheworldmoreandmorepeoplearetakingpartindangeroussportsandactivities.Ofcourse,therehavealwaysbeenpeoplewhohavelookedforadventure----thosewhohaveclimbedthehighestmountains,exploredunknownpartsoftheworldorsailedinsmallboatsacrossthegreatestoceans.{{U}}Now,however,therearepeoplewhoseekanimmediatethrillfromariskyactivitywhichmayonlylastafewminutesorevenseconds.{{/U}} Iwouldconsiderbungeejumpingtobeagoodexampleofsuchanactivity.Youjumpfromahighplace(perhapsabridge,orahot-airballoon)200metresabovethegroundwithanelasticropetiedtoyourankles.Youfallatupto150kilometresanhourtilltheropestopsyoufromhittingtheground.Itisestimatedthat2millionpeoplearoundtheworldhavenowtriedbungeejumping.Otheractivitiesasriskyasbungeejumpinginvolvejumpingfromtallbuildingsanddivingintotheseafromthetopofhighcliffs.Whydopeopletakepartinsuchactivitiesasthese?Somepsychologistssuggestthatitisbecauselifeinmodernsocietieshasbecomesafeandboring.Notverylongago,people’sliveswereconstantlyunderthreat.Theyhadtogooutandhuntforfood,diseasescouldnoteasilybecured,andlifewasacontinuousbattleforsurvival. Nowadays,accordingtomanypeople,lifeofferslittleexcitement.Theyliveandworkinacomparativelysafeenvironment;theybuyfoodinshops,andthereare doctorsandhospitalstolookafterthemiftheybecomeill.Theanswerforsomeofthesepeopleistoseekdangerinactivitiessuchasbungeejumping.
单选题 Thebesttitleforthepassagewouldbe______.
【正确答案】 D
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单选题 Moreandmorepeopletoday______.
【正确答案】 A
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单选题 Inbungeejumping,you______.
【正确答案】 C
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单选题 Peopleprobablytakepartindangeroussportsnowadaysbecause______.
【正确答案】 C
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单选题 Thewriterofthepassagehasa______attitudetowardsdangeroussports.
【正确答案】 C
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