Question

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 about 200 meters above the ground with an elastic rope ___8___ to your ankles. You ___9___ at up to 150 kilometers 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(心理學家) suggest that it is because life in ___15___ societies has become safe and boring. Not very long ago, people’s lives were constantly under ___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 hospitals to ___19___ them if they become ill. The answer for some of these people is to ___20___ danger in activities such as bungee jumping.
1. A. escaping from       B. taking part in     C. going in     D. taking in
2. A. looked up      B. looked into C. looked for  D. looked around
3. A. lowest    B. highest       C. beautiful    D. wild
4. A. sailed     B. swam  C. jumped      D. crossed
5. A. safe B. excited       C. funny  D. dangerous
6. A. years      B. seconds      C. hours  D. days
7. A. jump      B. run     C. walk   D. cross
8. A. followed B. tied     C. brought      D. took
9. A. go   B. run     C. fall     D. fly
10. A. falling  B. running      C. flying D. hitting
11. A. tried     B. looked for  C. found  D. studied
12. A. that      B. which C. it D. what
13. A. hold     B. include       C. find    D. contain
14. A. swimming    B. running      C. diving D. sailing
15. A. old       B. modern      C. past    D. formal
16. A. safety   B. imperfection      C. danger       D. perfection
17. A. animals B. food   C. water  D. dangers
18. A. few      B. little   C. much  D. many
19. A. look at  B. look into    C. look for     D. look after
20. A. look for       B. look after   C. explore      D. find

Answer 1

1-5BCBAD 6-10BABCD 11-15ABBCB 16-20CBBDA解析:

1. B。從本段后面所舉的例子來看，此處說的是越來越多的人正參加各種危險的運動�！皬氖隆睉�說 go in for，故 C 不對。
2. C。上句說越來越多的人參加各種危險的運動，從 Of course 可推測此處說“也不乏有人參加冒險”。
3. B。從破折號來看，下文是通過例子來說明有人參加冒險活動。根據所舉的幾個例子來看，此處選 highest 才能與“冒險”這個主題相吻合，并與 explored unknown parts of the world 等語意一致。
4. A。從下面的 in small boats across the greatest oceans 看此處說的應是“乘船在大洋上航行”，故選用 sail。
5. D。此句中的however說明后面提到的運動與前面提到的不同，這里說的是有些人從持續時間很短的一項運動中得到瞬間快樂。從下文來看，作者認為 bungee 就屬于這種運動，也是很危險的，故用 dangerous。
6. B。從前面的 …who look for an immediate pleasure 及 which may only last a few minutes or even… 等可推測，此處說的是這項運動持續時間短，顯然 hours, days 和 years 不合語境。
7. A。從這一段開始介紹 bungee 運動。根據下文介紹的 from a high place about 200 meters above the ground 來看，該運動是從離地面大約 200米處望下跳。
8. B。在往下跳時，運動員的腳踝要系在繩子上，也就是要把繩子栓在腳踝上，所以用 tied。
9. C。從高處跳起，然后墜落下去，所以用 fall。
10. D。此處介紹的是系繩子的目的——不讓你撞到地上。
11. A。根據下文看，世界上有很多人都已經嘗試過蹦極這項運動。
12. B。此處應用 which 引導非限制性定語從句，which 指代前面提到的 other activities。
13. B。前面提到的 bungee 是從高處往地面跳，這里具體說從何處往下跳：一是從大樓往下跳，二是從高的巖石上往海面跳。故此處應用 include。
14. C。從下文的 into the sea 可看出是“跳水”，故用 diving。
15. B。從上下文來看，本文所介紹的活動是新興的一項運動，也就是現代人所從事的活動，由此可推斷此處選 modern，既說明“現代社會人們的生活很安全、枯燥”，故許多人從事這項運動來尋找刺激。
16. C。前面說現在人們生活舒適而乏味，與此相對照，此處說的是過去人們外出狩獵，生活就是持續的生存斗爭，故此處應選 danger。
17. B。從 and life was a continuous battle for survival 等來看，此處說的是人們外出“獵取食物”，故用 food。
18. B。從后文可知“現在人們生活、工作在相對安全的環境下”，與狩獵相比，現代人的生活少了刺激，所以也就少了歡樂，故用 little。
19. D。從 if they become ill 知，此處說的是“當生病時有大夫等來照看他們”，故用 look after。
20. A。此句是總結全文的話。從整篇文章來看，此處說的是人們在刺激的運動中尋找危險。