Around the world more and more people are taking part in dangerous sports and activities. Of course, there have always been people who have looked for adventure(冒險)---those who have climbed the highest mountains, traveled into unknown parts of the world or sailed in small boats across the greatest oceans. Now, however, there are people who look for an immediate excitement from a risky(冒險的) activity which may only last a few minutes or even seconds. I would consider bungee(蹦極) jumping to be a good example of such an activity. You jump from a high place(perhaps a bridge or a hot-air balloon) 200 meters above the ground with an elastic(有彈性的) 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 world have now tried bungee jumping. Other activities which most people would say are as risky as bungee jumping include jumping from tall buildings and diving into the sea from the top of high cliff(懸崖).
For the reasons, some psychologists explain that many people think their life in modern societies has become safe and boring. Not very long ago, people’s lives were constantly(持續(xù)的) in danger. They had to go out and hunt for food, diseases could not easily be cured, and life was a continuous battle (戰(zhàn)爭)for survival.
Nowadays, according to many people, life offers little excitement. They live and work in comparatively 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.
小題1:Are there many people who are taking part in the dangerous sports?
小題2:How many kinds of dangerous sports does the writer refer to?
小題3:How long does a bungee jumping usually last?
小題4:What do many people think of their life nowadays?
小題5:What does the writer tell us in the last two paragraphs?

小題1:Yes, there are.
小題2:Three. /Three kinds of sports.
小題3:For a few minutes or even seconds.
小題4:Their life is too safe and boring./ It’s hard for them to be excited in their life.
小題5:The writer tells us why people take part in such dangerous activities.
/ The writer gives us reasons for taking part in such dangerous activities.

小題1:根據(jù)Around the world more and more people are taking part in dangerous sports and activities.可知答：Yes, there are.
小題2:根據(jù)those who have climbed the highest mountains, traveled into unknown parts of the world or sailed in small boats across the greatest oceans.可知作者描述了三種危險的運(yùn)動。故答：Three. /Three kinds of sports.
小題3:根據(jù)a risky(冒險的) activity which may only last a few minutes or even seconds. I would consider bungee(蹦極) jumping to be a good example of such an activity.可知答：For a few minutes or even seconds.
小題4:根據(jù)that many people think their life in modern societies has become safe and boring. 和Nowadays, according to many people, life offers little excitement可知答：Their life is too safe and boring./ It’s hard for them to be excited in their life.
小題5:根據(jù)根據(jù)that many people think their life in modern societies has become safe and boring. 和Nowadays, according to many people, life offers little excitement及這兩段的描述，可知這兩段主要是描述了人們?yōu)槭裁磪⒓舆@類冒險活動的原因。故答：The writer tells us why people take part in such dangerous activities. / The writer gives us reasons for taking part in such dangerous activities.
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