Aroundtheworldmoreandmorepeoplearetakingpartindangeroussportsandactivities.Ofcoursetherehavealwaysbeenpeoplewhohavelockedforadventure—thosewhohaveclimbedthehighestmountainstraveledintounknownpartsoft

　　Aroundtheworldmoreandmorepeoplearetakingpartindangeroussportsandactivities.Ofcoursetherehavealwaysbeenpeoplewhohavelockedforadventure—thosewhohaveclimbedthehighestmountainstraveledintounknownpartsoftheworldorsailedinsmallboatsacrossthegreatestoceans.Nowhowevertherearepeoplewhotrytofindanimmediatethrill(毛骨悚然)fromariskyactivitywhichmayonlylastafewminutesorevenseconds.

　　Iwouldconsiderbungeejumpingtobeagoodexampleofsuchanactivity.Youjumpfromahighplace(perhapsabridgeorahot-airballoon)200metersabovethegroundwithanelastic(有弹性的)ropetiedtoyourankles.Youfallatupto150kilometersanhouruntiltheropestopsyoufromhittingtheground.Otheractivitieswhichmostpeoplewouldsayareasriskyasbungeejumpingincludejumpingfromtallbuildingsanddivingintotheseafromthetopofhighcliffs(峭壁).

　　Whydopeopletakepartinsuchactivitiesasthese?Somepsychologists(心理学家)suggestthatitisbecauselifeinmodernsocietieshasbecomesafeandboring(令人厌烦).Notverylongago，people‘sliveswereconstantlyunderthreat.Theyhadtogooutandhuntforfood，diseasescouldnoteasilybecured，andlifewasacontinuousbattleforsurvival.Lifeaccordingtomanypeopleofferslittleexcitement.Theyliveandworksafelyandcomfortably.Theanswerforsomeofthesepeopleistotrytofinddangerinactivitiessuchasbungeejumping.

　　5.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthistest?

　　A.Bungeejumping;adangeroussport B.Bungeejumping;anexcitingsport

　　C.Dangeroussports;whatandhow? D.Dangeroussports;whatandwhy?

　　6.Peopletakepartindangeroussportsmainlybecause_________.

　　A.theywanttohaveachangeinsports B.thereisnotmuchworkforthemtodo

　　C.thereisnotmuchexcitementintheirlives D.theyarecuriousaboutsuchsports

　　7.Itseemedthatthewriterofthetextis_________.

　　A.afraidofdangeroussports B.againstdangeroussports

　　C.fordangeroussports D.neitherfornoragainstdangeroussports