Aroundtheworldmoreandmorepeoplearetakingpartindangeroussportsandactivities.Ofcoursetherehavealwaysbeenpeoplewhohavelookedforadventures—thosewhohaveclimbedthehighestmountainstravelledintounknownpartsoftheworldorsailedinsmallboatsacrossthegreatestoceans(海洋).Nowhowevertherearemorepeoplewholookforanexcitementfromariskyactivitywhichmayonlylastafewminutesorevenseconds.

Iwouldthinkbungeejumpingtobeagoodexampleofsuchanactivity.Youjumpfromahighplace(perhapsabridgeorahot-airballoon)200metresabovethegroundwithanelastic(有弹性的)ropetiedtoyourankles(脚踝).Youfallatupto150kilometresanhouruntiltheropestopsyoufromhittingtheground.Itissaidthatabout2millionpeoplearoundtheworldhavenowtriedbungeejumping.Otherriskyactivitiesincludejumpingfromtallbuildingsanddiving(跳水)intothewaterfromthetopofhighplaces.

Whydopeopletakepartinsuchactivitiesasthese?Somepsychologistssuggestthatitisbecauselifeinmodernworldhasbecomesafeandboring.Notverylongagopeople’sliveswereoftenindanger.Theyhadtogooutandhuntforfooddiseasescouldnoteasilybecuredandlifewasharderthanthatofthepresentdays.

Nowadaystomanypeoplelifeofferslittleexcitement.Theyliveandworkinsafeconditions;theybuyfoodinshops;andtherearedoctorsandhospitalstolookafterthemiftheybecomeill.Theanswerforsomeofthesepeopleistolookfordangerinactivitiessuchasbungeejumping.

1.Moreandmorepeopletoday__________.

A.aretryingactivitiessuchasbungeejumping

B.areclimbingthehighestmountains

C.arecomingclosetodeathinsports

D.arelookingforadventuressuchastravellingintoexcitingpartsoftheworld

2.Inbungeejumpingyou__________.

A.jumpashighasyoucan

B.slidedown(下滑)aropetotheground

C.tieyourselftoaropeandfalltotheground

D.falltowardsthegroundwithoutarope

3.Peopleprobablytakepartindangeroussportsnowadaysbecause__________.

A.theyhavealotoffreetime

B.theycangotohospitaliftheyareinjured

C.thereisn’tsomuchexcitementinlife

D.the