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Dangerous Sports

Around the world more and more people are taking part in danger ous sports and activities．Of course, there have always been people who have looked for adventure—those who have climbed unknown parts of the world or sailed in small boats across the greatest oceans．Now, however, there are people who seek an immediate thrill, a risky activity, which may only last a few minutes or even seconds．

I would consider bungee 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（有弹性的） rope tied to your feet．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 the 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 cliffs.

　　Why do people take part in such activities as these? Some psychologists suggest that it is because life in modern societies has become safe and boring．Not very long ago, people’s lives were constantly in danger. They had to go out and hunt for food, diseases could not easily be cured, and there was a continuous battle for survival．

Nowadays, according to many people, life offers little excitement．They live and work in comparatively safe environments; they buy food in shops; 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．

65．The best title for the text is          .

         A．Dangerous Sports: What and Why

         B．The Boredom of Modern Life

         C．Bungee Jumping: Is It Really Dangerous.

         D．The Need for Excitement

66．More and more people today           .

         A．are tying activities such as bungee jumping

         B．are climbing the highest mountains

         C．are coming close to death in sports

         D．are looking for adventures such as traveling into unknown places

67．The writer of the text has a        attitude towards dangerous sports.

         A．positive      B．negative    C．neutral（中立的）  D．nervous

65—67  AAC


解析:

65．A主旨大意题。B、D只是涵盖了文章最后两段的内容。A更为全面。C在文章中没有谈到。

66．A推理判断题。从第一段可以看出“Around the world more and more people are taking part in dangerous sports and activities．”是主题句，也是文章讨论的中心。B只是一部分人进行的运动，不是当今的趋势。C项在文章中没有提及。D项在文章中是说人们在尝试，而此处用的是look for．

67．C作者观点态度题。作者在文章中客观地讲述了有哪些极限运动以及人们为什么会尝试极限运动。从此可以看出作者的态度是中立的。

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【小题2】
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【小题1】
A．merelyB．fullyC．completelyD．entirely
【小题2】．
A．heartB．methodC．professionD．words
【小题3】.
A．demandingB．promisingC．hopelessD．careless
【小题4】.
A．soB．andC．howeverD．but
【小题5】．
A．studyB．sendC．giveD．offer
【小题6】.
A．separatedB．crowdedC．newD．unusual
【小题7】.
A．winnerB．loserC．oldD．younger
【小题8】.
A．supportB．advertiseC．expectD．require
【小题9】.
A．flew awayB．went offC．set asideD．left behind
【小题10】.
A．deservedB．desiredC．financedD．envied
【小题11】.
A．spendB．saveC．drawD．earn
【小题12】.
A．arrivedB．regainedC．returnedD．got
【小题13】．
A．turnB．timeC．topD．fate
【小题14】.
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【小题15】.
A．smilesB．sweatsC．tearsD．hints
【小题16】.
A．lateB．nervousC．tiringD．tense
【小题17】.
A．eyesB．handsC．picturesD．mines
【小题18】.
A．inB．ofC．uponD．with
【小题19】.
A．passedB．keptC．rememberedD．changed
【小题20】
A．strangeB．touchingC．wonderful D．mysterious

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【小题2】..
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【小题3】. 
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【小题4】. 
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【小题5】. 
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【小题7】. 
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【小题9】. 
A．turning around B．turning back C．moving upD．in danger
【小题10】. 
A．raisedB．roseC．disappearedD．appeared
【小题11】. 
A．cheered B．shouted C．laughedD．jumped
【小题12】. 
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【小题13】. 
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【小题14】. 
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【小题15】. 
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A．moneyB．wish C．effort D．skill
【小题18】.
A．victoryB．climb C．courageD．thing
【小题19】..
A．paceB．routeC．pathD．passage
【小题20】..
A．necessary B．greatC．importantD．impossible


The use of the word imitation（模仿） reminds me that we ought to make some more comments on the risk of people imitating what they see on the screen in the way of crime（犯罪） or violence. First there was always a risk of children acting out scenes which could be dangerous. For example, I remember a woman who was head of a middle school telling me that she had happened to look out of her window when the children were on the playground and had seen them putting a small boy on a chair with a rope round his neck and the rope over the branch of a tree; fortunately she was in time to get there before the child was hanged. I remember a film in particular in which the hero who was imprisoned had escaped by electrocuting（通电触死） his guard, the technique of doing this being shown in detail. This was the kind of scene which we could cut for these reasons.
In films for young people and adults we always tried to keep off the screen the details of criminal techniques, such as how to open a locked door with a piece of hard plastic or how to open a safe; if we were consulted（请教） before production, I used to advise that the details should not be shown. When I gave talks in prisons about film checking I had full support for this, since fathers who were in prison for criminal offences did not want their children to get on crime.
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31. The writer thinks that____________.
A. the details of the criminal technique should be kept
B. the details of the crime should not be shown on the screen
C. children should not imitate what they see on the screen
D. it is dangerous to imitate what they see on the screen
32. What is the writer’s attitude（态度） towards the film in which the hero had escaped by electrocuting the guard?
A. The writer likes it very much.
B. The writer is strongly against it.
C. The writer thinks the film has some value.
D. The writer does not show his/her attitude.
33. Parents in prison agreed to film checking because______.
A. they did not want their children to follow them
B. the crime on screen could be imitated without difficulty
C. they had given a talk on it
D. they had made mistakes
34 .All the following statements about“Rififi”are true EXCEPT______.
A. that the robbery shown needs experience and skills
B. that some very good tools were used in the robbery
C. that the film showed the technique in detail
D. that the technique of the robbery was not imitated
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A. it is hard for children to tell the differences between real life and the imaginary
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Our boat floated on between walls of forest. It was too thick to allow us a view of the land we were passing through, though we knew from the map that our river must from time to time be passing through chains of hills which crossed the jungle plains. Nowhere did we find a place where we could have landed: where the jungle did not actually spread right down into the river, banks of soft mud prevented us form going ashore. In any case, what would we have gained by landing? The country was full of snakes and other dangerous creatures and the jungle was so thick that one would be able to advance slowly, cutting one’s way with knives the whole way. So we stayed in the boat, hoping that when we reached the sea, a friendly fisherman would pick us up and take us to civilization.
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A．wallsB．chains of hillsC．tall treesD．vast land
【小题2】From the passage, we can learn that _______.
A．the country was a civilized societyB．the country was a tropical jungle country
C．they found a place where they could landD．they were on a journey home
【小题3】According to the passage, what happened to the people in the boat at last?
A．They were arrested.B．They managed to escape to safety.
C．They were saved by some villagersD．The passage doesn’t mention it.
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