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(冒险)---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(冒险的) activity which may only last a few minutes or even seconds. I would consider bungee(蹦极) 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 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(悬崖).

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(持续的) in danger. They had to go out and hunt for food, diseases could not easily be cured, and life was a continuous battle (战争)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.

1.Are there many people who are taking part in the dangerous sports?

2.How many kinds of dangerous sports does the writer refer to?

3.How long does a bungee jumping usually last?

4.What do many people think of their life nowadays?

5.What does the writer tell us in the last two paragraphs?

根据中文意思完成句子。

1.托尼，请你和我一起去散步好吗？

    ___________ go for a walk with me, Tony?

2.明天约翰将借给我一本书。

    John __________________tomorrow.

3.学生们正忙于为野饮做准备。

    The students are busy ________________the picnic.

4.苏珊昨天晚上直到做完作业才去睡觉。

    Susan _________________she finished her homework last night.

5.那些鸟花了不到两分钟的时间就把我们所给予的食物全部吃光了。

    _____________________________________the food we offered.

在日常生活中，我们可能会遇到一些令人烦恼的事情需要得到朋友的帮助。假如你叫李明，是中学生张华的QQ聊友，昨天你收到了他的一个电子邮件。请写一封不少于60个词的回复，针对他的问题谈谈你的看法，并提出你的建议。信的开头和结尾已给出，其词数不计入所完成的回信内。

Mike is my good friend. He often helps _______ with my English.

My mother always gets up _______ 6 o’clock in the morning.

I want to buy some postcards in the shop, _______ I don’t have enough money.

—_______ are you going to visit the science museum?

—Next Saturday.

Most students think Liu Xiang is one of _______ sports stars in China.

—_______ you read the words in English?

—No, I can’t. They are too difficult for me.

Though he’s only 8 years old, he can read _______ on science.