More and more people around the world are joining in dangerous sports. Some people climbed the highest mountains; some traveled into unknown parts of the world; some sailed small boats across the largest sea. Now some people begin to look for new excitement.
Bungee jumping (蹦极) and motorcycle racing (摩托车赛) are quite dangerous sports. Bungee jumping only lasts for a few minutes or even seconds. You jump from a high place, about 200 meters above the ground, and there is a rubber band (橡胶带子) tied to your legs. When you jump down, the rubber band pulls you up. About 2,000,000 people around the world have tried bungee jumping.
Why do people join in these dangerous sports? Some scientists say that it is because modern life has become safe and it is not interesting. In the past, people lived in danger. They had to go out and look for food, and life was like a fight but was interesting.
Many people think that there is little excitement in life. They live and work in safe places, buy food in shops, and there are doctors and hospitals to look after them if they become ill.
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1.People like to join in dangerous sports because _______.
A. they have a lot of free time
B. they can go to the hospital if they are hurt
C. they need excitement
D. they don’t need to look for food
2. _______ is not a dangerous sport.
A. Climbing the highest mountains
B. Playing table tennis
C. Traveling into unknown parts of the world
D. Sailing small boats across the largest sea
3.In bungee jumping, you _______.
A. jump up as high as you can
B. jump down with a rubber band tied to your legs
C. jump down without a rubber band
D. jump to the ground
4.In the past, people lived in danger because _______.
A. the living condition (生存条件) was poor
B. there was no doctor or hospital
C. there were many dangerous animals
D. A、B and C
5.Which is NOT true?
A. Everyone’s life is interesting.
B. Many people live and work in safe places.
C. Many people buy food in shops.
D. People can go to see the doctors when they become ill.
All over the world, people enjoy sports. Sports are good for people’s health. Many people like to watch others play games. They buy tickets or turn on their TV sets or may be online to watch.
Sports change with the seasons. People play different games in different seasons. Sometimes they play inside the room. Sometimes they play outside. We can find sports here and there. Some sports are rather interesting and people everywhere like them. Football, for example, is very popular in the world. People from different countries cannot understand each other, but after a game they often become very friendly to each other.
1. Sports are good for _______.
A. the players B. people’s health
C. the coaches D. people who like sports
2.If you like sports, you can _______.
A. buy tickets to watch the games
B. watch the games on TV
C. watch the games on the Internet
D.A、B and C
3.People play _______ in different seasons.
A. the same game B. different games
C. any games D. all kinds of games
4._______ is very popular in the world.
A. Table tennis B. Baseball C. Football D. Skating
5.From this passage we can see that _______ can become very friendly.
A. people from different countries all
B. people from the same country
C. people who do the same sports
D. after a game, people from different countries
Yoga（瑜伽） is a kind of sport. It is very around the world now. Everyone can do yoga. It’s good both men and women.
Why do more and more people yoga? It’s hard to say. The short answer is that yoga helps you fit. For many people, this answer is enough, there’s more if you have an interest in it.
Yoga in India about 5000 years ago. At that time, people wanted to be free, and live a long life, so this kind of exercise was born. Yoga is a Sanskrit（梵语） word and it “to join together”. There are parts in yoga: exercise, breathing and thinking. If you do in yoga, it can give you peace（平静） and help you feel less stressed（更少的压力）.
1.A. easy B. important C. popular D. interesting
2.A. in B. for C. with D. at
3.A. join in B. join C. takes part in D. be in
4.A. take B. make C. turn D. keep
5.A. so B. but C. or D. because
6.A. begin B. begins C. began D. beginning
7.A. healthy B. warm C. busy D. useful
8.A. shows B. means C. plans D. brings
9.A. many B. two C. few D. three
10.A. good B. well C. badly D. bad
Sam spends two hours _______ his homework every day.
A. to do B. doing C. do D. does
He is ill. I don’t know _______ he will come to school.
A. how B. weather C. when D. whether
—_______ do you prefer, walking or running?
—I like running better.
A. What B. How C. When D. Which
