中考英語閱讀天天練4

中考英語閱讀天天練4

Aroundtheworldmoreandmorepeoplearetakingpartindangeroussportsandactivities.

Ofcourse,therehavealwaysbeenpeoplewhohavelookedforadventures-?thosewhohave

climbedthehighestmountains,traveledintounknownpartsoftheworldorsailedinsmall

boatsacrossthegreatestoceans.Now,however,therearepeoplewholookforanimmediate

excitementfromariskyactivitywhichmayonlylastafewminutesorevenseconds.

Iwouldconsiderbungeejumpingtobeagoodexampleofsuchanactivity.Youjump

fromahighplace（perhapsabridgeorahot-airballoon）200metresabovethegroundwith

anelastic（有彈性的）ropetiedtoyourankles.Youfallatupto150kilometresanhouruntil

theropestopsyoufromhittingtheground.Itissaidthatabout2millionpeoplearoundthe

worldhavenowtriedbungeejumping.Otheractivitieswhichmostpeoplewouldsayareas

riskyasbungeejumpingincludejumpingfromtallbuildinganddivingintotheseafromthe

topofhighcliff.（懸崖）

Whydopeopletakepartinsuchactivitiesasthese?Somepsychologistssuggestthatitis

becauselifeinmodernsocietieshasbecomesafeandboring.Notverylongago,diseases

couldnoteasilybecured,andlifewasacontinuousbattleforsurvival.（生存）.

Nowadays,accordingtomanypeople,lifeofferslittleexcitement.Theyliveandworkin

comparativelysafeconditions;theybuyfoodinshops;andtherearedoctorsandhospitalsto

lookafterthemiftheybecomeill.Theanswerforsomeofthesepeopleistolookfordanger

inactivitiessuchasbungeejumping.

1.Abesttitleforthetextis____.

A.Dangeroussports:whatandwhy

B.Theboredomofmodernlife

C.Bungeejumping:Isitreallydangerous?

D.Theneedforexcitement

2.Moreandmorepeopletoday____,

A.aretryingactivitiessuchasbungeejumping

B.areclimbingthehighestmountains

C.arecoiningclosetodeathinsports

D.arelookingforadventuressuchastravelingintounknownplaces

3.Inbungeejumping,you____.

A.jumpashighasyoucan

B?slidedownaropetotheground

C.attach（系）yourselftoaropeandfalltotheground

D.falltowardsthegroundwithoutarope

4.Peopleprobablytakepartindangeroussportsnowadaysbecause,

A.theyhavealotoffreetime

B.theycangotohospitaliftheyareinjured

C.theirlifeisshortofexcitement

D.theynolongerneedtohuntforfood

5.Thewriterofthetexthasa____attitudetowardsdangeroussports.

A.Positive（肯定的）B.negative（否定的）C.neutral（中立的）D.nervous（緊張的）

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“LastweekwasRoadSafetyWeekatJason'sschool.Allthestudentshadtotakepartina

talkonroadsafetywhichwasgivenbyapoliceofficer.Thefollowingiswhatthepolice

officersaid.”

“Mosttrafficaccidentsshouldn'thappen.Theyhappenbecausepeoplearecareless.A

frequentcauseoftrafficaccidentsisspeed.Somepeopledrivetooquickly.Thismeansthatif

theyhavetostopsuddenly,theycannotstopquicklyenoughtoavoid（避免）hittingother

vehicles（車輛）orpeople.Youneedtorememberthiswhenyouarecrossingthestreetor

walkingalongthesidewalk.M

“It'snotonlydriverswhocauseaccidents,however.Peopleonfoot—pedestrians,and

bicycleridersoftencauseaccidents,too.Pedestrianssometimeswalkoutintothestreet

withoutlooking.Youshouldalwayslookonbothsidesbeforesteppingintothestreet.”

“Doanyofyourideabike?Bicycleriderscancauseaccidentsbychangingdirections

suddenlyorwithoutwarningotherroadusers.Beforeyouturnleft,forexample,youshould

checkbehindyoutomakesuretherearen'tanycars,trucksorbusescoining.Youshould

showwithyourlefthandtotellthatyouwanttoturnleft.Youshouldnotturnuntilthe

streetisclear.”

“Therulesoftheroadareverysimple.Ifwelearnthemandobey(遵守)them,we

shouldnothaveaccidentsanymore.”

()6.Themainideaofthestoryis?

A.obeyingtherulesoftheroadcankeepyoufromhavingaccidents

B.itwasRoadSafetyWeekatJason'sschool

C.it'snotonlydriverswhocausetrafficaccidents

D.somepeoplehaveaccidentsbecausetheydrivetooquickly

()7.Whydomosttrafficaccidentshappen?

A.Becausepeoplestoptheircarssuddenly.

B.Becausepeopledon'tknowtherules.

C.Becausepeopledon'tcareiftheyhaveanaccident.

D.Becausepeoplearecareless.

()8.Howcanbicycleriderscauseaccidents?

A.Bycrossingtheroadwithoutwarningotherroadusers.

B.Byturningsuddenlyorwithoutwarningotherroadusers.

C.Bymakingsuretherearen'tanycarscoming.

D.Byshowingsuddenlyorwithoutwarningotherroadusers.

()9.Theword^requent^inthepassagemeansinChinese.

A.頻繁的B.偶爾的C.所有的D.罕見的

()10.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleofthispassage?

A.RoadSafetyWeekB.ATalkonSafety

C.SafetyFirstD.SafetyandAccidents

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Agoodmemoryisagreathelpinlearningalanguage.Everybodylearnshisownlanguage

byrememberingwhathehearswhenheisasmallchild,andsomechildren-likeboysand

girlswholiveabroadwiththeirparents-seemtolearntwolanguagesalmostaseasilyasone.

Inschoolitisnoteasytolearnasecondlanguagebecausethepupilshavesolittletimeforit,

andtheyarebusywithothersubjects,too.

Ourmindisratherlikeacamera,butittakesphotosnotonlyofwhatweseebutof

whatwefeel,hear,smellandtaste.Whenwetakearealphotowithacamera,thereismuch

todobeforethephotoisfinishedandreadytoshowtoourfriends.Inthesamewaythereis

muchworktobedonebeforewecankeepapictureforever(永遠(yuǎn))inourmind.

Memoryisthediarythatweallcarryaboutwithus.

()12.Weusuallybegintolearnourownlanguagebyit

A.speakingB.hearingC.sayingD.teaching

()12.Ifyouhaveagood,you'llhavelessdifficultyinlearnin