Aroundtheworldmoreandmorepeoplearetakingpartindangeroussportsandactivities.Ofcoursetherehavealwaysbeenpeoplewhohavelookedforadventure(冒险)---thosewhohaveclimbedthehighestmountainstraveledintounknownpartsoftheworldorsailedinsmallboatsacrossthegreatestoceans.Nowhowevertherearepeoplewholookforanimmediateexcitementfromarisky(冒险的)activitywhichmayonlylastafewminutesorevenseconds.Iwouldconsiderbungee(蹦极)jumpingtobeagoodexampleofsuchanactivity.Youjumpfromahighplace(perhapsabridgeorahot-airballoon)200metersabovethegroundwithanelastic(有弹性的)ropetiedtoyourankles.Youfallatupto150kilometersanhouruntiltheropestopsyoufromhittingtheground.Itissaidthatabout2millionpeoplearoundworldhavenowtriedbungeejumping.Otheractivitieswhichmostpeoplewouldsayareasriskyasbungeejumpingincludejumpingfromtallbuildingsanddivingintotheseafromthetopofhighcliff(悬崖).
Forthereasonssomepsychologistsexplainthatmanypeoplethinktheirlifeinmodernsocietieshasbecomesafeandboring.Notverylongagopeople’sliveswereconstantly(持续的)indanger.Theyhadtogooutandhuntforfooddiseasescouldnoteasilybecuredandlifewasacontinuousbattle(战争)forsurvival.
Nowadaysaccordingtomanypeoplelifeofferslittleexcitement.Theyliveandworkincomparativelysafeconditions;theybuyfoodinshops;andtherearedoctorsandhospitalstolookafterthemiftheybecomeill.Theanswerforsomeofthesepeopleistolookfordangerinactivitiessuchasbungeejumping.
【小题1】Aretheremanypeoplewhoaretakingpartinthedangeroussports?
【小题2】Howmanykindsofdangeroussportsdoesthewriterreferto?
【小题3】Howlongdoesabungeejumpingusuallylast?
【小题4】Whatdomanypeoplethinkoftheirlifenowadays?
【小题5】Whatdoesthewritertellusinthelasttwoparagraphs?