Question

【题目】任务阅读

Some people say, "Extreme( 极限的 )sports are so dangerous .Why would anyone want to do them?"

But the danger is what makes them so 1①（excite）. Keep reading to find out about the most popular ones.

Bungee jumping (蹦极): People on some South Pacific islands have been bungee jumping for hundreds of years. In 1979, some people bungee jumped off a bridge in England and made the sport popular around the world. Bungee jumping came to China about②（15年以前）.
Skydiving: This is probably the scariest(最惊险的) extreme sport. Skydivers jump out of airplanes about four kilometers up in the sky. They usually free fall（自由降落） for a while and then open a parachute （降落伞）to slow down for a safe landing.

Snowboarding: ③This became a winter Olympic sport in l998. People tied their feet to the board, with special shoes. They don't use any ski sticks. Then, they ride down hills, jump high and do tricks.

【1】在①处用所给词的适当形式填空。

【2】将②的汉语翻译成英语。

【3】What’s the Chinese meaning of the underlined word“Skydiving”?

A. 从空而降B.空中潜水 C.跳伞运动 D.高空跳水

【4】将③处句子翻译成汉语：

③

【5】The passage mainly talks about .

A. exciting sports B. extreme sports

C .the scariest sport D. dangerous sports

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】exciting

【2】Fifteen years ago

【3】C

【4】在1998年这成了一项冬奥会运动。

【5】B

【解析】

试题分析：短文大意：有人说，“极限的的运动是非常危险的。为什么会有人想做的事情呢？“但危险的是什么使他们如此激动。继续阅读找出你最欢迎的运动。然后短文分别介绍了、滑板运动、跳伞、滑雪运动，同时也描述了他们的发展与运动特点。

【1】所填词在描述them （Extreme( 极限的 )sports），所以填写形容词形式exciting，令人兴奋的。

【2】本题考查汉译英。Fifteen years ago。

【3】根据后文Skydivers jump out of airplanes about four kilometers up in the sky. They usually free fall（自由降落） for a while and then open a parachute （降落伞）to slow down for a safe landing.的描述可知Skydiving 指的是跳伞运动，所以选C。

【4】本题考查英译汉。在1998年这成了一项冬奥会运动。

【5】根据该文主要是在谈论极限运动可知该选B。