Nowadays more and more young athletes are taking part in the risky activities called “extreme sports” or “X-sports”.

In the past young athletes would play baseball. Today, they want risk and excitement — the closer to the edge, the better. They snowboard over cliff and hike deep mountains.

Extreme sports started as an alternative to more expensive sports such as golf. A city kid who couldn’t afford expensive sports equipment could get a skateboard and have fun. But now it has become a whole new area of sports, with specialized equipment and high levels of skill. There is even an Olympics for extreme sports, called the winter x-game, which includes snow mountain hiking and ice climbing.

What makes extreme sports so popular? Maybe it’s because people love the risk. City people want to be outdoors on the weekends and do something challenging. The new equipment is so much better that people can take more risks without getting hurt. Sure there’s a risk. Once you go mountain hiking or snowboarding, it’s impossible to go back to have riding or skiing. It’s just too boring.

Now even the older crowd is starting to join in. Every weekend, groups of friends in their early 30s get together. On weekdays they work as computer programmers in the same office. On weekends they hike mountains together.

Extreme sports are certainly not for everyone. Most people still prefer to play basketball or watch sports on TV. But it has been a fact that extreme sports are gaining popularity.

1.Extreme sports started as an alternative to more expensive sports because _______.

A．people didn’t like to play golf

B．some city kids couldn’t afford expensive sports equipment

C．there is an Olympics for extreme sports

D．extreme sports are gaining popularity

2.More and more young athletes are taking part in extreme sports because _______.

A．people want risk and excitement

B．it’s impossible to go back to have riding or skiing

C．people can take more risks without getting hurt

D．the older crowd is starting to join in

3.To have extreme sports, you should _______.

A．have specialized equipment and high levels of skill

B．be very young at age

C．do snow mountain hiking and ice climbing

D．a(chǎn)fford expensive sports equipment

4.The author gives the example of the computer programmers in the same office to show _______.

A．young people love risks

B．they can’t afford golf

C．they don’t like to play basketball or watch sports on TV

D．extreme sports are gaining popularity

5.The main idea of this passage is _______.

A．extreme sports are certainly not for everyone

B．the benefits and costs of extreme sports

C．the development of extreme sports

D．what makes extreme sports so popular

 

【答案】

 

1.B

2.A

3.A

4.D

5.C

【解析】

試題分析：這篇文章講述了極限運動的發(fā)展，以及為什么極限運動變得越來越流行。

1.細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)文章Extreme sports started as an alternative to more expensive sports such as golf. A city kid who couldn’t afford expensive sports equipment could get a skateboard and have fun.可知，極限運動開始替代更昂貴的運動是因為一些城市孩子負(fù)擔(dān)不起昂貴的運動裝置。故選B

2.細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)文章What makes extreme sports so popular? Maybe it’s because people love the risk.可知，越來越多的年輕人參加極限運動，是因為他們熱愛冒險。故選A

3.細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)文章with specialized equipment and high levels of skill.可知，你具有專業(yè)的裝備和高水平的技能，就可以參加極限運動了。故選A

4.細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)文章列舉的程序員的例子，我們可知知道，極限運動現(xiàn)在是越來越流行。故選D

5.主旨題。這篇文章講述了極限運動是怎么發(fā)展起來的，為什么變得越來越流行。故選C

考點：社會歷史類記敘文

點評：文章文脈清晰，生單詞不多。對于此類比較短的文章，所給的信息量比較精煉，要求學(xué)生仔細(xì)認(rèn)真的讀懂文章，不能走馬觀花的看，要根據(jù)題目中的內(nèi)容對比文章的上下，綜合作答，尤其對于推斷題，要準(zhǔn)確理會作者的寫作情感，事情發(fā)展的邏輯關(guān)系都需要特別注意。

 

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