1 . Even though people have been paralyzed (瘫痪的) playing sports like rugby and football, extreme sports take the whole ordeal (磨难) to the next level. Sports like downhill cycling are very dangerous because one would be going downhill, over rocky or dirt zone, through forests, even at potentially deadly speeds. A slip up could be your downfall.
Nobody who gets into extreme sports goes with the desire to do harm to themselves. With that, athletes train for years and years before they attempt anything extreme. To most people, extreme sports are extreme simply because they take more skill than what an average person has. An athlete with skill and training makes an extreme thing become a daily routine, which does not wipe out the danger, but greatly reduces it.
Even when there is a lot of skill involved, things might not go the athlete’s way, not at all. Luck and circumstances have a lot to do with how things develop, whether above 8,000 meters or in a wood, going downhill. In some places, crossing the street is an extreme sport, considering how wild traffic can get.
Some view parkour, the sports of running, jumping and climbing under, around and through buildings, as an extreme sport, while it is more of a life philosophy, where the athlete does not have to do anything remotely dangerous. Free soloing, which means climbing a rock or ice face without safety gear, is absolutely deadly, where one slip means almost certain death, depending on the height, of course. Skateboarding is relatively safe, but if you constantly find ridiculous places to practice on, like the fence of a bridge, then things can get very complicated. The extreme part depends on the athlete.
To summarize, yes, extreme sports are dangerous, but the danger depends on the athlete, their choice of sport, direction in which they take it, as well as the circumstances. Some things are out of our control, while others we can influence through exercise and healthier risk choices.
1. Why is downhill cycling mentioned in Paragraph 1?
A.To call for attention to extreme sports. | B.To introduce the origin of extreme sports. |
C.To illustrate the danger of extreme sports. | D.To show the complexity of the extreme sports. |
2. What does Paragraph 2 mainly talk about regarding extreme sports?
A.Extreme sports differ from one another. |
B.Skill matters a lot in maintaining safety. |
C.Athlete’s luck is a key factor that influences safety. |
D.Extreme sports are more dangerous than regular sports. |
3. In Paragraph 4, several extreme sports are listed to ________.
A.explain danger depends on the athlete | B.show free soloing is the most dangerous |
C.compare which one involves the most skill | D.demonstrate how to choose an extreme sport |
4. Which would best describe the author’s attitude towards the danger of extreme sports?
A.Doubtful. | B.Objective. | C.Intolerant. | D.Uninterested. |
5. Which of the following is the best title of the text?
A.Do Extreme Sports Test Your Courage? |
B.Why Should Extreme Sports Be Banned? |
C.Why Do We Love Extreme Sports So Much? |
D.Are Extreme Sports Really That Dangerous? |