Jumping for Joy|震撼人心的跳水运动

Jumping for Joy

by Marcus Maurice

Diving is one of the most beautiful sports in the world.

　　As a person stands on the edge, the blood starts pumping, and the heart is racing. Once they hit the thin air, for about two seconds they feel like a bird plunging down the sky _(1)_ 55 miles per hour. Finally, a huge splash of water cools the body immediately and the _(2)_ stops in one second. This is cliff diving, and it has been around for hundreds of years.

　　King Kahekili of Maui, Hawaii started jumping off 63-foot-high cliffs at Kaunolu Bay in 1770. He was nicknamed the birdman, and he loved using cliff diving as a way to test the courage of his soldiers. Rumor _(3)_ it that Kahekili loved cliff diving so much that he even jumped off cliffs that were 400 feet in height.

　　Modern extreme sports are very _(4)_ and costly. They can require years of training and expensive equipment to compete in. Cliff diving, on the other hand, does not require any overpriced gear or clothing. _(5)_, diving merely consists of human bodies jumping off cliffs or platforms from dizzying heights. When cliff diving on the beautiful cliffs of Acapulco, Mexico, was shown on TV for the first time in 1969, it spiked in _(6)_. In 1996, the World High Diving Federation was formed to organize worldwide events.

　　One of the best parts of cliff diving is the _(7)_ locations. Besides Hawaii and Mexico, there are picturesque spots in Croatia, Jamaica, and Switzerland. For those who love cliff diving in Taiwan, there are also a few places to enjoy the beautiful sport. 

1. (A) on (B) at (C) over (D) with

2. (A) descent (B) ambition (C) expense (D) headline

3. (A) says (B) reports (C) has (D) hears

4. (A) responsible (B) overjoyed (C) complicated (D) accidental

5. (A) Instead (B) Therefore (C) Moreover (D) Consequently

6. (A) comparison (B) efficiency (C) minority (D) popularity

7. (A) needy (B) exotic (C) organic (D) suspicious

 

震撼人心的跳水运动

跳水是世界上最美好的运动之一。

　　当一个人站在悬崖边，血液会开始沸腾，心跳也会加速跳动。在他们跳下悬崖的那一瞬间，大约有两秒钟，他们会感觉自己像一只小鸟以五十五英里的时速从高空俯冲。最后，巨大的水花溅起立即沁凉了身体，而这个俯冲而下的动作会在一秒内结束。这就是悬崖跳水，它已经存在了数百年之久。

　　夏威夷毛伊岛的卡赫克里国王于 1770 年开始在考诺鲁湾六十三英尺高的悬崖上跳水。人们帮他取了『鸟人』的绰号，而且他很喜欢把悬崖跳水当成一种考验士兵勇气的方式。据说卡赫克里非常喜爱悬崖跳水，以致于他甚至曾经从四百英尺高的悬崖跳下。

　　现代极限运动非常复杂又昂贵。他们可能需要多年的训练和昂贵的设备来竞赛。而另一方面，悬崖跳水不需要任何过于昂贵的装备或是衣物。相反地，跳水仅仅只是人体从令人头昏的高度跳下悬崖或是平台。1969 年，电视上首次播出于墨西哥阿卡普尔科美丽的悬崖上所举办的跳水画面，造成跳水运动的人气激增。1996 年，成立了世界高台跳水联合会来筹办全球性的赛事。

　　悬崖跳水最棒的部份之一就是充满异国情调的地点。除了夏威夷和墨西哥，还有克罗埃西亚、牙买加和瑞士这些风景如画的景点。对于那些热爱在台湾从事悬崖跳水的人来说，也有一些地方可以享受这项美好的运动。

 

答案： 1. B 2. A 3. C 4. C 5. A

6. D 7. B