When did you last see a polar bear? On a trip to a zoo, perhaps? If you had attended a winter activity in New York a few years ago, you would have seen a whole polar bear club. These "Polar Bears" are people who meet frequently in the winter to swim in freezing cold water. That day, the air temperature was 3℃, and the water temperature was a bit higher. The members of the Polar Bear Club at Coney Island, New York are usually about the age of 60. Members must satisfy two requirements. First, they must get along well with everyone else in the group. This is very important because there are so many different kinds of people in the club. Polar Bears must also agree to swim outdoors at least twice a month from November through February.

  Doctors do not agree about the medical effects of cold-water swimming. Some are worried about the dangers of a condition in which the body's temperature drops so low that finally the heart stops. Other doctors, however, point out that there is more danger of a heart attack during summer swimming because the difference between the air temperature and water temperature is much greater in summer than in winter.

The Polar Bears themselves are satisfied with the benefits (or advantages) of cold-water swimming. They say that their favorite form of exercise is very good for the circulatory system(循环系统)because it forces the blood to move fast to keep the body warm. Cold-water swimmers usually turn bright red after a few minutes in the water. A person who turns blue probably has a very poor circulatory system and should not try cold-water swimming.

  The main benefits (or advantages) of cold-water swimming are probably mental. The Polar Bears love to swim year-round; they find it fun and relaxing. As one 70-year-old woman says. "When I go into the water, I pour my troubles into the ocean and let them float away."

The members of the Polar Bear Club must meet the following requirements except that

__________.

A. they must reach the age of 60

B. they should be easy to make friends with

C. they must swim outdoors at least 8 times in the four cold months

  D. they must agree to swim outdoors from November through February

Doctors __________.

A. encourage people to take part in cold-water swimming actively

  B. point out the possible danger of blood illness during cold-water swimming

  C. believe swimming is helpful both in winter and in summer

  D. have different ideas about the medical effects of cold-water swimming

According to the passage, some doctors believe it is true that __________.

  A. you are healthy if cold-water swimming turns your skin color blue

  B. cold-water swimming causes more heart attacks in summer than in winter

  C. cold-water swimming can make the body temperature dangerously high

  D. Polar Bears are bears swimming in freezing water

The Polar Bears like to swim all the year round, for __________.

  A. they can remain young                         B. it is an easy way to keep the body warm in winter

  C. they find it enjoyable and interesting        D. they might meet fewer troubles in life

The passage is mainly about __________.

A. a group of cold-water swimming lovers              

B. the polar bears' life 

  C. doctors' ideas about cold-water swimming              

D. the requirements of the Polar Bear Club

完型填空(共20小题;每小题1分,满分20分)
阅读下面短文,从短文后所给各题的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
I have two friends who are eager to go hiking. There is a High Peaks region 1 46 mountains in New York. A mountain club gives special recognition(奖赏) to 2 who climbs all the 46 mountains. My two friends decided to go for this 3. The mountains were really 4 to climb. It  5  them several years to achieve it. My friends had climbed 45 of the mountains, and the 6 one was the most distant and the highest.
Early one morning they left their campsite hiking path to the 7 of a chain of mountains. When they reached the base, they found that they had left their 8 and map in the camp. 9 returning to the camp, they decided to navigate(导航,定位) without them. 10, they reached the top of a mountain. They were worn-out 11 extremely happy.
However, the 12 lasted only for a short time. When they 13 , they saw another higher mountain. They had climbed the 14 mountain! 15 the time problem, they had to wait for another four months to climb the right mountain.
I think this story tells an important 16:often in life we put great 17 into some of our goals, but without the right map and compass, it is easy to get 18. Knowing your 49 in life gives you a powerful personal map and compass, 20 that you are always climbing the right mountain.

【小题1】
A.consisting ofB.consisted ofC.making ofD.made of
【小题2】
A.everyoneB.anyoneC.no oneD.someone
【小题3】
A.relaxB.awardC.admissionD.result
【小题4】
A.easyB.visualC.hard D.fragile
【小题5】
A.costB.wastedC.spentD.took
【小题6】
A.first B.secondC.thirdD.last
【小题7】
A.top B.side C.edge D.base
【小题8】
A.map B.guideC.waterD.compass
【小题9】
A.Rather than B.Other thanC.Or ratherD.Except for
【小题10】
A.ConsequentlyB.EventuallyC.EndlesslyD.Mentally
【小题11】
A.and B.butC.orD.so
【小题12】
A.delightB.sorrowC.stressD.preference
【小题13】
A.looked upB.looked forwardC.looked backD.looked around
【小题14】
A.rightB.left C.wrongD.highest
【小题15】
A.In spite ofB.Due toC.Thanks toD.Instead of
【小题16】
A.classB.lessonC.aim D.ban
【小题17】
A.strengthB.load C.effortD.faith
【小题18】
A.abused B.addicted C.accustomedD.lost
【小题19】
A.purposeB.dreamC.quality D.pleasure
【小题20】
A.making sureB.making outC.making upD.making from

It is easy to find your way about in New York. It is laid out so regularly. Instead of streets winding and twisting (迂回) as they do in London, they are all regular and well planned. The streets running north and south are called “avenues” and are numbered, e.g. 1st Avenue, 2nd Avenue, etc. The streets going east and west are called “streets” and are also numbered, e.g. 51st Street, 63rd Street. It is all much more logical (合理的) than London’s street names. But I couldn’t help thinking how much more interesting than these dull cold numbers are London’s illogical but colorful names of streets, e.g. “Bishopgate” (which is not a gate and hasn’t a Bishop in it); “Haymarket” or “Corn market” (where you won’t see any hey or corn) or “Poultry” (without a living chicken anywhere in sight) or “Thread needle Street” (where you won’t find little girls learning to sew).

1.In the second sentence of the passage, “laid out” means ______.

A.built             B.be put            C.designed          D.cut down

2.The streets running from north to south are called _______.

A.avenues in London                      B.streets in America

C.avenues in New York                     D.streets in London

3.According to the writer’s opinion, ______.

A.avenues and streets are the same

B.streets in America are better than avenues in England

C.streets in New York are better than those in London

D.the writer didn’t agree with the London streets planners

4.The names of streets both in London and New York ______.

A.are quite good                         B.are interesting

C.are not practical                        D.differ greatly in form

5.The writer tells his readers that he prefers (更喜欢) _____.

A.London streets                         B.New York streets

C.both                                 D.neither

 

Brave Frenchman Found Half-way Around the World (NEW YORK)

A French tourist highly praised for rescuing a two-year-old girl in Manhattan said he didn’t think twice before diving into the freezing East River.

Tuesday’s Daily News said 29-year-old Julien Duret from France is the man who left the spot quickly after the rescue last Saturday.

He lifted the little girl out of the water after she fell off the bank at the South Street Seaport museum. He handed the girl to her father, David Anderson, who had dived in after him.

“I didn’t think at all,” Duret told the Daily News. “It happened very fast. I reacted very fast.”

Duret, an engineer on vacation, was walking with his girlfriend along the pier (码头) when he saw something falling into the water. He thought it was a doll, but realized it was a child when he approached the river. In an instant, he took off his coat and jumped into the water.

When he reached the girl, she appeared lifeless, he said. Fortunately, when she was out of the water, she opened her eyes.

Anderson said his daughter slipped off the bank when he was adjusting his camera. An ambulance came later for her, said Duret, who was handed dry clothes from onlookers. Duret caught a taxi with his girlfriend shortly after.

The rescue happened on the day before he left for France. Duret said he didn’t realize his tale of heroism had greatly moved New York until he was leaving the city the next morning.

“I don’t really think I’m a hero,” said Duret. “Anyone would do the same thing.”

1.Why was Duret in New York?

A. To meet his girlfriend.              B. To work as an engineer.

C. To spend his holiday.               D. To visit the Andersons.

2.What did Duret do shortly after the ambulance came?

A. He was interviewed by a newspaper.

B. He asked his girlfriend for his dry clothes.

C. He went to the hospital in the ambulance.

D. He disappeared from the spot quickly.

3.Who dived after Duret into the river to save the little girl?

A. David Anderson.                 B. A passer-by. 

C. His girlfriend.                   D. A taxi driver.

4.When was Duret most probably found to be the very hero?

A. The day when he was leaving for home.

B. A couple of days after the girl was rescued.

C. The first day when he was in New York.

D. The same day when he was interviewed.

 

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