Winter-swimming has become popular in Beijing. Three years ago, few people would go swimming in the icy waters. But now there is a Winter-swimming Enthusiasts’ Club（冬泳爱好者协会）and it has more than 2,000 members. The oldest is 84 years old and the youngest is only 7. The members are from all walks of life. They may be workers, peasants, soldiers, teachers, students…

Though it is now the coldest part of the season and the water temperature in the city’s lakes is around 0℃, many winter-swimmers still swim in the icy waters, even when it is snowing. They enjoy themselves in the lake, while the people by the side of the lake are wearing heavy clothes.

Why are so many people interested in winter-swimming? Because winter-swimming can be good for one’s health.

Bei Sha is a good example. He is 69, and he once suffered from（患……病）heart trouble for 26 years. After ten years of winter-swimming he is now in good health. Scientists are now studying the effects of winter-swimming on health.

1. Among the winter-swimmers the oldest man is_______ years older than the youngest one.

    A. 91           B. 84       C. 77       D. 7

2. Guess what “The members are from all walks of life” means?

    A. The members do different jobs at different places.

    B. They come from all parts of Beijing.

    C. They are persons of different ages.

    D. They are men and women, old and young.

3. The winter-swimmers are able to swim in the icy waters, even on snowy days because       .

    A. they are not afraid of coldness

    B. they often swim in the icy waters

    C. they know that they can benefit（得益）from it

    D. winter-swimming can make people healthy

4. Winter-swimming has become popular in Beijing because       .

    A. more and more people like to swim in Beijing

    B. it is more interesting than swimming in summer

    C. winter-swimmers are brave men

    D. winter-swimming does a lot of good to one’s health

5. What’s the best title for this passage?

    A. People in Beijing Like Swimming in Winter

    B. Winter-swimming—A Craze（狂热）in Beijing

    C. People Benefit from Winter-swimming

    D. Winter-swimmers Are Brave Men

In the middle of the night, Peter's wife suddenly fell ill. She couldn’t help crying,“Oh, my stomach (胃)! Get the      !”

   Peter, awaking from a deep sleep, thought his wife was only having a       dream.

“Stop that noise.” he said to her. He turned over and tried to go to        again, but his wife still cried out, “Oh, help! Help! I'm sure I'm       !”

    Peter got out of bed and started       , but he could not find him any clothes.

   “Where is my shirt?” he asked. His wife was       ill to tell him, and she could only cry, “Oh, my        stomach!”

   As soon as he had put his clothes       , he said, “Now, my dear, are you quite 44that you need the doctor? Surely you can wait       morning, can't you?”

“No, I can't. Go, go, go.” his wife shouted,“       you will find me dead       the morning.”

   So Peter went out into the dark street. He had only gone a few meters      he heard his wife calling him again.

   “I'm       again now, and I shall not want the doctor.” she said softly.

   Hearing this, he started running as       as he could towards the doctor's. When he arrived there, he knocked at the door loudly enough to wake       around.

   The doctor put his sleepy head out of the bedroom window and said, “Er? Who's there?”

   “Oh, Doctor.”Peter said to him, “I've very       news for you. My wife       ill with a terrible stomachache (胃疼). I was on my way to bring you to her, but she called me back to say the trouble had suddenly       her. So you need not come. Go back to       now, and sleep well!”

1.A. driver   B. nurse        C. doctor         D. child

2.A. terrible   B. interesting    C. Surprising   D. wonderful

3.A. bed      B. sleep       C. dream        D. hospital

4.A. walking   B. dying      C. aching       D. sleeping

5.A. dressing   B. wearing    C. raising       D. working

6.A. very      B. so         C. too         D. quite

7.A. good      B. bad        C. wrong      D. poor

8.A. down     B. off        C. on         D. up

9.A. surprised   B. afraid     C. certain     D. worried

10.A. before     B. for        C. to        D. until

11.A. And      B. But        C. So        D. Or

12.A. after      B. in        C. before      D. until

13.A. after     B. when      C. before      D. while

14.A. good     B. wrong      C. all right    D. right

15.A. fast        B. slowly      C. hurriedly    D. happily

16.A. everyone   B. someone     C. no one     D. doctors

17.A. good      B. bad         C. necessary    D. ill

18.A. fell       B. stayed      C. grew        D. failed

19.A. gone     B. missed      C. disappeared   D. left

20.A. your home  B. your bedroom C. your dream         D. bed

I got my first driver's license(执照)in 1953 by taking driver education in my first year at Central High School in Charlotte，North Carolina. Four years later when it was time to renew my license I was a married woman. Henry and I were living in Baltimore，Maryland. Two weeks before my 20th birthday，Henry drove me to the motor vehicle office on a hot July afternoon. When I got to the office and showed to the man behind the counter my North Carolina driver’ s license，ready to renew，the man told me that I was under age by Maryland law since I was not yet 21.“Mr.Henry Smith，your husband，will have to sign for you，”he said.

I argued，pointing to a very large belly(肚子)of mine，“I am married. I am having a baby. Why should I have to have someone sign for me to drive？”He answered coldly，“It’s the law，madam.”

Henry encouraged me to calm down，just go ahead and get the license and be done with it. “No，” I said. I refused to have him sign for me. So I left without a Maryland license.

I called the North Carolina Motor Vehicle Office and renewed my NC license by mail—using my name Susan Brown. And thus it was for the next twelve years. Since Henry was in the army I could drive under my home state license. By the time Henry left the army we were once again living in Maryland，and I had to take the Maryland driver’ s exam. Since then I just go in and renew every four years—sign the name Susan Brown，have my new picture taken，and walk out with a license to drive.

1.Susan got her first driver’ s license________.

2.Susan failed to renew her license the first time in Maryland because________.

3.We can infer from the text that in the U.S.________.

1、我不知道这是不是因为我长久无法出门的缘故，我变得对一切与大自然有关的事物都无比狂热。

I wonder if it’s ________ I haven’t been able to be outdoors for so long that I’ve grown so crazy about everything to ________  ________ nature.

2、信不信由你，世上没有什么标准英语。

Believe it or not, there ________ ________  ________  ________  ________ standard English.

3、她给了我一个坚定的眼神——这种眼神表明她是不会改变主意。

She gave me a determined look – the kind that said she would not ________   ________   ________.

4、母亲问她穿着那多的衣物是否感到非常热。

Mother asked her whether she was very hot ________ so many clothes ________.

5、我宁愿讲实话而不愿说谎。

I ________ speaking the truth ________ lying.

6、她问我是否在前一天晚上见到他了。

She asked me whether I ________  ________ him ________  ________  ________.

根据中文和首字母填空（共18题20空，每空0.5分，共10分）
【小题1】____________ (游泳) for sometime after a tiring day is very enjoyable and exciting for me in summer.
【小题2】Almost no high school students are  __________（满意）with the school hours in china.
【小题3】On  ___________ （平均）, he works seven hours a day.
【小题4】This gold watch was passed down from one ________________（一代）to another.
【小题5】The news that was _________________（广播）on the radio surprised us all.
【小题6】It is impossible for him to be ________（专心于）to his studies as he is __________(狂热)about computer games
【小题7】Our students are busy _________________（准备）for the final exams.
【小题8】I know from my own  _____________（经历）how difficult this kind of work can be.
【小题9】The book tells us m____________ about English culture.
【小题10】After g_________________ from university, he once worked as a newspaper reporter.
【小题11】It’s the first time the painting has been displayed in the e____________ room
【小题12】She is gaining weight because she likes eating d   ______too much.
【小题13】The policeman told me to go s____________ on and turn left at the second crossing.
【小题14】I can tell them we had an e___________, and then they won’t be angry any more.
【小题15】The money for dog food is gone, but Spot looks like he is s________.
【小题16】Much to my surprise, the young girl takes c________ of a big company.
【小题17】The best way to earn r__________ at school is to work hard and a________ high grades.
【小题18】You are s_________ to hand in your homework next Tuesday morning.