I’ve often puzzled over something that happened to me one winter when I was eight. Over the years I had been wondering if my   31   was nothing more than a kid’s imagination.

   There was a   32   near our house. In winter it was the greatest   33   place in the world. One   34   all I wanted to do was go skating. I had been waiting for weeks   35   the water was frozen solid. Mom had one rule: “Never ice-skate alone.” But I couldn’t   36   any longer that afternoon. So I   37   my skates under my coat and ran to the pond. Several people were skating near the shore, and some kids were playing hockey. I was not really  38  .

The hockey game had attracted   39   audience, so I skated in the other direction until their cheering   40  . But another noise came soon. The ice was cracking beneath me. Freezing water   41   my body, and I sank like a rock.  My feet   42   the bottom. Just when I thought I wouldn’t last another   43  , I felt a tap on my shoulder. “Don’t worry,” someone said. I swung my   44   around. I couldn’t see anybody. But I heard the voice again，“Push your feet into the bottom and you’ll shoot straight up to the surface.” I did as I was told and   45  . I crawled to the shore and lay down,   46  . The next thing I knew was people were   47   around me, covering me with coats.

When I awoke, I was home in my own bed. Mom sat next to me,   48   my hand. “I saw nobody there. It must be an angel that came to my  49  .” I said. Mom smiled, “I just thank God you’re safe.”

    For a long time I thought I would   50   a more realistic explanation if I just thought hard, but I never did.

1.A. attention      B. behavior                C. explanation       D. reason

2.A. river              B. pond                           C. lake                              D. dam

3.A. skating            B. fishing                           C. swimming                     D. skiing

4.A. afternoon      B. morning                    C. evening                     D. night

5.A. after              B. until                              C. as                          D. if

6.A. go            B. run                  C. sit                            D. wait

7.A. found            B. threw                        C. took                        D. hid

8.A. lonely             B. single                            C. alone                       D. afraid

9.A. noisy              B. happy                     C. small                         D. young

10.A. changed        B. disappeared                 C. increased       D. stopped

11.A. filled         B. controlled              C. covered          D. loaded

12.A. hit          B. dragged                 C. set                            D. tapped

13.A. day          B. hour                          C. minute                       D. second

14.A. head      B. hand                     C. arm                         D. leg

15.A. left                  B. succeeded           C. tried             D. survived

16.A. worried       B. surprised                   C. excited             D. exhausted

17.A. lying         B. standing                       C. laughing           D. crawling

18.A. raising            B. shaking                     C. holding                     D. washing

19.A. place                   B. mind                     C. defense                      D. rescue

20.A. take up         B. make up with      C. bring up                   D. come up with

I’ve often puzzled over something that happened to me one winter when I was eight. Over the years I had been wondering if my  31  was nothing more than a kid’s imagination.

   There was a  32  near our house. In winter it was the greatest  33  place in the world. One  34  all I wanted to do was go skating. I had been waiting for weeks  35  the water was frozen solid. Mom had one rule: “Never ice-skate alone.” But I couldn’t  36  any longer that afternoon. So I  37  my skates under my coat and ran to the pond. Several people were skating near the shore, and some kids were playing hockey．I was not really  38  ．

The hockey game had attracted   39  audience, so I skated in the other direction until their cheering  40  . But another noise came soon. The ice was cracking beneath me. Freezing water  41   my body, and I sank like a rock.  My feet  42   the bottom. Just when I thought I wouldn’t last another  43 , I felt a tap on my shoulder. “Don’t worry,” someone said. I swung my  44  around. I couldn’t see anybody. But I heard the voice again，“Push your feet into the bottom and you’ll shoot straight up to the surface.” I did as I was told and  45 . I crawled to the shore and lay down,  46  ．The next thing I knew was people were   47    around me, covering me with coats.   

When I awoke, I was home in my own bed. Mom sat next to me,   48  my hand. “I saw nobody there. It must be an angel that came to my  49  ．” I said. Mom smiled, “I just thank God you’re safe.”

    For a long time I thought I would  50  a more realistic explanation if I just thought hard, but I never did.

1.A. attention   B. behavior        C. explanation          D. reason

2.A. river      B. pond         C. lake                 D. dam

3.A. skating    B. fishing      C. swimming         D. skiing

4.A. afternoon B. morning      C. evening              D. night

5.A. after          B. until        C. as                   D. if

6. A. go        B. run          C. sit                  D. wait

7.A. found      B. threw            C. took                 D. hid

8.A. lonely     B. single       C. alone                D. afraid

9.A. noisy      B. happy        C. small                D. young

10. A. changed      B. disappeared      C. increased            D. stopped

11.A. filled        B. controlled       C. covered         D. loaded

12.A. hit       B. dragged      C. set              D. tapped

13.A. day       B. hour         C. minute               D. second

14.A. head      B. hand         C. arm                  D. leg

15.A. left          B．succeeded   C. tried           D. survived

16.A. worried       B. surprised        C. excited          D. exhausted

17.A. lying         B. standing     C. laughing        D. crawling

18.A. raising       B. shaking      C. holding          D. washing

19.A. place     B. mind         C. defense              D. rescue

20.A. take up   B. make up with     C. bring up             D. come up with

I’ve often puzzled over something that happened to me one winter when I was eight. Over the years I had been wondering if my 　31 was nothing more than a kid’s imagination.

　 There was a 　32 near our house. In winter it was the greatest 　33 place in the world. One 　34 all I wanted to do was go skating. I had been waiting for weeks 　35 the water was frozen solid. Mom had one rule: “Never ice-skate alone.” But I couldn’t 　36 any longer that afternoon. So I 　37 my skates under my coat and ran to the pond. Several people were skating near the shore, and some kids were playing hockey. I was not really 38 .

The hockey game had attracted 　39 audience, so I skated in the other direction until their cheering 　40 . But another noise came soon. The ice was cracking beneath me. Freezing water 　41 my body, and I sank like a rock. My feet 　42 the bottom. Just when I thought I wouldn’t last another 　43 , I felt a tap on my shoulder. “Don’t worry,” someone said. I swung my 　44 around. I couldn’t see anybody. But I heard the voice again，“Push your feet into the bottom and you’ll shoot straight up to the surface.” I did as I was told and 　45 . I crawled to the shore and lay down, 　46 . The next thing I knew was people were 　47 around me, covering me with coats.

When I awoke, I was home in my own bed. Mom sat next to me, 　48 my hand. “I saw nobody there. It must be an angel that came to my 49 .” I said. Mom smiled, “I just thank God you’re safe.”

　 For a long time I thought I would 　50 　a more realistic explanation if I just thought hard, but I never did.

36. A. attention　 　B. behavior 　　　　　 C. explanation　 　　　 D. reason

37. A. river　 　　 　B. pond　 　　　 　　　 C. lake　　 　　　　 　　　 D. dam

38. A. skating 　 　B. fishing 　　　　 　　　 C. swimming　 　　　 D. skiing

39. A. afternoon 　 B. morning 　　　 　　　 C. evening 　　　　　　　 D. night

40. A. after　 　　 　B. until 　　　　　 　　　 C. as　　　 　　　 　　　 D. if

41. A. go　　 　　B. run　 　　　　 　　　 C. sit　　 　　　　 　　　 D. wait

42. A. found　 　　 　B. threw　　 　 　　　 C. took　　 　　　　 　　　 D. hid

43. A. lonely 　　 　B. single 　　　　 　　　 C. alone　 　　　　 　　　 D. afraid

44. A. noisy　 　　 　B. happy 　　　 　　　 C. small　 　　　　 　　　 D. young

45. A. changed　　 B. disappeared　 　　　 C. increased　　　 　 D. stopped

46. A. filled　　 　 B. controlled　　 　　　 C. covered　　　 　　 D. loaded

47. A. hit　　 　　 　B. dragged 　　　 　　　 C. set　　 　　　　　　　　 D. tapped

48. A. day　　 　　B. hour　 　　　　 　　　 C. minute 　　　　 　　　 D. second

49. A. head　 　 　B. hand　 　　　 　　　 C. arm　　 　　　　　　 　　　 D. leg

50. A. left　　　　　　 B. succeeded　　　　　 C. tried　　　　　 　　 D. survived

51. A. worried　 　B. surprised　　　 　　　 C. excited　　　 　　 D. exhausted

52. A. lying　　 　B. standing　　　　　 　　　 C. laughing　　　 　　 D. crawling

53. A. raising 　 B. shaking　　　　　 　　　 C. holding　　　　　　　　　 D. washing

54. A. place　　　　 B. mind　 　　　 　　　 C. defense 　　　　　　　 D. rescue

55. A. take up 　　 　B. make up with 　　 C. bring up 　　　　　　　　 D. come up with

　　When did you last see a polar bear(北极熊)?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."

46. The members of the Polar Bear Club must meet the following requirements except that_____ .

　　A. they should be easy to make friends with

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

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

　　D. they must reach the age of 60

47. 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

48. 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

49. 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

50. The passage is mainly about _____ .

A.a group of cold-water swimming lovers

    B. the Polar Bears' life in New York

　  C. doctors' ideas about cold-water swimming

D. the requirements of the Polar Bear Club

I ran across an old photo of him the other day, thinking of some old things. He’s been dead for 25 years. His name was Rex.

36  was his favorite recreation(娱乐). He had so much 37 in the water as any person I have known. You didn’t have to throw a stick in the water to 38 him to go in. Of course, he would bring back a stick to you if you 39 throw one in.

That 40 me of that night, 41 he brought back a small box that he found somewhere--- how 42 nobody ever knew. Since it was Rex, it 43 easily have been half a race. The box wasn’t a good one. It was just a 44 old piece that somebody 45. Still it was something he wanted, probably 46 there was some difficulty in transportation（运输）. And that he thought could test his courage. We first knew about his achievement when, deep in the night, we 47 him trying to get the box up onto the porch(门 厅). It sounded 48 two or three people were trying to tear the house 49 . We came downstairs and turned on the 50 light. Rex was on the top step trying to pull the thing up, but it had 51somehow. And he was just holding his own(坚持着). I suppose he would have held his own 52 dawn if we hadn’t helped him. The next day we carried the box miles away and threw it out. If we had thrown it out in a 53 place, he would have brought it home again, as a small token(象征)of his strength in such matters. 54, he had been taught to carry heavy wooden objects about and he was 55 of his skill.