高考閱讀理解強化訓(xùn)練Ⅰ

Markfeltthatitwastimeforhimtotakepartinhiscommunity,sohewenttotheneighborhoodmeetingafterwork.Thearea’scitycouncilwoman(女議員)wasleadingadiscussionabouthowthequalityoflifewasdecreasing.Theneighborhoodfacedmanyproblems.

Marklookedatthechartstapedtothewalls.Therewerechartsforparkingproblems,crime,andforproblemsinvacantbuildings.Peopleweresupposedtosuggestsolutionstothecouncilwoman.

ItwastoomuchforMark.“Theproblemsaretoobig,”hethought.Heturnedtothemannexttohimandsaid,“Ithinkthisisawasteofmytime.NothingIcoulddowouldmakeadifferencehere.

Markthoughtsomemoreonhiswaytothebusstop.“Peopleshouldjusttakecareofthemselves,”hedecided.“That’senoughtodo.Ican’ttakeonalltheproblemsoftheworld.”

Ashenearedthebusstop,Marksawawomancarryingagrocerybagandbaby.Shewastryingtounlockhercar,butshedidn’thaveafreehand.AsMarkgotcloser,herotherchild,alittleboy,suddenlydartedintothestreet.Thewomantriedtoreachforhim,butasshemoved,herbagshiftedandgroceriesstartedtofallout.Markrantotaketheboy’sarmandledhimbacktohismother.Thenhepickedupthegrocerieswhilethewomansmiledinrelief.“Thanks!”shesaid.“You’vegotgreattiming!”

“Justbeingneighborly,”Marksaid.Asherodehome,heglancedatthewallsofthebus.Ononeofthemwas“Smallactsofkindnessaddup”.Marksmiledandthought,“Maybethat’sagoodplacetostart.”

1.InMark’sopinion,___________.

Anobodywassoableastosolvetheproblems

Bhewasnotinthepositiontosolvesuchproblems

Cmanypeopleweretooselfishtothinkaboutothers

Dhealreadyhadmorethanenoughworktodo

2.Theword“darted”inparagraph5canbebestreplacedby_________.

AwalkedBmarchedCwanderedDrushed

istheimplicationofthewordsonthebuswall?

AYoushouldbekindtoyourneighborsandtheywilltreatyouthesameway.

BEveryonecanplayhisownparttomakethingsbetter.

CAllsmallactswilladduptokindness.

DIt’sasmallacttohelpapersoninneed.

4.Thepassageismainlyabout__________.

Ahowindividualscanhelpmakeadifference

Brunninganeighborhoodmeetingtosolveitsproblems

Ccitizens’reactionstotheproblemstheyface

Dsolvingproblemsthroughgroupaction

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ThebeginningsofmarinebiologycanbetracedbacktotherenownedGreekphilosopherAristotleofthe3rdcenturyB.C.Incertainrespects,hewasagreatermarinebiologistthananywhofollowedhim,forhemademanynotableobservationswithnobookstoguidehimandnomicroscopewithwhichtoseefinedetails.HestudiedchieflytheseashoreanimalsoftheGreekcoast,andhehasleftanimperishable（不朽的）accountofwhathehasseen.

TherewasnostudyofseashorelifecomparablewiththatofAristotleuntilalmostthebeginningofthenineteenthcentury.Inthefirststrikingcontributionstoman’sknowledgeoflifeisthesea,theleaderinthesediscoverieswasEdwardForbes.Generalizingfromstudieshemadeinshallowdepth,Forbeswasconvincedthattherewasnolifeonthebottombelow550meters.Thiswasanerror,tobesure,butaverystimulatingone,forscientistssettoworktoputForbestheorytothetest.Withintwentyyearsafterhisdeath,theyhadprovedthatsuchtypesofanimalsasseastars,worms,andmollusks(軟體動物)livedontheoceanbottomatdepthsofmorethanoneandone-halfkilometers.Fromlaterexplorations,mencametoknowthatsuchcreaturesoccuronthebottominthedeepestpartsoftheoceanmorethantenkilometersbeneaththesurfaceofthesea.

TheChallengerexpeditionwasorganizedbymenwhowerestudentsofForbesandwerecarryingouttheworkthathestarted.Theresultsoftheexpeditionwerepublishedinfiftyhugevolumes.Theyarestillamodelforcontributorstothesciencesofoceanographyandmarinebiology.

studyofmarinelifebeganfrom_________.

AGreeceBThe3rdcenturyB.C.CAristotleDAlloftheabove

amarinebiologist,Aristotle’sgreatnessliesinhis________.

AstudyoftheGreekcoast

Blong-livedaccountofhisstudy

Cbeingafamousphilosopher

DveryoriginalstudyoftheGreekcoastbymakingnotableobservationswithnobookstoguidehimandnomicroscopewithwhichtoseefinedetails.

Forbesissoimportanttobementionedherefor_______.

AheisAristotle’sfollower

Btheerrorhemadeinhisdiscoverystimulatedotherscientiststofindoutthetruth

Chemadeagreaterror

DhewastheleaderoftheEnglishandNorwegianbiologistsinthe19thcentury.

ofthefollowingisNOTtrue?

AMarinebiologycanbetracedbacktothebeginningofhumanhistory.

BBeforethe19thcentury,Aristotle’sstudyofseashorelifewasbeyondcompare.

C“Challenger”wasthenameofanexpeditionaryship.

DMan’sknowledgeoftheoceanowesalottoForbes’studentswhomadethe“Challenger”expedition.

lastmenfoundoutthat________.

Atherewasnolifeonthebottombelow550meters

Bthereweresomemammalslivingontheoceanbottomatdepthsofmorethanoneandone-halfkilometers

Cseastarsandsomeotheranimalslivedonthebottominthedeepestpartsoftheocean

Dwormscouldnotliveonthebottomoftheocean

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YouareMichaelJordan’ssonandyoushowupforbaseballpractice.Everybodycrowdsaroundthecourttoseewhatyoucando.

ColinHanksknowsthefeeling.Hisdad---two-timeAcademyAward奧斯卡獎）winningactorTomHanks---isprobablyevenmorefamousthanMichaelJordan.

Attheageof24,ColinHanksisquietlystartinghisowncareerasanactor.Hisfirstleadingroleisinthecomedy“OrangeCountry”whichrecentlyopenedinUScinemas.

“Iknowpeoplewillholdsomesortofanopinion,”saidtheyoungerHanks.

“It’snotmyjobtoprovetothemthatIcandoit.It’smyjobtomakewhateverI’mworkingonthebestthatIcan.”

In“OrangeCountry”,Hanksplaystheroleofaliterature-lovingstudentcalledShaunBrumer.HewantstoleavehisfamilyandattendStandfordtochasehisdreamsofbecomingawriter.JakeKasdan,thedirectorofthefilm,auditioned(面試)hundredsofyoungmenfortherolebeforechoosingHanks.“It’shardtofindhandsome,funnypeople.”Kasdansaid,addingthatHanks’namedidnotcomeintoplay.

ColinHanksisthin.Hehasbrownhair,smalleyes,bigearsandwearsHarryPotter-styleglasses.“He’snotgoingtoplayanyactionheroesunlessheputsonsomeweight.”saysKasdan.

“OrangeCountry”isbyfarColinHanks’biggestrole.Hegetsofferedalotofteenmovies.“ActingistheonethingI’vebeengoodatfromgradeschoolthroughtocollege.”hesaid.

HehadasupportingroleinaTVseriesasateenagerwhoknowsthatsomeofthisclassmatesarealien（外星人）survivorsofaUFOcrash.Healsoappearedintwocomingofagecomedies.

Heworkedwithhisfatherin“BandofBrothers,”directedbyStevenSpielberg,andin“ThatThingYouDo.”

“Ihopeworkleadstomorework,”Hankssays.“I’mnotlookingtogotothenextleveloranything,butjusttogetmynameoutthere,myfaceoutthere,sohopefullyIcancontinuetoworkonotherprojects.”

Hisdad’sadviceisthesamenowasitwasbeforeHankswonhisfirstrole.Showupontime,memorizeyourlines,hityourmarks.

Hisnextprojectis“UndertheMimosa”.Afterthat,likemostyoungactors,he’llbelookingformorework.

underlinedsentenceinparagraph2means__________.

AColinHanksknowsMichaelJordan’sson

BColinHanksknowsMichaelJordan’safamousbasketballplayer

CColinHanksknowsthepublicwanttoseewhatafamousman’ssoncando

DColinHanksknowshisfatherisprobablymorefamousthanMichaelJordan

filmhasgivenColinHankshisfirstleadingrole?

AOrangeCountryBBandofBrothers

CThatThingYouDoDUndertheMimosa

forpeopleholdingopinionsabouthim,ColinHanks________.

Awantstohearthemnowthathehaswonhisfirstleadingrole

Bthinksitisnottheirplacetocommentonothers

Cthinksitishisjobtoproveheisagoodactor

Dthinkshewilltryhisbesttodowellineveryfilmheworkson

underlinedword“chase”inthearticlemeans________.

AfollowBdriveCchooseDaccept

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Jobadsforthethreevacancies(空缺)arelistedbelow;Iappreciateyoursharingtheseadswithpotentialapplicants.Thanks!

EnglishInstructor:Temporary（臨時的，暫時的）full-timeforthespring2000semester(學(xué)期)only.Teachtwofirst-yearcompositionandtwointroductoryliteraturecoursed;serveondepartmentalcommitteesandhelpwithcollege’sannual(一年一次的)HighSchollWritingDay.

Required:MAinEnglish;collegeteachingexperienceusingcomputertechnology.

Deadline:(最終期限)October25oruntilpositionfilled.

English/TechnicalCommunicationAssistantProfessor:Teachinfirst-yearcompositionandtechnicalcommunicationcourseincludingtechnicaldocumentation,Webdesign,desktoppublishing,andonlinewriting.PositionavailableAugust15,2000.

Required:.inEnglish/compositionorinarelatedcommunicationsfield;collegeteachingexperience;usingcomputertechnology;workexperienceintechnicalcommunication.

Deadline:November1oruntilpositionfilled.

English/CompositionStudiesAssistantProfessor:Teachcoursesinfirst-yearcomposition(includingdevelopmentalandhonors);introductory,theme-basedliterature;advancedcomposition;compositiontheory;Englishlanguage.PositionavailableAugust15,2000.

Required:./Englishwithemphasisincompositionstudies;collegeteachingexperienceusingcomputertechnology.

Deadline:November8oruntilpositionfilled.

JaneFrick

ChairandProfessor----English,foreignLanguages,Journalism

MissouriWesternStateCollege

St.Joseph,MO64507

FAX:816271-4543;TEL:816271-4315

E-MAIL:frick@

couldgetintotouchwiththecollegeby________.

Acalling816271-4543

Bfaxing816271-4315

Ce-mailing“frick@”

DcallingJaneFrick’smobilephone

WashingtonhasgotthejobasanEnglishInstructor.Howlongwillsheprobablyworkinthecollege?

AAsemesterBAyearCOneandahalfyearsDTwoyears

.Joneswantsthejobasa(n)English/CompositionStudiesAssistantProfessor.Hehadbettercontactthecollegebefore________.

AOctober25BAugust15CNovember1DNovember8

shoulda(n)English/TechnicalCompositionAssistantProfessordo?

AHelpwithcollege’sannualHighSchoolWritingDay

BTeachcoursesofonlinewriting

CTeachtheme-basedliterature

DServeondepartmentalcommittees.

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Heturned73lastmonthbuthehasn’tshownanysignofagesincehisfirstscreenappearancein1928.

AndMickeyMouseisnotabouttoretire.

Mickeystarredincountlessfilms,greetedthousandsofchildrenatDisneyparksandfeaturesonT-shirtsandsouvenirs(紀(jì)念品)allovertheworld.

Itisdifficulttobelievethatthemighty(強大的)MickeywasactuallyareplacementforanearlierDisneycartooncharacter,OswaldtheLuckyRabbit.

BothMickeyMouseandOswaldRabbitwerecreatedbyWaltDisneyandafriendandbusinesspartner,

UbIwerks,bothofwhomdiedinthe1970sbutMickeyisstillgoingstrong.

MickeyMousemadehisfirstscreenappearanceinthecartoonSteamboatWilliein1928.

AlthoughMickeyMousewasanewcharacter,helookedalotlikeOswald.

“IfyoutookoffOswald’slongrabbitearsandputonlittleroundears,therewouldbeastrikingsimilarity.”saidRobertTieman,whodealswithhistoricalrecordsattheWaltDisneyCo.

TheideaforMickeyalsocamefromthemicedrawnfortheAliceinCartoonlandseries---acollectionofabout60cartoonsdrawnbetween1922and1927andwhichcontainedanumberofmice.

ThestoryofMickeyMouse’screationhaschangedwithtime.Formanyyearsthecompanygavecredit(榮譽)onlytoWaltDisney,butmorerecentlyithasbeenrecognizedthatUbIwerksalsoplayedapart.

Tiemansaidthatforyears,Waltwassaidtobethesole（唯一的）creatorofMickeybecauseofbusinessreasons.

Soformanyyears,theofficialstorywasthatDisneythoughtupthecharacterofamouseonhiswaybacktoCaliforniafromNewYorkafterhehadlosttherightstoOswaldtheLuckyRabbit.

“Butinreality,heneverhadtherightstoOswald,”Tiemansaid.UniversalStudioslatergottherightstoOswaldandstillholdsthem.ButthesedaysOswaldhasbeenstoredawayandforgottenwhileMickeyisstilltheKingofcartoons.

underlinedword“He”inthefirstparagraphrefersto_________.

A.WaltDisneyBMickeyMouseCOswaldtheLuckyRabbitDTieman

ofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothetext?

AOswaldwasoncepopular.

BMickeyMousehasappearednotonlyinfilms.

CMickeyMousewascreatedbyUbIwerksinfact.

DMickeyislikeOswaldinappearance.

besttitleforthetextwouldbe__________.

AMickey,KingofCartoons,StaysYoung

BWhoCreatedMickeyandOswald

CWaltDisney,aGreatMan

DDisneyandHisCartoonCharacters

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Themainelementsrequiredforsurvivalarefood,fire,shelterandwater.Theirorderofimportancewilldependuponwhereyouhappentobe.Inthedesert,waterwillheadthelist:inpolarregionsshelter(conditionofbeingprotected)andfirewillbethemainconcerns.Orderingyourpriorities(thingthatismoreimportantthantheothers)isthefirststeptosurvive.

Ittakesahealthypersonquitealongtimetodieofstarvation,forthebodycanuseupitsstoredresources,butexposuretowind,rainandcoldcanefataleveninmildclimatesanddeathcomesinonlyminutesintheicywatersofthepoles,.Foodisrarelythefirstpriority.Eveninthoseplaceswhereitisdifficulttofind,thereareusuallyotherproblemstofacefirst.Shelterwilloftenbethefirstnecessityinextremesofclimatesuchastemperaturessuchasinthefrozenpolarregionsorinthebakingdeserts.Theneedforfireiscloselylinked.

Waterissomethingthatmostpeopleinthemodernworldtakeforgranted.Theyaresousedtoturningonatapthatuntilanextremedroughtcauseswatershortagetheyseldomthinkaboutit.Yetthesurvivoratsea,orafteraflood,thoughsurroundedbywatermayneeddrinkingwaterverybadly.Andtherearemanyplaceswhere,unlessitrains,noobviouswaterisavailable.Althoughtherewouldbeothersurvivalnecessitiestodealwith,waterisalwaysuniversallyimportant.

factorwhichdecidestheorderofimportanceforthemainelementsrequiredforsurvivalis_______

AyourhealthBwhereyouareCyourjobDyourstrength

basicneedthatmayNOTbeequallyimportantastheothersinextremelycoldplaceis_______.

AwaterBshelterCfireDfood

isdescribedas_________.

Auniversallyimportant

Bbeingtakenforgranted

Cthebasicnecessity

Dcloselylinkedwithshelter

tothepassage,whichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?

AExposuretowindisnotdangerousinmildclimates

BPeoplemaydiequicklyinthewaterofpolarregions

Clookingforfoodisthefirstthingtodomostofthetime

DSurvivorsafterafloodwon’tneedwaterfordrinking

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Wearesousedtoourlifeonthesurfaceoftheearththatitcanbequiteaneffortforourmindstobreakfreeofalltheideasthatwetakeforgranted.Wetalkabout“up”and“down”,butweknowthatwhatis“down”forusis“up”forsomeoneontheothersideoftheworld.

Becausewecanfeelthatthingsareheavy,wethinkof“weight”asbeingafixedqualityinanobject,butitisnotreallyfixedatall.Ifyoucouldtakeaquarterofapoundpacketofbutter4,000milesoutfromtheearth,itwouldweighonlyaquarterofapound.

Whywouldthingsweighonlyaquarterasmuchastheydoatthesurfaceoftheearthifwetookthem4,000milesoutintospace?Thereasonisthis:Allobjectshaveanaturalattractionforallotherobjects;thisiscalledgravitationalattraction(重引力).Butthispowerofattractionbetweentwoobjectsgetsweakerastheygetfartherapart.Whenthebutterwasatthesurfaceoftheearth,itwas4,000milesfromthecenter(inotherwordstheradius(半徑)oftheearthis4,000miles).Whenwetookthebutter4,000milesout,itwas8,000milesfromthecenter,whichistwicethedistance.

Ifyoudoublethedistancebetweentwoobjects,theirgravitationalattractiondecreases“twotimestwo”.Ifyoutriplethedistance,itgetsninetimesweaker(threetimesthree).Ifyoutakeitfourtimesasfaraway,itgetssixteentimesweaker(fourtimesfour)andsoon.

is“up”forustheChineseis________.

A“down”fortheJapanese

B“up”fortheGermany

C“down”fortheAmericans

D“up”fortheFrance

wetakeaone-poundpacketofbutter4,000milesoutfromtheearth,itwillweigh_____.

Aonefourthpound

Bonepound

Ctwopounds

Donefifthpound

asatellitewhichweighfiftytonsflew20,000milesawayfromtheearth,howmuchwoulditweigh?

AOnetonBTentonsCFivetonsDTwotons

Ⅷ

Theviolinisknownasthequeenofinstrument.Ofthemorethanonehundredmusiciansinagreatorchestra,overthirtyareviolinists.Theviolin’shighrankisduetothebeautyofitstoneanditswiderangeofexpression.Theviolintookmanycenturiestodevelop.ItshistorybeginsinIndia,wheretheuseofabowtoplaystringedinstrumentswasprobablyinvented.DuringtheearlyMiddleAgesinEuropevariousstringedinstrumentswereplayedwithabow.Oneofthesewasthevielle(六弦提琴),whichwasprobablyintroducedtoEuropeinthe10thcentury.Liketheviolin,theviellewasheldagainsttheplayer’sshoulder.Latertheviellewaschangedthroughtheinfluenceofrebec(三弦古琴).ThiswasanArabicinstrumentthatspreadfromSpaintotherestofEurope.Bycombiningthesolidbodyoftheviellewiththecleverarrangementofthepegs（琴栓）intherebec,anewgroupofinstrumentswasborn.

Theviolinreceiveditsbasicformbetween1550and1600.Sincethattimeithaschangedonlyinsmallways.Themostsuccessfulviolinsweremadeinthe17thand18thcenturies.Italyproducedfamousfamiliesofviolin-makers.ProbablythegreatestofthesewasAntonioStradivarius(1644---1737).Stradivariusiscalledthemasterofallmasters,whichgaveitmoretonepower.Stradivariusissaidtohavebuilt1,116instruments.Ofthese,540“Strad”violinsareknowntous.

thepassageweknowthat_______.

Aviolinistsplayanunimportantroleintheperformanceofanorchestra

Btheviolinwasinventedonlyrecently

CtheviolinfirstcamefromItaly

Dtheviolinwasinventedbycombinationoftheviellewiththepegsinrebec.

29Whichofthefollowingistrue?

AThehistoryoftheviolinshouldbeconnectedwiththeuseofbowtoplaystringedinstrumentsinIndia.

BTheviellewasfirstanArabicinstrument

CTherebecwasaSpanishinstrument

DTheviolinhaschangedgreatlysinceitsformationbetween1550and1600.

thepassageweknowthatthewordorchestrameans______.

A音樂會B表演C歌唱演員D管弦樂隊

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Sinceitsbeginning150yearsago,whenBritain’sForeignSecretarydismissedHongKong,LordPalmerton,asa“barren（貧瘠的）rock”,theterritory(領(lǐng)土)hasbeenapowerfullure（引誘，誘惑）tobusinessinsearchofprofit（利潤）andopportunity.Today,onthis“barrenrock”standsomeoftheworld’smostspectacularskyscraper(最壯觀的摩天大樓),creatingaprospectof“Manhattanwithmountains.”IthasbeensaidthatHongKongisoneofthefewplaceswhereyoucanhaveabusinessideaatbreakfast,register（注冊）yourcompanybylunchandmakeaprofitbydinner.

Investmenthasbeenthenameofthegame.Largenumbersofcompaniesfromthemainlandandoverseashavesetupeitherregionalheadquartersofsubsidiaries（附屬公司）inHongKong.Asamajorinternationaltrading,financialandmanufacturingcenter,HongKongisalucrative(有利的，賺錢的)marketforproducts,technologyandinvestment.Thefreetradeandopenmarketpolicies,lowtaxregime(制度)andfreeflowofcapitalwithoutexchangecontrols,appealtothebusinessidealoflevelplayingfield.

HongKong’sfreemarketeconomyhasproducedamoderneconomicmiracle.Itisnowtheworld’stenthlargesttradingeconomy,withtradegenerallyinbalance.Allthishasbeenachievedonatinyislandperched(位于)onthetipofSouthernChina.Buttherearetwoessentialfactorsinitssuccess:ithasoneoftheworld’sfinestdeep-waterharbors,andanentrepreneurial(具有創(chuàng)業(yè)才能的)andindustrialpopulationofoversixmillion.

Beingthegatewaytothemainland,HongKonghasreestablisheditselfasgreatCenterport(轉(zhuǎn)口貿(mào)易中心).Therapidexpansionintradewasspurred(驅(qū)馳)onbyChina’sadoptionofanopen-doorpolicyin1979.HongKongmanufacturesofmoreLabor-intensiveconsumerproductsbeganmovingacrosstheborderintoSouthernChina,andafundamentalrestructuringofHongKong’seconomybegantotakeplace,transformingitintoaservice-basedandsourcingcenterfortheAsia-Pacificregion.

HongKongisamajorplayerinanincreasinglyglobalizedeconomy.Givenitsstrategiclocation,internationallyoriented(導(dǎo)向的)businesscultureandexcellentcommunications,itisperfectlyplacedatthecrossroadsofworldtrade.Commerciallinksreachouttocorporationsinover170countriesandregions.

canknowthat______fromthefirstparagraph.

AHongKongwasonceabarrenrock

Bthereweremanybusinesschangesthere

CHongKonglookslikeManhattan

DHongKongistheareawherethepeopleareefficient

advantageofHongKonginappealingtothebusinessidealis________.

Athefreetradeandopenmarketpolicies

Blowtaxregime

Cfreeflowofcapitalwithoutexchangecontrols

DAllabove

mostimportantreasonforHongKong’ssuccessis______.

Athatithasoneoftheworld’sfinestdeepwaterharbors

Bitsuniquegeographylocation

Canentrepreneurialandindustrialpopulation

DAlltheabove

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Whendidyoulastseeapolarbear?Onatriptozoo,perhaps?IfyouhadattendedawinteractivityinNewYorkafewyearsago,youwouldhaveseenawholepolarbearclub.These“PolarBears”arepeoplewhomeetfrequentlyinthewintertoswiminfreezingcoldwater.Thatday,theairtemperaturewas3℃,andthewatertemperaturewasabithigher.ThemembersofthePolarBearClubatConeyIsland,NewYorkareusuallyabouttheageof60.Membersmustsatisfytworequirements.First,theymustgetalongwellwitheveryoneelseinthegroup;thisisveryimportantbecausetherearesomanydifferentkindsofpeopleintheclub.PolarBearsmustalsoagreetoswimoutdoorsatleasttwiceamonthfromNovemberthroughFebruary.

Doctorsdonotagreeaboutthemedicaleffectsofcold-waterswimming.Someareworriedaboutthedangersofaconditioninwhichthebody’stemperaturedropssolowthatfinallytheheartstops.Otherdoctors,however,pointoutthatthereismoredangerofaheartattackduringsummerswimmingbecausethedifferencebetweentheairtemperatureandwatertemperatureismuchgreaterinsummerthaninwinter.

ThePolarBearsthemselvesaresatisfiedwiththebenefits(oradvantages)ofcold-waterswimming.Theysaythattheirfavoriteformofexerciseisverygoodforthecirculatory(循環(huán))systembecauseitforcesthebloodtomovefasttokeepthebodywarm.Cold-waterswimmersusuallyturnbrightredafterafewminutesinthewater.Apersonwhoturnsblueprobablyhasaverypoorcirculatorysystemandshouldnottrycold-waterswimming.

Themainbenefitsofcold-waterswimmingareprobablymental.ThePolarBearslovetoswimyear-round;theyfinditfunandrelaxing.Asone70-year-oldwomansays,“WhenIgointothewater,Iputmytroublesintotheoceanandletthemfloataway.”

membersofthePolarBearClubmustmeetthefollowingrequirementsexceptthat_____.

Atheyshouldbeeasytomakefriendswith

Btheymustswimoutdoorsatleast8timesinthefourcoldmonths.

CtheymustagreetoswimoutdoorsfromNovemberthroughFebruary22,2022

Dtheymustreachtheageof60.

________.

Aencouragepeopletotakepartincold-waterswimmingactively

Bpointoutthepossibledangerofbloodillnessduringcold-waterswimming

Cbelieveswimmingishelpfulbothinwinterandinsummer

Dhavedifferentideasaboutthemedicaleffectsofcold-waterswimming

tothepassage,somedoctorsbelieveitistruethat_____.

Ayouarehealthyifcold-waterswimmingturnsyourskincolorblue.

Bcold-waterswimmingcausesmoreheartattacksinsummerthaninwinter

Ccold-waterswimmingcanmakethebodytemperaturedangerouslyhigh

DPolarBearsarebearsswimminginfreezingwater

PolarBearsliketoswimalltheyearround,for_______.

Atheycanremainyoung

Bitisaneasywaytokeepthebodywarminwinter

Ctheyfinditenjoyableandinteresting

Dtheymightmeetfewertroublesinlife

passageismainlyabout________.

Aagroupofcold-water-swimminglovers

BthePolarBears’lifeinNewYork

Cdoctors’ideasaboutcold-waterswimming

DtherequirementsofthePolarBearClub

答案與提示：

從第四段最后一句話可以看出Mark在看到鄰居間問題如此之多的情況下想到“我不能夠解決世界上所有的事情”，說明“不在其職，難為其事”。