七．阅读理解 (20分)   
When did you 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 degrees. And the water temperature was a little 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 don’t 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 slow 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 the water tempreature is much greater in summer than in winter.
The Polar Bears themselves are satisfied with the benefits 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 could not try cold-water swimming.
The main benefits of cold-water swimming are probably mental. The Polar Bears love to swim all the 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.”
1. Doctors _________ .
A. have different ideas about the medical effects of cold-water swimming
B. believe swimming is helpful both in summer and in winter
C. enourage people to take part in cold-water swimming
D. point out the possible danger of blood illness during cold-water swimming
2. According to the passage, some doctors believe it is true that _______ .
A. Polar bears are bears swimming in freezing water    
B. cold-water swimming can make the body temperature dangerously high            
C. you are healthy if cold-water swimming turns your skin color blue           
D. cold-water swimming causes more heart attack in summer than in winter
3. The Polar Bears like to swim year-round, for _______ .
A. it is an easy way to keep the body warm in winter                        
B. they can stay young
C. they find it enjoyable and interesting
D. they might meet fewer troubles in life
4. Which of the following is TRUE according to the text ?
A.The Polar Bear is a club in which people swim to protect polar bears.
B. The club members are all over 60 years old.
C. There is no woman in the club.
D. None of the above.
5. This passage is mainly about _______ .
A. the requirements of the Polar Bear Club                
B. a group of cold-water-swimming lovers
C. the Polar Bears’ life in New York                 
D. doctors’ ideas about cold-water swimming

七．阅读理解 (20分)   

When did you 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 degrees. And the water temperature was a little 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 don’t 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 slow 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 the water tempreature is much greater in summer than in winter.

The Polar Bears themselves are satisfied with the benefits 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 could not try cold-water swimming.

The main benefits of cold-water swimming are probably mental. The Polar Bears love to swim all the 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.”

1. Doctors _________ .

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

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

C. enourage people to take part in cold-water swimming

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

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

A. Polar bears are bears swimming in freezing water    

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

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

D. cold-water swimming causes more heart attack in summer than in winter

3. The Polar Bears like to swim year-round, for _______ .

A. it is an easy way to keep the body warm in winter                        

B. they can stay young

C. they find it enjoyable and interesting

D. they might meet fewer troubles in life

4. Which of the following is TRUE according to the text ?

A.The Polar Bear is a club in which people swim to protect polar bears.

B. The club members are all over 60 years old.

C. There is no woman in the club.

D. None of the above.

5. This passage is mainly about _______ .

A. the requirements of the Polar Bear Club                

B. a group of cold-water-swimming lovers

C. the Polar Bears’ life in New York                 

D. doctors’ ideas about cold-water swimming

七．阅读理解    

When did you 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 degrees. And the water temperature was a little 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 don’t 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 slow 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 the water tempreature is much greater in summer than in winter.

The Polar Bears themselves are satisfied with the benefits 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 could not try cold-water swimming.

The main benefits of cold-water swimming are probably mental. The Polar Bears love to swim all the 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.”

1. Doctors _________ .

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

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

C. enourage people to take part in cold-water swimming

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

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

A. Polar bears are bears swimming in freezing water    

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

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

D. cold-water swimming causes more heart attack in summer than in winter

3. The Polar Bears like to swim year-round, for _______ .

A. it is an easy way to keep the body warm in winter                        

B. they can stay young

C. they find it enjoyable and interesting

D. they might meet fewer troubles in life

4. Which of the following is TRUE according to the text ?

A.The Polar Bear is a club in which people swim to protect polar bears.

B. The club members are all over 60 years old.

C. There is no woman in the club.

D. None of the above.

5. This passage is mainly about _______ .

A. the requirements of the Polar Bear Club                

B. a group of cold-water-swimming lovers

C. the Polar Bears’ life in New York                 

D. doctors’ ideas about cold-water swimming

    As a child，I was truly afraid of the dark and of getting lost；these fears were very real and caused me some uncomfortable moments．   

    Maybe it was the strange   1　　 things looked and sounded in my familiar room at night that   2　　 me so much．There was never total   3　　 ，but a streetlight or passing car lights   4　　 clothes hung over a chair take on the   5　　   of a wild animal. Out of the corner of my   6　　 , I saw the curtains seem to move when there was no    7　　 .A tiny sound in the floor would seem a hundred times louder than in the daylight．My    8    would run wild，and my heart would beat fast．I would    9　　 very still so that the “enemy” would not discover me．

  Another of my childhood fears was that I would get lost，   10      on the way home from school．Every morning I got on the school bus right near my home—that was no    11    ．After school，    12    ，when all the buses were    13    up along the street，I was afraid that I'd get on the wrong one and be taken to some  14        neighborhood．On school or family trips to a park or a museum，I wouldn't   15　　 　　the leaders out of my sight．

 Perhaps one of the worse fears  1 6  all I had as a child was that of not being liked or   17　　 by others．Being popular was so important to me 　　 18   ，and the fear of not being liked was a  19  one．

One of the processes(过程)of growing up is being able to  20  and overcome our fears．Understanding the things that frightened us as children helps us achieve greater success later in life．

1. A. way　　　　 　　 B. time　　　　   C. place　　       D. reason

2. A. wounded　　 　　 B. destroyed       C. surprised        D. frightened

3. A. quietness  　 　　 B. darkness　　    C. emptiness       D. loneliness

4. A. got　　　　 　　   B. forced　　      C. made　　　　 D. caused

5. A. spirit　　   　　    B. height　　      C. body　　　　 D. shape

6. A. eye　　　　 　　   B. window　　     C. mouth　　    D. door

7. A. breath　　  　　    B. wind　　　　 C. air　　　　     D. sound

8. A. belief　　  　　　　 B. feeling　　    C. imagination      D. doubt

9. A. 1ay　　　　 　　  B. hide　　　　    C. rest　　　　    D. 1ie

10. A. especially 　　　　  B. simply　　      C. probably　　    D. directly

11. A. discussion 　　　　 B. problem　　    C. joke　　　　   D. matter

12. A. though　　 　　   B. yet　　　　    C. although　　    D. still

13. A. called　　 　　　　 B. backed　　     C. 1ined　　      D. packed

14. A. old　　    　　   B. crowded　　  C. poor　　　　   D. unfamiliar

15. A. 1eave　　 　　　　 B. let　　　　     C. order　　      D. send

16. A. above　　 　　    B. in　　　　    C. of　　　　     D. at

17. A. protected 　　　　  B. guided　　    C. believed    　　  D. accepted

18. A. then　　  　　　　 B. there　　       C. once　　　　 D. anyway

19. A. strict    　　　　   B. powerful　　  C. heavy　　      D. right

20. A. realize   　　　　   B. remember　　 C. recognize   　　 D. recover

    Maybe it was the strange   1　　 things looked and sounded in my familiar room at night that   2　　 me so much．There was never total   3　　 ，but a streetlight or passing car lights   4　　 clothes hung over a chair take on the   5　　   of a wild animal. Out of the corner of my   6　　 , I saw the curtains seem to move when there was no    7　　 .A tiny sound in the floor would seem a hundred times louder than in the daylight．My    8    would run wild，and my heart would beat fast．I would    9　　 very still so that the “enemy” would not discover me．

  Another of my childhood fears was that I would get lost，   10      on the way home from school．Every morning I got on the school bus right near my home—that was no    11    ．After school，    12    ，when all the buses were    13    up along the street，I was afraid that I'd get on the wrong one and be taken to some  14        neighborhood．On school or family trips to a park or a museum，I wouldn't   15　　 　　the leaders out of my sight．

 Perhaps one of the worse fears  1 6  all I had as a child was that of not being liked or   17　　 by others．Being popular was so important to me 　　 18   ，and the fear of not being liked was a  19  one．

One of the processes(过程)of growing up is being able to  20  and overcome our fears．U

nderstanding the things that frightened us as children helps us achieve greater success later in life．

1. A. way　　　　 　　 B. time　　　　   C. place　　       D. reason

2. A. wounded　　 　　 B. destroyed       C. surprised        D. frightened

3. A. quietness  　 　　 B. darkness　　    C. emptiness       D. loneliness

4. A. got　　　　 　　   B. forced　　      C. made　　　　 D. caused

5. A. spirit　　   　　    B. height　　      C. body　　　　 D. shape

6. A. eye　　　　 　　   B. window　　     C. mouth　　    D. door

7. A. breath　　  　　    B. wind　　　　 C. air　　　　     D. sound

8. A. belief　　  　　　　 B. feeling　　    C. imagination      D. doubt

9. A. 1ay　　　　 　　  B. hide　　　　    C. rest　　　　    D. 1ie

10. A. especially 　　　　  B. simply　　      C. probably　　    D. directly

11. A. discussion 　　　　 B. problem　　    C. joke　　　　   D. matter

12. A. though　　 　　   B. yet　　　　    C. although　　    D. still

13. A. called　　 　　　　 B. backed　　     C. 1ined　　      D. packed

14. A. old　　    　　   B. crowded　　  C. poor　　　　   D. unfamiliar

15. A. 1eave　　 　　　　 B. let　　　　     C. order　　      D. send

16. A. above　　 　　    B. in　　　　    C. of　　　　     D. at

17. A. protected 　　　　  B. guided　　    C. believed    　　  D. accepted

18. A. then　　  　　　　 B. there　　       C. once　　　　 D. anyway

19. A. strict    　　　　   B. powerful　　  C. heavy　　      D. right

20. A. realize   　　　　   B. remember　　 C. recognize   　　 D. recover