Question

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（循環(huán)系統(tǒng)）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."

1.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

2.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

3.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

4.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

Answer 1

1.A

2.D

3.C

4.A

【解析】

試題分析：本文主要介紹了本文主要介紹了北極熊俱樂部這樣一個由愛好冬泳的老年人所組成的俱樂部，他們相信這樣能幫助促進身體血液循環(huán)，有利身體健康。雖然還沒有科學(xué)的實驗證明冬泳的醫(yī)療作用，但他們?nèi)匀槐３謱�這份運動的熱愛，堅持鍛煉。

1.

【小題2 】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。文中第二段第一句“Doctors do not agree about the medical effects of cold-water swimming.”醫(yī)生們對冰水游泳的醫(yī)療效果還沒有統(tǒng)一意見，即持不同意見。故選D。

2. Polar Bears love to swim year-round; they find it fun and relaxing.”北極熊俱樂部成員喜歡常年游泳；他們發(fā)現(xiàn)這樣既有趣又很放松，很享受。答案為C。

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