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閱讀下面短文， 掌握其大意， 然后從1～25各題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中， 選出一個(gè)最佳答案．
(A)
Swimming and other water sports can be great fun．
Yet 1 people can not
swim． Many are 2 water．
They have no confidence (信心) in their ability (能力) to learn to swim
well．
A few years ago, scientists to find out how people learn new
skills． They found that, 3 ,the first time a person tried a task determined whether or not he would ever be any
4 it．
For example, if a child tried to rollerskate (穿四輪鞋溜冰) for the first time and did it well, then he would probably become
5 rollerskater．
If he did it badly, then he would probably never
good． For this reason, it is important that a person's first step at swimming should be
successful．
Scientists also know that a 6 experience will do harm to a person's
confidence． For example, if a nonswimmer (非游泳者) is
7 deep water in fun, it will take him a long time to regain (恢復(fù)) confidence in the
water．
So learners-swimmers (初學(xué)游泳者) should take each step
8 ． The first thing to do is to gain confidence in the
water． Never jump in at first． Sit on the
side． Better still, walk slowly down the steps into
9 water．
Try to walk along the side of the
bath． Duck (猛然低下) your head under the water, keeping your eyes open
10 ． Lift your feet off the bottom and let your body float to the
surface． You will soon be ready to learn to
swim．
1． A．
million of
| B． millions of
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C． millions
| D． million to
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2． A．
fond of
| B． kind to
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C． afraid of
| D． sick of
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3． A．
general speaking
| B． generally spoken
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C． general speech
| D． generally speaking
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4． A．
good at
| B． well for
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C． good to
| D． well in
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5． A．
a bad
| B． an old
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C． a good
| D． a young
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6． A．
frightened
| B． frighten
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C． being frightened
| D． frightening
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7． A．
dropping into
| B． pushing into
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C． pushed into
| D． dropped onto
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8． A．
very slow
| B． slowly
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C． very fast
| D． quickly
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9． A．
shallow (淺的)
| B． narrow
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C． deep
| D． wide
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10．A．
as you do
| B． like you do it
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C． as you do so
| D． while you are
doing
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(B)
Of all the men who ever liked fresh air, no one like it more than James
Wilson． He took long walks in the fresh
air． He ran long distances in the fresh
air． He played football and other games in the fresh
air． He liked to climb mountains and breathe the fresh air at the
top． He used to sit 11 and watch the great waves in the fresh
air． He always slept with his windows 12
． He had an open car with no roof, and he drove it madly through the fresh
air．
If Wilson entered a room where the windows were shut,he immediately opened
them． He did this 13 snow was falling
outside． If someone else shut the windows again, he walked out of the room in a manner which showed his opinions without any
doubt． When he travelled by sea, he could
14 in a place on board (在船上) where the wild wind was blowing through his
hair．
One winter Wilson went to Finland (芬蘭) on
business． Good hotels in Finland 15 during the cold winter, and this winter was even colder than
usual． When Wilson reached his room in the hotel, he found that the windows were closed to keep the icy air
out． He did his best to open one,but 16 ．
It was absolutely (絕對(duì)) impossible to open it because the manager had very wisely arranged
that．
Wilson undressed and got into bed． He was a very angry
man．
The bed room was on the 12． Two or three pictures on the walls showed views of some beautiful parts of
Finland． There was no noise at all．
The bed was really excellent, but Wilson could not
sleep． He could not forget the 17 window．
No fresh air ! It was terrible to think of !
He got 18 and tried once more to open the window,but it was useless, and he sadly got back into
bed．
At about one o'clock in the morning he was still awake (醒著) worrying about
19 in the bed
room． He had turned over bed two hundred and thirtysix
times． He was very hot． As he turned over for the two hundred and thirtyseventh time; one arm came out of the bedclothes and
20 ． His hand touched the floor．
It also touched something on the
floor． This thing was 21 ．
An idea came into his worried mind． Angry men
22 and the shoe was in his hand in less than a
second． Where was the window? He could see something that looked like glass over
there． He threw the shoe through the darkness with all the force of his strong right
hand．
The shoe flew straight through the air and 23 ．
A terrible sound of breaking glass 24 the bed room, but to Wilson's sad heart it seemed like the sound of sweet and beautiful
music．
“Now I have some fresh air in the room: ”
he thought, “Now I 25 ”．
Five minutes later he was peacefully asleep．
He did not move for many
hours．
11．A．
by sea
| B． by the sea
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C． at sea
| D． on the sea
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12．A．
wide open
| B． widely open
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C． open wide
| D． open widely
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13．A．
except for
| B． even if when
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C． even when
| D． besides when
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14．A．
find
| B． be found
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C． found
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D． finding
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15．A．
are heated
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B． is heated
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C． are cooled
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D． is cooled
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16．A．
failed in
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B． failed to
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C． failed
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D． failed not
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17．A．
closed
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B． closing
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C． being close
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D． to be closed
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18．A．
out of bed
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B． out of the bed
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C． in bed
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D． in the bed
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19．A．
window
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B． the window
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C． air
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D． the air
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20．A．
hanged down under the bed
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B． hung down beside the bed
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C． hanged down near the bed
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D． hung it down below the bed
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21．A．
the cap
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B． a glass
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C． the stone
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D． a shoe
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22．A．
think quickly
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B． act quickly
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C．quick act
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D． quick think
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23．A．
touched the glass on the middle
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B． stroke the glass towards the middle
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C． hit the glass in the middle
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D． beat the glass against the middle
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24．A．
filled with
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B． filled
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C． full of
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D． full
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25．A．
don't need die
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B． needn't die
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C． needn't to die
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D． need to die
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