Swimming is one of those activities that can be learned early in life. Little children can learn to swim as soon as they walk. In fact, you need the same skills in walking as in swimming. However, I believe that five is the best age to learn. By five or six, a child knows fear of water, a very important thing to know. It's wise to be afraid, to recognize true danger. Young ones understand that the water can sometimes be very dangerous.
To really benefit from swimming, every swimmer should learn, as soon as possible, these four basic strokes; butterfly, backstroke, Breaststroke, and crawl. I feel that one of these-the breaststroke-is different from the others, since some young swimmers use this stroke naturally, without any training.
In swimming there are certain rules every swimmer should follow:
1). Never swim alone! No matter how good you are in the water, don’t risk drowning by swimming alone. If you swim by yourself, with no life guards or friends with you, you may get into trouble.
2). Don't go beyond your abilities. Most swimmers know enough not to swim too far from the bank or the beach, Showing off by doing dangerous tricks is no good. Swim safely and you will continue to swim and alive.
3). Don't smoke. Swimming depends on a healthy body; good lungs are part of it.
4). Work at any activity that builds muscles.
小題1: Little children can learn to swim as soon as _____.
A．they can talk
B．they start walking
C．they have no fear of the water
D．they are five or six years old
小題2:The author believes that fear of water is_____.
A．stupidB．sensibleC．dangerousD．not smart
小題3: The stroke that some young swimmers use first is_____.
A．butterflyB．backstrokeC．breaststrokeD．crawl
小題4:According to the passage, you should not swim alone because_____.
A．the water is too cold
B．your parents would not be happy
C．something in the water might attack
D．you might drown

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A．criticalB．neutral
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B．Studies are being carried out on the causes of the bee disorder, but questions remain.
C．How the causes of the bee disorder in U.S have been found.
D．The bee production in U.S is down.
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B．The solution to the disorder will be found eventually.
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A．they lie in the street
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C．they have berries, feathers, little stones and feathers in them.
D．they appear in June.
小題2: What was the purpose of Goldsworthy in making the snowballs?
A．To find out people’s reactions to them
B．To call up people’s memory of the cold winter.
C．To show off his skills in sculpture.
D．To let people experience the cold winter.
小題3: Why did Goldsworthy and his helpers roll their snowballs into place at mid-night?
A. They didn’t want to disturb other people.
B. It was quite at that time.
C. They wanted to avoid the traffic jam.
D, They wanted to give people a surprise.

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