winter-swimming has become popular in Beijing. three years ago, few people would go swimming in the city waters. but now there is a winter-swimming
enthusiasts’club(冬泳愛好者協(xié)會)and it has more than 2,000 members. the oldest is 84 years of age and the youngest is only 7. The members are from all walks of life. They may be workers, peasants, soldiers, teachers, students....Though it is now the coldest part of the season and the water temperature in the city’s lakes is around 0°c, many winter-simmers still swim in the icy waters, even when it is snowing. They enjoy themselves in the lake, while the people by the side of the lake are wearing heavy clothes.
why are so many people interested in winter-swimming? Because winter-swimming can be good for one’s health.
Bei Sha is a good example. He is 69 years old, and he once suffered from heart trouble for 26 years. After ten years of winter-swimming he is now in good health. Scientists are now studying the effects of winter-swimming on health.
小題1:Guess what “the members are from all walks of life” means ______   .
A．The members do different jobs at different places.
B．They come from all parts of Beijing.
C．They are persons of different ages.
D．They are men and women , old and young.
小題2:Winter-swimming has become popular in Beijing because _______.
A．more and more people like to swim in winter
B．it is more interesting than swimming in summer
C．winter-swimmers are brave men
D．winter-swimming does a lot of good to one’s health
小題3:The best title for this passage should be ______.
A．People in Beijing Like Swimming in Winter　　
B．Winter-Swimming-----A Craze(狂熱) in Beijing
C．People Benefit from Winter-swimming
D．Winter-Swimmers are Brave Men

小題1:A
小題2:D
小題3:B
文章介紹了北京人所喜歡的冬泳運動。
小題1:A 猜測句意題。根據(jù)下文They may be workers, peasants, soldiers, teachers, students..可知參加冬泳的人來自各行各業(yè)，故A正確。
小題2:D 細節(jié)題。。根據(jù)第二段第2句Because winter-swimming can be good for one’s health.
小題3:B 主旨大意題。通讀全文可知文章是關于北京人所喜歡的冬泳運動。
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