Question

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(冬泳爱好者协会)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 ways 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-swimmers 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.

1.Among the winter-swimmers the oldest man is ____ years older than the youngest one.

A. 84    B. 77    C. 69    D. 7

2.What does the underlined sentence “the members are from all ways of life” mean?

A. The members are persons of different ages.

B. The members come from different parts of Beijing.

C. The members do different jobs at different places.

D. The members are men and women, old and young.

3.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 and healthy men

D. winter-swimming does good to one’s health

Answer

1.B

2.C

3.D

【解析】冬泳是一项很有挑战性的运动，但是现在它受到了人们的欢迎，冬泳爱好者协会有2,000多名成员，他们中最老的84岁，最小的才7岁。为什么这个运动这么受欢迎呢？看看文章中的叙述吧。

1.细节理解题。根据短文第一段中The oldest is 84 years of age and the youngest is only 7.可知，在这些冬泳爱好者中，年龄最大的是84岁，最小的是7岁，所以他们之间相差了77岁，故选B。

2.细节理解题。划线的这个句子的下句话是对它进一步的解释，根据They may be workers, peasants, soldiers, teachers, students...可知，这句话列举了参加冬泳的人们的职业，有工人、农民、士兵、老师、学生等等，因此这句话的意思是说他们有不同的职业，故应选C。

3.细节理解题。根据短文第三段中Why are so many people interested in winter-swimming? Because winter-swimming can be good for one’s health可知，现在冬泳变得很受欢迎，因为这项运动对人们的健康是有好处的。由此可知选D。