江苏省宿迁市宿豫中学2015届高考英语二轮专题复习精练阅读理解(1)

2015届高考高三英语二轮专题复习精练：阅读理解（1）

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[2014·甘肃省兰州名校高三阶段测试]

Wild swimming－taking a dip in rivers, lakes and waterfalls－is fantastic fun and has great health benefits. However, many avoidable drownings even deaths have happened, so people are asking: is wild swimming safe?

One of my favourite locations is Gullet Quarry, a beautiful pool that reaches more than 18℃ in summer. Yet there have been two drownings of local boys there this month. The water is warmer than that in the sea, and there are no currents and no particular underwater obstructions. Many swimmers swim there all year round because it's really a safer place to swim than the sea.

But is wild swimming really dangerous? I believe it is behavior and activities around swimming that are dangerous, rather than the location. You might be surprised to learn that outdoor swimming is rated as a moderate risk, while other seemingly safe activities, such as fishing and sailing, are high risk.

The advice I give to beginners is to know your limits and build up experience slowly. Water can be very cold. Though cold water doesn't kill you, it'll make you much less buoyant. So swim 10% of the distance you can do until you have adapted to it. Above all, stay close to the bank or shore. Cold water can cause shocks, so enter slowly and be careful to jump into deep water.

Nowadays, we're losing basic outdoor skills and common sense. Half of children over seven can't swim a length of a pool, and fewer haven't swum outdoors. So I don't believe that fencing up wild swimming locations will improve safety.Instead, I want to see more inland swimming places, such as on the continent, where almost every reservoir has its beaches, most without lifeguards, as people are trusted to be able to look after themselves. I'd like to see schools include outdoor swimming in their PE lessons, families going wild swimming together, and more water companies following the example of Rutland Water and creating seasonal swimming beaches.

We need to change our attitude to inland waters and encourage children to go outdoors, swim in nature, and build a love of wild places that will serve them all their life.

1. People prefer to swim in Gullet Quarry mainly because________.

A. the water there is cooler than the sea

B. there are no obstructions under the water

C. it's a pool combining swimming with tourism

D. it's safer to swim there

2. What does the author advise the swimming beginners to do first of all?

A. Adapt to the water slowly and stay near the bank in water.

B. Jump into deep water after they take off their clothes.

C. Swim half of the distance they can do to adapt to the water.

D. Have confidence and pretend to be brave.

3. Which of the following statements does the author seem to agree?

A. Many swimming locations have caused swimmers in danger.

B. Swimmers' behavior and activities have put them in danger.

C. Families should go swimming in nature accompanied by a coach.

D. More lifeguards should be given to the swimmers in swimming pools.

4. It is implied from the last but one paragraph that________.

A. people should be trusted to be able to look after their family members

B. Rutland Water is the first company to create seasonal swimming beaches

C. children should be given more chances to improve their swimming skills

D. modern swimming pools will improve children's swimming safety in future

5. What is the purpose of this passage?

A. To explain why wild swimming is not dangerous.

B. To persuade people to go wild swimming in nature.

C. To express the author's attitude towards swimming.

D. To advise swimming should be taught at school.

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