2016届江苏宿迁宿豫中学高考英语专题复习精练：阅读理解（1）
<p> 阅读理解（1）</p><p> <span word="A">A</span></p><p> <span word="Wild">Wild</span> <span word="swimming">swimming</span>－<span word="taking">taking</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="dip">dip</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="rivers">rivers</span>, <span word="lakes">lakes</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="waterfalls">waterfalls</span>－<span word="is">is</span> <span word="fantastic">fantastic</span> <span word="fun">fun</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="health">health</span> <span word="benefits">benefits</span>. <span word="However">However</span>, <span word="many">many</span> <span word="avoidable">avoidable</span> <span word="drownings">drownings</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="deaths">deaths</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="happened">happened</span>, <span word="so">so</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="asking">asking</span>: <span word="is">is</span> <span word="wild">wild</span> <span word="swimming">swimming</span> <span word="safe">safe</span>?</p><p> <span word="One">One</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="favourite">favourite</span> <span word="locations">locations</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="Gullet">Gullet</span> <span word="Quarry">Quarry</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="beautiful">beautiful</span> <span word="pool">pool</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="reaches">reaches</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 18℃ <span word="in">in</span> <span word="summer">summer</span>. <span word="Yet">Yet</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="drownings">drownings</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="local">local</span> <span word="boys">boys</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="month">month</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="water">water</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="warmer">warmer</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sea">sea</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="currents">currents</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="particular">particular</span> <span word="underwater">underwater</span> <span word="obstructions">obstructions</span>. <span word="Many">Many</span> <span word="swimmers">swimmers</span> <span word="swim">swim</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="round">round</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="it">it</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="really">really</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="safer">safer</span> <span word="place">place</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="swim">swim</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sea">sea</span>.</p><p> <span word="But">But</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="wild">wild</span> <span word="swimming">swimming</span> <span word="really">really</span> <span word="dangerous">dangerous</span>? <span word="I">I</span> <span word="believe">believe</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="behavior">behavior</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="activities">activities</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="swimming">swimming</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="dangerous">dangerous</span>, <span word="rather">rather</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="location">location</span>. <span word="You">You</span> <span word="might">might</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="surprised">surprised</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="learn">learn</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="outdoor">outdoor</span> <span word="swimming">swimming</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="rated">rated</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="moderate">moderate</span> <span word="risk">risk</span>, <span word="while">while</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="seemingly">seemingly</span> <span word="safe">safe</span> <span word="activities">activities</span>,</p><p> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="fishing">fishing</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="sailing">sailing</span>, <span word="are">are</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="risk">risk</span>.</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="advice">advice</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="give">give</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="beginners">beginners</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="limits">limits</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="build">build</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="experience">experience</span> <span word="slowly">slowly</span>. <span word="Water">Water</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="cold">cold</span>. <span word="Though">Though</span> <span word="cold">cold</span> <span word="water">water</span> <span word="doesn">doesn</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="kill">kill</span> <span word="you">you</span>, <span word="it">it</span>'<span word="ll">ll</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="less">less</span> <span word="buoyant">buoyant</span>. <span word="So">So</span> <span word="swim">swim</span> 10% <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="distance">distance</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="until">until</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="adapted">adapted</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="it">it</span>. <span word="Above">Above</span> <span word="all">all</span>, <span word="stay">stay</span> <span word="close">close</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bank">bank</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="shore">shore</span>. <span word="Cold">Cold</span> <span word="water">water</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="cause">cause</span> <span word="shocks">shocks</span>, <span word="so">so</span> <span word="enter">enter</span> <span word="slowly">slowly</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="careful">careful</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="jump">jump</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="deep">deep</span> <span word="water">water</span>.</p><p> <span word="Nowadays">Nowadays</span>, <span word="we">we</span>'<span word="re">re</span> <span word="losing">losing</span> <span word="basic">basic</span> <span word="outdoor">outdoor</span> <span word="skills">skills</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="common">common</span> <span word="sense">sense</span>. <span word="Half">Half</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="children">children</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="seven">seven</span> <span word="can">can</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="swim">swim</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="length">length</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="pool">pool</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="fewer">fewer</span> <span word="haven">haven</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="swum">swum</span> <span word="outdoors">outdoors</span>. <span word="So">So</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="don">don</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="believe">believe</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="fencing">fencing</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="wild">wild</span> <span word="swimming">swimming</span> <span word="locations">locations</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="improve">improve</span> <span word="safety">safety</span>.<span word="Instead">Instead</span>,</p>
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