At eleven,I decided to learn to swim.There was a pool at the Y.M.C.A,offering exactly the opportunity.Mother continually warned against it,and kept fresh in my mind the details of each drowning in the river.But the Y.M.C.A.jye.ai was safe.
I had a childhood fear of water.This started when I was three years old and father took me to the beach.The huge waves knocked me down and swept over me.
The pool was quiet.I was afraid of going in all alone,so I sat on the side of the pool to wait for others.Then came a big boy.He yelled, "Hi,Skinny!How'd you like to be ducked?" With that he picked me up and threw me into the deep end.I landed in a sitting position,and swallowed water.But I was not frightened out of my wits -- when my feet hit the bottom,I would make a big jump,come out of the surface.It seemed a long way down.I gathered all my strength when I landed and made what I thought was a great spring upwards.Then I opened my eyes and saw nothing but water.I tried to yell but no sound came out.I went down,down,endlessly.
When I came to consciousness,I found myself lying on the bed in the hospital.
I never went back to the pool.I avoided water whenever I could.This misadventure stayed with me as the years rolled by.It deprived(剝奪) me of the joy of boating and swimming.Finally,I decided to get an instructor.Piece by piece,he built a swimmer.Several months later,the instructor was finished,but I was not.Sometimes the terror would return.
This went on until July.I swam across the Lake Wentworth.Only once did the terror return.When I was in the middle of the lake,I put my face under and saw nothing but bottomless water.I laughed and said, "Well,Mr.Terror,what do you think you can do to me?"
I had conquered my fear of water.
(1)The author's original fear of water was caused by BB.
A.his poor skill in swimming
B.a(chǎn)n outing to the beach with his father
C.his mother's warning of drowning
D.a(chǎn)n unpleasant memory of the pool
(2)Why was the author not scared to death when he was thrown into the water? BB
A.He knew how to swim in the pool.
B.He came up with an idea to go upwards.
C.He was waiting for others to save him.
D.He felt that the Y.M.C.A.jye.ai was safe.
(3)By "but I was not" in paragraph 5,the author probably means " DD".
A.he was still a poor swimmer
B.he was not satisfied with the swimming training
C.he was not afraid of drowning any more
D.he had not overcome the fear yet
(4)Which of the following is the best title for the text? CC
A.A Swimming Adventure
B.Hello,Childhood Fear
C.Goodbye,Mr.Terror
D.My Passion for Swimming
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【答案】B;B;D;C
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B.a(chǎn)nd kept the money for future use
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D.a(chǎn)nd said he would return the money soon
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A.All the sailors refused to get into the water because it was too cold
B.The captain knew that the fire the fishermen made was enough to warm the sailor in the water.
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