1 . Everyone loves to jump into the cool water of a swimming pool to beat the summer heat. Swimming is also one of the best ways to relax after a long week at work and even seen as a wonderful way to exercise. Swimming can help us lose weight. It is also believed to make the body strong. However, do you know anything about the history of swimming?

The earlier recording of swimming dates back to 7,000 years ago. The Stone Age painting clearly showed that swimming was practised at that time. What’s more, many historic books gave written records of swimming. Swimming became popular in the Middle Ages.

In the 1800s, many swimming associations (协会) were set up. These associations organised swimming competitions. In fact, there have been records of swimming clubs which were set up in countries like the US, England, France and Germany during that time. England is believed to be the first modern society to consider swimming as a sport. The National Swimming Society in England organised swimming competitions that were held in London’s six pools. Mathew Webb’s swim across the English Channel further increased the sport’s popularity. Later in 1886, a new association, the Amateur Swimming Association of Great Britain, was set up, which made swimming even more popular.

As swimming became popular during the 1800s, swimming appeared in the first modern Olympic Games in Athens in 1896. During this time, the Olympic Games were a sports festival for men with the 100 m and 1,500 m freestyle swimming held in open water. There were only four swimming events. Three of them were freestyle.

The developer of the modern Olympic Games, Baron Pierre De Coubertin believed that women were not brawny enough to take part in such a competitive sport, which requires a lot of physical power. It was only in the 1912 Olympic Games that women swimmers appeared.

1. What does Paragraph 2 say about swimming?

A．It has a long history.

B．It proved good for health.

C．It was popular in the past.

D．It’s a popular topic for books.

2. Which country played an important role in making swimming an Olympic event?

A．Germany.

B．England.

C．France.

D．The USA.

3. What can we know about the swimming events in the 1896 Olympics?

A．They encouraged women to take part.

B．They made swimming popular in Athens.

C．Only men were allowed to take part in them.

D．Only freestyle swimming was held in open water.

4. What does the underlined word “brawny” in the last paragraph mean?

A．Calm.

B．Strong.

C．Quick.

D．Brave.

2 . 听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。
1. Where did the speaker learn the safety rules of Skydance?

A．From a short film.

B．From a lecture.

C．From some books.

2. How did the speaker and her sister feel when the door flies open?

A．Excited.

B．Frightened.

C．Surprised.

3. Who was the last to jump out of the plane?

A．Her sister.

B．Her grandfather.

C．The speaker.

4. What did her sister do after landing?

A．Helped her grandfather.

B．Watched her grandfather landing.

C．Took a picture of her grandfather landing.

3 . 根据课文内容填空。

The tolerance and flexibility of the English language make it substantial absorption of borrowed words,     1     have greatly enriched the English language. Because of political, economical and cultural     2     between nations, a national language came into another one, thus     3     in borrowed words. This process went     4     several stages, each     5     complex. And several     6     were mentioned in the text, such as Latin, Greek and Chinese.     7    , the entry into English wasn’t always going well. Some opponents even made their efforts to stop it, one of     8     purposes was to defend their identity. To sum up, no matter     9     this tendency is good or not with the internationalization, we must accept the truth that it is     10    .

4 . 根据课文内容填空。

Every time a sender     1     a message and sends it directly or indirectly to a receiver, and then the latter     2     it, communication just happens,     3     is a challenging process. In order to conduct it     4    , we need practice and patience. To begin with, basic information about the     5     is essential. Secondly, body language also     6     in terms of good communication, which may     7     the response from others. Last but not least,     8     plays an     9     important role in communication.

To sum up, effective communication is     10     great help to us, such as improving our interpersonal relationship with others.

5 . 英汉互译
1. interest___________
2. short(n.)___________
3. respond(n.)___________
4. benefit(adj.)______________
5. 照这样下去__________
6. 购买___________(pt.pp)___________ _______________

6 . 更重要的是，你应该毫不犹豫地抓住机会。(what...is that...)
______ you should never hesitate to grasp opportunities.

7 . 筷子在日常生活中使用得如此频繁，以至于它们从一出生就形成了自己的一套习惯。(since引导时间状语从句)
Chopsticks are so frequently used in daily life that they ______ a set of customs of their own since they were born.

8 . 课文内容填空。

    1     (wait) with the fellow graduating students for a moment, I heard my name     2     (call) and I moved onto the stage to receive my degree certificate. Holding the certificate against my breast, I was still wondering     3     my future would be like, but I tried to smile and relax. The ceremony came to an end before I knew it. I couldn’t help reflecting on those four years.

My memory went back to the very first day     4     I arrived at university. Pausing at the gates, I felt hands sweating and it took me a few seconds     5     (compose) myself. Actually, at that time, little did I know that I was about to experience the best four years of my life. Interestingly, I kept putting it off when I received my first assignment,     6     I didn’t know how to begin the first paragraph.     7     (consequent), I had to work day and night completing it. Besides, I remembered engaging       8     (we) in cooperation in different group projects, from which I realized that cooperation could be     9     (stimulate) than a solo effort. Also, I realized many university professors are willing to share their knowledge, and are     10     (genuine) interested in their students’ intellectual development.

Even though the graduation ceremony ended, my life carries on, and I am ready for a new phase in my life.

9 . 到目前为止，这一概念被运用于绘画、建筑和雕塑中。
So far, this concept   _________________ painting, architecture and sculpture.

10 . 你需要更新知识，保持创新以跟上时代的步伐。
You need to ________________, and keep innovating ________________ the development of society.