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人教版新目标八年级下册 阅读理解 ( 一 ) People like to play in water in the hot summer because water makes people feel cool. So swimming is a very popular game in summer . If you like swimming but choose to swim in the wrong place , swimming may not be safe . These years , more than ten people died while they were enjoying themselves in the water. And most of them often think they swim so well that nothing can happen to them in water. Summer is here again .If you want to have fun swimming in summer, don’t forget that better swimmers than you have died in water. They died because they were not careful, not because they could not swim. So, don’t get into water when you are by yourself .If there is a“ No Swimming” sign, don’t get into water, either. If you remember these, swimming will be safer. 根据短文内容，判断以下句子的正误， 对的在括号中填( T ), 错的填 ( F ). ( ) 1.It is very cool to swim in water on a hot summer day. ( ) 2. Ten students died in water because they were not good swimmers. ( ) 3. Swimming may be dangerous if one is not careful. ( ) 4. Choosing right places is important for all swimmers . ( ) 5. If you are good at swimming, nothing can stop you from swimming in the water. ( 二 ) Many students like stamp—collecting(集邮).Stamp—collecting didn’t start until 1854. As time passes, there are more and more stamp—collectors. Not only children but also men and women collect stamps. In 1921, American began selling stamp to the collectors. In some countries, there are even lessons on stamp—collecting in school. People are becoming more and more interested in stamps. Every picture on a stamp has a meaning in it. It may be the head of a famous person or an important place. Each stamp tells us a story. ( )1.Stamp—collecting started A. earlier than 1854 B. later than 1854 C. in 1854 D. hundreds of years ago ( )2.Stamp—collectors are A. men and women B. boys and girls C. neither young nor old D. both A and B ( )3.