ChicagoisnexttoabeautifullakeLakeMichigan.InthesummerLakeMichiganiswarmandblue.Peoplelieonthebeachesandswiminthewater.InthewinterLakeMichiganiscoldandgray.Snowcoversthebeachesandicecoversthewater.On
ChicagoisnexttoabeautifullakeLakeMichigan.InthesummerLakeMichiganis warmandblue.Peoplelieonthebeachesandswiminthewater.InthewinterLakeMichiganis coldandgray.Snowcoversthebeachesandicecoversthewater.
OnacoldJanuarydayalittleboyandhisfatherwereplayinginthesnowonChicagobeach.TheboywasJimrsyTontlewicx.Hewasfouryearsold.SeveralMinuteswentby.Thefatherstillcouldn’tfindJimmy.Firemen（消防队员）arrived.TwentyminuteslatertheyfoundJimmyandpulledhimoutofthewater.Jimmywasnotbreathingandhisheartwasnotbeating.Hewasdead.Atthebeachparamedics（医务辅助人员）workedonJimmyforanhour.Hebegantobreatheandhis heartbegantobeat.TheparamedicsrushedJimmytothehospital.DoctorsatthehospitalputJimmyinbed.Theyputhimonacoldmattress（床垫）becausetheywantedhisbodytowarmupslowly.Theygavehimsomemedicinebecausetheywantedhimtosleep.AftersixweeksinthehospitalhegotbetterThenhewenttoanotherhospital.Hestayedthereforsevenweeks.Hebegantowalktalkandplayagain.
Jimmywasinthewaterformorethan20minutes.Hecouldn’tbreatheinthewater.Hecouldn’tgetanyoxygen（氧气）.Buttodayheisaliveandhealthy.Howisitpossible?Jimmyisalivebecausethewaterwasicecold.Usuallythebrain（脑）needsalotofoxygen.Butwhenit’sverycoldthebrainslowsdown.Itdoesnotneedmuchoxygen.SotheicecoldwatersavedJimmy.Jimmy’sfatherhasanotherreason（理由）.Hesays“Jimmyisalivetodaybecauseheisafighter（战士）。”
1.Thestoryhappenedin__________.
A.January B.February
C.November D.December
2.HowlongdidJimmystayinhospitalbeforehegothealthy?
A.Sevenweeks B.Thirteenweeks
C.Fiftydays D.Ninety--ninedays.
3.Whichoneistherightorder（顺序）accordingtothestory?
a.ParamedicsworkedonJimmyforanhour
b.Jimmybegantowalktalkandplayagain.
c.Jimmyfellintolake.
d.Jimmywassenttothehospitalquickly.
e.Jimmywokeupbuthecouldn’twalkortalk.
f.FiremenpulledJimmyoutofthewater.
A.c—f—e—d—a—b B.c—f—a—d—e—b
C.a—c—e—b—f—d D.a—c—f—e—b—d
4.WhycanJIMMYbealivea