第一节 (共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5分)
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
A
Three Things to Do Before You Are 18
Are you bored with your daily life? Here are some things you should try before you are 18.
★Learn to swim
Seriously, this is so important that it can save your life. If you can’t swim well, you won’t be able to do water sports like waterskiing, surfing and diving. Even taking a boat trip will be dangerous for you. Make sure you do it.
★Try at least one kind of team sports
Being a good team player is an important skill in life. You can’t just think of yourself, but have to work well with other people. Other advantages of team sports like basketball, football and baseball are that they keep you fit and healthy, and they are also great fun. Teams usually have a good social life too—you’ll go to lots of parties and make many friends.
★Collect something
One of the best hobbies for under-18s is collecting things. You could collect kinds of stamps, or you could collect things that make you remember what you have done, like cinema tickets for films you have seen or letters from friends. The best way to collect is to have a special album to put your collection in and to write what each thing means to you. That way you won’t forget.
21. The most important reason for learning to swim is that ________.
A. you might feel well B. it can make you healthy
C. you might easily do lots of things D. it can save your life
22. The writer tells us that one of the best hobbies is to ________ .
A. collect something B. do some water sports
C. send letters to your friends D. play basketball with your friends
23. The passage is mainly about ________before you are 18.
A. good habits to keep B. skills to have
C. things to do D. sports to play
【答案】21. D 22. A 23. C
【解析】
【分析】这是一篇应用文。主要讲述了18岁之前要尝试去做的事情。
【21题详解】
细节理解题。根据“Learn to swim”中的“Seriously, this is so important that it can save your life. （说真的，这非常重要，它可以拯救你的生命。）”分析可知，学习游泳最重要的原因是它可以拯救你的生命。 故选D。
【22题详解】
细节理解题。根据“Collect something”中的“One of the best hobbies for under-18s is collecting things.”（ 收集东西是18岁以下儿童最喜爱的爱好之一。）”根据关键词“One of the best hobbies”可以看出作者告诉我们最喜爱的爱好之一是收集东西。故选A。
【23题详解】
主旨大意题。由第一段的“Here are some things you should try before you are 18.（以下是一些你应该在18岁之前尝试的事情。）”可知这篇文章主要讲的是关于你18岁之前要尝试去做的事情。故答案为C。
