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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, because after that it’s too late.

★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(优点) of team sports like 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 boys and girls under 18 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 emails from friends. The best way to collect is to have a special album(专辑) to put your collection in and to write what each thing means to you. That way you won’t forget.

根据短文内容选择最佳答案

1.The most important reason for learning to swim is that______.

A. it can save your life.    B. it can make you healthy

C. you might easily do lots of things    D. it can make you happy

2.“A good social life” in the passage means_____.

A. you’ll study in groups

B. you’ll go to the parties and make many friends

C. you’ll take part in many matches

D. you’ll work in the society

3.The writer tells us that one of the best hobbies for boys and girls under 18 is to_____

A. collect something    B. do some water sports

C. send emails to your friends    D. camp out in the garden

4.What kind of collection is not mentioned(提及)in the passage?

A. stamps    B. cinema tickets    C. snowballs    D. emails

5.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 have

Answer

1.A

2.B

3.A

4.C

5.C

【解析】短文大意：本文主要说了18岁之前要做的三件事：学游泳、至少尝试一种团队运动、收集东西，如到18之后再做就为时已晚。

1.细节理解题。根据文中句子“Seriously, this is so important that it can save your life.”可知，学游泳可以救命，故答案选 A。

2.细节理解题。根据文中句子“Teams usually have a good social life too-you'll go to lots of parties and make many friends.”可知团队通常有一个良好的社会生活，你会去很多的聚会，并交许多的朋友，故答案选B。

3.细节理解题。根据最后一段中的句子“One of the best hobbies for under-18s is collecting things.”可知18岁以前最好的爱好之一就是收藏，故答案选A。

4.细节理解题。根据在文章最后一段提及可以收藏kinds of stamps，cinema tickets，emails等，没有提到snowballs，故答案选C。

5.主旨大意题。本文都是围绕主题：Three Things to Do Before You Are 18： Learn to swim、Try at least one kind of team sports、Collect something在你18岁之前要做的三件事，而这些都是应该在18岁以前就该具备的技能，所以选C。