Question

Have You Planned Three Things to Do Before You Are 18?

I know most of us have a long way to reach an adult. At present, 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 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 emails 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.

1.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

2. The underlined sentence “a good social life” in the passage means ______.

A. you’ll study in groups

B. you’ll go to 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 is to ______.

A. collect something

B. do some water sports

C. camp out in the garden

D. send emails to your friends

4.What kind of collection is NOT mentioned 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 play

Answer

1.D

2.B

3.A

4.C

5.C

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文主要告诉我们在我们十八岁之前要做的三件事情：学会游泳，尝试至少一种团队运动； 收藏东西。如果过了十八岁在做这些事情往往就来不及了。

1.D细节理解题。根据Seriously, this is so important that it can save your life可知，学会游泳的重要的理由是能救命，故选D。

2.B细节理解题。根据划线后的解释部分you’ll go to lots of parties and make many friends，故选B。

3.A细节理解题。根据One of the best hobbies for under-18s is collecting things，故选A。

4.C细节理解题。根据最后一段可知没有提及雪球，故选C。

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考点：教育类短文阅读。