B
I'd been thinking of taking a course on scubadiving (水肺潜水) for months, but wasn't sure because I was afraid of snakes! Sea snakes. Just thinking about it made me sick.
But then, I wanted to know why people loved it so much. They all said that under the sea was like a totally different world, yet a beautiful one. And because of that, I decided to take the risk and try to face my fear.
So, after taking a private course from my diving instructor, Mbak Vita, I went to Sepa Island with her, to take the final exam.
First dive, 12 meters in depth. “What am I doing？”I asked myself. “What if something bad happened？” I tried hard not to panic and told myself to keep a good thought, “It's gonna be a wonderful experience. Just do it！” Then I went down. My heart beat fast and my ears hurt as I went deeper. I followed Vita's instructions closely until I felt comfortable to explore the sea.
Suddenly all around me was green. It felt like I was living in a green world! I saw some corals (珊瑚), big ones, and lots of beautiful fish hiding in the sand.
I was enjoying the beauty all around me when my instructor waved at me with her hand holding a pink flipper (橡胶蹼). “That flipper looks familiar，”I thought. Yes! That was my flipper! I didn't realize that my right flipper had managed to get away from my right foot!
So, that was the first dive. In total, we dove 5 times in 2 days. We managed to dive up to 18 meters in depth. The next dives were smooth and for sure I didn' t lose my flipper! I was so happy to see different types of fish swimming in front of me as if I was invisible (不可见的). It was indeed so beautiful and peaceful down there. Now I can see why people love diving under the sea.
【语篇解读】 本文是记叙文。作者主要讲述了自己第一次下海潜水的经历。
5．How did the author feel about learning scubadiving at first?
A．Uncertain. B．Excited.
C．Comfortable. D．Disappointed
答案与解析：A 细节理解题。由第一段中的“I'd been thinking... sure because I was afraid of snakes”可知，作者怕蛇，因此对于是否参加潜水课程犹豫不定。
6．What does the underlined word “panic” in Paragraph 4 mean?
A．Feel tired and sleepy.
B．Keep cool and relaxed.
C．Keep quiet and patient.
D．Feel nervous and worried.
答案与解析：D 词义猜测题。由画线词前面作者问自己的问题“What am I doing”和“What if something bad happened”以及下文中的“keep a good thought... Just do it”可知，作者内心紧张担忧，但努力克服这种感觉，给自己加油打气。
7．What happened during the author's first dive?
A．She saw a sea snake.
B．A flipper fell off her foot.
C．The sea water turned green.
D．She lost her instructor in the sea.
答案与解析：B 细节理解题。由第四段中的“First dive, 12 meters in depth”以及倒数第二段中的“my right flipper had managed to get away from my right foot！”可知，作者第一次在海底潜水时，右脚穿的橡胶蹼脱落了。
8．What would be the best title for the text?
A．A Pleasant Trip to the Beach
B．My First Experience with Scubadiving
C．Why a Person Starts Scubadiving
D．How Scubadiving Affects My Life
答案与解析：B 主旨大意题。作者在文章开头两段介绍了学习潜水的原因：想知道为什么许多人喜爱潜水，为海底世界所痴迷；接下来主要讲述了作者参加完潜水课程，进行第一次实地潜水的经历。因此，B项作标题最能概括文章内容。
-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:black'>．All roads lead to home.
D．Nothing is impossible to a willing heart.
答案与解析：C 推理判断题。根据文章内容，尤其是最后一段中“in life all roads, no matter what their twists and turns are, can lead us home again. They can lead us to our homes here on Earth. They can lead us to our homes in our hearts”可知，最后一段升华了文章的主题，强调了所有的路都是“回家”的路，所有的路都能指引我们“回家”，故选C。
