【答案】36. C 37. E 38. D 39. B 【解析】
短文介绍了游泳时需要注意的一些安全常识。第一，只能在适合游泳的地方游泳，不要去陌生水域游泳。第二，头朝下潜水时一定在深水区，否则会伤害到自己。第三，不要独自一人去游泳，遇到危险会有人相救。第四，关注儿童游泳安全问题。儿童学游泳要用家人相伴，家庭游泳池周围要有护栏。 【36题详解】
句意：但是游泳也有危险。根据后面的句子“so it’s important to stay safe as you do it.”可知，游泳的时候安全是非常重要的。因此前一句说游泳也会有危险，故答案为C。 【37题详解】
句意：否则你的头会撞到底部。根据前面的句子“In natural water, don’t dive unless you know that the water is deep enough.”可知，在自然水域，在你不知道水深时不要潜水。此句是说如果这样做了会产生的后果，故答案为E。 【38题详解】
句意：几秒钟的时间就会产生重大作用。本段主要强调游泳时确保有一个搭档，遇到危险及时向搭档求救，在这种危险的时刻，几秒钟的时间也很重要，对生与死也会产生巨大的影响，故答案为D。 【39题详解】
句意：所以成年人应该一直在现场。根据前面的句子“Kids who don’t know how to swim should wear life jackets. But by themselves they are not enough,”不会游泳的孩子应该穿救生衣。但如果是他们自己游泳，救生衣是远远不够的，因此本句是强调在孩子学习游泳时，需要大人时刻在身边保护，故答案为B。
第四节 阅读表达 阅读下面的短文，然后根据短文内容回答问题。
I am Canadian. I started learning French when I was 10 years old. But my whole experience with the language was in the classroom. All of that changed, however, during my last summer of high school. As a 17-year-old girl, I flew across the country by myself for the first time! I headed for
Quebec to live in the province with a French-speaking host family, who didn’t speak any English. And I would learn French at a local school.
On the first day of school, all of us students were given a test to determineour language （测定）level. We were required to speak only French all summer.
I made every effort to communicate in a second language by making new friends, seeing movies and even ordering food from restaurants in French. Though I couldn’t understand most of it at the very beginning, the whole experience was exciting and refreshing.
On weekends, my classmates and I took trips to different places around the province. On one trip, we went whale watching on the St. Lawrence River. Even though it was raining, we could see huge whales swimming around our boat. The most memorable part of our trip was a visit to historic Quebec City. I walked along the stone streets, took pictures of the European-style（欧式的）buildings, and learned some stories there.
Finally my efforts paid off! At the end of the summer, I was able to communicate pretty well. I couldn’t wait to go back to school and talk with my French teacher. Being fully immersed（沉浸）in a French-speaking environment was a valuable learning experience. And it could be the main reason for my improvement in French.
40. When did the writer fly alone for the first time?
41. How did the local school determine the students’ language level? 42. Did the writer enjoy the experience of communicating in French? 43. What did the writer think of the visit to historic Quebec City?
44. What could be the main reason for the writer’s improvement in French? 【答案】40. At age 17. 41. By giving them a test. 42. Yes, she did.
43. It was the most memorable part of the trip. 44. Being fully immersed in a French-speaking environment. 【解析】 【分析】
短文大意：作者是加拿大人，10岁时开始学法语，但所有的语言学习都是在教室内完成的。17岁时独自一人飞往魁北克，和一个讲法语的家庭住在一起，并在当地学校学习法语。在
那里她尽一切努力用法语交流，结交新朋友，看电影，甚至从法国餐馆点餐。作者的努力终于有了回报！在夏天结束的时候，她能够很好地用法语进行沟通。作者认为完全沉浸在讲法语的环境中是一种宝贵的学习经验。也是作者法语进步的主要原因。 【40题详解】
问题：作者第一次独自坐飞机是什么时候？根据短文中的句子“As a 17-year-old girl, I flew across the country by myself for the first time!”可知作者在17岁的时候，第一次坐上了飞机，故答案为At age 17。 【41题详解】
问题：当地学校是如何测定学生语言水平的？根据短文第二段中的句子On the first day of school, all of us students were given a test to determine（测定）our language level.可知，所有的学生是通过测试来测定语言水平的，故答案为By giving them a test。 【42题详解】
问题：作者喜欢用法语交流的这段经历吗？根据第三段中的句子“Though I couldn’t understand most of it at the very beginning, the whole experience was exciting and refreshing.” 虽然我一开始大部分并不太明白，但整个经历是令人兴奋和耳目一新。由此判断作者非常喜欢这段语言学习的经历，故答案为Yes, she did。 【43题详解】
问题：作者对历史悠久的魁北克市的这次访问是怎么看的？根据倒数第二段中的句子“The most memorable part of our trip was a visit to historic Quebec City.”我们这次旅行最难忘的部分是参观历史悠久的魁北克市。因此作者认为这是旅行中最难忘的部分。故答案为It was the most memorable part of the trip。 【44题详解】
问题：作者提高法语水平的主要原因是什么？根据短文最后的句子“Being fully immersed（沉浸）in a French-speaking environment was a valuable learning experience. And it could be the main reason for my improvement in French.”完全沉浸在讲法语的环境中是一种宝贵的学习经验。这可能是我法语进步的主要原因。故答案为Being fully immersed in a French-speaking environment。
【点睛】任务型阅读通常有回答问题型，判断正误型，阅读填空型，英汉互译型等题型，不仅考查学生阅读理解层面的能力，更加注重考查学生“写”的能力。本题适合用“扫读法”来快速捕捉信息。扫读法是指在快速浏览全文的基础上，找到与问题相关的某些特定信息，
如：人名、时间、地点、事件等，来回答细节问题。第一个问题询问作者第一次独自坐飞机是什么时候。可运用“搜索式跳读”迅速从短文中锁定问题信息，答语尽量简短。
IV．写作技能
第一节 语篇翻译 阅读下面的短文，将划线部分译成英文或中文。
Do you enjoy hitting the books? It doesn’t mean you enjoy beating your books with your hand. That may be reasonable if you don’t understand something inside your books. Hitting the books just means that you are studying hard. You can learn a lot when you hit the books.___45___Especially before exams, most students spend a lot of time hitting the books to get good grades. This is just one example of expressions that can’t be understood by taking them apart（分开）word by word. Expressions like this are called idioms（习语）. They are an important part of a culture’s language. Languages and cultures are closely connected. One example of an idiom in the Chinese language is “dui niu tan qin”, or “to play the lute（拨弦乐器）to a cow.”___46___这意味着某人在说话或写作时不考虑其听众或读者。
Let’s get back to idioms that begin with the word “hit”___47___ There are many of them in English, but it’s not that easy for you to understand.
One common idiom you may hear in English is “hit the road”. It means to leave or to go. You can say, “Hey, I need to hit the road. Can we talk about this another time?” Or simply, “It’s time to hit the road.” When you are tired and you want to go to bed, you can say, “I need to hit the hay（干草）.” It means you want to go to sleep.___48___ That’s because a bed was often a big bag with hay inside in the past. Let’s hit the road to learn some and try to use them. ___49___ 习语使你的语言生动而有趣。【答案】45. 尤其在考试前，大多数学生为了取得好成绩而花许多时间努力学习。 46. It means someone speaks or writes without considering his listeners or readers. 47. 英语中有很多这样的习语，但理解起来并不那么容易。 48. 那是因为在过去床常常是填充着干草的大袋子。 49. Idioms make your language lively and interesting. 【解析】
短文介绍了语言中一些习惯用语的表达。它们是语言文化的重要组成部分，不能逐字分开来