答案：1. C 【点拨】根据“get in the water again”可知,此处指呛水了。water 水。故选 C。 2. C 【点拨】根据“After that, I 2 wanted to get in the water again.”可知,因为小时候呛水了,所以再也不想下水了。故选 C。 3. A 【点拨】fall off(从某物上)摔落;pick up 捡起;put on 穿上;take away 拿走。根据“One day, I 3 my skateboard and broke my legs so badly, and the doctors said I could never really skateboard again.”可知,“我”从滑板上摔了下来。故选 A。 4. B 【点拨】根据“They said swimming was the only 4 that would be good for me.”可知,游泳是唯一一种对“我”有好处的锻炼方式。exercise 锻炼。故选 B。 5. C 【点拨】根据语境可知,“我”感到不开心。故选 C。 6. B 【点拨】根据“However, instead of sitting around idly(无所事事地), I decided to give it a...”可知,与其无所事事地坐着,“我”决定尝试一下。give it a try 尝试一下。故选 B。 7. B 【点拨】根据“7, I grew more confident and my dislike for swimming dropped.”可知,通过不断的练习,“我”逐渐对游泳产生了信心,这个过程是缓慢的。故选 B。 8. A 【点拨】根据“One day, my high school swimming teacher invited me to 8 the school team...”可知,老师邀请“我”加入游泳队。join 加入。故选 A。 9. C 【点拨】根据“You can't imagine(想象) how surprised my family and I were 9 I was so afraid of the water before!”可知,“我”和家人都感到惊讶是因为“我”之前怕水,但现在却要加入游泳队。because 因为。故选 C。 10. D 【点拨】根据“In fact, I still remember the 10 feeling when I first got close to the pool.”可知,“我”以前怕水,第一次靠近游泳池时的感觉是可怕的。terrible 可怕的。故选 D。 11. A 【点拨】根据“Much to 11 surprise, I won third place in the final.”可知,“我”拿到了名次,感到很惊讶。to my surprise 令我惊讶的是。故选 A。 12. B 【点拨】根据语境可知,现在游泳是“我”生活中的重要部分。swimming 游泳。故选 B。 13. C 【点拨】根据“You never know 13 life will lead you.”可知,你永远不知道生活会把你带到哪里。where 哪里。故选 C。 14. A 【点拨】根据“Don't stop yourself from 14.”可知,不要阻止自己去选择。choose 选择。故选 A。 15. B 【点拨】根据“15 in and start swimming!”可知,跳进去开始游泳。jump in 跳进去。故选 B。