1、每小题2分,满分30分)阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项。ANow many young people are traveling around the world on their own, not because they have no one to travel with, but because they prefer to go alone.Kristina Wegscheider from California first traveled alone when she was at college and believes that it i
2、s something everyone should do at least once in their life. “It opens up your mind to new things and pushes you out of your comfortable zone.” Wegscheider has visited 46 countries covering all seven continents. In foreign countries, with no one to help you read a map, look after you if you get ill,
3、or lend you money if your wallet is stolen, it is challenging. This is what drives young people to travel alone. It is seen as character building and a chance to prove that they can make it on their own.Chris Richardson decided to leave his sales job in Australia to go traveling last year. He set up
4、 a website, The Aussie Nomad, to document his adventures. He said he wished he had traveled alone earlier. “The people you meet, the places you visit, or the things you do, everything is up to you and it forces you to grow as a person,” said the 30yearold man. Richardson describes traveling alone li
5、ke “a shot in the arm”, which “ makes you a more confident person that is ready to deal with anything.” He said, “The feeling of having conquered something on my own is a major part of what drives me each day when Im dealing with a difficult task.” “I walk around with my head up because I know deep
6、down inside that nothing is impossible if you try.”The great 19th century explorer John Muir once said, “Only by going alone in silence can one truly get into the heart of the wilderness.”1Which of the following will Kristina Wegscheider agree with?ATraveling alone is a necessary experience for ever
7、yone.BIt is more meaningful to travel in foreign countries.CIt is comfortable to travel around without a friend.DTraveling abroad helps people to find new things.2Traveling alone is challenging because _Ayou have to make things on your ownBit is hard for you to prove yourself to othersCyou can only
8、depend on yourself whatever happensDit will finally build your character3What can we infer about Chris Richardson?AHe started traveling alone at an early age.BHe was once shot in the arm.CHe used to work as a salesman.DHis website inspires others a lot.4What is the best title for the passage?ATravel
9、 AbroadBTravel UnaccompaniedCTravel LightDTravel Wide and FarBOne is not born able to speak a language. One is born able to make a noise. I have heard babies cry in America and in China. I cant tell any difference. But when I hear someone from America speak English and hear someone speak Chinese, I
10、can tell you there are a lot of differences.I_believe_a_common_(普遍的)_problem_with_Chinese_students_learning_English_is_that_they_were_not_taught_to_think_in_English. They have an idea spoken in English and want to translate the idea into Chinese, then they think in Chinese of the proper reply and tr
11、anslate it into English. After a long period of speaking the language, one begins to think in the foreign language naturally. You will learn faster if you begin to think in English at the very beginning of your study. Many students ask me: What can I do to improve my spoken English? My reply is: The
12、 more English you speak, the better English you will speak. There are many things you can do to improve your spoken English. Of course, the best way is to live where English is spoken as a language of the country.5The cries of American and Chinese babies are _AdifferentBthe sameCnot like each other
13、Dlike each other6The underlined sentence (in Paragraph 2) means that_Asome teachers didnt teach students to think in EnglishBteachers never gave the students the way of learning EnglishCstudents didnt remember the way teachers taught themDteachers didnt want their students to think in English7The un
14、derlined word “they” (in Paragraph 2) refers to “_”AChinese studentsBEnglish studentsCChinese teachersDEnglish teachers8According to the article, which of the following is TRUE?AYou must think in English all the time.BYou should always translate English into Chinese.CAfter speaking English for a lon
15、g time, you may probably think in English naturally (自然地)DThe best way of learning English is to live in America.CMichael J. “Crocodile Dundee”(also called Mick), played by Paul Hogan, is the main character in the fictional Crocodile Dundee film series consisting of Crocodile Dundee, Crocodile Dundee , and Crocodile Dundee in Los Angeles. The character is a crocodile hunter, hence the nickname.In the first film, Crocodile Dundee, Mick is visited by a New York reporter, Sue Charlton, who travels to Australia to investigate
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