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Travel Unaccompanied

Now 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 is something everyone should do at least once in their life. “It opens up your mind to new things and pushes you out of your comfort 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, 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 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 30-year-old．

Richardson describes traveling alone like “a shot in the arm”, which “makes you a more confident person that was 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 I’m dealing with a difficult task. I walk around with my head up because I know deep 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.”

1.Which of the following will Kristina Wegscheider agree with?

A. Traveling alone is a necessary experience for everyone.

B. It is more meaningful to travel in foreign countries.

C. It is comfortable to travel around without a friend.

D. Traveling abroad helps people to find new things.

2.Traveling alone is challenging because         .

A. it will finally build your character

B. you have to make things on your own

C. you depend on yourself whatever happens

D. it is hard for you to prove yourself to others

3.What can we infer about Chris Richardson?

A. He started traveling at an early age．          B. He was once shot in the arm.

C. His website inspires others a lot.      D. He used to work as a salesman．

 

Answer 1

【答案】

 

1.A

2.C

3.D

【解析】

試題分析: 本文提到現(xiàn)在年輕人流行的旅行方式，獨自一人去許，不是因為沒有人做伴而是想獨自一個人去面對旅行中遇到的種種問題，挑戰(zhàn)自我，讓自己變得更自信。

1.A細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段Kristina Wegscheider from California first traveled alone when she was at college and believes that it is something everyone should do at least once in their life.所提到Wegscheider認為每個人一生中應該最少這樣做一次單獨的旅行。所以他認為獨自旅行是必需的。所以選A項。

2.C細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第三段提到In foreign countries, with no one to help you read a map, look after you if you get ill, or lend you money if your wallet is stolen. It is challenging，在外國，沒有人幫助你看地圖，生病了也沒有人照顧，如果錢包丟了還得去借錢，這是非常具有挑戰(zhàn)的。所以獨自旅行很有挑戰(zhàn)是因為無論發(fā)生什么事情你得依靠自己，所以C項符合題意。

3.D 細節(jié)推斷題。根據(jù)第四段中提到的. Chris Richardson decided to leave his sales job in Australia to go traveling last year可知Richardson決定放棄澳大利亞的銷售工作去旅行，可推知，他以前是做銷售的，所以選D項。

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