Unit 3　 Travel journal语篇演练十二

1、Unit 3 Travel journal语篇演练(十二)时间安排：第四周·周五演练题型：完形填空阅读理解建议用时：25分钟答案栏：15_ 610_ 1115_ 1620_ 2124_.完形填空When a person is curious about something, it means he is interested in it and wishes to know more about it. There is nothing _1_ with curiosity in itself. Whether it is good or bad _2_ on what peopl

2、e are curious about.Curiosity is _3_ silly or wrong. Some persons with nothing to do are _4_ of curiosity about what their neighbors are doing. They are _5_ to know what they are eating or drinking, what they are bringing home or taking out or _6_ they have come home so early or late. To be interest

3、ed in these things is _7_ because they are not important at all. It is none of their _8_ to know what neighbors do or are doing. Such curiosity is _9_ not only foolish but also harmful. For most probably, it _10_ to small talk which often brings _11_， shame or disrespect to others, and thus hurt the

4、ir feelings.On the other _12_， there is a noble curiosity the curiosity of the wise, who _13_ at all the great things and try to find out all they _14_ about them. Columbus could _15_ have found America if he had not been _16_. James Watt would not have made the steam engine _17_ his curiosity about

5、 the raising of the kettle lid (水壶盖). All the great discoveries and inventions in human history have been made _18_ a result of curiosity. _19_ the curiosity is never about unimportant things, which have _20_ or nothing to do with the happiness of the public.BwrongCright Dspecial2A.works BputsCtakes

6、 Ddepends3A.always BsometimesCseldom Dneither4A.full BfondCproud Dlack5A.angry BworriedCpleased Danxious6A.how BwhenCwhy Dwhere7A.silly BnecessaryCpossible Dfunny8A.work BhomeworkCduty Dbusiness9A.nothing BanythingCsomething Deverything10A.refers BleadsCcauses Dresults11A.pride BharmCnervousness Dse

7、lfishness12A.face BsideCway Dhand13A.expect BlikeCwonder Ddoubt14A.need BdareCmust Dcan15A.never BeverCprobably Dfinally16A.famous BcarefulCcurious Dhard17A.for BwithoutCin Dfrom18A.before BasCafter Dduring19A.So BAndCBut DOr20A.much BlittleCsome Dfew.阅读理解When leaving school, I was pleased that my e

8、xam results meant that I could study engineering_at_university. But I also wanted to travel before starting my course. A friend of mine told me about the Schools Exploring Society, an organization which helps students take a gap year (a year between leaving school and going to college). It has three

9、 foreign journeys a year, taking 16­20­year­olds on science and nature trips. I love being outdoors, and a mountaineering trip to Alaska was on offer. So I signed up (报名) immediately.There was one problem, though. I had to raise a large amount of money for the trip. It was a big task,

10、 but I managed to make it. I washed cars, worked in a cafe and also sold off some of my old books, clothes and CDs. Then, just before starting out, I started worrying.Can I do this？Am I fit enough？What if I see a bear?Seventy of us traveled to Alaska. The first two days after arrival were spent in a

11、 school hall preparing our equipment and five tons of food. Then we left for the beautiful Talkeetna Mountain. On the trip we dug paths and recognized plant species. Then we climbed a mountain that was over 6,000 feet high. It was tiring but exciting.Looking back, a gap year was so right for me. I l

12、earned a lot about accepting other people for what they are.We had to help each other and it made me less selfish. My gap year has also made me more able to concentrate (专心). Now, whenever I'm worried about anything, I think I did Alaska I can do this!21We can learn from Paragraph 1 that the aut

13、hor_.Ahadn't taken foreign trips beforeBmade the trip together with his friendsCwas not satisfied with his exam resultsDwas going to study engineering at a college22What was the problem for the author?AHis body was not strong.BHe couldn't afford the trip.CHe had no outdoor experience.DHe had

14、 little time to prepare for the trip.23The author may agree that his gap year_.Awas well worth itBgot him interested in plantsCmade him fall behind others in studyDhelped him know more about himself24What might be the author's purpose in writing the text?ATo explain how to prepare for trips.BTo

15、advise on how to spend a gap year.CTo describe his experience in his gap year.DTo encourage students to do part­time work.答案语篇解读：每个人都有一颗好奇的心，那么好奇是好事还是坏事呢？本文就这一问题展开了论述。1选B结合后面的 Whether it is good or bad 可知，好奇本身没有什么错。2选D好奇是好还是坏取决于人们所好奇的事情。 depend on “依靠，取决于”。3选B根据后面讲述的内容可知，好奇有时候是愚蠢或错误的。4选A结合 with

16、 nothing to do 可知，有些无所事事的人就对他们的邻居做什么充满了好奇。5选D由 curiosity 一词可知，他们急切地想知道邻居家吃什么或喝什么。6选C他们好奇邻居为什么回来得这么早或晚。7选A与该段首句 “Curiosity is _3_ silly or wrong.” 可知，对这些事情好奇是很愚蠢的。8选D因为他们好奇的事情不重要，也与他们无关。 It is none of sb.'s business “与某人无关”。9选C这样的好奇是不仅愚蠢而且有害的东西。 something 在此表示“某种东西”。10选B这样的好奇会导致一些小的争吵。 lead to “导

17、致，造成”。 refer to “提及，参考”； result 和 in 搭配表示“导致”。11选B根据后面 shame or disrespect to others, and thus hurt their feelings 的提示可知，此处应选 harm 与之对应。12选D前面讲述了好奇不好的方面，此处讲好奇好的方面，故用 on the other hand “在另一方面”。13选C由前面的 the curiosity of the wise 可知，他们想知道所有好的东西。14选D并且他们尽一切努力弄清楚它们。15选A如果哥伦布不好奇的话，他就永远不能发现美国大陆。 never “永远不”。16选C该段主要讲述好奇的好处，故答案为C项。17选B没有好奇，瓦特就制造不出蒸汽发动机。18选B在人类历史上所有伟大的发现和发明都是好奇的结果。 as a result of “是的结果”，为固定搭配。19选A此处是根据前面内容得出的结论，故用 so。20选B与后面的 nothing 相一致，故选 little。语篇解读：本文是记叙文。作者介绍了自己在“间隔年”去阿拉斯加的旅游经历以及收获。21选D细节理解题。由第一段中的“my exam results meant that I