福建省部分市2023-2024學年高二年級上冊期末英語匯編：閱讀理解（含解析）

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閱讀理解

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閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中選出最佳選項。

A

Foodbookscanbringaculturetolife.Thefollowingfoodbooksareburstingwithdeliciousfood,aswellas

entertainingandengagingstorytelling.

PierreThiam'slatestbookaimstoshareeveryday,easy-to-cookrecipes

likebakedginger-chiliplantainkelewele.Heexplainshowsomanydishesand

ingredientsfromtheAmericanSouthandotherregionscantracetheiroriginto

【備WestAfrica.The80recipesareaccessibleandpresentarangeoftraditional

andmoderntakesonthecuisine.

■lri\il.Hw-FuchsiaDunlop'sbookexaminesclassicChinesedishes,likemapotofu,

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soupdumplingsandDongpopork.Thisbookincludeshistory,philosophy,

jjcookingtechniques,andDunlop'son-the-groundresearchconductedover

threedecadestopresentafascinatingexplorationofthisever-changing

cuisine.

EVERLASTINGTamarAdlerseekstomakeleftoversmoreappealingandlowerfoodwaste

cooaiocYintheprocesswithherlatestbook,whichcontainsaround1,500recipes.This

jisn'twhatyou'dcallabeautifulcoffeetable-stylecookbook——it'spractical

andthecreativesecretswithinaretrulymind-blowing.

NatashaPickowiczisaninnovativechef.MoreThanCakeisherfirst

cookbook,fullofinvaluabletipslikehowtobuildalayer（層）cake.Aside

測fromgreatbakingrecipes,thiscookbooktriestoliveuptoitsnamebysharing

howbakingcanprovidesomuchmorethanjusttastysweets-itcangive

community,purpose,joyandlove.

1.WhoexploresChinesefoodcultureinthecookbook?

A.PierreThiam.B.FuchsiaDunlop.

C.TamarAdler.D.NatashaPickowicz.

2.WhatdoSimplyWestAfricanandTheEverlastingMealCookbookhaveincommon?

A.Theyarethewriters,latestbooks.B.Theyadvocatelowerfoodwaste.

C.Theyhavethesamenumberofrecipes.D.TheyaimtoshareWestAfricandishes.

3.Whichbookfavorscake-bakinglovers?

A.SimplyWestAfrican.B.InvitationtoaBanquet.

C.TheEverlastingMealCookbook.D.MoreThanCake.

B

Thelivingroomiscleared.Thehosttapsawineglasswithaknife,andpeoplefilein,fillingthesofasandchairs

thatarepushedupagainstthewalls.Sooneveryseatinthehouseistaken,andabottleofschnappsispassedaround.

LyonHansen,whominutesbeforewasknockingaboutinthekitchen,walksoverandpicksupaguitarandstartsto

play.Hoymahasbegun.

Foronenight,homeownersprimarilyinSydrugota,asmalltownontheFaroeIslands,opentheirdoors,inviting

friends,familyandtouristsintoenjoyintimate（親密的）concertsbylocalartists.Thetraditiondatesbacknearly500

yearstoatimewhenFaroeselifehadtomoveundergroundduetoDanishrule.Thecultureandthelanguagewaskept

aliveinpeople'slivingrooms,wheretheygatheredtosingandtellstories.

ThemodernHoymaconcertseriesstartedasanoffshoot（分支）oftheG!Festival,anannualmusicaleventon

thebeachesofEysturoyeverysummersince2002.Around2007,G!FestivaPscreatorJonTyril,exhaustedbyallthe

redtape（繁文緡節(jié)）thatcamewithputtingonabigmusicfestival,startedtodreamalittlesmaller.Specifically,he

startedtothinkabouttinyconcertsheldinlivingrooms-nosoundsystemsorspotlights,theaudiencemadeupofas

manypeopleascanfitinsideahouse.Theidearesoundedinhismind,notonlybecauseitdidn'tinvolveanyheavy

lifting,physicallyormentally,butalsobecauseitwentbacktothelongstandingFaroesetradition.

Since2007,Hoymahasfeatured20concertsintendifferentfamilyhomesinSydrugota.ForLaksa,hostingthe

concertsisnotonlyfun,butawaytogiveback,andtoensuretheislandssurviveinthemodernworld.Asinmany

families,herdaughtersgrewupandlefttheFaroes."TheystudiedintheU.K.fornineyears,butbothcameback,“

shesays."IactuallythinkthatHoymaispartlythereasonwhymanychildrenfromthisvillagethatgoabroadcome

back.Theyareproudofit.”

4.Howdoestheauthorintroducethetopic?

A.Bypresentingascene.B.Byevaluatinganargument.

C.Byclarifyingaconcept.D.Bymakinganassumption.

5.WhencanthetraditionofHoymabetracedto?

A.AstagewhentheG!FestivalwasneededbytheFaroese.

B.Aperiodwhenonlylocalartistswereallowedtoperform.

C.Anoccasionwhenpeoplecelebratedtheencounterswithtourists.

D.AtimewhenfreedomoftheFaroesewaslimitedbecauseofDanishrule.

6.WhatdoesJonTyrilthinkofhomeconcerts?

A.Economicalandvaried.B.Convenientandentirelyoriginal.

C.Accessibleandprofitable.D.Simpleandculturallyattached.

7WhatdoestheauthorindicatebymentioningLaksaandherdaughters?

A.Hoymacontributestothesurvivaloftheislands.

B.Hoymareflectstheaffectionbetweenmotherandchildren.

C.Hoymaisgainingpopularityacrosstheglobeinmoderntimes.

D.Hoymabecomesentertainingwiththeinvolvementoftheyoung.

C

WhenIfirstmetNaoJunior,hewasinhis40sandoneofonlyninemembersofhisIndigenous（土著的）group,

GreatAndamanese,whostillspoketheidiomofhisancestors.Asalanguagespecialist,Ihadresearchedmorethan

80Indianlanguages.IwasontheislandstodocumenttheirIndigenousvoicesbeforetheyfadedintowhispers.

Wordsinthislanguageconsistedoftwoclasses:freeandbound.Thefreewordswereallnounsthatreferredto

theenvironmentanditsinhabitants,suchasrafbr"pig”.Theycouldoccuralone.Theboundwordswerenouns,verbs,

adjectivesandadverbsthatalwaysexistedwithmarkersindicatingarelationtootherobjects,eventsorstates.The

markerscamefromsevenzonesofthebodyandwereattachedtoarootwordtodescribeconceptssuchas“inside”,

“outside","upper"and"lower”.Forexample,themorpheme（詞素）er-,whichqualifiedmostanythinghavingtodo

withanouterbodypart,couldbestuckto-chotoyieldercho,meaning“head”.

Justasahead,aboundword,couldnotconceptuallyexistonitsown,themodeandeffectofanactioncouldnot

bedividedfromtheverbdescribingtheaction.GreatAndamanesehadnowordsforagriculturebutagreatmanyfor

huntingandfishing,mainlywithabowandarrow.Thus,therootwordshile,meaning“toaim”,hadseveralversions:

utshile,toaimfromabove;arashile,toaimfromadistance;andeshile,aimingtomakeaholewithasharpobject.

Thestudiesestablishedthatthelanguageseemstobetrulyoldinorigin.Inamultistageprocessofdevelopment,

wordsdescribingdiversebodypartshadchangedintomorphemesrefeiringtodifferentzonesandcombinedwith

contentwordstoyieldmeaning.Thestructurealoneprovidesaninsightintoanancientworldviewinwhichthe

macrocosm（宏觀世界）reflectsthemicrocosm,andeverythingthatisorthathappensinseparablyconnectsto

everythingelse.

8.Whatisthepurposeoftheauthor'sstayontheislands?

A.Tomeetwithanoldfriend.B.ToteachIndigenousidioms.

C.Torecordanancientlanguage.D.Totraceherancestors.

9.“Aimatapig'sheadfromafhr“inGreatAndamanesemaybe.

A.ArashileraerchoB.Arashileercho

C.EshileerchoD.Eshileraercho

10.WhatcanweinferfromtheverbsinGreatAndamanese?

A.Averbcoulddescribemorethanoneaction.B.Someoftheverbscouldbeusedontheirown.

C.Thelocalsprobablyliveoffseafoodandmeat.D.Thetoolsusedinpeople'sdailylifearediverse.

11.Whatdoesthelastparagraphmainlytalkabout?

A.GreatAndamaneseistheoriginofmultiplelanguages.

B.GreatAndamaneseisadoorwaytotheancientwisdom.

C.GreatAndamanesetellsthedevelopmentofthecommunity.

D.HumanbodyshapesGreatAndamanese'suniqueworldview.

Aworkingsemiconductor（半導體）hasbeencreatedfromgraphene（石墨烯），potentiallylayingthefoundation

foranewtypeofcomputerwithgreaterspeedandefficiencythantoday'ssiliconchips（硅基芯片，）allow.

Graphene,amaterialmadefromasinglelayerofcarbonatoms,isagoodelectricalconductorresistanttoheat

andacids.Butaworkinggraphenesemiconductorwhichcanbecontrolledtoconductorseparateelectricityatwill,

hasevadedscientists.Suchsemiconductorsarekeytocreatingthelogicchipsthatpowercomputers.

Theproblemhasbeenthelackofwhatisknownasabandgap.Semiconductorshavebandsofhigherandlower

energiesandapoint——thebandgap——atwhichexcitedelectronscanjumpfromonetotheother.Thiseffectively

allowstheflowofcurrenttobeswitchedonandoff,soitiseitherconductingornotconducting,creatingthebinary

systemofzeroesandonesusedindigitalcomputers.

Now,WalterdeHeerattheGeorgiaInstituteofTechnologyandhiscolleagueshavecreatedgraphenewitha

bandgapanddemonstratedaworkingtransistor,anon/offswitchthateitherpreventsorallowscurrenttoflow

throughit.DeHeersaidtheelectricalpropertiesofagraphenesemiconductorwerefarbetterthanthoseofsilicon

chips."It'slikedrivingonarockyroadversusdrivingonafreeway,hesaid.

Siliconchipsarecheaptomakeandbackedbyextensiveproductionfacilities,butwearereachingtheirlimits.

Moore'slawstatesthenumberoftransistorsinacircuitwilldoubleroughlyeverytwoyears,buttherateof

downsizinghasslowedrecentlyasengineersreachcircuitconcentrationbeyondwhichelectronscan'tbereliably

controlled.

“Youcanuseallthetechnologythewholesemiconductorindustryistotallycomfortablewithtoscaleupthis

process,“saysDavidCareyattheUniversityofSurrey,UK.Buthesuspectstheworldwillsoonshifttographene

chips,becausesiliconhassuchaheadstart.44Mostpeopleworkingonsiliconarebombeddailybynew,wonderful

materialsthatareabouttoreplaceitandnoneofit'severhappened,hesays.

12Whatdoestheunderlinedword“evaded“probablymeaninparagraph2?

A.Surprised.B.Attracted.C.Annoyed.D.Puzzled.

13.Whyisabandgapcrucial?

AItexcitesthejumpofelectrons.B.Itcreatesthesystemofzerosandones.

C.Itbalancesthehigherandlowerenergies.D.Itallowstheonandoffofthecurrentflow.

14.Whatadvantagemightgraphenesemiconductorhaveoversiliconchips?

A.Superiorelectricalcharacteristics.B.Strongerproductionsupport.

C.Lowerdevelopmentcost.D.Slowerdownsizingrate.

15.WhatmaybeDavid'sattitudetographenechips'applicationinthenearfuture?

A.Uncaring.B.Favorable.C.Doubtful.D.Disapproving.

福建省三明市2023-2024學年高二上學期期末英語試題（含解析）

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A

IsyourchildinterestedinacampwithGirlScout（童子軍）activities?Attendingasummercampwiththisfocus

isaperfectwayforthemtoexplorewhilegivingthemexperienceandconfidence.Browseourselectionandfindthe

perfectfitforyourchild.

CodeNinjasCamps(CNC)

Transformyourchild'slovefortechnologyintoanexcitinglearningadventure.GuidedbyourteamofCode

Senseis,CodeNinjasCampsempowerkidstogainvaluabletechskillsandmakenewfriends.It5sanunforgettably

funlearningexperience!Ourcampsinvent,inspireandcreatetobringouttheinventorandcreatorinyourchildthis

SummerandSpringBreak.

FightingIlliniSportsCamps(FISC)

TheUniversityofIllinoishascommitteditselftothedevelopmentofwell-roundedsummercampprogramsfor

boysandgirls.Campsareofferedforboysandgirlsincheerleading,crosscountry,golfandswimming.Alsooffered

arecampsforboysinbaseball,football,gymnasticsandwrestling,aswellascampsforgirlsinbasketball,

gymnastics,soccer,softballandvolleyball.TeamcampsareavailableinCheerleading,Basketball,Footballand

Volleyball.

GirlScoutsofCentralIndiana(GSCI)

Camperswillenjoythegreatoutdoors,improvetheirmentalhealth,makenewfriendsandlearnmoreabout

themselves!GirlScoutsofCentralIndianahasfiveuniquecamps,eachsituatedonbeautifulsprawlingacres,and

eachwiththeirownspecialtouch.Activitiesvarybycampprogram/event/location,andmayinclude:hiking,

swimming,jumpingonthegianttrampoline,horseorpedalcarriding.It'sdefinitelymorefunthanyou'deverexpect

forsuchagreatprice!

1.WhoisCNCintendedfor?

A.Girlsinterestedinscience.B.Kidsfondofsports.

C.Teenagersaddictedtogames.D.Childrenkeenonadventures.

2.WhatisspecialaboutFISC?

A.Activitiesareorganizedoutdoors.B.Activitiesareavailabletoboys.

C.Programmingcoursesareprovided.D.Campersneedtobecreative.

3.WhatactivityisprovidedbybothFISCandGSCI?

A.Soccer.B.Hiking.C.Swimming.D.Wrestling.

B

Mylong-distancecyclingcareerof13yearsand35,000kilometresendedasIapproached75in2019.The

realisationofthisdawnedonmeslowlyduringmylastrideintheUSsummerofthatsameyear.AlthoughIamnow

nolongerstrongenoughtoendurethelongdaysandbigclimbs,dayinanddayout,Ihavemymemories.

Longdistancecyclingbringspain,anxietyandexhaustion,butthesepaleintoinsignificancecomparedtothejoy

andsatisfactionofclimbinghugemountainsorseeingspectacularsightsforthefirsttime.Realjoywouldcomewhen

Iwasalone,onmybicycle,insomeremoteandbeautifulplace.Youcouldsaythatthesesamefeelingscouldhave

beenexperiencedinacar,butIknowthisnottobetrue.Ihadtimetoobservenatureandlife,allofwhichwouldhave

beenbypassedinacar.

IenjoyedmeetingandbeatingthedailyscheduleIhadsetformyself.Ienjoyedtheever-changingvegetation,

thepeople,kind,unkindandindifferent,whomImetalongtheway.Nomatterhowhardoreasytheridewas,I

alwaysenjoyedtheachievementofarriving,followedbyahotshowerandbed,whenIcouldfindamotel.Onthe

othernights,Iwashappytocamp.Meetingadiversityofpeoplewithdifferentperspectivesonlifewaseasy.The

cyclingdevicesallowedmetostrikeupconversationsinpubsandcafesandIgottoseeandexperiencetheverybest

inpeople.

Theroadaheadalwaysloomedlarge,asdidthemountains,thecold,themosquitoesandtherain.Theroad

behindisjustmemories,lackofpainandanxiety,somesoontobeforgotten,otherstobevaluedandboostedwiththe

retelling.

CyclingtaughtmetolikewhoIam.Iamfinallyhappywithandacceptingofmyintroverted（內(nèi)向的）

personality.IhavemorepersistenceandcouragethanIeverimagined.Thesetripsallrequiredcourage,courage

whichIneverknewIpossessed.

4.Whatmadetheauthorendhiscyclingcareer?

A.Financialproblems.

B.Lackofinterestincycling.

C.Desiretopursueotherhobbies.

D.Physicalinabilitytobearlongrides.

5.Whatwastherealpleasurefortheauthor?

A.Meetingdifferentpeople.B.Beatingthedailyschedule.

C.Experiencingnatureupclose.D.Climbinghugemountains.

6.Whatspecialinsightdidtheauthorgainthroughcycling?

A.Naturedeservesexploring.

B.Onecouldfindarealself.

C.Introvertedpeoplecouldbesociable.

D.Communicationwithstrangershelpsalot.

7.Whereisthetextmostlikelyfrom?

A.Amagazine.B.Abrochure.C.Anovel.D.Amanual.

C

AtMarineMammalLaboratory,laboratorydirectorHermanputadolphinthroughitspaces.Usinghandsignals,

Hermanasked,“Istheballinthepool?”Thedolphincorrectlypressedaleverfor"YES”.Hennanaskedittopushthe

balltoabasket.Itdid.Thenhesignaledhispupiltodoitagain,butheremovedthebasket.Hermanexpectedthe

dolphintobeconfused.Instead,itcarriedtheballtotheNOleverandstoppedthere.Hermanwasastonished.fctThisis

atotallyuntrained,inventedresponse,"hesaid,“Weneverdreamedtheanimalwould'think'theproblemthrough

likethat.^^

Togetacloserlookattheseamazingcreatures,HermanandhisteamspentaweekonboardtheJenniferMarie.

WhenevertheyheardthecryttDolphins!^^theyslippedintothewater.Thedolphinsapproached,curiousaboutthem,

observingthemwithdark,liquideyes.Dolphinslovetoimitate.Iftheyswamontheirbacks,Dolphinsdidtoo.Ifthey

dived,Dolphinsfollowed.Thistalentcanbecarriedtoextraordinarylengths.Inoneinstance,atrainerblewapuffof

cigarettesmokeagainstthewindowofanobservationtank.Ayoungdolphinrushedtoitsmother,nursedbriefly,and

spatoutacloudofmilkagainsttheglass.

Hermansaid"We'restillintheearlystagesoflearningabouttheintelligenceoftheseanimalsandourabilityto

communicatewiththem."Scientistsareamazedatdolphins,intelligence,butfearforthefutureofthesetrusting

oceancreatures.

Dolphins,troublecouldbesharks,killerwhalesor,worseyet,afishingvessel.Indeed,inthepastthreedecades,

commercialfishing,especiallythebiggestthreat——thedriftnetfishing,hasgreatlydecreasedtheworld'sdolphin

population.EverynightintheNorthPacific,hundredsofAsianfishingvesselsputoutthese“curtainsofdeath,Meach

upto50mileslong.Floatingwiththecurrents,theysweepupallsealifeintheirpath.Peoplewonderwhattheworld

wouldbewithoutdolphins.

8.WhydidthedolphinstopattheNOlever?

A.Itwasconfused.B.Itwasunabletodothetask.

C.Itrefusedtolistentotheorder.D.Itfoundthebasketwasn'tthere.

9.Whydidthedolphinspitoutacloudofmilkagainsttheglass?

A.Tocopyhumanbehavior.B.Tothreatenitsplaymate.

C.Toshowoffitstalent.D.Todrivethetraineraway.

10.Whatcanweinferfromthelastparagraph?

A.Furtherresearchondolphinsisessential.

B.IntelligentDolphinscouldtackletheirtroubles.

C.Somemeasuresshouldbetakentoprotectdolphins.

D.Driftnetsarethebiggesttroubleformarineanimals.

11.Whafsthebesttitleforthetext?

A.Dolphins:clevernaughtyB.Dolphins:intelligent,threatened

C.Dolphins:humans'bestfriendsD.Dolphins:smartestmarineanimals

D

Inaworldwherefirethreatensmoreandmorehomes,scientistshavedevelopedasurprisingtypeofmaterial

thatmightkeepsomebuildingssafer:thinsheetsoffungi（真菌）.

Underneatheverymushroomisabranchingnetworkofrootlikestructurescalledamycelium（菌絲體）.Now

researchershavesuccessfullygrownthesenetworksintopizza-sizesheetsthatcouldactasafirerelardantinbuilding

materials,accordingtoanewstudyinPolymerDegradationandStability.

“Usingabiologicalmateriallikemyceliumhasenormousbenefits”,saysseniorauthorEversonKandare.Unlike

asbestos,whichisstillsometimesaddedtobuildingmaterialsasafireretardant,myceliumdoesnotrelease

poisonouscompoundswhenexposedtofire."Whenthereisabuildingfire,itoftenisn'ttheflameintensityorthe

heatthatkillsorinjurespeople,"saysKandare,anengineeratRMITUniversityinMelbourne,Australia.€tItisthe

smokeandthepoisonousmetalthatcomesoutofbuildingmaterials.”

Thenewmyceliumsheets,grownintoprotectivecarpetsuptoafewmillimetersthick,couldpreventsuch

buildingmaterialsfromburninginthefirstplace.Myceliumcontainsalotofcarbon.Whenexposedtofire,thesheet

brieflybums,releasingwaterandcarbondioxideintotheair,leavingbehindablacklayerofcarbon.

Thisstudyisthefirsttointegratethesepropertiesintoausefulbuildingmaterial.Kandaresuggestsmycelium

couldreplacethefireretardantfoam（泡沫齊！J）,whichcanproduceCOandotherpoisonousproductswhenitburns.

TheRMITteamhasbeenreachingouttomushroomfarmerstoseewhethertheycouldpromotethetechnology

forcommercialuse.Kandaresays,"Myceliumcangrowinthedark,whichmeansitsenergyneedsarerelatively

minimal.Evenbetter,myceliumisabiologicalmaterial,andanywasteitleavesbehindcanbeusedasfertilizer.^^

12.Whichofthefollowingcanreplacetheunderlinedphrase?

A.Fireblock.B.Firesignal.C.Firealarm.D.Firedetection.

13.Whatisparagraph4mainlyabout?

A.Componentsofprotectivecarpets.

B.Processofgrowingmyceliumsheets.

C.Environmentalimpactofthematerial.

D.Workingprincipleofmyceliumsheets.

14.Whatcanwelearnaboutthenewmaterial?

A.Itiswidelyused.

B.Itcontainsenormousfoam.

C.It'sresistanttohightemperature.

D.It'sasaferoptionforconstruction.

15.WhatisKandare^attitudetomycelium'sfutureuse?

A.Contradictory.B.Doubtful.C.Optimistic.D.Cautious.

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項涂黑。

A

ThesetrainroutesshowtheverybestofwinterinNorthAmerica.

EmpireBuilder

ThesplendidviewoftheAmericanWestisonlyatrainticketaway.RunningfromChicagotoSeattle,thisroute

takesyouthroughavastlandwhereiceandsnowglitteroverthewintryland.Tripsareavailablefrommid-September

toMarcheachyear.

AureraWinterTrain

Thispopular,12-hourtrainridetakesyoufromAnchoragetoFairbanks.Ontheway,youcangetaspectacular

viewoftheAlaskanwilderness,fromsnow-cappedmountainstobeautifulwildlifenativetothearealikebears.Not

tomentionanupcloseviewofDenali,thehighestpeakinNorthAmerica.Tripsareusuallyplannedfbrweekends

fromNovembertomid-May.

YellowstoneintheWinter

Thisfive-daytripbeginsandendsinSaltLakeCity,runningbetweenNovemberandMarcheveryyear.The

wintertrainrideisbuiltaroundatourofYellowstoneNationalPark.Notonlyiswildlifemucheasierto

spot-especiallywolvesnativetothearea—youalsowon'thavetofightcrowdstogetagoodview.

SeattleandCanadianRockiesWinterDiscovery

Thisnine-daytripbeginsinSeattleandtakesyouoverthebordertoourneighbortothenorth.Withstopsin

VancouverandCalgary,you9resuretoseeallthebestviewsofforests,lakesandthesnow-cappedmountainsthe

CanadianRockieshavetooffer.ThetrainrunsonselectdatesfromNovembertoApril.

I.IfyouwanttotravelinOctober,whichtraintripissuitableforyou?

A.EmpireBuilder.B.AuroraWinterTrain.

C.YellowstoneintheWinter.D.SeatieandCanadianRockiesWinterDiscovery.

2.WhatdoAuroraWinterTrainandYellowstoneintheWinterhaveincommon?

A.They'rebothcrowdedthroughtheyear.

B.Theyoperateforthesameperiodoftime.

C.Travelershaveachancetoseeanimalsinnature.

D.TravelerscanspotthehighestmountaininNorthAmerica.

3.WhatisuniqueaboutSeattleandCanadianRockiesWinterDiscovery?

A.Thetrainrunsallyearlong.B.Ittoursaroundanationalpark.

C.Snow-cappedmountainscanbeseen.D.Thetraintakesyoutoanothercountry.

B

At19,determinednottospendmygapyearstuckathome,Itookoffwithafriendandwetraveledaround

Europeformonths.Westayedinthecheapestaccommodationandlivedonbreadandcheese.

Thiswas1990,atimebeforemobilephonesandtheInternet,whentheprimarycontactwithhomewasmails

fromthepostoffice.BeforeIleft,Momhadmademeamoneybagandasleepingsheettoavoiduncleanbedding.She

didn'twantmetogo,andthesegiftswereherwayoftellingmetohaveawonderfultime.

It'sonlynow,asmy18-year-olddaughterispreparingtoleaveonherowngapyeartrip,thatIunderstandhow

Momfelt.

Whileworkingmultiplejobsandsavingmoney,mydaughterhasalsoresearchedwheretostay,howtoget

aroundandwhattodobeforesettingoff.SherarelyasksformyopinionandIamunsurewhetherIshouldwadein（介

入）orbackoff.Iwanttobesupportivebutnottooinvolved.1wanttobecoolbutnotaloof（漠不關心的）.Iwantto

beliketheperfecttravelguide.

Afterall,whenshefirstmentionedgapyeartravel,Iwasencouraging,wantinghertohaveherownexperiences

thatshapeher.ThoughI'mnotquiteready,thistripisabouther.Thisisnot1990andIamnotstuckathomewaiting

foraletter.Therefore,Ihaven'tconcentratedtoolongontheideaofhernotbeinghere.Ihavepromisednottobother

herwithmessages,butatleastIknowshecancontactmewhenshewantsto.

4.Whatdoweknowabouttheauthor'stravelin1990?

A.ShetraveledaroundEuropealone.B.Sheprobablycontactedhomebyletter.

C.Sheworkedmultiplejobswhiletraveling.D.Shebookedheraccommodationsonline.

5.Whatbotheredtheauthoraboutherdaughter'supcomingtrip?

A.Shewasworriedaboutthecostofthetrip.

B.Shehadlittleknowledgeaboutthedestination.

C.Shewasunsureofhowinvolvedsheshouldbe.

D.Shedoubtedherdaughter'sabilitytolookafterherself.

6.Whatdidtheauthorfinallydecidetodo?

A.Turnablindeyetoherdaughter.1B.Takechargeofherdaughter'strip.

C.Contactherdaughterasoftenaspossible.1D.Stayconnectedbutnotdisturbtoomuch.

7.Whafstheauthor'spurposeofwritingthetext?

A.Toanalyseparent