1、Unit 3 Travel journal語(yǔ)篇演練(十二)時(shí)間安排：第四周·周五演練題型：完形填空閱讀理解建議用時(shí)：25分鐘答案欄：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 (水壺蓋). 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.閱讀理解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 (報(bào)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 (專心). 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.答案語(yǔ)篇解讀：每個(gè)人都有一顆好奇的心，那么好奇是好事還是壞事呢？本文就這一問題展開了論述。1選B結(jié)合后面的 Whether it is good or bad 可知，好奇本身沒有什么錯(cuò)。2選D好奇是好還是壞取決于人們所好奇的事情。 depend on “依靠，取決于”。3選B根據(jù)后面講述的內(nèi)容可知，好奇有時(shí)候是愚蠢或錯(cuò)誤的。4選A結(jié)合 with

16、 nothing to do 可知，有些無所事事的人就對(duì)他們的鄰居做什么充滿了好奇。5選D由 curiosity 一詞可知，他們急切地想知道鄰居家吃什么或喝什么。6選C他們好奇鄰居為什么回來得這么早或晚。7選A與該段首句 “Curiosity is _3_ silly or wrong.” 可知，對(duì)這些事情好奇是很愚蠢的。8選D因?yàn)樗麄兒闷娴氖虑椴恢匾才c他們無關(guān)。 It is none of sb.'s business “與某人無關(guān)”。9選C這樣的好奇是不僅愚蠢而且有害的東西。 something 在此表示“某種東西”。10選B這樣的好奇會(huì)導(dǎo)致一些小的爭(zhēng)吵。 lead to “導(dǎo)

17、致，造成”。 refer to “提及，參考”； result 和 in 搭配表示“導(dǎo)致”。11選B根據(jù)后面 shame or disrespect to others, and thus hurt their feelings 的提示可知，此處應(yīng)選 harm 與之對(duì)應(yīng)。12選D前面講述了好奇不好的方面，此處講好奇好的方面，故用 on the other hand “在另一方面”。13選C由前面的 the curiosity of the wise 可知，他們想知道所有好的東西。14選D并且他們盡一切努力弄清楚它們。15選A如果哥倫布不好奇的話，他就永遠(yuǎn)不能發(fā)現(xiàn)美國(guó)大陸。 never “永遠(yuǎn)不”。16選C該段主要講述好奇的好處，故答案為C項(xiàng)。17選B沒有好奇，瓦特就制造不出蒸汽發(fā)動(dòng)機(jī)。18選B在人類歷史上所有偉大的發(fā)現(xiàn)和發(fā)明都是好奇的結(jié)果。 as a result of “是的結(jié)果”，為固定搭配。19選A此處是根據(jù)前面內(nèi)容得出的結(jié)論，故用 so。20選B與后面的 nothing 相一致，故選 little。語(yǔ)篇解讀：本文是記敘文。作者介紹了自己在“間隔年”去阿拉斯加的旅游經(jīng)歷以及收獲。21選D細(xì)節(jié)理解題。由第一段中的“my exam results meant that I