Question

阅读下面短文，根据短文内容回答问题。

What to go on holiday, but don’t have enough money for luxury (豪华的) hotels and expensive trips? Backpacking might be right up your street.

Backpacking is a very cheap kind of travel. European and American students and young adults who may not have all that much money often do it. It is called backpacking because, instead of using a suitcase (手提箱), people put all their things in a large backpack. A backpack sits on your back, and you pack all your clothes inside.

The most popular places for backpacking are Southeast Asia and South America. These countries aren’t very expensive, and are also very hot for most of the year. India and Australia are also very popular. In 2002, over 400,000 backpackers hit Australia. Sometimes, backpacking can be dangerous. A British backpacker was recently shot dead at a beach party in Thailand, and every year similar things happen.

Backpacking, in fact, is much more than a holiday—for young people in Europe, it is seen as a way of learning about the world.

Backpackers often travel alone for many months, as this is seen as more of an adventure and challenge. Beyond finding new words, backpacking, people say, is all about “finding yourself”.

1.Is backpacking an expensive kind of travel?

2.Why is it called backpacking?

3.Where are the most popular places for backpacking?

4.How many backpackers traveled to Australia in 2002?

5.What do people think of backpacking?

Answer

1.No, it isn’t.

2.Because people put all their things in a large backpack instead of using a suitcase.

3.Countries in Southeast Asia and South America.

4.Over 400,000.

5.People consider backpacking to be a way of learning about the world and finding themselves.

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文主要介绍了徒步旅行。从中我们可以知道在东南亚和南美洲徒步旅行很流行。许多人们认为从中我们可以很好地认识世界级认识自己。

1.根据第一段及下文Backpacking is a very cheap kind of travel.描述，可知答案为否，故答：No, it isn’t.

2.根据第二段It is called backpacking because, instead of using a suitcase (手提箱), people put all their things in a large backpack.可知答：Because people put all their things in a large backpack instead of using a suitcase.

3.根据The most popular places for backpacking are Southeast Asia and South America.描述，可知答：Countries in Southeast Asia and South America.

4.根据第三段In 2002, over 400,000 backpackers hit Australia.描述，可知答：Over 400,000.

5.根据第四段it is seen as a way of learning about the world.及最后一段is all about “finding yourself”.描述，可知答：People consider backpacking to be a way of learning about the world and finding themselves.

考点：关于徒步旅行的说明文的阅读