Question

Homesickness can be a terrible feeling for anyone who travels away from their home town, country or simply away from the house they live in for a period of time. It is a strong feeling of wanting to go back to your own places very much. Some people get homesick easily while     never experience it at all.

Different people deal with homesickness in different ways. Some ring home and have a chat with the people who they think     ‘home’ – often their mum or dad. This may be a good idea for you to feel that you are not    . It reminds you that home and the people you love are     still there and that you will see them soon. However, it can make the homesickness even    . By talking to people from home, it can make you miss them more! It can make you want to be home even more and make you realise     you miss your loved ones. For this very reason, some people find     better not to contact home but to let the feeling pass by doing fun activities. This can not only work as a good way to     lonely feelings that homesickness can cause, but can also work well towards helping you get used to the place which you are living or staying in. Reminding yourself that where you are can make you see the bigger picture; that home is great, but where I am right now is also great     different reasons!

In German there is a(n)     which is quite opposite to homesickness and that is ‘Fernweh’. This means the feeling of wanting to get away and see new places.

1.A. other           B. others            C. the other        D. the others

2.A. respect         B. remain            C. represent        D. realise

3.A. lonely          B. satisfied          C. alone           D. single

4.A. in all           B. in general         C. in short         D. in fact

5.A. better          B. good             C. bad            D. worse

6.A. how much       B. how often         C. how many       D. how long

7.A. it             B. that             C.these            D. those

8.A. increase        B. reduce            C. cancel           D. improve

9.A. to             B. by                C. for             D. with

10.A. idea           B. word             C. reason          D. sickness

Answer

1.B

2.C

3.C

4.D

5.D

6.A

7.A

8.B

9.C

10.B

【解析】

试题分析：短文大意：介绍了不同的人们处理思乡之情的不同的方式。

1.B考查代词及语境理解。句意：一些人很容易想家，然而其他人从未没有经历过。此题考查some……others一些……其他人……。所以选B。

2.C 考查动词及语境理解。句意：一些打电话回家聊聊与那些他们认为 “家”–往往代表的是他们的妈妈或爸爸。A. respect尊重；B. remain保持；C. represent代表；D. realise意识到。故选C。

3.C考查形容词及语境理解。句意：这可能是让你觉得并不孤单的一个好主意。A. lonely内心孤单的；B. satisfied满意的；C. alone单独的，独自的；D. single单个的。所以选C。

4.D考查介词短语及语境理解。句意：它提醒你的家和你爱的人其实还是存在的，你很快就会看到他们。A. in all合计；B. in general一般来说；C. in short总之；D. in fact事实上。根据句意，故选D。

5.D考查形容词及语境理解。句意：然而，它使思乡之情更糟。A. better更好；B. good好；C. bad 糟糕；D. worse更糟糕。所以选D。

6.A考查形容词及语境理解。句意：它可以让你更想回家，让你意识到你多么想念你的亲人。A. how much多么；B. how often多久一次；C. how many多少；D. how long多长时间。所以选A。

7.A考查代词及语境理解。句意：正是由于这个原因，有些人觉得不接触家庭，通过做有趣的活动找到感觉是好的。此题考查固定句式sb finds it +adj + to do sth某人发现做某事如何。故选A。

8.B考查动词及语境理解。句意：这不仅是能够减少孤独感的一种好的方式，而且也可以帮助你适应你生活的地方或者呆在的地方。A. increase增加；B. reduce减少；C. cancel取消；D. improve提高。故选B。

9.C考查介词及语境理解。句意：提醒自己，你在哪里能让你看到更大的画面；家是伟大的，但我现在所在的地方由于不同的原因也是很好的！for因为的意思，所以选C。

10.考查名词及语境理解。句意：在德国，有个与乡愁相反的词就是Fernweh 。根据句意，所以选B。

考点：考查日常生活类短文。