Question

    On May 7th, 1970, London, a young man met a girl who first arrived in London. The young man was studying MBA at London Business School. He was about to graduate and become a nine-to-fiver. However, his life was going to change because of the girl in front of him. The two of them fell in love when they first met and they got married a year later.

Normally, most people who don’t want to change too much will choose to get a stable job and live a middle-class life after their graduation. However, the young couple don't think this is what they want. They want more freedom in their life. As a result, they bought a small car a year later and started an overland journey.

First, they drove across Europe. They sold their car half way. Then they traveled to Asia. It took them more than one year. Finally, they arrived in Australia. Here they met with many other people who wanted to travel on their own, all of whom wanted to know the details(细节) of their travels. So the couple published(出版) a book to share their travel experiences. This book soon became popular with backpackers(背包客) and the couple went on writing books one by one. In the end, they opened a company to publish books of all kinds of knowledge and experience about traveling. They became the richest backpackers in the world.

The young man is called Tony Wheeler, and the girl is Maureen Wheeler. That is how Lonely Planet was born.

1.The young man and the girl got married in ________.

A.1969 B.1970 C.1971 D.1972

2.The underlined word in Paragraph 2 means “________” in Chinese.

A.简单的 B.辛苦的 C.临时的 D.稳定的

3.The correct order of the following sentences is ________.

①    They arrived in Asia.

②    The young couple bought a small car.

③    They opened a company to share all kinds of knowledge and experience.

④    They sold the car half way.

⑤    The couple published a book about all the details of their travels.

A.②④①⑤③ B.④①②⑤③ C.①②④③⑤ D.②①④⑤③

4.The best title of this passage should be ________.

A.The Start of Lonely Planet B.The Importance of Lonely Planet

C.The Guide for Backpackers D.A Couple’s Love for Traveling

Answer

1.C

2.D

3.A

4.A

【解析】

短文讲述了托尼·惠勒和莫琳·惠勒故事，及“孤独星球”公司诞生的原因。

1.细节理解题，根据“On May 7th, 1970, London, a young man met a girl who first arrived in London. 1970年5月7日，伦敦，一位年轻人遇到了一位初到伦敦的女孩。”和“The two of them fell in love when they first met and they got married a year later. 他们两人第一次见面就坠入爱河，一年后结婚。”可知应该是1971年结婚，故选C。

2.词义猜测题，根据文中“However, the young couple don't think this is what they want. They want more freedom in their life. As a result, they bought a small car a year later and started an overland journey. 然而，这对年轻夫妇并不认为这是他们想要的。他们想要在他们的生活中有更多的自由。于是，一年后，他们买了一辆小型汽车，开始了陆路之旅。”可知他们的生活是自由的，漂泊的，再从however可推知，那么这里应该是指“稳定的”，故选D。

3.篇章结构题，通读文章可知，结婚一年后，他们买了一辆小型汽车，开始了陆路之旅。在穿越欧洲的半路上把车卖了；又去了亚洲，最后到达澳大利亚；在澳大利亚他们出版了关于他们旅行的书；最后，他们开了一家公司，出版各种旅行知识和经验的书籍。他们成了世界上最富有的背包客。故选A。

4.最佳标题，结合短文的内容可知，作者写这篇文章是为了告诉我们“孤独星球”是如何诞生的，文章结合也点明了主题“That is how Lonely Planet was born.”，故选A。