Question

Now many young people are traveling around the world on their own, not because they have no one to travel with, but because they prefer to go alone.

Kristina Wegscheider from California first traveled alone when she was at college and believes that it is something everyone should do at least once in their life. ＂It opens up your mind to new things and pushes you out of your comfort zone.＂ Wegscheider has visited 46 countries covering all seven continents.

In foreign countries, it is challenging (difficult)with no one to help you read a map, look after you if you get ill, or lend you money if your wallet is stolen. This is what drives young people to travel alone. It is seen as character building and a chance to prove that they can make it on their own.

Chris Richardson decided to leave his sales job in Australia to go traveling last year. He set up a website, The Aussie Nomad, to document (record) his adventures. He says he wished he had traveled alone earlier. ＂The people you meet, the places you visit, or the things you do, everything is up to you and it forces you to grow as a person,＂ said the 30-year-old man.

Richardson describes traveling alone like ＂a shot in the arm＂, which ＂makes you a more confident person that is ready to deal with anything＂. He said, ＂The feeling of having overcome something on my own is a major part of what drives me each day when I’m dealing with a difficult task. I walk around with my head up because I know deep down inside that nothing is impossible if you try.＂

The great 19th century explorer John Muir once said, ＂Only by going alone in silence can one truly get into the heart of the wilderness.＂

1.Which of the following will Kristina Wegscheider agree with?

A. Traveling alone is a necessary experience for everyone.

B. It is more meaningful to travel in foreign countries.

C. It is comfortable to travel around without a friend.

D. Traveling abroad helps people to find new things.

2.Traveling alone is challenging because ____________.

A. you have to make things on your own

B. it is hard for you to prove yourself to others

C. it will finally build your character

D. you can only depend on yourself whatever happens

3.What can we infer about Chris Richardson?

A. He started traveling alone at an early age.

B. He was once shot in the arm.

C. He used to work as a salesman.

D. His website inspires others a lot.

4.What is the best title for the passage?

A. Travel Abroad    B. Travel Alone

C. Travel Light    D. Travel Wide and Far

Answer

1.A

2.D

3.C

4.B

【解析】本文提到现在年轻人流行的旅行方式，独自一人去旅行，不是因为没有人做伴而是想独自一个人去面对旅行中遇到的种种问题，挑战自我，让自己变得更自信。

1.细节理解题。根据第二段Kristina Wegscheider from California first traveled alone when she was at college and believes that it is something everyone should do at least once in their life.所提到Wegscheider认为每个人一生中应该最少这样做一次单独的旅行。所以他认为独自旅行是必需的。所以选A项。

2.细节理解题。根据第三段提到In foreign countries, with no one to help you read a map, look after you if you get ill, or lend you money if your wallet is stolen. It is challenging，在外国，没有人帮助你看地图，生病了也没有人照顾，如果钱包丢了还得去借钱，这是非常具有挑战的。所以独自旅行很有挑战是因为无论发生什么事情你得依靠自己，所以D项符合题意。

3.推断题。根据第四段中提到的. Chris Richardson decided to leave his sales job in Australia to go traveling last year可知Richardson决定放弃澳大利亚的销售工作去旅行，可推知，他以前是做销售的，所以选C项。

4.主旨大意题。根据第一段Now many young people are traveling around the world on their own, not because they have no one to travel with, but because they prefer to go alone.，以及下面每一段中的第一句话可知，文章主要讲述现在年轻人流行的旅行方式，独自一人去旅行。所以B项符合题意。

名师点睛：

文章细节的理解可以细化为：（1）一一对应型。答案与题目在表达形式和意义上直接吻合，一一对应，一目了然。属于浅层次的阅读试题，分数比例较少。（2）语言转述型。这是一类间接事实细节题，答案与题目在意义上从分运用了词义之间的转述关系，即正确选项是原文有关词语和句子的另类表达。属于中档难度题，分数比例较大。（3）语意理解型。这是一类深层事实细节理解题，答案与题目之间存在着一定的逻辑联系，这种联系需要建立在事实的基础上通过上、下文来进行判断、分析、归纳和整合，才能得出正确答案。属于较高难度的事实细节题。（4）是非辨别型。这是一类综合事实细节题，出题形式常常是“三正一误”(三项正确，只有一项不符合原文内容)或“三误一正”（三项错误，只有一项符合原文内容)。（5）事实排序型。这是一类运用多项事实进行排序的事实细节题，要求根据动作发生的先后顺序、时间顺序或者句子之间的逻辑关系，找出时间发生，发展的正确顺序。

此题中的前两题都属于细节理解题。

第一题属于（2）语言转述型。这是一类间接事实细节题，答案与题目在意义上从分运用了词义之间的转述关系，即正确选项是原文有关词语和句子的另类表达。属于中档难度题，分数比例较大。此题定位信息为根据第二段Kristina Wegscheider from California first traveled alone when she was at college and believes that it is something everyone should do at least once in their life.所提到Wegscheider认为每个人一生中应该最少这样做一次单独的旅行。所以他认为独自旅行是必需的。所以选A项。

第二题属于语意理解型。这是一类深层事实细节理解题，答案与题目之间存在着一定的逻辑联系，这种联系需要建立在事实的基础上通过上、下文来进行判断、分析、归纳和整合，才能得出正确答案。属于较高难度的事实细节题。此题定位信息为第三段提到In foreign countries, with no one to help you read a map, look after you if you get ill, or lend you money if your wallet is stolen. It is challenging，在外国，没有人帮助你看地图，生病了也没有人照顾，如果钱包丢了还得去借钱，这是非常具有挑战的。所以独自旅行很有挑战是因为无论发生什么事情你得依靠自己。