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    I almost can’t believe my eyes. Here in Majorca, Spain, my husband and three kids are playing in the Mediterranean, splashing and diving and floating in the picture-perfect sea! How did the five of us _______ here, many kilometers from our home in Victoria?

For as long as I can remember, my husband and I _______ taking our kids on a trip around the world. It was something we _______ wanted to do one day after our kids came into the world. The dream was _______. We would pack a few things, get on a flight across the Atlantic and just _______ the sun and our interest. Putting the plan into _______, however, was a little more complicated.

In the blink(眨眼)of the eye and 14 years later, we have three delightful boys who are growing up fast. It was time to _______ those plans. We spent dozens of hours discussing, researching, planning, and booking flights and cars and places to stay. We planned a _______ around Europe and South Africa, to Australia, around Asia and then, for the last few months, to South America. We had to arrange time off from work. We _______ how many children’s necessities we need, went to the ________ to have the boys' teeth checked, renewed our passports, and then ________ our luggage. By July, we were as ________ as we could be.

Of course, dreams never turn out ________ as planned. Our first week, after being a little too ________ in our camper vehicle in Iceland, we miscalculated and ________ our flights to Ireland by a day. We didn't want to pay too much to rebook our ________, so we got on another plane to Paris, and had a(n) ________ weekend there, right ________ for the World Cup. It was almost as if we had ________ it that way.

After having been traveling for two months, we are learning as we go, and we seem to be finding our travel ________ as we journey together.

1.A.break up B.end up C.stay up D.got up

2.A.dreamed about B.insisted on C.avoided D.enjoyed

3.A.rarely B.sometimes C.always D.once

4.A.accurate B.unique C.simple D.amusing

5.A.follow B.admire C.avoid D.explore

6.A.power B.use C.heart D.action

7.A.make B.perform C.change D.improve

8.A.flight B.show C.path D.process

9.A.figured out B.made up C.brought out D.thought up

10.A.agent B.grocer C.dentist D.teacher

11.A.posted B.packed C.delivered D.carried

12.A.adventurous B.curious C.active D.ready

13.A.regularly B.exactly C.separately D.directly

14.A.surprised B.relaxed C.concentrated D.satisfied

15.A.missed B.booked C.canceled D.caught

16.A.hotels B.tables C.flights D.trips

17.A.unfortunate B.unexpected C.long D.quiet

18.A.in search B.in love C.in time D.in exchange

19.A.planned B.enjoyed C.made D.guessed

20.A.companion B.destination C.enjoyment D.restriction

 

1.B 2.A 3.C 4.C 5.A 6.D 7.B 8.C 9.A 10.C 11.B 12.D 13.B 14.B 15.A 16.C 17.B 18.C 19.A 20.C 【解析】 这是一篇记叙文。作者和丈夫很早就梦想和孩子们一起去旅行,十四年后,他们终于实现了梦想。短文叙述了旅行前的准备过程记忆旅行的行程。在旅行中,作者一家人找到了乐趣。 1. 考查动词短语辨析。句意:我们五个人是怎么最终到达离我们维多利亚家好几公里的地方呢?A. break up分裂;B. end up最终到达;C. stay up熬夜;D. got up起床。由下文语境可知,文章讲述作者和丈夫带着孩子出来旅游的故事,此处指作者一家人是如何到达地中海这个地方旅游的。故选B项。 2. 考查动词/动词短语辨析。句意:从我记事起,我和丈夫就梦想着带着孩子们环游世界。A. dreamed about梦想;B. insisted on坚持;C. avoided避免;D. enjoyed喜欢。由下文的The dream可知,此处指作者和丈夫梦想带着孩子们环游世界。故选A项。 3. 考查副词词义辨析。句意:这是我们孩子出生后,某天我们一直想做的事情。A.rarely稀少地;B. sometimes有时;C. always一直、总是;D. once曾经。由全文语境可知,作者和丈夫梦想带着孩子们环游世界,最后这个梦想实现了,说明这是他们一直想做的事。故选C项。 4. 考查形容词词义辨析。句意:这个梦很简单。A. accurate精确的;B. unique独一无二的;C. simple简单的;D. amusing令人愉快的。由下文语境可知,他们觉得出去旅行,就是打包一些东西,坐飞机,跟着太阳和兴趣走就行,推断出他们认为这个旅行梦很简单。故选C项。 5. 考查动词词义辨析。句意:我们会打包一些东西,搭上飞越大西洋的航班,跟着太阳和我们的兴趣走。A. follow跟随;B. admire羡慕;C. avoid避免;D. explore探索。由本处语境可知,此处指他们的旅行跟着太阳和兴趣走。故选A项。 6. 考查名词词义辨析。句意:然而,将该计划付诸实施要复杂得多。A. power能力;B. use用法;C. heart心;D. action行动。根据 however, was a little more complicated.可知,此处指把计划付诸于行动,即实现旅行梦。要复杂得多。故选D项。 7. 考查动词词义辨析。句意:是时候执行那些计划了。A. make使……;B. perform执行;C. change改变;D. improve改善。由上文的In the blink(眨眼)of the eye and 14 years later可知,孩子们长大了,所以是时候执行那些计划了,即实现旅行梦。故选B项。 8. 考查名词词义辨析。句意:我们计划了去欧洲和南非,澳大利亚,亚洲,然后,在最后几个月里去南美的路线。A. flight航班;B. show展示;C. path路线;D. process过程。由下文的Europe and South Africa, to Australia, around Asia and then, for the last few months, to South America可知,这是他们计划的旅行路线。故选C项。 9. 考查动词短语辨析。句意:我们计算出我们需要多少儿童必需品,去牙医那里给孩子们检查牙齿,更新护照,然后收拾行李。A. figured out计算出;B. made up由……组成;C. brought out生产(新产品);D. thought up想出。由下文的how many children’s necessities we need可知,是计算出我们需要多少儿童必需品。故选A项。 10. 考查名词词义辨析。句意:我们计算出我们需要多少儿童必需品,去牙医那里给孩子们检查牙齿,更新护照,然后收拾行李。A. agent代理人;B. grocer食物杂货商;C. dentist牙医;D. teacher教育。由下文的have the boys' teeth checked可知,是看牙医。故选C项。 11. 考查动词词义辨析。句意:我们计算出我们需要多少儿童必需品,去牙医那里给孩子们检查牙齿,更新护照,然后收拾行李。A. posted张贴;B. packed收拾、打包;C. delivered快递;D. carried带来。由下文的our luggage可知,是收拾行李。故选B项。 12. 考查形容词词义辨析。句意:到了7月份,我们已经尽可能地准备好了。A. adventurous冒险的;B. curious好奇的;C. active积极的;D. ready准备的。由上文语境可知,作者他们已做足了旅行前的准备,所以他们认为已经准备好了。故选D项。 13. 考查副词词义辨析。句意:当然,梦想永远不会像计划那样精确地实现。A. regularly有规律地;B. exactly精确地;C. separately分开地;D. directly直接地。由上文的“作者认为旅行很简单”和Our first week, after being a little too 14 in our camper vehicle in Iceland, we miscalculated and 15 our flights to Ireland by a day.可知,梦想永远不会像计划那样精确地实现。故选B项。 14. 考查形容词词义辨析。句意:第一周,我们在冰岛的露营车里放松了一下之后,我们计算错误,错过了一天一班飞往爱尔兰的航班。A. surprised惊讶的;B. relaxed放松的;C. concentrated集中的;D. satisfied满意的。由全文语境可知,此处表在冰岛的露营车里放松了一下之后。故选B项。 15. 考查动词词义辨析。句意:第一周,我们在冰岛的露营车里放松了一点之后,我们计算错误,错过了一天一班飞往爱尔兰的航班。A. missed失去、错过;B. booked预定;C. canceled取消;D. caught抓住。由上文的we miscalculated可知,此处指作者他们计算错误,错过了一天一班飞往爱尔兰的航班。故选A项。 16. 考查名词词义辨析。句意:我们不想花太多的钱重新订航程,所以我们搭上了另一架去巴黎的飞机,在那里度过了一个意想不到的周末,正好赶上世界杯。A. hotels旅馆;B. tables饭桌;C. flights航程、航班;D. trips旅行。由上文的“错过航班”可知,此处指作者他们不想花太多的钱重新订航程。故选C项。 17. 考查形容词词义辨析。句意:我们不想花太多的钱重新订航程,所以我们搭上了另一架去巴黎的飞机,在那里度过了一个意想不到的周末,正好赶上世界杯。A. unfortunate不幸的;B. unexpected意料之外的;C. long长的;D. quiet安静的。由下文的right ___18___ for the World Cup可知,他们在巴黎度过了一个意想不到的周末。故选B项。 18. 考查介词短语辨析。句意:我们不想花太多的钱重新订航程,所以我们搭上了另一架去巴黎的飞机,在那里度过了一个意想不到的周末,正好赶上世界杯。A. in search寻找;B. in love恋爱;C. in time最终;D. in exchange交换。固定搭配(be) in time for,意为“及时地赶上”,由上文的“他们在巴黎度过了一个意想不到的周末”,可知他们正好赶上了世界杯。故选C项。 19. 考查动词词义辨析。句意:就好像我们是那样计划的一样。A. planned计划;B. enjoyed喜欢;C. made使……;D. guessed猜测。由上文语境可知,他们错过航班,临时坐飞机去巴黎,意料不到地正好赶上了世界杯,就好像计划好了的一样。故选A项。 20. 考查名词词义辨析。句意:在旅行了两个月之后,我们边走边学,在一起旅行的过程中,我们似乎找到了旅行的乐趣。A. companion伙伴;B. destination目的地;C. enjoyment喜欢;D. restriction限制。由上文的my husband and three kids are playing in the Mediterranean, splashing and diving and floating in the picture-perfect sea可知,他们在旅途中找到了旅行的快乐。故选C项。
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