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Travel Unaccompanied

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, 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. 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 his adventures. He said 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 30­year­old.

Richardson describes traveling alone like “a shot in the arm”， which “makes you a more confident person that was ready to deal with anything”. He said: “The feeling of having conquered 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．it will finally build your character

B．you have to make things on your own

C．you depend on yourself whatever happens

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

3.What can we infer about Chris Richardson?

A．He started traveling at an early age.

B．He was once shot in the arm.

C．His website inspires others a lot.

D．He used to work as a salesman.

 

Answer 1

1.A

2.C

3.D

【解析】

文章大意：很多人喜歡獨自旅行。

1.答案：A　細節(jié)理解題。由第二段第一句話“...believes that it is something everyone should do at least once in their life.”可知，Wegscheider認為每個人都應該至少獨自旅行一次，所以A項符合。

2.2】答案：C　細節(jié)理解題。由第三段前兩句話“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.”可知，獨自旅行是很有挑戰(zhàn)性的，因為獨自旅行時，一切都要靠自己。

3.3】答案：D　推理判斷題。由第四段第一句話“Chris Richardson decided to leave his sales job in Australia to go traveling last year.”可知，Chris Richardson過去的職業(yè)是銷售員。由第四段第三句話“He said he wished he had traveled alone earlier.”可知，A項錯誤；由第五段第一句話可知，B項錯誤；由第四段第二句話可知，C項無交代，所以錯誤。