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Have you ever thought, “I wish I could take a year off and just travel around the word?” Well, three lucky American teenagers were able to do just that. The teens — two males and one female — got an all-expenses paid, yearlong hike to five continents.

This trip didn’t include any five-star hotels or shopping funs. Eighteen-year-old Jamie Fiel from Keller, Texas, 17-year-old Arsen Ewing from Canyon, California, and 16-year-old Tyler Robinson from Lincoln, Massachusetts, didn’t expect fancy treatment. They signed up for the experience of a lifetime, which included hard work, often uncomfortable accommodations, and encounters with some of nature’s most dangerous animals and environments.

Jamie, Arsen, and Tyler were among hundreds of high school kids nominated by their science teachers to take this trip. Earthwatch Institute sponsored this adventure. Each year, Earthwatch employs thousands of volunteers worldwide to help with scientific research projects.

The group went all around the world to get a close look at the most pressing environmental issues of our time. Their assignments were as varied as their locations, and included measuring and attending pink flamingos in Kenya’s Great Rift Valley, and tracking giant sea turtles in Costa Rica.

As they worked with the Earthwatch scientists, Jamie, Arsen, and Tyler began to understand that we are at a critical moment in the life of our planet. Time for change is running out. As the teens went from country to country and witnessed different environmental dangers and challenges, they understood that solutions to important environmental issues start with the power of one person’s actions. They realized that each of them can make a difference.

1.These teenagers went on the journey around the world .

A. to experience the most serous environmental problems on the earth

B. to bring the kindness of America to the other parts of the world

C. to go on sightseeing around the world

D. to call on more teenagers to join Earthwatch Institute

2.What’s TRUE about their journey?

A. They had to pay for their journey on their own expense.

B, They often had to move from one hotel to another.

C. They had to take great pains to collect environmental information.

D. They received a warm welcome every time they arrived at a new place.

3.It can be inferred that Earthwatch Institute could be .

A. an international university that takes in students from all over the world

B. a TV station that makes programmes on the beautiful scenery of the earth

C. a travel agency that organizes adventure trips specially for school children

D. an organization that bring s science to life for people concerned about earth’s environment

Answer 1

1.A

2.C

3.D

【解析】

試題分析：文章大意：這是一篇環(huán)保類閱讀材料。本文介紹的是三位青少年在環(huán)保組織Earthwatch Institute的贊助下，進行了一次為期一年的環(huán)球徒步旅行，旨在體驗地球健康狀況。

1.根據(jù)短文第四段第一句The group went all around the world to get a close look at the most pressing environmental issues of our time.可知他們進行環(huán)球旅行的目的是親身體驗一些嚴重的環(huán)保問題。故A正確。

2.2】細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)短文第二段可知，這次旅行沒有五星級賓館也沒有購物的快樂，食宿不舒服，還常常會遇到危險。故C正確。

3.據(jù)第三段最后一句及這次旅行所從事的活動推測可知：Earthwatch Institute是一個推廣環(huán)�？茖W知識的一個組織。故D正確。

考點：考查環(huán)境類短文閱讀