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When leaving school, I was pleased that my exam results meant that I could study engineering at university. But I also wanted to travel before starting my course. A friend of mine told me about the Schools Exploring Society, an organization which helps students take a gap year （a year between leaving school and going to college）. It has three foreign journeys a year, taking 16-20-year-olds on science and nature trips. I love being outdoors, and a mountaineering trip to Alaska was on offer. So I signed up immediately.
There was one problem, though. I had to raise a large amount of money for the trip. It was a big task, but I managed to make it. I washed cars, worked in a cafe and also sold off some of my old books, clothes and CDs. Then, just before starting out, I started worrying. Can I do this? Am I fit enough? What if I see a bear?
Seventy of us traveled to Alaska. The first two days after arrival were spent in a school hall preparing our equipment and five tons of food. Then we left for the beautiful Talkeetna Mountain. On the trip we dug paths and recognized plant species. Then we climbed a mountain that was over 6,000 feet high. It was tiring but exciting.
Looking back, a gap year was so right for me. I learned a lot about accepting other people for what they are. We had to help each other and it made me less selfish. My gap year has also made me more able to concentrate. Now, whenever Tm worried about anything, I think I did Alaska-I can do this!
1. We can learn from Paragraph 1 that the author .
A. hadn’t taken foreign trips before
B. made the trip together with his friends
C. was not satisfied with his exam results
D. was going to study engineering at a college
2. What was the problem for the author?
A. His body was not strong.
B. He couldn’t afford the trip.
C. He had no outdoor experience.
D. He had little time to prepare for the trip.
3. The author may agree that his gap year .
A. was well worth it
B. got him interested in plants
C. made him fall behind others in study
D. helped him know more about himself
4. What might be the author’s purpose in writing the text?
A. To explain how to prepare for trips.
B. To advise on how to spend a gap year.
C. To describe his experience in his gap year.
D. To encourage students to do part-time work
【答案】1. D 2. B 3. A 4. C
【解析】
【分析】这是一篇记叙文。讲述了作者在间隔年进行的科学和自然之旅让自己受益匪浅。
【1题详解】
推理判断题。根据第一段中“When leaving school, I was pleased that my exam results meant that I could study engineering at university.”（当我离开学校的时候，我很高兴我的考试成绩意味着我可以在大学里学习工程学。）可知，作者将要上大学学工程学专业。故选D项。
【2题详解】
细节理解题。根据第二段中 “There was one problem, though. I had to raise a large amount of money for the trip.”（不过有一个问题。我不得不为这次旅行筹集一大笔钱。）可以推知，他没足够的钱旅行。故选B项。
【3题详解】
推理判断题。根据最后一段中“Looking back, a gap year was so right for me. I learned a lot about accepting other people for what they are. We had to help each other and it made me less selfish. My gap year has also made me more able to concentrate.”（现在回想起来，间隔年对我来说太合适了。我学会了如何接受他人的本来面目。我们必须互相帮助，这让我不那么自私。间隔年也让我更能集中精力。）可知，作者认为他的间隔年让他受益匪浅，非常值得。故选A项。
【4题详解】
推理判断题。通读全文，根据第一段中“But I also wanted to travel before starting my course. A friend of mine told me about the Schools Exploring Society, an organization which helps students take a gap year （a year between leaving school and going to college）.”（但我也想在开始我的课程之前去旅行。我的一个朋友告诉我关于学校探索社，一个帮助学生度过间隔年(离开学校和上大学之间的一年)的组织。）和“I love being outdoors, and a mountaineering trip to Alaska was on offer. So I signed up immediately.”（我喜欢户外活动，有机会去阿拉斯加登山。所以我马上就报名了。）以及后面所描述作者在间隔年中的活动及收获可知，作者主要目的是描述了他在中学毕业以后，没有马上去读大学，而是选择在间隔年参加野外旅行活动的经历。故选C项。
