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UNIT2 TRAVELLINGAROUND 能力提升卷
(测试时间:100分钟 满分:120分)
第一部分 阅读(共两节,满分50分)
第一节 (共15小题;每小题2.5分,满分37.5分)
阅读下列短文,从每题所给的 A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项.
A
WhenIwasaboy,myparentsandItraveledfrom New YorkCitytothePennsylvania
countrysideforaweekGlongtasteofrurallife.Westayedinaguesthouseonafarm,joininginthe
dailyroutinesandeatingmealswiththefarmerandhisfamily.Wegotupearlytoseethecowsas
theyweremilked.Ieventriedmyhandatmilkingone,andthenjoinedthefarmerashereleasedthe
cowsintothefieldafterward.
DecadeslaterIstil havevividmemoriesofthattrip,which mademerealizethevalueofa
vacation,ofseeingnewthings,meetingnewpeopleandsharingmemorableexperienceswithfamily
members.Tothisday,IstilconsiderthatfamilytripwhenIplanmyapproachtoplanningand
takingtimeoffwithmywifeandkids.Vacationsareatimeforrestingandconnecting.Asabank
manager,Ispendmuchofmyworkdayencouragingmycustomerstosavetheirmoney.Oneofthe
reasonsIgiveisthatweshouldalhaveenoughmoneyforafamilyvacationeveryyear.Inourbusy
lives,familyiswhatweshouldbesavingourmoneyandtimefor.
Formyfamily,ourvacationstartswhenwebeginplanningthetrip.Wetalkaboutdestinations
andourbudgetsaheadoftime.Involvingthekidsinplanningthevacationmakessurethattheyhave
agreatvacationtoo.WhileIprefertovisithistoricalsitesandmuseums,theylovetofishandswim.
SoIbuildinsomerelaxationtimeforusalsothatthevacationworksforeveryone.
Eachyear,settingasidevacationtimetospendtogetherisespecialyimportanttous.Arelaxing
environmentopensthedoortoal kindsofconversations—deep,silyormeaningful.Theresno
pressurefromtheusualeverydaytasks.
Whatmattersisthateveryoneishavingagreattime.
1.Whydidtheauthorgotothecountrysidewhenhewasaboy?
A.Tomilkthecow. B.Tomeethisparents.
C.Toexperiencecountrylife. D.Toenjoythescenery.
2.WhichofthefolowingisNOTtrueaccordingtoParagraph2?
A.Theauthorlearnedtomilkcowsandfish.
B.Theauthorunderstoodthevalueofvacations.
C.Theauthormetnewpeopleandlearnedthingsduringthetrip.
D.Thetriphelpedtheauthorunderstandthesignificanceofvacationsbetter.
3.Wha