吉林省长春市第十七中学2022-2023学年高三上学期英语寒假作业（二）

长春市第十七中学2022-2023学年度上学期寒假作业（二） 学校:___________姓名：___________班级：___________考号：___________ 一、阅读理解 Shortly after I graduated from college, I moved to a new state to start a full-time job. One day at work, I found myself wanting to go traveling. Once I’d saved up enough money, I decided it was the perfect opportunity to travel by myself for the first time in my life. So I quickly started doing research on where I’d like to go. I had never traveled alone before, so I decided to sign up for a guided group that was going to Thailand. This gave me a sense of security (安全). It felt like a great way not only to try being alone and meeting strangers but also doing something that sounded really fun for two weeks. The Thailand trip forced me out of so many comfort zones (舒适区) that ended up being one of the big turning points of my life. The time I spent in Thailand finding my way around airports and taxis alone, meeting a group of strangers, and doing rock climbing with them in often remote parts of the country, ended up being one of the greatest experiences of my life. Up until this point I had always been shy and very careful to avoid danger and mistakes, but this travel experience inspired me to become different. It showed me a brave, strong, and independent side of myself that went on to influence my life greatly when I returned home. When I got back, I pretty much dedicated my life to spending as much time as possible doing activities like climbing, hiking, or backpacking especially things that I once thought I wasn’t “capable of” or was “too scared of Today, about 6 years later, I’m an outdoor empowerment coach and backpacking educator. My trip to Thailand was just what I needed to make that change. It showed me what was possible. It changed the path of my life. 1．Why was the author’s trip to Thailand special? A．Because it was planned all by himself. B．Because it was his first trip after college. C．Because it was achieved by quitting his job. D．Because it was the first ti