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By contrast, the majority of their male counterparts(地位相当者) visit only one country and tend to travel in groups, says a survey by the Gap Year company, which provides information and services for students considering taking a year out.
More women than men say that their prime reason for taking time off is to see the world and experience different cultures.Men are more likely to rank “having fun” higher on their list of priorities.Women are more likely to value the challenge of a foreign trip, and many cited reasons such as learning a language and meeting new people.
The more adventurous gap years taken by women seem to work to their benefit; more than three quarters of those surveyed have reported increased confidence, self-reliance(自立) and independence, whereas only half of the men had that experience.
The research also shows that women are more likely to do voluntary work while travelling, with more than one in ten helping with teaching or development projects.One of the reasons given for this is a wish to see the country in an authentic light.
A greater proportion of women than men face objections or criticism from their families over their gapyear plans.Among the men surveyed, lack of money is the main barrier to travel.
Carolyn Martin, a doctor from London,is a typically confident female traveller.Starting in Cape Town, she travelled around southern Africa and Australia with a string of unusual and sometimes dangerous jobs.
“I had one job chasing elephants off the runway in Africa by banging a stick against a pan,” she recalled.“It was OK but one day I did get chased by one.”
She said that she had travelled alone because “you meet more people”.
小题1:By referring to “gap year” the writer means ________.
A.a gap you come across after leaving high school |
B.a time when you are caught in a dilemma between work and study |
C.a period after you find a job upon your graduation from college |
D.a year off between high school and college for certain purposes |
A.selections | B.attractions | C.preferences | D.projects |
A.Men students will travel less during the gap year because of their part-time jobs. |
B.Women students will travel more but face more objections. |
C.The article suggests that women travelling alone will have dangerous experiences. |
D.Men students prefer to travel inside their own country to going abroad. |
A.Girls Get the Best out of Gap Years |
B.Boys Lack Courage in Gap Years |
C.For Fun or for Adventure? |
D.Young Women Are More Adventurous |
答案
小题1:D
小题2:C
小题3:B
小题4:A
解析
试题分析:文章介绍女性在空档年会独自旅行”,而男性更倾向于团体旅行。他们的旅游对的目的也不尽相同。男性主要是为了玩,女性更喜欢利用这个机会体验不同的文化,语言等。
小题1:词义猜测题。文章第二段提到 students,所以相比之下,D 项最适合。在英国等国家,年轻人会有“空档年”,即上完高中、上大学之前的这段时间。而C 项是最大的干扰项,由常识可知,大学毕业后,学生一般都得忙着找工作,然后上班,没有足够的时间去旅行,所以D 项比C 项更贴切。
小题2:猜词题:从文章的句子可以看出男性把玩乐看成是更偏爱的东西。选C
小题3:细节理解题。由第六段第一句A greater proportion of women than men faced objections or criticism from their families over their gap-year plans. 可知,女性更喜欢在空档年出游,但与男性相比,她们面临更多的反对意见。选B
小题4:主旨大意题。文章第三段提到女性旅行原因是了解世界、体验不同的文化、学习语言、认识新朋友。在第四段中作者提到“more than three quarters of those surveyed reported increased confidence, self-reliance and independence(超过四分之三的女性通过旅行会增强自信、自立和独立)”,而只有一半的男性有同样的体验。所以 A 项正确。D 项是最大的干扰项,其实 D 项与原文第一段首句相比缺少了关键的状语限定部分(when travelling abroad in gap years)。选A
点评:这篇文章考查较全面:细节,推理,句意和主旨都考查了,特别是主旨题要注意最适合做文章题目的选项应该是最能概括文章主旨大意的选项,不能以偏概全。考生头脑中要对文章有了大概的印象:
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试题【Young women are more adventurous than young men when travelling abroad in gap ye】;主要考察你对题材分类等知识点的理解。[详细]
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__42____, most of the world’s great religions order us to be open-hearted and ___43__what we have with those less lucky than ourselves. But has the world changed? Maybe what was morally right in the old days, ___44___ one knew exactly who in the village had suffered misfortune and needed help, is no longer the best idea. Quite a few people will not give to beggars. Let us look at their ___45__.
First, some believe that many city beggars dress up ___46___ to look pitiable and actually make a good ___47___ from begging. Giving to beggars only encourages this sort of evil(恶行). __48___, there is the worry that the money you give will be spent on beer, wine or drugs. Thirdly, there is the opinion__49____there is no real excuse for begging. One might be poor, but that is no reason for losing one’s sense of ___50___ and self-dependence.
Related to this is the opinion that the problem should be handled by the government __51____ordinary people. Some people think beggars should go to the local government department and __52____ help.
It is hard to come to any final conclusion: there are various __53___and we must __54___ them differently. A few coins can save a life in some situations, and even if the money is wasted, that does not take away the moral goodness of the__55____.
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Notice it isn"t generally people pulling back-to-back shifts in the ICU or commuting by bus to three minimum-wage jobs who tell you how busy they are.What those people are is not busy but tired.Exhausted!Dead on their feet.It"s almost always people whose busyness is purely self-imposed:work and obligations they"ve taken on voluntarily,classes and activities they"ve "encouraged" their kids to participate in.They"re busy because of their own ambition or drive or anxiety,because they"re addicted to busyness and dread that they might have to face in its absence.
Almost everyone I know is busy. They feel anxious and guilty when they aren"t either working or doing something to promote their work.It"s something they have chosen.Busyness serves as a kind of existential reassurance(令人安心的保证),a measure against emptiness,obviously your life cannot possibly be silly or tiny or meaningless if you are so busy,completely booked,in demand every hour of the day.
Idleness is not just a vacation.It is as necessary to the brain as vitamin D is to the body,and deprived of it we suffer a mental affliction as ugly as rickets.The space and quiet that idleness provides is a necessary condition for standing back from life and seeing it whole,for making unexpected connections and waiting for the wild summer lightning strikes of inspiration."Idle dreaming is often the essence of what we do,"wrote Thomas Pynchon.Archimedes" "Eureka"in the bath, Newton"s apple :history is full of stories of inspirations that come in idle moments.
小题1:When many Americans say"Crazy busy", they mean______.
A.they are really tired of their present situation |
B.they are really proud of their present life |
C.they are complaining about their current work |
D.their life are full of all kinds of problems |
A.history is full of interesting stories |
B.Archimedes and Newton were very busy, so they made great discoveries |
C.people may get inspiration when they are idle |
D.inspirations come from hard work |
A.ambition | B.anxiety | C.busyness | D.dread |
A.generally people pulling back-to-back shifts in the ICU tell you they are busy |
B."Dead on their feet" means "being tired out" |
C.all the kids are self-imposed due to the drive and motivation |
D.The author seems to agree that idleness is better than busyness |
“This equates to one depression victim taking their life every three minutes,” cited CCTV recently. According to the Beijing-based Capital Medical University, the number of depression patients has been on the rise in the past years and now accounts for 5 to 10 percent of the population, more than the global average of 5 percent.
Wang Shaoli, vice-president of Beijing Huilongguan Hospital, a medical center specializing in mental health, said that what makes depression so widespread is that everybody can get it.
“No one is immune to depression,” said Wang. “It has become a social problem because depression kills one’s social capabilities, such as communication, and leads to a negative social mentality.”
According to Wang, depression can be treated with medicine and early psychological consultation. The real problem is the lack of awareness surrounding the issue.
“People with mental health illnesses are discriminated against,” said Wang. “So they are reluctant to go to hospital and often keep the pain to themselves, which only makes matters worse.” Only one in 10 depression victims are properly treated in China, according to the Beijing Suicide Research and Prevention Center.
“When people get depressed, it becomes part of their thoughts, making them negative, even desperate,” said Wang. “And the ideas are difficult to change.” That’s why Wang suggests early intervention.
“Normally it takes about nine months to treat depression,” said Wang. “But in most cases, patients drop treatment half way when they feel some progress.”
小题1:How is Para1& 2 mainly supported when it tells that depression has become a social problem?
A.By giving data | B.By making definition |
C.By analyzing causes | D.By making comparisons |
A.people with depression are more likely to commit suicide. |
B.the percentage of depression patients is larger in China than that in the world. |
C.more and more people have been suffering from depression. |
D.depression can destroy people’s immune system and social capabilities |
A.the victims think that they will get well soon |
B.they are discriminated against and don’t want others to know their illnesses |
C.there are few medical centers specializing in mental health |
D.there is no way to treat them |
A.force the victims to go to hospital |
B.keep their pain to themselves when it appears |
C.keep positive and get early psychological consultation |
D.more medical centers should be set up |
“Many young people today are raised in a protective cocoon(茧)”, wrote Tim Novikoff, a PhD student at Comell. “College is a time to explore the world beyond and a chance to learn new things about yourself. Take classes in different subjects. Try lots of different clubs and activities.”
Remember also to take some time away from campus, suggested Willie Lin, a student at Washington University. “If you spend all of your time in school, then it becomes too easy to let criticism from an unkind professor or a conflict with a roommate take up large proportions.”
Try to find work assisting a researcher or a professor---this is the advice from Aman Singh Gill, a PhD student at Stony Brook University. And he also said, “With a window into the world of research, you will find yourself thinking more critically, accepting fewer states at face value and perhaps developing a brave sense of what you can accomplish.”
Many young people can’t imagine even a single day without devices such as computers and cell phones. But try to keep yourself off them, cautioned Christine Smallwood, a PhD student at Columbia University.
Start by scheduling a few Internet-free hours each day, with your phone turned off. It’s the only way you’ll be able to read anything serious. “This will also have the benefit of making you harder to reach, and thus more mysterious and fascinating to new friends and acquaintances(熟人),” she suggested.
小题1:The underlined sentence in Paragraph 3 means we should _________.
A.spend more time at school | B.take some time out of school |
C.listen to criticism more | D.not argue with roommates |
A.Aman Singh Gill | B.Christine Smallwood |
C.Tim Novikoff | D.Willlie Lin |
A.to keep ourselves off them forever not to use them |
B.to turn them off |
C.to make a schedule to use them |
D.not to use them |
A.tips from some students for college life |
B.ways to read something serious regularly |
C.days without cell-phones and computers |
D.chances to go to university you really like |
Broadly speaking, the Englishman is a 40 , shy and reserved person who is fully relaxed only among people he 41 well. In the 42 of strangers or foreigners he often seems embarrassed. You have only to walk around a city any morning or evening to 43 the truth of this. Serious-looking businessmen and women sit 44 their newspapers or have a light sleep in a corner with no one speaking. 45 , to do so would seem most unusual to many foreigners. An Englishman pretending to be giving 46 to overseas visitors, once suggested, “On entering a railway carriage, shake hands with all the passengers”. Obviously , he was not being 47 . There is an unwritten 48 clearly understood code (规则) of behaviour which, if 49 , makes the person immediately suspect(怀疑).
In many parts of the world it is quite 50 to show openly their enthusiasm, emotion, excitement, etc. The Englishman is somewhat 51 . Of course, an Englishman lacks no deep feelings, in fact , no less deeply than any other nationality, but he tends to display his 52 far less. This is reflected in his use of 53 . Imagine a man making a comment on the great 54 of a young girl. A more emotional man might 55 her as “extremely beautiful,” “precious”, however, an Englishman might just say, “Um, she is all right.” The girl who heard this should not be angry because "not bad" and " all right" very often have the same meaning as "first class" " excellent" and this unique style of language use is common in England.
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