Have you dreamed of traveling to cool places, meeting different people, and maybe picking up a language or two? No matter which country you live in, you can fly over the world’s highest waterfalls in Venezuela, study in France or take dancing lessons in Ghana. Besides the excitement of traveling, there is another reason to study abroad. "Obviously, I learned the language and am now fluent, but perhaps what’s more important was how much I learned about cultures, people, and myself." said Andrew, who studied in France.
Christina studied in Caracas, Venezuela, a city of 10 million people and a huge change from her hometown of 35,000! Christina said she learned how to better speak for herself and her beliefs and to express herself in another language. What could make you more confident than that?
Living away from home can also help you become adapted to the transition (過(guò)渡) to college and adulthood. Matthew said that he returned from studying in Australia with confidence, and a real interest in international affairs. "After having gone abroad in high school, I found the transition to college was a breeze — moving 560 miles from home didn’t seem difficult at all after having lived thousands of miles away. "
Speaking of college, improving your language skills might help you get into ideal colleges and even land future jobs. Colleges and employers know that studying abroad provides leadership skills in a world that needs much communication. Most of all, it’s fun! You won’t suffer from the general boredom (單調(diào)) while you’re studying in a different learning environment.
小題1:What do we know about Andrew?
A．He once flew over the world’s highest waterfalls.
B．He took dancing lessons in Ghana.
C．He learned about cultures in Caracas, Venezuela.
D．He studied in France.
小題2:According to Christina, studying abroad enables people to ________.
A．get along with people aroundB．have confidence in themselves
C．get used to a different lifeD．know about different cultures
小題3:By saying "I found the transition to college was a breeze", the author means it is _______ to adapt to college life.
A．interestingB．difficultC．easyD．disappointing
小題4:From the last paragraph, the greatest thing you can get by studying abroad is to _______.
A．enjoy the excitement of travelingB．pick up a new language
C．enter the university you dreamed ofD．make your life full of pleasure
小題5:What does the text mainly talk about?
A．The advantages of studying abroad.B．What to prepare to study abroad.
C．The experiences of studying abroad.D．Different opinions on studying abroad.

小題1:D
小題2:B
小題3:C
小題4:D
小題5:A

試題分析：本文講述的是到國(guó)外學(xué)習(xí)的多種好處和優(yōu)勢(shì)。可以讓我們樹(shù)立信心，很容易就適應(yīng)新的生活，而起還有很多的樂(lè)趣。
小題1:D 細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)文章第一段第一行Andrew, who studied in France.可知D正確。
小題2:B 細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)第二段2，3行Christina said she learned how to better speak for herself and her beliefs and to express herself in another language. What could make you more confident than that?可知她通過(guò)國(guó)外學(xué)習(xí)，對(duì)自己有了強(qiáng)烈的信心，故B正確。
小題3:C 推理題。根據(jù)本句"After having gone abroad in high school, I found the transition to college was a breeze — moving 560 miles from home didn’t seem difficult at all after having lived thousands of miles away. "可知在高中的時(shí)候，出國(guó)學(xué)習(xí)讓自己很容易第就適應(yīng)了大學(xué)的生活。故C正確。
小題4:D 細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)文章最后2行Most of all, it’s fun! You won’t suffer from the general boredom (單調(diào)) while you’re studying in a different learning environment.可知道國(guó)外學(xué)習(xí)是很快樂(lè)的事情，故D正確。
小題5:A 主旨大意題。通讀全文尤其是文章最后一段可知本文講述的是到國(guó)外學(xué)習(xí)的多種好處和優(yōu)勢(shì)�？梢宰屛覀儤�(shù)立信心，很容易就適應(yīng)新的生活，而起還有很多的樂(lè)趣。故A正確。
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點(diǎn)評(píng)：本文講述的是到國(guó)外學(xué)習(xí)的多種好處和優(yōu)勢(shì)。本文考查細(xì)節(jié)題為主，細(xì)節(jié)題可以在文章中直接找到與答案有關(guān)的信息?或是其變體。搜查信息在閱讀中非常重要它包括理解作者在敘述某事時(shí)使用的具體事實(shí)、數(shù)據(jù)、圖表等細(xì)節(jié)信息。在一篇短文里大部分篇幅都屬于這類(lèi)圍繞主體展開(kāi)的細(xì)節(jié)。做這類(lèi)題一般采用尋讀法?即先讀題，然后帶著問(wèn)題快速閱讀短文，找出與問(wèn)題有關(guān)的詞語(yǔ)或句子，再對(duì)相關(guān)部分進(jìn)行分析對(duì)比，找出答案。
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NASA has started the project with $1.6 million, and hopes to attract investment from space-living billionaires. Google co-founder Larry Page told NASA he would be interested if the cost of a one-way ticket can go down from $10 billion to $2 billion.
The journey to Mars could take 4 months. Setting on the red planet would be extremely dangerous, especially given the freezing temperatures there. The thin atmosphere would be another problem as it is mostly carbon dioxide, so oxygen supplies are a must. A director in NASA said that he believed the trip might start with visiting Mars's moons first. He claimed that humans could be on Mars's moons by 2030.
Many scientists think colonizing space is absolutely necessary. Steven Hawking believes we must move to other planets to survive as a species. He said: “Once we spread out into space and establish independent colonies, our future should be safe.” Scientists Dirk' Schulze-Makuch and Paul Davies also call it a “desirable goal”, though there surely are huge risks to explore new lands.
小題1:Which of the following is TRUE about the Hundred Years Starship?
A．It has cost NASA around $10 billion.
B．It is expected to be conducted on Mars in 2030.
C．It aims to explore new lands in the universe.
D．It is a project first raise by Steven Hawking.
小題2:We can infer from the passage that Google co-founder Larry Page _______.
A．used to be an astronautB．is no longer rich now
C．is a fan of space travelD．is a generous man
小題3:What would be the best title for the passage?
A．One-way trip to Mars
B．Mars's another moon is found.
C．Human landing on Mars.
D．NASA's first cooperation with Google.

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