2018全国英语等级考试二级阅读试题（7）

Have you ever thought, “I wish I could take a year off and just travel around the word?” Well, three lucky American teenagers were able to do just that. The teens — two males and one female — got an all-expenses paid, yearlong hike to five continents.

This trip didn’t include any five-star hotels or shopping funs. Eighteen-year-old Jamie Fiel from Keller, Texas, 17-year-old Arsen Ewing from Canyon, California, and 16-year-old Tyler Robinson from Lincoln, Massachusetts, didn’t expect fancy treatment. They signed up for the experience of a lifetime, which included hard work, often uncomfortable accommodations, and encounters with some of nature’s most dangerous animals and environments.

Jamie, Arsen, and Tyler were among hundreds of high school kids nominated by their science teachers to take this trip. Earthwatch Institute sponsored this adventure. Each year, Earthwatch employs thousands of volunteers worldwide to help with scientific research projects.

The group went all around the world to get a close look at the most pressing environmental issues of our time. Their assignments were as varied as their locations, and included measuring and attending pink flamingos in Kenya’s Great Rift Valley, and tracking giant sea turtles in Costa Rica.

As they worked with the Earthwatch scientists, Jamie, Arsen, and Tyler began to understand that we are at a critical moment in the life of our planet. Time for change is running out. As the teens went from country to country and witnessed different environmental dangers and challenges, they understood that solutions to important environmental issues start with the power of one person’s actions. They realized that each of them can make a difference.

小题1:These teenagers went on the journey around the world .A.to experience the most serous environmental problems on the earth

B.to bring the kindness of America to the other parts of the world

C.to go on sightseeing around the world

D.to call on more teenagers to join Earthwatch Institute

小题2:What’s TRUE about their journey?

A. They had to pay for their journey on their own expense.

B, They often had to move from one hotel to another.

C. They had to take great pains to collect environmental information.

D. They received a warm welcome every time they arrived at a new place.

小题3:It can be inferred that Earthwatch Institute could be .

A. an international university that takes in students from all over the world

B. a TV station that makes programmes on the beautiful scenery of the earth

C. a travel agency that organizes adventure trips specially for school children

D. an organization that bring s science to life for people concerned about earth’s environment

参考答案及解析

小题1:A

小题2:C

小题3:D

试题分析：文章大意：这是一篇环保类阅读材料。本文介绍的是三位青少年在环保组织Earthwatch Institute的赞助下，进行了一次为期一年的环球徒步旅行，旨在体验地球健康状况。

小题1:细节理解题。根据短文第四段第一句The group went all around the world to get a close look at the most pressing environmental issues of our time.可知他们进行环球旅行的目的是亲身体验一些严重的环保问题。故A正确。

小题2:细节理解题。根据短文第二段可知，这次旅行没有五星级宾馆也没有购物的快乐，食宿不舒服，还常常会遇到危险。故C正确。

小题3:推理判断题。据第三段最后一句及这次旅行所从事的活动推测可知：Earthwatch Institute是一个推广环保科学知识的一个组织。故D正确。