Charlie is one of the most people I have met; she is only twenty-five, but she has traveled to over fifty different. Five years ago, she was a typist in Birmingham, but she decided to give up her and see the world. Since then, herhas changed completely. The first time she wentwas seven years ago, she was just about 18. She took a boat to France and then hitch-hiked(搭车) around for five weeks. She has visited Europe many times since that first trip,, but this holiday was the one that made her start traveling. She never forgets the of those five weeks—although it was not all enjoyable. When she was on a train, somebodyher purse. So she lost all her and had to work in a restaurant for a fortnight(两周). She made some good friends there however, and has several times since then. How did she find money for her? After her first trip abroad, she went home and worked for two years, all the time. Now she travels, finding work when her money was low. She made a lot of, she says, and she has learned quite a few. Although she has had occasional (偶尔) and had often been sick, she never thought abouther travels. “My first time abroad changed my life,” she says “and I have to travel ever since.”
试题分析：这是一篇叙述Charlie多年的旅游经历的文章。主要介绍了她从小喜欢旅游，她如何为旅游储蓄或筹集资金，以及她的旅游收获。“行万里路、读万卷书”。 【小题1】选D 上下文串联。根据下文可知此处指有趣的，其他三项不符合题意。 【小题2】选B 上下文串联。根据下文可知选B。continent大陆，洲，不可能有over fifty different continents，A、D两项也不符合题意。 【小题3】选D 上下文串联。前面有“she was a typist”，所以选job。其他三项不符合题意。 【小题4】选B 名词辨析。本句话意为“自那以后，她的生活完全改变了”。故选life。decision决定；appearance外貌；opinion想法。 【小题5】选A 上下文串联。由下文“to France”可知她出国了，故选abroad；go out太笼统了；go through经历(苦难、痛苦等)；go home回家，也不恰当。 【小题6】选B 连词辨析。“在她刚18岁的时候”，when引导定语从句。even if即使；although尽管；since自从。 【小题7】选A 上下文串联。下文有“She has visited Europe many times since that first trip...”，所以选A。其他三项均不符合题意。 【小题8】选A 上下文串联。of course“当然”，作插入语。therefore因此；in case以防；meanwhile同时。B、C、D都不恰当。 【小题9】选D 上下文串联。由全文可知Ann喜欢旅游，第一次出国的经历肯定让她兴奋不已，故选excitement。其他三项均不符合题意。 【小题10】选B 上下文串联。“偷”用stole，因为上文提到“it was not all enjoyable”，所以此句话应描述令人不愉快的事。 【小题11】选C 上下文串联。她的钱包被偷，肯定钱丢了，选C。 【小题12】选C 上下文串联。她在那儿交了一些好朋友，所以她又回去了好几次，故选returned。 【小题13】选A 上下文串联。本句句意：她怎样为自己的旅行筹集钱呢？故选travels。 【小题14】选C 上下文串联。她工作了两年，一直在攒钱。选saving，其他三项不合题意。 【小题15】选A 副词辨析。现在她不断地旅行。用continually不断地；fortunately幸运地；happily快乐地；unwillingly不情愿地。 【小题16】选B 上下文串联。她交了许多朋友，选B。make a lot of trips旅行多次，与前文“she travels continually”重复，A、D两项也易排除。 【小题17】选B 因为她去了很多国家，所以她学会了好几门语言。其他三项不合题意。 【小题18】选C 上下文串联。前面有although，表示让步，前文说的都是excitement，后文就开始说difficulties。 【小题19】选D 上下文串联。give up放弃。A保持；B继续；C分享。其他三项不符合文意。 【小题20】选C 动词辨析.由句意“此后我就一直想旅行”可知，选wanted。prepare准备；learn学习；train训练。 考点：传记类故事阅读