阅读提升作业 十八Module 5Period 2. 完形填空When I was a boy, every holiday that I had seemed wonderful. My1took me by train or by car to a hotel by the2. All day, I seem to remember, I3on the sands with strange4children. We made houses and gardens, and5the tide destroy them. When the tide went out, we6over the rocks and looked down at the fish in the rock-pools. In those days the7seemed to shine always brightly8the water was always warm. Sometimes we9beach and walked in the country, exploring(搜寻)ruined houses and dark woods and climbing trees. There were10in ones pockets or good places where one could11ice creams. Each day seemed a life-time. Although I am now thirty-five years old, my idea of a good12is much the same as it was. I13like the sun and warm sand and the sound of14beating the rocks. I no longer wish to15any sand house or sand garden, and I dislike sweets. 16, I love the sea and often feel sand running through my fingers. Sometimes I17what my ideal(理想的)holiday will be like when I am18. All I want to do then, perhaps, will be to lie in bed, reading books about19who make houses and gardens with sands, who watch the incoming tide, who make themselves20on too many ice creams. 【语篇概述】本文属于记叙文, 作者在文中回忆了儿时的旅行经历。1. A. teacherB. parentsC. nurseD. younger sister【解析】选B。逻辑推理题。作者回忆儿时假日, 根据常识可判断其父母(parents)带他远游。2. A. seaB. lakeC. mountainD. river【解析】选A。词汇复现题。从后文提到的词语sand(沙滩), beach(海滨)等可知作者在海边(by the sea)。3. A. playedB. sleptC. satD. stood【解析】选A。固定搭配题。play with sb. 意为“与某人玩耍”。4. A. terrifiedB. excitedC. anxiousD. nervous【解析】选B。逻辑推理题。去海边度假, 孩子们感到激动。excited激动的; terrified害怕的; anxious焦急的; nervous紧张的。5. A. madeB. broughtC. watchedD. heard【解析】选C。细节理解题。watch sb. /sth. do看着某人/某物做某事。6. A. collectedB. jumpedC. turnedD. climbed【解析】选D。逻辑推理题。从后面的looked down at判断, 此处应该用climbed。7. A. lightB. sunC. moonD. lamp【解析】选B。逻辑推理题。由于在海边玩耍, 心情好, 所以太阳也特别明亮。8. A. andB. yetC. butD. or【解析】选A。逻辑推理题。前后两句为并列关系, 所以用and。9. A. leftB. came toC. stood byD. played by【解析】选A。逻辑推理题。前文说“在海边玩耍”, 后文说“乡村探寻”, 因此, 该空应该用left表示离开海滨。10. A. sweetsB. sandC. ice creamsD. money【解析】选A。词汇复现题。下一段说I dislike sweets, 故选A。11. A. makeB. sellC. buyD. offer【解析】选C。背景常识题。make, sell和offer都不可能是孩子们的所为, 故用buy表示“买”冰激凌。12. A. houseB. holidayC. gardenD. tide【解析】选B。词汇复现题。上文叙述儿时度假的快乐时光, 成年后他对于假期的想法依然如故。13. A. hardlyB. almostC. stillD. perhaps【解析】选C。逻辑推理题。与上句照应, 多年来, 我“仍然”喜欢14. A. wavesB. tidesC. handsD. feet【解析】选A。逻辑推理题。tides指“潮汐”, 而文中指“海浪(waves)”拍打岩石的声音。15. A. destroyB. fixC. useD. build【解析】选D。词汇复现题。build. . . house(建房子)与文章第一段中make houses同义。16. A. ButB. HoweverC. OtherwiseD. Besides【解析】选B。逻辑推理题。空格后有逗号, 所以用however。17. A. wonderB. feelC. understandD. believe【解析】选A。逻辑推理题。wonder想知道; feel感到; understand明白; believe相信。从句意看应该用wonder。18. A. strongB. weakC. youngD. old【解析】选D。逻辑推理题。作者回忆了儿童时代快乐的假期, 但是不知道老年以后理想中的假期是什么模样。19. A. childrenB. boysC. girlsD. grown-ups【解析】选A。逻辑推理题。children包括boys和girls, 只有孩子们才迷恋于沙子堆成的小房子, 所以此处用children。20. A. happyB. tiredC. sadD. sick【解析】选D。逻辑推理题。由于吃了太多的冰激凌, 病了。. 阅读理解 World travel has moved on to a new level as new websites spring up to enable travelers to plan their trips online. Virtual(虚拟的)tourism is the latest name of the game and although relatively new, has seen some tourism websites grow to host over one million users. Typically, this development features a website that contains the answers to almost any tourism question. Tips and information are not provided by a single source, such as the website host, but rather from travelers themselvesoften in the thousands. This has proven to be exceptionally beneficial for would-be travelers who are seeking information on questions such as where to find the best museum or beach; whether it is better to tour Brussels with a bicycle or on foot; and which exchange rate bureaus are available in Italy. Questions about food and restaurants; tourist spots; safety; accommodation; and others are all answered. In addition, posted tips promote better preparation, such as what to pack when heading for Sicily. Apart from the useful advice, visual images and virtual tours have also been made available. If youd like to visit the Eiffel Tower, its a good idea to view the surrounding areas; to pick a safer train route; or to know that its very close to the Seine River and that a walk along it would enhance the experience. Virtual tours have sprung up globally. In South Africa, John Gore established the Virtual Tour Guide in November last year. On his blog, Gore was quoted a saying, “The world is panoramic(全景的). We are able to turn our heads and look in all directions and get a feel for where we are, but the photograph cannot show or describe that experience completely. ”It is tech