题目内容
Tony and I are good friends. We tried to walk across the United States of America. We're not exactly sure 1. we were doing it. Part of it was to test ourselves; to see if we could face the challenges. When I was 2. teenager I often daydreamed that I was going to walk across the United States 3. I graduated from high school. 4. ，I didn't do that. Before I knew it I was in my thirties, married, 5. (have) a job, yet still had this idea in my mind with each 6. (pass) year. I figured I was too old and my opportunity had passed. Then, a few years ago，I met Tony, 7. was in his thirties and quit his job as a civil engineer in New York City to walk across the United States. He wasn't doing it for a cause 8. as part of an organization. He was doing it 9. （simple) because he loved to walk and discover. The idea was back and I no longer had an excuse. We planned on averaging 20 miles a day and taking some days off to rest, so we expected the walk to. take about 6 months realizing it could take 10. （long). We were in no hurry: The total distance would have been about 3,100 miles.
1.why
2.a
3.after
4.However
5.had
6.passing
7.who
8.or
9.simply
10.longer
【解析】
试题分析：文章介绍作者和Tony步行穿越美国的事情，介绍他们为什么要这么做，如何计划准备的。
1.我们不确定为什么这么做。用疑问词why
2.当我还是个年轻人的时候，泛指a teenager
3.我高中毕业后要步行穿越美国。连词after “在…后”
4.然而我没有做。表示转折：However
5.和was，married并列用had
6.每年过去了 ，我还是有这种想法。Passing是定语修饰year
7.who引导的是定语从句，修饰Tony
8.他不是因为一个原因或是一个组织的一部分这么做的。或者“or”
9.他这么做只是因为他喜欢步行。副词：只是，简单地：simply
10.我们预计这次旅行要花六个月，意识到可能时间会更长。形容词比较级：longer
考点：考查短文填词
