Question

We’re trying to decide where to go on our vacation this summer. We usually go to the Lake Arrowhead for a few weeks, but we’d like to go somewhere else this year. We’re tired of doing the same thing summer after summer. Some friends of ours suggested that we go to Hawaii. That would be wonderful! I’m sure we’d enjoy a trip like that, but of course it’s out of the question. In the first place, it would be rather expensive, and in the second place, there wouldn’t be enough time. If we’re lucky enough to save some money between now and next summer, and if I’m lucky enough to get four weeks of vacation instead of two weeks, maybe we can go to Hawaii next year. As a matter of fact, if we wanted to plan a trip like that, it might be advisable to stay home this summer and not go any place. That’s one way we could begin to save some money for next year’s trip. Also, if we were to stay here, I could offer to work instead of taking two weeks off; then maybe my boss would suggest that I be given four weeks’ vacation next summer instead of two weeks.

1.The author to spend their vacation this year.

A. is going to Hawaii

B. will go to Lake Arrowhead

C. has decided to go nowhere

D. hasn’t decided where to go

2.The sentence “it’s out of the question” means “ ”.

A. it is possible B. it is a question

C. it is impossible D. it is not a question

3.If the author wanted to make a trip to Hawaii, he might this year.

A. save some money

B. stay at home

C. work rather than take two weeks off

D. all the above

4.A trip to Hawaii that to Lake Arrowhead.

A. costs much more than B. costs as much as

C. takes less time than D. takes as much time as

 

Answer 1

1.D

2.C

3.D

4.A

【解析】

试题分析：文章介绍了度假的事情。作者一家人正在讨论去哪里度假，他们不想年年都去同一个地方--Lake Arrowhead，有人建议他们去夏威夷，但作者认为去夏威夷度假的费用太高，而且没有足够的时间。

1.We’re trying to decide where to go on our vacation this summer. ...it might be advisable to stay home this summer and not go any place”可知，作者还没决定好去哪里度假，故选D。

2.In the first place, it would be rather expensive, and in the second place, there wouldn’t be enough time.”可知，去夏威夷度假是不可能的，因为花费太高且时间不够，out of question没问题；out of the question不可能，故选C。

3.if we wanted to plan a trip like that, it might be advisable to stay home this summer and not go any place. ...we could begin to save some money for next year’s trip ...I could offer to work instead of taking two weeks off; then maybe my boss would suggest that I be given four weeks’ vacation next summer instead of two weeks”可知，如果想去夏威夷度假，需要节省更多的钱，那今年最好就待在家里，这样的话，作者就可以去上班而不用休假，老板也可能让他明年休4周的假期，故选D。

4.We usually go to the Lake Arrowhead for a few weeks”可知，作者一家常去Lake Arrowhead度假，而作者认为去夏威夷度假花费太高，说明去夏威夷度假比去Lake Arrowhead要花更多的钱，故选A。

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