Question

A middle-aged couple from California got to the Pacific Ocean after a 4,900- mile-cross-country walk, becoming the first to backpack the American Discovery Trail by walking．

Marcia and Ken started the travel across 13 states, through 14 national parks and 16 national forests from Delaware and finally reached their destination a day nearly eight months later.

“We are sad that a great adventure is over. Now we just go home and do housework” said the couple, who went through cities, desert, mountains and farmland before reaching the Pacific alone.

They overcame deep snow in the East, a quicksand in Utah, close lightning strikes in the Mid- west and strong desert sandstorms in the West while averaging 22 miles a day and taking only four days off．But they enjoyed the French history of St.Louis and the beauty of the Colorado Rockies.   They particularly remember kindness of strangers they met along the way.

“Americans are truly warm-hearted and wonderful. We got to meet people that we would never meet in our daily living at home. It' s an amazing country.” Marcia said．

1.Which of the following is the most suitable title?

A．The first couple to backpack the Pacific Ocean alone

B．The first couple to cover a 4,900 mile cross-country walk

C．A husband-and-wife team suffered a lot during an adventure

D．A husband-and-wife team got much help during an adventure

2.Which of the statements is TRUE?

A．The couple travelled across 16 states.

B．Their walk lasted nearly half a year.

C．They prefer housework to adventure

D．They took four days off during the travel

3.We know that during the walk, the couple_________.

A．were worried about their housework

B．once covered 22 miles within four days

C．were treated warm-heartedly by strangers

D．met strong desert sandstorms in the East

4.Which place do you suppose can replace the underlined word “destination”?

A．Delaware

B．Colorado Rockies

C．California

D．Pacific Ocean

 

Answer 1

【答案】

1.B

2.D

3.C

4.D

【解析】

试题分析：这篇文章主要介绍了一对来自于加利福尼亚的夫妇徒步走到了太平洋以及他们一路的见闻。

1.根据T A middle-aged couple from California got to the Pacific Ocean after a 4,900- mile-cross-country walk, becoming the first to backpack the American Discovery Trail by walking．

，故选B。

2.根据close lightning strikes in the Mid- west and strong desert sandstorms in the West while averaging 22 miles a day and taking only four days off，故选D。

3.根据They particularly remember kindness of strangers they met along the way，C项为正确答案。

4.根据A middle-aged couple from California got to the Pacific Ocean after a 4,900- mile-cross-country walk，故选D。

考点：新闻报道类文章阅读理解。

点评：要想答好题目，重在理解全文意思。这篇文章非常简单，先看问题，再带着问题读短文，找出各段落的主旨句，理解全文内容，总结全文中心，然后再回到问题上来，很容易选出正确答案。