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【題目】 I have three kids and a great husband and I’m enjoying a career that I find challenging and fun. This feels like “Success” to the outside world. But there is still a voice in my heart asking if this is who I truly am. Only in silence do I hear the self and wonder who that person might be．

So I booked a trip to find out. I travelled, for the first time, without my husband or kids．I went to Iceland with a friend, who shares an appreciation for wilderness and silence．

For six days, we were immersed in wild, raw scenery and real weather—all kinds of weather. Climbing a mountain against rain and returning to a tent for a simple meal reminds you how little you actually need. And how strong it feels to be uncomfortable sometimes．

I found silence in Iceland，and time to consider the me outside of career and the me outside of kids as I shared stories with strangers．

When I stopped talking and just listened，I became more generous．I 1earned that choosing to be generous can create more space, more food and more warmth．

But I didn’t really gain any better appreciation of what I want from life or my job．I suspect the anxiety that drove me to seek silence in Iceland was losing sight of my ability to choose gratitude and joy，and to be present in the challenges I set in my career and my family．

I came home to noise，rush and love；with no less confusion on who I want to be．I know the answer isn’t waiting out there on the top of a mountain in Iceland. The answer is in front of me with every step on my own 1ife’s path, and in every choice I make．

【1】Why did the author take a trip to Iceland?

A.To gain a new experience．

B.To enjoy family happiness．

C.To better understand herself．

D.To appreciate natural beauty．

【2】Which word can best describe the author’s trip?

A.PuzzlingB.Thrilling

C.RelaxingD.Demanding

【3】What change happened to the author after the trip?

A.She became more positiveB.She became more energetic

C.She became even lonelierD.She became more anxious

【4】What will the author do in the future?

A.Withdraw back to nature．

B.Embrace reality bravely．

C.Travel to Iceland more often．

D.Pay less attention to her feelings．

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】D

【3】A

【4】B

【解析】

這是一篇記敘文。為了尋找真正的自我，作者踏上了冰島之旅�；貋碇�后，她意識到答案不在遙遠(yuǎn)的冰島，而在平平淡淡的日常生活和工作中。

【1】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章第一段和第二段的But there is still a voice in my heart asking if this is who I truly am. Only in silence do I hear the self and wonder who that person might be．

So I booked a trip to find out.可知作者心里一直有疑問，那就是“我是真正的自己嗎？”，所以作者預(yù)定了旅行去尋找答案，即她去冰島旅行的目的是尋找真正的自我。C. To better understand herself．（為了更好的明白自己）符合以上說法，故選C項。

【2】推理判斷題。根據(jù)文章第三段的Climbing a mountain against rain and returning to a tent for a simple meal reminds you how little you actually need. And how strong it feels to be uncomfortable sometimes．可知作者在冰島旅行時冒雨爬山，飲食簡單，并且體驗(yàn)到了種種不適，故推測作者的旅行是艱苦的。D. Demanding（費(fèi)力的，苛求的）符合以上推測，故選D項。

【3】推理判斷題。根據(jù)文章最后一段的with no less confusion on who I want to be．和 The answer is in front of me with every step on my own 1ife’s path, and in every choice I make．可知作者不再困惑，她知道真正自我的答案就在日常生活中，就在她所做出的每個選擇中，故推測作者旅行回來后變樂觀了。A. She became more positive（她變得更加樂觀了）符合以上推測，故選A項。

【4】推理判斷題。根據(jù)文章倒數(shù)第二段的I suspect the anxiety that drove me to seek silence in Iceland was losing sight of my ability to choose gratitude and joy，and to be present in the challenges I set in my career and my family．可知作者懷疑驅(qū)使她去冰島的焦慮正在讓她失去選擇感恩和快樂的能力，也讓她看不到在家庭和事業(yè)中的挑戰(zhàn)。故推測作者以后不會逃避生活，并且能夠勇敢面對生活中暫時的困惑。B. Embrace reality bravely．（勇敢地接受現(xiàn)實(shí)）符合以上推測，故選B項。