2019年高考英语一轮复习 Unit 3 Travel journal分层演练直击高考 新人教版必修1.docVIP

Unit 3 Travel journal 阅读理解 A rs or so each week. My best friend, Dusty，also sat in an office at a computer all day. We often talked about what a waste it seemed to be, spending our time inside in front of a computer all day long. I ended up leaving my job, and so did Dusty. Neither one of us are sitting in an office all day. Last week, Dusty came to my home and declared，“I’m going to travel.” Of course, traveling is exciting. It’s getting to experience new things, getting to be a slightly different version of ourselves, but I think the point is more about the mindset(心态) that it allows for than the actual reality that comes with it. Waking up every day with a sense of excitement for the unknown. Approaching each interaction during the day with a sense of wonder. Not thinking about yesterday or tomorrow, and just about whatever’s right in front of you. However, the thing is, we don’t need to be in transit to be able to approach our days this way. It is possible for me to be living my normal life and be excited for the unknown of the day. I meet new people and do new things every day. Yes, they might be in Santa Monica, a few blocks from my apartment, but what抯 the difference between a new person here and a new person in Australia?e I read an Alan Watts quote recently, and it goes as follows： uppose you could answer，‘It would take me forever to tell you, and I am much too interested in what’s happening now.’” Our generation seems to be eager to expand our horizons(视野). But I agree with Alan Watts. There is a lot of opportunity for horizon-expansion wherever we happen to be. I think I’ll wake up tomorrow, 【解题导语】　旅行之所以吸引人是因为它可以让人们探索未知但是并不一定非要去旅行才可以达到这个目的。正如阿兰·沃 1．According to the text, the author quit his job mainly because ． B．Dusty advised him to do so C．he wanted to spend some time traveling D．he didn’t want to stay inside all day long D　解析：细节理解题。根据第一段中的“... what a waste it seemed to be, 可知作者和朋友都不喜欢每天待在室内坐在电脑前所以他们辞掉了工作。故选D项。 ed words “in transit” in the thir