题文
Young women are more adventurous than young men when travelling abroad in gap years．One in three female backpackers visits more than three countries during a year out and travels alone, according to new research．By contrast, the majority of their male counterparts（地位相当者） visit only one country and tend to travel in groups, says a survey by the Gap Year company, which provides information and services for students considering taking a year out．
More women than men say that their prime reason for taking time off is to see the world and experience different cultures．Men are more likely to rank “having fun” higher on their list of priorities．Women are more likely to value the challenge of a foreign trip, and many cited reasons such as learning a language and meeting new people．
The more adventurous gap years taken by women seem to work to their benefit; more than three quarters of those surveyed have reported increased confidence, self-reliance（自立） and independence, whereas only half of the men had that experience．
The research also shows that women are more likely to do voluntary work while travelling, with more than one in ten helping with teaching or development projects．One of the reasons given for this is a wish to see the country in an authentic light．
A greater proportion of women than men face objections or criticism from their families over their gapyear plans．Among the men surveyed, lack of money is the main barrier to travel．
Carolyn Martin, a doctor from London,is a typically confident female traveller．Starting in Cape Town, she travelled around southern Africa and Australia with a string of unusual and sometimes dangerous jobs．
“I had one job chasing elephants off the runway in Africa by banging a stick against a pan，” she recalled．“It was OK but one day I did get chased by one．”
She said that she had travelled alone because “you meet more people”．
小题1:By referring to “gap year” the writer means ________． A．a gap you come across after leaving high schoolB．a time when you are caught in a dilemma between work and studyC．a period after you find a job upon your graduation from collegeD．a year off between high school and college for certain purposes小题2:In the third paragraph, the underlined word “priorities” most probably means ________A．selectionsB．attractionsC．preferencesD．projects小题3:Which of the following statements is TRUE?A．Men students will travel less during the gap year because of their part-time jobs．B．Women students will travel more but face more objections．C．The article suggests that women travelling alone will have dangerous experiences．D．Men students prefer to travel inside their own country to going abroad．小题4:Which of the following would be the best title of the passage?A．Girls Get the Best out of Gap YearsB．Boys Lack Courage in Gap YearsC．For Fun or for Adventure? D．Young Women Are More Adventurous 题型：未知 难度：其他题型
答案
小题１:D
小题２:C
小题３:B
小题4:A
解析
文章介绍女性在空档年会独自旅行”，而男性更倾向于团体旅行。他们的旅游对的目的也不尽相同。男性主要是为了玩，女性更喜欢利用这个机会体验不同的文化，语言等。
小题１:词义猜测题。文章第二段提到 students，所以相比之下，D 项最适合。在英国等国家，年轻人会有“空档年”，即上完高中、上大学之前的这段时间。而C 项是最大的干扰项，由常识可知，大学毕业后，学生一般都得忙着找工作，然后上班，没有足够的时间去旅行，所以D 项比C 项更贴切。
小题２:猜词题：从文章的句子可以看出男性把玩乐看成是更偏爱的东西。选C
小题３:细节理解题。由第六段第一句A greater proportion of women than men faced objections or criticism from their families over their gap-year plans. 可知，女性更喜欢在空档年出游，但与男性相比，她们面临更多的反对意见。选B
小题4:主旨大意题。文章第三段提到女性旅行原因是了解世界、体验不同的文化、学习语言、认识新朋友。在第四段中作者提到“more than three quarters of those surveyed reported increased confidence, self-reliance and independence（超过四分之三的女性通过旅行会增强自信、自立和独立）”，而只有一半的男性有同样的体验。所以 A 项正确。D 项是最大的干扰项，其实 D 项与原文第一段首句相比缺少了关键的状语限定部分（when travelling abroad in gap years）。选A
点评：这篇文章考查较全面：细节，推理，句意和主旨都考查了，特别是主旨题要注意最适合做文章题目的选项应该是最能概括文章主旨大意的选项，不能以偏概全。考生头脑中要对文章有了大概的印象：
考点
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1、浏览试题，明确要求。
在阅读文章前，最好先浏览一下文章后面的题干和选项。知道了问题后再去看文章，可使思路更敏捷，而且也便于阅读时留意文中出现的与选项有关的信息。
2、通读全文，抓住主要内容。
在不影响理解的前提下，尽可能地阅读以便在尽可能短的时间内理解文章或段落的内容。阅读时，如遇到不熟悉的单词、词组或一时看不懂的句子，不要停下来苦思冥想，继续读下去，通过上下文的词语和句子可能就理解了。
3、抓住中心思想和段落大意。
通读全文时，要特别注意主题句。每篇文章或每个段落都有与文章有关的句子，尤其是科技、政论性文章的主题句一般都在文章的开头或结尾，插在中间的很少。所以，文章的第一段或开头的第一、二个句子往往包含着文章的中心思想、作者的意图或全文的概述，因此要特别注意，彻底理解。
4、有针对性地仔细阅读，找寻所需信息。
在前面的基础上，可进行有针对性地阅读了。把与问题无关的内容一扫而过，而对于和问题有关的内容认真阅读，还可以用笔在下面做出记号。再把这些信息与问题的要求结合起来，逐条分析，综合判断，找出正确答案。
5、进行合理的推理判断。
对文章有了全面的了解之后，可以按照文章要求以及上下文之间的关系，做出推理判断。在进行推理判断的时候，需要综合考虑句型、语法、句子之间的逻辑关系、文化背景等方面的因素。
6、认真复读，验证答案。
要用全文的中心思想统帅各个题目，研究其内在联系和逻辑关系，并依次审核那些还未打上的题目，确保理解无误。
