二、阅读理解

At the age of 22, most students spend their time looking for their first job. But Taylor Demonbreun had a different idea. She decided to travel around the world.
Taylor began her trip in the Dominican Republic and finished in Canada. During one year and 189 days, Taylor visited 196 countries. She became the new record holder(纪录保持者）for the shortest time to visit all the countries. The last holder was Cassie De Pecol. Cassie spent five days more than Taylor finishing the trip.
Taylor grew to love some countries during her trip, such as Singapore and France. But one of her favorite countries was Iceland. She thought it was really a beautiful country to visit.
Taylor said, “It was easy to map out where and when I wanted to go, but I had no control when it came to the visa(签证). Some visas are a lot harder to get than others.”
Although it was not an easy trip, Taylor thinks she is different after the trip. She was shy and quiet, but now she feels more confident(自信的).
()1. How long did it take Cassie to finish the world trip?
A. 189 days. B. 194 days.
C. A year and 189 days. D. A year and 194 days.
()2. What was the difficult part of Taylor's trip?
A. Getting visas. B. Finding a job.
C. Mapping out the trip. D. Doing everything herself.
()3. What can we know about Taylor from the passage?
A. She found it hard to get a visa in most countries.
B. She is the first woman who visited all the countries.
C. She is more outgoing after the world trip.
D. She disliked France before she went there.
组合训练十

For the first time in history, the IOC(国际奥林匹克委员会) decided two host cities at the same time. Paris will host the Olympic Games in 2024 and Los Angeles in 2028.
“This is a win-win-win situation for Paris, Los Angeles and the IOC,” said IOC President. “These are two great cities from two great countries with a great Olympic history.”
Both cities are excited about the result. It will return to the US for the first time after the 1996 Atlanta Olympics.
But Paris has waited for it too long. As the city that has hosted two Olympics before, it will host the event 100 years after its last Olympics. It also means Paris will become the second city to hold three Summer Olympic Games after London.
However, the reason for the decision is that there were no other competitors(竞争者）for either the 2024 or 2028 Olympics. Before the last decision, three of the five cities gave up bidding for the 2024 Olympics because of worries about costs. They were Hamburg, Rome and Budapest. But it seemed Paris and Los Angeles had less trouble with that.
()1. How many times did the IOC decide two Olympic Games host cities at one time?
A. Never once. B. Only once.
C. Twice. D. Three times.
()2. When did Paris host its latest Olympic Games?
A. In 1896. B. In 1918. C. In 1924. D. In 1996.
()3. The underlined phrase “bidding for” means “” in Chinese.
A. 申办 B. 观看 C. 投票 D. 参加
()4. Which of the following cities had held three Summer Olympic Games by 2018?
A. Paris. B. Los Angeles.
C. Rome. D. London.

A
【短文大意】本文是一篇记叙文，讲述了22岁的泰勒花一年零189天时间游历了196个国家，从中她收获颇丰。
1. D 【解析】数字计算题。由第二段可知，泰勒花了一年零189天时间游历了196个国家，凯茜比泰勒多花了5天时间，即一年零194天，故选D。
2. A 【解析】细节理解题。由第四段“Some visas are a lot harder to get than others”可知，获得签证是泰勒在旅途中遇到的困难，故选A。
3. C 【解析】推理判断题。由文章最后一句可知，游历完这些国家之后泰勒变得更自信了，与C项相符，故选C。
B
【短文大意】国际奥林匹克委员会在同一时间决定巴黎为2024年夏季奥运会举办城市，洛杉矶为2028年夏季奥运会举办城市。最初申办奥运会的城市除了巴黎和洛杉矶外，还有汉堡、罗马和布达佩斯，但随着这些城市的退出，主办城市的竞争结果已经毫无悬念了。
1. B 【解析】细节理解题。由短文第一句“For the first time in history, the IOC decided two host cities at the same time.”可知，国际奥林匹克委员会是第一次同时确定了两届夏季奥运会的举办城市。
2. C 【解析】数字计算题。由第四段中的“...it will host the event 100 years after its last Olympics.”可知，距举办的最近的那次奥运会100年之后，巴黎将于2024年再次举办奥运会。由此可计算，巴黎上次举办奥运会的时间是1924年。
3. A 【解析】词义猜测题。由最后一段可知，汉堡、罗马和布达佩斯三座城市申请举办奥运会，又由本句中的时间状语“Before the last decision”可知，发生的时间是在最终结果出来之前。由此可推断，这三座城市放弃了申办奥运会的机会，故猜测bidding for在此处的含义为“申办”。
4. D 【解析】推理判断题。由第一段最后一句和第四段最后一句可知，巴黎将会在2024年举办夏季奥运会，且巴黎将成为继伦敦之后第二个举办过三次夏季奥运会的城市。由此可推断，到2018年为止，世界上举办过三次夏季奥运会的城市只有伦敦。