A
For the past two years I have been travelling and living abroad. Home has become more of a feeling than a place. I feel at home when I am with my family in London, but I also feel at home in Italy with friends I love. Home is no longer a picture of a house with a front door and some windows. It is more complicated than that.
This is one of the reasons that celebrating the new year has become very important for me. I do not care about “New Year's resolutions ( 决 心 )”—living abroad has made me constantly reconsider what kind of person I want to be and how I will live my life, so I don't feel the need to plan for change: I live for change.
New Year's Eve has become my time to reconnect with the friends that make me feel at home. Every year we try to reunite wherever we are and remember the time when we knew each other so well that we felt like a family. It is a moment to reconnect and get to know each other again. Last year, we travelled to a cottage in Ireland where we had no Internet and no neighbors. In the middle of the countryside, away from our big and constantly changing lives, we were able to become like a little family again.
This year, we went to Barcelona. It was a very big change. We were surrounded by culture and life and joy. There were bars and parties. It was different, but one thing stayed very much the same—I felt at home again and we felt like a family again.
A lot of people feel that New Year's Eve cannot live up to expectations. Ideas such as the “New Year's kiss” and “resolutions” create a lot of pressure for people to have a night to remember, a night that will change their lives and perhaps make the next year one worth living. I think those people are missing the point. If Christmas is about family, why can't New Year be about friends?
21.What does the underlined word “It” in Paragraph 1 probably mean?
A. Family. B. Living abroad. C. Home. D. Staying with friends.
22.What does the author try to convey through his experiences in Ireland and Barcelona?
A.Life is peaceful and enjoyable.
B.Living abroad is a happy experience.
C.Staying with friends makes one feel at home.
D.Traveling abroad enriches one's life experience.
23.Which of the following can be the best title for the text?
A. New Year's Celebration: How? B. True Friendship: What?
C. Living Abroad: Comfortable or Complicated? D. Change: Plan It or Make It?
A
如何庆祝新年呢，作者的答案是和朋友一起度过。
21. C 代词指代题。由画线前一句“Home is no longer a picture of a house with a front door and some windows.”“家不再是一幅有前门和一些窗户的房子的图画”。由此可知，下文的意思是家比这更复杂。“It”指代上文提到的“家”，故选C。
22. C 推理判断题。根据第三段最后一句“In the middle of the countryside, away from our big and constantly changing lives, we were able to become like a little family again.”(在乡村的中心，远离我们不断变化的大生活，我们又能像一个小家庭了)和第四段最后一句“It was different, but one thing stayed very much the same—I felt at home again and we felt like a family again.”(这是不同的，但有一件事是非常相同的——我感觉像回到了家，我们感觉像一个家庭)由此推断出，作者试图通过他在爱尔兰和巴塞罗那的经历表达和朋友待在一起让人有回家的感觉，故选C。
23. A 标题归纳题。第三段第一句“New Year's Eve has become my time to reconnect with the friends that makes me feel at home.”(除夕已经成为我和朋友们重新联系的时间，这让我感到宾至如归)是全文的主题句，结合全文内容，可知这篇文章主要讲述对于怎样庆祝新年这个问题，作者的答案是和朋友一起度过，故A项作为标题合适。
For the past two years I have been travelling and living abroad. Home has become more of a feeling than a place. I feel at home when I am with my family in London, but I also feel at home in Italy with friends I love. Home is no longer a picture of a house with a front door and some windows. It is more complicated than that.
This is one of the reasons that celebrating the new year has become very important for me. I do not care about “New Year's resolutions ( 决 心 )”—living abroad has made me constantly reconsider what kind of person I want to be and how I will live my life, so I don't feel the need to plan for change: I live for change.
New Year's Eve has become my time to reconnect with the friends that make me feel at home. Every year we try to reunite wherever we are and remember the time when we knew each other so well that we felt like a family. It is a moment to reconnect and get to know each other again. Last year, we travelled to a cottage in Ireland where we had no Internet and no neighbors. In the middle of the countryside, away from our big and constantly changing lives, we were able to become like a little family again.
This year, we went to Barcelona. It was a very big change. We were surrounded by culture and life and joy. There were bars and parties. It was different, but one thing stayed very much the same—I felt at home again and we felt like a family again.
A lot of people feel that New Year's Eve cannot live up to expectations. Ideas such as the “New Year's kiss” and “resolutions” create a lot of pressure for people to have a night to remember, a night that will change their lives and perhaps make the next year one worth living. I think those people are missing the point. If Christmas is about family, why can't New Year be about friends?
21.What does the underlined word “It” in Paragraph 1 probably mean?
A. Family. B. Living abroad. C. Home. D. Staying with friends.
22.What does the author try to convey through his experiences in Ireland and Barcelona?
A.Life is peaceful and enjoyable.
B.Living abroad is a happy experience.
C.Staying with friends makes one feel at home.
D.Traveling abroad enriches one's life experience.
23.Which of the following can be the best title for the text?
A. New Year's Celebration: How? B. True Friendship: What?
C. Living Abroad: Comfortable or Complicated? D. Change: Plan It or Make It?
A
如何庆祝新年呢，作者的答案是和朋友一起度过。
21. C 代词指代题。由画线前一句“Home is no longer a picture of a house with a front door and some windows.”“家不再是一幅有前门和一些窗户的房子的图画”。由此可知，下文的意思是家比这更复杂。“It”指代上文提到的“家”，故选C。
22. C 推理判断题。根据第三段最后一句“In the middle of the countryside, away from our big and constantly changing lives, we were able to become like a little family again.”(在乡村的中心，远离我们不断变化的大生活，我们又能像一个小家庭了)和第四段最后一句“It was different, but one thing stayed very much the same—I felt at home again and we felt like a family again.”(这是不同的，但有一件事是非常相同的——我感觉像回到了家，我们感觉像一个家庭)由此推断出，作者试图通过他在爱尔兰和巴塞罗那的经历表达和朋友待在一起让人有回家的感觉，故选C。
23. A 标题归纳题。第三段第一句“New Year's Eve has become my time to reconnect with the friends that makes me feel at home.”(除夕已经成为我和朋友们重新联系的时间，这让我感到宾至如归)是全文的主题句，结合全文内容，可知这篇文章主要讲述对于怎样庆祝新年这个问题，作者的答案是和朋友一起度过，故A项作为标题合适。
