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It’s summer. In the United States, it’s the season of swimming pools, barbeques, camping and road trips. Road trip vacations
It’s summer. In the United States, it’s the season of swimming pools, barbeques, camping and road trips. Road trip vacations
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2013-04-08
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It’s summer. In the United States, it’s the season of swimming pools, barbeques, camping and road trips.
Road trip vacations where the car journey is part of the fun are especially popular with college students, who like to explore the country on wheels. These budget trips are ideal for students who often have plenty of free time but little money.
"Ever since I went to college, I’ve been traveling around a lot, exploring the country," said Austin Hawkins, a 19-year-old college student from New York. This summer, Hawkins and his friends have spent weekends traveling in New England.
The best part about car trips, said Hawkins, is that you can be spontaneous. "On a road trip, if you get interested in things you see along the way you can stop and explore."
Matt Roberts, a 20-year-old student from Ohio who drove to Montreal, Canada, agrees. "With road trips you don’t have to plan in advance, you can just get into a car and drive."
Even with high gas prices, driving with friends is cheaper than flying. Roberts paid about 40 dollars for gas, but a round-trip plane ticket would have cost nearly 400 dollars.
Driving trips first became popular in the 1920s. Newly paved roads and improved cars made it possible to travel longer distances. Motel and restaurant chains popped up everywhere making long distance trips easier.
Though many college students don’t own a car, most have access to one. On many of Hawkins’ trips, they used a borrowed van.
Hawkins’ most memorable road trip took place over spring break. He and two friends drove from New York to New Orleans to volunteer, helping rebuild the city after Hurricane Katrina hit it last July. They crossed the country in two days and slept in their car in church parking lots.
Roberts’ road trip to Canada last winter was even more eventful. Upon arriving in Montreal, they were lost in a blizzard and shivering in the -25℃cold. To find their hotel, they turned on a laptop and drove around in circles until they found a spot with wireless Internet coverage.
"I know we should have planned better, but we’re young. Now, when I see those guys I always say: ’Remember when we were lost in the snow storm! ’I’ll never forget that."
"blizzard" (Line 2, Para. 10) most probably means______.
选项
A、Hurricane Katrina
B、snow storm
C、thick mist
D、heavy fog
答案
B
解析
文章末句提到“现在,每当我见到那些同伴时,我总说‘想想我们在暴风雪(snow storm)里迷路的时候吧!我永远忘不了。”结合上文可知,此言出自Roberts,并且前文例举了Roberts遭遇“blizzard”的事情,因此,“blizzard”与“暴风雪(snow storm))”相对应,故答案为[B]。
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大学英语四级
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