首页
外语
计算机
考研
公务员
职业资格
财经
工程
司法
医学
专升本
自考
实用职业技能
登录
外语
For thousands of years men have been wandering around—for pleasure, for profit, or to satisfy their curiosity. When the only mea
For thousands of years men have been wandering around—for pleasure, for profit, or to satisfy their curiosity. When the only mea
admin
2010-11-02
33
问题
For thousands of years men have been wandering around—for pleasure, for profit, or to satisfy their curiosity. When the only means of transportation were horses, camels and small boats, travelers were already crossing seas and deserts to acquire rare goods or to visit famous places. For the pure joy o{ learning, scholars ventured into distant kingdoms and observed their customs. They tasted the foods; they questioned the wise men about their gods and their history; they sat in fearful admiration on the banks of newly discovered rivers. Then they went back home reflecting upon what they had seen, and perhaps they wrote a book or two about their discoveries. Slowly, nations learned about each other, men met and ideas spread—for better or worse.
There was a time, close to ours, when artists and writers traveled all over Europe and sometimes further to study ancient works of art and to exchange ideas and methods with their foreign colleagues. Poor adventurers traveled on foot while rich ones in comfort. Two centuries ago, it became fashionable for wealthy families to send their grown children to foreign countries where they would complete their education. A young man was expected to acquire good manners and a taste for literature in France, an appreciation of music in Germany, and some feeling of history in Roman Forum.
Thus all kinds of travelers learned and dreamed through the centuries. But their number was always limited, for they were only a privileged minorities—the rich, the free, the talented and the adventurous—who could enjoy a pleasure unknown by the great masses.
This is not true any more. Railroads, ships, buses, and airplanes have made travel easier, faster and cheaper, and the number of people who can spare the time and the money to take trips has grown enormously. It is not reserved to a lucky few, nowadays, to admire Inca temples, giant Buddhas, French castles and Australian kangaroos. Millions of people do each year. But instead of being called travelers, they are known as tourists and they are seen all over the world—floating down the Amazon, taking a pleasure trip by boat to Alaska, flying from Timbuktu(延巴克图,马里) to Easter Island, and taking picture of Norwegian churches and Pakistani costumes.
200 years ago, grown children from rich families were supposed to ______ in foreign countries, which became a fashion.
选项
答案
complete their education
解析
根据题干关键词grown children,fashion定位到原文第二段第三句:Two centuries ago,it became fashionable for wealthy families to send their grown children to foreign countries where they would complete their education.即二百年前,富人把成年子女送到国外完成学业,已经成为一种时尚。
转载请注明原文地址:https://kaotiyun.com/show/TQs7777K
0
大学英语六级
相关试题推荐
Bullying(欺凌弱小者)atSchool:TacklingtheProblemA.Abroaddefinitionofbullyingiswhenastudentisrepeatedlyexposedto
A、Becausetheyarenotaccustomedtoit.B、Becausetheyarenotpsychologicallypreparedforit.C、Becausetheirgenesdifferfr
UniversityRecruitingTheprosperousrecruitingAsitturnsout,thisseductionofcollegestudentsbyrecruitersatinv
Thetendencynowadaystowanderinwildernessesisdelightfultosee.Thousandsoftired,nerve-shaking,over-civilizedpeoplea
ItisnotoftenrealizedthatwomenheldahighplaceinsouthernEuropeansocietiesinthe10thand11thcenturies.Asawife,
Websterdefinesadviceasbeing"arecommendationwithregardtoacourseofaction".Theexpression,"Ineedsomeadvice"h
A、Anewrestaurant.B、Anewhospital.C、Anewhotel.D、Anewairport.B选项和地方有关。从nurses...visitinghours这些细节可知他们在谈论医院。
__________(在我看来,他算不上是个了不起的科学家)althoughhewontheNobelprizeinphysicsdecadesago.
ABookThatChangedOurThinking—ByKarlKrahnkeTheBook
A、Itistocollecttheannualduesfromcustomers,B、Itistopreventtheunlawfuluseofcreditcards.C、Itistocollectoverd
随机试题
甲硝唑最常见的不良反应是
公文的登记形式有()。
某房地产开发商开发了一栋6层商品住宅楼,假设每层楼的建筑面积和户型都相同,且第一层和第六层住宅售价同为2000元/m2,第二层和第五层的住宅售价同为2100元/m2,第三层和第四层的住宅售价同为2200元/m2,则该住宅楼的加权算术平均价格和简单算术平均价
根据《建设项目工程总承包合同示范文本》(GF—2011—0126),以下情形中,属于应对合同价款进行调整的有()。【2014年真题】
对于设备不可消除性的有形磨损,采用的补偿方式是( )。
上市公司发行新股,在网下网上同时定价发行方式下,发行人和主承销商按照发行价格应不低于公告招股意向书前______个交易日公司股票均价或前______个交易日的均价的原则确定增发价格。( )
简述大学生心理发展常见的心理矛盾。
阅读下面材料,回答问题。李老师与小丽进行交流时,对她说:“你的数学学得不错,但现在不能骄傲,要养成认真审题的态度,这对于将来学习物理有帮助。还有,现在把平面几何学好,将来学习立体几何会比较容易。但是,你的英语成绩不是特别好,现在这个阶段要注意打好
图5是某地地质剖面图。读图5回答问题。图5中内外力作用发生的先后顺序依次是
完全不考虑程序的内部结构和内部特征,而只是根据程序功能导出测试用例的测试方法是
最新回复
(
0
)