2014年考研英语模拟试题阅读理解三
<p> 三、英学业间断期</p><p> <span word="Talk">Talk</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="parent">parent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="student">student</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="took">took</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="adventurous">adventurous</span> <span word="gap">gap</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="misty">misty</span> <span word="look">look</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="eyes">eyes</span>. <span word="There">There</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="disasters">disasters</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="motivated">motivated</span>, <span word="organised">organised</span> <span word="gap">gap</span> <span word="student">student</span> <span word="does">does</span> <span word="require">require</span> <span word="family">family</span> <span word="back">back</span>-<span word="up">up</span>, <span word="financial">financial</span>, <span word="emotional">emotional</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="physical">physical</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="parental">parental</span> <span word="mistiness">mistiness</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="brilliant">brilliant</span> <span word="experience">experience</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="matured">matured</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="offspring">offspring</span>; <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="vicarious">vicarious</span> <span word="living">living</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="wish">wish</span> <span word="pre">pre</span>-<span word="university">university</span> <span word="gap">gap</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fashion">fashion</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="day">day</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="tougher">tougher</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="kids">kids</span> <span word="become">become</span>; <span word="how">how</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="prepared">prepared</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="benefit">benefit</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="university">university</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="decide">decide</span> <span word="positively">positively</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="degree">degree</span>.</p><p> <span word="Gap">Gap</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="fashionable">fashionable</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="reflected">reflected</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="huge">huge</span> <span word="growth">growth</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="charities">charities</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="private">private</span> <span word="companies">companies</span> <span word="offering">offering</span> <span word="them">them</span>. <span word="Pictures">Pictures</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Prince">Prince</span> <span word="William">William</span> <span word="toiling">toiling</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Chile">Chile</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="helped">helped</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="trend">trend</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="gathering">gathering</span> <span word="steam">steam</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="decade">decade</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="range">range</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="gap">gap</span> <span word="packages">packages</span> <span word="starts">starts</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="backpacking">backpacking</span>, <span word="includes">includes</span> <span word="working">working</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="charities">charities</span>, <span word="building">building</span> <span word="hospitals">hospitals</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="schools">schools</span> <span word="and">and</span>, <span word="very">very</span> <span word="commonly">commonly</span>, <span word="working">working</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="language">language</span> <span word="assistant">assistant</span>, <span word="teaching">teaching</span> <span word="English">English</span>. <span word="With">With</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="trend">trend</span>, <span word="however">however</span>, <span word="comes">comes</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="danger">danger</span>. <span word="Once">Once</span> <span word="parents">parents</span> <span word="feel">feel</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="well">well</span>-<span word="structured">structured</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="essential">essential</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="would">would</span>-<span word="be">be</span> <span word="undergraduates">undergraduates</span> <span word="progress">progress</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="university">university</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="degree">degree</span>, <span word="an">an</span> <span word="impressive">impressive</span> <span word="CV">CV</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="paid">paid</span> <span word="employment">employment</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="gap">gap</span> <span word="companies">companies</span> <span word="blurbs">blurbs</span> <span word="suggest">suggest</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="might">might</span> <span word="be">be</span>, <span word="then">then</span> <span word="parents">parents</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="start">start</span> <span word="organisingand">organisingand</span> <span word="paying">paying</span> <span word="forthe">forthe</span> <span word="gaps">gaps</span>.</p><p> <span word="Where">Where</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="disasters">disasters</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Richard">Richard</span> <span word="Oliver">Oliver</span>, <span word="director">director</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="gap">gap</span> <span word="companies">companies</span> <span word="umbrella">umbrella</span> <span word="organisation">organisation</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Year">Year</span> <span word="Out">Out</span> <span word="Group">Group</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="usually">usually</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="poor">poor</span> <span word="planning">planning</span>. <span word="That">That</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fault">fault</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="company">company</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="student">student</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="says">says</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="insurance">insurance</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="thoughtful">thoughtful</span> <span word="preparation">preparation</span>. <span word="When">When</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="wrong">wrong</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="usually">usually</span> <span word="medical">medical</span> <span word="or">or</span>, <span word="especially">especially</span> <span word="among">among</span> <span word="girls">girls</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="away">away</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="expectation">expectation</span> <span word="does">does</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="match">match</span> <span word="reality">reality</span>.</p>
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