2017届高考英语二轮复习随堂训练：阅读理解 3（含解析）
<p> 随堂训练</p><p> 1</p><p> <span word="In">In</span> <span word="Britain">Britain</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="countries">countries</span>, <span word="young">young</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="sometimes">sometimes</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="a">a</span>“<span word="gap">gap</span> <span word="year">year</span>”, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="school">school</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="college">college</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="idea">idea</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="gained">gained</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="following">following</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="America">America</span>. <span word="Recent">Recent</span> <span word="news">news</span> <span word="reports">reports</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="suggested">suggested</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="interest">interest</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="growing">growing</span>, <span word="though">though</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="official">official</span> <span word="numbers">numbers</span>.</p><p> <span word="Charles">Charles</span> <span word="Deacon">Deacon</span>, <span word="Dean">Dean</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Admissions">Admissions</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="Georgetown">Georgetown</span> <span word="University">University</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Washington">Washington</span>, <span word="D">D</span>. <span word="C">C</span>. <span word="estimates">estimates</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="current">current</span> <span word="first">first</span>-<span word="year">year</span> <span word="class">class</span> <span word="of">of</span> 1, 600 <span word="students">students</span>, <span word="only">only</span> <span word="about">about</span> 25 <span word="decided">decided</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="off">off</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="says">says</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="changed">changed</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="years">years</span>.</p><p> <span word="Mr">Mr</span> <span word="Deacon">Deacon</span> <span word="says">says</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="common">common</span> <span word="reason">reason</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="taking">taking</span> <span word="a">a</span> “<span word="gap">gap</span> <span word="year">year</span>” <span word="is">is</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="chance">chance</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="travel">travel</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="says">says</span> <span word="international">international</span> <span word="students">students</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="a">a</span>“<span word="gap">gap</span> <span word="year">year</span>”<span word="to">to</span> <span word="meet">meet</span> <span word="requirements">requirements</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="military">military</span> <span word="duty">duty</span>.</p><p> <span word="Some">Some</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="school">school</span> <span word="graduates">graduates</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="chance">chance</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="recover">recover</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="twelve">twelve</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="required">required</span> <span word="education">education</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="give">give</span> <span word="students">students</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="chance">chance</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="explore">explore</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="interests">interests</span>. <span word="Students">Students</span> <span word="hoping">hoping</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="doctors">doctors</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="example">example</span>, <span word="could">could</span> <span word="learn">learn</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="profession">profession</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="volunteering">volunteering</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="hospital">hospital</span>.</p><p> <span word="Many">Many</span> <span word="colleges">colleges</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="universities">universities</span> <span word="support">support</span> <span word="gap">gap</span>-<span word="year">year</span> <span word="projects">projects</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="permitting">permitting</span> <span word="students">students</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="delay">delay</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="admission">admission</span>. <span word="Experts">Experts</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="students">students</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="grow">grow</span> <span word="emotionally">emotionally</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="intellectually">intellectually</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="enjoy">enjoy</span>.</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Harvard">Harvard</span> <span word="admissions">admissions</span> <span word="office">office</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="essay">essay</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="website">website</span> <span word="called">called</span> “<span word="Time">Time</span> <span word="Out">Out</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="Burn">Burn</span> <span word="Out">Out</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Next">Next</span> <span word="Generation">Generation</span>. ”<span word="It">It</span> <span word="praises">praises</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="idea">idea</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="taking">taking</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="step">step</span> <span word="back">back</span>, <span word="think">think</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="enjoy">enjoy</span> <span word="gaining">gaining</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="experience">experience</span> <span word="outside">outside</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pressure">pressure</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="studies">studies</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="notes">notes</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="students">students</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="sometimes">sometimes</span> <span word="admitted">admitted</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Harvard">Harvard</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="colleges">colleges</span> <span word="partly">partly</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="unusual">unusual</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="time">time</span>.</p>
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