2014届高考英语一轮复习全方位配套训练：Unit5《NelsonMandela--amodernhero》阅读理解2（人教版必修1）.doc

Unit 5 Nelson Mandela--a modern hero 阅读理解2 第Ⅱ组 A When Ann Kahn was growing up,her family took the same summer vacation every year—a trip to Yosemite （约塞米蒂国家公园）.But things are different for her daughter,Ashley.At 19,Ashley had already set foot on every continent including Antarctica,and all but one of her journeys abroad were taken without her parents,on trips with other teenagers.She started when she was just 13,visiting Europe with a youth travel organization called People to People Students Ambassadors（大使）. “It has really changed my plan for graduation,” said Ashley,who is now a freshman of a state university.“When I was younger,I thought I’d like to be a nurse someday.But now, I’m learning French,and I’d like to be an ambassador after I graduate.Living and working abroad is something I would like to do.? At younger ages than the older generation of Americans,thousands of teenagers like Ashley are seeing more faraway corners of the world.High schools now regularly organize student trips that require passports.Middle-school students hike the rainforest instead of joining lakeside summer camps,and older teenagers use the community service they did in Africa as writing material for college essays.The sense of community and family are lifetime memories. More than half of the students believed middle school life as the biggest stage for growth.You really see kids mature.Ashley抯 mother Ann Kahn agrees,揑 did not travel like this growing up,but I think it抯 great that we are able to provide that for her.?ins 1.From the text,we can learn that Ashley . A.visited Europe when she was 13 B.set up a youth travel organization C.never had a chance to visit Antarctica D.took the same summer vacation as her mother 2.After taking several international journeys,Ashley . A.wanted to be a nurse after graduation B.accepted the advice from her parents C.changed her plan for the future D.decided to have a trip to Yosemite 3.From the text,we can infer that during ho