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Unit 5 Travelling abroad Ⅰ.阅读理解 (2017·广西钦州高三一次质检) American Rosalie Stoke is one of the millions of college students with a bright future ahead of her.She was born in Baltimore,Maryland.She studies chemical engineering at the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University,also known as Virginia Tech.But the 22-year-old’s path to college was very different from the majority of Americans like her. In the United States,it is common for young people to complete four years of high school at age 17 or 18.After they finish high school in the spring,those who decide to attend college usually do so two-to three-months later.However,Stoke learned about a different way of doing things from an older student.That student said that before going to college,she worked for a year helping with childcare for a family in Germany.This idea appealed to Stoke very much. Stoke is in her third year of studies at Virginia Tech.She took a gap year in 2013.“It just sounded like a really great idea to have a year off to figure out more of what I wanted to do in college and after,” she said.So,after finishing high school in 2013,Stoke decided she also wanted to take a gap year before starting college. In fall 2013,Stoke connected with a family in Barcelona,Spain.They agreed to let her live with them and paid her a small amount to help care for their children for seven months.Stoke studied Spanish during her free time in Barcelona.She then used money as well as money from her parents to travel for two months. Stoke said that she felt different when she returned to the United States to begin her studies at Virginia Tech in 2014.She said she felt at ease and that she knew more about herself as a person.Also,when talking with friends who went straight to college from high school,she found many had a difficult time in their first year of college. 【语篇导读】本文介绍美国学生Rosalie Stoke一次偶然的机会确定了她的大学教育风格。 1.Where is Stoke unique compared with most high school students? A.She put money before education. B.She