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Unit3Traveljournal

Ⅰ.阅读理解

(2020·东北三校高三第一次联合模拟)

Lastmonth，myhusbandandIcompletedwhatsomeofourfriendsconsideredafoolishtask：a32day，5，232milecampingtripwithchildreninourVolkswagenvan，without“hightechnology”tooccupythechildren.

Itwasthescreenlessjourneythatshoweredmewithdoubts.Butis“boredom”senseless？MyfriendRenee，whohasdrivencrosscountrywithherthreekidseighttimes，callsboredomthemotherofcreativity.Shesnottheonlyonewhoseesvirtueinblanktime.Inarecentlypublishedpaper，researchersattheUniversityofEastAngliainEnglandconcludedthatthetrance(发呆)helpsrechargethemindandis“centraltolearningandcreativity”．Iwasnttryingtomakemykidssmarter.NeitherdoIdislikehightechnology.ButIunderstandtoowellthepowerofminiscreenstotransformourkidsintozombies(木讷呆板的人).

OnDay1，oursevenyearoldsonannounced“Texasissoboring！”Thenextday，strugglingagainsthisseatbelt，heyelledhecouldnttakemuchmoreofthis.Hisfiveyearoldsisterwasbetterinthelonghoursplayingmakebelievewiththestuffedanimals.OnDay3hebegantocountmountainsandseepandasanddolphinsindistantcloudsintheTexassky.Ioftenjoinedthekidsintheback，wherewedidthethumbandtoewrestle.Withwellknownmountainsahead，myhusbandtoldthechildrenthepastlegendsofthem.“ArizonaisnotasboringasTexas，”oursondeclared.

Ihopethetripgavekidssomelazy，unstructuredtimetolearnsomethingaboutvaluingthetripinsteadoflookingforthe_fastest_waytoburnitup.IdontalwaysmaketherightdecisionasaparentbutIknowthatbybanningthesmallscreenwemadetherightchoicethistime.

语篇解读本文是一篇记叙文。作者和丈夫带着两个孩子进行了一次为期32天的野营旅行，旅行期间没让孩子们玩电子设备。作者希望这次旅行能给孩子们一些闲散的时间去学会一些关于珍视这次旅行的东西；同时作者也认为禁止孩子玩电子设备是正确的选择。

1．Whydidtheauthorchooseahightechnologyfreejourney?

A．Herfriendswerehighlyagainstit.

B．Shedislikedadvancedtechnology.

C．Shefearedt