阅读理解 Vacations are what keep us going: fantasies of sunny, sandy beaches on rainy, gray days when the kids are bouncing off the walls; touring a quiet museum instead of listening to your boss barking in the next office; hiking a mountain rather than sitting in rush-hour traffic. But vacations, by their nature, are also a change — an interruption of the familiar flow of people, places and routines. That''s why adults find travel exciting — and why it can be hard on kids. To ensure that your next vacation is low on stress and disappointment and high on enjoyment, you have got to take careful stock of your family''s strengths, weaknesses, dreams and realities. The biggest drawback to traveling with infants is the mind-boggling (十分惊人的) array of gear and accessories (附属品) they require and the frequency with which they must sleep and eat. While it is a logistical (后勤的) challenge to make plans that fit around your infant''s routines, it is a fact that sticking to regular eating and sleeping patterns will dramatically increase your chances of keeping your baby happy and contented. However, it is also a fact that as soon as you get used to one routine, your baby will attempt to foil your plans by developing a new one. So be sure to create an itinerary (路程) that is flexible. You might all go to a museum in the morning, but if your baby starts to retreat, be prepared to go back to the hotel. If he is doing well, stay in town for lunch. You might then plan to sit by the pool for most of the afternoon or arrange for the adults to split up for a couple of hours — one staying with the baby and the other enjoying a solo activity or special time with an older child. If you use this approach, you will likely have fewer problems than if you choose an itinerary that locks you into a full day''s activities, hours away from your accommodations.

单选题 Adults tend to find travel exciting because __________.

A、 the kids can bounce off the walls with them on the sunny, sandy beaches
B、 they can stop their boss from barking in a quiet museum
C、 they don''t have to repeat the regular patterns of their life
D、 no familiar people will interrupt them when they are on vacations

【正确答案】 C

【答案解析】细节题。从第一段第五行That is why adults find travel exciting．中可以看出That指代前一句的内容：度假本身是一种变化——一种对熟悉的人、地点、常规的打破。这个句子的意思与答案符合。故选C)．

单选题 To make sure that you can fully enjoy your next vacation, you should first_________.

A、 reduce the stress and the disappointment from your work
B、 teach your children how to handle themselves in the middle of an adventure
C、 put your stock in a carefully chosen place for the sake of the safety
D、 consider the overall state of your family

【正确答案】 D

【答案解析】细节题。第一段最后一句说到：为了确保你的下一个假期少点压力与失望，为了更好地享受假期，你得考虑家庭的实力与弱点，梦想与现实。此句意思与答案的“考虑家庭的综合状况”一致。故选D)．

单选题 We can infer from the passage that ________.

A、 it is quite demanding for parents to make flexible plans on the basis of their infant''s routines
B、 children are quick at getting used to the planned routine and are content with it
C、 parents have to experience a series of frustrations in traveling with their infants
D、 the settlement on a destination mainly depends on the interests of the infants

【正确答案】 A

【答案解析】推断题。第二段第二句challenge to make plans that fit around your infant''s routines与A)意思一致；制订一个灵活的计划对父母是一种挑战。而B)content with it错了。至于C)中“frustration”未提及，而D)中的度假的目的地也不主要取决于孩子的兴趣。故选A)．

单选题 The word "dramatically" (line 4, para.2) most probably means ________.

A、 slowly
B、 greatly
C、 habitually
D、 necessarily

【正确答案】 B

【答案解析】词汇题。根据前后句的意思可猜出dramatically此处表示程度。故选B)．

单选题 The best title for this passage would be ________.

A、 Popular Family Vacation
B、 Museum — An Ideal Place for Vacation
C、 The Less-stress Family Vacation
D、 The Ever-Rising Family Vacation

【正确答案】 C

【答案解析】主旨题。从第一段最后可以看出作者主要描述了怎样使假期过得更轻松，少些压力与失望，第二段是具体做法。故选C)．