Reading Comprehension

阅读理解

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

（一）

A

Peru is a perfect touring destination： everything from the ancient Inca culture and centuries-old Spanish villages to deep rainforests， high mountains， and a beautiful coastline.

Amazon Rainforest Tour

Arriving at Amazon rainforest， you'll spend one day traveling by boat to your hotel in the middle of the forest. You can then spend three days exploring the rainforest with a local guide and enjoying the plants and animals unique to the rainforest.

Machu Picchu Tour

This four-day walking tour will take you to the city of Machu Picchu. There you will have a day to explore and be amazed by this ancient city. Especially amazing is the Incas'dry stone method of building. Inca builders cut stones to exact sizes so that nothing was needed to hold walls together other than the perfect fit of the stones.

Cusco Tour

Spend four days enjoying the unique Spanish and local Indian culture high in the Andes at Cusco， the capital of the Inca Empire from the 13th until the 16th century. Stay in a local hotel， visit the museums， admire the architecture， enjoy the excellent local food， and go shopping at the local markets.

Lake Titicaca Tour

Enjoy the beautiful countryside as you spend a day driving along the new highway connecting Cusco to Lake Titicaca. There， a boat will take you to stay with a local Uros family on an island for three days. Both the island and Uros homes are made of water plants from the lake.

For more information about other package tours around Peru， contact us at tourinfo@ travelperu.org.

1. What is extremely surprising in the city of Machu Picchu particularly？

A. Excellent local food.                  B. Unique plants and animals.

C. Houses made of water plants.           D. Dry stone method of building.

2. Which tour would you recommend to people who enjoy Indian culture？

A. Amazon Rainforest Tour.              B. Machu Picchu Tour.

C. Cusco Tour.                         D. Lake Titicaca Tour.

3. What do the four tours have in common？

A. The traveling time.                   B. The transportation means.

C. The accommodation.                 D. The shopping markets.

B

On my granddaughter Mary's 21st birthday， I sat with her and her expired （过期的） driver's license on a hard wooden bench at the DMV （the Department of Motor Vehicles）， waiting for our number to be called. The broadcast system announced numbers to call ticket holders to reach the desk to take an eye test or renew a registration. I felt as though we were staying at a bingo game， waiting for the winning number to be called so we could jump up and collect the prize.

And on that bench， I had a thought： The seemingly ordinary events I've shared with my granddaughter were both my adventures and my rewards for just showing up. I grew up in an immigrant family in the suburb of Boston. A vacation for us was a bus trip to Central Square， with shopping bags filled with delicious foods followed by the muddy sand sucking our toes.

I looked forward to these small outings. It sounded boring to seek out the simple pleasures， but it was not. I traveled to remote islands， to Europe， and to many of America's cities. Those trips were refreshing， but they were breaks. I prefer the mainstream of the ordinary.

I like the day trips. But the most wonderful time was when Mary and I stayed in the reading room . We talked about her homework， and played the roles of two thinkers discussing the Enlightenment （启蒙运动）. We had our private book club， reading A Prayer for Owen Meany and copying the voice of the main character.

All of these ordinary moments are more valuable than the time it will take to travel around the world. Many people love adventures， like skydiving or climbing Mount Qomolangma. But that is not who I am. I don't need those adventure experiences. In the end， it turns out that just showing up is enough for me.

4. What was the author doing at the DMV according to Paragraph 1？

A. Staying with Mary to renew a license.     B. Preparing to take a driving exam.

C. Playing a bingo game with Mary.        D. Celebrating Mary's 21st birthday.

5. Why does the author mention her childhood？

A. To show her identity as an immigrant.     B. To show her simple pleasures as a kid.