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　　16. It can be inferred from the first paragraph that parents of gap students may____.

　　[A] help children to be prepared for disasters

　　[B] receive all kinds of support from their children

　　[C] have rich experience in bringing up their offspring

　　[D] experience watching children grow up

　　17. According to the text, which of the following is true?

　　[A] The popularity of gap years results from an increasing number of charities.

　　[B] Prince William was working hard during his gap year.

　　[C] Gap years are not as fashionable as they were ten years ago.

　　[D] A well-structured gap year is a guarantee of university success.

　　18. The word “packages” (Line 3, Para. 2) means________.

　　[A] parcels carried in traveling [B] a comprehensive set of activities

　　[C] something presented in a particular way [D] charity actions

　　19. What can cause the disasters of gap years?

　　[A] Intervention of parents. [B] Irresponsibility of the companies.

　　[C] A lack of insurance. [D] Low expectation.

　　20. An 18-year-old is believed to take a meaningful gap year when he/she.________

　　[A] lives up to his/her parents'expectations

　　[B] spends time being lazy and doing nothing

　　[C] learns skills by spending parents'money

　　[D] earns his or her living and gains working experience

　　核心词汇

　　at two weeks notice 提前两周通知; at short(a moment s) notice随时，提前很短时间通知 例： We are ready to start

　　at short notice.我们已准备好，接到通知就可以出发。

　　back up n./ a. *① 支援(者)，支持(者) ② 备用品 例：a backup plan/system/pilot备用计划/备用系统/候补飞行员

　　back up ① 支持(某人)，证实(某说法) ② 备份，复制(磁盘) ③ 向后移动

　　counterbalance n./v. 平衡，抗衡;平衡抵消物; counter 前缀，表示“相反的，相对的”如 counter attack v. 回击，counterpart n. 地位、职务等相当的人，对等物

　　look up ① 抬头看 ② 尊敬，仰望 例：look up to sb. as one s teacher把某人尊为老师 *③ (形势等)好转 例：Things are looking up now.情况正在好转。 ④ (在字典、参考书等中)查寻 例：look up a word in a dictionary 在字典中查一个词

　　package n. ① 包，盒，袋 *② a set of related things or services sold or offered together(必须整体接受的)一套，一揽子 例：a benefits package 一套福利措施 / an aid package 综合援助计划 / package deal 一揽子交易

　　pick up ① 拾起，拿起 例： pick up the phone 拿起话筒 ② (偶然、无意地)获得(收益、知识、消息等) pick up

　　a tip from my mother 从妈妈那学到一个窍门 ③ 接收(讯号) ，收听(广播等)例：pick up the BBC World Service 接收英国广播公司国际广播节目 *④ (情况等)好转，改进 例：Trade is picking up nicely.生意很有起色。

　　structure n. ① 结构，构造，体系 *② a situation in which everything is carefully organized and planned组织性，条理性 例： Kids need some sort of structure to their day. 儿童的日常生活需要有点条理性。

　　vt. 构造;组织;安排 例： You need to structure your arguments more carefully.你需要更仔细地组织好自己的论据。 / well structured精心组织的，安排周密的 umbrella organization an organization that includes many smaller groups伞状机构、组织