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1、BOntheeveofalongwalk—onethatstartsinAfrica,windsthroughtheMiddleEast,acrossAsia,fliesovertoAlaska,goesdownthewesternUnitedStates,thenCentralandSouthAmericaandendsinArgentina—onequestiontroubledjournalistPaulSalopek:Shouldhetakehishousekeys?SalopeksetofffromasmallEthiopia
2、nvillageandtookthefirststepsofaplanned21,000-milewalkthatwillcrosssome30countries.Hewantstoretraceman’sfirstmigrationfromAfricaacrosstheworldinaslowjourneythatwillforcehimtolearndifferentculturessohecantellothershisstoriesabouthiswork.“Oftentheplacesthatweflyoverordrivet
3、hrougharen’tjustuntoldstories,buttheyarealsotheconnectivetissuesbetweenthestoriesoftheday,”Salopeksaid.Thosefly-overplacesexplainhowenvironmentoreducationisconnectedtotheeconomy.ThoughSalopek’splannedwalkmaybeamongthelongestinmoderntimes,suchlong,investigativewalkshavebe
4、endonebefore.RoryStewartisoneofthosewhohavefinishedsuchalongjourney,whosewalktook21months.“Thegoodthingaboutitformewasthatitgavemeaccesstopeopleandcommunities.Itforcedmetostopevery20or25miles.Itforcedmetospendnightsinvillagehomes,”saidStewart.“Formethegreatestthingaboutt
5、hiskindofjourneyisthatweliveinaworldwhichisveryfocusedondestinations.”StewartadvisedthatSalopekshouldfindpeopletobewithatnight.Longdaysofendlesswalkingleaveyoutiredandhungry,butStewartsaidthebesthoursofSalopek’sjourneywillnotbeduringdaylight,butintheeveninghoursaroundadi
6、nnertableoffireplace.That’swhatSalopekplanstodo.Hehopestowalkwithlocalpeoplethroughouthisjourney,learningnewlanguagesorfindingEnglishspeakersalongtheway.Hesaysthejourneywillslowdownhisownprocessofwriting,andhehopeshecanalsoslowdownreaderswholiveinaworldfloodedwithinforma
7、tion.61.WheredidSalopekstarthis21,000-milejourney?A.TheMiddleEast.B.Argentina.C.EthiopiaD.Alaska.62.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaboutSalopek’sjourney?A.HewillworkwithRoryStewartthroughhisjourney.B.Itwilltakehim21monthstocompletehisjourney.C.Itisthelongestwalkinhis
8、toryandmoderntimes.D.Hecaninvolvehimselfinavarietyofcultures.63.WhatdoesRoryStewartthinkisthegreatestth
