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1、四川北川县2017高考英语一轮阅读理解基础选编(二)【由安徽省合肥市2014高考模拟题改编】阅读下列短文,从给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项。WhenIdecidedtoquitmyjobasaweddingphotographer,Iwasinmylatetwenties,freshfrommydivorcefromBobwhohadleftmeemptyandconfused.IdecidedtoleavetheUSandtravel.Ihadnosavings,plusmorethan$5,000indebt.WhatIdi
2、dhaveweretwosponsoredtasksasatravelphotographer-andwiththatalong,Ithought,itwouldbeeasy.MyfirstexperiencewasaroadtripfromTorontotoLasVegas,paidforbyacardeliveryservice.OthertripsfollowedandthenIstartedatravelblog(博客).Itwasintendedtobemycallingcardforassignmenttravelphotograp
3、hy.Yetevenwithmyblogandpastexperience,emailafteremailIsenttopublications,tryingtogetwork,wentunanswered.Whentheydidgetintouch,editorstoldmethatIhadnochaneeofmakingacareerwithtravelphotography.WhileIstruggledtogetonthepaththatIwanted,andasIexpandedmyblogtohelpgetmethere,Ifoun
4、dmyselfwearingthehatofafull-timeblogger.Luckily,Igotinattherighttime.Itwas2010,andthetravelindustrywasjuststartingtoturnitsattentiontobloggers.AsInevercouldhavepredicted,myblogging・notmyphotography-didtakemearoundtheworldsuccessfully.Atfirst,Ithoughtitwasforpersonalreasons,b
5、utIrealizedlaterthatitwasforfreemarketingformyblogging.Withintwoyears,Iwasbeingaskedtospeakattravelbloggingconferences,whichhelpedmetoraiseanetworkoffriendsaroundtheworld・Evenmoremeaningful,however,waswhenIsawthatmytravelswerealsohelpingotherpeople・Myblogandsocialmediafollow
6、erssawthatIchasedmydreamsandtoldmeoverandoveragainhowtheyneededthatkindofexample,whichwasabsentintheirliveselsewhere.51Aftertheauthorquitherjob,shedecidedto.A.divorceherhusbandB.beaweddingphotographerC.payoffallherdebtD.gotravellingabroad2.Whatcanwelearnabouttheauthorfromthe
7、2ndparagraph?A.Shepaidmoneytoacardeliveryagencyforaroadtrip.B.Sherealisedhisdreamofbecomingatravelphotographer.C.Shegotajobasaneditorinapublishinghouse.afterwardsthevolunteerswereaskedtoidentifythewordjustdependingonthesoundtheyheard.Testsshowedthattheabilitytoremembertherig
8、htwordtendedtoweakenasthedayended.However,whenthevolunteerswereretestedafte