《2025年新坐标名题汇高中英语必修第一册外研版》

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I wanted the pleasure of being in Africa again. Feeling that the place was so large that it contained many untold tales and some hope and comedy and sweetness too，I aimed to reinsert myself in the bundu，as we used to call the bush，and to wander around. There I had lived and worked，happily，almost forty years ago，in the heart of the greenest continent.
In those old undramatic days of my school teaching in the bundu，folks lived their lives on bush paths at the end of unpaved roads of red clay，in villages of grass-roofed huts. They had a new national flag，they had just gotten the vote，some had bikes，and many talked about buying their first pair of shoes. They were hopeful，and，so was I，a schoolteacher living near a settlement of mud-huts among trees and fields—children shouting at play；and women bent double—most with infants on their backs—hoeing (锄地) the corn beans；and the men sitting in the shade.
The Swahili word safari means "journey"，it has nothing to do with animals，someone "on safari" is just away and unobtainable and out of touch. Out of touch in Africa was where I wanted to be. The wish to disappear sends many travellers away. If you are thoroughly sick of being kept waiting at home or at work，travel is perfect：let other people wait for a change. Travel is a sort of revenge (报复) for having been put on hold，or having to leave messages on answering machines，not knowing your party's extension，being kept waiting all your working life. But also being kept waiting is the human condition.
Home had become a routine，and routine made time pass quickly. I was a sitting duck in this predictable routine：people knew when to call me；they knew when I would be at my desk. I was in such regular touch that it was like having a job，a mode of life I hated. I was sick of being called up and asked for favours，hit up for money. You stick around too long and people begin to impose their own deadlines on you.
8. What did the writer expect from his journey?
A. To have a variety of enjoyable experiences.
B. To see how Africa had changed.
C. To see impressive scenery.
D. To meet some old friends.
9. Forty years ago，how did the writer feel about the future of the country where he was living?
A. Little was likely to change.
B. Things were likely to improve.
C. Women would do most of the work.
D. People's expectations were too limited.
10. In Paragraph 3，what reason does the writer give for wanting to travel to Africa?
A. He wanted a change of activity.
B. He had been waiting to return to Africa for long.
C. His health was suffering from staying at home.
D. He wanted people to be unable to contact him.
11. What does the writer want to show by saying "I was a sitting duck" in the last paragraph?
A. He was boring.
B. He was easy to find.
C. He is fond of ducks.
D. He was always lending money.

答案： 8. A 9. B 10. D 11. B