Question

experience  useful   even   student   learn   job   foreign   agree   start   skill

These days, more and more students in the UK are taking a “gap year” between their graduation from school and their university studies. This means that they take a year off to do something else, before the   1.   their studies.

For most students, spending time in   2.   countries is the favorite activity – and Australia is the favourite place to go.

Many parents, teachers and business people   3.  that traveling can teach important values.

“After a year of traveling, I felt I’d grown up. I had    4.  the importance of relationships with people, on all sorts of levels.”

There are many companies around the world that welcome these 5.   on their projects – helping people in poorer countries., or    6.  in your home country. Although you don’t get paid for your work, this kind of work can teach important 7.  - decision- making and finding answers to problems, for example – that will help a student in a 8.   one day.

Finally, getting some knowledge and experience in an area you hope to study or work in one day will always be very   9. .

If several university graduates are asking for the same job , gap year work experience allows you to say, “ I’ve already had some   10.    of this kind of work.” And that can get you the job!

Answer

1.start

2.foreign

3.agree

4.learnt/learned

5.students

6.even

7.skills

8.job

9.useful

10.experience

【解析】

试题分析：短文大意： 如今，越来越多的英国学生在高中毕业和去念大学之前会找到一个所谓的“空档年”。这意味着他们会休学一年，在开始大学生活前，去做一些别的事情。

1.句意：在开始大学生活前。所填词放在名词短语their studies 前面该是一个及物动词，结合所给词汇可知该填写start，开始。

2.句意：对于大部分学生来说，在国外度过这一年是最受欢迎的做法。所填词修饰名词该是一个形容词，结合所给词汇可知该填写foreign，外国的。

3.句意：许多家长、教师和商务人士同意旅游有重要的教育价值。所填词跟在名词之后，后面是一个that引导的从句，该是一个及物动词。结合所给词汇可知该填写agree，同意。

4.句意：我了解到了和各种级别的人的关系的重要性。所填词跟在助动词had 之后。该是一个实意动词的过去分词。结合所给词汇可知该填写learnt/learned，学习，学会，了解。

5.句意：世界上有很多公司欢迎这个项目的学生。所填词被指示代词these 修饰该是一个复数名词，结合所给词汇可知该填写students，学生。

6.句意：帮助那些贫穷国家甚至就是你们国家的人们。所填词跟在连词or之后放在介词短语之前，该是一个副词。结合所给词汇可知该填写even，甚至。

7.句意：尽管你不不能得到报酬，但这类工作可以教你重要的技能。所填词被形容词important修饰该是一个名词，结合所给词汇可知该填写 skills，技能。

8.句意：也许这对一个学生以后的就业有帮助。所填词前有不定冠词a，该是一个单数名词。结合所给词汇可知该填写job，工作。

9.句意：在你希望去工作或学习的某一领域获得一些知识和经验，对你以后的工作帮助很大。所填词被副词very修饰并且跟在动词be之后该是一个形容词。结合所给词汇可知该填写useful，有用的。

10.我已经有过这项工作的类似经验了。所填词被形容词some修饰该是一个名词。联系前面句子If several university graduates are asking for the same job , gap year work experience allows you to say 结合所给词汇可知该填写experience，经验。

【考点定位】短文填空。