【題目】 Everyone loves a holiday! A littletime offfor some much-neededR & R(rest and relaxation) can be exactly the thing torefresh. That said, if you’re struggling to think of your nextdestination,then look no further. Don’t waste time debating, let yourblooddecide.

Everybody has alineage (宗系). Recently, finding out more about our family origins has become popular. By the start of 2019, 26 million people had taken anancestryDNA test at home, according to a report by MIT Technology Review. They believe by 2021 this number will have risen to 100 million.

This trend has been noticed by opportunistictravel operators. Some are looking to provide a service that both allows people to trace theirheritage－by literally going back to theirroots－and travel to the destinations where their ancestorsoriginatedfrom.

Airbnb, an online lodging marketplace, recently partnered with 23andMe, a DNA testing and analysis company, to offer recommendations that encourage travelers towalk in the footstepsof theirforefathers. And they aren’t the only ones. The Shelbourne hotel in Dublin has its own advisor. Hellen Kelly offers consultations to help gueststracetheir Irishorigin using official records. This allows them to ‘fill in the blanksof their Irish ancestry’, she told Good Morning America. The Conte Club, a luxury travel company, offers customtravels based on DNA tests. “These experiences are aboutexploringdeeper into who we really are,” says Conte Club CEO Rebecca Fielding in an article in the Condé Nast Traveller. “It might be the most meaningful trip we can take.”

So next time you think of going on vacation, why not take a DNA test first? Once you know how far your family has come, take the time to holiday back.

【1】What’s the purpose of the author to write the text?

A.To advise peopleto take a trip.

B.To persuade people to take a DNA test.

C.To introduce some famous travel operators.

D.To encourage people to take ancestry travels.

【2】What does the underlined words “this trend” in paragraph 3 refer to?

A.More people take time off for holidays.

B.More people trace their family origins.

C.More people take anancestryDNA test.

D.More people find out their travel destinations.

【3】What does paragraph 4 mainly focus on?

A.Clubs providing luxury custom travels.

B.Hotels offering travelling consultations.

C.Companies offering DNA testing and analysis.

D.Travel operators providing services to trace theroots.

【4】What does Rebecca Fielding think of the ancestry travel?

A.Significant.B.Relaxing.C.Popular.D.Inspiring.

【答案】

【1】D

【2】B

【3】D

【4】A

【解析】

本文是說明文。你為什么不回到故鄉(xiāng)去看看呢——這是尋根游背后的理念。許多人選擇追根溯源，以追尋家族史為目的，訪問他們的祖先曾經(jīng)生活過的地方。本文介紹“尋根游”這一最新旅游趨勢，它以越來越多的人希望通過研究他們的DNA來了解自己的過去，追尋祖先的足跡為基礎，鼓勵人們進行“尋根游”。

【1】

推理判斷題。根據(jù)第一段的That said, if you’re struggling to think of your nextdestination,then look no further. Don’t waste time debating, let yourblooddecide.(也就是說，如果你正在努力想你的下一個目的地，那么就不要再看了。不要浪費時間辯論，讓你的血決定)可推斷，文章的寫作目的是鼓勵人們進行“尋根游”。故選D。

【2】

詞句猜測題。根據(jù)第二段首句Everybody has alineage (宗系). Recently, finding out more about our family origins has become popular. (每個人都有血統(tǒng)。最近，了解更多關于我們的家庭出身信息變得很受歡迎)，接下來舉例說明，故劃線詞指代的“這一趨勢”指的是上文提到的“更多的人追溯他們的家庭出身。”這一越來越受歡迎的趨勢。故選B。

【3】

主旨大意題。根據(jù)第四段首句Airbnb, an online lodging marketplace, recently partnered with 23andMe, a DNA testing and analysis company, to offer recommendations that encourage travelers towalk in the footstepsof theirforefathers.(一家在線住宿市場Airbnb最近與一家DNA測試和分析公司23and Me合作，提供建議，鼓勵旅行者追根溯源)以及下文的介紹

的都柏林的Shelbourne酒店和康特俱樂部提供的“尋根游”可推斷，本段主要介紹了提供追根溯源服務的旅游運營者。故選D。

【4】

推理判斷題。根據(jù)倒數(shù)第二段的“These experiences are aboutexploringdeeper into who we really are,” says Conte Club CEO Rebecca Fielding in an article in the Condé Nast Traveller. “It might be the most meaningful trip we can take.”可知，康特俱樂部首席執(zhí)行官麗貝卡·菲爾丁在《康德·納斯特旅行者》一篇文章中說，這些經(jīng)歷是關于深入探索我們的真實身份。它可能是我們能做的最有意義的旅行。因此推斷麗貝卡·菲爾丁認為“尋根游”是有重大意義的。故選A。

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