第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

Inthepast,travelwasconsideredanessentialpartofeducation.Postsandwritersrealizedthe 16 oftravelandwentouttoothercountriesinsearchof 17.Aman’seducationwasnotcompleteduntilhehadvisitedforeignlands.

Thattravel 18themindcannotbedenied(否认).Thosewhoremainwithintheconfinesof(在…范围之内)their 19 arecutofffromtheoutsideworld.Asaresult,theydevelopa 20_outlookonlife.Butthosewhotravelcomeinto 21 withvarioustypesofpeoplewhosewaysoflifearecompletely22 theirs.Theyseethingswiththeirowneyesandhaveabetter 23 oftheaffairsoftheworld.Theimpressionsthattheyreceivewhiletheytravelremain 24 intheirmindsformanyyears,andallfalseimpressionsandideasare 25 fromtheirminds.Thus,theyareableto 26 thingsintheirproperperspective(观点)andmakecorrect 27 anddecisions.Andbeingabletomakecorrectdecisionsisavaluablepartof 28.

Itisargued,however,thatthe29 ofthegreatvarietyofbooks,newspaper,theradio,TVandtheInternettodayremovethe 30 fortraveltoacquireknowledge.Onewouldstudyinthe 31 andprivacyofone’sownhomeandabsorballtheknowledgethatonedesires.Buttherearemanythingstheycannot 32 effectively.Forexample,theloveandrespectpeopleinotherlands 33 forusandthenaturalbeautyofthevariouspartsortheworldcannotbedescribedproperlyin 34 .Theyhavetobeseenandfelt.Besides,notallcanunderstandeverythingthatthey 35 aboutpeopleawayfromtheirhomes.Tosuchpeople,especially,travelisanimportantmeansofeducation.

16.A.value B.possibility C.background D.development

17.A.work B.wealth C.opportunity D.knowledge

18.A.comforts B.needs C.uses D.broadens

19.A.sights B.homes C.careers D.powers

20.A.happy B.broad C.narrow D.simple

21.A.sight B.contact C.power