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解释-Clark-34题 ​

日期：2025-12-05

Years ago in Scotland, the Clark family had a dream. Clark and his wife worked and saved, making plans for their children and themselves to travel to the United States. It had taken years, and they had finally saved enough _____ (31. A. time B. money C. history D. life) and got passports and tickets for the whole family on a new liner to the United States.

The whole family were _____ (32. A. expected B. fill C. expect D. filled) with expectation and excitement about their new life. However, seven days before they left for the US, the youngest son was bitten by a _____ (33. A. shark B. dog C. whale D. tiger). The doctor treated the boy, but he hung a yellow sheet on the Clarks’ front door. Because of the possibility of rabies (狂犬病), they should be kept away from others for fourteen days.

The family’s dream was destroyed. They would not be able to make the _____ (34. A. tour B. travel C. trip D. friend) to America as they had planned. The father, filled with disappointment and anger, _____ (35. A. viewed B. looked C. saw D. watched) the ship leave—without the Clark family. The father shed tears of disappointment and cursed both his son and God for their bad luck.

Five days later, a piece of _____ (36. A. exciting B. happy C. sad D. disappoint) news spread throughout Scotland—the strong and powerful ship, Titanic, had gone down, taking _____ (37. A. thousand of B. hundreds C. hundreds of D. thousands) lives with it. The Clark family were to have been on that ship, _____ (38. A. but B. and C. or D. so) because the son had been bitten by a dog, they were left behind in Scotland.

When Mr. Clark heard the news, he hugged _____ (39. A. her B. his C. them D. us) son and thanked him for saving the family. He thanked God for turning what he had felt was a sad thing _____ (40. A. down B. onto C. into D. up) a good thing. Although we may not know why, all things happen for a reason.

34 题为什么选 C. Trip？ ​

  • 含义：Trip 指的是一次具体的、短期的往返旅程（或者单程的出行），通常有明确的目的（比如出差 business trip，旅行 school trip）。

  • 搭配：Make a trip 或 Make the trip 是英语中的固定搭配，意思是“进行这次旅行/行程”。

  • 语境：文章里 Clark 一家是为了去美国（具体的一次行程），所以用 make the trip 最合适。

2. 为什么 B. Travel 不行？（重点解释） ​

你说的很对，Travel 既是动词也是名词。但是：

  • 作为名词时（Uncountable Noun）：Travel 通常是一个不可数名词，指“旅行”这个笼统的概念或一般的活动，而不是某一次具体的行程。

    • 例句：Travel broadens the mind.（旅行开阔眼界。）——这里指一般的旅行活动，不能改为 "A travel"。

    • 例句：Air travel is faster than sea travel.（航空旅行比海上旅行快。）

  • 语法冲突：题目中有一个定冠词 "the"，并且后面暗示了是一次具体的去美国的经历。我们不说 "make the travel"。

    • 如果我们非要用 travel 作名词表示具体的游记，通常要用复数 travels（例如《格列佛游记》Gulliver's Travels），但这指的是长途跋涉的经历，也不符合这里的句式。

3. 为什么 A. Tour 不行？ ​

  • 含义：Tour 指的是巡回游览、周游。通常是去好几个地方，转一圈又回来的那种参观。

    • 例句：a tour of the factory（参观工厂）；a world tour（环球旅行）。

  • 语境：Clark 一家是移民（搬家）去美国，是单向的行程，不是去美国各个城市转一圈旅游，所以 Tour 不准确。

4. 为什么 D. Friend 不行？ ​

  • 含义：朋友。

  • 语境：意思完全不通。

总结一下区别（必考点）： ​

单词词性/特点常见搭配/用法能否说 "Make the..."
Trip可数名词。指具体的某次出行。go on a trip / make a trip✅ Yes (Make the trip)
Travel通常不可数。指“旅行”这个概念/行为。foreign travel / air travel❌ No (不说 make the travel)
Tour可数。指多地点的巡游。make a tour of...❌ (语境不符)
Journey可数。指长途跋涉（侧重路途辛苦）。make a long journey✅ (语法对，但不如trip常用，且选项没给)

一句话记住：

如果想说“去某地的一次行程”，最安全、最常用的就是 Trip；如果是在讨论“喜欢旅行”这种爱好，才用 Travel。