MyFavouriteTravelBooks
TheOldPatagonianExpressbyPaulTheroux
ChoosingmyfavoritePaulTherouxbookislikepickingmyfavoriteplaceintheworld:It'simpossibletosettleonjustone.ButTheOldPatagonianExpress,whichisaboutatrainjourneyTherouxmadefromBoston,USAtosouthernArgentina,isrightupthereatthetopofmylist.Therouxhasawickedsenseofhumor.Hebringssomuchwisdomandexperiencetohistravels.
WaldenbyHenryDavidThoreau
Ifhewerealivetoday,ThoreauwouldprobablyfrownifheheardsomeonerefertoWaldenasatravelbook.ButIregarditasatravel-writingmasterpiece."Iwentintothewoods,"hewrites,"becauseIwishedtolivedeliberately,tofrontonlytheessentialfactsoflife,andseeifIcouldnotlearnwhatithadtoteach,andnot,whenIcametodie,discoverthatIhadnotlived."That'sthesamespiritofdiscoverythatdefinessomanygreatcontemporarytravelrecords.
TheDharmaBumsbyJackKerouac
Likesomanypeople,IfellinlovewithKerouac'snovelsinmylateteensandearly20s.OntheRoadgetsallthepress,butIalwaysloveTheDharmaBums.KerouacbeautifullycapturestheromanceofCaliforniatrains,Berkeley,andbackpackingintheSierras.It'shardtoreadthisbookwithoutwantingtoleaveforthemountainstobrainstormbadhaikusonthetrailandcookcannedmacaroniandcheeseoveracracklingcampfire.
ConfuciusLivesNextDoorbyT.R.Reid
ThisissortofAYearinProvenceinJapan,onlythecross-culturaldifferencesaremuchgreater.ReidandhisfamilymovedtoTokyowhenhebecamethechiefforTheWashingtonPost,enablinghimtouncovertruthsaboutthecountry.AmongthehighlightsarehisobservationsaboutJapaneseschools,includingYodobashiNo.6ElementarySchool,wherehisdaughtersweregreetedbythewholeschoolstaff.
21.Whichbookenablesreaderstoexperiencegreatcross-culturaldifferences?___
A.TheOldPatagonianExpress.B.ConfuciusLivesNextDoor.
C.OntheRoad.D.Walden.
22.WhatwillpeoplefeelafterreadingJackKerouac'sTheDharmaBums?___
A.Astrongdesiretofollow.
B.Alovefornovels.
C.Awishtolearncooking.
D.Anexci