2019学年度译林版必修三Unit1Period2Task学案

阅读理解

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D项中选出最佳选项。

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　　Despite growing up in Croydon and Liverpool，neither Grace nor Paul felt at home in the city. After meeting at Staffordshire's Keele University，they fell in love with Skye on a geology field trip in 1979.

　　"The island is only 50 miles north to south，but the variety of terrain(地形) and wildlife is impressive，" says Paul.

　　Grace adds，"We both loved Gavin Maxwell's Ring of Bright Water and were really passionate about otters(水獭)．It was our dream to get away from the rat race，get married and run wildlife holidays and courses on Skye."

　　Five years and 29 loan applications later，they moved to Skye.They were relieved to say goodbye to crowds and traffic and found that the island (population: about 20,000) attracts like­minded people."A lot of musicians and craftspeople move here，looking for peace，" says Grace.

　　After locals started bringing them injured animals，they built a wildlife hospital and have since cared for 170 otters.Paul has gained a PhD in otter ecology and they've set up the International Otter Survival Fund (otter.org)，which supports conservation projects worldwide.

　　Their three kids had carefree childhoods in a tight­knot community."We could give them lots of freedom because people watch out for each other's children here，" Grace explains.

　　She continues，"We go to Inverness (a town in northern Scotland) about once a year for a concert，but otherwise everything we want is here. You have to be mentally and practically self­sufficient. We built a metal shed (小屋)，but that took off in the 90 mph winds. Anything not built solidly will leave.

It's often very dark and wet from November to March，which can be