grow dangerously short. We got acute cabin fever (幽居病)and started going for walks and ski expeditions outside. Even when the weather finally broke, nobody came to get us even though it was three days beyond our scheduled pick­up. By the time the rescue team came to pull us out, we had all given up hope.

　　From then on, the world looks different to me, as does my life. It would have taken me years of psychotherapy to get to the same point.

　　Almost everyone has a story to tell, and interestingly, most of these experiences were not altogether pleasant at the time. In fact, it appears that the most constructive life­changing journeys were those that involved some sorts of awful and uncomfortable events that forced the person to develop new resources, increase confidence, and solve problems in new ways.

　　语篇解读：本文是一篇记叙文。本文主要讲述了作者在冰岛上旅行时因暴雪而长时间被困在大山中的一个小木屋里的经历，以及摆脱困境后作者的人生观和世界观及处理问题方法的改变。

　　4．The writer went to Iceland to ________.

　　A．enjoy the natural beautiful floating icebergs

　　B．take photos about the region for a book

　　C．collect materials for psychological research

　　D．challenge the high mountains there

　　解析：选B　细节理解题。依据文章第二段中的"I was working on a photographic book about winter in Iceland"可知，作者到冰岛不是单纯的旅游，而是为一本书搜集照片。故选B项。

　　5．During the trip in Iceland, those travelers faced difficulties EXCEPT that ________.

　　A．they got lost in the mountain

　　B．they were short of food and fuel

　　C．they couldn't see the surroundings clearly

　　D．they failed to get in touch with the rescue team

　　解析：选A　细节理解题。依据第三段的第五句可知，日复一日，他们的食物和燃料越来越少了，故排除B项；由第三段的第一句可知，天气极度恶劣，能见度极低，什么都看不到，故排除C项；由第三段的第四句可知，他们无法与外界取得联系，故排除D项。文中没有提及在山中迷路，故选A项。

　　6．From Paragraph 3, we learn that the travelers ________.

A．were in despair before they were rescued