Traveling is never a small expenditure for most people. People need to spend much money on the food, hotel, transportation（交通）and some entrance tickets. But for Derek Earl Baron, traveling brought him much money.

Derek Earl Baron is 37 years old now. After graduating from college, Baron was only planning to travel for three months. But he decided not to go back after he experienced（经历）the different life in different places for a week. In order to see more of the world, he needed to save money and earn more money. So, he got many jobs during his trip, such as teaching English, writing e-books, and being a tour manager. 

Derek Earl Baron has been on the road for 5,268 days. He has visited 88 countries, worked 10 different jobs and earned $24,000. Now, he is the founder（创立者）of wanderingearl.com. 

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1.According to the passage, what did traveling bring to Derek Earl Baron?

A Money.

B Different life.

C Different jobs.

D All of the above.

解析：选D。D 细节理解题。文中不仅仅提到了Derek Earl Baron在旅游中赚钱，也提到了他在旅游中经历不同的生活，做不同的工作，故选D。

2.Derek Earl Baron did all the jobs Except _____.

A teaching English

B writing

C being a tour manger

D singing

解析：选D。D 细节理解题。从第2段such as teaching English, writing e-books, and being a tour manager可知，Derek Earl Baron在旅途中教过英语，写过电子书，当过旅游团经理，文章并没提到他唱歌，故选D。

3.The underlined sentence in Paragraph 1 means____.

A it takes people much money to travel

B traveling is a tough thing

C most people like traveling

D most people don’t like traveling

解析：选A。A 词义猜测题。第1段People need to spend much money on the food, hotel, transportation and some entrance tickets就是对这句话的解释，故选A。

4.How long did Derek Earl Baron’ trip take?

A Three years.

B 5,268hours.

C Over 14 years.

D His whole life.

解析：选C。C 推理判断题。从最后一段Derek Earl Baron has been on the road for 5,268 days可算出Derek Earl Baron多于14年的时间都在旅途中，故选C。

5.If we want to know some stories about Derek Earl Baron’s trip, we can ____.

A read the textbooks

B call Derek Earl Baron

C watch Derek Earl Baron’s TV program

D go wanderingearl.com online

解析：选D。D 推理判断题。从最后一段he is founder of wanderingearl.com可猜测出Derek Earl Baron将他的经历写在网上，故选D。