Ahusband-and-wifeteamfromCaliforniareachedthePacificOceanaftera4900-mile-cross-countrywalkbecomingthefirsttobackpacktheAmericanDiscoveryTrailinonecontinuouswalk.MarciaandKenpowersofPleasantonsta

　　Ahusband-and-wifeteamfromCaliforniareachedthePacificOceanaftera4900-mile-cross

　　-countrywalkbecomingthefirsttobackpacktheAmericanDiscoveryTrailinonecontinuous

　　walk.

　　MarciaandKenpowersofPleasantonstartedthetravelacross13statesthrough14nationalparksand16nationalforestsonFeb.27fromCapeHenlopeninDelaware.NearlyeightmonthslatertheexcitedcouplewalkedthroughwaterintothePacificOceanatPointReyesadayaheadoftime.

　　“Wearealittlesadthatagreatadventureisover.Itwasafantasticadventure.Andnowwegohomeandjustdohousework.It'sreallysad.”Marciawhosaidshe'sinher50sandher60-year-oldhusbandtraversedcitiesdesertmountainsandfarmlandbeforereachingthePacificsalonewitharmsaroundeachother'sbackpacks.

　　TheyovercamedeepsnowintheEastaquicksandinUtahcloselightningstrikesintheMid-westandstrongdesertsandstormsintheWestwhileaveraging22milesadayandtakingonlyfourdaysoff.ButtheyenjoyedtheFrenchhistoryofSt.Louis'thebeautyoftheColoradoRockiesandthekindnessofstrangerstheymetalongtheway.Theyparticularlyremembertwobrothers----a

　　doctoranddentist-------whoputthemupintheirhomesafterterribledaysandamotorcyclistwhogavethemwateraftertheyfailedtofindanyonUtah'slonelyWahWahDesert.

　　“Americansaretrulywarm-heartedandwonderfulpeople.”MarciaPowerssaid.“Wegottomeetpeoplethatwewouldnevermeetinourdailylivingathome.Wegottotouchitwithourfeetandhandsandsmellallitsscentsandhearitswildlife.It'sanamazingcountry”sheadded.

　　1.Whichofthefollowingaboutcouple'swalkisTRUE?

　　A．Thewalkcoveredmorethan13states.

　　B．Thewalklastedabouthalfayear.

　　C．Thewalkdidn'tmeetanydesert.

　　D．ThewalkmightendbeforeOctober27.

　　2.Theunderlinedword“traversed”inthethirdparagraphmeans“____________.”

　　A．enjoy

　　B．moveacrossthroughorover

　　C．overcome

　　D．lookat