Question

Have you ever thought of taking a train and having an adventure (奇遇)？Riding the train can be a real adventure.That is how I feel every time I take Amtrak.I often take a four?hour trip to visit my children.Every time I take this trip I never know what will happen.

Last week when I was on the train and over an hour into the train ride，there was a man sitting by himself in the back of the train carrying on a mobile phone conversation— in another language.It was loud and disturbed most of the people on the train.I think it was annoying.

Fortunately I sat next to a wonderful old lady who was taking a two?day trip by train.She said her two daughters were distraught at the thought of her driving for three days to reach her home，although she had no trouble driving.The train ride was the only choice for her.She loved to look out of the window and watch the world go by on the train.

She was fun to talk to and asked me when my children started being parents.That is a very good question.Both of us are old and have children.She asked that same question from time to time.

There are always many people on the train from all walks of life，different countries，and many languages.Riding the train is a great way to increase your knowledge and take in all kinds of cultures.If you get hungry，you can buy food in the food car at any time.If you need to use the restroom there is always one available.

It sure beats driving the car，which has to stop for food and restrooms.And it is better than taking the bus.

1．According to the passage，the purpose of the author’s train ride was________.

A．to do business　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．to see her children

C．to visit places of interest 　　　　　　　　　 D．to see her old friends

2．Which of the following is the closest in meaning to the underlined word “distraught” in Paragraph 3?

A．Disappointed. 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．Satisfied.

C．Worried. 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．Pleased.

3．Which of the following is TRUE about the old lady sitting next to the author?

A．She is too old to drive now.

B．She does not like to take trains.

C．Although she is old，she has a good memory.

D．Her daughters live far away from her home.

4．In the author’s opinion，on the train Amtrak________.

A．the services are quite good

B．the food is terribly expensive

C．all the passengers are polite

D．all the passengers are American

5．What is the best title for this passage?

A．Train ride—a cultural experience

B．A painful experience on the train

C．The history of Amtrak

D．A wonderful lady

Answer 1

[語篇解讀]　本文中作者主要介紹了她的一次火車旅行經歷以及她對火車旅行的看法：坐火車要比乘公共汽車和開車好。

解析：　細節理解題。根據第一段第四句：I often take a four?hour trip to visit my children可知，作者坐火車是去看望自己的孩子，故選B項。

答案：　B

解析：　詞義猜測題。根據第三段第一句話中的a wonderful old lady和劃線單詞所在句子中的her driving for three days to reach her home可知，盡管老太太能開車，但是她年齡比較大了，女兒們考慮到她要開三天車才能到家，還是非常擔心，故選C項。

答案：　C

解析：　細節判斷題。根據第三段第一句中的was taking a two?day trip by train和本段第二句中的her driving for three days to reach her home可知，老太太的兩個女兒住得離她家比較遠：乘火車得兩天，她開車得三天。

答案：　D

解析：　推理判斷題。根據倒數第二段最后兩句可知，人們在火車上餓了可以買東西吃，去洗手間也不會遇到問題，由此可以推斷作者對火車上的服務是滿意的。

答案：　A

解析：　標題歸納題。通讀全文可知，本文中作者主要介紹了她的一次火車旅行經歷及她對火車旅行的看法，故選A項。

答案：　A