Question

    My father was born in a small town in the US. He wanted to get out and begin a new adventure. He began that adventure by traveling to different cities in the US before going on to other countries. He took his wife and three daughters with him and went wherever the road took him.

It's easy to feel lonely when you're on the road. As my mother said repeatedly ,“We made lots of new friends on our trip—most of them were workers who fix cars, since we often spent hours in repair shops during the journey."

Getting along sometimes seemed impossible. There were always a lot of arguments, especially among us back-seat passengers about who had to sit in the middle. But even if it was hard, we did learn a lot about forgiveness. When in the Philippines, we drove to Quezon City one day. It should have been a one-hour drive but was nearly three, thanks to bad roads and worse traffic.“Did you put our suitcases (行李箱) in the car?" My father asked my mother as we arrived. "No," she said. "I thought you did." That

was how a seven-hour car trip turned into a 16-hour car trip, which was mostly spent in silence. In situations like that, we had to learn to let go of our anger. We were stuck (困在) in a rolling box with the same people for the rest of the journey. Even if I sometimes felt like opening the car door and pushing one of my sisters out, I kept my feelings to myself.

This is why road trips were like moving universities to us. We earned our PhDs(博士学位) in how to get along with other people just by traveling in that old car.

1.Who did the writer’s family make many friends with on their trip?

A.Other travelers. B.Shop owners. C.Car repair workers. D.Tour guides.

2.What does the underlined word "forgiveness" in Paragraph 3 mean?

A.原谅 B.放弃 C.坚持 D.遗忘

3.What do we know about their trip in the Philippines?

A.They took a train to Quezon City.

B.The writer's mother lost their suitcases.

C.One of the writer's sisters was pushed out of the car.

D.They spent more time driving than they planned.

4.What word would the writer use to describe these trips?

A.Adventurous. B.Educational. C.Boring. D.Surprising.

Answer

1.C

2.A

3.D

4.B

【解析】

本文作者讲述他一家旅行故事。在旅途中结识了很多新朋友， 有时不能和睦相处，总是有很多争论，他们也学到了很多关于宽恕的东西。公路旅行对于他们来说就像移动的大学，学会了和别人相处。

1.

细节题。根据第2段第2句中“We made lots of new friends on our trip—most of them were workers who fix cars,”可知作者的家人在旅行中和汽车修理工交了很多朋友；故选C。

2.

词意猜测题。根据上句“There were always a lot of arguments, especially among us back-seat passengers about who had to sit in the middle.（总是有很多争吵，尤其是在我们中间，后座乘客关于谁必须坐在中间。）”可知此句“But even if it was hard, we did learn a lot about forgiveness.”句意是：但即使很难，我们也学到了很多关于宽恕的东西。故"forgiveness"意思是“宽恕、原谅”的意思。故选A。

3.

细节题。根据第3段第5句“It should have been a one-hour drive but was nearly three, thanks to bad roads and worse traffic”可知“他们在菲律宾的旅行中他们开车花的时间比计划的多。”故选D。

4.

主旨题。根据最后一段“This is why road trips were like moving universities to us. We earned our PhDs(博士学位) in how to get along with other people just by traveling in that old car（这就是为什么公路旅行对于我们来说就像移动的大学。我们只需要开着那辆旧车在和别人相处中就可以获得博士学位。）”可知“作者会用有教育意义来描述这些旅行”；故选B。