Question

    So often I hear people justify（为……辩解）their lack of family trips because their children are not old enough to remember them. This reason is so confusing to me. Who would travel based on another person’s memory?

Of course the kids aren’t going to remember anything in infancy（婴儿期）, but you will. You will remember all the sweet memories you had with them.

My parents would take me to Guatemala as a child. I don’t remember a lot about the trip, but I do know that when I went back as a young adult, I felt comfortable in my surroundings. I didn’t spend my time there discovering a new way of life. I spent the time having fun with my family. I love looking at pictures that we took together when I was my son’s age. I don’t remember them, but that’s not the point. The point is, I was there with my family, and I know I was happy.

Now that I’m a parent, I can’t help but do the same. Last year, we took our 2-year-old son to Disney alongside his great-grandmother. His great-grandmother had recently begun to suffer from Alzheimer’s. That trip was timed in the most magical way — right before my son was old enough to remember it and right before his great-grandmother began to forget. This makes me want to cry for them both. How did we get so lucky to have this moment to share with each other before big changes influenced our family forever?

Realistically speaking, many families do not have the opportunity to travel internationally or visit pricey theme parks. I understand this more than you know, but I’m talking beyond that. They are young but these forgettable moments are still changing them. They will shape your children into who they will be tomorrow. The memories we absorb as their parents are also as influential as we have not finished learning our truths either.

1.Why do some parents go on few family trips?

A. They have no time. B. They cannot afford them.

C. They are not interested in them. D. They think their kids won’t remember them.

2.What’s the author’s impression of her childhood trip to Guatemala?

A. Clear. B. Boring.

C. Pleasing. D. Hard.

3.Which influenced the author to plan the Disney trip?

A. Her son. B. Her parents.

C. Some old photos. D. Other parents’ ideas.

4.Why did the author want to cry when recalling the Disney trip?

A. She was sorry for her grandmother’s disease.

B. She was worried about big family changes.

C. She was moved by the timing of the trip.

D. She was surprised by her son’s growth.

Answer

1.D

2.C

3.B

4.C

【解析】

这是一篇夹叙夹议文。有些家长认为孩子太小记不住事情,因而认为带他们去旅行没有意义。而作者认为,虽然孩子们很小,可能记不住这些,但是这些美好时光不仅会在潜移默化中塑造他们,也会对家长们产生巨大的影响。

1.细节理解题。由第一段中的 “So often I hear people justify（为……辩解）their lack of family trips because their children are not old enough to remember them.”可知,我经常听到人们为他们没有家庭旅行辩解，因为他们的孩子太小不足以记住旅行的经历。所以家长们认为孩子们太小记不住事情,因此家庭旅行较少。故D选项正确。

2.推理判断题。由第三段中的My parents would take me to Guatemala as a child. I don’t remember a lot of the trip...The point is, I was there with my family, and I know I was happy.”可知,小时候，父母带我去危地马拉。我不太记得那次旅行了。关键是，我和我的家人在一起，我知道我很开心。作者不太记得去危地马拉的旅行，但记得家人在一起，作者很开心。所以判断出作者认为童年的旅行令她感到愉快。故C选项正确。

3.细节理解题。根据第三段中的“My parents would take me to Guatemala as a child”以及第四段中的“Now that I’m a parent, I can’t help but do the same”可知,小时候，父母会带我去危地马拉。现在我已经为人父母了，也和自己的父母做相同的事情。所以作者如今身为母亲,受到自己父母的启发,也带着儿子出去旅行。故B选项正确。

4.推理判断题。由第四段中“That trip was timed in the most magical way — right before my son was old enough to remember it and right before his great-grandmother began to forget. This makes me want to cry for them both. How did we get so lucky to have this moment to share with each other before big changes influenced our family forever?”可知,这次与祖母和儿子的迪士尼之行是一段很神奇的经历,祖母患病,记忆日渐衰退,而儿子不断成长,记忆力日渐增强,作者觉得很幸运在家庭的重大改变来临之前的这个时间节点,一家人还能有机会度过美好时光。所以判断出为什么作者回忆迪斯尼之旅时想哭是因为她被这段旅行的时间节点所感动。故C选项正确。