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【題目】 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(博士學位) 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.原諒B.放棄C.堅持D.遺忘

【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

【答案】

【1】C

【2】A

【3】D

【4】B

【解析】

本文作者講述他一家旅行故事。在旅途中結(jié)識了很多新朋友， 有時不能和睦相處，總是有很多爭論，他們也學到了很多關(guān)于寬恕的東西。公路旅行對于他們來說就像移動的大學，學會了和別人相處。

【1】

細節(jié)題。根據(jù)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車修理工交了很多朋友；故選C。

【2】

詞意猜測題。根據(jù)上句“There were always a lot of arguments, especially among us back-seat passengers about who had to sit in the middle.（總是有很多爭吵，尤其是在我們中間，后座乘客關(guān)于誰必須坐在中間。）”可知此句“But even if it was hard, we did learn a lot about forgiveness.”句意是：但即使很難，我們也學到了很多關(guān)于寬恕的東西。故"forgiveness"意思是“寬恕、原諒”的意思。故選A。

【3】

細節(jié)題。根據(jù)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“他們在菲律賓的旅行中他們開車花的時間比計劃的多�！惫蔬xD。

【4】

主旨題。根據(jù)最后一段“This is why road trips were like moving universities to us. We earned our PhDs(博士學位) in how to get along with other people just by traveling in that old car（這就是為什么公路旅行對于我們來說就像移動的大學。我們只需要開著那輛舊車在和別人相處中就可以獲得博士學位。）”可知“作者會用有教育意義來描述這些旅行”；故選B。