A. Charm of the Detour
B. The Road to Bravery C. Creativity out of Necessity
D. Road Trip and Country Life 5. What could be the best title for the passage? A
主旨大意题。文章开篇就提到了detour (绕行路) 这个词,接下来又描述自己因为了方便照顾孩子而绕开高速公路往绕行路行驶，途中发现了大自然的美好，感受到了绕行路的魅力。 define
vt. 定义
energized
adj. 有活力的
everlasting optimism 持久的乐观
see me through 了解我 out of necessity 出于必要
disciplining technique 训练有素的技巧 ［复记强化］ A. her work delayed her trip to Sydney
B. she missed the only train back home
C. the town was far away from Sydney
D. she was going home for her holidays 1. The author had to hitch a ride one day in 1978 because ____. B
细节理解题。由第一段最后一句Unfortunately, the only one train a day back to my home in Sydney had already left. So I thought I’d hitch a ride.可知，作者需要搭便车是因为错过了回家的火车。 (五)
A. He watched the girl for three hours.
B. He gave the girl a ride back home. C. He bought sandwiches for the girl.
D. He helped the girl find a ride.
2. Which of the following did Gordon do according to Paragraph 2? D
段落理解题。由第二段最后一句After lunch, he helped me find a lift home.可知，他帮助作者找到了回家的便车；由第二段第一句I waited by the highway three hours…可知，是作者自己在高速公路上等了三个小时，不是Gordon,排除选项A；文中说的是帮助作者找到回家的便车，而不是给一辆便车让女孩搭回家，排除选项B；由第二段倒数第二句，he made us sandwiches.可知，Gordon是自做了三明治，而不是买了三明治，排除选项C。 A. she was going to the nearby town
B. she had known him for decades C. she wanted to repay the favor she once got
D. she realized he was Gordon 3. The reason why the author offered a lift to the elderly man was that ____. C
细节理解题。由第三段第二句I thought it was another chance to repay someone for the favor I’d been given decades earlier.可知，作者认为这是回报在20几年前给过自己帮助的人的又一次机会。 A. Those who give rides will be repaid.
B. Giving sometimes produces nice results. C. Good manners bring about happiness.
D. People should offer free rides to others.
4. What does the author want to tell the readers through the story? B
主旨大意题。本文作者讲述自己在25年前受到了Gordon的帮助，在25年后因偶然的一次机会Gordon却得到了我的帮助，说明本文作者是想告诉我们：付出有时候是能有好的回报的。 repay
vt. 报答
doubtful
adj. 怀疑的 work as 担任
look forward to 期待(to是介词) hitch a ride 搭便车
give sb. a lift 让某人搭车 offer to do sth.主动提出做某事
stand in the glaring heat 站在酷暑中 decades earlier 几十年前
pull over 把车开到路边 ［复记强化］ ［难句理解］ Unfortunately, the only one train a day back to my home in Sydney had already left. 结构分析：整个句子的主干是the only one train had already left；a day意为“有一天”，等于one day，back to my home是介词短语作后置定语，修饰the only one train。
汉语大意：不幸的是，有一天，回我在悉尼的家的唯一一趟火车都已经离开了。 * * * * * * * * * * * * * * 经历感悟
(一)
A. Go shopping. B. Find a house. C. Join his family. D. Take his family. 1. What did Rashid plan to do after his arrival in Sydney? B
细节理解题。从第一段后半句stayed in a small hotel for a short time while looking for a house for me and our children可选出答案B。 A. a friend of his family
B. a Sydney policeman C. a letter in his papers
D. a stranger in Sydney 2. The girl’s parents got Rashid’s phone number from ______. C
细节理解题。从第五段最后一句At last they had seen a half-written letter in the pile in which my husband had given his new telephone number to a friend，这里可以看出，他们是在我的丈夫写给朋友的信里找到电话号码。 A. Showed.
B. Sent out.
C. Delivered.
D. Gave back. 3. What does the underlined word “restored” in the last paragraph mean? D
词义猜测题。通过文章大意，我们知道这一家人是把重要的文件还给我们，A表现，B送出，C寄送，D返还。所以选D。 A. From India to Australia
B. Living in a New Country C. Turning Trash to Treasure
D. In Search of New Friends 4. Which of the following can be the best title for the passage? C
主旨大意题。从文章可以得知，是一陌生家庭把我丢失的非常重要的行李箱还回来，而这些文件实际上是从他们垃圾桶找到的。因此C变废为宝符合题意。 A. Rashid arrived in Sydney with his wife and daughter B. Rashid lost his suitcase when he was looking for a house C. it was the policemen who helped Rashid find the suitcase finally D. it isn’t easy for the strangers’ family to find Rashid’s phone number 5. We can infer from the passage that ___. D
推理判断题。从第五段描写小女孩found a pile of unfamiliar papers，她的父母仔细将这些文件分类，最后才在一封未完成的信里找到Rashid的电话号码，可见是不容易找到的。A从第一段Arriving in Sydney on his own看出是错误的，B从第二段第一、二句可知Rashid是出去购物时丢的行李箱，C虽然Rashid有报案,可是并没有提及是警察帮忙找到的。 papers n. 文件
passport n. 护照 footpath
n. 人行道
search…for… 搜查某地寻找某物 a pile of… 一堆……
leave out 遗忘 with the hope of 怀着……希望
sort them out 把它们分类 ［复记强化］ (二)
A. catch shore birds
B. start an attack C. protect the children
D. set up a barrier for itself 1. The brown bear approached the family in order to _____. B
细节理解题。由题干The brown bear approached the family in order to锁定关键词approached,可定位文章第二段The bear is right behind us!…This one was silent and its ears pinned back — the sign of an animal that is going in for the kill.可得知，熊靠近我们的目的是想发起攻击。选项B starting an attack与原文for the kill意义相近。 A. it felt safe
B. it got injured C. it found some food
D. it took away the camera 2. The bear finally went away after ____. A
细节理解题。由题干went away, 可定位文章最后一段，根据Apparently satisfied that we caused no further threat, the bear moved off,…,可得知，熊的离开是因为它觉得我们没有对它造成进一步的威胁，选项A felt safe是对文章短语no further threat 的同义改写，故选A。 A. pride
B. patience
C. calmness
D. cautiousness 3. The writer and his family survived mainly due to their _____. C
推理判断题。根据文章尾段I’m proud that my family reminded clear-headed when panic could have led to a very different outcome.可 得知，我对我的家人在惊慌中保持清醒的头 脑感到骄傲, 选项C的calmness是对文章短语remained clear-headed的同义改写，故选C。 A. managed to protect his beloved family B. felt surprised to frighten the bear away C. planned to escape when the bear attacked him D. felt angry with the bear for destroying his camera 4. We can infer from the passage that the author ___. A
推理判断题。根据文章大意及最后一段可得知，作者在与熊进行激烈搏斗后熊离开了，最终作者成功了保护了他的家人。 A. advise us to be far way from a bear
B. show us how to fight with a bear C. warn us of the danger on the beach
D. tell us about an outdoor adventure
5. The purpose of the passage is to ____.
D
写作目的题。根据文章大意，本文主要讲述作者及其家人的一次户外与熊意外相遇，作者在危难时刻与熊进行搏斗，最终成功击退熊的攻击的历险(outdoor adventure)。 spot
vt. 发现
aggressive adj. 侵略性的 abnormally adv. 反常地
barrier n. 屏障；障碍 outcome n. 结局
frighten away 吓跑 pin back 夹在后面
go in for 从事；进行 at this point 此时此刻
stand little chance 没有什么希望 ［复记强化］ (三)
A. followed the fashion
B. got bored with his job C. was unhappy with the author’s life style
D. liked the author’s collection of stamps 1. We can learn from Paragraphs 1 and 2 that the father ____. C 推理判断题。第一段写了我和父亲两种不同的生活态度，父亲是规规矩矩一成不变，而我则热爱冒险，第二段写我到处旅行，而He wants me to settle down，从这里可以看出，父亲是不满意我的生活方式的。 A. His father is interested in sculpture.
B. His father is as innocent as a little boy. C. He should learn sculpture in the future.
D. He should pursue a specific aim in life. 2. What does the author realize at Mount Rushmore? D
推理判断题。第七、八段We stare up and I ask myself, Would I ever devote my life to anything? No directions, no goals. I always used to hear those words in my father’s voice. Now I hear them in my own.从这两句话我们可以看出，从前我是一直听到我父亲问我：“你会为了生活的任何事情而努力吗？”现在我突然听到自己问了自己这个问题，选D，表明此时我意识到我需要找到一个具体的目标(而不是漫无目的地生活着)。 3. From the underlined paragraph, we can see that the author ____.
A. wants his children to learn from their grandfather
B. comes to understand what parental love means C. learns how to communicate with his father D. hopes to give whatever he can to his father B
推理判断题。The last sentence是指父亲说的Whatever he could give me, he gave,即爷爷给我爸爸一切他能给的东西，而此时我觉得这句话用也能用来形容我的爸爸，说明我知道爷爷爱爸爸，爸爸爱我。而这句话也正是希望我的小孩子能够这样讲的。选B 表明我开始明白，父母的爱意味着什么。 A. The call solves their disagreements.
B. The Swiss watch has drawn them closer.
C. They decide to learn photography together. D. They begin to change their attitudes to life. 4. What could be inferred about the author and his father from the end of the story? D
推理判断题。从爸爸说，We have got to take another trip like that sometime.而I tell him I’ve decided to settle down这两句话和第一、二段形成对比，向来生活安定的父亲想和我再次旅行，而我则想要安定下来，选D，他们开始想改变对生活的态度。
A. Love Nature, Love Life
B. A Son Lost in Adventure C. A Journey with Dad
D. The Art of Travel 5. What could be the best title for the passage? C
主旨大意题。本文记叙了我和父亲在一次旅行之后，对各自的生活态度都有所了解，后来我的生活态度也因此有了变化。因此最合适的题目是C与父亲的旅行。
retire vi. 退休
sculptor n. 雕塑家 dull adj. 无趣的
tie a tie 系领带 row a boat 划船
stare up at 抬头凝望 settle down 安定下来
take a warm shower 冲个热水澡 ［复记强化］ 1. Why did the author use to take freeways to her parents’ home? A. It was less tiring.
B. It would be faster and safer. C. Her kids would feel less confined.
D. She felt better with other drivers nearby. B
推理判断题。由第二段第二句We traveled the way most people do: the fastest, shortest, easiest road.和第三段第一句Road trips felt risky, so I would drive fast, stopping only when I had to可知，作者以往选择高速公路行驶就是觉得它更快更安全些。 (四)
A. relax in the fresh air
B. take a deep breath C. take care of the lamb
D. let the kids play with Banner 2. The author stopped regularly on the country roads to ____ . C
细节理解题。由第五段第三句We had to stop every hour, Let Banner shake out his legs and feed him可知，他们不得不每隔一小时就停下, 照顾小Banner.
A. Freeways are where beauty hides. B. Getting close to nature adds to the joy of life. C. Enjoying the beauty of nature benefits one’s health. D. One should follow side roads to watch wild animals. 3. What does the author discover from the trip according to Paragraph 6? B
段落推断题。第六段作者首先描写了他们亲近大自然的欢乐情景，在段末作者又发出了这样的感慨：Here was life. And new horizon.. (这就是生活，全新的视野) 由此可知，作者就是通过亲近大自然而感受到了生活的另一种新的乐趣。 A. To give herself some time to read.
B. To order some food for them. C. To play a game with them.
D. To let them cool down. 4. Why did the author ask the kids to get out of the car on their way back home? D
推理判断题。由第八段第二，三句….everyone started quarreling. I stopped the cars, ordered all kids out…可知作者停车的原因就是让孩子们停止争吵，故选项A(让他们冷静下来)正确；车停下后作者开始看书，这是结果而不是原因，故选项A错；选项B和C在文中均无提及，是无中生有。 * * * * * * * * * * * * * *