1.Elwood Neff always liked trains,but the truck driver didn't become a model train enthusiast until he picked up a copy of Model Railroader magazine that he found at a truck stop.After that,he spent his free time playing around with small-scale(小型的)model trains at his home in Indiana.
Over time,his interest in the hobby grew."My eyesight kind of forced me into large-scale."he jokes.But of course large.scale model trains need large spaces to run in•So when he retired,Elwood built a 24-by-48.foot train room that"looks pretty big empty,but filled up really,really fast".His layout(設(shè)計)was fashioned after a mining railroad,including a roundhouse.
For model train hobbyists,there are two broad categories:collecting and building.Model railroaders are collectors,of course,often seeking a favorite childhood toy,a scale engine and cars,or parts of a matched set that they're on a hunt to complete.While a few collectors may only display their trains,most model railroaders operate their own railroad kingdoms,some letting their imaginations run wild with fantasy layouts,others recreating railroads they've read about or knew from childhood.These setups often run like the real thing,moving on timetables with scale goods being delivered logically to scale markets.
Model trains come in several sizes or scales,and many collectors start small and work their way up.Keith Lewis,for example,started with a train set his parents gave him one Christmas.He worked with HO scale for a while,but then saw a G•scale set that made him sell all his other trains and start again.Like most hobbyists,Keith won't buy an engine or car if he can't display it as well as run it.
Once you start down this track,it can become a lifelong interest,notes Elwood."You never want to finish,"he says."There's always something you want to do next."

24.Why did Elwood build a 24-by-48-foot train room?A
A.To put in large-scale model trains.
B.To put in more model trains.
C.To take up a hobby after retirement.
D.To put in his first model trains.
25.What can we learn about the majority of model railroaders?B
A.They are full of curiosity.
B.They are full of creativity.
C.They are good at observing things.
D.They are good at changing things.
26.Why did Keith work with a G-scale train set?D
A.To run a better engine.    
B.To make some money.
C.To make his train set better.
D.To make his train set larger.
27.What does the text mainly talk about?A
A.Model train hobbyists.    
B.The types of model trains.
C.The sizes of model trains.
D.The development of model tram's.

分析 本文是一篇人物故事類閱讀,屬于記敘文,埃爾伍德內(nèi)夫總是喜歡火車,但作為一個卡車司機知道他拿起一份雜志在一個卡車?空,他才成為一個火車模型愛好者.本文以此展開,主要講述了一些火車模型愛好者的故事.

解答 24.A.細節(jié)理解題.根據(jù)."My eyesight kind of forced me into large-scale."he jokes.But of course large.scale model trains need large spaces to run in•So when he retired,Elwood built a 24-by-48.可知,埃爾伍德建立24乘48英尺的火車室是為了容納大規(guī)模的火車模型.故選A.
25.B.推理判斷題.根據(jù)Model railroaders are collectors,of course,often seeking a favorite childhood toy,a scale engine and cars,or parts of a matched set that they're on a hunt to complete.While a few collectors may only display their trains,most model railroaders operate their own railroad kingdoms,some letting their imaginations run wild with fantasy layouts,others recreating railroads they've read about or knew from childhood.可以推斷出,大部分的模型鐵路員工是充滿創(chuàng)造力的.故選B.
26.D.推理判斷題.根據(jù)He worked with HO scale for a while,but then saw a G•scale set that made him sell all his other trains and start again.Like most hobbyists,Keith won't buy an engine or car if he can't display it as well as run it.可以推測出,Keith從事G規(guī)模的火車建造是為了讓他的火車變大.故選D.
27.A.主旨大意題.閱讀全文,根據(jù)文章內(nèi)容可知,本文主要講述了一些火車模型愛好者的故事.故選A.

點評 本文是一篇人物故事類閱讀,題目涉及多道細節(jié)理解題,推理判斷題,主旨大意題.做題時學(xué)生應(yīng)仔細閱讀原文,把握文章主要內(nèi)容,聯(lián)系文章上下文內(nèi)容并結(jié)合所給選項含義,從中選出正確答案,一定要做到有理有據(jù),切忌胡亂猜測.

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