Question

Poet William Stafford once said that we are defined more by the detours(繞行路) in life than by the narrow road toward goals. I like this image. But it was quite by accident that I discovered the deep meaning of his words.

For years we made the long drive from our home in Seattle to my parents' home in Boise in nine hours. We traveled the way most people do: the fastest, shortest, easiest road, especially when I was alone with four noisy, restless kids who hate confinement(限制) and have strong opinions about everything.

Road trips felt risky, so I would drive fast, stopping only when 1 had to. We would stick to the freeways and arrive tired.

But then Banner, our lamb was bent. He was reeled by h, mama days before our planned trip to Boise, I had two choices: leave Banner with my husband, or take him with me. My husband made the decision for me.

That is how I found myself on the road with four kids, a baby lamb and nothing but my everlasting optimism to see me through. We took the country roads out of necessity. We had to stop every hour, let Banner shake out his legs and feed him. The kids chased him and one another. They'd get back in the car breathless and energized, smelling fresh from the cold air.

We explored side roads, catching grasshopper in waist-high grass. Even if we simply looked out of the car window, at baby p.gs following their mother, or fish leaping out of the water, it was better than the best ride down the freeway. Here was life. And new horizons(見識).

We eventually arrived at my parents' doorstep astonishingly fresh and full of stories.

I grew brave with the trip back home and creative with my disciplining technique. On an empty section of road, everyone started quarreling. I stopped the car, ordered all kids out and told them to meet mc up ahead. I parked my car half a mile away and read my book in sweet silence.

Some road trips are by necessity fast and straight. But that trip with Banner opened our eyes to a world available to anyone adventurous enough to wander around and made me realize that a detour may uncover the best part of a journey-and the best part of yourself.

46. Why did the author use to take freeways to her parents' home?

A. It was less tiring.

B. It would be fester and safer.

C. Her kids would feel less confined.

D. She felt better with other drivers nearby.

47. The author stopped regularly on the country roads to ______.

A. relax in the fresh air

B. take a deep breath

C. take care of the lamb

D. let the kids play with Banner

48. What does the author discover from the trip according to Paragraph 6?

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.

49. Why did the author ask the kids to get out of the car on their way back home?

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.

50. What could be the best title for the passage?

A. Charm of the Detour

B. The Road to Bravery

C. Creativity out of Necessity

D. Road Trip and Country Life

Answer 1

【語篇解讀】本文我一篇記敘文。記敘了作者為了方便照顧年幼的孩子驅(qū)車去父母家時而不得不改變多年行駛路線的經(jīng)歷，以及由此而產(chǎn)生的感悟。

段落	關鍵詞	大意推測
第一部分（Para. 1）	Poet William Stafford; the detours; by accident; discovered the deep meaning of his words	由詩人William Stafford的話引出故事：繞行路；偶然；發(fā)現(xiàn)詩人的話的深層意義
第二部分（Para. 2-3）	For years; the fastest, shortest, easiest road; drive fast; arrive tired	多年來一直未變的行車路線：多年來；最快最短由最容易的道路；開得很快；到時很累
第三部分（Para. 4-8）	made the decision for me; took the country roads out of necessity; stop every hour; breathless and energized; looked out of the car window; better than the best ride down the freeway; in sweet silence	行車路線的改變：替我做決定；出于需要走鄉(xiāng)間公路；每個小時停一下；氣喘吁吁且活躍；從車向外看；比高速路更好；靜謐
第四部分 （Para. 9）	Opened our eyes; uncover the best part of a journey	作者的感悟： 開闊了視野；揭開旅途中最美好的一部分

【解析】

46.B。細節(jié)推理題。難度：較易。題干關鍵詞為take freeways to her parents’ home定位于第二段。根據(jù)We travelled the way most people do: the fastest, shortest, easiest road（我們行駛在大多數(shù)人走的最快、最短、最便捷的公路上），可知作者選擇這條路是因為它的快速與安全。

47.C。細節(jié)理解題。難度：較易。找到本題的關鍵詞regularly（有規(guī)律地），文中提到表達有規(guī)律的語句在第五段。根據(jù)We had to stop every hour, let Banner shake out his legs and feed him（我們不得不每個小時就停下來，讓Banner伸伸腿并喂喂他），可知停下來是為了照顧這個可愛的小人Banner.

48.B。推理判讀題。難度：中等。找到題眼Para.6.在Para.6.中，作者帶著孩子們一路欣賞鄉(xiāng)間美景：看到了齊腰深的草、車窗外緊隨媽媽身后的豬寶寶、從水中跳出的魚等。Here was life（這就是生活）。作者通過親近大自然感到了生活的樂趣。

49.D。細節(jié)判斷題。難度：較易。找到題干中的關鍵詞組ask the kids to get out of the car，定位在para.8.根據(jù)On an empty section of road, everyone started quarrelling, stopped the car, ordered all kids out（在一個空曠的區(qū)域，孩子們開始爭吵，我于是停下車，讓他們都下車），可以看出，“孩子們吵架”是停車的原因。因此選項D。（讓他們冷靜下來）為正確答案。

【干擾項排除】最具潛力干擾項是選項A（為了給自己看書的時間），根據(jù)關鍵詞我們知道這不是作者停車的原因與目的，只是讓孩子們下車之后，帶來的一個結果。選項B（給他們預定食物）與選項C（和他們一起游戲）均未在文中提及。

50.A。主旨判斷題。難度：較難。本文通過敘述從這些年來為了貪圖便捷快速走高速路，到因為照顧年幼的孩子而不得選擇鄉(xiāng)間公路的過程中，欣賞了大自然的美景，發(fā)現(xiàn)了繞行路的魅力。

【解題思路】主旨判斷題的方法是找高頻詞。本文在第一段通過詩人的話就引出detour，文中多次都提及，在文章的最后一段的末句還是提及到了它。因此，高頻詞出現(xiàn)的選項就是正確選項。

【難句學習】

1. But it was quite by accident that I discovered the deep meaning of his words

翻譯：很偶然我發(fā)現(xiàn)了他的這些話的深層含義。

分析：這是強調(diào)句型結構：it is/was……that/who……當被強調(diào)部分不是表“人”的詞或短語時，只能用that。句子的主干是I discovered the deep meaning of his words。

2. But that trip with Banner opened our eyes to a world available to anyone adventurous enough to wander around and made me realize that a detour may uncover the best part of a journey---and the best part of yourself.

翻譯：但是和Banner一起的旅途開闊了我們對于這個對任何人來說四處瞎逛都很危險的世界的視角，讓我意識到繞行路可能會揭開旅途中最美好的那部分，即你自己最美好的那部分。

分析：句子的主干是that trip做主語；opened和made一起做并列謂語。其中adventurous enough to wander around 形容詞短語做world的后置定語； that引導的從句做動詞realize的賓語從句。