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【題目】 My mother always told me, “You should explore your own country before stepping out into the world. ”However, it seems like a tough mission to travel all across its expansive surfaces. But luckily for me, Via Rail Canada offered youths between the ages of 18 and 25 the chance to ride the train across Canada for the month of July. The ticket was a bargain $150. My best friends Trevor, Joel and Jeremy and I immediately jumped at the opportunity and secured four tickets on the great Canadian railroad.

For a group of 20-year-olds, this was like the first flight of young birds from the nest. When we approached the train station in the morning, our 22-day adventure from Sudbury to Vancouver was to begin. Eyes baggy from lack of sleep, we jumped on board as if it was the train to Hogwarts in Harry Potter. Although the thought of three full days on those tracks covering close to 3, 000 kilometres crushed our spirits a little, what happened next caught us by surprise.

The three days on board turned into a summer camp on rails. At night, we would climb up the glass-domed train car, which gave us a scenic view of the starry night sky, untouched by the harmful light pollution. Before we knew it, the warm sun rays beating down on our faces woke us up for another day on the rails. To my surprise, a sea of golden grain fields dominated the landscape we were in the Canadian Prairies.

Another day slipped away and we set up for another night in the dome. And this time we were greeted by night sky painted by a fantastic thunderstorm. Lightning was striking at an incredible rate. The spectacular and memorable light show left everyone in the glass bubble in complete disbelief.

Arriving in the Rocky Mountains was one of the most surreal experiences of my life. Before the train adventure, if I could have skipped the travel and arrived at the destination, I would have. That is no longer true. I’ve learned that the journey can be more enjoyable than the destination.

【1】What has made the author’s train adventure across Canada a reality?

A.The encouragement given by his mother.B.The appeal of the scenic views in the country.

C.The discount ticket offered by Via Rail Canada.D.His great courage to challenge a tough mission.

【2】What can we infer about the young people from Paragraph 2 ?

A.They were excited about the coming train journey.

B.They left their parents for the first time in their life.

C.They never thought of having a train adventure.

D.They were hooked by the magic story of Harry Potter.

【3】What does“the glass bubble”in the fourth paragraph refer to?

A.A brain in lack of imagination.B.The glass-domed train car.

C.A summer camp on the train.D.The sightseeing bus.

【4】What did the author learn from the train adventure across Canada?

A.Opportunities are hard to get.B.Enjoying a journey counts a lot.

C.Splendid scenery attracts young people.D.The traveling experience is not real to him.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】A

【3】B

【4】B

【解析】

這是一篇記敘文。主要記敘了作者和朋友乘坐火車穿越加拿大的經歷，描述了他們在路途中的所見所聞和感受。

【1】

細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一段中However, it seems like a tough mission to travel all across its expansive surfaces. But luckily for me, Via Rail Canada offered youths between the ages of 18 and 25 the chance to ride the train across Canada for the month of July. The ticket was a bargain $150.可知然而，穿越它廣闊的表面似乎是一項艱巨的任務。但對我來說幸運的是，Via Rail Canada為18至25歲的年輕人提供了在7月份乘坐火車穿越加拿大的機會。票價便宜到150美元。由此可知，是加拿大Via鐵路公司提供的折扣票讓作者穿越加拿大的火車冒險變成了現(xiàn)實。故選C。

【2】

推理判斷題。根據(jù)第二段中For a group of 20-year-olds, this was like the first flight of young birds from the nest. When we approached the train station in the morning, our 22-day adventure from Sudbury to Vancouver was to begin. Eyes baggy from lack of sleep, we jumped on board as if it was the train to Hogwarts in Harry Potter.可知對于一群20多歲的年輕人來說，這就像是雛鳥第一次從巢里飛出來。當我們早上到達火車站時，我們從Sudbury到Vancouver的22天冒險就要開始了。由于睡眠不足，我們的眼睛都腫了起來，我們跳上了火車，就好像是《哈利波特》里開往霍格沃茨的火車。由此可推知，年輕人對即將到來的火車旅行很興奮。故選A。

【3】

詞義猜測題。根據(jù)第三段中At night, we would climb up the glass-domed train car, which gave us a scenic view of the starry night sky, untouched by the harmful light pollution.可知晚上，我們會爬上玻璃圓頂車廂，在那里我們可以看到滿天星斗的夜空，沒有受到有害的光污染。以及劃線短語上文And this time we were greeted by night sky painted by a fantastic thunderstorm. Lightning was striking at an incredible rate. The spectacular and memorable light show left everyone可知這次迎接我們的是描繪著夢幻般的雷雨的夜空。閃電以令人難以置信的速度襲來。壯觀而難忘的光影秀讓“the glass bubble”里的每個人都難以置信。由此可知，“the glass bubble”指的是玻璃穹頂?shù)幕疖囓噹�。故選B。

【4】

推理判斷題。根據(jù)最后一段中I’ve learned that the journey can be more enjoyable than the destination.可知我明白了旅途比目的地更令人愉快。由此可推知，作者從穿越加拿大的火車冒險中學到了享受一段旅程很重要。故選B。