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      There were smiling children all the way. Charily they knew at what time the train passed their homes and they made it their business to stand along the railway, wave to complete strangers and cheer them up as they rushed towards Penang. Often whole families stood outside their homes and waved and smiled as if those on the trains were their favorite relatives. This is the simple village people of Maiaysia. I was moved.

     I had always traveled to Malaysia by plane or car, so this was the first time I was on a train. I did not particularly relish the long train journey and had brought along a dozen magazines to read and reread. I looked about the train. There was not one familiar face. I sighed and sat down to read my Economics.

     It was not long before the train was across the Causeway and in Malaysia. Johore Baru was just another city like Singapore, so I was tired of looking at the crowds of people as they hurried past. As we went beyond the city, I watched the straight rows of rubber trees and miles and miles of green. Then the first village came into sight, Immediately I came alive; I decided to wave back.

     From then on my journey became interesting. I threw my magazines into the waste basket and decided to join in Malaysian life. Then everything came alive. The mountains seemed to speak to me. Even the trees were smiling. I stared at everything as if I was looking at it for the first time.

     The day passed fast and I even forgot to have my lunch until I felt hungry. I looked at my watch and was surprised that it was 3:00 pm. Soon the train pulled up at Butterworth. I looked at the people all around me. They all looked beautiful. When my uncle arrived with a smile, I threw my arms around him to give him a warm hug (擁抱). I had never done this before. He seemed surprised and then his weather-beaten face warmed up with a huge smile. We walked arm in arm to his car.

     I looked forward to the return journey.

1. The author expected the train trip to be

   A. adventurous  B. pleasant   C. exciting   D. dull

2. What did the author remember most fondly of her train trip?

    A. The friendly country people.         B. The mountains along the way.

    C. The crowds of people in the streets.    D. The simple lunch served on the train.

3. Which of the following words can best take the place of the word "relish" in the second

     paragraph?    A. choose   B. enjoy    C. prepare for   D. carry on

4, Where was the writer going?

    A. Johore Baru,   B. The Causeway.   C. Butterworth,   D. Singapore.

5. What can we learn from the story?

    A, Comfort in traveling by train.    B. Pleasure of living in the country.

    C. Reading gives people delight.    D. Smiles brighten people up.

Answer 1

【小題1】D

【小題2】A

【小題3】B

【小題4】C

【小題5】D

解析:

【文章大意】文章由作者從火車窗外見到的孩子們的笑容講起，講述了自己乘坐火車時所見到的純樸村民的生活，正因為此，作者很長的旅程竟然很快渡過。

【小題1】細節推斷題。根據第二段第二句中提到旅程很長，所以買了很多的雜志來打發時間，最后一句中“I sighed”可以推斷出作者覺得路途枯燥，故dull“無趣的”，符合題意。A項“喜歡冒險的”；B項“令人愉快的”；C項“興奮的”。

【小題2】細節推斷題。根據首段中對馬來西亞純樸農民的描述可知作者字里行間透露出對這里人民的喜歡，第一句“There were smiling children all the way.”和段末“I was moved.”都可知A項符合題意。

【小題3】詞義推測題。根據此段第一句可知作者通常是乘飛機或汽車，這是第一次做火車。再根據此句中“the long train journey”和“brought along a dozen magazines”可知作者并不喜歡，故買了很多書來打發時間，即B項正確。A項“選擇”；C項“準備”；D項“繼續”。

【小題4】細節理解題。根據第五段第三句“Soon the train pulled up at Butterworth”可知C項正確。

【小題5】主旨歸納題。文章開頭由一路上所見到的孩子們的笑容講起作者火車上所見到的窗外純樸村民的生活，正因為此，很長的旅程竟然很快就渡過，所以D項正確。