We were on the way from Hutchinson to Chicago for a short spring break. For many

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We were on the way from Hutchinson to Chicago for a short spring break. For many years I had wanted to take my family on the train. We all had been to Chicago four years ago, and the kids loved it. Chicago is one of my favorite cities, too, so the thought struck me again last fall to ride the train to Chicago. Of cour, flying would have been faster. But I don’t think flying is easier, especially the days, with all the curity and waiting in lines at airports.Though we were tired in the middle of the night, the kids got on the train with the exhilaration of this adventure. “We’re moving,” my son William shouted happily with big eyes as the train began to pull away from the Hutchinson station.I removed my shoes and lay down to try to finish my night’s sleep. The sleeper car would have better enabled that, but the ordinary train ats were not too bad. An airline flight is a more mirable experience for me: not enough room, two hours of pain with my knees almost touching my chin, the hard atback in front cracking my kneecaps (膝盖) with every move of the body planted in front of me. On the train I could almost outstretch all of my 6-foot-2-plus body in the generous legroom.The journey didn’t feel at all as long as it was. We all found the train ride a joy. The car ride would have felt every minute of 13 hours. But on the train you are free to walk around, sit in the obrvation carriage for a while and enjoy the scenery out the windows, have a nice meal in the dining car, read a book, or play a board game.In short, the train is all about enjoying the trip, which isn’t something I do so much when traveling by airline or by car, when the trip ems more of a mission (任务) to get there than an experience to enjoy along the way.Chicago offers much to do for a family. This time, getting there was half the fun.小题1:We can learn from the first paragraph that _____.A．the kids love the train journeyB．Chicago is one of the kid’s favorite citiesC．the author didn’t enjoy the long train journeyD．it was the first time that the kids were taken on the train小题2:What does the underlined word “exhilaration” in Paragraph 2 probably mean?A．Excitement.B．Relaxation.C．Tiredness.D．Worry.小题3:In the third paragraph, an airline flight experience is mentioned to show _____.A．an airline flight is easierB．a train ride is too longC．an airline flight is mirableD．a train ride is more comfortable小题4:Which of the following words best describes the whole family’s feeling about the train journey?A．Moved.B．Delighted.C．Disappointed.D．Nervous. 题型：未知难度：其他题型

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小题1:D小题2:A小题3:D小题4:B

解析

本文主要讲了我们一家人乘火车到芝加哥，相比以往的乘飞机经历，我们更喜欢乘火车旅行。小题1:根据For many years I had wanted to take my family on the train.以及so the thought struck me again last fall to ride the train to Chicago，故选D。小题2:根据“We’re moving,” my son William shouted happily with big eyes as the train began to pull away from the Hutchinson station.故选A。小题3:根据In short, the train is all about enjoying the trip, which isn’t something I do so much when traveling by airline or by car, when the trip ems more of a mission (任务) to get there than an experience to enjoy along the way.可知答案为D。小题4:根据The journey didn’t feel at all as long as it was. We all found the train ride a joy.可知答案为 B。点评：先阅读问题，然后带着问题，再读全文，找出答题所需要的依据，完成阅读。这篇文章非常容易，根据问题找到相关问题的段落或句子，便可选出答案。

考点

据考高分专家说，试题“We were on the way f.....”主要考查你对 [日常生活类阅读 ]考点的理解。 日常生活类阅读

日常生活类阅读的概念：

日常生活这一话题主要涉及人们衣食住行等方面的活动。这一话题的选材主要针对人们日常的工作，生活以及学习情况。做这一类题时，最主要的是要把握好人物的活动内容，时间和地点。

日常生活类阅读题答题技巧：

【题型说明】该类文章内容涉及到人们的言谈举止、生活习惯、饮食起居、服饰仪表、恋爱婚姻、消遣娱乐、节日起源、家庭生活等。文章篇幅短小，追根溯源，探索各项风俗的历史渊源，内容有趣。命题也以送分题为主，如事实细节题、语义转换题、词义猜测题和简单推理判断题等。虽然这类文章读起来感觉轻松，试题做起来比较顺手，但绝不能掉以轻心。因为稍不留神，就会丢分。 【备考提醒】为了保证较高准确率，建议同学们做好以下几点： 1、保持正常的考试心态。笔者在教学中发现，越是容易的试题，同学们越是容易失分。为什么呢？因为在这种情况下，同学们极易产生麻痹思想，认为题目好做，就不引起高度重视，于是思维不发散、不周密。而命题人就是利用同学们的这一弱点，设计陷阱题。所以，无论试题难易与否，我们都要保持正常的考试心态。试题容易，不欣喜；试题难，不悲观。 2、根据前面讲到的方法，认认真真、细细心心做好事实细节题。 3、做好语义转换题。这类题是根据英语中一词多义和某些词语在文中能表达一定的修辞意义的原则而设计的。要求同学们解释某生词的含义，确定多义词或短语在文中的意思，确认文中的某个代词所指代的对象，或者对英语中特有的表达、格言、谚语进行解释。这种题要求同学们一定要根据上下文猜测词义或理解句子，切不可望文生义。 4、做好简单推理判断题。简单推理判断题要以表面文字为前提，以具体事实为依据进行推理，做出判断。这种推理方式比较直接，只要弄清事实，即可结合常识推断出合理的结论。