A
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 Malaysia. 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 hack.
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.
小題1:The author expected the train trip to be _______.
A．adventurousB．pleasant
C．excitingD．dull
小題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.
小題3:Which of the following words can best take the place of the word“relish”in the second paragraph?
A．chooseB．enjoy
C．prepare forD．carry on
小題4: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.

小題1:D
小題2:A
小題3:B
小題4:D

試題分析：本文通過自己乘坐火車是遇見一群友好的馬來西亞人，他們對著我微笑，改變了我對人生的看法。
小題1:D 推理題。根據(jù)第二段前3行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.可知我?guī)Я撕芏嗟臅プx，說明我以為這次旅行很乏味。故D正確。
小題2:A 細節(jié)題。根據(jù)文章第一段前3行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.可知沿途很有友好的馬來西亞人在向我們微笑揮手。故A正確。
小題3:B 推理題。根據(jù)第二段2,3行I did not particularly relish the long train journey and had brought along a dozen magazines to read and reread.可知我不是很喜歡這樣的長途旅行，所以我?guī)Я撕芏嗟臅f明該詞是指喜歡enjoy，故B正確。
小題4:D 主旨大意題。根據(jù)文章第一段前3行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.和最后一段最后2行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.說明本文講述的是微笑的巨大作用。故D正確。
點評：本文通過自己乘坐火車是遇見一群友好的馬來西亞人，他們對著我微笑，改變了我對人生的看法�？疾橥评眍}較多，要求在理解原文表面文字信息的基礎上，做出一定判斷和推論，從而得到文章的隱含意義和深層意義。推理題所涉及的內容可能是文中某一句話，也可是某幾句話，但做題的指導思想都是以文字信息為依據(jù)，既不能做出在原文中找不到文字根據(jù)的推理，也不能根據(jù)表面文字信息做多步推理，要根據(jù)原文表面文字信息一步推出的答案。
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Dear Mr. President:
I would like to personally thank you for your time and concern for our great country. I would like to take a few minutes to address a few concerns that I have with the United States.
First of all, I would like to address the war. In my opinion, we should have never been involved with Iraq to the extent that we are now. I believe we should pull our troops out. However, I think there should be a time table that we follow but the time table should not be released（發(fā)布） because the enemy does not need to know when we are going to pull out. Also, the war takes out a ton of our money, which leads me to my next issue.
The economy right now, in the opinion of many Americans is the biggest issue with which we are facing right now. No one can predict what will happen one day or the next. The obvious thing to do is to put 700 billion dollars in the economy, but that bill failed and was rejected by the House of Representatives(眾議院). Instead of putting 700 billion dollars in, I think the money should be equally distributed among Americans to pay off their debts. I'm not sure if this would work, but I think it is a positive alternative(替代) we could take.
My final issue I would like to call to your attention is teacher's salaries. The high school students of today are America's future. In a way, America's future depends greatly on the high school teachers of America. Saying this, it is sad that teacher's salaries are where they are. While teachers are working harder and harder every day to teach high school students, CEO's of big companies that are driving our countries economy into the ground are getting bonuses. I'm not saying that teacher's salaries should be the same of CEO's of companies, but I do strongly believe that action should be taken to increase the salaries of teachers because they have one of the most important jobs in America - - preparing our country for the future.
Once again, thank you for your time and your effort you put in to making this great country a better place.
Sincerely, Walker
小題1:What's the author's attitude towards the Iraq War?
A．SupportiveB．Objective(客觀的)C．NegativeD．Positive
小題2:What's true about the time of pulling the troops out?
A．We should pull the troops out without delay.
B．There is no need to have a time table to follow.
C．The public has the fight to know the time table.
D．We should keep the time secret from the enemy.
小題3:According to the author, the 700 billion dollars__________
A．is the biggest issue with which we are facing right now.
B．has been accepted by the House of Representatives.
C．should be equally shared among Americans
D．should be put in the economy
小題4:When talking about high school teachers, the author thinks that____________
A．the teachers' salaries are not high enough.
B．teacher's salaries should be as high as CEO's.
C．the teachers work harder than CEO's of companies.
D．teaching is more important than any other job in America
小題5:Which of the topics is NOT included in the letter?
A．ElectionB．International affair C．FinanceD．Education,

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