11．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 course，flying would have been faster．But I don't think flying is easier，especially these days，with all the security 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 seats were not too bad．An airline flight is a harder experience for me：not enough room，two hours of pain with my knees almost touching my mouth．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 13hours．But on the train you are free to walk around，sit in the observation 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 seems more of a mission （任務(wù)） 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．
27．We can learn from the first paragraph thatB．
A．the kids love the train journey
B．it was the first time that the kids were taken on the train
C．the author didn't enjoy the long train journey
D．Chicago is one of the kid's favorite cities
28．What does the underlined word"exhilaration"in Paragraph 2probably mean？C
A．Tiredness．
B．Relaxation．
C．Excitement．
D．Worry．
29．In the third paragraph，an airline flight experience is mentioned to showA．
A．a(chǎn) train ride is more comfortable
B．a(chǎn) train ride is too long
C．a(chǎn)n airline flight is miserable
D．a(chǎn)n airline flight is easier
30．Which of the following words best describes the whole family's feeling about the train journey？D
A．Moved．
B．Nervous．
C．Disappointed．
D．Delighted．
分析 本文主要講了我們一家人乘火車到芝加哥，相比以往的乘飛機經(jīng)歷，我們更喜歡乘火車旅行．
解答 27．B 細節(jié)理解題．根據(jù)第一段的For many years I had wanted to take my family on thetrain．多年來，我一直想帶我的家人坐火車，和so the thought struck me again last fall to ride the train to Chicago，所以去年秋天我又想起了乘火車去芝加哥．可知這是孩子們第一次坐火車，故選B．
28．C 詞義猜測題．根據(jù)"We're moving，"my son William shouted happily withbig eyes as the train began to pull away from the Hutchinson station．可知，當(dāng)火車從哈欽森站開車時，我兒子威廉睜大眼睛高興地喊了起來．所以孩子們在火車上很興奮，故選C．
29．A 推理判斷題．根據(jù)第三段的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，whenthe trip seems more of a mission （任務(wù)） to get there than an experience to enjoy along theway．可知，坐火車完全是為了享受旅行，這不是我在乘飛機或乘汽車旅行時所做的事，旅行似乎更像是一種使命，而不是一種沿途享受的體驗．所以提及坐飛機是為了說明坐火車更舒服，故選A．
30．D 情感態(tài)度題．根據(jù)第四段的The journey didn't feel at all as long as it was．Weall found the train ride a joy．可知，旅途一點也沒感覺長，我們都覺得乘火車旅行很愉快．故選 D．
點評 本文是人生感悟類閱讀，主要考查細節(jié)理解題和推理判斷題．在做細節(jié)理解題時，首先根據(jù)題目要求迅速在文章里找出相應(yīng)的段落、句子或短語．認真比較選項和文中細節(jié)的區(qū)別，在做推理判斷題時不要以個人的主觀想象代替文章的事實，要根據(jù)文章事實進行合乎邏輯的推理判斷．
