17．There were smiling children all the way．Clearly they knew at what time the train passed their homes and they made it their business to stand along the railway，were to complete strangers and cheer them up as they rushed towards Penage．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 particularlf relish the long train joumey and had brought along a dozen magazines to read and reread．I looked about the train．There was not one familiar 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 joumey became imeresting．I threw my magazine 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 t 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 arrive with，I threw my around him to give him a warm hug．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．
66．The author expected the train trip to beD．
A．a(chǎn)dventurous
B．pleasnt
C．exciting
D．dull
67．What did the author remember most fondly of her train trip？A
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．
68．Which of the following words can best take the place of the word"relish"in the second paragraph？B
A．choose
B．enjoy
C．prepare for
D．carry on
69．Where was the writer going？C
A．Johore Baru．
B．The Causeway．
C．Bunerworth．
D．Singapore．
70．What can we learn from the story？D
A．Comfort in traveling by train．
B．Pleasure of living in the country．
C．Reading gives people delight．
D．Smiles brighten people up．
分析 一路上有微笑著的孩子們，很明顯他們知道火車什么時候經(jīng)過他們的家，他們站在鐵路沿線向陌生人揮手，經(jīng)常是全家人站在家門外，揮手微笑，就像火車上的人是他們最喜愛的親戚一樣，這只是馬來西亞的普通村民，我被感動了．我常乘飛機或汽車去馬來西亞，這是第一次坐火車．我不喜歡長途火車旅行所以買了很多書，看了又看．當?shù)谝粋�村莊進入我的視野時，當時所有的東西都變得活躍起來．立刻我變得活躍起來，我決定向他們揮手，甚至樹也在微笑．等到下車時，我給了我的叔叔一個擁抱，他似乎很吃驚，然后他的臉因大大的微笑而變暖．我期盼返程．
解答 66．答案：D．推理判斷題．根據(jù)第二段的Idid not particularly relish（享受）the long train journey and had brought along a dozen magazines toread and reread．I looked about the train．There was not one familiar face．I sighed and sat down to read my Economics．可知作者是第一次坐長途火車，帶了很多雜志看，可以看出作者一開始認為坐火車是dull（乏味的）．
67．答案：A．推理判斷題．根據(jù)第一段的描述以及本段最后一句This is the simple village people of Malaysia．I was moved．可知馬來西亞人很熱情，總會微笑著在站臺上對火車里的陌生人揮手，歡迎乘客來到馬來西亞．作者很受感動．．
68．答案：B．詞義猜測題．根據(jù)relish所在的句子I did not particularly relishthe long train journey and had brought along a dozen magazines to read andreread．可知作者認為自己不會喜歡這次長途旅行，所以買了一打雜志翻來覆去地讀．
69．答案：C．細節(jié)理解題．根據(jù)第五段的Soonthe train pulled up（停下） at Butterworth…When my uncle arrived with a smile，I threw my arms around him togive him a warm hug （擁抱）．可知Butterworth是作者的終點站．因為在此作者的叔叔在等他．
70．答案：D．推理判斷題．根據(jù)第一段的Oftenwhole families stood outside their homes and waved and smiled as if those onthe trains were their favorite relatives．This is the simple village people ofMalaysia．I was moved與第四段的Even the trees were smiling．以及第五段可知文章主要講述作者從看到馬來西亞人總會在站臺上笑對火車里的陌生人揮手后，心情由無聊、乏味變成高興．可以看出，微笑能讓人提起精神．
點評 閱讀這類題目，要注意閱讀各段的首句和末句，因為往往它就是這段的中心句或者是作者的觀點所在．
