his travel agent to support himself.

　　The ticket examiner arrived and told the second man that it was not his berth."No，" said the second man."It's mine." A policeman from the Railway Protection Force tried to get the second man to leave.But he wouldn't give in-and he even got some support from his companions.

　　Fierce arguments continued，even long after the train left Palakkad.Nobody could sleep and it was getting late.

　　Around midnight，a teenager climbed down from an upper berth close to me."Please take my berth，" he told the second man，who accepted it after a bit of hesitation.

　　Then the teenager spread a newspaper on the floor and was soon lost in deep，peaceful sleep.Suddenly the carriage became quiet!

　　I'm a 58­year­old biology teacher who has taught two generations of students.I was convinced once again that，contrary to popular opinion，young people can often be far，far nobler than many older ones.And that's the hope of our nation.

　　语篇解读　作者通过自己在火车上的经历告诉人们：年轻一代是国家的希望。

　　1．What would be the best title for the text?

　　A．The peacemaker　　 B．Fierce arguments

　　C．A stupid mistake D．An awful experience

　　解析：　标题归纳题。通读全文可知，一个年轻人结束了火车上的纷争，并且让作者看到了祖国的希望。故A项最适合作本文标题。

　　答案：　A

　　2．The carriage was quiet after the teenager offered his berth to the second man because________.

　　A．the other passengers were shocked at his behavior

　　B．the teacher asked the other passengers to be quiet

　　C．the other passengers didn't want to wake the teenager

　　D．the fierce arguments made everyone afraid to say anything

　　解析：　推理判断题。根据第五段中的Suddenly the carriage became quiet！可推测，车厢里的其他乘客都被这个年轻人的所作所为震惊。

　　答案：　A

　　3．We can know from the text that________.

　　A．the second man got on the train at midnight

　　B．the author felt hopeful after the experience

C．the ticket examiner couldn't tell whom berth No.55 belonged to