It surely beats driving the car，which has to stop for food and restrooms.And it is better than taking the bus.

　　【解题导语】　作者乘坐火车去看望自己的孩子，在火车上遇到了一位老太太及其他形形色色的人。作者认为乘坐火车有各种各样的好处。

　　1．According to the passage，the purpose of the author's train ride was________．

　　A．to do business

　　B．to see her children

　　C．to visit places of interest

　　D．to see her old friends

　　解析：选B。细节理解题。从第一段的I often take a four­hour trip to visit my children.可知，B项正确。

　　2．In the author's opinion，on the train Amtrak________．

　　A．the services are quite good

　　B．the food is terribly expensive

　　C．all the passengers are polite

　　D．all the passengers are Americans

　　解析：选A。推理判断题。从倒数第二段可知，在火车上任何时候都可以买到食物，任何时候都有厕所可以使用，说明火车上的服务很好。

　　3．What is the best title for this passage?

　　A．A painful experience on the train

　　B．A wonderful lady

　　C．Train ride-a cultural experience

　　D．The history of Amtrak

　　解析：选C。标题归纳题。本文介绍了乘坐火车可以见到来自不同国家不同阶层的人，体验多种语言，因此乘坐火车是一种文化的体验。

　　4．What does the underlined word"disturbed" in Paragraph 2 mean in Chinese?

　　A．干扰　 B．打坏

　　C．击毁 D．混乱

　　解析：选A。词义猜测题。根据语境可知，disturbed应为"干扰"之意。

　　B

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