Question

Poet William Stafford once said that we are defined more by the detours(绕行路) in life than by the narrow road toward goals. I like this image. But it was quite by accident that I discovered the deep meaning of his words.

For years we made the long drive from our home in Seattle to my parents' home in Boise in nine hours. We traveled the way most people do: the fastest, shortest, easiest road, especially when I was alone with four noisy, restless kids who hate confinement(限制) and have strong opinions about everything.

Road trips felt risky, so I would drive fast, stopping only when 1 had to. We would stick to the freeways and arrive tired.

But then Banner, our lamb was bent. He was reeled by h, mama days before our planned trip to Boise, I had two choices: leave Banner with my husband, or take him with me. My husband made the decision for me.

That is how I found myself on the road with four kids, a baby lamb and nothing but my everlasting optimism to see me through. We took the country roads out of necessity. We had to stop every hour, let Banner shake out his legs and feed him. The kids chased him and one another. They'd get back in the car breathless and energized, smelling fresh from the cold air.

We explored side roads, catching grasshopper in waist-high grass. Even if we simply looked out of the car window, at baby p.gs following their mother, or fish leaping out of the water, it was better than the best ride down the freeway. Here was life. And new horizons(见识).

We eventually arrived at my parents' doorstep astonishingly fresh and full of stories.

I grew brave with the trip back home and creative with my disciplining technique. On an empty section of road, everyone started quarreling. I stopped the car, ordered all kids out and told them to meet mc up ahead. I parked my car half a mile away and read my book in sweet silence.

Some road trips are by necessity fast and straight. But that trip with Banner opened our eyes to a world available to anyone adventurous enough to wander around and made me realize that a detour may uncover the best part of a journey-and the best part of yourself.

46. Why did the author use to take freeways to her parents' home?

A. It was less tiring.

B. It would be fester and safer.

C. Her kids would feel less confined.

D. She felt better with other drivers nearby.

47. The author stopped regularly on the country roads to ______.

A. relax in the fresh air

B. take a deep breath

C. take care of the lamb

D. let the kids play with Banner

48. What does the author discover from the trip according to Paragraph 6?

A. Freeways are where beauty hides.

B. Getting close to nature adds to the joy of life.

C. Enjoying the beauty of nature benefits one's health.

D. One should follow side roads to watch wild animals.

49. Why did the author ask the kids to get out of the car on their way back home?

A. To give herself some time to read.

B. To order some food for them

C. To play a game with them

D. To let them cool down.

50. What could be the best title for the passage?

A. Charm of the Detour

B. The Road to Bravery

C. Creativity out of Necessity

D. Road Trip and Country Life

Answer 1

【语篇解读】本文我一篇记叙文。记叙了作者为了方便照顾年幼的孩子驱车去父母家时而不得不改变多年行驶路线的经历，以及由此而产生的感悟。

段落	关键词	大意推测
第一部分（Para. 1）	Poet William Stafford; the detours; by accident; discovered the deep meaning of his words	由诗人William Stafford的话引出故事：绕行路；偶然；发现诗人的话的深层意义
第二部分（Para. 2-3）	For years; the fastest, shortest, easiest road; drive fast; arrive tired	多年来一直未变的行车路线：多年来；最快最短由最容易的道路；开得很快；到时很累
第三部分（Para. 4-8）	made the decision for me; took the country roads out of necessity; stop every hour; breathless and energized; looked out of the car window; better than the best ride down the freeway; in sweet silence	行车路线的改变：替我做决定；出于需要走乡间公路；每个小时停一下；气喘吁吁且活跃；从车向外看；比高速路更好；静谧
第四部分 （Para. 9）	Opened our eyes; uncover the best part of a journey	作者的感悟： 开阔了视野；揭开旅途中最美好的一部分

【解析】

46.B。细节推理题。难度：较易。题干关键词为take freeways to her parents’ home定位于第二段。根据We travelled the way most people do: the fastest, shortest, easiest road（我们行驶在大多数人走的最快、最短、最便捷的公路上），可知作者选择这条路是因为它的快速与安全。

47.C。细节理解题。难度：较易。找到本题的关键词regularly（有规律地），文中提到表达有规律的语句在第五段。根据We had to stop every hour, let Banner shake out his legs and feed him（我们不得不每个小时就停下来，让Banner伸伸腿并喂喂他），可知停下来是为了照顾这个可爱的小人Banner.

48.B。推理判读题。难度：中等。找到题眼Para.6.在Para.6.中，作者带着孩子们一路欣赏乡间美景：看到了齐腰深的草、车窗外紧随妈妈身后的猪宝宝、从水中跳出的鱼等。Here was life（这就是生活）。作者通过亲近大自然感到了生活的乐趣。

49.D。细节判断题。难度：较易。找到题干中的关键词组ask the kids to get out of the car，定位在para.8.根据On an empty section of road, everyone started quarrelling, stopped the car, ordered all kids out（在一个空旷的区域，孩子们开始争吵，我于是停下车，让他们都下车），可以看出，“孩子们吵架”是停车的原因。因此选项D。（让他们冷静下来）为正确答案。

【干扰项排除】最具潜力干扰项是选项A（为了给自己看书的时间），根据关键词我们知道这不是作者停车的原因与目的，只是让孩子们下车之后，带来的一个结果。选项B（给他们预定食物）与选项C（和他们一起游戏）均未在文中提及。

50.A。主旨判断题。难度：较难。本文通过叙述从这些年来为了贪图便捷快速走高速路，到因为照顾年幼的孩子而不得选择乡间公路的过程中，欣赏了大自然的美景，发现了绕行路的魅力。

【解题思路】主旨判断题的方法是找高频词。本文在第一段通过诗人的话就引出detour，文中多次都提及，在文章的最后一段的末句还是提及到了它。因此，高频词出现的选项就是正确选项。

【难句学习】

1. But it was quite by accident that I discovered the deep meaning of his words

翻译：很偶然我发现了他的这些话的深层含义。

分析：这是强调句型结构：it is/was……that/who……当被强调部分不是表“人”的词或短语时，只能用that。句子的主干是I discovered the deep meaning of his words。

2. But that trip with Banner opened our eyes to a world available to anyone adventurous enough to wander around and made me realize that a detour may uncover the best part of a journey---and the best part of yourself.

翻译：但是和Banner一起的旅途开阔了我们对于这个对任何人来说四处瞎逛都很危险的世界的视角，让我意识到绕行路可能会揭开旅途中最美好的那部分，即你自己最美好的那部分。

分析：句子的主干是that trip做主语；opened和made一起做并列谓语。其中adventurous enough to wander around 形容词短语做world的后置定语； that引导的从句做动词realize的宾语从句。