There were smiling children all the way．Charily they knew at what time the train

       Therewere smiling children all the way．Charily they knew at what time the train passed theirhomes and they made it their business to stand along the railway, wave tocomplete strangers and cheer them up as they rushed towards Penang．Oftenwhole families stood outside their homes and waved and smiled as if those onthe trains were their favorite relatives．This is the simplevillage people of Malaysia．I was moved．

       Ihad always traveled to Malaysia by plane or car, so this was the first time Iwas on a train．I did not particularly relish the longtrain journey and had brought along a dozen magazines to read and reread．Ilooked about the train．There was not one familiar face．Isighed and sat down to read my Economics．

       Itwas not long before the train was across the Causeway and in Malaysia．JohoreBaru was just another city like Singapore, so I was tired of looking at thecrowds of people as they hurried past．As we went beyond thecity, I watched the straight rows of rubber trees and miles and miles of green．Thenthe first village came into sight, Immediately I came alive; I decided to wave back．

       Fromthen on my journey became interesting．I threw my magazinesinto the waste basket and decided to join in Malaysian life．Theneverything came alive．The mountains seemed to speak to me．Eventhe trees were smiling．I stared at everything as if I was looking at itfor the first time．

       Theday passed fast and I even forgot to have my lunch until I felt hungry．Ilooked at my watch and was surprised that it was 3:00 pm．Soonthe train pulled up at Butterworth．I looked at thepeople all around me．They all looked beautiful．Whenmy uncle arrived with a smile, I threw my arms around him to give him a warmhug （拥抱）．I had never done this before．Heseemed surprised and then his weather-beaten face warmed up with a huge smile．Wewalked arm in arm to his car．

       I lookedforward to the return journey．

1.Theauthor expected the train trip to be

       A．adventurous                                   B．pleasant         

       C．exciting                                  D．dull

2.Whatdid the author remember most fondly of her train trip?

       A．Thefriendly country people．              B．Themountains along the way．

       C．Thecrowds of people in the streets．   D．Thesimple lunch served on the train．

3.Whichof the following words can best take the place of the word "relish"in the second paragraph?

       A．choose             B．enjoy               C．preparefor         D．carry on

4.Wherewas the writer going?

       A．JohoreBaru,    B．The Causeway．  C．Butterworth,     D．Singapore．

5.Whatcan we learn from the story?

       A．Comfortin traveling by train．           B．Pleasureof living in the country．

       C．Readinggives people delight．              D．Smilesbrighten people up．

试题答案

【答案】

1.D

2.A

3.B

4.C

5.D