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18．My Favourite Travel BooksThe Old Patagonian Express by Paul Theroux
Choosing my favorite Paul Theroux book is like picking my favorite place in the world：It's impossible to settle on just one．But The Old Patagonian Express，which is about a train journey Theroux made from Boston，USA to southern Argentina，is right up there at the top of my list．Theroux has a wicked sense of humor．He brings so much wisdom and experience to his travels．
Walden by Henry David Thoreau
If he were alive today，Thoreau would probably frown if he heard someone refer to Walden as a travel book．But I regard it as a travel-writing masterpiece．"I went into the woods，"he writes，"because I wished to live deliberately，to front only the essential facts of life，and see if I could not learn what it had to teach，and not，when I came to die，discover that I had not lived．"That's the same spirit of discovery that defines so many great contemporary travel records．
The Dharma Bums by Jack Kerouac
Like so many people，I fell in love with Kerouac's novels in my late teens and early 20s．On the Road gets all the press，but I always love The Dharma Bums．Kerouac beautifully captures the romance of California trains，Berkeley，and backpacking in the Sierras．It's hard to read this book without wanting to leave for the mountains to brainstorm bad haikus on the trail and cook canned macaroni and cheese over a crackling campfire．
Confucius Lives Next Door by T．R．Reid
This is sort of A Year in Provence in Japan，only the cross-cultural differences are much greater．Reid and his family moved to Tokyo when he became the chief for The Washington Post，enabling him to uncover truths about the country．Among the highlights are his observations about Japanese schools，including Yodobashi No.6Elementary School，where his daughters were greeted by the whole school staff．
21．Which book enables readers to experience great cross-cultural differences？B
A．The Old Patagonian Express．B．Confucius Lives Next Door．
C．On the Road．D．Walden．
22．What will people feel after reading Jack Kerouac's The Dharma Bums？A
A．A strong desire to follow．
B．A love for novels．
C．A wish to learn cooking．
D．An excitement to write poems．
23．Which writer based his book on a train journey from home to abroad？C
A．T．R．Reid．B．Henry David Thoreau．C．Paul Theroux．D．Jack Kerouac．
24．What features most modern travel books according to the author？D
A．Experience．B．Observation．C．Culture．D．Discovery．
分析 本文主要简述了作者最喜欢的基本旅行书籍，不同的书籍有不同的特点，可以为不同兴趣爱好的读者提供意见．
解答 21．B 细节题．根据文章内容This is sort of A Year in Provence in Japan，only the cross-cultural differences are much greater．由此可知，该书可以让读者体验跨国文化，结合选项，故选B
22．A 细节题．根据文章内容It's hard to read this book without wanting to leave for the mountains to brainstorm bad haikus on the trail and cook canned macaroni and cheese over a crackling campfire．读者读完这本书就很难不想象着要前往书中描述的场景去感受一番，结合选项，故选A
23．C 细节题．根据文章内容But The Old Patagonian Express，which is about a train journey Theroux made from Boston，USA to southern Argentina，is right up there at the top of my list．由此可知，Paul Theroux写的书 The Old Patagonian Express 是以他从美国到阿根廷去的火车旅行为基调的，结合选项，故选C
24．D 推理题．根据文章内容主要简述了作者最喜欢的基本旅行书籍，几本书籍都有差不多的特点，就是具有对未知的探索性，结合选项，故选D
点评 本文是一个广告布告类阅读理解，题目涉及多道细节理解题，做题时结合原文和题目有针对性的找出相关语句进行仔细分析，结合选项选出正确答案．推理判断题也是要在抓住关键句子的基础上合理的分析才能得出正确答案，切忌胡乱猜测，一定要做到有理有据．
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