Question

    Poet William Stafford once said that we are defined more by the detours(绕行路)in life than by the narrow road towards 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 I had to. We would stick to the freeways and arrive tired.

    But then Banner, our lamb was born. He was rejected by his mama days before our planned trip to Boise. I had to take him with 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 and 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 grasshoppers in waist-high grass, or just simply looked out of the car windows at baby pigs following their mother, or fish leaping out of the water. Here was life. And new horizons.

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

    I grew brave with the trip back home. On an empty section of road, everyone started quarreling. I stopped the car, ordered all kids out and told them to meet me 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 I found the best of myself.

51.Why did the author use to take freeways to her parents’ home?

A. It was less tiring.                B. She felt better with other drivers nearby.                

C. Her kids would feel less confined.  D. It would be faster and safer.

52.The author stopped regularly on the country roads to________.

A. take care of the lamb           B. take a deep breath               

C. relax in the fresh air            D. let the kids play with Banner

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

A. Freeways are where beauty hides.               

B. Enjoying the beauty of nature benefits one’s health                                

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

D. One should follow side roads to watch wild animals

54.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 let them cool down.                

C. To play a game with them.          D. To order some food for them.

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

A. Creativity out of Necessity         B. The Road to Bravery               

C. Charm of the Detour              D. Road trip and Country Life

Answer 1

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