our trip—most of them are mechanics, since we often __5__ hours in repair shops. But that was a way much __6__ than sitting by the roadside while waiting for the engine to __7__ when it was 40 ℃ outside.

Getting along well sometimes seemed __8__. There were always a lot of __9__， especially among us back seat passengers about who had to __10__ in the middle. But even if it was hard, we learned a lot about __11__ . When we were traveling in the Philippines, we drove to Quezon City one day. It should have been an hour's drive but was nearly three, thanks to bad roads and __12__ traffic. “Did you put our suitcases in the car？” my father asked my mother as we arrived there. From the back seat, we saw her __13__ turn toward my father. “No，” she said. “I thought you did.” That was how a seven-hour car trip turned into a 16-hour one, which was mostly spent in __14__.

On occasions like that, we had to learn to let go of our anger because we were __15__ in a rolling box with the same people for the rest of the __16__. Even if I sometimes felt like opening the car door and __17__ one of my sisters out, I kept my feelings to myself.

This is why road trips were like __18__ universities to us. We __19__ our PhDs (博士学位) in how to get along with other people just by traveling in our old car.

If we were __20__ given a second chance at life, we would do it all over again. Only this time would I put the suitcases in the car myself.

[语篇解读] 本文是一篇夹叙夹议文。小时候“我”随父亲和母亲以及我的姐妹开车旅行，在此过程中，我们学会了忍让以及和别人相处。这个颠簸的旅程是一所移动的大学，让“我”受益匪浅。

1．A.move C．experience

B．life D．belief

解析：根据上文可知，“我”的父亲出生在美国的一个小镇上；结合该句中的“He wasn't sure what he wanted”以及下文叙述的他带着全家开车旅行可推知，那时他不确定想从生活中要些什么，故B项正确。

答案：B 2．A.live up C．get out

B．struggle on D．walk around

解析：根据该句中的“begin a new adventure”可推知，他得到启示，要他走出去，去开启新的冒险经历。C项意为“离开，从……出来”，故C项正确。

答案：C

3．A.took C．served

B．drove D．controlled

解析：根据该句中的“wherever the road”并结合语境可知，他带着妈妈和我们这三个女儿，沿路旅行。A项表示“带去，引领”，符合语境，故A项正确。

答案：A 4．A.anxious C．helpless

B．upset D．lonely

解析：根据该句中的“when you're on the road”和下文介绍的沿路交朋友可推知，当在路上时，很容易感到孤独(lonely)。

答案：D 5．A.wasted C．spent

B．worked D．chatted

解析：根据语境可知，由于我们经常花费几个小时在修理店，所以我们交的朋友大部分是修理工。

答案：C 6．A.better C．safer

B．easier D．cleverer

解析：由于外面的温度达到40摄氏度，所以去修理店要比坐在马路边等候好得多。 答案：A

7．A.break down C．clear up

B．cool off D．turn over

解析：根据该句中的“when it was 40 ℃ outside”可知，外面气温高达40摄氏度；据此可推知，该处指等待发动机冷却下来；B项意为“使冷却下来”，故B项正确。A项意为“出故障”，C项意为“清理”，D项意为“翻转”，都与语境不符。

答案：B 8．A.available C．necessary

B．alternative D．impossible

解析：根据下文中的“it was hard”并结合语境可知，友好相处有时似乎是不可能的(impossible)。

答案：D 9．A.arguments C．embarrassments

B．fights D．amusements

解析：根据空后的“especially among us...in the middle”可知，我们之间总是有很多争吵，尤其是关于后座的我们谁坐(sit)在中间时。

答案：A

10．A.settle B．rest C．sit D．watch 解析：参见上题解析。 答案：C 11．A.sharing C．communication

B．respect D．tolerance

解析：根据该句中的“But”表达的语境可知，尽管这很难解决，但是我们学会了忍耐(tolerance)。

答案：D 12．A.light C．local

B．heavy D．fast

解析：根据该句中的“It should have been an hour's drive but was nearly three”可知，本可以在一小时就完成的路程，我们却花了三个小时；据此可推知，这里路况较差，交通拥堵，故B项正确。

答案：B 13．A.suddenly C．calmly

B．sensitively D．slowly

解析：根据语境可知，我们在后座看到母亲慢慢地转过头对父亲说：“没有，我还以为你放了”。

答案：D 14．A.silence C．panic

B．vain

D．disappointment

解析：根据上文可知，母亲忘记将手提箱放进车里；结合该句和下文中的“we had to learn to let go of our anger”可知，我们学会了控制自己的怒气，这个七小时的行程最终变成了十六小时的行程，我们大部分的时间都在沉默。

答案：A 15．A.buried C．stuck

B．crazy D．impatient

解析：根据语境可知，在像上文提到的情况下，我们必须控制自己的怒气，因为我们和相同的人在接下来的旅程(journey)里一起被困在车里。be stuck in为固定搭配，意为“被困在……”，故C项正确。

答案：C 16．A.holiday C．exploration

B．journey D．march

解析：参见上题解析。 答案：B 17．A.dragging C．helping

B．pushing D．sending

解析：根据该句中的“I kept my feelings to myself”可知，“我”控制住了自己的情绪；据此可推知，此处表示有时“我”想要打开车门将“我”的一个姐妹推出车外。B项意为“推”，故B项正确。

答案：B 18．A.unusual C．free

B．common D．mobile

解析：根据该句中的“road trips”以及下文中的“We __19__ our PhDs”可知，对于我们来说，公路旅行就如可移动的(mobile)大学。

答案：D 19．A.earned C．missed

B．expected D．valued

解析：根据语境可知，就在这辆旧汽车里，我们获得了如何和他人相处的博士学位；A项意为“博得，赢得”，故A项正确。

答案：A

20．A.somewhere C．somehow

B．anytime D．anyway

解析：根据语境可知，如果我们能以某种方式在人生中获得第二次机会的话，我们还是会去旅行。C项意为“以某种方式”，故C项正确。

答案：C

C

A woman professor was giving a lesson to her students on __1__ management. As she raised a glass of water, everyone in the class __2__ they would be asked the “half-empty or half-full” question. __3__， that was not the case. With a smile on her face, she asked the students, “How much do you think this glass of water weighs？”

Answers called out __4__ from eight to twenty ounces (盎司)．

She quieted the students down and then replied, “The absolute weight doesn't __5__. But it counts how long you hold it. If I hold it for a minute, it is OK. If I hold it for an hour, I will have an ache in my __6__. If I hold it for a day, my arm will feel numb. In each case, the __7__ of the glass of water doesn't change,