As a boy growing up in India, I had longed to travel abroad. I used to listen to the stories my father would tell me about his stay in Canada and tours to Europe in the 1970s, with great interest.
My big moment finally came in the summer of 1998 when I was able to accompany my parents to Europe, where my father was to attend a meeting. We planned to travel to Belgium, Netherlands and West Germany.
I have clear memories even today of going to Mumbai airport at night all excited about finally going abroad. I had heard several great things about Lufthansa till then but now I finally got to experience them first hand, during the flight to Frankfurt. We flew business class and even today I can remember the excellent service by the Lufthansa crew (工作人員). The flight was really smooth and thoroughly enjoyable, even for someone like me, who is especially afraid of flying.
After spending almost two weeks in Europe, we took the Lufthansa airport express from Dusseldorf to Frankfurt airport, for our return flight. What a journey that was! All along the Rhine (萊茵河), it was simply an unforgettable experience. I had a sombre feeling on the flight back to Mumbai as it marked the end of a wonderful vacation, but the Lufthansa crew members were able to change it into a most enjoyable experience yet again, with the quality of their service.
Being the first airline to take me abroad, Lufthansa will always hold a special place in my heart. Even today,I continue to enjoy flights on Lufthansa and simply cannot dream of choosing any other airline. Flying, in general,for me,has always been a terrible and painful experience.Flying on Lufthansa,however, is something I always have and always will look forward to. 
【小題1】Which country does the author live in now? ________.

A.India. B.Canada. C.Belgium. D.Germany.
【小題2】What made the author so interested in traveling abroad? ________.
A.Growing up in India.
B.Once staying in Canada.
C.Once traveling to Canada with his father.
D.His father's stories about his traveling experiences.
【小題3】Which of the following is true about the author's trip to Europe in 1998? _________.
A.The author traveled with one of his parents.
B.Both their going and return were by air.
C.They traveled in spring that year.
D.They stayed in Europe for nearly two months.
【小題4】It can be inferred from the passage that Lufthansa is ________.
A.a(chǎn) city in India B.a(chǎn) city in Europe
C.a(chǎn)n airline company D.a(chǎn) travel agency
【小題5】he underlined word “somber” in the 4th paragraph probably means “________”.
A.happy B.sad C.a(chǎn)ngry D.enjoyable


【小題1】A
【小題2】D
【小題3】B
【小題4】C
【小題5】B

解析試題分析:本文是一篇記敘文。作者的父親父親經(jīng)常講其在加拿大居住和歐洲旅行的經(jīng)歷,這激發(fā)了作者希望走出國門看看的強(qiáng)烈欲望。本篇短文給我們講述了他第一次去歐洲的難忘旅行。
【小題1】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)As a boy growing up in India, I had longed to travel abroad.及Being the first airline to take me abroad, 可分析,作者生活的國度是在印度(India)。故選A。
【小題2】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)I used to listen to the stories my father would tell me about his stay in Canada and tours to Europe in the 1970s, with great interest. 父親經(jīng)常講其在加拿大居住和歐洲旅行的經(jīng)歷,這激發(fā)了作者希望走出國門看看的強(qiáng)烈欲望。故選D。
【小題3】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)A項(xiàng)錯是因?yàn)樽髡呤桥c“父母雙親一起去的”;C項(xiàng)錯在與事實(shí)“他們是在夏季去的”不符;D項(xiàng)錯在與事實(shí)“在歐洲待了近兩個星期”不符。B項(xiàng)正確是與“來回均是乘坐飛機(jī)”吻合。故選B。
【小題4】推理判斷題。通過后三段內(nèi)容不難看出,此為一家航空公司的名稱。故選C。
【小題5】詞義猜測題。想到愉快的旅行就要結(jié)束,作者心情自然不好,根據(jù)后文change it into a most enjoyable experience yet again也可推知。故選B項(xiàng)。
考點(diǎn):故事類短文閱讀。

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