They say there are three ways to experience the Grand Canyon; on foot, on mules(騾子) or by air. We chose the first. Up early; my husband and I and our three children couldn’t wait to get started. We decided to walk along a lovely path named Bright Angel Trail.
As we set out, I was shocked at how narrow the path was. And I couldn’t help noticing that the other tourists weren’t like us. They had heavy backpacks, water bottles, and hats. But as usual we were dressed, As the sun rose higher, Arizona’s famous heat seemed to roast(烘烤)　us. There was no shade and our legs were aching. We decided to go back, with the girl on my back and the boys far behind. By the time we finally got back, our legs were like jelly.
The next day, after we’d had a long rest and a good breakfast, we were ready for another view of the Canyon – by air. After our last walk, this would be the easiest thing in the world.
We called to each other excitedly as the plane took off and circled around the Canyon. But the smiles on our faces disappeared as the pilot tossed(翻轉(zhuǎn))　the plane around, pretending he was going to hit the ground. I shouted, “STOP, TAKE US BACK!” When we finally arrived back on land, once again our legs were like jelly. We hardly spoke as we drove back.
As I said, there are three ways to view the Grand Canyon. We never tried the mules, but personally I’d suggest a fourth: buy yourself a good magazine like National Geographic. That way, you can see the Canyon, without fear or tiredness.
小題1:Which of the following is true according to the second paragraph?
A．They made a careful preparation before the trip
B．They children were more joyful than their parents.
C．Bright Angel Trail was not as lovely as they expected.
D．The summer heat prevented them from enjoying the view.
小題2:The underlined expression “Our legs were like jelly” probably means            .
A．we were weakB．we were unhappy
C．we were dissatisfiedD．we were disappointed
小題3:Which of the following best describes their Canyon trip by air?
A．It proved to be frightening.B．It was more comfortable
C．It turned out to be excitingD．It made each of them tired.
小題4:We can infer from the passage that          .
A．experiencing the Canyon on mules would be the best way
B．one needs to dress less when visiting the Grand Canyon.
C．the writer was not serious when she made the suggestion.
D．the whole family narrowly escaped from the air accident.

小題1:C
小題2:A
小題3:A
小題4:C

小題1:細(xì)節(jié)理解We decided to walk along a lovely path named Bright Angel Trail.結(jié)果是：shocked at how narrow the path was，當(dāng)然是not as lovely as they expected. 最已混淆的是D，但從全文看他們的旅途不愉快，主要是身體虛弱而非夏天的熱。
小題2:推理歸納path出乎預(yù)料的艱難，太陽火辣，決定返回，回來時(shí)必然是“軟弱無力”
小題3:推論總結(jié)as the pilot tossed(翻轉(zhuǎn))　the plane around, pretending he was going to hit the ground. I shouted, “STOP, TAKE US BACK!”可看出他們膽戰(zhàn)心驚， frightening早已代替了comfortable。
小題4:細(xì)節(jié)推論作者顯然是在開玩笑的提出了第四種方式—買本雜志舒舒服服的看大峽谷，不用擔(dān)驚受怕。on mules 沒有嘗試無從談起，排除A。穿衣多少沒有談到。排除B ，從pretending he was going to hit the ground. I shouted,，可知有意制造驚險(xiǎn)，并無危險(xiǎn)事故，排除D。
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