15．Among my most memorable vacation moments with my kids was the phone call I made from a peak in the Teton Range one summer．The boys were seven and ten，and they had not taken to the awesome scenery with the enthusiasm （热情） I'd hoped．I believe the word"bored"was uttered once or twice，and someone actually complained，"Are we there yet？"
I had a flashback to my own childhood-The Alps，not the Teton，but the same lack of appreciation from the backseat．"Can you at least grunt （咕哝） your appreciation so I'll know you're still there？"My father asked．My siblings and I did so all the way up a mountain and back down．
Now I call my dad from a Wyoming mountain and apologize．
Traveling with children is not always a postcard．There's the getting there，and being there，and the getting back home．This involves planning and patience in things unimagined．Yet，my parents persevered，taking us with them every summer．
I have long been glad they"dragged"me to travel with them everywhere，but it wasn't until that day in the Teton that I fully understood what I was grateful for．Until then，I'd thought only of what travel had given me as an individual：the sense of comfort in new places and the knowledge that there was a big world out there．My call to my father was the first time I appreciated what the trips had given us as a family．We were never more a family than when we were all away from home．Every day in the back of a rental car，my brother，sister，and I became a unit，relying on each other for entertainment．Back home，we had separate orbits-different friends，teachers，activities and bedrooms．Away，we were in sync （同步的），but also dissolving in what we thought were silent giggles （咯咯笑） between those grunts up the mountain．
"I'm sorry，"I said to my father 25years later from Wyoming．
"That's one of my favorite memories，"Dad replied．
Now that I think of it，it's one of mine too．
26．When the author took her children to travel with her，they feltC．
A．grateful
B．curious
C．impatient
D．nervous
27．Which of the following is TRUE about the author according to the passage？C
A．She has been to the Teton Range with her father．
B．She fully understood her father's intention as a girl．
C．She got bored with traveling during her childhood．
D．She felt sorry for taking her children to travel．
28．The author called her father in the Teton Range toB．
A．encourage her father to travel
B．make an apology to her father
C．tell him her children's complaints
D．show her excitement during the journey
29．What does the underlined part mean in Paragraph 4？A
A．Traveling with children is not an easy job．
B．Children do not like traveling in mountains．
C．Traveling with children is an expensive journey．
D．There's no time to deliver postcards during the journey．
30．The author feels grateful to her parents for travel becauseD．
A．they keep her physically healthy
B．she can make new friends during the trip
C．she is taught to be independent of her family
D．they make efforts to strengthen the bonds of family．
分析 本文主要讲述了作者带孩子旅游，孩子不兴奋，不感激的经历．联想到了自己孩提时代跟大人旅游时的同感．感觉到当时不理解父母的做法，对不起他们．由此，拨通了父亲的电话，在此向他道歉．
解答 26C 细节理解题．根据"The boys were seven and ten，and they had not taken to the awesome scenery with the enthusiasm （热情） I'd hoped．I believe the word"bored"was uttered once or twice，and someone actually complained，"Are we there yet？"可知，答案C正确．
27C 细节理解题．根据"I had a flashback to my own childhood-The Alps，not the Teton，but the same lack of appreciation from the backseat．"Can you at least grunt （咕哝） your appreciation so I'll know you're still there？"My father asked．My siblings and I did so all the way up a mountain and back down．"可知，作者童年时代也不喜欢跟着大人旅游．故选C项．
28B 细节理解题．根据"Now I call my dad from a Wyoming mountain and apologize．"可知，打电话是想向父亲道歉．故选B项．
29A 词义猜测题．由下文"There's the getting there，and being there，and the getting back home．This involves planning and patience in things unimagined．Yet，my parents persevered，taking us with them every summer．"可知，此句的意思是"带孩子们旅游不是一件容易的事．"故选A项．
30D 细节理解题．根据"Until then，I'd thought only of what travel had given me as an individual：the sense of comfort in new places and the knowledge that there was a big world out there．My call to my father was the first time I appreciated what the trips had given us as a family．"可知，答案D正确．
点评 做阅读理解题，主要要读懂文章的大意，没必要一字一句都读懂．然后再带着问题在文中找信息句即可．
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