8．I had a great time this past summer visiting Stone Mountain Park with my twin grandsons．I had the opportunity to spend the day with them seeing the various sights and attractions．One thing that my grandsons had really wanted to do that particular day was to climb to the top of the mountain．Stone Mountain isn't a particularly tall mountain and fortunately has walking trails to the top，but for two 5-year-olds，along with grandpa，it's a formidable task．
Since my grandson's enthusiasm was much greater than mine，I decided to start the slow walk up the mountain．The beginning part of the trail was slow and gradual．It seemed like we were taking forever to climb just a short distance，but I had to remind myself that it took 3of their steps to equal 1of mine，so I found myself walking ahead of them，then having to stop and let them catch up，over and over again．
I was tired and sweaty，just wanting to get to the top of the mountain so I could rest well before starting my way back．I learned early on during our walk that this wasn't going to be the case．We had to stop and look at every large rock with someone's name carved in it．We looked at unususal plant formations．We examined large trees and we explored small rock overhangs that reminded the kids of caves．My grandsons viewed the walk as an exciting adventure．Climbing the mountain was a trial to me but my grandsons were not focused at all on the trial of climbing the mountain； they were simply enjoying the journey of the walk．
I know when I face a trial in life，I tend to always think of the problem．I want the trial to be over quickly and let life get back to normal．What can I learn during the course of the trial？At some point，the trial will be over and we'll be joyous for sure．
However，the real joy should not be that the trial's over，but I am celebrating what I learned during the journey．
28．What does the underlined word"formidable"in Paragraph 1mean？D
A．Relaxing B．Meaningful． C．Strange D．Difficult．
29．What can we know from Paragraph 2？B
A．The writer kept challenging his grandsons to catch up with him．
B．Old as the writer was，he walked much faster than his grandsons．
C．The writer and his grandsons walked up the mountain very fast at the beginning．
D．The writer was more eager to climb to the top of the mountain than his grandsons．
30．Why did the writer only want to reach the mountain top？A
A．To have a good rest
B．To get a better view
C．To enjoy unusual plants．
D．To see large rocks carved with names．
31．What can be the best title of the text？D
A．A tiring day spent with grandsons．
B．Joy coming from mountain-climbing．
C．A life lesson learnt from grandsons．
D．Learning to enjoy the journey．
分析 本文是一篇人物故事类阅读．文章主要讲述了作者今年夏天和两个孙子在石山公园度过了一段美好的时光，爬山的经历让他明白了一个道理：我们在生活中虽然经常会遭遇考验，但是真正让我们高兴的不是考验结束了，而是我们从考验中学到了东西，因此我们要学会享受这个过程．
解答 28．D词意猜测题．根据第一段Stone Mountain isn't a particularly tall mountain and fortunately has walking trails to the top，but for two 5-year-olds，along with grandpa，it's a formidable task．可知石山虽然不是特别高，幸运的是，还有步行道直通山顶，但是对于两个五岁的孩子和一位老爷爷来说，这是一个艰难的任务．由此推知，"formidable"意为"困难的；可怕的"．故选D．
29．B细节理解题．根据第二段it took 3of their steps to equal 1of mine，so I found myself walking ahead of them，then having to stop and let them catch up，over and over again．可知作者比他的两个孙子走得快得多．故选B．
30．A细节理解题．根据文章第三段I was tired and sweaty，just wanting to get to the top of the mountain so I could rest well before starting my way back．可知作者很累，而且出了好多汗，只想着到达山顶．这是为了可以好好休息．故选A．
31．D标题选择题．文章介绍了作者今年夏天和两个孙子在石山公园度过了一段美好的时光，爬山的经历让他明白了一个道理：我们在生活中虽然经常会遭遇考验，但是真正让我们高兴的不是考验结束了，而是我们从考验中学到的东西，因此我们要学会享受这个过程．由此可知，故选D．
点评 本文考察学生的理解推断能力以及细心程度，只要抓住文章的关键词，采用寻读的方法查找细节，就能找到正确答案．
