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1、WhenmybrotherandIwereyoung试题答案（2012湖北卷B段) WhenmybrotherandIwereyoung,mymomwouldtakeusonTransportationDays. Itgoeslikethis:Youcan’ttakeanymeansoftransportationmorethanonce.Wewouldstartfromhome,walkingtwoblockstotherailstation.We’dtakethetrainintothecitycenter,thenab
2、us,switchingtothetram,thenmaybeataxi.Wealwaysconsideredtakingahorsecarriageinthehistoricdistrict,butwedidn’tlikethewaythehorsesweretreated,soweneverdid.Attheendoftheday,wetookthesubwaytoourcloseststation,whereMom’sfriendwaswaitingtogiveusaridehome—ourfirstcarrideofth
3、eday. ThegoodthingaboutTransportationDaysisnotonlythatMomtaughtushowtogetaround.Shewasborntobemultimodal(多方式的).Sheunderstoodthatdependingoncarsonlywasafailureofimaginationand,aboveall,afailureofconfidence—theproductofachildhoodnotspentexploringsubwaytunnels. Onceyo
4、ulearntheroutemapandstepwithcertaintyoverthegapbetweenthetrainandtheplatform,nothingisfrighteninganymore.Newcitiesarejustlight-raillinestobeexplored.Andyourpersonalcar,ifyouhaveone,becomesjustonemoretoolinthetoolbox—andoftenaninadequateone,limitingbothyourmobilityand
5、yourwallet. OnTransportationDays,wemightstopforlunchonChestnutStreetorbuyanewbookortoy,butthetransportationwasthepoint.First,itwasexcitingenoughtowatchtheworldspeedbyfromthetrainwindow.AsIgotolder,mymomhelpedmeunlockthemysteriesthatwouldotherwisehaveparalyzedmyfirst
6、attemptstodoitmyself:HowdoIknowwheretogetoff?HowdoIknowhowmuchitcosts?HowdoIknowwhenIneedtickets,andwheretogetthem?Whattrack,whatline,whichdirection,where’sthestop,andwillIgetwetwhenwegoundertheriver? I’mwritingthisrightnowonanairplane,ameanswedidn’ttryonourTranspor
7、tationDaysand,wenowknow,thedirtiestandmostpollutingofthemall.MyflightroutedmethroughPhiladelphia.Mymultimodalmommetmefordinnerintheairport.Shetookatraintomeetme. 55.WhichwasforbiddenbyMomonTransportationDays? A.Havingacarride. B.Takingthetraintwice. C.Buyingmoret
8、hanonetoy. D.Touringthehistoricdistrict. 56.Accordingtothewriter,whatwasthegreatestbenefitofherTransportationDays? A.Buildingcon
