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My father was born in a small town in the US. He traveled to many cities in the country, before going on to France, Australia and the Philippines. He took his wife and three daughters with him and went wherever the road took him.
It’s easy to feel lonely when you’re on the road. As my mother said repeatedly, “We made lots of new friends on our trip—most of them were mechanics (机械工)”, since we often spent hours in repair shops. But that was better than sitting by the roadside when it was 40 ℃.
Getting along sometimes seemed impossible. There were always a lot of arguments, especially among us back—seat passengers about who had to sit in the middle.
But even if it was hard, we did learn a lot about forgiveness (原谅).
When we were travelling in the Philippines, we drove to Quezon City one day. It should have been a one—hour drive but was nearly three, thanks to bad roads and worse traffic. “Did you put our suitcases (行李箱) in the car?” my father asked my mother as we arrived. From the back seat, we saw her slowly turn toward my father. “No,” she said. “I thought you did.” That was how a seven—hour car trip turned into a 16—hour car trip, which was mostly spent in silence.
In situations like that, we had to learn to let go of our anger because we were stuck in a moving box with the same people for the rest of the journey. Even if I sometimes felt like opening the car door and pushing one of my sisters out, I kept my feelings to myself.
This is why road trips were like mobile universities to us. We got our PHDs (博士学位) in how to get along with other people just by travelling in that old car.
And if we were somehow given a second chance at life, we would do it all over again. Only this time, I’d put the suitcases in the car myself.
1．According to the first paragraph, the writer’s father ________.
| A．didn’t like his hometown | B．enjoyed travelling a lot |
| C．preferred travelling alone | D．had never travelled abroad |
2．During the road trips, ________.
| A．hot weather made a lot of trouble for the family |
| B．the writer’s mother was very proud to make friends |
| C．the family often had to stop to get their car repaired |
| D．they argued about who had to sit in the front |
3．When the family was travelling in the Philippines, ________.
| A．they were very surprised at the good traffic conditions on the way |
| B．the father and mother had a big fight with each other |
| C．they wasted more time on the road after they forgot to take their suitcases |
| D．the family had a wonderful time with each other on the road |
4．In the writer’s opinion, road trips ________.
| A．are very boring for big families | B．are fun only when we travel with others |
| C．help people go to universities | D．help people to develop their social skills |
5．What does the last sentence of this passage mean?
| A．The writer has really learned to be more responsible in the future. |
| B．It will waste a lot of time if you forget to carry something during the trips. |
| C．It is common to experience some problems when you travel with someone else. |
| D．The writer thinks a holiday is a chance to understand your family members better. |
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y = sin x， x∈R， y∈[–1，1]，周期为2π，函数图像以 x = (π/2) + kπ 为对称轴
y = arcsin x， x∈[–1，1]， y∈[–π/2，π/2]
sin x = 0 ←→ arcsin x = 0
sin x = 1/2 ←→ arcsin x = π/6
sin x = √2/2 ←→ arcsin x = π/4
sin x = 1 ←→ arcsin x = π/2
y = sin x， x∈R， y∈[–1，1]，周期为2π，函数图像以 x = (π/2) + kπ 为对称轴
y = arcsin x， x∈[–1，1]， y∈[–π/2，π/2]
sin x = 0 ←→ arcsin x = 0
sin x = 1/2 ←→ arcsin x = π/6
sin x = √2/2 ←→ arcsin x = π/4
sin x = 1 ←→ arcsin x = π/2
