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類閱讀．文章主要講述了作者今年夏天和兩個(gè)孫子在石山公園度過了一段美好的時(shí)光，爬山的經(jīng)歷讓他明白了一個(gè)道理：我們在生活中雖然經(jīng)常會(huì)遭遇考驗(yàn)，但是真正讓我們高興的不是考驗(yàn)結(jié)束了，而是我們從考驗(yàn)中學(xué)到了東西，因此我們要學(xué)會(huì)享受這個(gè)過程．
解答 28．D詞意猜測題．根據(jù)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．可知石山雖然不是特別高，幸運(yùn)的是，還有步行道直通山頂，但是對于兩個(gè)五歲的孩子和一位老爺爺來說，這是一個(gè)艱難的任務(wù)．由此推知，"formidable"意為"困難的；可怕的"．故選D．
29．B細(xì)節(jié)理解題．根據(jù)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．可知作者比他的兩個(gè)孫子走得快得多．故選B．
30．A細(xì)節(jié)理解題．根據(jù)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，只想著到達(dá)山頂．這是為了可以好好休息．故選A．
31．D標(biāo)題選擇題．文章介紹了作者今年夏天和兩個(gè)孫子在石山公園度過了一段美好的時(shí)光，爬山的經(jīng)歷讓他明白了一個(gè)道理：我們在生活中雖然經(jīng)常會(huì)遭遇考驗(yàn)，但是真正讓我們高興的不是考驗(yàn)結(jié)束了，而是我們從考驗(yàn)中學(xué)到的東西，因此我們要學(xué)會(huì)享受這個(gè)過程．由此可知，故選D．
點(diǎn)評 本文考察學(xué)生的理解推斷能力以及細(xì)心程度，只要抓住文章的關(guān)鍵詞，采用尋讀的方法查找細(xì)節(jié)，就能找到正確答案．
