71--75
Thereweresmilingchildrenalltheway.Charilytheyknewatwhattimethetr ainpassedtheirhomesandtheymadeittheirbusinesstostandalongtherailway,wavetocompletestr angersandcheerthemupastheyrushedtowardsPenang.Oftenwholefamiliesstoodoutsidetheirhomesandwavedandsmiledasifthoseonthetr ainsweretheirfavoriterelatives.ThisisthesimplevillagepeopleofMalaysia.Iwasmoved.
Ihadalwaystr aveledtoMalaysiabyplaneorcar,sothiswasthefirsttimeIwasonatr ain.Ididnotparticularlyrelishthelongtr ainjourneyandhadbroughtalongadozenmagazinestoreadandreread.Ilookedaboutthetr ain.Therewasnotonefamiliarface.Isighedandsatd owntoreadmyEconomics.
Itwasnotlongbeforethetr ainwasacrosstheCausewayandinMalaysia.JohoreBaruwasjustanothercitylikeSingapore,soIwastiredoflookingatthecrowdsofpeopleastheyhurriedpast.Aswewentbeyondthecity,Iwatchedthestr aightr owsofrubbertr eesandmilesandmilesofgreen.Thenthefirstvillagecameintosight,ImmediatelyIcamealive;Idecidedtowavehack.
Fromthenonmyjourneybecameinteresting.IthrewmymagazinesintothewastebasketanddecidedtojoininMalaysianlife.Theneverythingcamealive.Themountainsseemedtospeaktome.Eventhetr eesweresmiling.IstaredateverythingasifIwaslookingatitforthefirsttime.
ThedaypassedfastandIevenforgottohavemylunchuntilIfelthungry.Ilookedatmywatchandwassurprisedthatitwas3:00pm.Soonthetr ainpulledupatButterworth.Ilookedatthepeopleallaroundme.Theyalllookedbeautiful.Whenmyunclearrivedwithasmile,Ithrewmyarmsaroundhimtogivehimawarmhug(拥抱).Ihadneverdonethisbefore.Heseemedsurprisedandthenhisweather-beatenfacewarmedupwithahugesmile.Wewalkedarminarmtohiscar.
Ilookedforwardtothereturnjourney.
第71题：Theauthorexpectedthetr aintr iptobe
A.adventurous
B.pleasant
C.exciting
D.dull
正确答案：D71.选D。根据第二段，作者是第一次坐长途火车，带了很多杂志看，可以看出作者一开始认为坐火车是dull（乏味的）。
