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Passing through the Atlanta airport one morning, I caught one of those trains that take travelers fr...
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Passing through the Atlanta airport one morning, I caught one of those trains that take travelers from the main terminal to their boarding gates. Free, and impersonal, the trains run back and forth all day long. Not many people consider them fun, but on this Saturday I heard laughter. At the front of the first car – looking out the window at the track that lay ahead – were a man and his son.
We had just stopped to let off passengers, and the doors were closing again. “Here we go! Hold on to me tight!” the father said. The boy, about five years old, made sounds of sheer delight.
I know we’re supposed to avoid making racial distinctions(种族歧视) these days, so I hope no one will mind if I mention that most people on the train were white, dressed for business trips or vacations.
As I got off, I remembered some thing I’d wanted to buy in the terminal. I was early for my flight, so I decided to go back.
I did – and just as I was about to reboard the train for my gate, I saw that the man and his son had returned too. I realized then that they hadn’t been heading for a flight, but had just been riding the shuttle.
“I want to ride some more!”
“More?” the father said, mock-exasperated(嗔怪模仿) but clearly pleased. “You’re not tired?”
“This is fun!” his son said.
“All right,” the father replied, and when a door opened we all got on.
There are parents who can afford to send their children to Europe or Disneyland, but the children turn out rotten. There are parents who live in million-dollar houses and give their children cars and swimming pools, yet something goes wrong. Rich and poor, black and white, so much goes wrong so often.
“Where are all these people going, Daddy?” the son asked.
“All over the world,” came the reply. The other people in the airport were leaving for distant destinations or arriving at the ends of their journeys. The father and son, though, were just riding this shuttle together, making it exciting, sharing each other’s company.
1.Why did the father take his son to ride the train?
A. To take the flight.
B. To receive someone.
C. To accompany and have fun.
D. To buy something in the terminal.
2.It can be inferred from the text that________.
A. The father and son were black, dressed in inexpensive clothes.
B. Every Child from rich family is not as happy as this little black boy.
C. Parents always offer everything for their children to make them better.
D. The shuttle is running all day long and free of charge to every passenger.
3.Which of the following can be the best title for the text?
A. Free Shuttle for the Passengers
B. Happy Boy with Father’s Company
C. Rich Family without Happy Children
D. Moved by the Funny Father and Son
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