求老师解答：阅读理解.

阅读理解. Thereweresmilingchildrenalltheway.Clearlytheyknewatwhattimethetrainpassedtheirhomes

andtheymadeittheirbusinesstostandalongtherailway,wavetocompletestrangersandcheerthemup

astheyrushedtowardsPenang.Oftenwholefamiliesstoodoutsidetheirhomesandwavedandsmiledas

ifthoseonthetrainsweretheirfavoriterelatives.ThisisthesimplevillagepeopleofMalaysia.Iwas

moved.

IhadalwaystraveledtoMalaysiabyplaneorcar,sothiswasthefirsttimeIwasonatrain.Ididnot

particularlyrelishthelongtrainjourneyandhadbroughtalongadozenmagazinestoreadandreread.I

lookedaboutthetrain.Therewasnotonefamiliarface.IsighedandsatdowntoreadmyEconomics.

ItwasnotlongbeforethetrainwasacrosstheCausewayandinMalaysia.JohoreBaruwasjust

anothercitylikeSingapore,soIwastiredoflookingatthecrowdsofpeopleastheyhurriedpast.As

wewentbeyondthecity,Iwatchedthestraightrowsofrubbertreesandmilesandmilesofgreen.Then

thefirstvillagecameintosight.ImmediatelyIcamealive;Idecidedtowaveback.

Fromthenonmyjourneybecameinteresting.Ithrewmymagazinesintothewastebasketand

decidedtojoininMalaysianlife.Theneverythingcamealive.Themountainsseemedtospeaktome.

Eventhetreesweresmiling.IstaredateverythingasifIwaslookingatitforthefirsttime.

ThedaypassedfastandIevenforgottohavemylunchuntilIfelthungry.Ilookedatmywatchand

wassurprisedthatitwas3:00pm.SoonthetrainpulledupatButterworth.Ilookedatthepeopleall

aroundme.Theyalllookedbeautiful.Whenmyunclearrivedwithasmile,Ithrewmyarmsaroundhim

togivehimawarmhug(拥抱).Ihadneverdonethisbefore.Heseemedsurprisedandthenhis

weather-beatenfacewarmedupwithahugesmile.Wewalkedarminarmtohiscar.

Ilookedforwardtothereturnjourney.1.Theauthorexpectedthetraintriptobe________.A.adventurous

B.