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Poet William Stafford once said that we are defined more by the detours and distractions in life than by the narrow road toward

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问题     Poet William Stafford once said that we are defined more by the detours and distractions in life than by the narrow road toward goals. I like this image. But it was quite by accident that I discovered the deep meaning of his words.
    For years we made the long drive from our home in Seattle to my parents’ home in Boise in nine hours. We traveled the way most people do; the fastest, shortest, easiest road, especially when I was alone with four noisy, restless kids who hate confinement and have strong opinions about everything.
    Road trips felt risky, so I would drive fast, stopping only when I had to. We would stick to the freeways and arrive tired.
    But then Banner, our lamb was born. He was rejected by his mama days before our planned trip to Boise. I had two choices; leave Banner with my husband, or take him with me. My husband made the decision for me.
    That is how I found myself on the road with four kids, a baby lamb and nothing but my everlasting optimism to see me through. We took the country roads out of necessity. We had to stop every hour, let Banner shake out his legs and feed him. The kids chased him and one another. They’d get back in die car breathless and energized, smelling fresh from the cold air.
    We explored side roads, catching grasshoppers in waist-high grass. Even if we simply looked out of the car windows at baby pigs following their mother, or fish leaping out of the water, it was better than the best ride down the freeway. Here was life and new horizons.
    We eventually arrived at my parents’ doorstep astonishingly fresh and full of stories.
    I grew brave with the trip back home and creative with my disciplining technique. On an empty section of road, everyone started quarreling. I stopped the car, ordered all kids out and told them to meet me up ahead. I parked my car half a mile away and read my book in sweet silence.
    Some road trips are by necessity fast and straight. But that trip with Banner opened our eyes to a world available to anyone adventurous enough to wander around and made realize that a detour may uncover the best part of a journey—and the best part of yourself.
Why did the author use to take freeways to her parents’ home?
选项 A、It was less tiring.
B、It would be faster and safer.
C、Her kids would feel less confined.
D、She felt better with other drivers nearby.
答案B
解析 细节理解题。根据第三段第二句“We would stick to the freeways and arrive tired. ”可知，我们走高速公路很累，所以A选项错误；第二段第二句“We traveled the way most people do; the fastest, shortest, easiest road, especially when I was alone with four noisy, restless kids who hate confinement and have strong opinions about everything. ”可知，我们走了大多数人走的最快、最短、最容易的路，尤其是当我和四个吵闹不安的孩子在一起的时候，他们讨厌受拘束，对任何事情都有强烈的看法，所以B选项表述正确；孩子们讨厌受拘束说明并没有感到更加自由，所以C项表述错误；通过alone说明我是独自一人，所以D项表述错误。故选B。
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