D
“Of course，” the man in the brown hat said，“there are good policemen and there are bad policemen，you know.”
“You’re right，” the young man said. “Yes. That’s very true. Isn’t it，Julie?” He looked at the young woman next to him. Julie didn’t answer and looked bored. She closed her eyes. “Julie’s my wife，” the young man told the man in the brown hat. “She doesn’t like trains. She always feels ill on trains.”
“Oh yes?” the man in the brown hat said，“Now my wife—she doesn’t like buses. She nearly had an accident on a bus once. It was last year … No，no，it wasn’t. It was two years ago. I remember now. It was in Manchester.” He told a long boring story about his wife and a bus in Manchester.
It was a hot day and the train was slow. There were some people in the carriage. There was the man in the brown hat；the young man and his wife，Julie；a mother and two children；and a tall dark man in an expensive suit.
The young man’s name was Bill. He had short brown hair and a happy smile. His wife，Julie，had long red hair and very green eyes—the colour of sea water. They were very beautiful.
The man in the brown hat talked and talked. He had a big red face and a loud voice. He talked to Bill because Bill liked to talk too. The man in the brown hat laughed a lot and when he laughed，Bill laughed too. Bill liked talking and laughing with people. The two children were hot and bored. They didn’t want to sit down. They wanted to be noisy and run up and down the train.
The tall dark man took out his newspaper and began to read. Julie opened her eyes and looked at the back page of his newspaper. She read about the weather in Budapest and about the football in Liverpool. She wasn’t interested in Budapest and she didn’t like football，but she didn’t want to listen to Bill and the man in the brown hat. “Talk，talk，talk，” she thought，“Bill never stops talking.”
—Adapted from One-Way Ticket
()37. According to the passage，how many people are there in the carriage?
A. Five.
B. Six.
C. Seven.
D. Eight.
()38. How did Julie feel in the carriage?
A. She felt afraid because of the accident.
B. She felt bored because of Bill’s talk.
C. She felt angry at the noisy children.
D. She felt ill because of too many people.
()39. Which is the CORRECT order of the following events in the passage?
①Julie didn’t answer and closed her eyes.
②The tall dark man began to read his newspaper.
③The two children wanted to run up and down the train.
④The wife of the man in the brown hat had an accident on a bus once.
A. ④①③②
B. ②③④①
C. ④①②③
D. ③①②④
()40. What is this passage mainly about?
A. Why Julie didn’t like travelling by train.
B. A dangerous bus accident in Manchester.
C. A man telling a long story about his wife.
D. Different people and how they acted on a train.

37. C 38. B 39. A 40. D
【语篇解读】本文节选自《单程票》，描述了火车车厢里不同人物的活动与状态，包括戴棕色帽子的男人、Bill夫妇、一位母亲和两个孩子、高个深色皮肤男人，展现他们在旅途中的互动与各自表现。

【分析】
本题为英语阅读理解题，解答时需结合原文细节、事件顺序及主旨大意逐一分析各小题：
1. 第37题：定位原文提及的车厢内所有人物，统计总人数；
2. 第38题：找到描述Julie情绪的原文语句，结合上下文判断其感受；
3. 第39题：梳理原文中各事件的先后发生顺序，匹配对应选项；
4. 第40题：通读全文，概括文章核心内容，确定主旨。
【解析】
37题：根据原文第三段“There were some people in the carriage. There was the man in the brown hat；the young man and his wife，Julie；a mother and two children；and a tall dark man in an expensive suit.”，统计人物数量：1（棕帽男）+2（Bill夫妇）+3（母子）+1（高个男）=7，故选C。
38题：根据原文第二段“Julie didn’t answer and looked bored.”及第六段“She wasn’t interested in...but she didn’t want to listen to Bill and the man in the brown hat. “Talk，talk，talk，” she thought”，可知Julie因Bill和棕帽男不停说话而感到无聊，故选B。
39题：根据原文事件先后顺序：①棕帽男讲述妻子的公交事故（④）→②Julie不回答并闭眼（①）→③两个孩子想在火车上跑（③）→④高个男开始读报纸（②），故正确顺序为④①③②，选A。
40题：通读全文，文章主要描述火车车厢内不同人物的行为、状态及互动，对应选项D，故选D。
【答案】
37.C 38.B 39.A 40.D
【知识点】
英语阅读理解（细节理解、主旨大意、事件排序）
【点评】
本题考查学生对英语阅读理解中细节信息、事件顺序及主旨大意的把握，需仔细定位原文内容，理清人物与事件逻辑，整体难度适中。
【难度系数】
0.5