D
Roberta, Peter and Phyllis lived in a large house in London. Father worked hard in a government office. He was never angry and always ready for a game. Mother was almost at home, ready to play with the children, and read to them, and help them do their home-lessons.
These three lucky children always had everything they needed: pretty clothes, good fires, a lovely playroom and a dog called James. They had a happy life, but they did not know how happy till the pretty life in the large house was over.
Peter had a toy engine and it broke. After dinner, Peter showed Father the engine. Father looked it over and promised to do it on Saturday.
At that moment two men came to see Father. Minutes passed. Father's voice came out from the study, loud and angry.
More time passed. Then Mother came in and said, "Father's been called away—on business."
A week after their father went away, their mother said, "Now, we're going to move to the country. A pretty little white house, called Three Chimneys."
The family started packing clothes, plates, candles and also tables and chairs. "We seem to be taking all the ugly things," said Roberta.
"We're taking the useful ones," said Mother. "We've got to play at being poor for a bit."
Peter said joyously, "I do like moving! I wish we moved once a month." Mother laughed and said, "I don't like moving!"
As she turned away, Roberta saw her face. She never forgot it.
"Oh, Mother," she whispered, "how I love you! You are brave enough to laugh when you're feeling like that!"
Then they took a train to Three Chimneys. No one knew how long they had been in the train when Mother woke them up.
They stood in the cold night air on the dark platform. At that moment they didn't know how important the station and the trains would become to them. They didn't know they were going to be the railway children.
()27. The family packed things like plates and candles because Mother thought they were .
A. useful B. new C. expensive D. beautiful
()28. Which of the following questions is answered in this passage?
A. How did Peter's toy engine break?
B. When would the children's father be home?
C. What was the family like before Father was away?
D. What was the family's life like in Three Chimneys?
()29. According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE?
A. Phyllis wanted to move a house once a month.
B. Father said goodbye to the children when he left.
C. Mother wanted to leave London and move to the country.
D. Mother was brave enough to laugh when she was feeling sad.
()30. What can we infer from the underlined sentences in the last paragraph?
A. The children don't like their life in London.
B. The station had nothing to do with the family's future life.
C. Something was going to happen to the children later in the story.
D. Parents could better deal with life changes than their children.

27.A 28.C 29.D 30.C

【分析】
解答本题需结合文章内容，针对每个题目逐一分析：
1. 第27题：定位原文中关于打包物品的描述，找到妈妈的表述，判断打包物品的原因；
2. 第28题：逐一排查选项，确认哪个问题的答案能在文章中找到对应内容；
3. 第29题：将每个选项与原文细节对比，找出符合原文的正确表述；
4. 第30题：理解划线句子的深层含义，结合文章整体内容推断隐含信息。
【解析】
27题：根据原文妈妈的话“We're taking the useful ones,” said Mother. 可知妈妈认为打包的盘子、蜡烛等是有用的，故选A。
28题：A选项，文章仅提到Peter的玩具引擎坏了，未说明损坏原因；B选项，文章未提及爸爸回家的时间；C选项，文章开头详细描述了爸爸离开前，一家人在伦敦大房子里的幸福生活，回答了该问题；D选项，文章仅提到要搬去Three Chimneys，未描述在那里的生活，故选C。
29题：A选项，想每月搬一次家的是Peter，不是Phyllis；B选项，文章未提及爸爸离开时和孩子们告别；C选项，妈妈说“I don't like moving!”，说明她并不想离开伦敦；D选项，原文Roberta说“You are brave enough to laugh when you're feeling like that!”，与选项表述一致，故选D。
30题：划线句子意为他们不知道车站和火车对自己有多重要，会成为铁路孩子，暗示故事后续孩子们会因车站和火车发生变化，故选C。
【答案】
27.A 28.C 29.D 30.C
【知识点】
英语阅读理解、细节理解题、推理判断题
【点评】
本题为记叙文阅读理解，侧重考查学生对文章细节的定位能力、信息的理解能力及推理判断能力，需学生仔细研读原文，结合选项逐一验证，整体难度适中。
【难度系数】
0.6