Question

The dream of my travel was to be Paris，the city I'd always longed to see． But now I was frightened to travel without a companion．I steeled myself and went anyway．I arrived at the train station in Paris panicked．Pulling my red suitcase behind me，I was pushed by sweaty travelers. On my first Metro ride, I encountered a clumsy pickpocket．I melted him with a look，and he eased his hand from my purse to fade into the crowded car. At my stop，I carried my heavy suitcase up the steep stairs and froze in confusion．Somewhere in this confusing city my hotel was hidden，but suddenly I couldn’t read my own directions．I stopped two people．Both greeted me with that Parisian face that said："Yes, I speak English，but you'll have to struggle with your French if you want to talk to me."

When I finally found the hotel，my heart was pounding. Then when I saw my room, I couldn't stay．Could I? The wallpaper looked like it had been through a fire．The bathroom was down the hall，and the window looked out onto the brick wall of another building．Welcome to Paris．It was my third week away from home and my kids，and I had arrived in the most romantic city in the world, alone, lonely and very scared.

The most important thing I did in Paris happened at that moment. I knew that if I didn't go out，right then，and find a place to have dinner，I would hide in this place my entire time in Paris. I might never learn to enjoy the world as a single individual．So I went out．Evening in Paris was light and warm．I strolled along a winding path，listening to birds sing，watching children float toy sailboats in a huge fountain．Paris was beautiful．And I was here alone but suddenly not lonely．My sense of accomplishment at overcoming my fear had left me feeling free，not abandoned．

During my week's stay in Paris, I did everything there was to do，and it was the greatest week of my European vacation．I returned home a believer in the healing power of solitary travel．Traveling alone makes up for its problems by demanding self-reliance and building the kind of confidence that serves the single life well．Certainly Paris became my metaphor(比喻说法）for addressing life's challenges on my own．Now when I meet an obstacle I just say to myself: If I can go to Paris，I can go anywhere.

1.How did the two Parisians respond when the author turned to them?

A. They warmly offered her help.

B. They asked her to speak French.

C. They thought she should struggle to learn French.

D. They showed they were only willing to communicate in French.

2.Which of the following statements is NOT true?

A. Her purse was stolen on her first Metro ride.

B. She had great trouble finding the hotel she had booked.

C. She might have felt abandoned before she decided to explore alone.

D. Her stay in Paris was the most memorable part of her journey.

3.The underlined word in the last paragraph probably means ________.

A. make up forB. deal with

C. come acrossD. believe in

4.What did the author learn from her solitary trip in Paris?

A. Solitary travel can heal people’s wounds.

B. Traveling alone brings about many problems.

C. Traveling alone helps people become independent and confident.

D. Solitary travel in Paris makes it not a challenge to go anywhere.

Answer

1.D

2.A

3.B

4.C

【解析】

试题分析：文章讲述了作者在巴黎的一个人的记忆深刻的旅行。

1.D 细节推理题。根据第一段最后一句 Both greeted me with that Parisian face that said："Yes, I speak English，but you'll have to struggle with your French if you want to talk to me." 可推断出这两位巴黎人只愿意用法语和作者交流。故答案为D。

2.A 细节理解题。根据第一段On my first Metro ride, I encountered a clumsy pickpocket．I melted him with a look，and he eased his hand from my purse…判断出，小偷并未得手，可知A项描述错误；根据第二段，可知作者找寻旅馆的过程十分困难；根据第三段My sense of accomplishment at overcoming my fear had left me feeling free，not abandoned，可推断C项描述合理；整篇文章都讲述了作者在巴黎的艰辛旅途，故B/C/D描述都正确，故选A。

3.B 词义猜测题。根据语境及下文“挑战”，可推断出巴黎成为了作者迎接和面临挑战的代名词；make up for 意为“弥补”；deal with意为“处理，对付”；come across意为“遇见”；believe in为“信任”，故答案为B。

4.C 主旨大意题。通过最后一段Now when I meet an obstacle I just say to myself: If I can go to Paris，I can go anywhere可知，作者已经敢于面对任何困难阻碍，所以从这场旅行中作者明白的是一个人的旅行会让人变得独立和自信，故答案为C。

【名师点睛】

词义猜测题。阅读材料中的每个词与它前后的词语或句子甚至段落都有联系。我们可以利用语境（各种已知信息）推测、判断某些生词的词义。做这种类型的题，要根据词、词组、句子所在的语境来判断其意义。我们要特别注意熟词生义，切不可脱离语境想当然。在句子或段落中，我们可以利用熟悉的词语，根据语言环境所表示的关系推断生词词义。

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