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Do you want to travel to cool places, meet foreigners, and learn a foreign language? If you want, consider a study-abroad program. No matter what country you live in, you can learn world trade in Japan, study art in France, or take dancing lessons in Ghana.

Besides the excitement of travel, one reason to study abroad is that you will experience new customs, holidays, food, art and music. Andrew was a student who once studied in France. He said, “I learned French and now I can speak French fluently. When I was in France, I learned about cultures, people and myself. I learned a lot from the stand of a native member of the country, not from a tourist’s stand.”

Another reason for studying abroad is that you’ll gain self-confidence. Christina studied in Caracas, Venezuela, a city of 10 million people. The city is different from her hometown. Christina said she learned how to express herself in another language. That made her more confident.

Living away from home can also help you adjust in the transition to college and adulthood. Matthew said he returned from studying in Australia with confidence and practical knowledge. “After studying abroad in high school, I found the transition to college to be easy. Being 560 miles from home didn’t seem particularly daunting（使人畏缩的） after having lived thousands of miles away.”

1.How many reasons for studying abroad are mainly discussed in this text?

A. Two.    B. Three.

C. Four.    D. Five.

2.The example of Andrew is used to show that _______.

A. you can study art in France

B. you can learn French when travelling

C. you may have more chances to talk with foreigners

D. you can experience local cultures

3.What’s the purpose of this article?

A. To tell stories of English speakers.

B. To introduce study abroad program

C. To list advantages of traveling abroad.

D. To persuade people to join in a study-abroad program.

Answer

1.B

2.D

3.D

【解析】本文是一篇说明文，主要讲述了国外留学的好处，大致列举了几个方面的原因，可以经历外国的风俗、节日、食物、艺术与音乐，可以增强自信心，还能帮你适应大学和成年期的过渡。此外，文章还列举了几个人物的例子，分别对应说明了国外留学的好处，通过这些来劝说人们加入到国外留学的计划中来。

1.推理判断题。根据“one reason to study abroad is that you will experience new customs, holidays, food, art and music”出国留学的原因之一是你会经历新的风俗、节日、食物、艺术与音乐，之后“Another reason for studying abroad is that you’ll gain self-confidence”另一个留学的原因是你获得了自信，以及“Living away from home can also help you adjust in the transition to college and adulthood”离家生活也能帮助你适应大学和成年期的过渡，可以得出本文主要描述了三个在国外留学的原因。故选B。

2.细节理解题。根据“He said：“I learned French and now I can speak French fluently. When I was in France, I learned about cultures, people and myself. I learned a lot from the stand of a native member of the country, not from a tourist’s stand.” Andrew学习了法语并且现在可以流利的说法语，当他在法国的时候，他学习了文化、人物和他自己，他是以本国人的立场学到很多东西，而不是以一个旅游者的角度，D选项强调学习当地的文化，文中突出的就是他在法国时以当地人的立场学到很多东西。 A选项和C选项在文中有关Andrew的事迹中没有提及，B选项强调的是在旅行过程中，不合题意。故选D。

3.推理判断题。根据第一段中“If you want, consider a study-abroad program”如果你乐意，考虑一下国外留学计划，以及分析全文，主要围绕在国外留学的好处可知，文章的目的就是为了劝说大家加入到国外留学的计划中来。故选D。