Question

I have just arrived in a country where I don’t know the language, where I have no family roots and where I find myself all alone. It may sound frightening. But let me tell you a little secret: it is not.

When you travel abroad by yourself for whatever reason—exchange program, internship, volunteering, or simply as a tourist—a new and fascinating world will open up for you. A world you would have never been able to see if you had just stayed at home.

People from a different country are not aliens. They are simply people like you who happened to be born in another region. They have pretty much the same wishes and worries as people from your own country.

I know that you see a lot of news on TV saying terrible things people do all the time. Your family may have spent a great deal of time telling you not to trust strangers. However, when you travel alone you will realize that people are just as good as you. Everyone is just leading their lives, working, studying and having a good time with their friends. Most people will be happy to help you and get to know you.

Maybe in the past when you would need months to travel from one place to another, traveling could be expensive. Nowadays, the world is just so connected that it is perfectly possible to find cheap flights, accommodation for all budgets and cheap and quality food.

You will get lost, but it’s fine! I can’t even count how many times I didn’t know where I was going or how to find the right direction. Everything looks great on Google maps, but sometimes your phone will die or your data will end. Just calm down. Go to a store or stop someone in the street and ask! Or simply walk around and be curious.

1.Why does the author write about his own experience in Paragraph 1?

A. To encourage people to travel.    B. To tell the benefits of traveling.

C. To show it is hard to travel alone.    D. To introduce the topic of the passage.

2.According to Paragraph 2, we can learn that______.

A. the reasons why the author goes abroad

B. traveling abroad can open up our eyes

C. most people go abroad simply for volunteering

D. traveling abroad is better than traveling at home

3.The underlined word “aliens” in Paragraph 3 probably refers to people who ______.

A. don’t like you    B. are not good looking

C. are different from you    D. have the same wishes as you

4.What can we infer from Paragraph 4?

A. The terrible foreign news on TV is not true.

B. There’s no need to worry too much about traveling alone.

C. People in foreign countries live a different life.

D. It is dangerous to trust strangers when traveling alone.

Answer

1.D

2.B

3.C

4.B

【解析】

本文是一篇议论文，很多人对独自一人出国非常担心，作者以自己的个人经历告诉我们完全不需要担心，出国可以拓宽我们的视野，遇见困难时候直接找附近的人或商店求助。

1.推理判断题。根据本段最后一句“But let me tell you a little secret: it is not.”可知作者是想通过自己到一个完全陌生的国家的经历告诉我们这并不可怕，相反却是一次很好的个人体验。在后五段里做了具体说明。由此可知作者的个人经历是为了引出文章要讨论的话题。故D项正确。

2.细节理解题。根据本段“…a new and fascinating world will open up for you. A world you would have never been able to see if you had just stayed at home.”可知当我们到国外旅行的时候，会看到以前在国内看不到的新世界，这可以开阔我们的眼界。也就是说旅行可以拓宽我们的视野。故B项正确。

3.猜测词意题。根据后一句“They are simply people like you who happened to be born in another region.”可知国外的人和你一样都是普通人，只不过他们出生于另外一种文化之中。所以前句中的“ aliens”指“与我们不一样的人”，故C项正确。

4.推理判断题。根据最后三句“Just calm down. Go to a store or stop someone in the street and ask! Or simply walk around and be curious.”可知在国外旅行根本不需要担心什么，遇见困难时候直接找附近的人或商店求助。故B项正确。