Question

Being able to experience a different environment and custom will give us a new perspective on everything we thought we knew and understood． Maybe, going abroad is an opportunity to look again at not only the country and the people who live there but also ourselves．

    I had never expected to visit Paris． The French culture didn' t interest me that much, and Paris seemed too big, too touristy, too much． But when I found myself standing next to the Opera National de Paris, completely alone and totally lost, I knew I was in for an interesting ride． I had decided to take a summer history class abroad, and Paris just happened to be where it was set． My teacher eventually found me and other jet-lagged students and walked us down to where we would be staying． Even then, tired, hungry, and feeling displaced, I was unable to keep myself from marveling at the beauty of the city．

    The next day in the grocery store, trying to decide if the box I was holding contained butter or cream cheese, I suddenly realized I was a foreigner that didn’t speak the language．The cashier and I had a conversation completely with gestures． For the most part, it didn't seem to bother the French that I was utterly incompetent in speaking their language． In fact, from my first unclear "bonjour" , many of them would directly switch over to English．

    Time Hew by． In the mornings we had class, and in the afternoons we were given a lot of freedom to do what we pleased． We explored everywhere in the city, becoming experts at using the Metro, and walking so much that our legs were sore every night．

    Living in Paris was a huge change in my lifestyle． Everything I did was more relaxed． I stopped worrying about the future and instead focused on living in the present． I stopped wearing a watch because time didn’t matter．We ate when we were hungry, went to bed when we were tired and explored in between．I no longer mind that Paris is so big; it' s an old, beautiful metropolis full of culture and history．On one of my last days there, standing on top of the Arc du Triumph with a 360 degree view of Paris, I finally admitted something to myself．The city that I had never wanted to visit had turned into the city that I never wanted to leave．

1.The writer came to Paris because ______．

A．he wanted to have an interesting ride

B．he attended a course in summer

C．he admired its beautiful scenery

D．he was alone and lost his way

2.On the first day in Paris, the writer felt _____．

A．lonely in the big city                       B．bored with his visit

C．surprised at its beauty                     D．interested in its culture

3.The example of the grocery store is used to illustrate _____．

A．the little influence of language barrier

B．the big difficulty of living abroad

C．the great importance of gestures

D．the intelligence of French people

4.By mentioning the uselessness of the watch, the author probably wants to prove ______

A．time in Paris is not worth counting

B．he enjoys the time in Paris very much

C．life seems meaningful without time

D．he has to spend a long time to visit the big city

Answer

1.B

2.C

3.A

4.B

【解析】

试题分析：文章大意：文章介绍作者本来不想去巴黎，但一个暑假课程让他来到巴黎，第一眼就被巴黎的美景吸引，而且语言交流并没有成为问题，作者在巴黎尽情欣赏美景，以至于忽略了时间。

1.细节题：从第二段的句子：I had decided to take a summer history class abroad, and Paris just happened to be where it was set．可知作者去巴黎是为了上一个暑期课程，选B

2.细节题：从第二段的句子：Even then, tired, hungry, and feeling displaced, I was unable to keep myself from marveling at the beauty of the city．可知作者虽然很累也不能不对巴黎这个城市的美丽感到惊讶。选C

3.推理题：从第三段的句子：For the most part, it didn't seem to bother the French that I was utterly incompetent in speaking their language． In fact, from my first unclear "bonjour" , many of them would directly switch over to English．可知在商店作者和店主用手势和简单的语言，并不影响交流，选A

4.推理题：从最后一段的句子：Everything I did was more relaxed． I stopped worrying about the future and instead focused on living in the present． I stopped wearing a watch because time didn’t matter．We ate when we were hungry, went to bed when we were tired and explored in between．可知作者不带手表了，因为时间不重要，作者很喜欢在巴黎的时间，选B

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