4．I was going to Paris，which I'd always wanted to see．But now I was frightened to travel alone．I arrived at the train station in Paris．I hadn't spoken my college French for twenty years．On my first metro ride，I came across an incompetent（不胜任的）thief．I just stared at him，and he stopped his hand from my purse and disappeared into the crowd．Somewhere in this confusing city was my hotel hidden，but the directions suddenly weren't easy to find．When I finally found the hotel，my heart was beating heavily，and I was sweating like a basketball player．I couldn't stay．Could I？The wallpaper looked like it had been through a fire．The bathroom was downstairs，and the window looked out onto the brick wall of another building．Welcome to Paris．I sincerely wanted to die．I missed my friends．I was entering my third week away from home and my kids，and I had arrived in the most romantic city in the world，alone，lonely and frightened．
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 small room 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 pleasant．I walked along a path，listening to birds sing，watching children float toy boats in a huge fountain．No one seemed to be in a hurry．Paris was beautiful．And I was here alone and suddenly not lonely．My sense of accomplishment overcoming my fear and weakness had left me feeling free．I wore out two pairs of shoes 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，becoming a believer in the power of traveling alone．Now when I meet difficulties I just say to myself，"If I can go to Paris，I can go anywhere．"
31．What happened on my first metro ride？D
A．I came across a skillful thief．
B．I bravely caught a thief trying to steal
C．The thief successfully stole my purse
D．I scared away a thief trying to steal
32．The room in the hotel where I livedB．
A．had just gone through a big fire
B．was in very poor conditions
C．had a good sight through the window
D．was very small and untidy
33．Which of the following is NOT true？A
A．I was not lonely when I got to Paris．
B．I felt frightened travelling alone in Paris at first．
C．I then felt not lonely for the people around me in Paris．
D．I had a lot of walking during my stay in Paris．
34．The lifestyle of French people can be considered asB．
A．hasty
B．relaxed
C．anxious
D．aggressive
35．As to the writer，the power of traveling alone isD．
A．the power of being independent
B．the power of feeling free
C．the power of becoming optimistic
D．the power of overcoming difficulties．
分析 本文作者讲述了自己在巴黎的经历，刚到巴黎时一切都不适应，恐惧与孤独．后来通过自己的意志力慢慢地克服了孤独与害怕的心理．这次经历也成就了作者现在积极的生活态度．
解答 31．答案D．细节理解题．根据文章第一段"On my first metro ride，I came across an incompetent thief．I just stared at him，and he stopped his hand from my purse and disappeared into the crowd"可知．在作者第一次坐地铁时，遇到了一个没有偷走他钱包的无能的小偷．故选D．
32．答案B．细节理解题．根据文章第一段"The wallpaper looked like it had been through a fire．The bathroom was downstairs，and the window looked out onto the brick wall of another building．"可知，作者所住的旅馆的壁纸，浴室，窗户等都惨不忍睹．可见住宿环境很不好．故选B．
33．答案A．细节理解题．根据文章第一段"I had arrived in the most romantic city in the world，alone，lonely and frightened．"可知，作者到达巴黎以后，又孤独，又害怕．A项显然不正确．故选A．
34．答案B．细节理解题．根据文章最后一段"No one seemed to be in a hurry．"可知，巴黎的人们不急不慢．没有人是着急的，可见生活节奏慢，很轻松．故选B．
35．答案D．细节理解题．根据文章最后一段"My sense of accomplishment overcoming my fear and weakness had left me feeling free"和"Now when I meet difficulties I just say to myself，"If I can go to Paris，I can go anywhere"可知，作者给自己鼓劲，克服了困难，才让自己感觉到自由和成就感．现在仍在鼓励自己要克服自己面对的困难．因此作者克服自己的孤独是克服给予他力量．故选D．
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