【题目】阅读下列短文,从每题所给的ABCD四个选项中,选出最佳选项。

I was going to Paris, which I’d always wanted to seeBut now I was frightened to travel aloneI arrived at the train station in ParisI hadn’t spoken my college French for twenty yearsOn my first metro ride, I came across an incompetent(不胜任的)thiefI just stared at him, and he stopped his hand from my purse and disappeared into the crowdSomewhere in this confusing city was my hotel hidden, but the directions suddenly weren’t easy to findWhen I finally found the hotel, my heart was beating heavily, and I was sweating like a basketball playerI couldn’t stayCould I? The wallpaper looked like it had been through a fireThe bathroom was downstairs, and the window looked out onto the brick wall of another buildingWelcome to ParisI sincerely wanted to dieI missed my friendsI 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 momentI 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 ParisI might never learn to enjoy the world as a single individualSo I went outEvening in Paris was light and pleasantI walked along a path, listening to birds sing, watching children float toy boats in a huge fountainNo one seemed to be in a hurryParis was beautifulAnd I was here alone and suddenly not lonelyMy sense of accomplishment overcoming my fear and weakness had left me feeling freeI wore out two pairs of shoes during my week’s stay in ParisI did everything there was to do, and it was the greatest week of my European vacationI returned home, becoming a believer in the power of traveling aloneNow when I meet difficulties I just say to myself, “If I can go to Paris, I can go anywhere

1What happened on my first metro ride?

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

2The room in the hotel where I lived ______

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

3Which of the following is NOT true?

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

4The lifestyle of French people can be considered as ________

A. hasty B. relaxed C. anxious D. aggressive

5As to the writer, the power of traveling alone is _______

A. the power of being independent

B. the power of feeling free

C. the power of becoming optimistic

D. the power of overcoming difficulties

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