There were, however, many advantages to living in Salzburg.For example, get on a train and you can be in Prague, Rome or Krakow within a matter of hours.By the end of my year in Salzburg, I had visited eight other countries in Europe.

　　After spending a year overseas, I went back to my course in Leeds much more focused on what I wanted to get out of my last year and more appreciative of the opportunities (机会) university provides.The year in Salzburg really showed me that you get a lot more out of a place when you live there compared to when you are just travelling through.I'd recommend all students to spend a year studying abroad if they can.

　　语篇解读：本文是记叙文。文章主要介绍了作者出国学习一年的经历。

　　4．In the author's opinion, what may have prevented his studying abroad?

　　A．His not being old enough.

　　B．His fearing the culture shock.

　　C．His becoming homesick easily.

　　D．His not knowing a foreign language.

　　解析：选D　细节理解题。根据第一段中的"I thought that my language was going to hold me back."和第二段中的"even people like myself speaking only one language"可知，作者认为出国学习的最大障碍是他不懂任何外语。

　　5．Compared with Leeds University, the university in Salzburg ________.

　　A．provides more social events

　　B．has longer university years

　　C．has more foreign students

　　D．offers more small classes

　　解析：选B　推理判断题。根据第三段中的"Austrian students usually take five years to complete their courses, so studying was somewhat more relaxed than at home"可知，奥地利的大学一般是五年制，作者觉得比他在国内的大学要稍微轻松一点，暗含萨尔茨堡的大学年制比利兹大学长。

　　6．One advantage the author mentions about Salzburg is that ________.

　　A．it's a good location for travelling

　　B．it has a high­speed rail network

　　C．it's the hometown of Mozart

　　D．it's full of foreign tourists

解析：选A　细节理解题。根据倒数第二段的描述可知，在萨尔茨堡坐火车不一会儿