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