In the summer of 2011 my friend and I decided to go to Italy for a holiday and we decided to travel there without going through a travel agency. You know, you would not be seen among the tourists and lose lots of chances to get familiar with the country more closely. We started to think over our trip and tried to come up with a free tour to Italy.
The trip was not very long but it was so exciting that we never forgot. We look forward to going there again! Of course, we spent lots of time arranging the trip, but it was well worth it! Of course I was afraid that something would go wrong and I was especially worried about my visa, but everything went quite well in the end.
The most difficult part was getting a visa without an invitation. In the Italian consulate (領(lǐng)事館), one must hand in some official paper proving that one has a hotel booked for oneself in order to get the visa. Then we had to solve the ticket problem. Airlines often sell cheap tickets and we bought ours far earlier. The next step was to book a hotel. We finally booked a hotel about 30 km away from the centre of Rome and it was the perfect choice for our trip.
Every day we took a train that carried us to the centre of Rome. Our big house was among the forest. The beautiful views, nice hosts, comfortable living conditions made us happy to no end. Besides this, we were very lucky that our hostess was Russian. She gave us a lot of advice that was of great use. She told us what transport to choose and where the best places to go.
Don’t be afraid to arrange your trip by yourself. It’s not difficult! The only thing I’ll say right now is that we really enjoy travelling by ourselves. We walked with a map and a guide-book wherever we wanted to go and we even met some of our countrymen on the way just two or three times. So, if you’re also planning a “single” trip, don’t forget to take a Russian-Italian phrasebook as people in Italy prefer to speak in their local language.
小題1:From the passage, we know the writer chose the free tour to Italy because ______.
A．his friend invited him there
B．he wanted to spend less money
C．it was very hard for him to find a travel agency
D．he wanted to get familiar with the country more closely
小題2:The hardest thing in preparing for his Italian trip was ______.
A．booking a comfortable hotel on his own in Rome
B．buying cheap airline tickets to Italy before travelling
C．solving the ticket problem and booking a hotel far earlier
D．getting a visa from the Italian consulate without an invitation
小題3:Which of the following questions is NOT answered in the article?
A．How did the writer prepare for his trip?
B．Why did the writer decide to go to Italy for a holiday?
C．What transport did the writer choose for his travelling?
D．Why did the writer decide not to go through a travel agency?
小題4:From the article, we can know the writer ______.
A．likes to travel with tour guides
B．met a lot of his countrymen in Italy
C．a(chǎn)dvises us to arrange trips by ourselves
D．enjoys travelling everywhere in the world

小題1:D
小題2:D
小題3:B
小題4:C

試題分析：本文主要講述了作者和朋友為了更好的了解一個國家，選擇自行旅行。他們在出發(fā)之前做了很多的準備。最困難的部分應屬獲取簽證，然后是買票，最后是訂賓館。他們在羅馬30公里遠的地方住在一個景色很好的地方。每天坐火車去羅馬中心。房東俄國人給了作者很多建議去游玩羅馬。作者建議，不要害怕自行旅行。自行旅行會享受到很多樂趣。我們帶著地圖和導游書走，別忘記帶一半俄意詞典。
小題1:細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文中的句子You know, you would not be seen among the tourists and lose lots of chances to get familiar with the country more closely. 可知旅行團會使他們丟失許多了解這個國家的機會。
小題2:細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文中句子The most difficult part was getting a visa without an invitation.可知選D。
小題3:細節(jié)理解題。A文中第三段解釋了準備的過程。C文中提到了坐飛機去意大利，坐火車去羅馬中心。D文章第一段提到了為什么不報旅行社。故選B。
小題4:主旨歸納題。作者寫這篇文章的目的，最后一段進行總結(jié)，獨自旅行是一種很好的也很容易的方式。故選C。
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