10．Living alone in a foreign country can be difficult．Safety is a big problem，and I must be careful and stay vigilant （警惕的） all the time．
Boston is a strange city．It may look wonderful in one area but，just a block later，you no longer feel safe．Run-down buildings，scary-looking sculpture，and suspicious robber-like people：It makes my hair stand up to walk alone after dark．Therefore，I try to go to the city during the day and only when I really have to，I had to go there today to get some Chinese food for my presentation on Chinese snacks．
Unfortunately，I missed the 5：50train back to Andover and the next one wouldn't come for three hours．Rich，a guy I met on the way to the station，also missed the train．He said his friends would pick him up by car and could give me a ride if I wanted．I decided to accept his offer，because I thought I would be able to get home more quickly this way．
The next thing I knew，Iwas on the subway to Rich's apartment in another part of Boston．On the ride，he told me about his Scottish origins（血统）and poor family background．I knew he wasn't the kind of"proper"guy you met in Andover．Although I trusted Rich，I didn't go up to his apartment．Entering a stranger's house is dangerous so I stayed outside and waited for his friends．It was a long wait and Rich came down to chat with me．I learned then that he had been a drug addict（瘾君子）and was still a drug dealer．He showed me his parts，where he used to inject heroin．
Although he didn't make his money legally，I was sure he would not harm me．And indeed，Rich got me back to campus safely．
51．What does the author think of living alone in a foreign country？D
A．It would be hard work．
B．It would be an easy experience．
C．It would be a test of his struggle．
D．It would be difficult．
52．What does the underlined sentence （in para.2）mean？B
A．I'm much frightened to walk alone after the day breaks．
B．I'm much frightened to walk alone after it is dark．
C．I'm standing up to walk alone after it is dark．
D．I'm standing up to walk alone after the day breaks．
53．Where does the author live？C
A．In Boston．
B．In China．
C．In Andover．
D．In Scotland．
54．Which of the following is true to Rich？A
A．Rich was a drug addict but friendly to the author．
B．Rich got some Chinese food and met the author on the way to the station．
C．Rich's family was poor and he wanted to find out his Scottish origins．
D．Rich's apartment in another part of Boston was big but very dangerous．
分析 本文属于记叙文阅读，作者通过这篇文章向我们介绍了一个人独自生活在国外是很困难的，作者介绍了她自己的生活．
解答 51．D 细节理解题，根据第一段Living alone in a foreign country can be difficult可知作者认为独自生活在异国是困难的，故选D．
52．B 句意理解题，根据第二段．It may look wonderful in one area but，just a block later，you no longer feel safe．Run-down buildings，scary-looking sculpture，and suspicious robber-like people：It makes my hair stand up to walk alone after dark．可知作者独自走在走在黑暗中感觉到周围都是恐怖的东西，由此可知作者十分害怕晚上独自走，故选B．
53．C 推理判断题，根据第三段Unfortunately，I missed the 5：50 train back to Andover 可知不幸的是作者错过了5：50到 Andover 的火车，由此推知作者住在 Andover，故选C．
54．A 细节理解题，根据倒数第二段I learned then that he had been a drug addict（瘾君子）and was still a drug dealer可知Rich是个瘾君子，根据最后一段And indeed，Rich got me back to campus safely．可知Rich对作者很友好，故选A．
点评 考查学生的细节理解和推理判断能力．做细节理解题时一定要找到文章中的原句，和题干进行比较，再做出正确选择．在做推理判断题时不要以个人的主观想象代替文章的事实，要根据文章事实进行合乎逻辑的推理判断．
