In the summer of 2011 my friend and I decided to go to Italy for a holiday and we decided

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 (领事馆), 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.
【小题1】From the passage, we know the writer chose the free tour to Italy because .A．his friend invited him thereB．he wanted to spend less moneyC．it was very hard for him to find a travel agencyD．he wanted to get familiar with the country more closely【小题2】The hardest thing in preparing for his Italian trip was .A．booking a comfortable hotel on his own in RomeB．buying cheap airline tickets to Italy before travellingC．solving the ticket problem and booking a hotel far earlierD．getting a visa from the Italian consulate without an invitation【小题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?【小题4】From the article, we can know the writer .A．likes to travel with tour guidesB．met a lot of his countrymen in ItalyC．advises us to arrange trips by ourselvesD．enjoys travelling everywhere in the worldD

(答案→)D 解析：本文主要讲述了作者和朋友为了更好的了解一个国家，选择自行旅行。他们在出发之前做了很多的准备。最困难的部分应属获取签证，然后是买票，最后是订宾馆。他们在罗马30公里远的地方住在一个景色很好的地方。每天坐火车去罗马中心。房东俄国人给了作者很多建议去游玩罗马。作者建议，不要害怕自行旅行。自行旅行会享受到很多乐趣。我们带着地图和导游书走，别忘记带一半俄意词典。【小题1】细节理解题。根据文中的句子You know, you would not be seen among the tourists and lose lots of chances to get familiar with the country more closely. 可知旅行团会使他们丢失许多了解这个国家的机会。【小题2】细节理解题。根据文中句子The most difficult part was getting a visa without an invitation.可知选D。【小题3】细节理解题。A文中第三段解释了准备的过程。C文中提到了坐飞机去意大利，坐火车去罗马中心。D文章第一段提到了为什么不报旅行社。故选B。【小题4】主旨归纳题。作者写这篇文章的目的，最后一段进行总结，独自旅行是一种很好的也很容易的方式。故选C。

对的，就是这个意思