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one in the morning after a tiring practice at the theater. With opening night only a week away, I was still
learning my lines. I was having trouble dealing with my part-time job at the bank and my acting at night at
the same time.
As I walked, I thought seriously about giving up both acting and San Francisco. City life had become too
much for me. As I walked down empty streets under tall buildings, I felt very small and cold. I began running,
both to keep warm and to keep away from any possible robbers. Very few people were still out except a few
sad-looking homeless people under blankets.
About a block from my apartment, I heard a sound behind me. I turned quickly, half expecting to see
someone with a knife or a gun. The street was empty. All I saw was a shining streetlight. Still, the noise had
made me nervous, so I started to run faster. Not until I reached my apartment building and unlocked the door
did I realize what the noise had been. It had been my wallet falling to the sidewalk.
Suddenly I wasn"t cold or tired any more. I ran out of the door and back to where I"d heard the noise.
Although I searched the sidewalk anxiously for fifteen minutes, my wallet was nowhere to be found.
Just as I was about to give up the search, I heard the garbage truck pull up to the sidewalk next to me.
When a voice called from the inside, "Alisa Camacho?" I thought I was dreaming. How could this man know
my name? The door opened, and out jumped a small red-haired man with an amused look in his eyes. "Is this
what you"re looking for?" he asked, holding up a small square shape.
It was nearly 3 a.m. by the time I got into bed. I wouldn"t get much sleep that night, but I had got my
wallet back. I also had got back some enjoyment of city life. I realized that the city couldn"t be a bad place as
long as people were willing to help each other.
B. Lucky and hopeful
C. Satisfied and cheerful
D. Disappointed and helpless
B. taking part in various city activities
C. learning acting in an evening school
D. preparing for the first night show
B. was stopped by a garbage truck driver
C. was robbed of her wallet by a man with a knife
D. found some homeless people following her
B. A red-haired man came to see her.
C. She heard someone call her name
D. Her wallet was found in a garbage truck
B. would stay on in San Francisco
C. would make friends with cleaners
D. would give up her job at the bank
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试题【阅读理解。 That cold January night, I was growing sick of my life in San Francisc】；主要考察你对题材分类等知识点的理解。[详细]
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behind his house.
In a hurry to dive into the cool water, the boy did not 1 that as he swam toward the middle of the
lake, a 2 was swimming toward the shore.
His mother, who was in the 3 , was looking out of the window and saw the two as they got closer
together. In great 4 , she ran toward the water, yelling to her son as loudly as she could. Hearing her
voice, the little boy became alarmed and made a (n) 5 to swim to his mother.
It was too 6 . Just as he reached her, the crocodile reached him. From the dock, the mother grabbed
her little boy by the 7 just as the crocodile snatched his legs. Then 8 an incredible tug-of-war between
the two. The crocodile was much 9 than the mother, but the mother was much too passionate to let go.
A farmer happened to drive by, heard her screams, raced from his truck, took his 10 and shot the crocodile.
Remarkably, after weeks in the hospital, the little boy 11 His legs were extremely scarred by the attack,
and, on his arms, were deep scratches where his mother"s fingernails 12 his flesh in her effort to hang on
to the son she loved.
When a newspaper reporter who 13 the boy asked if he would show him his scars, the boy lifted his
pant legs. And then, with obvious pride, he said to the reporter, "But look at my arms. I have great 14 on
my arms, too. I have them because my mom wouldn"t 15 ."
( )1. A. think | B. realize B. whale B. hospital B. excitement B. V-turn B. fortunate B. hands B. witnessed B. stronger B. gun B. cried B. slid into B. interviewed B. marks B. let down | C. believe C. dolphin C. house C. sorrow C. Z-turn C. late C. fingers C. saw C. younger C. notice C. survived C. dropped into C. examined C. scars C. let out | D. hope D. shark D. pool D. silence D. U-turn D. early D. legs D. began D. cleverer D. aim D. remained D. dug into D. inspected D. signs D. let go | |||
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| Mr. Andrews was waiting for a subway train in the city. The train pulled into the station and stopped. As Andrews was getting ready to board the train, he saw an elderly blind man fall to the tracks (站台). David Schnair, aged 75, had mistaken the space between two subway cars for a door, while feeling his way with a cane. Instead of ending up inside the train, Schnair fell off the platform and landed under the train. Andrews jumped down to the tracks to save Schnair. He pulled the man to safety. Onlookers immediately declared Andrews a hero. Messages began to pour in from all over the country. Some people sent checks. The largest was for $3,000. President called Andrews and wished him a Merry Christmas and a good new year. Andrews had been on the subway because he was returning from a job interview. He probably would have been hired anyway, but all the good publicity (宣传) made it a sure thing. After about a week of newspaper stories and donations of food, money and gifts for his children, Andrews faded from limelight. Most people assumed that the story had come to a happy ending, but it didn"t quite happen that way. Andrews did start his new job, but the company moved to New Jersey. Andrews didn"t have any way to get to work, so he had to give up. It wasn"t long before he was back to job hunting and being discouraged again. Few newspapers, however, bothered to tell their readers what happened to Mr. Andrews after he became a hero. | ||||||
| 1. Schnair fell off the platform because _____. | ||||||
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| A. onlookers pushed him down B. he was walking carelessly C. he thought he was at a door D. the train got to the station fast | ||||||
| 2. What does the underlined sentence mean in Paragraph 4? | ||||||
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| A. Andrews disappeared from the public attention. B. Andrews lost his job for his fame. C. Andrews gained his popularity with the public. D. Andrews lost his interest in newspaper. | ||||||
| 3. It can be inferred from the passage that _____. | ||||||
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| A. it was not wise for Andrews to give up his job B. the public didn"t show enough kindness to Andrews C. the newspapers paid little attention to Andrews" life D. life is difficult for the unemployed | ||||||
| 阅读理解。 | ||||||
| Ellen Parker was worried about her health. She could not walk very quickly and it was difficult for her to climb stairs. She was soon out of breath."I suppose I had better go to the doctor." she thought. She went to the doctor and told him her problem. "I"m not at all surprised." he said, "I know what your problem is." He examined her and then gave her some advice. "If you don"t do what I say, Mrs. Parker," he said, "You will have a heart attack. It could kill you." Ellen was very worried as she left the doctor"s. She knew that she had to take his advice but that it would not be easy and it would take time. The next day she went shopping. The first shop she went into was a butcher shop. "I"d like ten pounds of steak, please." she said. "Certainly, madam." the butcher replied and went into the cold room and found a large piece of steak. He brought the huge piece of meat back into the shop and placed it on the scale. "That"s just ten pounds." he said. "That"s big enough." Mrs. Parker said. The butcher worked out the price. "At $4.99 a pound that will be $49.90, please. Would you like me to cut it up into smaller pieces for you?" "Oh, I don"t want to buy the meat." Mrs. Parker said. "If you don"t want to buy it," the butcher replied angrily, "Why did you ask me to get it for you?" "My doctor told me that I am too heavy and have to lose ten pounds. I wanted to see what ten pounds of meat looked like." | ||||||
| 1. Why did Ellen Parker visit the doctor? | ||||||
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| A. She had a heart attack. B. She had a problem with her health. C. She was unhappy about her weight. D. She could not sleep well. | ||||||
| 2. Why did Ellen Parker ask for ten pounds of steak? | ||||||
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| A. She wanted to buy some for dinner. B. She wanted to lose weight. C. Her doctor had told her to eat steak. D. She wanted to see what ten pounds of meat looked like. | ||||||
| 完形填空。 | ||||||
| One day, when I was in high school, I saw a kid named Kyle from my class walking home from school with all his books, I thought to myself, " 1 would anyone bring home all his books for the weekend? He must really be 2 ." As I was walking, I saw several kids running toward him. They ran at him, 3 all his books out of his arms and he fell down in the dirt. His glasses went 4 and landed in the grass. He looked up and I saw this terrible sadness in his eyes. My 5 went out to him. So, I ran over to him. 6 I handed him his glasses, he looked at me and said, "Hey, thanks!" There was a big smile on his face. I helped him pick up his books, and asked him where he lived. As it 7 , he lived near me. We talked all the way home. I didn"t see him before as he had gone to a private school. Over the next four years, Kyle and I became best friends. Kyle was the 8 student of our class, one of those guys that really found themselves during high school. Therefore he had the 9 to prepare a 10 speech. On the graduation day, I could see that he was 11 . So, I patted him on the back and said, "Hey, big guy, you"ll be 12 !" He looked at me and smiled. He cleared his throat, and began. "Graduation is a time to 13 those who helped you make it through those 14 years. Your parents, your teachers… but mostly your friends. I am here to tell all of you that being a friend to someone is the best 15 you can give him." I just looked at my friend with 16 as he told the story of the first day we met. He had planned to 17 himself over the weekend and was carrying his books home. "Thankfully, nothing happened. My friend 18 me from doing the unspeakable." Not until that moment did I realize that you should never underestimate (低估) the 19 of your actions. With one small gesture you can 20 a person"s life. For better or for worse. | ||||||
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