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7．That cold January night，I was growing sick of my life in San Francisco．There I was，walking home at one in the morning after a tiring practice at the theatre．With opening night only a week ago，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 （抢劫犯）．Very few people were still out except a few sad-looking homeless people under blankets．
About a block from my apartment （公寓房间），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 anymore．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 （垃圾车） 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 eye．"Is this what you're looking for？"he asked，holding up a small square shape．
It was nearly 3A．M．by the time I got into bed．I wouldn't get much sleep that night，but I had gotten my wallet back．I also had gotten back some enjoyment of city life．I realized that the city couldn't be a bad place as long as people were welling to help each other．

46．How did the write feel when she was walking home after workD？
A．Cold and sick． 
B．Fortunate and helpful．
C．Satisfied and cheerful． 
D．Disappointed and helpless．
47．From the first paragraph，we learn that the write was busyD．
A．solving her problem at the bank  
B．taking part in various city activities
C．learning acting in a n evening school  
D．preparing for the first night show
48．On her way home the writerA．
A．lost her wallet unknowingly
B．was stopped by a garbage truck driver
C．was robbed of her wallet by an armed man
D．found some homeless people following her
49．In the fifth paragraph，why did the writer say she was dreamingC？
A．Someone offered to take her back home．
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．
50．From the text，we can infer that the writerB．
A．would stop working at night       
B．would stay on in San Francisco
C．would make friends with cleaners   
D．would give up her job at the bank．

分析 文章讲述了一位在旧金山谋生的演出者的故事．因为工作的压力，让他感到无助和绝望，打算放弃城市的生活．在回家的时候，发现了自己的钱包掉了．在他回去寻找钱包的过程中，一个开垃圾车的陌生人还给了他丢失的钱包．通过这件事，他重新恢复了在城市生活的信心．只要人们互相帮助，城市原本也很美好．

解答 1．D 细节理解题．第一段说 As I walked，I thought seriously about giving up both acting and San Francisco．City life had become too much for me．回家时我打算放弃，因为城市生活对我来说已经成了无法承受之重．故选D．
2．D  细节推断题．第一段说With opening night only a week ago，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．一周前的首场演出，我还在背台词．同时在银行兼职，晚上还要表演，这让我很难应付．故选D．
3．A 细节理解题．文章第二段说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．我到家才发现刚刚听到的声音是我的钱包掉到人行道上的声音．故选A．
4．C 细节推断题．第五段中说I thought I was dreaming．How could this man know my name？我觉得自己是在做梦，这个人怎么会知道我的名字呢？故选C．
5．B 推理判断题．文章最后说I also had gotten back some enjoyment of city life．I realized that the city couldn't be a bad place as long as people were welling to help each other．我已经重新感受到城市生活的乐趣．只要人们互相帮助，城市是一个不错的地方．故选B．

点评 阅读理解是考查语篇理解能力．常考的题型有：推理判断题；主旨大意题；细节理解题；猜测词意题．近几年又出现了两种新的考查方式：写作态度判断题和文章结构题．解题时，在读懂文章的基础上，还有特别注意掌握题型的特征，尤其是细节题和推断题不可混淆：细节题是文章信息的再现；推断题是文章信息的提取．本题是广告类文章，考查主要是以细节题为主，细节题要注意常用的出题陷阱有：夸大，缩小，张冠李戴，偷梁换柱，无中生有等，做题时要看清看准．

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36．The underlined word"obsolete"in the first paragraph is closest in meaning to
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19．Prayer for My Mother
Dear God，
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I am blessed with the dear mother who is still alive．I appreciate her more each day． My mother does not change，but I do．As I grow older and wiser，I realize what an extraordinary person she is．How sad that I am unable to speak these words in her presence，but they flow easily from my pen．
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    C．open-minded and responsible          D．sensitive and independent
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    A．she has her own lovely sons and daughters
    B．she is excellent in bringing up her own children
    C．it was too late to say thanks to her mother in her presence
    D．she still has the chance to express her appreciation to her mother
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    B．The sentence"I told you so"can be repeated if necessary．
    C．The author is very thankful to her mother for her education．
    D．Mothers can instruct their children whenever they want to．
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    A．devotion                        B．forgiveness
    C．consideration'D．self-protectiveness．
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         I told him we would find him a bed．When I had finished the dishes，he told me he fished for a living to support his daughter，her five children，and her husband，who was hopelessly disabled from a back injury．He didn't tell it by way of complaint； in fact，every other sentence began with a thanks to God for a blessing．He was grateful that no pain accompanied his disease，which was apparently a form of skin cancer．
         The next morning before lie left for his bus，he asked if he could come back and stay the next time he had a treatment．I told him lie was welcome to come again．
         In the years he came to stay overnight with us，there was never a time that he did not bring us fish or oysters or vegetables from his garden．
         When I received these little gifts，I often thought of a comment our next-door neighbor made after he left that first morning．"Did you keep that awful looking man last night？I turned him away．1 You can lose roomers by accommodating such people!"
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56．The first time I met the man，D．
A．I felt pity for his look
B．he frightened my kid
C．he was in need of something to eat
D．he was looking for a place to stay overnight
57．The next-door neighbor refused the man becauseA．
A．he might lose roomers                     
B．the man was poor
C．he had no spare room                     
D．the man didn't bring him gifts
58．Which of the following is NOT true about the man？C
A．He developed skin cancer．
B．He fished to support a large family．
C．God helped him to get over his disease．
D．He didn't complain about his sufferings．
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60．What might be the best title of the passage？D
A．Never judge a book by its cover                
B．Give others a hand
C．Be the architect of life                     
D．Accept good and bad with gratitude．
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