阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项。

  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 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(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 withan 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 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 willing to help each other.

(1)

How did the writer feel when she was walking home after work?

[  ]

A.

Cold and sick.

B.

Fortunate and hopeful.

C.

Satisfied and cheerful.

D.

Disappointed and helpless.

(2)

From the first paragraph,we learn that the writer was busy ________

[  ]

A.

solving her problem at the bank

B.

taking part in various city activities

C.

learning acting in an evening school

D.

preparing for the first night show

(3)

On her way home the writer ________

[  ]

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

(4)

In the fifth paragraph,why did the writer say she was dreaming?

[  ]

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.

(5)

From the text,we can infer that the writer ________

[  ]

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

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  From time to time I received PC magazines from well meaning editors. Reading them, I recognized the 1 characters, but the whole thing is Creek to me. When faced with such publications, I think to myself, “They might 2 send newspapers or magazines to a blind person. ”I 3 to say it, but I have to admit I don't 4 know how to type, much 5 how to enjoy the Internet. Several times I've tried to learn to use a computer and each time I gave up 6 , for it is not really very user-friendly. I was afraid of all mechanical 7 , afraid of the keyboard and the jumping mouse. I was content with the 8 that my classmate, Bai Yansong, another prime time host, also wrote his articles by 9 . He told me that feeling the 10 of the pen 11 the surface of the paper gave him a kind of 12 . I had the 13 feeling and found it a good excuse not to use a computer. By 1999, however, I 14 felt this attitude was right. One day I went to my supervisor's(导师) home to 15 an article that was hand-written and a little muddily done. Hearing my 16 , the wife of my supervisor said, “It doesn't matter. I can type it out on my computer. ” “You can use a computer?”

  “Sure. I learned to use it when I was 70.”

  I was so 17 that I wasn't able to cry out a single word. 18 out of their flat, I made up my mind for the one-hundredth time to start learning to use a computer. I still had Bai Yansong to 19 me company, but once he started learning to use the computer, he would 20 very fast and then I would be really alone, wouldn't I?

1.

[  ]

A.separate
B.divided
C.independent
D.lonely

2.

[  ]

A.too
B.also
C.either
D.as well

3.

[  ]

A.have
B.like
C.hate
D.used

4.

[  ]

A.still
B.yet
C.even
D.already

5.Amore

B.faster

C.slowly

D.less

6.

[  ]

A.immediately
B.at once
C.in the end
D.sooner or later

7.

[  ]

A.computers
B.devices
C.TV sets
D.tools

8.

[  ]

A.truth
B.fact
C.news
D.advice

9.

[  ]

A.hand
B.pen
C.computer
D.the way

10.

[  ]

A.point
B.head
C.mouth
D.tongue

11.

[  ]

A.walking
B.moving
C.touching
D.flying

12.

[  ]

A.sense
B.sadness
C.pleasure
D.regret

13.

[  ]

A.different
B.exciting
C.happy
D.same

14.

[  ]

A.never
B.always
C.even more
D.no longer

15.

[  ]

A.pass on
B.let out
C.hand in
D.look for

16.

[  ]

A.words
B.voice
C.excuse
D.apology

17.

[  ]

A.glad
B.surprised
C.moved
D.surprising

18.

[  ]

A.When
B.Once
C.After
D.Until

19.

[  ]

A.keep
B.make
C.become
D.help

20.

[  ]

A.send it up
B.take it up
C.pick it up
D.carry it up

通读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后在各题所给的A,B,C,D四个选项中,选出一个最佳答案。
When I entered Berkeley, I hoped to earn a scholarship.Having been a Straight-A student,I believed I could 36 tough subjects and really learn something. One such course was World Literature given by Professor Jayne.I was extremely interested in the ideas he 37 in class
When I took the first exam,I was 38  to find a 77,C-plus, on my test paper, 39 English was my best subject,I went to Professor Jayne, who listened to my arguments but remained 40
I decided to try harder, although I didn’t know what that  41 because school had always been easy for me.I read the books more carefully, but got another 77. Again,I  42 with Professor Jayne.Again,he listened patiently but wouldn’t change his  43
One more test before the final exam.One more  44  to improve my grade.So I redoubled my efforts and for the first time 45  the meaning of the word "thorough”. But my 46 did no good and everything 47 as before.
The last hurdle (障碍) was the final.No matter what 48  I got, it wouldn’t cancel three C-pluses.I might as well kiss the  49  goodbye.
I stopped working hard.I felt I knew the course material as well as I ever would.The night before the final,I even 50 myself to a movie.The next day I decided for once I'd have 51 with a test.
A week later, I was surprised to find I got an A.I hurried into Professor Jayne's office. He 52 to be expecting me.“If I gave you the As you 53,you wouldn’t continue to work as hard.
I stared at him,54 that his analysis and strategy were correct. I had worked my head 55, as I had never done before.
I was speechless when my course grade arrived:A-Plus.It was the only A-plus given.The next year I received my scholarship.I've always remembered Professor Jayne’s lesson:you alone must set your own standard of excellence.

【小题1】
A.takeB.discussC.coverD.get
【小题2】
A.soughtB.presentedC.exchangedD.obtained
【小题3】
A.shockedB.worriedC.scaredD.anxious
【小题4】
A.butB.soC.forD.or
【小题5】
A.unchangedB.unpleasantC.unfriendlyD.unmoved
【小题6】
A.reflectedB.meantC.improved D.affected
【小题7】
A.quarreledB.reasonedC.bargainedD.chatted
【小题8】
A.attitudeB.mindC.plan D.view
【小题9】
A.choiceB.stepC.chance D.measure
【小题10】
A.memorizedB.consideredC.accepted D.1earned
【小题11】
A.ambitionB.confidenceC.effort D.method
【小题12】
A.stayedB.wentC.workedD.changed
【小题13】
A.gradeB.answerC.lesson D.comment
【小题14】
A.scholarshipB.courseC.degreeD.subject
【小题15】
A.helpedB.favoredC.treatedD.relaxed
【小题16】
A.funB.luckC.problems D.tricks
【小题17】
A.happenedB.provedC.pretendedD.seemed
【小题18】
A.valuedB.imaginedC.expected D.welcomed
【小题19】
A.rememberingB.guessingC.supposingD.realizing
【小题20】
A.outB.overC.onD.off

I cheated on a unit test in math class this morning during second period with Mr. Burke. Afterward, I was too sick to eat lunch just thinking about it.
I came straight home from school, went to my room, and lay on the floor trying to decide whether it would be better to run away from home now or after supper. Mostly I wished I was dead. It wasn't even an accident that I cheated.
Yesterday Mr. Burke announced there'd be a unit test and anyone who didn't pass would have to come to school on Saturday, most particularly me, since I didn't pass the last unit test. I did plan to study just to prove to him that I'm plenty smart—which I am mostly—except in math.
Anyway, I got my desk ready to study on . Just when I was ready to work, Nicho came into my room with our new rabbit and it jumped on my desk and knocked the flashcards all over the floor. What a mess! Nicho and I finally took the rabbit outside but then Philip came to my room and also Marty from next door and before long it was dinner.
After dinner my father said I could watch a special on television if I'd done all my homework. Of course I said I had. That was the beginning. I felt terrible telling my father a lie about the homework.
It was nine o'clock when I got up to my room and that was too late to study for the unit test so I lay in my bed with the light off and decided what I would do the next day when I was in Mr. Burke's math class not knowing the 8- and 9-times tables. So, you see, the cheating was planned after all.
The next day, I'd go into class as usual, acting like things were going just great. I'd sit down next to Stanley Plummer—he is so smart in math it makes you sick—and from time to time, I'd glance over at his paper to copy the answers.
Lying on the floor of my room, I begin to think that probably I've been bad all along. It just took this math test to clinch it. I'll probably never tell the truth again. I tell my mother I'm sick when she calls me to come down for dinner. She doesn't believe me, but puts me to bed anyhow. I lie there in the early winter darkness wondering what terrible thing I'll be doing next when my father comes in and sits down on my bed.
"What's the matter?" he asks. "I've got a stomachache," I say. Luckily, it's too dark to see his face. "Is that all?" "Yeah." "Mommy says you've been in your room since school." "I was sick there too," I say. "She thinks something happened today and you're upset." That's the thing that really drives me crazy about my mother. She knows things sitting inside my head the same as if I was turned inside out.
"Well," my father says. I can tell he doesn't believe me. "My stomach is feeling sort of upset." I hedge. "Okay," he says and he pats my leg and gets up.
Just as he shuts the door to my room I call out to him in a voice I don't even recognize as my own. "How come?" he calls back not surprised or anything. So I tell him I cheated on this math test. To tell the truth, I'm pretty much surprised at myself. I didn't plan to tell him anything.
He doesn't say anything at first and that just about kills me. I'd be fine if he'd spank me or something. And then he says I'll have to call Mr. Burke. It's not what I had in mind. "Now?" I ask surprised. "Now," he says. He turns on the light and pulls off my covers. "I'm not going to," I say.
But I do it. I call Mr. Burke, and I tell him exactly what happened, even that I decided to cheat the night before the test. He says I'll come on Saturday to take another test, which is okay with me, and I thank him a whole lot for being understanding and all.
"Today I thought I was turning into a criminal," I tell my father when he turns out my light. Sometimes my father kisses me good night and sometimes he doesn't. I never know. But tonight he does.
【小题1】After the author cheated on the math test, he felt ____________.

A.frightened because he might be caught
B.excited that he had succeeded
C.pleased that nobody knew it
D.unhappy because he had done something wrong
【小题2】By “It wasn't even an accident that I cheated”, the author means that ________.
A.he had planned not to study before the test
B.he decided to cheat when he knew there was going to be a test
C.he decided to cheat after he had wasted the whole evening
D.he had planned to cheat with Plummer before the test
【小题3】The author’ mother often drives him crazy because _____-.
A.She really knows what he is thinking
B.she was very strict with him
C.she doesn’t believe him
D.she asks him to come down for dinner
【小题4】After he was informed of what he had done, the father _______.
A.scolded the author severely
B.didn’t say anything and left
C.called Mr. Burke immediately
D.let the author make a call to Mr. Burke
【小题5】The author’s father kissed the author good night because ________-.
A.he had done something unusual
B.he promised to study math harder
C.he was willing to take a make-up test
D.he realized his mistake and had the courage to admit it

GAOMI,  Shandong,  Oct.11( Xinhua)—Chinese writer Mo Yan said last Thursday that he was "very surprised" at winning the Nobel Literature Prize.

Speaking  to reporters at a hotel in his hometown Gaomi city in east China's Shandong Province, Mo said, " (I was)very surprised upon winning the prize because I felt I was not very senior in terms of qualification ( among Chinese writers).There are many good writers and my ranking was not so high."

"I am very happy," he saiD."I was having dinner when I received the news.I was surprised.”

"Thank you for coming all the way to Gaomi.This should be a season of red sorghum, but no such crop is planted any more.  I believe none of you have seen the crop," he said.

"The Nobel Literature Prize is a very important literature prize, but not the top awarD.It represents the opinions of the jury(评审团 ).I am satisfied with my major works and I still keep writing by hand.My works are Chinese literature, which is part of world literature.They show the life of Chinese people as well as the country's unique culture and folk customs.Meanwhile, my novels described human beings in the broad sense.I wrote in the perspective of a human being.These works stand beyond regions and ethnic groups," he said.

"The folk arts and folk culture accompanied my growth and I was influenced by the cultural elements I witnessed through my childhood.When I picked up the pen for literature creation, the folk cultural elements inevitably entered my novels and affected and even determined the artistic styles of my works," he added.

Mo's win brought joy to other writers and readers throughout the country as he is the first Chinese national to win the Nobel Literature Prize in its century-long history.

 Born into a farmer's family in a village in Gaomi, Mo has been known since the late 1980s for his novels such as Big Breasts and Wide Hips and Red Sorghum(红高粱), which was later adapted into a film by director Zhang Yimou.

1.Mo Yan was surprised at winning the Nobel Prize because he felt________ .

A.he was not as famous as other writers

B.he was not the best writer in China

C.he was born in a farmer's family

D.he didn't have good education

2.According to Mo Yan,              .

A.red sorghum should be planted in his hometown

B.the Nobel Prize represents the opinions of the public

C.he still keeps the habit of writing by hand

D.his novels described human beings of all regions

3.By reading Mo Yan's works, we can                .

A.increase our sense of national pride

B.learn a lot about the Chinese folk culture

C.form a vivid picture of his childhood

D.learn more about the history of the Nobel Prize

4.Which of the following words can best describe Mo Yan?

 A.modest      B.self--confident   C.humorous   D.romantic

5.Where might you find the article?

A.In a novel.                    B.In a travel book

C.In a newspaper.   D.In a student book