题目内容
2．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．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．
56．How did the writer feel when she was walking home after work？D
A．Cold and sick
B．Lucky and hopeful
C．Satisfied and cheerful
D．Disappointed and helpless
57．From the first paragraph，we learn that the writer was busyD．
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
58．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 a man with a knife
D．found some homeless people following her
59．In the fifth paragraph，why did the writer say she was dreaming？C
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
60．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 在一个失意的夜晚作者独自回家，工作及生活的不顺使作者心情沮丧，甚至于考虑要放弃在旧金山这个大都市的生活．然而随后发生的钱包失而复得的事情却让作者感受到了人们之间的温暖，也感受到了世界的美好，内心又充满了对城市生活的希望．
解答 DDACB
56．D推理判断题，根据第一段的walking home at one in the morning after a tiring practice at the theater．和As I walked，I thought seriously about giving up both acting and San Francisco．可知作者在一次劳累的排练后凌晨步行回家，当我走的时候，我认真地考虑放弃表演和旧金山．由此可知，作者感到很失望，很疲惫和无助．故选D．
57．D推理判断题，根据第一段With opening night only a week away，I was still learning my lines．可知距离演出只有一个星期了，而我还在学习我的台词．由此可知，作者一直在忙于准备演出． 故选D．
58．A事实细节题，根据第三段It had been my wallet falling to the sidewalk．可知作者不知道当时自己的钱包掉了．故选A．
59．C事实细节题，根据第五段How could this man know my name？可知，作者认为这里没有人知道她的名字，因此听到别人叫她名字，她感到自己在做梦．故选C．
60．B推理判断题，根据最后一段I realized that the city couldn't be a bad place as long as peoplewere willing to help each other可知，作者认为这个城市其实还是有可爱之处的，还没有以前认为的那么糟糕．故选B．
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