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 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 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.
(1)
How did the writer feel when she was walking home after work?
[ ]
A.
Cold and sick
B.
Lucky and hopeful
C.
Satisfied and cheerful
D.
Disappointed and helpless
(2)
From the first paragraph, we learn that the writer was busy ________.
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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 a man with a knife
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 ________
China’s first astronaut-38-year-old Yang Liwei returned safely to earth Thursday morning, when his craft Shenzhou 5 touched down as scheduled after more than 21 hours in the earth’s orbit.
Chinese premier Wen Jiabao called the landmark debut flight a “complete success”.The descent capsule(返回舱)carrying Lt.Col.Yang Liwei touched down on the grasslands of the Gobi Desert, in central Inner Mongolia at 6.23 a. m.Thursday(Beijing Time), the Beijing?based China’s Aerospace Command and Control Center said.
Minutes later, Yang grabbed the capsule hatch with his hand, pulled himself out, smiled and waved at recovery teams and reporters.“It is a splendid moment in the history of my motherland and also the greatest day of my life, ” Yang, a former fighter pilot from Northeast China’s Liaoning Province, said immediately after emerging.
In an interview with CCTV, China’s state television, Yang said he was “feeling excellent”.Shenzhou 5 landed at dawn, 4.8 kilometres(3 miles)from its designed landing target, the officials said.“The spaceship operated well, ” the astronaut Yang Liwei said in his first publicized comments.“I feel very good and I am proud of my motherland.” After a physical exam on spot, Yang’s condition was found as “good”.Li Jinai, the commander of China’s manned space program, called Yang a “space hero” and a “national hero”.Following Yang’s touchdown China’s premier Wen Jiabao immediately spoke to Yang from Beijing’s command and control centre and offered his congratulations.
Within hours, Chinese space officials announced that the country’s space dreams will continue with a “Shenzhou 6” mission, most possibly within a year.They said China also had worked out plans to conduct space walking by its astronauts, and eventually build up a space station.However, Chinese scientists ruled out building a space shuttle, like the United States.
Yang’s flight came four decades after the former Soviet Union and the United States pioneered manned space flight.Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin orbited the Earth in April 1961.One month later, the United States launched Alan B.Shepard Jr.
(1)
What is true of the first Chinese astronaut Yang Liwei?
[ ]
A.
He is now a flight pilot.
B.
He was helped to get out of the descent capsule.
C.
He spent nearly a day in space.
D.
He was called a “space hero” and a “national hero” by China’s premier Wen Jiabao.
(2)
China will carry out the following space programs in the near future except ________.
[ ]
A.
space walking
B.
setting up a space station
C.
building up a space shuttle
D.
sending up “Shenzhou 6”
(3)
The underlined word debut means ________.
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A.
first public appearance
B.
space
C.
carrying person
D.
spaceship 61?65 CCABA
(4)
Which of the following is NOT true?
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A.
Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin was the first man in the world to travel in space.
B.
The United States launched Alan B.Shepard Jr.about 45 years ago.
C.
China is the third country in the world to carry out the manned space flight successfully.
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A.
Services
B.
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C.
Education
D.
Recruitment
(2)
If someone wants to advertise his vocational training in the newspaper ,the least fee he will pay is RMB ________ yuan.
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A.
120
B.
140
C.
100
D.
306
(3)
Which of the following statement is right?
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A.
The smaller the size is , the lower the advertising rate is.
B.
The larger the size is , the lower the advertising rate is.
C.
The size has nothing to do with the advertising rate.
D.
The advertising fee is decided only by size.
(4)
China Daily refuses to accept the advertisement that ________.
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A.
contains any illustrations
B.
is put in after the deadline
C.
contains any false information
D.
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(5)
The underlined word”violates”in the first paragraph means ________.
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A.
breaks
B.
avoid
C.
keep
D.
carry out
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At least 77 were wounded when hundreds of army soldiers and anti-government protesters(抗议者)clashed(冲突)in Bangkok early Monday morning 14 hours after Thai PM declared a state of emergency in the capital city, Thai media reports.
The Nation quoted hospital reports as saying at least 77 people suffered injuries mainly from teargas, with five seriously injured.
At around 7∶20 a.m., the government announced it was in control of the situation at Din Daeng, The Nation said on its website.
Some protesters had been arrested, and Army Spokesman Col Sansern Kaewkamnerd earlier said “Similar operations will be carried out in other areas.”
The clash occurred around 4∶30 a.m.Monday(21∶00 GMT Sunday)when some 300 so-called red-shirted protesters used a seized bus to crash soldiers at Din Daeng District in north Bangkok, Army spokesman Sansern Kaewkamnerd told TPBS.
Soldiers fired warning shots into the air and used teargas to disperse the protesters after failing to persuade the red shirts to stop, Sansern said.
Earlier the Health Department of Bangkok Metropolitan Administration announced a total injury number of 68.
Army Chief General Anupong Paojinda refused to comment on the incident, adding that he will learn more about it first.
At about 6∶15 a.m.Monday(23∶15 GMT Sunday), former premier Thaksin Shinawatra told the Red-shirted protesters to continue fighting in a phone conversation with a main leader of the United Front for Democracy against Dictatorship(UDD).
Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva declared on Sunday afternoon a state of emergency in Bangkok and some districts of five provinces nearby.
The latest round of the anti-government protests led by UDD has entered its 19th day.Red-shirted protesters on Saturday forced the summits canceled(取消).
(Xinhua News Agency April 13, 2009)
(1)
What is the main idea of the passage?
[ ]
A.
At least 77 were wounded during the crash between soldiers and protesters.
B.
The ASEAN summits have been cancelled.
C.
Soldiers used teargas to disperse the protesters.
D.
Thai Prime Minister announced a state of emergency.
(2)
What can you infer from the passage?
[ ]
A.
The conflict is connected with the former premier Thaksin.
B.
The Army Chief General refused to comment on the incident.
C.
Soldiers didn't persuade the red shirts to stop.
D.
About 300 protesters seized a bus and crashed soldiers.
(3)
Which of the following is TRUE?
[ ]
A.
The latest round of protests started in March, 2009.
B.
Five protesters died in the clash.
C.
It's officially said on the morning of Sunday that the situation was out of control.
D.
It is most likely that the army is against the government.
(4)
What does the underlined word “disperse” probably mean?