_______whether he ever considered_______that during discussions, he said, “No, I’ve got my job and they’ve got their job.”

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 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, 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 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?

2.From the first paragraph, we learn that the writer was busy_____.

3.On her way home the writer_____

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

5.From the text, we can infer that the writer_____

第三部分阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）

第一节阅读下面两篇语言材料，然后按要求做题。（共10小题；每小题2分，满分20分）

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Molly Wilson had been a dancer and a mother for many years when she decided to sail round the world to raise money for charity.

As a child she had trained as a ballet dancer, but at l5 she had grown too tall for classical ballet, so she became a member of a pop dance team.

She got married, and after she had children she retired from show business to bring them up. They grew up, and when they were 18 they left home.

She says, “When I decided to do the round-the-world race, my husband thought I was bored because the children had left home. He was also worried because I had never sailed before. I was not bored, but I had met some people who told me about the race. They had taken part in it, but they had only done one section, say, from New Zealand to Australia. I wanted to do the whole ten-month journey. ”

Before Molly left she did a lot of training, but it hadn’t prepared her for the worst weather which they experienced. By the end of October last year, she had raised more than $50,000 for charity.

She says, “Sometimes I ask myself, what did I do? How did I do it? But then I think, it’s the same as being a dancer. Before I left on trip, I had trained hard. I had got very fit and had prepared myself completely. Then on the trip I was simply a good team member.”

51. Why did Molly Wilson decide to do the round-the-world race?

A. She had never sailed before.           B. She was bored.

C. She wanted to raise money for charity.   D. She wanted to earn money.

52. She joined the pop dance team because___________.

A. she was 15              B. she hadn’t trained hard

C. she had been too fat.       D. she had been too tall

53. What is the proper order of the following statements?

a. She got married.     b. She became the member of a pop dance team.

c. She retired.         d. She sailed around the world.

e. She trained as a ballet dancer.

A. e—b—a—c—d    B．b—a—c—d—e  

C．e—b—c—a—d    D．c—a—b—d—e

54. The underlined “section” in the fourth paragraph probably means________.

A. part     B. department     C. unit    D. city

55. We can conclude from the passage that________

A. she once wanted to give up on the journey  

B. her husband didn’t support her in the beginning

C. she didn’t love her children

D. she didn’t raise any money at last