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【题目】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 (台词). I was having _______ 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 _______ up both acting and San Francisco. City life had become too much for me.

As I walked down _______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 flat, I heard a sound behind me. I _______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 _______, so I started to run faster. Not until I reached my flat building and unlocked the door did I realize what the noise had been. It had been my _______ falling to the sidewalk. Suddenly I wasn't cold or tired any more. I ran out of the door and back to _______I'd heard the noise. Although I_______the sidewalk anxiously(忧虑的) for fifteen minutes, my wallet was_______ 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 ________ , “ Alisa Camacho?” I thought I was dreaming. How could this man know my ________ ? 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, ________ up a small square shape.

It was nearly 3 a.m. by the time I got into bed. I wouldn't get much ________ that night, but I had got my wallet back. I also had got back some ________ of city life. I realized that the city couldn't be a bad place as long as people were ________ to help each other.

【1】A. fun B. trouble C. interest D. boredom

【2】A. giving B. keeping C. going D. clearing

【3】A. narrow B. dirty C. empty D. dark

【4】A. ran B. turned C. walked D. looked

【5】A. sad B. happy C. cold D. nervous

【6】A. wallet B. watch C. hat D. key

【7】A. when B. where C. what D. which

【8】A. looked B. found C. searched D. headed

【9】A. somewhere B. nowhere C. anywhere D. everywhere

【10】A. outside B. above C. behind D. inside

【11】A. home B. name C. address D. wallet

【12】A. bringing B. taking C. holding D. keeping

【13】A. money B. sleep C. happiness D. practice

【14】A. enjoyment B. sadness C. puzzle D. disappointment

【15】A. pleasant B. anxious C. energetic D. willing

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】A

【3】C

【4】B

【5】D

【6】A

【7】B

【8】C

【9】B

【10】D

【11】B

【12】C

【13】B

【14】A

【15】D

【解析】

这篇短文讲述的是在旧金山生活的作者在生活中遇到了麻烦，想要放弃在这个城市的生活。一个晚上作者的钱包在她回家的路上丢了，一个陌生的男人捡到并还给了她。这个来自陌生人的帮助，又让作者感受到了城市生活的温暖。

【1】句意：我在处理银行的兼职工作以及晚上的表演上都遇到了麻烦。fun快乐，乐趣；trouble问题，麻烦；interest兴趣；boredom厌烦。根据下文City life had become too much for me.可知，作者觉得城市的生活对于她来说太沉重了，所以她是在生活中遇到了麻烦，故应选B。have trouble doing sth.是一个固定句型，做某事有麻烦。

【2】句意：在走路的时候，我认真地考虑要放弃我的表演，放弃旧金山。giving up放弃；keeping up保持；going up上升，上涨；clearing up清理干净。根据下文City life had become too much for me.可知，作者在生活中遇到了麻烦，她想要放弃。故应选A。

【3】句意：当我走在空荡荡的大街上，走在高楼大厦的下面的时候，我感到我很渺小，很寒冷。narrow 狭窄的；dirty脏的；empty 空的；dark黑暗的。根据下文Very few people were still out except a few sad-looking homeless people under blankets. 以及The street was empty.可知，街道上没有太多人，空荡荡的，故应选C。

【4】句意：我快速地转身，以为会看到一个拿着刀或拿着枪的人。ran 跑步；turned 转身；walked散步；looked看。根据上句话I heard a sound behind me可知，作者听见了在她身后有声音，所以应该是转身看，故应选B。

【5】句意：那个声音仍然让我很紧张，所以我开始跑得更快了。sad伤心的；happy快乐的；cold寒冷的；nervous紧张的。根据上文expecting to see someone with a knife or a gun.可知，作者以为会看到一个拿着刀或者拿着枪的人，其实并没有，但那个声音仍然让作者很紧张，所以她才run faster，故应选D。

【6】句意：是我的钱包掉到了路上。wallet 钱包；watch观看；hat帽子；key钥匙。根据下文Although I___8___the sidewalk anxiously(忧虑的) for fifteen minutes, my wallet was___9___ to be found.可知，作者又回去找钱包，所以是她的钱包掉了。故选A。

【7】句意：我跑出门，回到了我听到那个声音的地方。when 当…时候；where在…地方；what什么；which哪一个。根据文意可知，作者回去找钱包，所以是回到了她听到声音的那个地方，故选B。

【8】句意：虽然我在人行道上忧虑地找了15分钟，我的钱包还是没有找到。looked 看，不及物动词；found 发现，找到；searched搜寻；headed朝向。根据文意可知，作者的钱包掉了，所以这里是“找钱包”，下文中Just as I was about to give up the search也提到了这个词，故应选C。

【9】句意：虽然我在人行道上忧虑地找了15分钟，我的钱包还是没有找到。somewhere某个地方；nowhere没有地方；anywhere任何地方；everywhere每个地方。根据下文Just as I was about to give up the search…. “Is this what you're looking for?” he asked可知，作者没有找到她的钱包，故应选B。

【10】句意：一个声音从里面传出来：“是Alisa Camacho吗？”outside 外边；above上边；behind 后边；inside里面。根据文意The door opened, and out jumped a small red-haired man with an amused look in his eye可知，声音是从垃圾车里传来的，故应选D。

【11】句意：这个人怎么知道我的名字？home 家；name 名字；address地址；wallet钱包。根据上文When a voice called from the ___10___ , “ Alisa Camacho?”可知，这个男人喊的Alisa Camacho是作者的名字，故应选B。

【12】句意：他问：“这是你正在寻找的东西吗？”举着一个小的正方形的东西。bringing up抚养，养育；taking up拿起，从事；holding up举起；keeping up保持。根据文意可知，那个人问东西是不是作者的，所以应把这个东西举起来，让作者看清楚，故选C。

【13】句意：那天晚上我没有睡多少觉，但是我找回了我的钱包。money 钱；sleep睡觉；happiness快乐；practice练习。根据上句话It was nearly 3 a.m. by the time I got into bed.可知，作者躺到床上时已经是凌晨3点了，所以那个晚上她没有睡多少觉，故选B。

【14】句意：我也找回了对城市生活的一些喜爱。enjoyment享受，乐趣；sadness伤心；puzzle迷，难题；disappointment失望。根据文意和下句话I realized that the city couldn't be a bad place…可知，作者受到了一个陌生人的帮助，原本已对城市生活感到疲惫的她，现在又感受到了城市生活中的温暖，所以应选A。

【15】句意：我意识到只要人们都愿意互相帮助，城市也不是一个坏地方。pleasant 令人愉快的； anxious 焦虑的；energetic精力充沛的；willing乐意的，自愿的。根据句意可知，这里说的是如果人们都愿意互相帮助，那么城市也不是一个坏地方，故应选D。