Question

【題目】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 (臺詞). 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(憂慮的) for fifteen minutes, my wallet was_______ to be found.

Just as I was about to give up the search, I heard the garbage truck (垃圾車) 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】

這篇短文講述的是在舊金山生活的作者在生活中遇到了麻煩，想要放棄在這個城市的生活。一個晚上作者的錢包在她回家的路上丟了，一個陌生的男人撿到并還給了她。這個來自陌生人的幫助，又讓作者感受到了城市生活的溫暖。

【1】句意：我在處理銀行的兼職工作以及晚上的表演上都遇到了麻煩。fun快樂，樂趣；trouble問題，麻煩；interest興趣；boredom厭煩。根據(jù)下文City life had become too much for me.可知，作者覺得城市的生活對于她來說太沉重了，所以她是在生活中遇到了麻煩，故應選B。have trouble doing sth.是一個固定句型，做某事有麻煩。

【2】句意：在走路的時候，我認真地考慮要放棄我的表演，放棄舊金山。giving up放棄；keeping up保持；going up上升，上漲；clearing up清理干凈。根據(jù)下文City life had become too much for me.可知，作者在生活中遇到了麻煩，她想要放棄。故應選A。

【3】句意：當我走在空蕩蕩的大街上，走在高樓大廈的下面的時候，我感到我很渺小，很寒冷。narrow 狹窄的；dirty臟的；empty 空的；dark黑暗的。根據(jù)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，街道上沒有太多人，空蕩蕩的，故應選C。

【4】句意：我快速地轉身，以為會看到一個拿著刀或拿著槍的人。ran 跑步；turned 轉身；walked散步；looked看。根據(jù)上句話I heard a sound behind me可知，作者聽見了在她身后有聲音，所以應該是轉身看，故應選B。

【5】句意：那個聲音仍然讓我很緊張，所以我開始跑得更快了。sad傷心的；happy快樂的；cold寒冷的；nervous緊張的。根據(jù)上文expecting to see someone with a knife or a gun.可知，作者以為會看到一個拿著刀或者拿著槍的人，其實并沒有，但那個聲音仍然讓作者很緊張，所以她才run faster，故應選D。

【6】句意：是我的錢包掉到了路上。wallet 錢包；watch觀看；hat帽子；key鑰匙。根據(jù)下文Although I___8___the sidewalk anxiously(憂慮的) for fifteen minutes, my wallet was___9___ to be found.可知，作者又回去找錢包，所以是她的錢包掉了。故選A。

【7】句意：我跑出門，回到了我聽到那個聲音的地方。when 當…時候；where在…地方；what什么；which哪一個。根據(jù)文意可知，作者回去找錢包，所以是回到了她聽到聲音的那個地方，故選B。

【8】句意：雖然我在人行道上憂慮地找了15分鐘，我的錢包還是沒有找到。looked 看，不及物動詞；found 發(fā)現(xiàn)，找到；searched搜尋；headed朝向。根據(jù)文意可知，作者的錢包掉了，所以這里是“找錢包”，下文中Just as I was about to give up the search也提到了這個詞，故應選C。

【9】句意：雖然我在人行道上憂慮地找了15分鐘，我的錢包還是沒有找到。somewhere某個地方；nowhere沒有地方；anywhere任何地方；everywhere每個地方。根據(jù)下文Just as I was about to give up the search…. “Is this what you're looking for?” he asked可知，作者沒有找到她的錢包，故應選B。

【10】句意：一個聲音從里面?zhèn)鞒鰜恚骸笆?/span>Alisa Camacho嗎？”outside 外邊；above上邊；behind 后邊；inside里面。根據(jù)文意The door opened, and out jumped a small red-haired man with an amused look in his eye可知，聲音是從垃圾車里傳來的，故應選D。

【11】句意：這個人怎么知道我的名字？home 家；name 名字；address地址；wallet錢包。根據(jù)上文When a voice called from the ___10___ , “ Alisa Camacho?”可知，這個男人喊的Alisa Camacho是作者的名字，故應選B。

【12】句意：他問：“這是你正在尋找的東西嗎？”舉著一個小的正方形的東西。bringing up撫養(yǎng)，養(yǎng)育；taking up拿起，從事；holding up舉起；keeping up保持。根據(jù)文意可知，那個人問東西是不是作者的，所以應把這個東西舉起來，讓作者看清楚，故選C。

【13】句意：那天晚上我沒有睡多少覺，但是我找回了我的錢包。money 錢；sleep睡覺；happiness快樂；practice練習。根據(jù)上句話It was nearly 3 a.m. by the time I got into bed.可知，作者躺到床上時已經是凌晨3點了，所以那個晚上她沒有睡多少覺，故選B。

【14】句意：我也找回了對城市生活的一些喜愛。enjoyment享受，樂趣；sadness傷心；puzzle迷，難題；disappointment失望。根據(jù)文意和下句話I realized that the city couldn't be a bad place…可知，作者受到了一個陌生人的幫助，原本已對城市生活感到疲憊的她，現(xiàn)在又感受到了城市生活中的溫暖，所以應選A。

【15】句意：我意識到只要人們都愿意互相幫助，城市也不是一個壞地方。pleasant 令人愉快的； anxious 焦慮的；energetic精力充沛的；willing樂意的，自愿的。根據(jù)句意可知，這里說的是如果人們都愿意互相幫助，那么城市也不是一個壞地方，故應選D。