Question

“Good night, Yammine.”

“Good night, Chief，” I reply.

The cell door __36__ and I hear Chief's keys clinking as other doors clang shut further down the row. I step into my little cell and sit down. I glance up at the window, covered in mesh(铁网)，and think to myself, “This isn't a life, it's just a(n) __37__．”

Being __38__ makes me feel as though I'm being buried alive. I am a puppet(木偶) with people __39__ strings so that I eat, sleep and wake when they want me to.

I lie on my bed as night __40__ and think the same thoughts __41__. I think about how it all went so wrong, and imagine how I will __42__ for all the time I've lost.

Every day I live the same routine and nothing changes except the people. Prisoners depart for other prisons, or get __43__. Others __44__ from different prisons, or fresh from custody. It's a __45__ revolving(旋转) door.

When I committed my __46__， I was a lost young boy, but now I am __47__. Walking around the yard, I would notice my fellow prisoners reading books and writing letters to friends and family, which upset me as my __48__ at school was limited.

I longed for the day when I'd be able to sit in the sun, enjoying a cup of coffee and reading a newspaper or book __49__ my choice. I also longed to write letters to my friends and family, sharing my thoughts and feelings.

I decided not to waste my time inside and, __50__， make the most of all the resources available to me. I started to learn and was __51__ to realize my dream.

Now, after five years' persistence, heartache and hard work, I have __52__ my goal. Having __53__ a course as a reading adviser, I can now help others to read and write. And I have even started a creative writing workshop at Junee Correctional Centre. Learning to read and write at a highter level has given me the inner strength to present myself in a more __54__ manner.

And the day I've dreamed about has come true: I now enjoy my cup of coffee with a book in my other hand. Learning to read and write has changed my life and this article is my first piece of “proper” writing, and it won't be my __55__．

1.A. opens　　　　　B. closes　　　　　　　C. breaks　　　　D. sticks

2.A. existence  B. appearance  C. offence  D. holiday

3.A. at school  B. at home  C. in hospital  D. in prison

4.A. pulling  B. shaking  C. winding  D. casting

5.A. becomes  B. drops  C. feels  D. falls

6.A. once and for all  B. over and over again  C. once again  D. for good

7.A. do up  B. make up  C. fix up  D. mend up

8.A. revealed  B. sentenced  C. punished  D. released

9.A. reach  B. get  C. arrive  D. go

10.A. continually  B. occasionally  C. accidentally  D. rarely

11.A. mistake  B. crime  C. error  D. fault

12.A. caught  B. home  C. found  D. trapped

13.A. attendance  B. absence  C. allowance  D. assistance

14.A. in  B. of  C. over  D. by

15.A. however  B. instead  C. thus  D. nevertheless

16.A. devoted  B. dedicated  C. determined  D. decided

17.A. gained  B. recognized  C. arrived  D. achieved

18.A. attended  B. completed  C. started  D. organized

19.A. positive  B. negative  C. sensitive  D. passive

20.A. best  B. worst  C. latest  D. last

Answer

1.B

2.A

3.D

4.A

5.D

6.B

7.B

8.D

9.C

10.A

11.B

12.C

13.A

14.B

15.B

16.C

17.D

18.B

19.A

20.D

【解析】文章讲述的是作者利用在监狱的时间来学习，找到了人生的方向和奋斗的目标。

1.上下文，根据上文的Good night可知，他们在道别，所以此处是门关起来了。

2.上下文，从前几句话中可以看出，这样的日子很痛苦，所以此处意为这不是生活，仅仅是生存。

3.上下文，根据后文可知作者在监狱里。

4.句意理解，因为感觉像木偶一样，所以是被人们用线拉动着操纵。

5.句意理解，此处意为夜幕降临

6.句意理解，根据the same thought可知，此处指的是同一个相反在脑海中反反复复地出现。 once and for all一劳永逸 once again再一次 for good永久地

7.上下文，根据all the time I've lost可知，作者要弥补所失去的时间。

8.上下文，根据depart离开 可知，囚犯要么去别的监狱，要么被释放

9.句意理解，有的人是从别的监狱过来，有的是刚刚进监狱（fresh from custody)

10.上下文，上文讲的是一直有囚犯进来或者出去，所以是一直在旋转的门。

11.词组搭配，commit my crime当我犯罪的时候 ，此处是作者对过去进行回忆

12.上下文，根据I was a lost young boy可知，当时我在人生的道路上迷路了，现在别人已经找到我了。因为是被捕的，所以是被人找到了我

13.上下文，根据at school可知，作者指的是上学（attend school)的时间不多。

14.of my choice作定语修饰book，意为我选择的书

15.连词，我决定不再浪费时间了，相反，我要充分利用好各种资源。

16.句意理解，根据decided可知，我决定开始学习，并且下定决心要实现自己的梦想。

17.词组搭配，我实现了我的梦想, achieve one's dream

18.上下文，根据I can now help others to read and write可知，我完成了课程，所以才有能力帮助别人。

19.句上下文，根据Learning to read and write at a highter level has given me the inner strength 可知，此处指的是积极方面的

20.句意理解，该句意为，这篇文章是我的第一篇文章，但是不会是最后的。意为着作者要继续奋斗下去，与上文内容相吻合。