Question

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. 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.According to Paragraph 1, what was the writer busy doing?

A. She was solving her problem at the bank.

B. She was taking part in various city activities.

C. She was learning acting in an evening school.

D. She was 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.What can we infer from the text?

A. The writer would stop working at night.

B. The writer would stay on in San Francisco.

C. The writer would make friends with the man.

D. The writer would give up her job at the bank.

Answer

1. D

2. D

3. A

4. B

【解析】

本文叙述了作者说自己厌烦了在旧金山的生活，对生活与工作（其中包括排练）表示失望，无奈，最终考虑离开。在回家的路上，听到声音一响，她没意识到是她的钱包掉地上了，结果回来找了半天没找到，突然听到有人叫她的名字，垃圾车司机把捡到的钱包还给了作者。她感到了人间真情，最终放弃了离开这个城市的想法。

1.推理判断题。根据文章第一段作者想放弃演戏甚至城市生活的消极心态说明我走在大街上的心情，故可以推断出作者是“失望”的心情；第二段中的高楼和空寂的大街衬托出我的渺小和无助。故选D。

2.细节理解题。根据文章第一段中的With opening night only a week ago, I was still learning my lines 可知，作者一直在忙于准备演出。故选D。

3.细节理解题。根据文章第三段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. 可知，她没意识到是她的钱包掉地上了。故选A。

4.推理判断题。根据I realized that the city couldn’t be a bad place as long as people were willing to help each other.可知，作者认为旧金山还是不错的，有点不愿意再离开这个城市了。故选B。