One cold night, I was growing sick of my life in San Francisco．There I was walking home around one o’clock in the morning after a   31  practice at the theatre. With the opening night only a week away, I was still learning my lines by heart. I was having   32  handling my part-time job at the bank in the daytime and my acting at night at the same time. As I walked, I thought seriously about  33  both acting and San Francisco. I had  34  too much of city life.
As I walked down the  35  streets under the tall buildings, I felt very small and cold, so I began  36  both to keep warm and to keep away from any possible robbers. Very few people were still out  37  a few homeless people under blankets.
About a block from my  38 , I heard a sound behind me. I   39  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  40  so I started to run faster. Not until I reached my apartment building and unlocked the door did I   41  what the noise had been. It had been my wallet  42  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   43  for 15 minutes, my wallet was   44  to be found.
Just as I was about to quit the  45  , I heard the garbage truck stop to the sidewalk next to  46  . When a voice came 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 blonde(金發(fā)碧眼的) man with an  47  look in his eyes. “Is this  48  you’re looking for?” He asked, holding up something like a wallet.
It was already 3 a.m. by the time I got into bed. I couldn’t get much sleep, but I had got my wallet back. I also had got back some  49  of city life. I realized the city couldn’t be a bad place  50  people were willing to help each other.
小題1:
A．comfortableB．seriousC．tiresomeD．fortunate
小題2:
A．comfort B．desireC．painD．trouble
小題3:
A．setting upB．giving upC．holding upD．picking up
小題4:
A．expectedB．changedC．controlledD．possessed
小題5:
A．desertedB．crowdedC．blankD．narrow
小題6:
A．runningB．jumpingC．movingD．marching
小題7:
A．towardsB．exceptC．includingD．between
小題8:
A．bankB．theatreC．a(chǎn)partmentD．office
小題9:
A．stoodB．walkedC．turnedD．left
小題10:
A．satisfiedB．confusedC．frightenedD．a(chǎn)nnoyed
小題11:
A．turn outB．figure outC．give outD．pull out
小題12:
A．belongingB．a(chǎn)ddingC．stickingD．falling
小題13:
A．gratefullyB．a(chǎn)nxiouslyC．skillfullyD．delightedly
小題14:
A．nowhereB．a(chǎn)nywhereC．everywhereD．somewhere
小題15:
A．instructionB．trainingC．searchD．a(chǎn)cting
小題16:
A．itB．himC．someoneD．me
小題17:
A．a(chǎn)musedB．unpleasantC．uneasyD．embarrassed
小題18:
A．whatB．whoC．whicheverD．whomever
小題19:
A．productionB．judgmentC．friendshipD．a(chǎn)ppreciation
小題20:
A．a(chǎn)s soon asB．a(chǎn)s long asC．a(chǎn)s far asD．a(chǎn)s well as

小題1:C
小題2:D
小題3:B
小題4:A
小題5:A
小題6:A
小題7:B
小題8:C
小題9:C
小題10:C
小題11:B
小題12:D
小題13:B
小題14:A
小題15:C
小題16:D
小題17:A
小題18:A
小題19:D
小題20:B
本文講述的是作者在深夜回家的途中所經(jīng)歷的事情，從害怕被人跟蹤到錢包失而復得的心里路程。
小題1:作者訓練很累，所以用 tiresome。
小題2:考查 have trouble（ in） doing sth。
小題3:作者覺得累很想放棄，所以用 give up。
小題4:作者本來對城市抱有太大的期望， 所以用 expect。
小題5:街上幾乎無人和車活動，顯得空曠，所以用 deserted 相當于 empty，和第三段第三句話 相呼應。
小題6:因為天冷，所以作者跑步取暖，同時遠離可能的搶劫者，所以用 run。
小題7:街上除了一些無家可歸的人，幾乎沒有別的人， 所以用 except。
小題8:離作者住的公寓大約有一個街區(qū)的距離。
小題9:作者聽到身后有聲音，轉(zhuǎn)身（turn）想看個究竟。
小題10:身后的聲音讓作者很害怕，所以用 frightened。
小題11:作者回家以后弄明白了怎么回事， 所以用 figure out。
小題12:作者弄明白是自己的錢包掉下來了，所以用 fall。
小題13:作者錢包丟了很著急，所以用 anxiously。
小題14:作者的錢包到處也找不到。
小題15:就在作者要放棄尋找的時候。
小題16:作者聽到垃圾車緊挨著她/她停在人行道邊。
小題17:駕駛員因為助人而感到有樂趣，所以用 amused。
小題18:這就是你在找的東西嗎？
小題19:作者錢包失而復得， 對城市充滿感激之情，所以用 appreciation。
小題20:as long as 引導條件狀語從句，表示只要。
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科目：高中英語 來源：不詳 題型：閱讀理解

Thomas Alva Edison was awarded more patents on inventions than any other American. When he died in 1931, Americans wondered how they could best show their respect for him. One suggestion was that the nation observe a minute or two of total blackout. All electric power would be shut off in homes, streets, and factories. Perhaps this suggested plan made Americans realize fully what Edison and his inventions mean to them. Electric power was too important to the country. Shutting it off for even a short time would have led to complete confusion. A blackout was impossible.
On the day of Edison's funeral, many people silently dimmed their lights. In this way they honored the man who had done more than anyone else to put the great force of electricity at his countrymen's fingertips.
小題1:This selection says that Thomas Edison ________.
A．was the only important American inventor
B．received the first American patent
C．received more patents than any other American
D．was the first American inventor
小題2:People decided to honor Edison when ________.
A．he made the first electric light
B．electric power was 100 years
C．the country realized electricity's importance
D．he died in 1931
小題3:The suggested plan was to ________.
A．turn off the lights in factories and schools
B．observe a few minutes of total silence
C．dim all electric lights
D．shut off all electricity for a short time

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