“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(鐵網(wǎng))，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(旋轉(zhuǎn)) 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

 

【答案】

 

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】文章講述的是作者利用在監(jiān)獄的時間來學(xué)習(xí)，找到了人生的方向和奮斗的目標(biāo)。

1.上下文，根據(jù)上文的Good night可知，他們在道別，所以此處是門關(guān)起來了。

2.上下文，從前幾句話中可以看出，這樣的日子很痛苦，所以此處意為這不是生活，僅僅是生存。

3.上下文，根據(jù)后文可知作者在監(jiān)獄里。

4.句意理解，因為感覺像木偶一樣，所以是被人們用線拉動著操縱。

5.句意理解，此處意為夜幕降臨

6.句意理解，根據(jù)the same thought可知，此處指的是同一個相反在腦海中反反復(fù)復(fù)地出現(xiàn)。 once and for all一勞永逸 once again再一次 for good永久地

7.上下文，根據(jù)all the time I've lost可知，作者要彌補所失去的時間。

8.上下文，根據(jù)depart離開 可知，囚犯要么去別的監(jiān)獄，要么被釋放

9.句意理解，有的人是從別的監(jiān)獄過來，有的是剛剛進(jìn)監(jiān)獄（fresh from custody)

10.上下文，上文講的是一直有囚犯進(jìn)來或者出去，所以是一直在旋轉(zhuǎn)的門。

11.詞組搭配，commit my crime當(dāng)我犯罪的時候 ，此處是作者對過去進(jìn)行回憶

12.上下文，根據(jù)I was a lost young boy可知，當(dāng)時我在人生的道路上迷路了，現(xiàn)在別人已經(jīng)找到我了。因為是被捕的，所以是被人找到了我

13.上下文，根據(jù)at school可知，作者指的是上學(xué)（attend school)的時間不多。

14.of my choice作定語修飾book，意為我選擇的書

15.連詞，我決定不再浪費時間了，相反，我要充分利用好各種資源。

16.句意理解，根據(jù)decided可知，我決定開始學(xué)習(xí)，并且下定決心要實現(xiàn)自己的夢想。

17.詞組搭配，我實現(xiàn)了我的夢想, achieve one's dream

18.上下文，根據(jù)I can now help others to read and write可知，我完成了課程，所以才有能力幫助別人。

19.句上下文，根據(jù)Learning to read and write at a highter level has given me the inner strength 可知，此處指的是積極方面的

20.句意理解，該句意為，這篇文章是我的第一篇文章，但是不會是最后的。意為著作者要繼續(xù)奮斗下去，與上文內(nèi)容相吻合。

 

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