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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. 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 from any possible robbers (抢劫犯). Very few people were still out except a few sad-looking homeless people under blankets.
About a block from my apartment (公寓房间), 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 (垃圾车) 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 eye. “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 gotten my wallet back. I also had gotten back some enjoyment of city life. I realized that the city couldn’t be a bad place as long as people were wiling to help each other.
小题1:How did the write feel when she was walking home after work?

A．Cold and sick

B．Fortunate and helpful

C．Satisfied and cheerful

D．Disappointed and helpless

小题2:From the first paragraph, we learn that the write was busy  ______.

A．solving her problem at the bank

B．taking part in various city activities

C．learning acting in an evening school

D．preparing for the first night show

小题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 an armed man

D．found some homeless people following her

小题4:In the fifth paragraph, why did the writer say she was dreaming?

A．Someone offered to take her back home.

B．A red-haired man came to see her.

C．She heard someone call her name

D．Her wallet was found in a garbage truck.

小题5:From the text, we can infer that the writer _________.

A．would stop working at night

B．would stay on in San Francisco

C．would make friends with cleaners

D．would give up her job at the bank.

答案

小题1:D
小题2:D
小题3:A
小题4:C
小题5:B

解析

文章讲述的是作者在一天的工作之后，感到对这个城市，对生活对工作都失去了兴趣的时候，因为得到了别人的帮助，又重新燃起了对这个城市生活的喜爱之情。
小题1:推理判断题，根据第一段的walking home at one in the morning after a tiring practice at the theatre和As I walked, I thought seriously about giving up both acting可知，作者感到很失望，很疲惫和无助。
小题2:推理判断题，根据内容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。
小题3:事实细节题，根据第三段It had been my wallet falling to the sidewalk可知，作者不知道当时自己的钱包掉了
小题4:事实细节题，根据该段的How could this man know my name?可知，作者认为这里没有人知道她的名字，因此听到别人叫她名字，她感到自己在做梦
小题5:推理判断题，根据最后一段I realized that the city couldn’t be a bad place as long as people were willing to help each other可知，作者认为这个城市其实还是有可爱之处的，还没有以前认为的那么糟糕。