Question

【題目】That cold January night, I was growing sick of my life in the city I lived. There I was walking home at one in the morning after a tiring practice at the theater. 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 the life in this awful place.

As I walked down the empty street under tall buildings, I felt very small and cold. “Run！” I told myself and began to do so, both to keep warm and keep away from any possible danger.

About a block from my flat, I heard a noise behind me. I turned quickly, but the street was empty. The noise had made me nervous, so I started to run faster. I didn't realize what the noise had been until I reached my flat. It had been my wallet falling to the street.

I wasn't cold or tired any more. I ran back to where I had heard the noise. Although I searched the street for fifteen minutes, my wallet was nowhere to be found.

Just as I was about to give up the search, I heard a rubbish truck stop next to me. A voice called from the truck driver,“Alisa Camacho？”I thought I was dreaming. How could this man know my name? The door opened and a man jumped out.“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.

回答下面5個問題，每題答案不超過6個詞。

【1】How many jobs did the writer do in the city she lived?___________________________________

【2】How did the writer keep herself warm and safe in the street?______________________________

【3】When did the writer realize that the noise had been her wallet falling to the street?_____________________

【4】How long did the writer herself spend looking for her wallet?_____________________________

【5】Who found the wallet for the writer?__________________________________________

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】Two.

【2】By running./She ran./She began to run.

【3】Not until she reached her flat./ When she reached her flat.

【4】For fifteen minutes./ Fifteen minutes.

【5】A rubbish truck driver.

【解析】

本文講述了作者夜晚跑步回家，無意丟失了錢包，恰好被一位垃圾車司機撿到并歸還，從而讓她有了在城市生活下去的信心。

【1】根據(jù)I was having trouble dealing with my part－time job at the bank and my acting at night at the same time.可知我在銀行兼職，在晚上還有表演工作，因此我有兩份工作。故為Two.

【2】根據(jù)“Run！” I told myself and began to do so, both to keep warm and keep away from any possible danger.可知作者通過跑步來保暖，故為By running./She ran./She began to run.

【3】根據(jù)I didn't realize what the noise had been until I reached my flat. It had been my wallet falling to the street.可知直到我到了公寓，我才意識到那個噪音是我的錢包掉地上的聲音，故為Not until she reached her flat./ When she reached her flat.

【4】根據(jù)Although I searched the street for fifteen minutes, my wallet was nowhere to be found.

可知作者在大街上尋找錢包，花費了15分鐘，故為For fifteen minutes./ Fifteen minutes.

【5】根據(jù)A voice called from the truck driver,“Alisa Camacho？”I thought I was dreaming. How could this man know my name? The door opened and a man jumped out.“Is this what you're looking for？” he asked, holding up a small square shape.可知一個垃圾車司機找到了我的錢包，故為A rubbish truck driver.