It's time to remind myself what I love about life here in California,USA, to remember what I desperately miss when I go home.
Real radio
In the USA there are so many radio stations that those iPod tuner things don’t work at all. There is, simply, no dead air. It took me a while to discover the USA's many pub­lic radio stations, which don't broadcast any advertisements. KCRW is my favorites station, for its blend of indie music and current affairs. But I also listen to KJAZZ and KPCC. But before you feel jealous — it’s all online. My favorites: American life Snap Judgement and Henry Rollins live every Saturday night. Take listen online for free News? Well, there's not a lot of news from South Africa, and when it is, it's bad and full of fear, so I ignore it. But I care about any place I live in, and that includes the USA. And on public radio, the USA is covered in depth, from the perspective of individual stories rather than statistics.
The festivals
I’m jealously watching tweets and Facebook boasts and reviews from SXSW — seems like half the people I used to work with in South Africa are there,meeting Grumpy Cat and watching bands they’ve always wanted to see live. It’s great to know that these 1000s of festivals are so close, and that one day,if film school schedule ever allows me to leave campus for more than a few days, I can go to one or two of them. I have already ex­changed my much loved Ford Mustang for a bigger, less sexy car — a car spacious enough to sleep in — so that next year I can be there, not just dream of it.
The famous people
When I go back to SA, I'm often asked if I’ve spotted any famous people. It's awkward for me. I feel the the same way about it as I feel when an American asks me if there are lions in the streets. Except yes, I have. No,not lions. I have met some famous people. I chatted to RJ Mitte from Breaking Bad outside a dub in West Hollywood. Many of my professors are famous directors. The problem is, once you meet these famous people, they're just people, FFS. This feels disappointing at first, like you're missing a Jesus mo­ment of some sort. But if you think about it, it's inspiring. What it means, is that I, litlle me (right now, also "just a person") could be a famous just-a-person person one day, and get to make all the films I just dream of now.
【小題1】The underlined sentence "There is,simply, no dead air." probably means____.

A．there is no useless radio programmes in the USA
B．there is no useful radio programmes in the USA
C．there is no polluted air in the USA
D．there is no advertisements from the radio programmes in the USA
【小題2】There are so many festivals that_____.
A．I often leave campus for more than few days
B．I often attend some of them in person
C．I bought a bigger Ford? Mustang
D．I can share many reviews and performances online with my friends in South Africa
【小題3】The author thinks the famous people in the USA _____.
A．a(chǎn)re just Like lionsB．a(chǎn)re well-known but ordinary
C．a(chǎn)re disappointingD．a(chǎn)re inspiring
【小題4】The author is most likely to be _____.
A．a(chǎn) director in AmericaB．a(chǎn) professor in South Africa
C．a(chǎn) student in America D．a(chǎn)n actor in South Africa


【小題1】A
【小題2】D
【小題3】B
【小題4】C

解析試題分析：當(dāng)我回到家鄉(xiāng)，總是意識(shí)到我是多么的留戀在美國(guó)加州的生活。廣播電臺(tái)，各種節(jié)日和名人是我記憶中最大的閃光點(diǎn)。
【小題1】句意理解題。前文句意“在美國(guó)有很多電臺(tái)，完全不是那種隨身音樂播放器能比擬的，在這里電臺(tái)包羅萬(wàn)象。”，也就是說(shuō)美國(guó)的電臺(tái)沒有無(wú)用的節(jié)目。故選A。
【小題2】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。由“I’m jealously watching tweets and Facebook boasts and reviews from SXSW — seems like half the people I used to work with in South Africa are there,meeting Grumpy Cat and watching bands they’ve always wanted to see live. ”可知我可以用網(wǎng)絡(luò)與原來(lái)南非的朋友一起探討生活。故選D。
【小題3】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。由“The problem is, once you meet these famous people, they're just people, FFS. ”可知美國(guó)名人有很多但是也是普通人。故選B。
【小題4】推理判斷題。由全文推斷，作者是在美國(guó)生活過(guò)一段時(shí)間回到家鄉(xiāng)南非，他應(yīng)該是去美國(guó)留學(xué)。故選C。
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