全国高考阅读理解练习

全国高考阅读理解练习（保留原题号）

一。（2004年广西卷）

A

ThefamousAmericangorilla（大猩猩）expertDianeFosseyhadacompletelynewwaytostudy

gorillas—shepretendedtobeoneofthem.Shecopiedtheiractionsandwayoflife一eating

plantsandgettingdownonherhandsandkneestowalkthewayagorilladoes.Itwasanew

relationship.

DianeFosseywasmurderedinRwandain1985andherstorywasmadeintothepopularfilm

GorillasintheMist.ItwasalongwayfromKingKong,whichisaboutagorillaasamonster（a

frighteninganimal）,andhelpedtoshowanewidea:therealmonsterisman,whilethegorillaisto

beadmired.

Todaytherearethoughttobearound48,000lowlandgorillasandmaybe400—450mountain

gorillasinthewild.FromtheCongoinWestAfrica,toRwandaandUgandafurthereast,theyare

endangeredbyhuntingandbythecuttingdownoftheirforesthomes.

Sometimeago,IfoundinmyletterboxalittlemagazinefromtheWorldWideFundforNature.It

hadtwophotossidebyside.Onewasofayounggorilla."Thisisaspeciesofmammal（哺乳类动

物）,“saidthewordsbelowit."Itisbeingdestroyedbyman.Wemustsaveitforourowngood.”

Theotherphotoshowedahumanbaby.Thewordsalsoread,“Thisisaspeciesofmammal,nbut

thenwenton:"Itisthemostdestructive（破坏性的）onearth.Wemustretrainitforitsown

good.”

56.Thetextmainlytalksabout.

A.DianeFosseyB.thegorillasinRwanda

C.theprotectionofthegorillasD.thefilmGorillasintheMist

57.Wecanlearnfromthetextthat.

A.GorillasinthemistwasbasedFossey'sexperiences

B.Lowlandgorillaslivelongerthanmountaingorillas

C.KingKongshowedusthatagorillaisadmirable

D.DianeFosseywasmurderedbyagorilla

58.Whatmessagecanwegetfromthetwophotosinthemagazine?

A.Gorillasareman'sclosefriends.

B.Bothmanandthegorillaneedtobesaved.

C.Younggorillasareaslovelyashumanbabies.

D.Manshouldlivepeacefullywiththegorilla.

B

Sayyouarea17thcenturyconstructionworkerwho'sworkedlongandhardtobuildasplendid

towerforthedeadwifeofyouremperor.

Nowsaythattheemperorordersyourfingertipscutoffsoyoucanneverbuildanotherone.Yes,

thatistheTajMahal,oneofthemostfamousbuildingsintheworld.Andthetalebehindthe

constructionisjustasimpressive（E|J象深亥lj的）asthebuildingitself.

First,there'stheemperorofnorthernIndia,ShahJehan,alsocalledtheKingoftheWorld.In1612,

ShahJehanmarriedMumtazMahal.Madlyinlove,theyhad14childrenoverthenext20years.

Butthensadnesscame.AsMumtazwasabouttogivebirthtochildnumber14,shesaidshehad

heardherunbornbabycryout.Itwasasignofdeath.AndasMumtazlaydying,sheaskedJehan

tobuildalastingmemorial（纪念物）tocelebratetheirlove.

WhentheheartbrokenJehanappearedeightdaysafterhiswife'sdeath,hispeoplewereshockedto

seethathiscoal-blackhairhadturnedsnow-white.

Puttingawayhissadness,Jehanorderedhiswife'sdyingwishcarriedout.Morethan20,000

workerslaborednearly22yearstocompletetheconstruction.In1653,JehanplacedMumtaz's

remainsinthecenterunderthebuilding.

Andthen,sonnumberfive,Aurangzeb,murderedhisbrothersandtookoverthepowerfromhis

agingfather.Hehanlivedtherestofhisdays-eightyears,tobeexact-imprisonednotfar

fromtheTajMahal.Jehanwasonlyallowedtoclimbontothetopofhisprisontoseethetimeless

treasurefromadistance.Butneveragainwouldhebeallowedtovisitit-untilhewasburiednext

tohiswife.

Today25,000peoplevisittheTajMahaleachday.Thoughthereasonforbuildingthetowerwasa

strange,sadstory,thosewhoseeitsbreath-takingbeautyareremindedofthehappinessthat

inspired（激发的灵感）itsconstruction.

59.Thefirsttwoparagraphswerewrittentoshowthat.

A.theTajMahalisanunusualhistoricbuilding

B.ancientIndianemperorswerecruel

C.constructionworkersledahardlifeinancientIndia

D.Indiahassomeofthemostfamousbuildingsintheworld

60.TheTajMahalwasfirstbuiltas.

A.aprisonB.agifttoMumtazC.amemorialbuildingD.atouristattraction

61.WelearnfromthetextthatMumtazprobablydiedin.

A.1626B.1632C.1634D.1653

62.Theunderlinedword“happiness“inthelastsentencerefersto.

C

TheAmericansbelievethatanybodycanbecomePresidentoftheUnitedStates.Inarecent

Hollywoodcomedy（喜剧），thatisexactlywhathappens.

DaveKovic,playedbyKevinKline,isakind-heartedmanwhorunsabusinessthatfindspeople

jobs.Heleadsalypical（典型的）Americanwayoflife,exceptforonething—helooksexactlylike

thePresident,BillMitchell.Infact,theonlythingthatmakeshimdifferentfromthenation's

leaderisthatheisverynice!

Thepresidenthasstartedusinglook-alikesduringsomepublicappearances.Daveisoffereda

chanceto“servehiscountry,,bybecomingone.However,thingsgowrong.ThePresident

becomesveryillandDaveendsupactingasthePresidentforever.

DirectorIvanReitman,whomadethepopularandsuccessfulcomedieslikeTwins,Ghostbusters

andLegalEagles,couldhavegoneforeasylaughsbymakingfunoftheAmericangovernment.

Instead,Daveisanattractivecomedyaboutanordinarymaninextraordinarysituations.Kevin

KlinegivesadoubleperformanceasDaveandthePresident,andSigourneyWeaverisatherbest

ashisFirstLady.ThelovestorythatdevelopsbetweenherroleandDaveisarealclassic（经典）.

Thefilmis100%American.However,ifyou'veeverfeltthatanybodycoulddoabetterjob

runningthecountrythanthepeopleinpower,thenyou'llenjoyDave!

63.Whatisthepurposeofthetext?

A.TotellthereaderabouttheAmericangovernment.

B.TodiscustheAmericans,ideasaboutthePresident.

C.TomakeacomparisonbetweenDaveandotherfilms.

D.Tointroduceanewfilmtothereader.

64.WhoplaystheroleofthePresidentinthefilm?

A.SigourneyWeaver.B.KevinKline.C.BillMitchell.D.IvanReitman.

65.Theunderlinedword"one"inthe3rdparagraphrefersto.

A.thePresidentB.thedirectorC.anactorD.alook-alike

66.Whichofthefollowingisbestsupportedbythetext?

A.TheauthormakesfunofthePresident.

B.Theauthorthinkshighlyofthefilm.

C.TheauthorisafanofHollywoodcomedies.

D.TheauthorwishestobecometheAmericanPresident.

D

Discover

Newsmagazineofsciencedevotedtothewondersanstoriesofmodemscience,writtenforthe

educatedgeneralreader.PublishedHl版)byDisneyMagazinePublishingCo.,Discovertells

manyofthesamestoriesprofessionals(专业人员)readinScientificAmerican.Atrulydelightful

familysciencemagazine,eachissue(每期)bringstolightnewandnewsworthytopicstomake

dinnertimeandwater-coolerconversationsinteresting.

CoverPrice:$59.88

Price:$19.95($1.66/issue)

YouSave:$39.93(67%)

Issues:12issues/12months

Self

PublishedbycondeNastPublicationsInc.,Selfisahandbookdevotedtowomen'soverall

physicalandmentalhealth.Everyissuecontainsusablearticlessuchas“StyleLab",inwhich

wearableclothesaremixedandmatchedonnon-modelsandthe44Eat-rightRoadMap",withtips

onhowtoeatproperly.

CoverPrice:$35.86

Price:$15.00($2.5/issue)

YouSave:$20.86(58%)

Issues:10issues/12months

Instyle

Instyleisaguidetothelivesandlifestylesoftheworld'sfamouspeople.Themagazinecoversthe

choicespeoplemakeabouttheirhomes,theirclothesandtheirfreetimeactivities.Withphotos

andarticles,itopensthedoortothesepeople'shomes,families,partiesandweddings,offering

ideasaboutbeauty,fitnessandingeneral,lifestyles.Publisher:TheTimeInc.MagazineCompany.

CoverPrice:$47.88

Price:$23.88($2.38/issue)

YouSave:$24.00(50%)

Issues:10issues/12months

Wired

Thismagazineisdesignedforleadersinthefieldofinformationengineeringincludingtop

managersandprofessionalsinthecomputer,business,designandeducationindustries.Published

byCondeNastPublicationsInc.,Wiredoftencarriesarticlesonhowtechnologychangespeople's

lives.

CoverPrice:$59.40

Price:$10.00($1.00/issue)

Yousave:$49.40(83%)

Issues:10issues/12months

67.Whichofthefollowingmagazinesispublishedmonthly?

A.DiscoverB.SelfC.InstyleD.Wired

68.Whichtwomagazinesarepublishedbythesamepublisher?

A.WiredandInstyleB.DiscoverandInstyle

C.SelfandDiscoverD.SelfandWired

69.Whichmagazineoffersthebiggestpricecut?

A.InstyleB.WiredC.DiscoverD.Self

70.The“StyleLab"inSelfprovidesreaderswitharticleswhich.

A.offeradvicetoordinarywomenonclothes

B.showhowawomancanbecomefamous

C.introduceplaceswiththebestfood

D.discusswaysoftrainingmodels

71.Thosewhoareinterestedinmanagementandtheuseofhightechnologywouldprobably

choose.

A.InstyleB.SelfC.WiredD.Discover

E

Likemanyloversofbooks,Maryandherhusband,RichardGoldman,seldomwalkedpasta

bookstorewithoutstoppingtolookinside.Theyoftentalkedofopeningtheirownstoreoneday.

WhenMarywashospitalizedwithhearttroublein1989,theydecideditwastimetogetserious.

Richard,whoworkedforabusinesscompany,waseagertoworkforhimself,andMaryneededto

slowdownfromherdemandingjob.

Theystartedbytalkingtobookstoreownersandresearchingtheindustry."Weknewithadtobea

specialtystorebecausewecouldn'tmatchthebigchainsdollarfordollar,“saysMary.Onefigure

caughtherattention:She'dreadsomewherethatroughly20percentofbookssoldweremysteries

(推理小说),andmanybuyersspentmore$300ayearonbooks.SheandRichardwerethemselves

mysteryreaders.

OnHalloween1992,theyopenedtheMysteryLoversBookshopandCafeneartheirhome.With

threechildrenincollege,thecouplecouldnotspendallthefamily'smoneytostartashop.To

coverthe$100,000cost,theydrewsomeoftheirsavings,borrowedfromrelativesandfroman

bank.

Thestoremerelybrokeeveninitsfirstyear,withonly$120,000insales.ButMarywasalways

comingupwithnewwaystoattractcustomers.Theshophadacoffeebaranditofferedgiftsto

mysteryloversandserveddinnersforbookclubsthatmetinthestore.Shealsoinviteddozensof

writerstodiscusstheirstories.

TodayMysteryLoversmakessalesofabout$420,000ayear.Afterpayingtaxes,businesscosts

andthesixpart-timesalesclerks,RichardandMarytogetherearnabout$34,000.

“Thejobyoulovemaynotgohandinhandwithamillion-dollarincome,MsaysRichard."This

hasalwaysbeenaboutanenjoyablelifeforourselves,notaboutmakingalotofmoney.^^

72.WhenMarywasinhospital,thecouplerealizedthat.

A.theyhadtoputtheirplanintopractice

B.healthwasmoreimportantthanwealth

C.hearttroublewasaseriousillness

D.theybothneededtostopworking

73.AfterMarygotwellfromherillnesstheybegan.

A.tostudyindustrialmanagement

B.tobuyandreadmoremysterybooks

C.todomarketresearchonbookbusiness

D.toworkhardertosavemoneyforthebookstore

74.Howdidtheirbookstoredointhefirstyear?

A.Theyhadtoborrowmoneytokeepitgoing.

B.Theymadejustenoughtocoverallthecosts.

C.Theysucceededinearningalotofmoney.

D.Theyfailedthoughtheyworkedhard.

75.AccordingtoRichard,themainpurposeofrunningthebookstoreis.

A.topayfortheirchildren'seducationB.togettoknowmorewriters

C.tosetupmorebookstoresD.todowhattheyliketodo

Key56-60CADAC61-65BADBD66-70BADBA71-75CACBD

二.（2004年吉林卷）

A

RomehadtheForum.LondonhasSpeaker*sComer.Nowalways-on-the-goNewYorkers

haveLizandBill.

LizandBill,twocollegegraduatesintheirearly20s,havespentawholeyeartryingto

havethousandsdpeopletalktotheminsubwaystationsandonbusystreetcomers.Justtalk.

Usinga2-foot-tallsignthatsays,"TalktoMe,"theyattractconversationalists,whoone

eveningincludedamentalpatient,andmeninbusinesssuits.

Theydon'tcollectmoney.Theydon'tpushreligion（宗教）.Sowhat'sthepoint?

"Toseewhathappens,"saidLiz.MWesimplyenjoylifewithopencommunication（交流）

ShortlyaftertheSeptember11,2001attacks,theydecidedtowalkfromNewYorkCityto

Washington,a270-miletrip.Theyfoundtheylovedtalkingtopeoplealongthewayandwantedto

continuetalkingwithstrangersaftertheirreturn.

uItstartedasacrazyidea,1'Lizsaid.nWeweresocuriousaboutallthestrangerswalkingby

withtheirlifestories.Peoplewilltalktousaboutanything:theirjobs,theirclothes,their

childhoodexperiences,anything.1'

Denisewantedtotalkaboutanexamshewasabouttotake.Shehadstoppedbyforthe

secondtimeintwodays,toletthetwolistenersknowhowitwent.

Marciahadlestherhusbandtoaseriousdisease."Thatwasveryheavyonmymind,^^

Marciasaid."Tobeabletotalkaboutittototalstrangerswasverygood,"sheexplained.

Tocelebrateayearoftalking,thetwoheldaget-togetherinacityparkforallthepeople

theyhadmetoverthepastyear.Afewhundredpeopleshowedup,aswellassometelevision

cameramenandreporters.

Theymayplanmorepartiesortrytoattractmarepeopletojointheirinformaltalks.Some

publishershaveexpressedinterestinabook,somethingtheysaythey'llconsider.

56.WhatdidLizandBillstartdoingafterSeptember2001?

A.Chattingwithpeople.

B.Settingupstreetsigns.

C.Tellingstoriestostrangers.

D.Organizingaspeaker'scomer.

57.Whattheyhavebeendoingcanbedescribedas.

A.pointlessB.normal

C.crazyD.successful

58.WhyareDeniseandMarciamentionedinthetext?

A.TheyknewLizandBillverywell.

B.Theyhappenedtomeetthewriterofthetext.

C.Theyorganizedtheget-togetherinthecitypark.

D.TheyareexamplesofthosewhotalkedtoLizandBill.

59.WhatwillLizandBilldointhefuture?

A.Goinforpublishing.B.Domoretelevisionprograms.

C.Continuewhattheyamdoing.D.Spendmoretimereadingbooks.

60.Howdotheyliketheideaofwritingabook?

A.Theyhavedecidedtowaitayearortwo.

B.Theywillthinkaboutitcarefully.

C.Theyagreedimmediately.D.Theyfindithardtodothat.

B

Myfirstreactionwasannoyance.ItwasFridayafternoon,andIwaswithinanhourof

finishingmyworkfortheweek.AsIwasleaving,anursebroughtmeonemorepatientmessage.

Thestatementread:"Mm.Jonescalledtosaythatshehashadblurredvision（视觉模糊）ever

sincehermedicaltestthismorning.HIsmiled.Suddenlyourtestswerecausingeyeproblems.

Thisweekmypatientshadquestionedeverything.Mypatientwithhighbloodpressurehad

stoppedcomingtohertreatmentontheadviceofanInternetchatroom.Awomanwhohada

mentalproblemwassubstituting（用..代替）St.John*swordforhermedication.NowMrs.

Joneswasimaginingproblems.Irolledmyeyes.

Mysecondreactionwasworry.AsIlookedthroughherrecord,Itriedtofigureoutwhyshe

wouldhaveblurredvision,butnothinginherrecordexplainedthenewproblem.She'sprobably

justanxious,Ithought.Still,shewouldn'thavecalledifshehadbeenallright.Ipickedupthe

phone.

What1nextfeltcanonlybedescribedasdelight.BeforeImadethecall,thenurseranin:

Mrs.Jonescalled.Hervisionisfine.Turnsoutshepickedupthewrongglasseswhensheleftthe

office.TheX-raytechnicianhasbeenhavingthesameproblem.Iletoutalugh.Mrs.Joneshad

beenright.Hervisionhadbeenblurred.Nowweknowwhy.

FinallyIfeltshame.IcametorealizewhatMrs.Joneshadtaughtme.Ihadfirstknownshe

waswrong,thatheranxietyhadcloudedhexjudgment.Instead,mymedicaltraininghadclouded

mine.NowIfeelthankfulthatMrs.JonesfigureditoutbeforeImadeamistakeaboutour

relationship.Patientscometomeformyhelp.Theypaymetolisten,diagnose（诊断）,treatand

talk.Thatsuggeststrust;Imustrememberthat,andtrustthemtoo.

61.Thewritersmiledwhilereadingthepatientmessagebecauseheknew.

A.Mrs.Joneswouldaskformoretests

B.thepatientwasbeingunreasonable

C.thenursewasjokingwithhim

D.Mrs.Joneswouldcallhim

62.WhathascausedMrs.Jones'eyeproblem?

A.Wrongglasses.B.Medicalcheckup.

C.Herownimagination.D.ChattingontheInternet.

63.Theunderlinedwords"cloudedherjudgment"inthelastparagraphprobablymean.

A.madeherlesstrustfultowardthedoctor

B.putherincontrolofherownfeelings

C.madeherlessabletothinkclearly

D.putherinadangeroussituation

C

It*snottheflashiestcarintheworld.Notevenclose.Butthe1971VolkswagennamedHelios

candosomethingmostcarscan't:nmonsolarenergy-energyfromthesun'slightandheat!

JoshuaBechtold,14,andtheotherstudentsattheRiversideSchoolinLyndonville,

Vermont,workedmanymonthstogetHeliosreadyforthe1999AmericanTourdeSol（"Sol"is

theLatinwordfor"sun"）.TheynamedtheircarafterHelios,thesungodinGreekmythology（神

话）.

The4-year-oldTourdeSolencouragestheuseof"green”,orenvironmentallyfriendly,

carstohelpreducepollutionandsaveenergy.It*snotarace.Carsarejudgedonfuel

efficiency（耗油量）ratherthanspeed.Intheweek-longevent,44carstookthe350-miletourfrom

Waterbury,Connecticut,toLakeGeorge,NewYork.Ofthe23studentcars,Helioswastheonly

onebuiltbymiddleschoolstudents.

AteacherdroveHelios,butthechildrentalkedwithpeoplewherevertheystoppedalong

themad."Thatwasmyfavoritepart,"saysAnnaBrowne,15.HWeexplainedhowthecarruns.”

Dueinparttoold,inefficientbatteries（电池）,Heliosfinishedfourth-outoffour-inits

kind,thesun-poweredclass.MWewerethereforthefunofitJAnnasays."We'reproudofHelios：

saysArielGleicher,14."It'sacarthat'sgoodfortheenvironment.*'

64.WhatisspecialaboutthecarHeliosinthetext?

A.Itwasbuiltbymiddleschoolstudents.

B.Ithasan1attractivedesign.

C.Itwasmadein1971.

D.Itwonthefourthprize.

65.Howmanysun-poweredcarstookpartintherace?

A.1.B.4.C.23.D.44.

66.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthetext.'?

A.TheMakingofHelios

B.1999AmericanTourdeSol

C.Sun-poweredCarsontheRoad

D.UseofGreenCarsinConnecticut

67.ThestudentsfeltproudofHeliosbecause.

A.itcouldrunasfaras350milesB.itwasfavoredbymanychildren

C.ithadhigh-qualitybatteriesD.itwasdrivenbycleanenergy

D

Theotherday,myfriendJanewasinvitedtoa40thbirthdayparty.Thetimeprintedonthe

invitationwas7.30pm.Janewentoffwithherhusband,expectingamerryeveningofwine,food,

andsong.

By9.45,everybodywashavinggreatfun,butnofoodhadappeared.JaneandDavidwere

restless.Otherguestsbeganwhisperingthatthey,too,werestarving.Butnoonewantedtoleave,

justincasesomefoodwasabouttoappear.By11.00,therewasstillnofood,andeveryonewas

completelyofftheirheads.JaneandDavidlefthungryandangry.

Theirexperiencesuggeststhatthewordsantheprintedinvitationsneedtobemadeclearer.

Everyonereadsandunderstandstheinvitationsdifferently.Mostofuswouldagreethat6.30

-8.30pmmeansdrinksonly,goouttodinnerafterwards;8.00pmor8.30pmmeanspossibledinner,

but9.30pmandanytimethereaftermeansnofood,oatbeforehand,rolluplate.

Butthisisnotalwaysthecase.Ifaskedtoastudents*partyat6.30pm,itisnormalforguests

nottoappearbeforemidnight,ifatall,andnoonecares.Beingthefirsttoarrive-lookingeager-

issocialdeath.Whenmymotherisaskedtoapartyfor6.30,shelikestobethem,ifnotonlime,

thennolaterthanseven.Myagegroup（latethirties）fallssomewherebetweenthetwo,but

becausewestillthinkwe'reyoung,we'reprobablyclosertostudent-timethangrown-uptime.

Theacceptedcustomatpresentisconfusing（混乱的）,sometimesannoying,anditoften

meansyoumaygohomehungry,butitdoeslendeverypartythatpreciouselement（成分）of

surprise.

68.Theunderlinedwords"offtheirheads'*probablymean.

A.tiredB.crazyC.curiousD.hopeless

69.JaneandDavid'sstoryisusedtoshowthat.

A.petty-goer8usuallygethungryatparties

B.partyinvitationscanbeconfusing

C.peopleshouldaskforfoodatparties

D.birthdaypartiesformiddle-agedpeoplearedull

70.Forsomeyoungpeople,arrivingontimeforastudents*partywillprobablybe

considered.

A.verydifficultB.particularlythoughtful

C,friendlyandpoliteD.sociallyunacceptable

71.Accordingtothewriter,peopleintheirlatethirties.

A.arelikelytoarrivelateforaparty

B.carelittleaboutthepartytime

C.haven*treallygrownupyet

D.likesurprisesatparties

72.Whatisthegeneralideaofthetext?

A.It*ssafetoarrivelatejustwhenfoodisserved.

B.It*swisetoeatsomethingbeforegoingtoaparty.

C.Ifsimportanttofollowsocialrulesofparty-going.

D.It*snecessarytoreadinvitationscarefully.

E

■CanneswillrocktothesoundofacancandancethisyearwhenMoulinRougebythe

AustraliandirectorBazLuhrmannopenstheFrenchfilmfestival（电影节）inMay.Themusical

starsNicoleKidmanasasinger,andJohnLeguizamoastheartistHenrideToulouse-Lautrec.It

willbecompetingforthePalmed'Or,thefestivaFstopprize.ThefestivalrunstoMay21.

■TheAmericanactorTommyLeeJones,54,hasmarriedhislongtimegirlfriend,Dawn

MariaLaurel,36,inaprivateweddinginSanAntonio."Itwash'tabigto-do,*saidFredBiery,a

U.S.DistrictJudgewhoperformedtheservice.Herefusedtodiscussthingsfurther."Theseare

veryprivatepeople,"hesaid.

■LorettaLynnisbeingtreatedforaverybedcoldinTennesseeandwillmissseveral

appearances.Thecountrysinger,65,wasadmittedtoahospitalnearherhomeinHurricaneMills.

"Sheisingoodcondition,butthedoctorsarewatchingherclosely,'1aspokeswomansaid.

■TheFrench-AlgeriansingerEnricoMaciaswasnamedaUnitedNationspeace

messenger.Enricojoinseightotherpeoplewhoactasgoodwillenvoys（使者）fortheUnited

Nations,amongthemarethewriterElieWieselandthebasketballplayerMagicJohnson.

73.WecanlearnfromthetextthatHenrideToulouse-Lautrecis

A.afigureinafilmB.adancerinashow

C.acountrysingerD.aprizewinner

74.Weknowfromthetextthat.

A.MoulinRougewonthetopprizeinafilmfestival

B.LorettaLynnisunderthedoctors'care

C.eightpeopleserveastheUNgoodwillenvoys

D.FredBierywasTommyLeeJones'assistant

75.Thistextmostprobablyappearsin.

A.abookonfilmstars

B.afilmreviewinamagazine

C.anewspaper

D.anotice

Key56—60ADDCB61-65BACAB6J70CDBBD71-75ACABC

三.（2004年浙江卷）

A

ThatcoldJanuarynight,IwasgrowingsickofmylifeinSanFrancisco.ThereIwas,

walkinghomeatoneinthemorningafteratiringpracticeatthetheatre.Withopeningnightonlya

weekago,Iwasstilllearningmylines.Iwashavingtroubledealingwithmypart-timejobatthe

bankandmyactingatnightatthesametime.AsIwalked,Ithoughtseriouslyaboutgivingup

bothactingandSanFrancisco.Citylifehadbecometoomuchforme.

AsIwalkeddownemptystreetsundertallbuildings,Ifeltverysmallandcold.Ibegan

running,bothtokeepwarmandtokeepawayfromanypossiblerobbers（抢劫犯）.Veryfew

peoplewerestilloutexceptafewsad-lookinghomelesspeopleunderblankets.

Aboutablockfrommyapartment（公寓房间），Iheardasoundbehindme.Iturnedquickly,

halfexpectingtoseesomeonewithaknifeoragun.Thestreetwasempty.AllIsawwasashining

streetlight.Still,thenoisehadmademenervous,soIstartedtorunfaster.NotuntilIreachedmy

apartmentbuildingandunlockedthedoordidIrealizewhatthenoisehadbeen.Ithadbeenmy

walletfallingtothesidewalk.

SuddenlyIwasn'tcoldortiredanymore.IranoutofthedoorandbacktowhereI'dheardthe

noise.AlthoughIsearchedthesidewalkanxiouslyforfifteenminutes,mywalletwasnowhereto

befound.

JustasIwasabouttogiveupthesearch,Iheardthegarbagetruck（垃圾车）pulluptothe

sidewalknexttome.Whenavoicecalledfromtheinside,“AlisaCamacho?^^IthoughtIwas

dreaming.Howcouldthismanknowmyname?thedooropened,andoutjumpedasmall

red-hairedmanwithanamusedlookinhiseye."Isthiswhatyou'relookingfor?”heasked,

holdingupasmallsquareshape.

Itwasnearly3A.M.bythetimeIgotintobed.Iwouldn'tgetmuchsleepthatnight,butI

hadgottenmywalletback.Ialsohadgottenbacksomeenjoymentofcitylife.Irealizedthatthe

citycouldn,tbeabadplaceaslongaspeoplewerewellingtohelpeachother.

56.Howdidthewritefeelwhenshewaswalkinghomeafterwork?

A.ColdandsickB.Fortunateandhelpful

C.SatisfiedandcheerfulD.Disappointedandhelpless

57.Fromthefirstparagraph,welearnthatthewritewasbusy.

A.solvingherproblematthebankB.takingpartinvariouscityactivities

C.learningactinginaneveningscho