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1、此资料由网络收集而来，如有侵权请告知上传者立即删除。资料共分享，我们负责传递知识。江西省2020届高三英语二轮专项训练：阅读理解（75）阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AThat 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 theater. With opening night only
2、a week away, 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 unde
3、r tall buildings, I felt very small and cold. I began running, both to keep warm and to keep away from any possible robbers. Very few people were still out except a few sad-looking homeless people under blankets.About a block from my apartment, I heard a sound behind me. I turned quickly, half expec
4、ting 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
5、 to the sidewalk.Suddenly I wasnt cold or tired any more. I ran out of the door and back to where Id 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 pull up to the
6、 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 eyes. “Is this what youre looking for？” he asked, holding up a small square shape.I
7、t was nearly 3 a.m. by the time I got into bed. I wouldnt get much sleep that night, but I had got my wallet back. I also had got back some enjoyment of city life. I realized that the city couldnt be a bad place as long as people were willing to help each other.1How did the writer feel when she was
8、walking home after work？A. Cold and sick B. Lucky and hopefulC. Satisfied and cheerful D. Disappointed and helpless2From the first paragraph, we learn that the writer was busy .A. solving her problem at the bank B. taking part in various city activitiesC. learning acting in an evening school D. prep
9、aring for the first night show3On her way home the writer .A. lost her wallet unknowinglyB. was stopped by a garbage truck driverC. was robbed of her wallet by a man with a knifeD. found some homeless people following her4In the fifth paragraph, why did the writer say she was dreaming？A. Someone off
10、ered 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 truck5From the text, we can infer that the writer .A. would stop working at night B. would stay on in San FranciscoC. would make friends with cleaners. D. would give
11、 up her job at the bankBFew laws are so effective that you can see results just days after they take effect. But in the nine days since the federal cigarette tax more than doubledto $ 1.01 per packsmokers have jammed telephone “quit lines” across the country seeking to kick the habit. This is not a
12、surprise to public health advocates. Theyve studied the effect of state tax increases for years, finding that smokers, especially teens, are price sensitive. Nor is it a shock to the industry, which fiercely fights every tax increase. The only wonder is that so many states insist on closing their ea
13、rs to the message. Tobacco taxes improve public health, they raise money and most particularly, they deter people from taking up the habit as teens, which is when nearly all smokers are addicted. Yet the rate of taxation varies widely. In Manhattan, for instance, which has the highest tax in the nat
14、ion, a pack of Marlboro Light Kings cost $10. 06 at one drugstore Wednesday. In Charleston, S.C. , where the 7-cent-a-pack tax is the lowest in the nation, the price was $ 4.78. The influence is obvious. In New York, high school smoking hit a new low in the latest surveys13.8%, far below the nationa
15、l average. By comparison, 26% of high school students smoke in Kentucky. Other low-tax states have similarly depressing teen-smoking records. Hal Rogers, Representative from Kentucky, like those who are against high tobacco taxes, argues that the burden of the tax falls on low-income Americans “who choose to smoke.” Thats true. But there is more reason in keeping future generations of low-income workers from getting hooked in the first place. As for todays adults, if the new tax drives them to quit, they will have more to spend on their families, cut their risk of cancer and heart d
