文档介绍：【英语】阅读理解（人生百味）
一、九年级中考英语阅读理解（人生百味）（含答案详细解析）
1．阅读理解
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 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 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 street-light. 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 street.
Suddenly I wasn't cold or tired any more, and I ran out of the door and back to where I'd heard the noise. Although I searched the street 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
street 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 you're looking for?" he asked, holding up a small square shape.
It was nearly 3 . 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. I realize