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To Richard Dorsay, a 36-year-old homeless Chicagoan. it was, at last, a place to call his own But to everyone else. it was the Lake Shore Drive road bridge, so when Chicago city authorities discovered Dorsay living inside the bridge's steel s1ructurc last month. they had no choice but to drive him away.
He had been living in the bridge for three years. lie also furnished it with a television, a microwave and a PlayStation, and borrowed power from the municipal(市政的)electricity supply. But that wasn't the most extraordinary thing. The most extraordinary thing was that the Lake Shore Drive Bridge is a drawbridge.
"The first time, it was scary," Dorsay told a reporter from the Chicago Sun-Times, recalling how a bell would ring and his home would tip into the air, allowing ships to pass along the Chicago River below. "After that, it was almost like riding a ferry's wheel." Brian Steele, a spokesman for the Chicago Department of Transportation, puts it more straightforwardly. "Essentially," he says, "it changed his living space from horizontal(水平的) to vertical. "
Dorsay had a history of homelessness and emotional problem. but in the bridge. he thought, he had finally found a kind of stability. "You've got to be kind of agile(敏捷的)," he admitted. "But it doesn't take genius to figure out what to do. " Dorsay is now without a home, though he is currently staying with his parents. Gary, his father, said,"I've always hoped that he would find a place and he would seek employment. He is strong enough and bright enough to do something."
(B) 24. According to Richard Dorsay, why did he like living in the bridge?
A. It was free. B. He felt more secure there.
C. It was an extraordinary thing. D. He liked scary things.
【解析】推理題。最後一段"Dorsay had a history of homelessnees and emotional problems, but in the bridge. he thought, he had finally found a kind of stability. "意思是:Dorsay曾經無家可歸.有過心理問題，但他認爲住在橋裏使他最終找到了某種德定，和答案相符。
(C) 25. What did city authoritics do when they found Dorsay living in a bridge?
A. They advised him to leave. B. They gave him a bus ride.
C. They forced him to leave. D. They sent him to his parents.
【解析】第一段結尾“drive him away”表示把他趕走。
(D) 26. The underlined word "borrowed" in the second paragraph means that .
A. he would give the power back to the municipal electricity supply later
B. he used his power given by the municipal electricity supply
C. he had asked for the permission to use power from the city electricity supply
D. he found a way to use electricity from the city without permission
【解析】從第二段“He had been living in the bridge for three years. He also furnished it with a television, a microwave and a PlayStation. and borrowed power from the municipal(市政的)electricity supply.”可以理解是他從本市的電力供應中“偷”電。
(A) 27. What made the bridge a scary place to live?
A. The bridge rose up to let ships pass. B. His living space was vertical.
C. It was steel structured. D. It was not it safe place to live.
【解析】第三段“tip into the air”是指“一頭朝空中翹着”所以A爲正確選項。
英語閱讀理解【2】Do you want to make good food choices? Read on.
Open Table
OpenTable helps people choose restaurants when they want to go out to eat. It is a free service that shows users restaurant availability based on where and when they want to dine. OpenTable users can also make restaurant reservations directly through the app or website. It gives users points when they make reservations. The points can add up to discounts on restaurant visits.
Epicurious
Epicurious is a free app and website to help users find recipes(菜譜) and become better cooks. The app has more than 30,000 recipes and can create a shopping list based on the ingredients in a recipe. Users can search by ingredients or by vegetables that are in season where they live. The app also rates recipes for popularity and other qualities. Users can also give advice about making the recipes. Each recipe has a list of ingredients, preparation time, instructions as well as a photo of the finished meal.
Calorific
What does 200 calories look like? It can be hard to picture. For example, 200 calories of broccoli(花椰菜) and 200 calories of cake look very different! The app Calorific shows just that.
Calorific provides images of 200 calories worth of food. The pictures can help people on diets and those who just want to eat healthier. The app also provides the weights of each food pictured. The app is free for Wad and iPhone. There is also a version that provides more information for a price.
Harvest
An app called Harvest informs users about seasonal fruits and vegetables in different areas. This can be helpful in planning meals. Harvest also tells about pesticide(殺蟲劑)use, and organic food. Users can learn the best ways to safely store food.
(A) 21. How can customers save money by using OpenTable?
