“Good night, Yammine.” “Good night, Chief，” I reply. The cell door __36__ and I hear Chief's keys clinking as other doors clang shut further down the row. I step into my little cell and sit down. I glance up at the window, covered in mesh(铁网)，and think to myself, “This isn't a life, it's just a(n) __37__．” Being __38__ makes me feel as though I'm being buried alive. I am a puppet(木偶) with people __39__ strings so that I eat, sleep and wake when they want me to. I lie on my bed as night __40__ and think the same thoughts __41__. I think about how it all went so wrong, and imagine how I will __42__ for all the time I've lost. Every day I live the same routine and nothing changes except the people. Prisoners depart for other prisons, or get __43__. Others __44__ from different prisons, or fresh from custody. It's a __45__ revolving(旋转) door. When I committed my __46__， I was a lost young boy, but now I am __47__. Walking around the yard, I would notice my fellow prisoners reading books and writing letters to friends and family, which upset me as my __48__ at school was limited. I longed for the day when I'd be able to sit in the sun, enjoying a cup of coffee and reading a newspaper or book __49__ my choice. I also longed to write letters to my friends and family, sharing my thoughts and feelings. I decided not to waste my time inside and, __50__， make the most of all the resources available to me. I started to learn and was __51__ to realize my dream. Now, after five years' persistence, heartache and hard work, I have __52__ my goal. Having __53__ a course as a reading adviser, I can now help others to read and write. And I have even started a creative writing workshop at Junee Correctional Centre. Learning to read and write at a highter level has given me the inner strength to present myself in a more __54__ manner. And the day I've dreamed about has come true: I now enjoy my cup of coffee with a book in my other hand. Learning to read and write has changed my life and this article is my first piece of “proper” writing, and it won't be my __55__．
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小题1:B
小题2:A
小题3:D
小题4:A
小题5:D
小题6:B
小题7:B
小题8:D
小题9:C
小题10:A
小题11:B
小题12:C
小题13:A
小题14:B
小题15:B
小题16:C
小题17:D
小题18:B
小题19:A
小题20:D
文章讲述的是作者利用在监狱的时间来学习，找到了人生的方向和奋斗的目标。
小题1:上下文，根据上文的Good night可知，他们在道别，所以此处是门关起来了。
小题2:上下文，从前几句话中可以看出，这样的日子很痛苦，所以此处意为这不是生活，仅仅是生存。
小题3:上下文，根据后文可知作者在监狱里。
小题4:句意理解，因为感觉像木偶一样，所以是被人们用线拉动着操纵。
小题5:句意理解，此处意为夜幕降临
小题6:句意理解，根据the same thought可知，此处指的是同一个相反在脑海中反反复复地出现。 once and for all一劳永逸 once again再一次 for good永久地
小题7:上下文，根据all the time I've lost可知，作者要弥补所失去的时间。
小题8:上下文，根据depart离开 可知，囚犯要么去别的监狱，要么被释放
小题9:句意理解，有的人是从别的监狱过来，有的是刚刚进监狱（fresh from custody)
小题10:上下文，上文讲的是一直有囚犯进来或者出去，所以是一直在旋转的门。
小题11:词组搭配，commit my crime当我犯罪的时候 ，此处是作者对过去进行回忆
小题12:上下文，根据I was a lost young boy可知，当时我在人生的道路上迷路了，现在别人已经找到我了。因为是被捕的，所以是被人找到了我
小题13:上下文，根据at school可知，作者指的是上学（attend school)的时间不多。
小题14:of my choice作定语修饰book，意为我选择的书
小题15:连词，我决定不再浪费时间了，相反，我要充分利用好各种资源。
小题16:句意理解，根据decided可知，我决定开始学习，并且下定决心要实现自己的梦想。
小题17:词组搭配，我实现了我的梦想, achieve one's dream
小题18:上下文，根据I can now help others to read and write可知，我完成了课程，所以才有能力帮助别人。
小题19:句上下文，根据Learning to read and write at a highter level has given me the inner strength 可知，此处指的是积极方面的
小题20:句意理解，该句意为，这篇文章是我的第一篇文章，但是不会是最后的。意为着作者要继续奋斗下去，与上文内容相吻合。