B1阅读理解

It'stimetoremindmyselfwhatIloveaboutlifehereinCaliforniatheUSA.torememberwhatIdesperatelymisswhenIgohome.RealradioIntheUSAtherearesomanyradiostationsthatthoseiPodtunerthingsdon'tworkatall.Thereissimplynodeadair.IttookmeawhiletodiscovertheUSA'smanypublicradiostationswhichdon'tbroadcastanyadvertisements.KCRWismyfavouritestationforitsblendofindie(独立的)musicandcurrentaffairs.ButIalsolistentoKJAZZandKPCC.Butbeforeyoufeeljealous―it'sallonline.Myfavourites;AmericanLifeSnapJudgementandHenryRollins'liveshoweverySatur?daynight.Takealistenonlineforfree.News?Wellthere'snotalotofnewsfromSouthAfricaandwhenitisit'sbadandfulloffearsoIignoreit.ButIcareaboutanyplaceIliveinandthatincludestheUSA.AndonpublicradiotheUSAiscoveredindepthfromtheperspectiveofindividualstoriesratherthanstatistics.

Thefestivals

I'mjealouslywatchingtweets(推文)andFacebookboastsandreviewsfromSXSW―seemslikehalfthepeopleIusedtoworkwithinSouthAfricaarethere*meetingGrumpyCatandwatchingbandsthey'vealwayswantedtoseelive.It'sgreattoknowthatthesethousandsoffestivalsaresocloseandthatonedayifthefilmschoolscheduleeverallowsmetoleavecampusformorethanafewdaysIcangotooneortwoofthem.IhavealreadyexchangedmymuchlovedFordMustangforabiggerlesssexycar―acarspaciousenoughtosleepin―sothatnextyearIcanbetherenotjustdreamofit.

Thefamouspeople 

WhenIgobacktoSouthAfricaI'moftenaskedifI'vespottedanyfamouspeople.It'sawkwardforme.IfeelthesamewayaboutitasIfeelwhenanAmeri?canasksmeiftherearelionsinthestreets.Nonotlions.Ihavemetsomefamouspeople.IchattedtoRJMittefromBreakingBadoutsideaclubinWestHolly?wood.Manyofmyprofessorsarefamousdirectors.Theproblemisthatonceyoumeetthesefamouspeoplethey'rejustpeople.Thisfeelsdisappointingatfirstlikeyou'remissingaJesusmomentofsomesort.Butifyouthinkaboutitit'sin?spiring.Whatitmeansisthat1littleme(rightnowalso"justaperson")couldbeafamousjust-a-personpersononedayandgettomakeallthefilmsIjustdreamofnow.

1.Theunderlinedsentence"Thereissimplynodeadair."pro