to have the staple food at last or have 　　15　　 of them at all.

Perhaps one of the things that   16　　 a Western visitor most is that some of the Chinese hosts like to put food into the plates of their    17    . In formal dinners, there are always “public” chopsticks and spoons for this purpose, but some hosts 　　18　　 use their own chopsticks. This is a sign of true friendship and politeness. It is　　 19    polite to eat the food. If you do not eat it, just　　 20　　 the food in the plate.

1. A. Besides　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    B. Instead

C. But　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. Therefore

2. A. though　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. for

C. if　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    D. unless

3. A. enough　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    B. too

C. much　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  D. yet

4. A. because　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. what

C. whether　　　　　　　　       　　　　　　　　　　　　    D. that

5. A. when　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. though

C. however　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  D. while

6. A. enjoys　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. shares

C. has　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. takes

7. A. treated　　　　　　 &nb

sp;　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. received

C. accepted　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. carried

8. A. smell　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. look

C. sign　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    D. taste

9. A. deals　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. does

C. begins　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. comes

10. A. followed　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    B. eaten

C. treated　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   D. taken

11. A. carried　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. brought

C. served　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. sent

12. A. and　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    B. of

C. till　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   D. to

13. A. go　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. do

C. come　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  D. serve

14. A. offer　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. choose

C. fail　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  D. manage

15. A. all　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. neither

C. none　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   D. both

16. A. surprises　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    B. frightens

C. interests　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  D. pleases

17. A. own　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. children

C. guests　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. foreigners

18. A. may　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  
;
　　　　　　 B. must

C. should　　    　　  　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   D. would

19. A. always　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. never

C. usually　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    D. often

20. A. put　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. leave

C. remain　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   D. keep

Of course, the main difference on the Chinese dinner table is chopsticks instead of knife and fork, but that’s only superficial（表面上的）.    1    , in good restaurants, you can always ask for a pair of knife and fork,    2    you find the chopsticks not helpful    3    . The real difference is    4    in the West, you have your own plate of food,    5    in China the dishes are placed on the table and everyone　　 6    . If you are being 　　7　　 to a formal dinner and particularly if the host thinks you’re in the country for the first time, he will do the best to give you a 　　8　　 of many different types of dishes. The meal usually　　 9　　 with a set of at least four cold dishes, to be 　　10    by the main courses of hot meat and vegetable dishes. Soup then will be   11    (unless in Guangdong style restaurants)to be followed by staple food（主食）ranging from rice, noodles    12    dumplings. If you wish to have your rice to    13　　 with other dishes, you should say so in good time, for most of the Chinese 　　14

to have the staple food at last or have 　　15　　 of them at all.

Perhaps one of the things that   16　　 a Western visitor most is that some of the Chinese hosts like to put food into the plates of their    17    . In formal dinners, there are always “public” chopsticks and spoons for this purpose, but some hosts 　　18　　 use their own chopsticks. This is a sign of true friendship and politeness. It is　　 19    polite to eat the food. If you do not eat it, just　　 20　　 the food in the plate.

1. A. Besides　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    B. Instead

C. But　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. Therefore

2. A. though　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. for

C. if　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    D. unless

3. A. enough　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    B. too

C. much　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  D. yet

4. A. because　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. what

C. whether　　　　　　　　       　　　　　　　　　　　　    D. that

5. A. when　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. though

C. however　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  D. while

6. A. enjoys　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. shares

C. has　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. takes

7. A. treated　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. received

C. accepted　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. carried

8. A. smell　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. look

C. sign　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    D. taste

9. A. deals　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. does

C. begins　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. comes

10. A. followed　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    B. eaten

C. treated　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   D. taken

11. A. carried　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. brought

C. served　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. sent

12. A. and　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    B. of

C. till　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   D. to

13. A. go　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. do

C. come　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  D. serve

14. A. offer　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. choose

C. fail　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  D. manage

15. A. all　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. neither

C. none　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   D. both

16. A. surprises　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    B. frightens

C. interests　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  D. pleases

17. A. own　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. children

C. guests　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. foreigners

18. A. may　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. must

C. should　　    　　  　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   D. would

19. A. always　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. never

C. usually　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    D. often

20. A. put　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. leave

C. remain　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   D. keep

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　　Many people see a person who can't read or spell as disabled, but what does disabled really mean? Well, with Andrew Mertzit of Maryland it meant he would not be 1 to attend his school any more. Andrew's 2 is that whenever he is reading, he sees the letters p, d, q and b as a 3 and stick. Since Andrew's teachers couldn't 4 him much, Suzanne, Andrew's mother decided to take 5 in her own hands. She decided to home school Andrew. In ten months, Suzanne, a trained reading specialist tried many different 6 to help Andrew with his disability. She helped Andrew with making letters out of sand, rice and shaving cream. Now, about nine years later Andrew is 7 having some problems with reading, but certainly a lot better than before.

　　Lately researchers have been finding many different ways to help learning disabled students by 8 things like rice and shaving cream or even to get little computers. Also, nowadays there are schools all over that have programs to help disabled kids, unlike back in 1995 when Andrew had to be 9 schooled by his mother. But to help disabled students it takes about $ 8.12 billion. You probably think that's a lot of money, but if you 10 that in 1996 there were about 2.6 million kids who were disabled, it may not seem all that 11 . Even though a person may have a learning disability at a certain subject, like reading, it does not mean that he or she doesn't have a talent（才能）at something else. For example, 15 years ago when Joey Hollingsworth entered kindergarten, teachers said that Joey was very clever. Once Joey started getting 12 , his grades got lower. Lots of people just thought he was 13 and had discipline（纪律）problems. Many years later he finally was 14 for learning disabilities and found out he really did have a disability.

　　Still many people believe kids like Joey who can't read or write are lazy. It's hard to understand that 15 a person doesn't look disabled, he can have problems with learning, and it's even harder for the 16 . But now they are getting close to understanding how learning disabilities start. Brain researchers have some new equipment. These machines 17 pictures of the brain while in 18 . They're learning a lot already by examining the brains of the people who have been 19 and who have learning disabilities. It is reported that some of these damaged brain cases are 20

like the picture we see all the time on the learning-disabled cases where we don't know the cause.

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　　Many people see a person who can't read or spell as disabled, but what does disabled really mean? Well, with Andrew Mertzit of Maryland it meant he would not be 1 to attend his school any more. Andrew's 2 is that whenever he is reading, he sees the letters p, d, q and b as a 3 and stick. Since Andrew's teachers couldn't 4 him much, Suzanne, Andrew's mother decided to take 5 in her own hands. She decided to home school Andrew. In ten months, Suzanne, a trained reading specialist tried many different 6 to help Andrew with his disability. She helped Andrew with making letters out of sand, rice and shaving cream. Now, about nine years later Andrew is 7 having some problems with reading, but certainly a lot better than before.

　　Lately researchers have been finding many different ways to help learning disabled students by 8 things like rice and shaving cream or even to get little computers. Also, nowadays there are schools all over that have programs to help disabled kids, unlike back in 1995 when Andrew had to be 9 schooled by his mother. But to help disabled students it takes about $ 8.12 billion. You probably think that's a lot of money, but if you 10 that in 1996 there were about 2.6 million kids who were disabled, it may not seem all that 11 . Even though a person may have a learning disability at a certain subject, like reading, it does not mean that he or she doesn't have a talent（才能）at something else. For example, 15 years ago when Joey Hollingsworth entered kindergarten, teachers said that Joey was very clever. Once Joey started getting 12 , his grades got lower. Lots of people just thought he was 13 and had discipline（纪律）problems. Many years later he finally was 14 for learning disabilities and found out he really did have a disability.

　　Still many people believe kids like Joey who can't read or write are lazy. It's hard to understand that 15 a person doesn't look disabled, he can have problems with learning, and it's even harder for the 16 . But now they are getting close to understanding how learning disabilities start. Brain researchers have some new equipment. These machines 17 pictures of the brain while in 18 . They're learning a lot already by examining the brains of the people who have been 19 and who have learning disabilities. It is reported that some of these damaged brain cases are 20

like the picture we see all the time on the learning-disabled cases where we don't know the cause.

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阅读下面短文， 掌握其大意， 然后从1～25各题所给的四个选项中， 选出一个最佳答案．

(A)

　Everyone told me to make my travel preparations early， but I thought I had plenty of time． I had no idea how much there was to do and I waited too long before I began getting ready．

　First， I had to apply for a passport (护照) and visa (签证) because I was going to 　1　I had to get several inoculations (预防注射) at 2 office． Then I needed to drop by the bank and get some traveler's checks．(支票)

　　3　， there were many things 　4　at home． I had the phone disconnected (断开) and the dog 　5　the kennels (窝)， but I almost forgot to have the milk and newspaper deliveries stopped． The postman had to remind me to leave my forwarding address at 　6　office． I know it would have slipped my mind if he hadn't mentioned it．

　The day I was supposed to leave． I realized I still hadn't received my passport and visa． I simply couldn't believe the time 　7　to quickly． I was really afraid I would be left behind．

　Fortunately， the mail was delivered early and my passport arrived． 　8　I got to the airport， they were already calling my flight． I just barely had time to make it． As soon as I sat down 　9　， I remembered that I hadn't taken my camera， but it was too late to worry about that． I would have to buy another one if I wanted to take pictures．

　I did have a wonderful time during this trip, but the next time I plan to travel, I'm going to be sure to start preparing 　10　to avoid all the last minute problems．

(B)

　Rice was original (原来) a plant that only grew in warm areas． There was 　11　when it was considered to be very valuable food in cold areas． Now ice 　12　， and grows not only in warm areas but also in cold areas． Rice is one of 　13　foods of the human being． There are three groups of rice eaters in the world． The biggest group is that of those who 　14　rice． Most of them live in the Far East． These people number more than 1, 000 million—about one third of the world population． They usually grow their own rice． To them rice is even more important than wheat is 　15　of Europe and North America． China is the biggest of all the countries 　16　people live on rice． Well over 400 million of the Chinese are riceeaters． So are most of 　17　living in the Far East． They number more than 600 million． The next group is 　18　people who eat rice from time to time． They live in the towns and cities of West Africa, parts of Latin America，and Asia． To the third group 　19　the people who live in countries in Europe and North America, there rice is eaten only as a special dish． 　20　rice have grains that are from 1/5 to 2/5 of an inch long． Many people like the long grain rice better, and so its price is 21 than that of the short grain rice in the world market． Rice is often polished (磨光) before cooking so food may 　22　． But it loses much of its vitamins (维生素) through polishing． How to make 　23　richer is a very useful subject of study．

　People began to 　24　this problem in the early part of the twentieth century， when some scientists thought of adding vitamins to rice． 　25　we now have what is called “enriched rice” (营养米)．