第二部分：阅读理解 （ 共两节； 满分35 分 ）  

第一节：（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）

阅读下面四篇短文，从每小题后的A，B，C，D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

WASHINGTON -Tofu（豆腐）and Soyaburgers (豆饼) may be coming to American school lunch menus. What will the kids say? “Terrible,” said Greg Dudzinski, 17, of Ripon High School in Wisconsin, as he toured the US capital.

“The regular hamburgers are bad enough, so soyaburgers would be a lot worse, offered Zach Richey, 13, of Scottsboro Junior High in Alabama, another tourist. But the United States government – hoping to reduce the amount of fat that children are eating –has approved the use of soy as a meat substitute in meals for schools and day-care centers.Not all kids dislike the change. Mariel Spano, 17, of sandy Greek High School in New York, also visiting the capital, said she likes soyaburgers：“There is less fat, and they are better for you… They taste the same, and they are just as good.”

The government tried to make soy a meat substitute nearly 20 years ago, but later dropped the idea．At the time, the plan was intended as a cost-cutting move. US Agriculture Department officials say that their purpose now is only to make meals healthier.Schools are likely to increase the amount of soy that is mixed with hamburgers and other foods already on their menus, and they will also be looking for food companies to develop new soy products that children will like. “I can’t see putting tofu on a student’s plate and having a good acceptance. I can see taking a product that is familiar to the students and adding a large amount of soy to it and having it to be acceptable,” said Jill Benza, director of food services for the Mesa, Arizona schools.

36．What is the newspaper report mainly about?

         A．The difficulty in using soy products for US schools.

B．Various opinions on soy products for US schools.

         C．The plan that is made by the US government for school lunch.

         D．Healthy foods for students in US schools.

37．Where did the interviews most probably take place?

         A．In food companies.            B．In schools.

         C．In Washington.                D．In some other states.

38．We may learn from the text that _________________________.

         A．soyaburgers taste better than hamburgers.   

         B．hamburgers are healthier than soyaburgers.

         C．soyaburgers cost less than hamburgers.     

         D．hamburgers cost less than soyaburgers.

39． What Jill Benza said shows that ___________________________.

         A．students have not yet been used to soy products.

         B．it is hardly possible to make soy products popular.

         C．he does not like the change in meals for students.

         D．schools are unwilling to change the lunch menus.

II．完形填空：（30分满分，每小题1.5分）

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从41到60各题所给的四个选项选出最佳答案。

I had applied for the nuclear submarine program, and Admiral Rickover interviewed me for the job. It was the first time I met Admiral Rickover, and we sat in a large room 　41　ourselves for more than two hours, and he let me 　42　any subjects I wished to 　43　. Very carefully, I chose those about which I knew most at the time – current events, seamanship, music, literature, naval tactics, electronics, gunnery – and he began to ask me a series of questions of increasing 　44　. In each instance, he soon 　45　that I knew relatively 　46　about the subjects I had chosen.

He always looked right 　47　my eyes，and he never smiled. I was wet with cold 　48　.

Finally, he asked me a question and I thought I could regain 　49　. He said, “How did you 　50　 in your class at Georgia Tech before 　51　our Annapolis as a plebe (军校新生) ?” I had done very well, and I swelled my chest with pride and answered, “Sir, I stood fifty-ninth in a class of 820!” I sat back to wait for the 　52　--- which never came. 　53　, the question: “Did you do your best?” I started to say, “Yes, Sir,” but I remembered who this was, and 　54　several of my times at the academy 55 I could have learned more about our supporters, our enemies, weapons strategy, and so forth. I was just human. I 56 my throat and finally said, “No, Sir. I didn’t always do my 　57.”　　

He looked at me for a long time, and then turned his chair around to 　58　the interview. He asked one final question, which I have never been able to forget 　59　to answer. He said, “Why not?” I sat there for a while, 　60　, and then slowly left the room.

41．A．beside      B．with  C．for    D．by

42．A．choose      B．consider    C．elect　　  D．search

43．A．learn　     B．confirm    C．discuss　  D．concern

44．A．humor      B．knowledge       C．difficulty　      D．ability

45．A．.proved　 B．showed　 C．meant       D．imagined

46．A．much       B．anything　       C．little　     D．everything

47．A．for    B．into   C．back  D．up

48．A．sweat       B．air     C．water D．weather

49．A．consideration   B．permission           C．self-confidence D．self-defense

50．A．stand B deal.    C．behave      D．go

51．A．leaving     B．reaching   C．choosing   D．entering

52．A．celebrations     B．expectations     C．evaluations       congratulations

53．A．Thus B．Instead     C．However   D．Therefore

54．A．recalled    B．tried  C．analyzed   D．examined

55．A．where       B．that   C．when       D．which

56．A．cleared     B examined.   C cleaned.      D treated.

57．A．worst       B．best　      C．fewest      D．least

58．A．start　      B．continue   C．interrupt   D．end

59．A．so　  B．and　       C．or     D．but

60．A．moved      B．excited     C．frightened D．shaken

----I’d like to go shopping with you, but I have a meeting _______.

　　----If you don’t go, ________.

　　A．to attend; so do I    　　     B．attending; so will I

　　C．attend; neither will I 　　      D．to attend; nor will I

----Did you happen to see ____ black and ____ white cat?

　 ----Is she missing? I told you to take care of her.

　    A．the; the 　　　      B．the; /　　　    C．a; / 　　　      D．a; the

A powerful earthquake struck Haiti’s capital, ________ tens of thousands homeless and buried in ruins．

       A．left   B．to leave    C．leaves       D．leaving

．The theory is true _______ the hotter a body is, the more energy it gives off.

A．that                        B．when               C.  which                    D．what

 When _______ there, the postman found the door locked and then stopped _______ the letter in the mailbox on the wall.

         A. reaching; putting                                               B. reached; to put

         C. reaching; to put                                                 D. reached; putting

There is no________ that students will listen attentively in class, if they are _____ The World Cup in South Africa at night

A. probability ; accustomed to          B. possibility ; addicted to

C. need ; drunk with                D. chance ; familiar with

 The plane___________at 11:05.

A. takes off         B. took off             C. will take off  D. taking off

BUS SERVICE

New York City — Brennan, New Jersey

(Trip time: 30 minutes each way )

Timetable

●Buses leave the Railway Station, New York 7:00 a.m. and every half-hour thereafter(此后) until 11:30 p.m. (7 days a week).

●Buses leave Brennan Station 20 minutes before and after every hour from 6:20 a.m. to 10:40 p.m. (7 days a week ).

●Evening rush hours(5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.) buses leave the Railway Station, New York every 15 minutes (Monday — Friday).

●Holidays: buses leave every hour on the hour time, each direction.

All tickets must be bought at Window 12, the Railway Station, New York, or at the Brennan Station Window before boarding buses.

60. What time does a bus leave New York for Brennan every Thursday?

    A. 10:20 a.m.        B. 6:30 a.m.    C. 6:45 p.m.             D. 4:40 p.m.

61. Which is the latest bus you should take from Brennan if you have to arrive at the Railway Station, New York before 4:00 p. m. on Monday?

    A. The 3:20 p. m bus               B. the 3:00 p. m bus

    C. The 3:30 p. m bus               D. The 3:40 p. m bus

62. What time does a bus leave Brennan for New York on Christmas Day

 A. 1:00 p. m                     B. 9:40 a. m          C. 3:15 p. m          D. 8:30 a. m