第二部分 阅读理解（共两节；满分50分）
第一节阅读短文（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）
　　New York, 10 November 5：27pm, yesterday. Biggest power failure in the city's history.
　　*Thousands of people got stuck in lifts. Martin Saltzman spent three hours between the 21st and 22nd floors of the Empire State Building. "There were twelve of us. But no one panicked. We passed the time telling stories and playing word games. One man wanted to smoke but we didn't let him. Firemen finally got us out."
　　* "It was the best night we've ever had.," said Angela Carraro. who runs an ltalian restaurant on 42nd Street. "We had lots candles on the tables and the waiters were carrying candles on their trays. The place was full and all night, in fact, for after we had closed, we let the people stay on and spend the night here."
　　* The zoos had their problems like everyone else. Keepers worked through the night. They used blankets to keep flying squirrels and small monkeys warm. While zoos had problems keeping warm, supermarkets had problems keeping cool. "All of our ice cream and frozen foods melted," said the manger of a store in downtown Manhattan. "They were worth $50,0000."
　　* The big electric clock in the lobby（大厅） of the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in downtown Manhattan started（滴答） again at 5：25 this morning. It was almost on time.
41．Throughout the period of darkness, Martin Saltzman and the eleven others were _________.
　　A．nervous          B．excited            C．calm               D．frightened
42．In what way was the night of November 9 the best night for Angela Carraro ?
　　A．She had a taste of adventure.
　　B．Burning candles brightened the place.
　　C．Business was better than usual.
　　D．Many people stayed the night in her restaurant.
43．How long did the power failure last?
　　A．Nearly 12 hours.            B．More than 12 hours.
　　C．Nearly 24 hours.            D．More than 24 hours.

—Here comes the soup. Please have ____.

—Oh, it ____ delicious!

A. a taste; is tasted 　　　　　B. a taste; tastes

C. tasted; is tasted 　　　　　D. tasted; tastes

第二部分  阅读理解（共两节；满分50分）

第一节 阅读短文（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）

　　New York, 10 November 5：27pm, yesterday. Biggest power failure in the city's history.

　　*Thousands of people got stuck in lifts. Martin Saltzman spent three hours between the 21st and 22nd floors of the Empire State Building. "There were twelve of us. But no one panicked. We passed the time telling stories and playing word games. One man wanted to smoke but we didn't let him. Firemen finally got us out."

　　* "It was the best night we've ever had.," said Angela Carraro. who runs an ltalian restaurant on 42nd Street. "We had lots candles on the tables and the waiters were carrying candles on their trays. The place was full and all night, in fact, for after we had closed, we let the people stay on and spend the night here."

　　* The zoos had their problems like everyone else. Keepers worked through the night. They used blankets to keep flying squirrels and small monkeys warm. While zoos had problems keeping warm, supermarkets had problems keeping cool. "All of our ice cream and frozen foods melted," said the manger of a store in downtown Manhattan. "They were worth $50,0000."

　　* The big electric clock in the lobby（大厅） of the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in downtown Manhattan started（滴答） again at 5：25 this morning. It was almost on time.

41．Throughout the period of darkness, Martin Saltzman and the eleven others were _________.

　　A．nervous          B．excited            C．calm               D．frightened

42．In what way was the night of November 9 the best night for Angela Carraro ?

　　A．She had a taste of adventure.

　　B．Burning candles brightened the place.

　　C．Business was better than usual.

　　D．Many people stayed the night in her restaurant.

43．How long did the power failure last?

　　A．Nearly 12 hours.            B．More than 12 hours.

　　C．Nearly 24 hours.            D．More than 24 hours.

    People have different opinion about food.　　　　　　   1.________ Some love certain kinds meat or fish. some like　　　　 2.________ vegetables, when others have a taste for cakes　　　　  3.________ or ice creams. Many people has a real love for food and　　　　　　　　4.________ are good on cooking. These people spend much money　　  5.________ eat at home and in restaurants. Many people　　　　　　 6.________ also eat too many food, perhaps two or three times　　  7.________ more that they need. The result is that they get overweight. 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　8.________ However, about six hundreds million people in the　　   9.________ world eat too few, and many of them are children.　　  10.________