A recent trend(趋势) in Californian restaurants shows new eating habits among those people out to have an interesting dining experience. Appetizers(开胃品)seem to be the name of the games as diners turn away from the more traditional three-course meal in favor of smaller snacks served in various types of restaurants, bars and cafes. In this way, in the course of an evening out, you might go to a restaurant for a tasty dish to eat at one end of town, to a bar with some live music at the other end, then for a coffee, and finally back to the restaurant for a further appetizer.

Reasons for this trend are the fact that so many different types of restaurants have been set up recently, each with their own particular type of food and special atmosphere, together with the increased specialty in the type of snacks being offered. Gone are the cheese sticks of the old days, when appetizers were not really taken seriously. Some favorite snacks of the moment are slices of hot pizza, creamy fish-based dishes and crispy cakes and so on.

Prices for appetizers are not equal to a full meal; however, their new popularity has meant that they are by no means as cheap as they used to be. Certainly, for that special occasion, a meal in a nice restaurant, complete with the piano performance, is hard to beat. However, if we see this trend for “butterfly eating”---moving around several different places in one evening continues, then all the traditional style restaurants may well have to provide their own appetizer bars as well!

59． How are the eating habits of the Californians changing?

A. People are dining out less.

B. Californian restaurants are becoming less popular.

C. Most people eat less than they used to.

D. A full restaurant meal is less popular.

60． All the places that serve appetizers   _   .

A. have much the same menu

B. have their own particular characteristics

C. have a bar with live music

D. are located at the end of the town

As you may expect, life in space is much different from life on earth. So of course people need some time to get used to it. How do they live, work and play up there?

　 Space food keeps getting more like the food we eat at home on the earth. In the past, astronauts could eat only freeze-dried food. But now the space station has water, microwave ovens and fridges. So astronauts can eat more usual kinds of food, like fruit, vegetables and ice cream!

　 All people in the ISS（国际空间站）have their own rooms. There’s no gravity, so they have to attach themselves to their beds, or they’ll float away! That may seem like a hard way to sleep, but astronauts say that sleeping in space is actually not too bad.

　 This is more important in space than on Earth. There’s not much gravity in space. Astronauts don’t stand up, sit down or walk in space, so their muscles don’t have to work much. They exercise on bikes and other machines for about two hours every day while they’re in space. In this way, they can still keep strong and healthy when they get back home.

　 Easy things like brushing your teeth can be hard in space with low gravity. Water doesn’t flow out of a tap, it floats in a bubble（水泡）! Astronauts used a special hose（软管）to take showers. And when they’re finished, they use a vacuum（真空的）hose to suck the dirty water off of their bodies. How do you go to the toilet in space? They use a special “air toilet”. It uses air, not water, to take everything away.

　 What do astronauts do when they aren’t working? They read books, play cards, listen to music or send e-mail to their friends and family. Sometimes they just sit and look out the window. Doesn’t sound like much fun? But what if you could see planet Earth out of your window, with a sunset or sunrise every 45 minutes?

1． Which of the following can be the title of this passage?

　 A. Life In Space.　 B. Space Food.　　　 C. Showers In Space. D. A Visit To Space

2．From this passage we know that _______.

　 A. astronauts eat quite different food in space from what they eat on the earth

　 B. astronauts ate only fruit in space in the past

　 C. astronauts can only eat freeze-dried food now

　 D. astronauts can only eat fruit and vegetables now

3．Astronauts attach themselves to bed so as to ________.

　 A. keep themselves warm　　　　　　　 B. prevent themselves from floating away

　 C. have a good sleep　　　　　　　　　 D. feel better

4．Astronauts have to do exercise for two hours every day because ________.

　 A. they have nothing to do in space　　　　　 B. they are told to do so

　 C. they do so to keep healthy　　　　　　　　 D. they do so to prevent them from sleeping

5．From the last paragraph we can guess that ________.

　 A. the sun moves fast around the earth

　 B. the earth circles round the sun very fast

　 C. the earth is very small

　 D. the spaceship circles round the earth once every 90 imnutes

I always felt sorry for people in wheelchairs.Some people,old and weak,cannot 1 by themselves.Others seem perfectly healthy,　 2　 in business suits,and wheel themselves around with strong determination.But whenever I saw someone in a wheelchair,I only saw a　 3　 ,not a person.

Then I fainted（晕倒）at Euro Disney　 4　 low blood pressure.This was the first time I had ever fainted,and my parents said that I must　 5　 for a while after First Aid.I agreed to take it easy,but　 6　 I stepped toward the door,I saw my dad pushing a (n)　 7　 in my direction!Feeling the colour burn my cheeks,I asked him to wheel that thing right back to　 8　 he found it.

I could not believe this was happening to me.Wheelchairs were　 9　 for other people but not for me.As my father wheeled me out into the main street,people　 10 began to treat me differently.

Little kids ran in front of me, 11 my father to stop the wheelchair suddenly.　 12　 set in as I was thrown back and forth.“Stupid kids—they have perfectly good　 13　 .Why can’t they watch where they’re going?”I thought.People　 14　 down at me,pity in their eyes.Then they would look away,maybe because they thought the　 15　 they forgot me,the better.

“I am just like you!”I wanted to scream.“The only　 16　 is that you’ve got legs,and I have wheels.”

People in wheelchairs are not　 17　 .They can see every look and hear each word.Looking out at the faces,I finally understood: I was once just like them.I　 18　 people in wheelchairs exactly the way they did not　 19　 to be treated.I realized it is some of us with two healthy legs who are　 20　 disabled.

1．A.look around　　　 B.care about　　　 C.make out　　　　 D.get around

2．A.dressed　　　　　 B.covered　　　　 C.folded　　　　　 D.lost

3．A.beast　　　　　　 B.disability　　　 C.passer-by　　　 D.failure

4．A.by way of　　　　 B.as to　　　　　 C.due to　　　　　 D.in terms of

5．A.sleep　　　　　　 B.break　　　　　 C.leave　　　　　 D.rest

6．A.before　　　　　 B.until　　　　　 C.because　　　　 D.as

7．A.wheelchair　　　 B.carriage　　　　 C.armchair　　　 D.bed

8．A.whom　　　　　　 B.that　 　　　　　 C.where　　　　　 D.which

9．A.fine　　　　　　 B.sad　　　　　　　 C.light　　　　　 D.cheap

10．A.gradually　　　　 B.immediately　　　 C.finally　　　　 D.rapidly

11．A.catching　　　　 B.making　　　　　 C.preventing　　 D.forcing

12．A.Bitterness　　　 B.lnterest　　　　 C.Regret　　　　 D.Amusement

13．A.space　　　　　　 B.manners　　　　　 C.legs　　　　　 D.control

14．A.smiled　　　　　 B.stared　　　　　 C.handed　　　　 D.pushed

15．A.happier　　　　　 B.faster　　　　　 C.sooner　　　　 D.harder

16．A.advantage　　　　 B.difference　　　 C.choice　　　　 D.difficulty

17．A.healthy　　　　　 B.common　　　　　 C.stupid　　　　 D.violent

18．A.treated　　　　　 B.ignored　　　　　 C.greeted　　　　 D.injured

19．A.mean　　　　　 　B.need　　　　　　 C.enjoy　　　　　 D.want

20．A.generally　　　　 B.truly　　　　　　 C.mostly　　　　 D.eventually

   “BANG”the door caused a reverberation．“Never set foot in this house again!”shouted father．With tears weiling(涌出)up in my eyes，I rushed out of the hofase and ran along the street．

    A young father who held a child in his arlzis walked past rile．I felt as if I saw my childhood from another space：happy and harmonious(和谐)

    But now I don’t know whether it is because I have grown up or because Dad is getting old．We are just like two people coming from two different worlds．It feels like there is an iron door between us that can never be opened．

    1 wandered the street，without a destination in my n'nnd．My heart was frozen oil this hot summer night．As I walked on there were fewer and fewer people m the streets，until I had only streets to keep me company When I finally reached the high rise apartment block in which I livegt，I saw that the light was still on．

     I thought to myself，“Is father waiting for rile．or is he still angry with me?”

    In fact，it was nothing．Perhaps，Dad was throwing some of his old stamps．Perhaps he thought they were useless．I never had th,e courage to tell him that I liked collecting stamps．

    All the lights were off except father’S

    Dad was always 1ike this．Maybe he didn’t know bow to express himself．After shouting at me，he never showed any mercy or regret After an argument he will creep(蹑手蹑脚)up in my sleep and then tuck rile underneath the covers

    This was how he always was．Fie has been a leader for So long that telling everyone else what to do has become his second nature．

    The fight was still oil With the key in hand，1 was as nervous as 1 had ever been．At last，I decided to open the door．As soon as I opened the door tears ran down my cheeks．I suddenly realized that the iron door that l had imagined between us did not exist at all Love－it is second to none．

The underlined word“reverberation”refers to    ．

    A．an earthquake    B．a heavy Mow  ．

    C．a shake D．a sound forced back

When seeing a young father with a child in his arras．the writer might have

  the following feelings EXCEPT             

   A．She／He admired them very much

   B．She／He wished that the relation between him／her and his／her father could

    also be so harmonious

  C．She／He felt that happiness had been far away from him／her

   D．She／He felt disappointed with his／her father

Why do you think the father often shouts at his child?

    A．The father is getting older and older．

    B．The child had already grown up．

    C．They never agree with each other．

    D．The father has got used to doing that．

What conclusion can you draw after reading the text?

    A．The father treats his child in an unfair wav．

    B．The father is actually kind to his child

    C．The father is neither kind nor cruel to his child

    D．The father is always finding fault with his child．

“BANG” the door caused a reverberation．“Never set foot in this house again!” shouted Father．With tears welling (涌出) up in my eyes，I rushed out of the house and ran along the street．
A young father who held a child in his arms walked past me．I felt as if I saw my childhood from another space：happy and harmonious.
But now I don’t know whether it is because I have grown up or because Dad is getting old．We are just like two people coming from two different worlds．It feels like there is an iron door between us that can never be opened．
I wandered the street，without a destination in my mind．My heart was frozen on this hot summer night．As I walked on there were fewer and fewer people in the streets，until I had only streets to keep me company. When I finally reached the high rise apartment block in which I lived, I saw that the light was still on．
I thought to myself，“Is Father waiting for me, or is he still angry with me?”
In fact，it was nothing．Perhaps，Dad was throwing some of his old stamps．Perhaps he thought they were useless．I never had the courage to tell him that I liked collecting stamps．
All the lights were off except Father’s.
Dad was always 1ike this．Maybe he didn’t know how to express himself．After shouting at me，he never showed any mercy or regret. After an argument he will creep(蹑手蹑脚)up in my sleep and then tuck me underneath the covers.
This was how he always was．He has been a leader for so long that telling everyone else what to do has become his second nature．
The light was still on. With the key in hand，I was as nervous as I had ever been．At last，I decided to open the door．As soon as I opened the door tears ran down my cheeks．I suddenly realized that the iron door that I had imagined between us did not exist at all. Love－it is second to none．
41. The underlined word “reverberation” refers to _____________.
A．a sound forced back      B．a heavy blow      C．a shake      D. an earthquake
42. When seeing a young father with a child in his arms, the writer might have the following feelings EXCEPT _____________.        
A. He admired them very much
B. He wished that the relation between him and his father could also be so harmonious
C. He felt that happiness had been far away from him／her
D. He felt disappointed with his father
43. Why do you think the father often shouts at his child?
A．The father is getting older and older．      
B．The child had already grown up.
C．They never agree with each other．       
D．The father has got used to doing that.
44. What conclusion can you draw after reading the text?
A．The father treats his child in an unfair way.    
B．The father is actually kind to his child.
C．The father is neither kind nor cruel to his child. 
D．The father is always finding fault with his child.
45. The article is ____________.
A. expository writing                         B. argumentative writing     
C. narrative writing                            D. reportage