第二节：语法填空 ( 共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分 )
　　阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空，并将答案填写在答题卡标号为16～25的相应位置上。
　　In sixth grade my social studies teacher showed us slides of his trip to Egypt. I always considered it   16  (attract), but I had never even dreamed that someday I would take my own photos of the Pyramids.
　　And then one day I   17   (start) to study French as a foreign language. It’s a language that pushed me into the world  18    I learned that I could manage fine regardless of any language barriers.   19   my French still wasn’t great in university, it was obviously good enough that this girl named Lisa made the  20   (decide) that I should be her study partner. While French itself didn’t really change my life,  21   (meet) Lisa did. She came from a family that traveled, and she convinced me that I should see France  22   see the world.
　　And so on January 26 , 1993,    23   stood together in the immigration line waiting for those fateful passport stamps. Little did I know that we’d be standing in   24   same line in another dozen of countries that year and that later I’d still be standing in more than 100 countries all   25   the globe.

Ⅱ.  阅读 (共两节, 满分50分)
　第一节阅读理解(共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分)
　阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
　　Over the centuries the French have lost a number of famous battles with the British. However, they’ve always felt superior in the kitchen. France has for centuries had a reputation for cooking excellence, and Britain for some of the worst cooking in the world. But according to a recent survey,that reputation may no longer reflect reality.
　In the survey, 71% of the Britons said they cook at home every day, while only 59% of the French said they cook daily. British home cooks spend more time cooking each week and also produce a greater variety of dishes than French home cooks.
　The reaction in London was predictably enthusiastic. British food has greatly improved since the 1990s. Once upon a time, the menu for many family meals would have been roast beef, potatoes and over-cooked vegetables, but not now. Home cooks are experimenting with the huge range of ingredients now available in British supermarkets and are preparing all kinds of new dishes, using the cookbooks that sell millions of copies every year. As a result, there’s much more diversity in British food now, compared to French food, which tends to be very traditional.
　Some French people say that the survey did not show the whole picture. They agree that during the week French women don’t cook as much as they used to because most of them work and don’t have much time. They tend to buy ready-made or frozen dishes, but many of them make up for it on the weekend. There’s also a difference between Paris and the country-side. It’s true that people in Paris don’t cook much, but elsewhere, cooking is still at the heart of daily life.
　For many French people, opinions about British food have not changed. When Bernard Blier, the food editor at a magazine, was asked about British food, he replied: “I don’t go out of my way to try it. It is not very refined. You can say that I’m not a fan at all.”
26. What does the underlined part in the first paragraph imply?
　　A. French cooking is better than British cooking.
　　B. The British defeated the French in many battles.
　　C. British cooking is thought to be the worst.
　　D. British cooking is now better than it was.
27. According to the passage, nowadays British people_______ .
　　A. cook less at home than the French every day
　　B. no longer eat roast beef and over-cooked vegetables
　　C. are more willing to try cooking all kinds of new foods
　　D. buy more cookbooks than French people do
28. What can we infer from the fourth paragraph?
　　A. French women cook less often now.    
　　B. The French prefer ready-made dishes.
　　C. French women seldom cook on the weekend. 
　　D. Cooking is at the heart of people’s life in Paris.
29. What is Bernard’s attitude towards British food?
　　A. He would love to try it.     B. He shows no interest in it.
　　C. He considers it worse than before.   D. He considers it better than before.
30. What does the passage mainly talk about?
　　A. The history of British food.              B. The history of French food.
　　C. The change in British food.              D. The change in French food.
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