Huaiyang Cuisine is the best-known Chinese cuisine in the West, especially in the United States.

A、Because the Cantonese Cuisine suits the westerners’ taste.

B、Because in the 18th and 19th centuries, many Cantonese went across the ocean to North America and they brought Cantonese food to America.

C、Because Cantonese Cuisine is similar to western foods in cooking style.

D、Because many Americans have been living in Guangdong and they brought the Cantonese food to America.

Which cuisine is probably the best known Chinese cuisine in the West, especially in the United States?

A.Sichuan cuisine

B.Guangdong cuisine

C.northern cuisine

D.Huaiyang cuisine

Football is the most popular sport【21】the fall in the United States. The game originated as a(an)【22】sport more than seventy-five years ago. It is still played by almost every college and university in the country, and the football stadiums of some of the largest universities【23】as many as g0,000 people. The game is not the same【24】European football. There are eleven players in each team, and【25】in padded uniforms because the game is rough and injuries are likely to occur. The【26】of the game is to carry or throw from one per- son to another the ball across the opponent's goal, or scoring line. He【27】has not attended a large college football game【28】missed one of the most colorful aspects of American college life.【29】the two halves of the game, the playing field if taken over by the bands (乐队) of the rival institutions,【30】take turns doing intricate marches and executing interesting formations. The student spectators are led in cheering for their team by trained, uniformed student cheerleaders,【31】are pretty girls. Outstanding high school football players【32】usually encouraged to come to a college and university【33】offers of scholarships and free room and board. Football is【34】popular and the urge to win is so keen, that many colleges actively【35】outstanding players for their student body. Attendance at football games is so large that it is not unheard of for a college or university to finance its entire athletic program from ticket sales.

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A．at

B．from

C．in

D．for

A、Beautiful color.

B、Aromatic smell.

C、Exotic feelings.

D、Comfortable touch.

E、Tempting taste.

The Constitution gives the executive power to ______ in the United States.

A．the senators

B．the representatives

C．the Vice-President

D．the President

The postal zoning system in the United States began in 1943 with the introduction of the one or two digit zone number. These numbers identified a delivery station of a metropolitan post office. On July 1,1963, Mr Zip introduced the Zone Improvement Plan. This was a five digit national coding system used to identify each postal delivery section. The first digit identifies one of ten geographical areas, with the second digit denoting a state, part of a heavily populated state, or two or three less populated states. The third digit designates a major metropolitan postal facility or sectional center, with the fourth and fifth digits picking up the original zone number.

The Federal German Post Office became the first to use the current postal code system to speed delivery. The function of a code system is to help in address scanning and the automated processing of mail, and to speed up mail sorting. Approximately 97 percent of all mail delivered in the United States uses the Zip Code. In 1974, the United States Postal Service issued a postage stamp to publicize the numerical system.

The Zip Code, the numerical system, was publicized in ______.

A．1943

B．1963

C．1974

D．not know.

SECTION B INTERVIEW

Directions: In this section you will hear everything ONCE ONLY. Listen carefully and then answer the questions that follow. Questions 1 to 5 are based on an interview. At the end of the interview you will be given 10 seconds to answer each of the following five questions.

Now listen to the interview.

听力原文：Jassie: Wo! It's very beautiful and I've dreamed of coming here a thousand times. Mr. Bond, it's very kind of yon to take us here.

Pauline: Call me Pauline after class ,please.

Jassie:OK. Here is the executive mansion of the President of the united States. And from the book, it is on the south side of Pennsylvania Ave., Washington,D. C. , facing Lafyette Square.

Pauline: You've been here for only two weeks. And I think you know a lot about America.

Jassie:l tried to read everything about America when I knew parents would send me here to study. Pauline, would

you like to tell me anything else about this betiding? Its design is really simple but stately.

Panline: You see. The building is constructed of Virginia freestone. The main entrance, is a portico of high lomic columns reaching from the ground to the roof pediment. The main building is four stories high.

The east and west terraces, the executive office, the east wing, and a pent house and a bomb shelter have been added, In the White House, there are four state reception rooms. The East Room is the largest and most formal of them. Large receptions are usually held in the East Room. The elliptical Blue Room is the scene of many social, diplomatic, and official receptions. The lied Room and the Green Room are used for private and quasi--official

gatherings.

Jassie: It was designed by James Hoban, Wasn't it?

Pauline:Yes. And George Washington chose the site. It can be said to be the oldest public building in Washington, and its comer stone had been laid in 1792. John Adams was the first President to live here. Thisbalding was restored after being burned in 1814 by British troops, and the smoke--stained gray stone walls were painted white. Despite popular myth this cognomen was applied to the building some time before it was painted. The name became official when President Theodore Roosevelt had it engraved upon his stationery. Part of the house was rebuilt on a steel--supporting frame. from 1949 to 1952. The grounds cover about 18 acres. Jessie: With broad lawns, fountains, trees, and gardens, they are more attractive. Eh! Look, Pauline. Nora and Michael are taking photos. Let's go and join them. I figure, this way of teaching is much better than we stay in the classroom reading American Geog-raphy.

From the conversation we get the impression that ______.

A．Jassie and Pauline are classmales

B．Jassie is an overseas student from America

C．Pauline and Jassie are talking about a picture

D．They are having American geography

句子口译： Sichuan food is famous for its numerous varieties of delicacies and strong flavors. Cantonese cuisine emphasizes light cooking with seemingly limitless range of ingredients. Nearly endless variety of natural ingredients and methods of reparation are employed in Chinese cuisine. May I propose a toast to the health of His Excellency the Ambassador and Mme. Smith? The careful coordination of selecting ingredients, mixing flavors, timing the cooking are the typical characteristics of Chinese food.

In the United States, 36 states currently allow capital punishment for serious crimes such as murder. Americans have always argued about the death penalty. Today, there is a serious question about this issue: Should there be a minimum age limit for executing criminals? In other words, is it right for convicted murderers who kill when they are minors--i, e. , under the age of 18--to receive the death penalty?

In most other countries of the world, there is no capital punishment for minors. In the United States, though, each state makes its own decision. Of the 36 states that allow the death penalty, 30 permit the execution of minors.

In the state of South Carolina, a convicted murderer was given the death penalty for a crime he committed while he was a minor. In 1977, when he was 17 years old, James Terry Roach and two friends brutally murdered three people. Roach's lawyer fought the decision to execute him. The young murderer remained on Death Row (a separate part of prison for convicted criminals who are sentenced to death) for ten years while his lawyer appealed to the governor. The lawyer argued that it is wrong to execute a person for a crime he committed while he was a minor. In the United States, the governor of a state has the power to change a sentence from the death penalty to life in prison. Nonetheless, the governor of South Carolina refused to stop the execution. Roach was finally executed by electrocution in 1986. This is not the first time a criminal was executed in South Carolina for a crime he committed when he was a minor. In 1944, a 14-year-old boy died in that state's electric chair.

In Indiana, a 16-year-old girl was on Death Row for a crime she committed when she was 15. Paula Cooper and three friends stabbed an elderly woman to death in 1986. They robbed the old woman to get money to play video games. At the time of the murder, the minimum age limit for executions in that state was 10. Cooper's lawyer appealed to the governor of Indiana to stop the execution because the convicted killer was very young and because she was abused in childhood. The Indiana governor, who favors the death penalty, said that he had to let the courts do their job.

According to the passage, Cooper's lawyer ______.

A．asked the governor for help

B．stopped the execution

C．let the courts do their job

D．fought with the governor

The Security Council is the most powerful body in the UN. It is responsible for maintaining international peace, and for restoring peace when conflicts arise. Its decisions are binding on all UN members. The Security Council has the power to define what is a threat to security, to determine how the UN should respond, and to enforce its decisions by ordering UN members to take certain actions. The Council convenes (召集) any time there is a threat to peace. A representative from each member country who sits on the Council must be available at all times so that the Council can meet at a moment's notice. The Security Council also frequently meets at the request of a UN member—often a nation with a grievance about another nation's actions.

The Security Council has 15 members, five of which hold permanent seats. The assembly elects the other ten members for two-year terms. The five permanent members—the United States, Britain, France, Russia (formerly the Soviet Union), and China—have the most power. These nations were the winning powers at the end of World War Ⅱ, and they still represent the bulk of the world's military might. Decisions of the Council require nine votes. But any one of the permanent members can veto an important decision. This authority is known as the veto right of the great powers. As a result, the Council is effective only when its permanent members can reach a consensus (一致同意) .

The Council has a variety of ways it can try to resolve conflicts among countries. Usually the Council's first step is to encourage the countries to settle their disagreements without violence. The Council can mediate a dispute or recommend guidelines for a settlement. It can send peacekeeping troops into a distressed area. If war breaks out, the Council can call for a ceasefire. It can enforce its decisions by imposing economic sanctions on a country, or through joint military action.

Which is TRUE in the following statements according to the passage?

A．The Security Council convenes annually.

B．All UN members should abide by the decisions adopted by the Security Council.

C．Although one member seriously complains about another member's action, the Security Council will not convene at its request.

D．The five permanent members of the Security Council hold less than one half armed forces in the world.