The Pentagon(五角大楼), headquarters of the Department of Defense in US, is one of the world's largest office buildings. It is twice the size of the Merchandise Mart in Chicago, and has three times the floor space of the Empire State Building in New York. There are very few people throughout the United States who do not have some knowledge of the Pentagon. Many have followed news stories coming from this building. However, relatively few people have had the chance to visit it.
The Pentagon is in fact a city in itself. About 23,000 employees, both soldiers and other people, contribute to the planning of the defense of the country. These people arrive daily from Washington, D.C. and around over about 30 miles of highways, including express bus lanes(快车道) and one of the newest subway system in the country. They ride past 200 acres of grass land to park about 8,770 cars in 16 parking lots; climb 131 stairways or take 19 lifts to reach offices that occupy 3,705 square feet. While in the building, they tell time by 4,200 clocks, drink from 691 water taps, make use of 284 rest rooms, use up 4,500 cups of coffee, 1,700 pints of milk and 6,800 soft drinks prepared or served by a restaurant of 230 persons and distributed(分散于) in 1 dining room, 2 cafeterias, a snack bars, and an outdoor snack bar.
The building itself is an extraordinary structure. Built during the early years of World War II, it is still thought of as one of the most efficient buildings in the world. In spite of 17.5 miles of corridors(走廊) it takes only seven minutes to walk between any two points in the building.
60. Which of the following statements about the Pentagon is true?
A. Most Americans know about it.                    
B. It is now open to the public.
C. Around 23,000 workers contribute to its planning. 
D. It is one of the world's tallest buildings.
61. Which of the following statements about the transportation of the Pentagon is NOT true?
A. It is easy to reach by subway.                    B. People can drive directly to it.
C. People can go there by bus.                           D. The parking lots cover 200 acres of land.
62. Why did the author write so many numbers in the second paragraph?
A. To show that he knew quite a lot about the Pentagon.
B. To show the vast size of the Pentagon.
C. To show it costs a lot of money to keep the Pentagon going.
D. To show that the Pentagon is a convenient place.
63. What do you know about the structure of the Pentagon?
A. All the offices are connected by the newest subway system.
B. The longest distance between two offices is 17.5 miles.
C. It takes no more than 7 minutes to walk from one place to another.
D. There are neither rest rooms nor snack bars in it.

From the time each of my children started school, I packed their lunches. And in each lunch, I  11  a note. Often written on a napkin (餐巾), it might be a thank-you for a  12  moment, a reminder of something we were happily expecting, or a bit of     13  for the coming test or sporting event.

In early grade school they  14  their notes. But as children grow older they becomes self-conscious(有自我意识的), and 15  he reached high school, my older son, Marc, informed me he no longer  16  my daily notes. Telling him that he no longer needed to  17  them but I still needed to write them, I  18  until the day he graduated.

Six years after high school graduation, Marc called and asked if he could move  19  for a couple of months. He had spent those years well, graduating from college,   20  two internship (实习) in Washington, D.C., and   21  , becoming a technical assistant in Sacramento,  22  short vacation visits, however, he had lived away from home. With his younger sister leaving for college, I was   23   happy to have Marc back. Since I was  24  making lunch for his younger brother, I    25  one for Marc, too. Imagine my   26  when I got a call from my 24-year-old son,   27  his lunch.

“Did I do something   28 ? Don’t you love me  29  ,Mom?” were just a few of the questions he threw at me as I 30  asked him what was wrong. “My note, Mom,” he answered. “Where’s my note?”

1.                A．carried         B．found          C．included  D．held

2.                A．difficult         B．special         C．comfortable   D．separate

3.                A．congratulation   B．improvement    C．explanation    D．encouragement

4.                A．loved          B．answered       C．wrote    D．examined

5.                A．lately          B．by the way      C．by the time    D．gradually

6.                A．received        B．understood      C．enjoyed  D．collected

7.                A．copy           B．read           C．take D．send

8.                A．held up         B．gave up         C．followed  D．continued

9.                A．out            B．home          C．to college D．to Sacramento

10.               A．organizing      B．planning        C．comparing D．completing

11.               A．hopefully       B．finally          C．particularly D．certainly

12.               A．Because of      B．Instead of       C．Except for D．As for

13.               A．especially       B．immediately     C．equally    D．generally

14.               A．once          B．again          C．still   D．even

15.               A．packed         B．fetched        C．bought    D．filled

16.               A．fear           B．surprise        C．anger D．disappointment

17.               A．waiting for      B．worrying about   C．caring for  D．asking about

18.               A．wrong         B．funny          C．strange    D．smart

19.               A．any more       B．enough         C．once more D．better

20.               A．interestingly     B．bitterly         C．politely    D．laughingly

完形填空（共20小题：每小题1．5分,满分30分）

阅读下面短文，从短文所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

For Senior 3 students, choosing which college to attend can be the most exciting and thrilling time in their entire school lives． This is also true for an American girl 21   Melanie．

Melanie’s dad, James Porter, who is the chief of police for a Chicago suburb, wants Melanie to 22  nearby Northwestern University, where she’s 23  been accepted． But Melanie, 17,really wants to go to Georgetown University in Washington, D．C, where she’s been wait-listed．

When she gets an unexpected 24  from Georgetown University, she decides to 25  a road trip with a few 26  female friends． Melanie believes it is her first step 27  adulthood．

But 28  the fact that this trip is “girls only”, James isn’t 29  with the prospect（期望) of his little princess 30  the world without him． He wants to protect her, so he joins the girls and hopes he can convince Melanie to go to Northwestern． 31  Melanie’s father only has the best of 32  , his presence 33  an endless series of comic encounters（遭遇）．

After following their faulty device   34   into the backwoods （偏远地区), James and Melanie   35   Melanie’s little brother and his pet pig have been hiding in the spare compartment （隔间)． What should be a simple change   36   the expensive car rolling down a mountain, forcing them to hike to a nearby hotel…

All these disasters add spice to their trip while along the way a father and a daughter   37   get the chance to really   38   each other．

All parents,   39   they have college students or not, can relate to the bittersweet realization that their kids are growing up．   40   what Melanie and James have done, we all can find the delicate （脆弱的) balance between staying connected and letting go．

1.A．named              B．naming           C．namely           D．names

2.A．join               B．send             C．attend           D．pass

3.A．still              B．always           C．yet              D．already

4.A．appointment        B．interview        C．visit            D．meeting

5.A．provide            B．offer            C．take             D．hold

6.A．closing            B．close            C．closed           D．closely

7.A．toward             B．for              C．during           D．with

8.A．though             B．in spite         C．once             D．despite

9.A．satisfying         B．successful       C．comfortable      D．meaningful

10.A．seeking           B．examining        C．searching        D．exploring

11.A．Since             B．Because          C．While            D．When

12.A．intentions        B．attempts         C．efforts          D．planning

13.A．comes about       B．leads to         C．calls in         D．turns out

14.A．lately            B．late             C．deeply           D．deep

15.A．discover          B．invent           C．recognize        D．realize

16.A．succeeds in       B．brings in        C．results from     D．certainly

17.A．hopefully         B．finally          C．firstly          D．certainly

18.A．agree to          B．speak to         C．talk to          D．turn to

19.A．whether           B．if               C．what             D．why

20.A．As    B．Like C．For  D．Except

You don’t mean any harm. You’re just trying to have a good time. But do you know how your overseas vacation    21  people in other countries? What’s your dream vacation? New chances are opening up all the time to   22 the world. So we visit travel agents, compare prices and pay our money. We know   23  our vacation costs us.    24  unfortunately, tourism often harms the local people   25  it helps them. For example, in Zanzibar, a British company got 57 sq km of land from the government for tourist sites（旅游胜地）. They include 14 luxury hotels, three golf courses , swimming pools and an airport. The local people fear   26   their farmland and fishing rights. And most of the profits（利润） do not help the local people. 27  , profits go for the tour operators in wealthier countries. When the Massey people in Tanzania were driven from their lands, some moved to city slum (贫民区),   28  now make a little money by selling small gifts. Removed  from their hunting lands, the Indians have no choice   29 their culture. Problems like these were observed more than 20 years ago. Now people are working together to correct them. Tourists, too, are  30  the pressure. Though the beginnings are small, the results are    31 . The good news is that everyone, including us, can  32  in helping the local people in the place we visit. Tour operators and companies can help by   33  that local people work in good conditions and earn reasonable wages. They can make it a point to use only locally   34  hotels, restaurants and guide services. They can share profits fairly to help the local economy. And they can involve the local people  35   planning and managing tourism.

第一节完形填空(共10小题；每小题2分，满分20分)
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从21---30各题所给的A、B、C和D项
中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
There was a time when parents would buy an educational present for their
childrer. This Christmas, there were a lot of personal computers under the tree.21
that computers are the key to success, parents are also   22   that children be taughtto use them in school as early as possible. The   23   for school is that when itcomes to computers, parents don't always know best. Teachers found themselves
caught in the middle of the problem between parent   24 and wise educational
decisions. Many schools are giving in to parental impatience and are   25hardware without sound educational planning. Educators do not even agree on howcomputers should be   26. Even those who believe that all children should   27computers warn of potential dangers to the very young. The temptation remainsstrong largely because young children   28   so well to computers. However, notevery school can afford to go into computing, and that creates another problem: a29   between the haves and the have-nots. Very few parents are agitating for (倡导)computer instruction in poor school districts,30 there may be barely enoughmoney to pay the teacher.
21.  A. Believing     B. Wishing        C. Provided D. Supposed
22. A. planning      B. insisting        C. expecting      D. commanding
23.  A. decision      B. problem        C. benefit          D. reason
24.  A. attitude       B. measure        C. decision        D. pressure
25.  A. designing     B. making         C. purchasing      D. preparing
26.  A. used         B. bought         C. learned         D. wanted
27.  A. be open to     B. stick to         C. have access to    D. expose to
28.  A. adopt        B. adapt          C. devote          D. apply
29.  A. fight         B. disagreement    C. discussion       D.division
30.  A. even if       B. in case         C. where           D. though