二、 Reading Comprehension(35 minutes,40points)here are 4 passages in this part.Each passage is followed by 5 questions or unfinished statements.For each of them there are 4 choices marked A ,B, C and D.Choose the best one and mark your answer on the ANSWER SHEET with a single bar through the centre of the letter that indicates your choice.
　　根据以下材料，回答下面试题
　　There is something hard to resist about cherries.The small red fruit is a popular seasonal food aroundthe world.Cherries are thought to be native to western Asia.It is a member ofthe same family of plants as the rose. It is closely related to the plum. Likecherry trees, plum trees also flower in early spring.
　　There are twomajor kinds of cherries harvested in the world: sweet and sour. Sour cherriesare not eaten fresh because they contain little sugar. Instead, they areprocessed to make prepared foods like jellies and pies and to make alcoholicdrinks. The United States is a major producer of sour cherries. Among thestates, Michigan is the top producer. Russia, Poland and Turkey are otherimportant cherry-producing nations. Sweet cherries contain much more sugar thantheir sour relatives and are usually eaten fresh.
　　Washington Stateis the biggest American producer, followed by California and Oregon. The UnitedStates, Iran and Turkey are major producers of sweet cherries. Freshcherries,do not store well. They must reach market as soon as possible. So theycost more than many other kinds of fresh fruit.
　　Farmersproduce different kinds of cherries through the process of grafting( 嫁接 ) They take cuttings from existing trees andjoin them to related trees.The into the root cuttings grow stock,so the two kindsof trees grow as one.
　　Cherry treesare also valued for their springtime blossoms. Cherry blossoms are popular immany parts of Asia and Europe, especially in Japan. But Washington, D. C., hassome of the most famous cherry trees in the world.Japan gave the United States3,500 cherry trees in 1912 as a gift of friendship. Years later Japan gaveanother gift of 3,800 trees. In the early nineteen eighties, the United Statesprovided Japan with cuttings to help replace Japanese trees lost in a flood.
　　第11题 What plantfamily does the cherry belong to?
　　A.Plum. B.Apple. C.Rose. D.Pear.
　　第12题 According to thepassage, sour cherries___
　　A.cannot be used as theyare too sour
　　B.are good raw materialfor food industry
　　C.are more healthy as theycontain little sugar
　　D.can easily be made intoalcohol
　　第13题 The most importantsweet cherry producer in the US is___.
　　A.Michigan State B.Washington State C.California State D.Oregon State
　　第14题 Fresh cherries areusually expensive in the market, because___.
　　A.they are difficult togrow B.they should betransported by air
　　C.they are easy to decay D.they are hard totransport
　　第15题 Some of the most famouscherry trees in Washington.D.C._____.
　　A.grew from the cuttingsgiven by Japan
　　B.are survivals of a floodin Japan
　　C.blossom longer than theones in other country
　　D.were gifts from Japanlong time ago

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