第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）

第一节 （共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）

　　阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳答案。

Have you ever returned a book late to the library before? If so, you may pay a small fine(罚款). How much would you have to pay if the book is returned 65 years late?

A high school in Washington, Us had to deal with such a problem recently. A copy of Gone with the Wind was finally returned to its library 65 years late.

However, the school said that it would not ask Wayne to pay the fine, though that would be about $475.

The book was borrowed out of the library of the high school in 1949, and disappeared until it was found in Maine, Us by Wayne. Wayne found the book in his father's basement(地下室) and then offered to send it back to the school.

"I feel very sorry about that," Wayne said.

"We're very pleased to have the book back. Wayne did the right thing," Lori Wyborney, headmaster of the school said.

21. The book was borrowed out of the library of the high school _____.

A. in 1949 B. in 1965 C. in 1975 D. in 2014

22. Gone with the Wind is the name of _____.

A. a library B. a school C. a book D. a magazine

23. _____ offered to send the book back to the school.

A. Wayne's father B. Wayne C. Lori's headmaster D. Lori

News Review

APEC Blue People in Beijing got the saying after the APEC meeting in Beijing. It refers to(指) the clear blue sky during the meeting. To get such a blue sky, many factories in Beijing and nearby cities stopped work, and the number of cars on the road was cut.

A Warning Ticket A 24-year-old woman in Nanjing was given a warning ticket for eating food on the subway. Eating is not allowed on Nanjing subway. Up to now, 2,698 people have been punished(惩罚) because of their eating, smoking or selling goods on the subway.

A Teacher-free Exam Recently, students at Ningbo Huamao Foreign Language School in Zhejiang took their mid-term exam -a teacher-free exam. After handing out the exam papers, the teachers left the classroom, leaving the students to take the exam without being watched. They only came back to collect the papers at the end.

A Tomato Fight Do you want a tomato shower? Come to the "tomato fight" in Spain! Once every year, people in the town of Bunol throw tomatoes at each other. Don't worry. It's not a real fight. People do this only for fun.

24. APEC Blue refers to _____ in Beijing during the APEC meeting.