Questions 51 to 55 are based on the following passage：

　　Convenience food helps companies by creating growth,but what is its effect on people？For people who think cooking was the foundation of civilization,the microwave is the last enemy. The communion of eating together

　　Is easily broken by a device that liberates households citizens from waiting for mealtimes. The first great revolution in the history of food is in danger of being undone. The companionship of the campfire,cooking pot and common table,which have helped to bond humans in collaborative living for at least 150000 years could be destroyed.

　　Meals have certainly sated from the rise of convenience food. The only meals regularly taken together in Britain these days are at the weekend,among rich families struggling to retain something of the old symbol of togetherness. Indeed,the day's first meal has all but disappeared. In the 20th century the leisure British breakfast was undermined by the corn flake;in the 21st breakfast is vanishing altogether a victim of the quick cup of coffee in Starbucks and the cereal bar.

　　Convenience food has also made people forget how to cook one of the apparent paradoxes of modern food is that while the amount of time spent cooking meals has fallen from 60 minutes a day in 1980 to 13M a day in 2002,the number of cooks and television programmer on cooking has multiplied. But perhaps this isn't a paradox. Maybe it is became people can't cook anymore,so they need to be told how to do it,or maybe it is because people buy books about hobbies——golf， yachting ——not about chores. Cooking has ceased to be a chore and has become a hobby.

　　Although everybody lives in the kitchen. its facilities are increasingly for display rather than for use. Mr. Silverstein's now book,trading up look at mid-range consumer's milling now to splash out. He says that industrial–style Viking cook pot,with nearly twice the heat output of other ranges,have helped to push the kitchen as theater trend in hour goods. They cost from $1000 to $9000.Some 75% of them are never used.

　　Convenience also has an impact on the healthiness,or otherwise,of food,of course there is nothing bad about ready to eat food itself. You don't get much healthier than an apple,and supermarkets sell a better for you range of ready-meals. But there is a limit to the number of apples people want to eat;and these days it is easier for people to eat the kind of food that makes them fat The three Harvard economists in their paper why have Americans become more obese？ point out that in the past,if people wanted to eat fatty hot food,they had to cook it. That took time and energy a good chip needs frying twice,once to cook the potato and once to get it crispy. Which discouraged of consumption of that cost of food. Mass preparation of food took away that constraint. Nobody has to cut and double cook their own fries these days. Who has the time？

　　51.What might the previous paragraphs deal with？

　　A.The relationship between meals and convenience food.

　　B.The importance of convenience food in people's life.

　　C.The rise of convenience food.

　　D.The history of food industry.

　　52 .What is the paradox in the third paragraph？

　　A.People don't know how to cook.

　　B.The facilities in the kitchen are not totally used.

　　C.People are becoming more obsess,thus unhealthy.

　　D.Convenience food actually does not save people thrive.

　　53.What does the passage mainly discuss？

　　A.The bad effects of convenience food

　　B.Mr. Silverstein's new book

　　C.People's new hobby

　　D.Disappearance of the old symbol of togetherness.

　　54.Why has American become more obsess？

　　A.Because of eating chips.

　　B.Because of being busy.

　　C.Because of being lazy.

　　D.B and C.

　　55 .Which of the following might the another mostly agree with？

　　A.There is nothing bad about convenience food.

　　B.Convenience food makes people lazy.

　　C.Convenience food helps companies grow.

　　D.Convenience food is a revolution in cooking.

　　Section IV Translation

　　Directions:In this section there is a passage in English. Translate the five sentences underlined into Chinese and write your translation on ANSWER SHEET 2. （15 points）

　　56. An art museum director with foresight might follow trends in computer graphics to make exhibit more appealing to younger visitor .

　　57. For instances,capable corporate manager might see alarming rise in local housing price that could affect availability of skilled workers in the region.

　　58. People in government also need foresight to keep system running smoothly,to play budget and prevent war.

　　59. Many of the best known technique for foresight were developed by government planner,especially in the military,thinking about the unthinkable，

　　60.The futurists realized that the future world is continuous with present world. We can learn a great deal about what many happen in the future by looking systematically at what is happy now.

　　Section V Writing

　　Directions:In this section,you are require to write a composition. You should write more than 150 words neatly on ANSWER SHEET 2.（20 points）

　　“五一”、“十一”长假丰富了人们的业余生活，促进了旅游经济的发展，同时也带来了诸如交通拥挤、环境污染等问题，请就“黄金周”的经济发展与环保问题向政府有关部门写一封信，提出自己的见解和建议。