第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）
根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
Kate will never forget the day “the list” went up. The 12-year-old stepped into the cafeteria (自助食堂) for lunch at her school in Wisconsin. 36
“Assigned (分配的) seating?” she wondered, staring at a paper taped to the wall. She looked around the room for her new table, hoping to see at least one friend there. But it was a group of strangers.
37 Just finding a seat can be embarrassing (尴尬的). Kids often walk around the room, hoping that someone will move over to make room.
Then there’s a lot of noise and it’s hard for teachers to notice everything. That makes it easy for bullies (恃强凌弱的人) to pick on other kids.
At Kate’s school, a computer program assigns students to tables every few weeks. This way, students have to sit with kids they might not normally talk to. 38 Kate ate quickly so she could leave as fast as possible.
But the lunchroom got calmer. Bullying nearly disappeared. 39 “I met kids I had never had the chance to talk with,” she says. “I made new friends.”
Assigned seating has its disadvantages. Lunch is one of the few chances kids have to enjoy free time during the school day. It’s a chance to relax, trade snacks (点心), and catch up with friends in other classes.
40 For example, kids can sit at round tables instead of long ones. That way, everyone can see and hear each other. More kids can take part in conversations. There’s also “Mix It Up at Lunch Day.” Thousands of schools take part in this program. Once a year, every student must eat with someone new. It’s a small but meaningful step toward making lunchtime better.
A. Kate changed her mind.
B. And that’s when Kate saw it.
C. Students didn’t like the system at first.
D. Lunchtime is the one time when kids have freedom.
E. For some students, lunch is the hardest time of day.
F. And there are other ways to deal with lunchroom problems.
G. But some people say kids should be able to make their own seating choices.
主题语境：人与社会——社会服务与人际沟通
本文是议论文。十二岁女孩凯特所在的学校食堂实施了午餐座位分配制度，这引发了人们对是否有必要分配食堂就餐座位的讨论。
36. B。B项在此处起承上启下的作用。B项中的when指代该空前的凯特走进食堂看到名单的那一天；it指代the list以及下一段中的a paper taped to the wall。
37. E。E项中的lunch is the hardest time of day与该空后的finding a seat can be embarrassing相呼应。
38. C。由就餐座位分配制度导致的结果students have to sit with kids they might not normally talk to和凯特起初对该制度的反应Kate ate quickly so she could leave as fast as possible可知，一开始学生们并不喜欢这个制度。
39. A。由上文中的Kate ate quickly so she could leave as fast as possible和下文中的I made new friends的对比可知， 随着食堂越来越安静以及欺凌现象几乎不再出现，凯特对就餐座位分配制度的态度发生了转变。A项中的her mind指代她对该制度的态度。
40. F。由上文中的Assigned seating has its disadvantages和下文中的step toward making lunchtime better可知，除了座位分配制度，还有其它办法可以解决食堂里的问题。该空后提及的方法sit at round tables instead of long ones是对F项中的ways to deal with lunchroom problems的一个例举。
根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
Kate will never forget the day “the list” went up. The 12-year-old stepped into the cafeteria (自助食堂) for lunch at her school in Wisconsin. 36
“Assigned (分配的) seating?” she wondered, staring at a paper taped to the wall. She looked around the room for her new table, hoping to see at least one friend there. But it was a group of strangers.
37 Just finding a seat can be embarrassing (尴尬的). Kids often walk around the room, hoping that someone will move over to make room.
Then there’s a lot of noise and it’s hard for teachers to notice everything. That makes it easy for bullies (恃强凌弱的人) to pick on other kids.
At Kate’s school, a computer program assigns students to tables every few weeks. This way, students have to sit with kids they might not normally talk to. 38 Kate ate quickly so she could leave as fast as possible.
But the lunchroom got calmer. Bullying nearly disappeared. 39 “I met kids I had never had the chance to talk with,” she says. “I made new friends.”
Assigned seating has its disadvantages. Lunch is one of the few chances kids have to enjoy free time during the school day. It’s a chance to relax, trade snacks (点心), and catch up with friends in other classes.
40 For example, kids can sit at round tables instead of long ones. That way, everyone can see and hear each other. More kids can take part in conversations. There’s also “Mix It Up at Lunch Day.” Thousands of schools take part in this program. Once a year, every student must eat with someone new. It’s a small but meaningful step toward making lunchtime better.
A. Kate changed her mind.
B. And that’s when Kate saw it.
C. Students didn’t like the system at first.
D. Lunchtime is the one time when kids have freedom.
E. For some students, lunch is the hardest time of day.
F. And there are other ways to deal with lunchroom problems.
G. But some people say kids should be able to make their own seating choices.
主题语境：人与社会——社会服务与人际沟通
本文是议论文。十二岁女孩凯特所在的学校食堂实施了午餐座位分配制度，这引发了人们对是否有必要分配食堂就餐座位的讨论。
36. B。B项在此处起承上启下的作用。B项中的when指代该空前的凯特走进食堂看到名单的那一天；it指代the list以及下一段中的a paper taped to the wall。
37. E。E项中的lunch is the hardest time of day与该空后的finding a seat can be embarrassing相呼应。
38. C。由就餐座位分配制度导致的结果students have to sit with kids they might not normally talk to和凯特起初对该制度的反应Kate ate quickly so she could leave as fast as possible可知，一开始学生们并不喜欢这个制度。
39. A。由上文中的Kate ate quickly so she could leave as fast as possible和下文中的I made new friends的对比可知， 随着食堂越来越安静以及欺凌现象几乎不再出现，凯特对就餐座位分配制度的态度发生了转变。A项中的her mind指代她对该制度的态度。
40. F。由上文中的Assigned seating has its disadvantages和下文中的step toward making lunchtime better可知，除了座位分配制度，还有其它办法可以解决食堂里的问题。该空后提及的方法sit at round tables instead of long ones是对F项中的ways to deal with lunchroom problems的一个例举。
