五、填单词补全对话

M: Lily, let’s go on a vacation!

W: How can we? Vacations (61)c____ money, and this month we don’t have much left after (62) p___ the rent.

M: Well, we can visit different places in the state in our van (客货车). We won’t take a plane or (63) s___ at a hotel this time. Trust me, it won’t cost much.

W: Where will we sleep, then?

M: In the van.

W: What about other (64) e____?

M: Let’s see. Gas, food, recreation, we won’t spend much. Come on. Don’t hesitate. We need to get out of the house once in a (65) w____. We have been (66) w____ hard, haven’t we? It’s time to have a rest.

W: Maybe you’re right. When do you (67) p____ to go?

M: The (68) s____, the better! I can’t wait!

W: Oh. Have you decided where to go yet?

M: As long as we’re going, you can decide where to go. I trust your judgment. I know you miss Chinese food, so we can eat at a Chinese (69) r____ this time.

W: Let’s go to Chicago. We can have lunch in Chinatown. (70)T____ we can go to a ball game at Wrigley Field!

— I’m terribly sorry to have put you through so much trouble.

   — _____. I know you didn’t mean to.

A. Forget about it          B. No trouble         C. All right            D. You’re welcome

—Do you mind my opening the window?

—Well , I’ d rather you _____.

       A．didn’t      B．not   C．won’t      D．don’t

The book is________ boring; it is, in fact, rather exciting and fascinating.

　　A. anything but　　B. nothing but　　C. no more　　　D. all but

第三部分:阅读理解（共20小题;每小题2分, 满分40分）

阅读下列短文，从每篇短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Mr. Whitson taught sixth-grade science. On the first day of class, he gave us a lecture about an animal called the Cattywampus, a nocturnal (夜间活动的) animal that was wiped out during the Ice Age. He passed around a skull as he talked. We all took notes and later had a quiz.

When he returned my paper, I was shocked. There was a big red “X” through each of my answers. There had to be some mistakes! I had written down exactly what Mr. Whitson said. Then I realized that everyone in the class had failed. What had happened? Very simple, Mr. Whitson explained. He had made up all that story about the Cattywampus. The information in our notes was, therefore, incorrect. Did we expect credit for incorrect answers? Needless to say, we were outraged. What kind of text was this? And what kind of teacher is he?

We should have figured it out, Mr. Whitson said. After all, at the very moment he was passing around the Cattywampus skull (in truth, a cat’s), hadn’t he been telling us that no trace of the animal remained? He had described its amazing night vision, the color of its fur and any number of other facts he couldn’t have known, he had given the animal a ridiculous name, and we still hadn’t been suspicious. The zeroes on our papers would be recorded in his grade book, he said. And they were. Mr. Whitson said he hoped we would learn something from this experience. He told us not to let our minds go to sleep, and to speak up if we ever thought he or the textbook was wrong.

We carded our new skepticism (怀疑主义) into all our classes. This caused problems for the other teachers, who weren’t used to being challenged. Our history teacher would be lecturing about something, and then there would be clearings of the throat and someone would say “Cattywampus”.

If I’m ever asked to propose a solution to the crisis in our schools, it will be Mr. Whitson. I haven’t made any great scientific discoveries, but Mr. Whitson’s class gave me and my classmates something just as important: the courage to look people in the eye and tell them they are wrong. He also showed us that you can have fun doing it.

51．The best title for this passage would probably be _______.

      A. Cattywampus                                      

B. An interesting and unforgettable Lesson

C. A new teaching method                        

D. The Best Teacher I Ever Had

52．The underlined word outraged in the second paragraph here means _______.

      A. angry                             B. excited                     C. disappointed             D. discouraged

53．From this passage, we know that Mr. Whitson was a teacher _______.

      A. difficult to get along with                                   B. creative in teaching  

C. fond of being challenged                            D. full of energy and enthusiasm 

54．We can infer from the passage that _______.

      A. teachers and textbooks are not always right

B. Cattywampus could be found in the Ice Age

C. the history teacher didn’t like to be challenged

D. Mr. Whitson always made a bad impression on his students

To develop the New Economy, we must not only update our economy with advanced science and technology, but also, ________ this new trend of development.

A．in addition to          B．in response to          C．in contrast to           D．in relation to

It is heartening to see millions on the earth who had nothing but a record of misery and hunger_________the chance to improve their life.

       A．having      B．to have     C. have   D. who have

The company guaranteed a call-back policy_______their products have any risk in safety.

A. should                   B. might         C. could            D. would

My sister, as well as her classmates who ______ late for class,  ______ criticized by Mr. Hunt.

      A．were; was          B．was; were            C．was; was            D．were; were

My friend Shelly is__________stupid, However, she is pretty smart.

       A．much too        B．more that  C．far from   D．less than