【正文】 so you have 35. May I sit in the chair near the window? ____________. The paint on it is still wet. A. By no means B. Help yourself C. It depends D. Never mind 第三部分：完形填空 （滿分 30 分） “Father, I don’t like to go to school,” said Harry Williams one morning. “I wish you 36 let me stay at home. Charles Parker’s father doesn’t make him go to school.” Mr. Williams took his little boy 37 the hand, and said kindly to him, “Come, my son. I want to 38 you something in the garden.” Harry walked into the garden with his father, who led him along 39 they came to a bed in which peas(豌豆 ) were growing. Not a weed(雜草 ) was to be 40 about their roots. “See how beautifully these peas are 41 , my son,” said Mr. Williams. “How clean and healthy the vines(藤 ) look. We shall have a good 42 . Now let me show you the vines in Mr. Parker’s garden.” Mr. Williams then 43 Harry to look at Mr. Parker’s pea vines. After a few moments, Mr. Williams asked, “Well, my son, what do you 44 Mr. Parker’s pea vines?” “Oh, Father!” replied the little boy. “I never saw such 45 looking peas in my life! The weeds are nearly as 46 as the peas themselves. There won’t be half a crop!” “ 47 are they so much worse than ours, Harry?” “Because they have been left to grow as they 48 . I suppose Mr. Parker just planted them, and never took any care of them 49 ” “Yes. A garden will soon be overrun with weeds 50 it is not taken good care of,” Mr. Williams 51 , “and so it is with the human garden. Children’s minds are like garden beds. They must be 52 cared for. I send you to school in order that the garden of your 53 may have good seeds and 54 plentifully. Now which would you 55 , to stay at home or go to school?” “I would rather go to school,” said Harry. 36. A. could B. would C. might D. should 37. A. by B. with C. in D. of 38. A. offer B. remind C. give D. show 39. A. when B. until C. before D. where 40. A. seen B. changed C. made D. planted 41. A. shaking B. moving C. growing D. dancing 42. A. result B. present C. match D. harvest 43. A. forced B. led C. followed D. ordered 44. A. hear of B. look at C. think of D. deal with 45. A. ugly B. poor C. dirty D. fine 46. A. high B. long C. deep D. wide 47. A. When B. How C. Where D. Why 48. A. left B. stayed C. pleased D. belonged 49. A. ahead B. afterward C. forward D. outside 50. A. if B. or C. as D. so 51. A. explained B. answered C. required D. announced 52. A. gently B. correctly C. carefully D. slightly 53. A. school B. dream C. family D. mind 54. A. decrease B. develop C. produce D. drop 55. A. find B. prefer C. know D. support 第四部分：閱讀理解（滿分 40 分） A篇 The Americans and Russians， at the height of the arms race， realized that if they continued in the usual manner they were going to blow up the whole world. One day， they sat down and decided to settle the whole argument with one dog fight. They’d spent five years training the best fighting dog in the world and whichever side’s dog won would have the right to control the world. The losing side would have to lay down its arms. The Russians found the biggest， meanest， Doberman and Rottweiler in the world and trained them with the biggest meanest Siberian wolves. They selected only the biggest 20080504 and strongest young dogs from each litter（窩）， killed his brothers or sisters， and gave him all the milk. They used steroids（類固醇） and trainers and after five years came up with the biggest meanest dog the world had ever seen. Its cage needed steel bars that were three inches and nobody could get near it. When the day came for the fight， the Americans showed up with a strange animal. It was a ninefoot long Dachshund. Everyone felt sorry for the Americans because they knew there was no way that this dog could possibly last ten seconds with the Russian dog. When the cages were opened up， the Dachshund came out and wrapped itself around the outside of the ring. It had the Russian dog almost surrounded. When the Russian dog leaned over to bite the Dachshund’s neck， the Dachshund reached out and consumed the Russian dog in one bite. There was nothing left at the entire Russian dog. The Russians came up to the Americans， shaking their hands in doubt. “ We don’t understand how this could have happened. We had our best people working for five years with the meanest Doberman and Rottweiler in the world and the biggest， meanest Siberian wolves.” “ That is nothing，” an American replied.“ We had our best plastic surgeons（外形整容醫(yī)生） working for five years to make a crocodile look like a Dachshund.” 56． Why did Americans and Russians stop fighting in the usual manner at the height of the arms race. A. They were tired of fighting for a long time B. They were afraid to explode the whole world C. They wanted to pete with each other in another way. D. They thought it was more interesting to see the dogs fighting. 57. What does the underlined word “ Dachshund” mean？ A. A kind of crocodile B. A kind of weapon C. A kind of dog D. A kind of wolf 58． This story implies that________ A. we must use our wisdom while peting B. it is no use to be honest with Americans C. Americans are cleverer than Russians D. the Russian dog aren’t as strong as those in American 59． This story can be concluded with a proverb“ ____________” A. Well begun is half done B. Pride goes before a fall C. Deal with a man as he deals with you D. Actions speak louder than words B 篇 The old man walked with a cane（拐杖） slowly into