Six men have been trapped in a mine 51 seventeen hours. If they are not brought to the surface soon they may lose their lives. 52 , rescue operations are 53 difficult. 54 explosives (炸药) are used, vibrations (振动) will cause the roof of the mine to collapse. Rescue workers are 55 drilling a hole on the north side of the mine. They 56 . to bring the men up in a special capsule. If there had not been a hard layer of rock 57 the soil, they would have completed the job in a few hours. 58 .it is, they have drilled for sixteen hours and they still have a long way to go. 59 , a microphone, which was lowered into the mine two hours ago, has 60 the men to keep in touch with their closest relatives. Though they are running out of food and drink, the men are cheerful and confident that they will get out soon.They have been told that rescue operation are progressing smoothly. If they knew how difficult it was to drill through the hard rock, they would lose heart.
B．根据课文的内容在每个空白处填入一个恰当的词。
“You are all such dear 61 of mine,” Colin went on reading out Henry Ground’s words 62 a flat tone, which, if they weren’t so interested, would have sent everyone to sleep, “that I cannot decide which of you to leave my 63 to.” Colin paused. In the 64 , you could have heard a pin drop. He went on, “so, dear friends, I have set you a little 65 . Each of you in 66 must tell the 67 joke he or she can think of, and the one who gets the most 68 will get 69 my money. Colin will be the 70 of the best joke.”
V．根据所学课文内容完成下列句子。 (本大题共10小题，每小题2分，共20分)
71. In the “Emperor’s New Clothes”, Andersen laughed at those people who______.
72. We shouldn’t be bound by the dictionary in choosing our words because______.
73. In “Love of Life”, even though the man was saved and had enough to eat, he still hid food because he______.
74. According to the final part of the late Henry Ground’s last will, all his fortune______.
75. Jesus Colon doesn’t help the white woman who is holding three kids besides her, because he is afraid that______.
76. In “Another School Year——What For?”, the author holds that the first course in any science is essentially a history course because ______.
77. Professor Kolb’s exam paper surprised the author because______.
78. In the story “Foredoom in Dying”, what impresses us most is ______.
79. “When the gods wish to punish us, they make a damn good job of it” means ______.
80. Even though the doctors told Chris’s mother that he was beyond cure, she firmly believe来源:91考试 网d that______.
VI．句子翻译。将下列句子译成英语，译文写在答题纸上相应的位置。(本大题共10小题， 每小题2分，共20分)
81．时间既难以控制好，又很容易浪费掉。
82．你应该根据上下文来掌握这个词的意思。
83．他把书看成是最好的老师。
84．那计划没有奏效。
85．他上车时，车上已经没有座位了。
86．清晨下了一场暴雨。
87．知道自己的弱点是很重要的。
88．好书是把伟大人物介绍给读者的那种书。
89．做出承诺就要兑现。