1989年
One day a police officer managed to get some fresh mushrooms (蘑菇). He was so(41)what he had bought that he offered to(42)the mushrooms with his brother officers. When their breakfast arrived (43), each officer found some mushrooms on his plate.
"Let the dog(44)a piece first,"suggested one(45)officer who was afraid that the mushrooms(46)be poisonous.
The dog seemed to(47)his mushroom,and the officers then began to eat their meal,saying that the mushrooms had a very strange(48) quite pleasant taste. An hour(49),however,they were all astonished(50)the gardener rushed in and said(51)that the dog was dead. (52),the officers jumped into their cars and rushed to the(53)hospital. Pumps(洗胃器)were used and the officers had a very(54)time getting rid of the mushrooms that(55)in their stomachs.
When they(56)to the police station,they sat down and started to(57)the mushroom poisoning.Each man explained the pains that (58)had felt and they agreed that(59)had grown worse on their(60) to the hospital.The gardener was called to tell the way(61) the poor dog had died."Did it(62)much before death?"asked one of the officers,(63) very pleased that he had escaped (避免) a (64) death himself. "No,"the gardener looked rather(65). "It was killed the moment a car hit it."
41. A. sure ofB. careless aboutC. pleased withD. disappointed at
42. A. shareB. growC. washD. cook
43. A. tomorrowB. the next dayC. the day afterD. next day
44. A. checkB. smellC. tryD. examine
45. A. frightenedB. shyC. cheerfulD. careful
46. A. mustB. shouldC. mightD. may
47. A. refuseB. hateC. wantD. enjoy
48. A. besidesB. butC. andD. or
49. A. laterB. afterC. pastD. over
50. A. untilB. whileC. beforeD. when
51. A. cruellyB. curiouslyC. seriouslyD. finally
52. A. ImmediatelyB. CarefullyC. SuddenlyD. Slowly
53. A. animalB. biggestC. plantD. nearest
54. A. hardB. busyC. excitingD. unforgettable
55. A. stoppedB. droppedC. settledD. remained
56. A. hurriedB. droveC. wentD. returned
57. A. studyB. discussC. recordD. remember
58. A. theyB. anybodyC. heD. everybody
59. A. thisB. theseC. itD. they
60. A. roadB. streetC. wayD. direction
61. A. thatB. in thatC. whichD. in which
62. A. sufferB. eatC. harmD. spit
63. A. to feelB. feeling C. feltD. having felt
64. A. strangeB. painfulC. peacefulD. natural
65. A. happyB. interestedC. surprisedD. excited
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41. C42. A43. B44. C45. D 46. C47. D48. B49. A50. D
51. C52. A53. D54. A55. D 56. D57. B58. C59. C60. C
61. D/A62. A63. B64. B65. C
一、
Rather
1.used to mean ‘fairly’ or ‘to some degree’, often when you are expressing slight criticism, disappointment or surprise（常用于表示轻微的批评、失望或惊讶）相当，在某种程度上
The instructions were rather complicated.这些说明相当复杂。
She fell and hurt her leg rather badly.她跌倒了，腿伤得相当重。
2.used with a verb to make a statement sound less strong（与动词连用以减弱语气）有点儿，稍微
I rather suspect we're making a mistake.我有点儿怀疑我们正在犯错误。
We were rather hoping you'd be able to do it by Friday.我们希望你最好能在星期五之前做这件事。
3.used to correct sth you have said, or to give more accurate information（纠正所说的话或提供更确切的信息）更确切地讲，更准确地说
She worked as a secretary, or rather, a personal assistant.她当了秘书；确切地讲，是私人助理。
In the end he had to walk—or rather run—to the office.最后他不得不走着—应该说是跑着—去办公室。
4.used to introduce an idea that is different or opposite to the idea that you have stated previously（提出不同或相反的观点）相反，反而，而是
The walls were not white, but rather a sort of dirty grey.墙面不是白的，而是灰不溜秋的。
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二、
."Did it suffer much before death?"asked one of the officers, feeling very pleased that he had escaped (避免) a painful death himself.
三、
self-sentimental
四、重点短语
1.share sth. with sb. 和某人分享某物
2.the next day 第二天
3.try a piece 尝一小块
4.might be poisonous 可能有毒
5.an hour later 一小时之后
6.be astonished when… 当……的时候很震惊
7.rush to the nearest hospital 冲向最近的医院
8.have a hard time doing sth. 做某事很艰难
9.remain in their stomachs 残留在胃里
10.return to 回到……
11.on one’s way to … 在某人去……的路上
12.the way that/in which + 从句做某事的方式
13.suffer much 遭受很大痛苦
