55. He was afraid that the branch might bend over and break, and he would be sent _____ to the ground.

　 A. crashing　　 B. throwing　　 C. rushing　　 D. dropping

A. crashing.

crash(to the ground)猛跌(到地上)。Crash n.

常指飛機(jī)等的“失事”，如：He was killed in an aircraft crash.(他在飛機(jī)失事中喪生。)本句中用falling不妥，fall指“落下，掉下”，本身并不強(qiáng)調(diào)落下的速度，而crash使“猛跌”，故本題用crashing最佳。

54. They always kept on good _____ with their next-door neighbors for the children's sake.

　 A. friendship　　 B. relations　　 C. intentions　　 D. terms

D. terms.

keep (be) on good terms with與......和睦相處。

53. People who live in a small village are bound to see a good _____ of each other.

　 A. sum　　 B. quantity　　 C. deal　　 D. amount

C. deal.

see a good deal of each other 經(jīng)常見面。

52. "Who is responsible for sending out misinformation?"

　 "Most of the fault lies _____ the administration."

　 A. in　　 B. to　　 C. on　　 D. with

D. with.

lie with應(yīng)由.......(承擔(dān)責(zé)任)；(作出決定等)得靠...... 1)The responsibility lies with the driver.(責(zé)任應(yīng)由這個(gè)司機(jī)承擔(dān)。) 2)It lies with you to accept or reject he the proposal.(接受還是拒絕這項(xiàng)建議由你決定。)

lie in在于： 1)The difficulty lies in their great poverty.(困難在于他們非常貧困。) 2)the solution lies in social and political reform.(解決方法在于社會政治改革。)

51. Our attitude toward our teachers should be _____, but not slavish or superstitious.

　 A. respectable　　 B. respected　　 C. respective　　 D. respectful

D. respectful.

respectable(=deserving respect)值得尊敬的,品行端正的。respectful(=showing respect to)有禮貌的，表示尊敬的。Respective各個(gè)的。respected尊敬的。Respecting prep.(=relating to; concerned with)關(guān)于，說到。

50. Her display of bad temper completely _____ the party.

　 A. harmed　　 B. damaged　　 C. spoilt　　 D. hurt

C. spoilt.

spoil指出意指“使...... 掃興，搞糟”，如：Quarrelling spoilt the picnic.(爭吵使這次野餐弄得很掃興。)hurt傷害，damage 損壞，harm危害，均不合題意。

49. The _____ of the trees in the water was very clear.

　 A. mirror　　 B. sight　　 C. reflection　　 D. shadow

C. reflection.

reflection此處意為“映在水中的倒影”，而不是“影子”或“陰影”，故不能用shadow。其他選擇均不合題意。

48. Roses are quite _____ flowers in English gardens.

　 A. ordinary　　 B. common　　 C. usual　　 D. general

B. common.

common(=usual and ordinary; happening of found often and in many places)普通的；常見的；常常發(fā)生的；到處可見的：a common experience(普通的經(jīng)歷)；a common tree(常見的樹木)。This bird is common throughout Europe.(這種鳥在歐洲很常見。)They can treat most of the common diseases.(他們能治療大多數(shù)常見病。)

usual(=done, found, used or existing most of the time) 經(jīng)常的，通常的，慣例的，習(xí)以為常的；強(qiáng)調(diào)時(shí)間習(xí)慣方面，例如：This is the usual state of the house.(這房子里平常就是這種樣子。)

ordinary正常的，普通的，正常的；an ordinary day(平凡的一天)，ordinary people(普通人), a piece of ordinary dance music(一首普通的舞曲)。

general普通的。它與common比較，語氣稍強(qiáng)，含有很少例外的意外。

可見本題中用common是最佳的選擇。

47. The thief _____ the papers all over the room while he was searching.

　 A. abandoned　　 B. vanished　　 C. scattered　　 D. deserted

C. scattered.

scatter(=throw or put in various directions, or here and there)撒。

abandon放棄，拋棄。desert遺棄(而離開)。vanish消亡，滅亡。本題句意是將小偷在搜尋錢時(shí)的情景，所以應(yīng)選scattered(撒)。

46. In a typhoon, winds _____ a speed greater than 120 kilometers per hour.

　 A. assume　　 B. accomplish　　 C. attain　　 D. assemble

　C. attain.

　　 attain (=succeed in doing or getting) 達(dá)到 (目的等) ,取得 (成就等) :I hope you will attain your object, accomplish (順利) 完成。assume假定, 假設(shè), 承擔(dān)。assemble集合; 裝配。