Mr．Whitson taught sixth-grade science．On the first day of class，he gave us a lecture about a creature called the cattywampus，an animal that was wiped out(灭绝)during the Ice Age．He passed around a skull(头骨)as he talked．We all took notes and later had a test．

　　When he returned my paper，I was shocked．There was a big red“X”through each of my answers．I had failed．There had to be some mistake！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 those things about cattywampus．There had never been any such animal．The information in our notes was wrong．Did we expect praise(表扬)for wrong answers？

　　We were very angry．What kind of test was that？And what kind of teacher？

　　We should have figured it out(弄……明白)，Mr．Whitson said．At the very moment he was passing around that cattywampus skull，hadn’t he been telling us that no trace(迹象)of the animal remained(存在)？He had described its color and other facts he couldn’t have known．He had given the animal a strange name，and we still hadn’t been suspicious(有疑心的)．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．Teachers and notebooks are not never wrong．In fact，no one is．He told us not to let our minds go to sleep and to speak up if we ever thought he or textbook was wrong．

　　I haven’t made any great scientific discoveries(科学发现)，but Mr．Whitson’s class gave me and my classmates something just as important：the courage(勇气)to look people in the eye and tell them they are wrong．He also showed us that you can have fun doing it．

(1)

(2)

(3)

完形填空，先通读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后在A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入相应空白处的最佳答案。

　　On my way home I knocked into a stranger as he passed by．“Oh．I'm terribly sorry, ” I said．“That's all right．Please excuse me too．I wasn't even 　　1　　 you．I wish I didn't hurt you, ” said the man．

　　We were very 　　2　　．We said good-bye and went on our way．

　　But at home we often 　　3　　 our loved ones in a different way．

　　Later that day, while I was cooking the evening meal, my daughter stood beside me very quietly．When I turned around, I nearly 　　4　　 her down．“Move out of the way, ” I shouted．She walked away, tears(眼泪)in her eyes．

　　While I lay awake in bed, I realized how 　　5　　 I'd spoken．So I decided to get up to say sorry to my daughter．On the way to her bedroom, to my surprise, I found some 　　6　　 by the door of the kitchen．At that time my tears began to fall．I quietly went and got down on my knees by her 　　7　　．She woke up and put her arms around my neck when I kissed(接吻)her．Then I asked, “Did you pick these flowers for me? ”

　　She smiled and said, “I found them out by the tree．I picked them 　　8　　 they're pretty like you．I knew you'd like them．I stood quietly in order to give you a surprise．” “Oh dear, I'm really sorry for the way I acted today．I shouldn't have shouted at you, ” I said．

　　“That's OK, Mom．I 　　9　　 you anyway, ” she said．

　　I suddenly realized what a clever way it is to explain the word 　　10　　 like this：Father And Mother, I Love You!

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

(6)

(7)

(8)

(9)

(10)

完形填空

　　On my way home I knocked into a stranger as he passed by．“Oh．I'm terribly sorry,” I said．“That’s all right．Please excuse me too; I wasn't even 　　1　　 you．I wish　I didn’t hurt you．”

　　We were very 　　2　　．We said good-bye and went on our way．

　　But at home we often 　　3　　 our loved ones in a different way．

Later that day, while I was cooking the evening meal, my daughter stood beside me very quietly．When I turned, I nearly 　　4　　 her down．“Move out of the way．” I shouted．She walked away, tears(眼泪)in her eyes．

　　While I lay awake in bed, I realized how 　　5　　 I’d spoken．So I decided to get up to say sorry to my daughter．On the way to her bedroom, to my surprise, I found some 　　6　　 by the door of the kitchen．At that time my tears began to fall．I quietly went and got down on my knees by her 　　7　　．She woke up and put her arms around my neck when I kissed her．Then I asked, “Did you pick these flowers for me?”

　　She smiled, “I found them out by the tree．I picked them 　　8　　 they're pretty like you．I knew you’d like them．I stood quietly in order to give you a surprise．” “Oh dear, I'm really sorry for the way I acted today; I shouldn’t have shouted at you．”

　　“That’s okay．Mom．I 　　9　　 you anyway．”

　　I suddenly realized what a clever way it is to explain the word 　　10　　 like this：(F)ather(A)nd(M)other,(I)(L)ove(Y)ou!

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

(6)

(7)

(8)

(9)

(10)