第二节 完形填空(共20小题,每小题1．5分.满分30分) 阅读下面短文.从短文后所给各题的四个选项中.选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项.并在答题卡上将该项涂黑.

第二节  完形填空（共20小题；每小题1．5分，满分30分）

    阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

When I began my highschool years, I was quite interested in biology. I read lots of books of myfather’s about animals, and I was   36   much educatedabout such matters as a 16-year-old could be.

    OneSunday afternoon, I was   37  with friends about animals. I saidthe whale（鲸鱼）was   __38  a mammalanimal. They disagreed. Finally, I called a   39   over tohelp settle the matter. I knew I was  40  , so I was lookingforward to the teacher  41   I was right. My friends were eagerfor an opposite answer. We asked her   42  the whale wasa mammal. “No, the whale is a fish,” she said without a moment’s  43  .

You could have knockedme over with a feather. My   44   was hurt because I lostthe argument, but that wasn’t the main reason I was too  45  tospeak. I still knew I was right, which   __46  the teacher waswrong. Not only was she wrong,   47   she wascompletely ignorant（无知的） about something I thought was  48   knowledge. But she was a teacher who had taught a long time.Everyone   49   her and no one else thought she could bewrong.

__50  that, Ihadn’t known grown-ups could be wrong. This   51  shaped the wayI viewed people as I grew up.   52   I found anyone treatedanother person with too much respect and admiration, I thought——and stillthink——“   53   silly.” From that point on, I hadno  54__ for authority（权威）. To earn myrespect, you have to be smart or  55   . I’ll never respect youjust because you happen to be in charge or have a degree.

36. A. as  B. so         C.too             D. very

37. A. meeting          B.working        C. arguing         D.staying

38. A. about     B.like            C. beside        D.above

39. A. professor       B.biologist       C. librarian       D.teacher

40. A. clever     B.fight          C. creative     D.silly

41. A. proving  B.finding C. promising    D. hoping

42. A. how        B.why           C. if         D.when

43. A. doubt     B.silence C. regret  D. hesitation

44. A. heart      B.mind    C. pride    D. feeling

45. A. foolish    B.anxious         C. serious         D.astonished

46. A. meant    B.suggested   C. admitted      D. concluded

47. A. and            B. but       C. for             D. or

48. A. special   B.normal          C. regular         D.common

49. A. pleased B.admired       C. believed       D.loved

50. A. Before   B.After    C. Until     D. Since

51. A. fairly       B.properly       C. nearly  D. greatly

52. A. Whenever      B.Although      C. While   D. Whether

53. A. I’m             B. that’s   C. he’s      D. you’re

54. A. idea        B.respect         C. choice  D.question

55. A. energetic       B.patient         C. talented       D.diligent

试题答案

【答案】

ACBDB  ACDCD   ABDCA   DABBC  

【解析】