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，掌握其大意，然后从36-55各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
Football, I suppose, is the most popular game in England: One has only to go to one of the important matches to see this. Rich and poor, young and old, one can see them all there, shouting and 36 for one side or 37 .
One of the most 38 thing about football in England to a stranger is the great 39 of the game which even the smallest boy seems to have. He can tell you the names of the players in most of the important teams. He 40 photos of them and knows the results of large numbers of matches. He will 41 you, with a great air of authority, who he expects will win such and such a match, 42 his opinion is usually as valuable as that of men three or four times his 43 .
Most schools in England take 44 seriously — much more seriously than nearly all European schools, 45 lessons are all important, and games are left for one’s 46 arrangements. In England, it is believed that 47 is not only a matter of filling a boy’s mind with facts 48 ; it also means character training. And one of the 49 ways of training character is by means of games, 50 team games, where the boy has to learn to 51 with others for his team; instead of working 52 for himself alone. The school therefore arranges games and matches for its 53 . Football is a good team game, and it is good exercise for body. It needs _54 and a quick brain. It is popular and it is cheap. As a 55 , it is the school’s favorite game in winter.
36. A. jumping B. laughing C. running D. cheering
37. A. their own B. another C. the other D. other side
38. A. surprising B. exciting C. pleasant D. different
39. A. skill B. knowledge C. interest D. success
40. A. takes B. has C. accepts D. receives
41. A. explain B. tell C. ask D. advise
42. A. so B. though C. thus D. and
43. A. size B. experience C. age D. weight
44. A. education B. children C. football D. matches
45. A. whose B. where C. there D. because
46. A. his B. himself C. own D. itself
47. A. education B. training C. learning D. textbooks
48. A. in the lab B. at the school C. on the playground D. in the classroom
49. A. best B. quickest C. maturest D. oldest
50. A. usually B. namely C. especially D. reasonably
51. A. think B. work C. do D. deal
52. A. happily B. foolishly C. selfishly D. seriously
53. A. players B. teams C. teachers D. pupils
54. A. knowledge B. time C. skill D. memory
55. A. consequence B. whole C. rule D. matter
—I’m afraid these flowers won’t be able to live through the winter.
—But I think otherwise. You see, measures _______ to take good care of them.
A. have taken B. had been taken C. will take D. are being taken
His parents died in an earthquake when he was young, so he was _______ by his grandmother.
A. brought up B. grown up C. taken up D. picked up
__ ______ do you think of the book written by Dr. Wang?
— In my opinion, it is not very interesting.
A．Which B．What C. How D. How
He stepped into the dark cave, _______ high above his head.
A. holding a burning stick B. held a burnt stick
C. holding a burnt stick D. held a burning stick
In our school, every student had free _______ to the library.
A. access B. chance C. right D. use
