Question

第二节完型填空（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各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

My Teacher in the School of Life

I spent the opening day of school this year at DeMatha Catholic High School in much the same way I spent the first day of classes   36   30 years ago; I sat in Dr Charles E. Offutt’s British literature class, listening to him   37   what his seniors would learn and get them excited about the journey they would  38  . I’m the principal (校长) of the school now , but for a few minutes I was back in 1975,   39  what the future held.

I have been learning from Dr Offutt for 30 of the 51 years he had been teaching at DeMatha. He not only taught me to think, he   40  me, as much by example as  41  , that it was my moral duty to do so and to serve   42   .

Neither of us could know how our  43  would develop over the years. When I first came back to DeMatha to teach English. I worked for Dr Offutt, the then department chair. After several years, I was  44  department chair, and our relationship changed   45  . I thought that it might be  46  chairing the department, since all of my former English teachers were still there, but Dr Offutt   47  me throughout. He knew when to give me   48   about curriculum, texts and personnel, and when to let me design my own course.

In 1997, I needed his advice about leaving DeMatha to become principal at another school. If he had asked me to stay at DeMatha, I might have.   49   , he encouraged me to seize the new     50  .

Five years ago, I became the   51   of DeMatha. Once again, Dr Offutt was there for me, letting me know that I could   52  on him as I tried to fill such big shoes. I’ve learned from him that great teachers have a (n)   53   wealth of lessons to teach.   54  his students don’t know it yet, I know how   55   they are; I’m still one of them.

36．A．mostly        B．exactly        C．only               D．simply

37．A．explain       B．predict        C．speak          D．teach

38．A．keep           B．achieve       C．choose        D．take

39．A．preparing        B．discovering     C．wondering       D．realizing

40．A．assisted       B．reminded      C．advised       D．convinced

41．A．words         B．action         C．explanation     D．models

42．A．the others        B．everyone       C．others         D．anyone

43．A．relationship     B．position      C．situation       D．condition

44．A．pointed       B．named        C．given          D．taken

45．A．already       B．yet          C．still          D．again

46．A．foolish        B．surprising        C．uncertain     D．challenging

47．A．promoted        B．accepted      C．supported     D．welcomed

48．A．advice        B．information     C．notice         D．thought

49．A．Otherwise       B．Therefore        C．Furthermore    D．Instead

50．A．choice        B．opportunity     C．occupation      D．possibility

51．A．teacher       B．principal     C．officer        D．clerk

52．A．live         B．look               C．depend        D．take

53．A．rich         B．little           C．valuable      D．endless

54．A．Once          B．Even if       C．Unless        D．Until

55．A．fortunate     B．curious       C．innocent      D．satisfied

Answer

36—40  BADCD  41—45  ACABD  46—50  DCADB  51—55  BCDBA

【解析】略