题目内容
阅读短文，在短文空白处写出粗体词的相应名词。
Whilst at college, I remember listening to a lecture given by a rather pompous(1)________who was discussing the values of strong(2)________ in politics．Firstly he presented his(3)________ of(4)________, them continued by arguing that(5)________ by a political leader was a positive attribute as resolute decisions could be made but that the basic(6)________ in society could still be maintained．He felt strongly that schools did not provide the kind of(7)________ needed for the development of good leadership qualities which should be instilled from early(8)________．He felt also that modern society encouraged qualities such as(9)________ and(10)________ gave no positive(11)________ to the young．However, when an earnest young student explained that he would like to become a(12)________ or a(13)________ in industry, and asked about courses to follow, the politician said, with a curt(14)________, “ That’s a silly question to ask me!I am a politician not a careers adviser!”
1．politics __politician__ 8．Child_________
2．leader ____________ 9．lazy___________
3．define ____________ 10．cynic_________
4．leader ____________ 11．guide_________
5．dominate _________ 12．politics________
6．free _____________ 13．manage________
7．encourage ________ 14．dismiss________
解析：
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2．leadership 3．definition 4．leadership 5．domination 6．freedom 7．encouragement 8．childhood 9．laziness 10．cynicism 11．guidance 12．politician 13．manager 14．dismissal |
第四节完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出适合填入对应空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。
“Are you too stupid to do anything right?” These words — said by a woman to a little boy who was obviously her son — were spoken 26 he had walked away from her. The boy returned, his eyes downcast.
Not a 27 moment, perhaps, 28 small moments last a very long time. And a few words — though they mean 29 at the time to the people who say them — can have great 30 .
I recently heard a story from a man named Malcolm Dalkoff. For the last 24 years he has been a professional 31 . Here is what he told me:
As a boy in Rock Island, Dalkoff was terribly 32 . He had few 33 and no self-confidence. One day, his English teacher, Ruth Brach, gave the class an assignment . The students had been reading To Kill a Mockingbird. Now they were to write their own chapter that would 34 the last chapter of the novel.
Dalkoff wrote his chapter and turned it 35 . Today he can not recall anything 36 about the chapter he wrote, or what 37 Mrs Brach gave him. What he does remember is the four words Mrs Brach wrote in margin（空白）of the paper: “This is 38 writing.”
Four words. They 39 his life.
“ 40 I read those words, I had no ideal of who I was or 41 I was going to be,” he said. “After reading her note, I went home and wrote a short story, something I had always been 42 of doing but never believed I could do.”
Over the rest of that year in school, he wrote many short stories and always brought them to school for Mrs Brach to evaluate. She was 43 , tough and honest. “She was just what I 44 ,” Dalkoff said.
His confidence 45 . Dalkoff believed that none of this would have happened if that woman had not written those four words in the margin of the paper.
| 26. A. where | B. why | C. because | D. when |
| 27. A. wonderful | B. difficult | C. funny | D. big |
| 28. A. yet | B. although | C. for | D. therefore |
| 29. A. much | B. little | C. more | D. most |
| 30. A. meaning | B. power | C. force | D. sense |
| 31. A. writer | B. player | C. poet | D. singer |
| 32. A. sorry | B. proud | C. sick | D. shy |
| 33. A. books | B. ideals | C. friends | D. chances |
| 34. A. follow | B. match | C. decide | D. improve |
| 35. A. on | B. in | C. out | D. down |
| 36. A. more | B. again | C. different | D. special |
| 37. A. honors | B. remarks | C. prizes | D. grade |
| 38. A. poor | B. serious | C. good | D. silly |
| 39. A. changed | B. damaged | C. affected | D. improved |
| 40. A. Unless | B. Until | C. When | D. While |
| 41. A. what | B. how | C. where | D. which |
| 42. A. tired | B. fond | C. proud | D. dreaming |
| 43. A. strict | B. kind | C. encouraging | D. praising |
| 44. A. feared | B. needed | C. expected | D. loved |
| 45. A. grew | B. lifted | C. appeared | D. returned |