第二节 完形填空(共20小题;每小题1分,满分20分)

阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从第36至第55小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。

The world always makes way for the dreamer.

When I was twelve years old, my father took me to see Zig Zigler. I remember sitting in that dark hall listening to Mr. Zigler   36   everyone’s spirits up to the ceiling, I  37   there feeling like I could do anything. When we got to the car, I turned to my father and said, “Dad, I want to   38   people feel like that.” My father asked me   39 __ I meant. “I want to be a motivational(激发积极性的)speaker just like Mr. Zigler,” I replied.  A(An)  40   was born.

Recently, I began seeking my dream of motivating others.  41__a four-year relationship with Fortune 100 Company   42   as a sales-trainer and ending as a regional(地区的) sales manager, I left the company at the height of my   43 _.  Many people were __ 44   that I would leave after earning a six-figure income(收入). And they asked    __45 __ I would risk everything for a dream.

I made my   46   to start my own company and leave my worryingless position(职位)after _47__a regional sales meeting. The vice-president of our company made a   48   that changed my life. He asked us, “If a god would offer you three wishes, what would they be?” After giving us a   49   to write down the three wishes, he then asked us, “Why do you need a   50   ?” I would never forget the power I felt at that moment. I realized that   51   I had accomplished in the past had prepared me for this moment. I was ready and didn’t need a god’s help to become a motivational speaker. A motivational speaker was   52   .

Having made that decision, I was immediately   53 ___. One week after I gave notice, my husband was laid off (下岗) from his job, and now we had no  54  . But I held fast to my dream. The wonder really began to happen. In a short time my husband found a better job. And I was able to book several   55   engagements(业务)with new customers. I discovered the unbelievable power of dreams.

36. A. rise           B. do         C. put           D. raise

37. A. left                B. came     C. arrived             D. reached

38. A. get                B. hope     C. make        D. cheer

39. A. that         B. what           C. which       D. if

40. A. dream        B. idea      C. girl           D. speaker

41. A. After         B. Before      C. Because        D. While

42. A. beginning    B. working   C. acting       D. regarding

43. A. life                B. love      C. money             D. career

44. A. disappointed  B. moved    C. surprised     D. delighted

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

46. A. plan          B. promise    C. decision       D. mind

47. A. attending     B. joining     C. entering       D. holding

48. A. newspaper    B. book     C. report       D. speech

49. A. day           B. second      C. week         D. moment

50. A. love          B. worker     C. god           D. company

51. A. everything   B. anything   C. nothing        D. something

52. A. alive          B. dead      C. missing        D. born

53. A. examined     B. searched   C. found        D. tested

54. A. help          B. harm     C. income         D. money

55. A. selling       B. speaking   C. writing         D. listening

     AThe three main types of secondary education in the United States have been provided by the Latin grammar school, the academy, and the public high school. The first of these was a colonial institution. It began in New England with the establishment in 1635 of the Boston Free Latin School. The curriculum(课程) consisted mainly of the classical languages, and the purpose of this kind of school was the preparation of boys for college, where most of them would be fitted for the ministry.?

The academy began in the early 1750’s with Benjamin Franklin’s school in Philadelphia, which later became the University of Pennsylvania. It extended generally to about the middle nineteenth century, except in the southern states where the public high school was late in developing and where the academy continued to be a principal means of secondary education even after 1900.The academy was open to girls as well as to boys, and it provided a wider curriculum than what the Latin grammar school had furnished. It was designed not only as a preparation for college but also for practical life in commercial and business activities. Although its wide educational values are evident and are recognized as important contributions to secondary education in this country, the academy has never been considered a public institution as the public high school has come to be.?

The public high school had its origin in Massachusetts in 1821 when the English Classical School was established in Boston. In 1827,the state enacted(制定)the first state wide public high school law in the United States. By 1840,there were perhaps a dozen public high schools in Massachusetts and many in other eastern states by 1850,they could also be found in many other states. Just as the curriculum of the academy grew out of that of the Latin grammar school, the curriculum of the public high school developed out of that of the academy. The public high school in the United States is a repudiation(推翻) of the aristocratic(贵族的)and selective principle of the European educational tradition. Since 1890,enrollments( 入学)in secondary schools, mainly public high schools, have practically doubled in this country every ten years.

56.According to the passage, which of the following sequences indicates the order in which the schools developed?

         A.Latin grammar school, public high school, academy.

B.Latin grammar school, academy, public high school.

C.Public high school, Latin grammar school, academy.

D.Public high school, academy, Latin grammar school.

57.It is the opinion of the author that the academy, compared with the public high school, was ____.

A.obviously academically better

B.more discriminatory in student selection

C.coeducational

D.not generally considered as a public institution

58.One can probably infer from his article that “Latin grammar school” refers to ____.

A.the Boston Free Latin School

B.all the elementary schools in the United States

C.schools which taught Latin, exclusive of all other subjects

D.a number of schools which developed in New England

59.It is implied but not stated in the passage that ____.

A.European educational systems are not good

B.As high schools developed in the united states, the decision was made to make them responsible to people from all classes of society.

C.There was an aristocratic and selective principle in the European educational tradition

D.public high schools in the United States embraced the European educational tradition

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