第二节:完形填空(共20小题,每小题1.5分,满分30分)
The science teacher believed very strongly
in practical work as a means of teaching science effectively, and she wanted
her pupils' parents to see how well their children were learning ___36___ her
methods. She therefore arranged for all the parents ___37___ and see the
results of one of the ___38___ experiments on a Saturday evening,___39___ all
of them were free. The children had been studying the growth of plants, and
they ___40___ four pots of beans a few weeks before. They had put poor soil in one pot, to
see ___41___ effect this would have ___42___ the growth of the beans in
___43___,and good soil in ___44___ three pots. Then they had put one of the
___45___ in the dark for several days, and had given ___46___ pot no water for
the same length of time.
At the end of the lesson on Friday
afternoon, the teacher put little ___47___ on the four pots:‘The beans in this
pot were planted in poor soil.’‘This pot ___48___
in the dark for four days.’‘These beans have had no water for four days.’‘These
beans have had good soil, plenty of light and ___49___ water.’ Then the teacher went home.
When she
arrived on ___50___ evening, half an hour before the ___51___were due to come,
she found this note beside the pots:‘We read your notes ___52___ the school servant and thought
we would help him, so we watered all the plants, changed the earth in the one
with ___53___ soil, and ___54___ the light on above the one that had been left
in the dark for four days. We hope that the plants will now grow___ 55___.’
Your
friends,
‘The Boy Scouts.’
36.A. by
B. with
C. in
D. through
37.A.
come
B. came
C. to come D. coming
38.A.
child
B. children C.
child's
D. children's
39.A.
when B. as
C. because
D. since
40.A. have
planted B.
had planted C.
planted D.
had been planted
41.A. how
B. what
C. which
D. why
42.A. in
B. on
C. for
D. with
43.A.
them
B. that
C. it
D. one
44.A. the
other
B. an other C.
Other
D. others
45.A.
beans
B. soil
C. plants
D. pots
46.A. a
third
B. the third C. a
fourth D. the fourth
47.A.
notes
B. messages
C. notices
D. announcements
48.A. had been
kept
B. has been kept
C. had
been remained
D. has been remained
49.A. no
B. some
C. much
D. regular
50.A.
Friday
B. Saturday
C. Sunday
D. Monday
51.A.
children
B. students C.
parents
D. teachers
52.A. to
B. for
C. from
D. on
53.A.
good
B. wet
C. dry
D. poor
54.A.
left
B. leave
C. kept
D. keep
55.A. well
B. strong
C. better D.
good