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，从短文后所给各

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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，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

When I began my high school years, I was quite interested in biology. I read lots of books of my father’s about animals, and I was 36 much educated about such matters as a 16-year-old could be.

One Sunday afternoon, I was 37 with friends about animals. I said the whale（鲸鱼）was__38 a mammal animal. They disagreed. Finally, I called a 39over to help settle the matter. I knew I was 40, so I was looking forward to the teacher 41 I was right. My friends were eager for an opposite answer. We asked her 42the whale was a mammal. “No, the whale is a fish,” she said without a moment’s 43 .

You could have knocked me over with a feather. My 44 was hurt because I lost the argument, but that wasn’t the main reason I was too 45to speak. I still knew I was right, which __46 the teacher was wrong. Not only was she wrong, 47she was completely ignorant（无知的） about something I thought was 48 knowledge. But she was a teacher who had taught a long time. Everyone 49 her and no one else thought she could be wrong.

__50 that, I hadn’t known grown-ups could be wrong. This 51 shaped the way I viewed people as I grew up. 52 I found anyone treated another person with too much respect and admiration, I thought——and still think——“ 53silly.” From that point on, I had no 54__ for authority（权威）. To earn my respect, you have to be smart or 55 . I’ll never respect you just because you happen to be in charge or have a degree.

36. A. as B. so C. too D. very

37. A. meeting B. working C. arguing D. staying

38. A. about B. like C. beside D. above

39. A. professor B. biologist C. librarian D. teacher

40. A. clever B. fight C. creative D. silly

41. A. proving B. finding C. promising D. hoping

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

43. A. doubt B. silence C. regret D. hesitation

44. A. heart B. mind C. pride D. feeling

45. A. foolish B. anxious C. serious D. astonished

46. A. meant B. suggested C. admitted D. concluded

47. A. and B. but C. for D. or

48. A. special B. normal C. regular D. common

49. A. pleased B. admired C. believed D. loved

50. A. Before B. After C. Until D. Since

51. A. fairly B. properly C. nearly D. greatly

52. A. Whenever B. Although C. While D. Whether

53. A. I’m B. that’s C. he’s D. you’re

54. A. idea B. respect C. choice D. question

55. A. energetic B. patient C. talented D. diligent

最佳答案：

ACBDB ACDCD ABDCA DABBC

答案解析：

略

考点核心：

人物传记类文章的文体特征：

人物传记是记叙文体的一种，主要描写某人的生平事迹、趣闻轶事、生活背景、个性特征、成长奋斗历程等，包含记叙文的时间、地点、人物、事件等要素。其特点是以时间的先后或事件的发展为主线，空间或逻辑线索贯穿文章始终，脉络清楚，可读性较强。