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

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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

最佳答案：

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

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。