第三部分：  完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）

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

 It was reported that the ship sank three miles _____ the French coast.

    A. on       B. by        C. across         D. off

That day everyone wondered _____ the baby of four went to her mother’s office.

A. how was it that      B. how it was that   

C. how was it            D. how was that    

--- This book by Tony Garrison is of great use for our course. 

   --- But I think his latest one is ______ worth reading.

A. better         B. more          C. most          D. very

. ---What do you think of French?

    ---In my opinion, French is _______ English.

   A. a subject so difficult as     B. as a subject difficult as

  C. as difficult a subject as     D. difficult as subject as

_____ it rain tomorrow, we would have to _______ the picnic.

   A. Would; put forward     B. Should; call off

   C. Will; give up             D. Should; put up

. ---Could you give me some coins, dad? I want to buy an ice cream

    ---Sorry, I’ve got ______ on me. 

    A. none     B. nothing     C. quite a few    D. no one

 The hospital in Harbin is already _________ of shocking mistreatment, as a 74-year-old man died of heart failure, after 67 days of treatment which cost the family 5.5 million yuan.   

     A. acquired     B. charged          C. accused          D. punished

. His letter was so confusing that I could hardly make any ________ of it.    

    A. explanation     B. meaning         C. sense             D. guess

 --- ________ I remind you of is to return the book to our English teacher.  

    ---I will give it to him _________  I see him.    

   A. That; immediately  B. What; the moment 

C. What; while       D. Whether; once