2000年春季高考英语—第一卷II

II.完形填空(共25小题，每小题1分，满分25分)

　　阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从26-50各题所给的四个选项中，选出一个最佳答案。

　　My Experience in a Free School

　　At first I couldn't believe it! There were no 　26　 in rows; no bells rang; no one had to go to 　　27　. Although we all lived “in”, 　　28　　 made us go to bed at a certain time; there was no “lights out”.

　　The 　29　thing was that practically¹ all the students went to class, 30 very few people stayed up late at night. Only the new people stayed up or 　　31　　 class. The new ones always went wild 　32　 , but this never lasted long. The　33　 took some getting used to. Our teachers treated us like　34　 ; never did we have to　35　“stand up”, “sit down”, “speak out”. I don't 　36　one student who didn't try his best.

　　The subjects were the same as those in 37 school, but what a difference in the approach（方式）！For example, in botany²（植物学）we had 38 classes in the spring or fall, but instead we 　39　two gardens, a vegetable garden and a flower garden. 　40　in winter we each studied a few 　41　 things about what we had grown. In math the students built three different kinds of storerooms - small ones 　42　 , but usable. They did this instead of having lessons in the classroom. They really had a 　43　time too, designing everything, drawing the blueprints³, 　44　the angles（角度）and so on. I didn't take 　45　 . I can't stand it! Besides, I could do the basic things with numbers. That's 　46　 !

　　　　47　 I think I am a ?48　 person for having gone to the school. I can read and write as well as anyone else my age, and I can think better. That's probably a real big 　49　 between the free school and regular school-the amount of 　50　.

26. A. desks 　　　　B. lights 　　　　C. students 　　　　D. buildings

27. A. home 　　 　　B. bed 　　　　　 C. class 　　　　　 D. work

28. A. anybody 　　　B. nobody 　　　　C. teachers 　　　　D. parents

29. A. sad 　　　　　B. last 　　　　　C. good 　　　　　　D. strange

30. A. and 　　　　　B. but 　　　　　 C. so 　　　　　　　D. yet

31. A. attended 　　 B. took 　　　　　C. missed 　　　　 D. studied

32. A. from then on　B. at first 　　 C. once more 　　　 D. just then

33. A. freedom 　　　B. habit 　　　　 C. time 　　　　　　D. people

34. A. workers 　　　B. pupils 　　　　C. gardeners 　　　 D. grown-ups

35. A. understand 　 B. study 　　　　 C. play 　　　　　 D. say

36. A. hear from 　　B. feel like 　　 C. think about 　　 D. know of

37. A. night 　　　　B. regular 　　　　C. small 　　　　　 D. real

38. A. all 　　　　　B. short 　　　　　C. no 　　　　　　　 D. indoor

39. A. planted 　　　B. studied 　　　　C. drew 　　　　　　D. toured

40. A. Still 　　　　B. Then 　　　　　 C. Yet 　　　　　　　D. Next

41. A. wild 　　　　 B. successful 　　 C. usual 　　　　　 D. particular

42. A. as well 　　　B.after a while 　 C. of course 　　　 D. as a result

43. A. funny 　　　　B. great 　　　　　 C. convenient⁴ 　　 D. thoughtful⁵

44. A. looking out 　B. taking out 　　 C. finding⁶ out 　　 D. figuring out

45. A. math 　　　　 B. care 　　　　　　C. botany 　　　　　D. notice

46. A. dull 　　　　 B. interesting 　　 C. enough 　　　　　D. dangerous

47. A. On the whole B. Once again 　　　C. Sooner or later D. After a while

48. A. careful 　　 B. better 　　　　　 C. busier 　　　　　D. lovely

49. A. problem 　　 B. chance 　　　　　 C. difference 　　　D. change

50. A. reading 　　 B. gardening⁷ 　　　　C. teaching⁸ 　　　　D. thinking

1 practically   

adv.差不多；几乎；实际地，从实际角度

参考例句：

• He solved the problem very practically.他很实事求是地解决了这个问题。
• She's practically always late for school.她上学几乎总是迟到。

2 botany   

n.植物；植物学

参考例句：

• He studied botany at university.他在大学学习植物学。
• To what degree are you interested in botany?你对植物学的兴趣达到什么程度？

3 blueprints   

n.蓝图，设计图( blueprint的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Have the blueprints been worked out? 蓝图搞好了吗？ 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• BluePrints description of a distributed component of the system design and best practice guidelines. BluePrints描述了一个分布式组件体系的最佳练习和设计指导方针。 来自互联网

4 convenient   

adj.便利的，方便的

参考例句：

• I have to find a convenient location for the shelves.我得找一合适的地方放这些书架。
• Come at any time that is convenient to you.你哪会儿方便就哪会儿来吧。

5 thoughtful   

adj.思考的，沉思的，体贴的，关心的

参考例句：

• She is thoughtful for her friends.她很体贴她的朋友们。
• This is a thoughtful essay.这是一篇具有思想性的随笔。

6 finding   

n.发现，发现物；调查的结果

参考例句：

• The finding makes some sense.该发现具有一定的意义。
• That's an encouraging finding.这是一个鼓舞人心的发现。

7 gardening   

n.造园，造园术，园艺

参考例句：

• Dad is always in a good humour for gardening.爸爸干园艺活时，心情总是很好。
• She's outdoors gardening every afternoon.她每天下午都在户外搞园艺。

8 teaching   

n.教学，执教，任教，讲授；(复数)教诲

参考例句：

• We all agree in adopting the new teaching method. 我们一致同意采取新的教学方法。
• He created a new system of teaching foreign languages.他创造了一种新的外语教学体系。