二、 完形填空（10题，每小题1分，共10分） Many people go to school for education. They learn languages, history, math and 16 subjects. Others go to school to learn skills to make a living. Schools education is very important and useful. Yet, no one can learn 17 from school. Even a very good teacher can’t teach his students everything they want to know. The teacher’s job is to show his students how 18 . He teaches them how to read and how to think. So, many things will be learned 19 school by the students themselves. It is always more important to know how to study by students 20 than to remember some formulas (公式). It is very easy to learn a formula in math, but it is hard to use a formula in 21 a math problem. Great scientists 22 we didn’t get everything from school. Their teachers only showed them the way. Edison didn’t 23 finish primary school, but he was so successful. He invented so many things for human beings. They were successful 24 they knew how to study. They read books that were not taught at school. They would ask many questions as they read. They did 25 experiments. They worked hard all their lives and never wasted time. The most important thing was that they knew how to use their brain.16. A. any other B. some other C. others D. the other17. A. something B. anything C. nothing D. everything18. A. learning B. learned C. to learn D. learn19. A. outside B. out C. for D. at20. A. himself B. herself C. oneself D. themselves21. A. working on B. working out C. thinking about D. understanding22. A. before B. behind C. after D. in the front of23. A. but B. and C. still D. even24. A. why B. so C. because D. though25. A. thousands B. thousands of C. thousands of D. many thousands
CThe year was 1932. Amelia Earhart was flying alone from North America to England in a small single-engine airplane. At midnight, several hours after she had left Newfoundland, she ran into bad weather. To make things worse, her altimeter failed and she didn’t know how high she was flying. At night, and in a storm, a pilot is in great difficulty without an altimeter. At times, her plane nearly plunged into the sea.Just before dawn, there was further trouble. Amelia noticed flames coming from the engine. Would she be able to reach land? There was nothing to do except keep going and hope.In the end, Amelia Earhart did reach Ireland, and for the courage she had shown, she was warmly welcomed in England and Europe. When she returned to the United States, she was honored by President Hoover at a special dinner in the White House. From that time on, Amelia Earhart was famous. What was so important about her flight？ Amelia Earhart was the first woman to fly the Atlantic Ocean alone, and she had set a record of fourteen hours and fifty-six minutes. In the years that followed, Amelia Earhart made several flights across the United States, and on each occasion she set a new record for flying time. Amelia Earhart made these filths to show that women had place in aviation and that air travel was useful.29. According to the passage, what was Amelia Earhart’s reason for making her flights?A. To set a new record for lying time.B. To be the first woman to fly around the world.C. To show that aviation was not just for men.D. To become famous in the world.30. Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?A. A New Record for Flying TimeB. Amelia Earhart---First Across the AtlanticC. Amelia Earhart ---Pioneer in Women’s AviationD. A Dangerous Flight from North America to England.
