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完型填空真库 1. Americans have always had great faith in education. They believe that all citizens must have some  21  in order to understand economic and political matters and  22  wisely. They also believe that education is essential to progress and prosperity, and that every person is entitled to as much education as he can  23  . The public schools of the United States are not controlled by the national government but by the  24  communities, with state laws setting educational standards and ruling on compulsory attendance. Among the most active in establishing free public education were the labor unions. From the 1830's on, public school  25  developed and they have been growing rapidly ever since. In addition, there are also various private and religious schools. Today they have a great variety of types of colleges and universities,  26  the world-famous Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Besides, there are many kinds of commercial and  27  training. Students are allowed a choice of subjects. There are  28  public schools for the handicapped, too. American schools are equipped with a large variety of up-to-date learning aids such as closed-circuit television, audio-visual equipment etc. State governments, special foundations and the colleges themselves grant many scholarships to students with special  29  . The goal is to make higher education  30  to everyone who is willing and capable. (21).答案(D) A. culture         B. learning         C. training         D. education (22).答案(A) A. vote             B. elect             C. select         D. choose (23).答案(B) A. take             B. absorb         C. digest         D. swallow (24).答案(A) A. local             B. central         C. native         D. limited (25).答案(B) A. units             B. systems         C. structures     D. organizations (26).答案(C) A. containing     B. included         C. including      D. involving (27).答案(C) A. service         B. career         C. vocational     D. employment (28).答案(D) A. strange         B. special         C. surprising     D. specialized (29).答案(C) A. conduct         B. behavior         C. abilities         D. performance (30).答案(C) A. open             B. acceptable     C. available         D. convenient 2. The main purpose of this greeting is to  21  a good relationship between the people concerned, and each language usually has  22  set phrases which can be used for this purpose. Sometimes, though, there can be  23  differences in the type of phrases which can be used, and cultural misunderstandings can easily  24  . The following is a true example. A young British woman went to Hong Kong to work, and at the time of her  25  she knew nothing about the Chinese culture or language. When she was at the bank to get some money, the bank clerk asked her if she had had her lunch. She was extremely surprised  26  such a question because in the British culture it would be regarded as an indirect invitation to lunch. After this she proceeded to school and was even more surprised when one of the teachers asked her the same question. By now she realized that it could not be an invitation, but was puzzled  27  why they asked it. In the following days she was asked the same question again and again, and she spent hours trying to  28  why so many people kept asking her this. Eventually she came to a  29  : the people must be concerned her health. She was somewhat underweight at the time, and so she concluded they must be worrying that she was not eating properly! Only much later    30  that the question had no real significances at all-it was merely a greeting. (21).答案(B) A. build on         B. build up             C. build into         D. build out (22).答案(A) A. a number of     B. the number of         C. the amount of         D. an amount of (23).答案(C) A. considered     B. considering         C. considerable         D. considerate (24).答案(B) A. raise             B. result             C. arouse             D. lead (25).答案(D) A. arrive         B. arrived             C. arrives             D. arrival (26).答案(B) A. on             B. at                 C. to                 D. with (27).答案(B) A. with regards     B. as to                 C. as if                 D. as far as (28).答案(D) A. work at         B. work on             C. work with             D. work out (29).答案(D) A. reason         B. target             C. finish             D. conclusion (30).答案(C) A. she discovered     B. she did discover     C. did she discover     D. does she discover 3. A land free from destruction, plus wealth, natural resources, and labor supply-all these were important factor in helping England to become the center for the Industrial Revolution.  21  they were not enough. Something else was needed to start the industrial process. That "something special" was men  22  individuals who could invent machines, find new  23  of power, and establish business organizations to reshape society. The men who create the machines of the Industrial Revolution  24  from many backgrounds and many occupations. Many of them were  25  inventors than scientists. A man who is a pure scientist is primarily interested in doing his research accurately. He is not necessarily working  26  that his findings can be used. An inventor or one interested in applied science is all trying to make something that has a concrete use. He may try to solve a problem by using the theories  27  science or by experimenting through trial and error. Regardless of his method, he is working to obtain a    28  result: the construction of a harvesting machine, the burning of a light bulb, or one of 16 other objectives. Most of the people who developed the machines of the Industrial Revolution were inventors, not trained scientists. A few were both scientists and inventors. Even those who had  29  or no training in science might not have made their inventions  30  a groundwork had not been laid by scientists years ago.