高考英语完形填空训练（020）
Mr. Whitson taught six grade science. On the first day of class, he gave us a 1 about a creature called the cattywampus, a kind of animal that had died out during the Ice Age. He 2 around a skull (头盖骨) as he talked. We all took 3 and later had a test.
When he returned my paper, I was 4 . There was a big red X through 5 of my answers. I had failed! There had to be some 6 ! I had written down 7 what Mr. Whitson said. Then I 8 that everyone in the class had 9 . What had happened?
Very simple, Mr. Whitson 10 . He had made up all that stuff (无中生有的东西) cattywampus. 11 had never been any such animal. The information in our notes was, 12 incorrect. Did we 13 our marks for incorrect answers?
Needless to say (不用说), we were very 14 .
What kind of 15 was this? And what kind of teacher?
Mr. Whitson said he hoped we would learn something form this 16 . Teachers and textbooks are not 17 . 18 no one is. He told us not to 19 our minds go to sleep, and to speak out 20 we ever thought he or the textbook was wrong.
Every class was an exciting one 21 Mr. Whitson. I can remember some science periods 22 from beginning to end.
I haven’t made any great scientific 23 , but Mr. Whitson’s class gave me and my classmates something 24 , like the courage to look people in the 25 and tell them they are wrong. He also showed us that you have fun doing it.
1. A. magazine B. book C. story D. lecture
2. A. walked B. grasped C. passed D. looked
3. A. notes B. exercises C. attentions D. cares
4. A. excited B. inspired C. worried D. surprised
5. A. one B. each C. most D. some
6. A. story B. reason C. mistake D. cause
7. A. exactly B. immediately C. quickly D. quietly
8. A. guessed B. learned C. thought D . understood
9. A. passed B. failed C. succeeded D. left
10. A. announced B. said C. proved D. explained
11. A. It B. There C. This D. That
12. A. however B. otherwise C. therefore D. unfortunately
13. A. get B. expect C. make D. take
14. A. angry B. disappointed C. sad D. satisfied
15. A. test B. animal C. work D. mistake
16. A. mistake B. experience C. story D. test
17. A. correct B. honest C. perfect D. kind
18. A. After all B. In fact C. On the contrary D. At the same time
19. A. let B. make C. help D. have
20. A. that B. whether C. while D. if
21. A. with B. about C. of D. for
22. A. only B. hardly C. almost D. just
23. A. experiments B. discoveries C. researches D. subjects
24. A. strange B. important C. interesting D. serious
25. A. head B. brain C. eye D. hand
答案 1-5 DCADB 6-10 CABBD 11-15 BCBAA 16-20 BCBAD 21-25 ACBBC
