高考英语完形填空训练（025）
In the United States a university professor is granted (获准) a few months of freedom from his 1 about every seventh year for travel or advanced study. This 2 of freedom from teaching is called a sabbatical (轮流) 3 . Its aim is to give the professor 4 which will make him a 5 person and better teacher when he 6 to his university.
7 the public learned how Dr. John R. Coleman, 8 of Haverford College, had 9 his sabbatical leave.
At the 10 of 51 Dr. Coleman decided to escape from university 11 for a few months and to get 12 experiences in the world of work. He especially wanted to 13 people. People who do hard physical 14 were particularly interesting to him. ” I want to 15 from the world of words and meetings--- the 16 a president does,” Dr. Coleman later 17 to reporter. “As a college president you begin to 18 yourself very seriously and to think you have 19 . You forget things about people. I wanted to 20 things I’d forgotten. ”
At the end of his sabbatical leave Dr. Coleman felt that his 21 had been well spent. He 22 believes that every person should be 23 to spend 24 half a year in the world of work 25 starting university studies.
1. A. duties B. office C. home D. holidays
2. A. period B. absence C. way D. means
3. A. teaching B. leave C. play D. sickness
4. A. trouble B. wealth C. time D. experiences
5. A. valuable B. political C. important D. wiser
6. A. enters B. goes C. returns D. changes
7. A. However B. Recently C. Immediately D. Finally
8. A. reporter B. traveler C. president D. professor
9. A. said B. thought C. spent D. asked for
10. A. end B. beginning C. age D. time
11. A. library B. league C. teaching D. life
12. A. various B. the same C. strange D. ordinary
13. A. live with B. learn about C. meet D. wait for
14. A. theory B. technology C. labour D. research
15. A. learn B. hear C. die D. get away
16. A. favour B. experiments C. things D. research
17. A. talked B. explained C. discussed D. promised
18. A. ask B. understand C. teach D. take
19. A. power B. truth C. health D. money
20. A. relearn B. keep C. realize D. accept
21. A. money B. holiday C. time D. energy
22. A. seldom B. now C. usually D. never
23. A. suggested B. required C. understood D. taught
24. A. nearly B. at last C. at least D. at most
25. A. from B. for C. till D. before
KEY: 1-5 AABDD 6-10 CBCCC 11-15 DABCD 16-20 CBDAA 21-25 CBBCD
