北京西城电大 大学英语B考试辅导资料网考完形填空真题大全（A-Z）PassageA city man was on holiday in the mountains. He talked _21_ a mountain man and found that the man was stupid, _22_ he suggested they would _23_ a game. “Well ask _24_ questions,” he said, “and the person will _25_ a dollar if he cant answer one question.” The mountain man thought _26_ this for a few minutes, then said that the city man was more educated _27_he and it would be fairer if the city man paid a dollar and he paid only 50 cents. They city man agreed. “_28_ has three legs and can fly?” asked the mountain man. The city man thought a while, _29_ answered, “I dont know. Here is your dollar.” Then he asked the same question. “I dont know, _30_” said the mountain man. “Here is your 50 cents.”21. A. with 22. D. so 23. C. play 24. B. each other25. C. pay26. A. about27. D. than28. B. What29. C. then 30. D. eitherPassageA 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.(21). A. But (22). D. creative (23). B. sources (24). A. came (25). C. more (26). D. so (27). C. to (28). A. single (29). C. some (30). A. as PassageA person who believes that he is incapable will not make a real effort, because he feels that it would be useless. He wont go at a job with the confidence _61_ for success. He is therefore _62 _ to fail, and the failure will strengthen his belief in his incompetence. Alfred Adler, a famous doctor, had an experience _63 _ illustrates this. When he was a small boy he was poor at arithmetic. His teacher got the idea that he had no ability in arithmetic, and told his parents what she thought in order that they would not expect _64 _ much of him. _65 _ this way, they too developed the idea, “Isnt it too bad that Alfred cant do arithmetic?” He accepted their mistaken estimate of his ability, felt that it was _66 _ to try, and was very poor at arithmetic, just as they expected. One day Adler succeeded in solving a problem which _67 _ of the other students had been able to solve. This gave him confidence. He _68 _ the idea that he couldnt do arithmetic and was determined to show them that he could. His new _69 _ confidence stimulated him to go at arithmetic problems with a new spirit. He now worked with interest, _70_, and purpose, and he soon became extraordinarily good at arithmetic. 61. B. necessary 62. C. likely 63. D. which 64. A. too 65. B. In 66. C. useless 67. B. none 68. C. rejected 69. A. found 70. C. determinationPassageA teacher was asking a student a lot of questions, but the student _21 answer any of them. The teacher then decided to ask him _22 questions so that he could get_23 right. “Who was Beethoven?” she asked. The student answered, “He was American.” After he _24 . “_25 . He was a German musician.” The teacher said, she _26 a little angry now. _27 she was trying not to show it. Then she asked, “Who was the first president of the United States?” The student thought for a long time. But he didnt say_28 . Then the teacher got very angry and _29 , “George Washington!” The student got up and began to walk towards the door. “Come back!” The teacher said， “I _30you to go.”“Oh, Im sorry,” the student said. “I thought you called the next student.” 21 A. wasnt able to22 B. very easy 23 C. a few 24 C. thought 25 B. no26 C. was getting27 C. But 28 B. anything29 C. shouted 30 C. didnt tellA very new, BBBDCCADADPassageAfter I had been waiting there for mor