完形填空。
One day a professor was crossing a river in a boat. To pass the time he started talking to the boatman. He
told him his several
1 in education. The boatman was
2 listening to the professor
3 he didn't understand what he was saying to him.
After having said many things, the professor got
4 of speaking. He asked the boatman,"Now tell me
something about you. Have you
5 studied the science of grammar?" "No, I haven't.""Then you've wasted
half of your
6 . How much education have you got?""I'm not educated much. I
7 in my 5th grade, and
since then I've been sailing the boat."
8 this, the professor got silent. The boatman wasn't happy with the
9 of the professor, but remained
cool on his face. Soon the black clouds
10 flying low across the sky, and a storm moved in as they sailed
across the water. They were
11 in the storm, and the boat got out of
12 . Fearing that the boat would
capsize (倾覆), the boatman
13 at the professor,"Professor, do you know how to swim?" The professor
replied with contempt (蔑视), "I never
14 my time with such a hobby." The boatman cried,"The boat is
going to
15 in this water. It is you who have wasted your life by not learning to
16 , because you're going
to drown (淹死) in this water." And he
17 into the water to save himself.
It's
18 how we spend our lives and what we value. Only that education is valuable which is useful on the
occasion. The professor was proud of his
19 , while swimming was more valuable when crossing the water.
20 had their own fields of specialization(专门领域). Jobs differ by post, not social standing.
( )1. A. stories
( )2. A. excitedly
( )3. A. since
( )4. A. afraid
( )5. A. even
( )6. A. dream
( )7. A. escaped
( )8. A. Considering
( )9. A. rudeness
( )10. A. stopped
( )11. A. killed
( )12. A. control
( )13. A. laughed
( )14. A. filled
( )15. A. travel
( )16. A. sail
( )17. A. rushed
( )18. A. unimportant
( )19. A. power
( )20. A. Either |
B. achievements
B. interestedly
B. when
B. impatient
B. ever
B. energy
B. broke
B. Knowing
B. kindness
B. continued
B. caught
B. order
B. aimed
B. wasted
B. turn
B. drive
B. stepped
B. strange
B. knowledge
B. Neither |
C. defeats
C. carefully
C. before
C. tired
C. still
C. money
C. failed
C. Seeing
C. intelligence
C. started
C. lost
C. charge
C. shouted
C. enjoyed
C. leave
C. swim
C. fell
C. similar
C. experience
C. All |
D. problems
D. silently
D. until
D. proud
D. yet
D. life
D. succeeded
D. Hearing
D. happiness
D. prepared
D. hurt
D. place
D. waved
D. planned
D. sink
D. skate
D. jumped
D. useless
D. emotion
D. Both |