The professor __37__the lecture hall, placed upon his desk a large jar filled with dried beans(豆), and invited the students to _38_how many beans the jar contained. After __39__shouts of wildly wrong guesses the professor smiled a thin, dry smile, announced the __40__ answer, and went on saying, ”You have just __41__an important lesson about science. That is: Never__42__ your own senses.”

　　Twenty years later, the __43__could guess what the professor had in mind. He __44__himself, perhaps,as inviting his students to start an exciting __45__into an unknown world Invisible(無形的)to the 46 ,which can be discovered only through scientific 47 .But the seventeen-year-old girl could not accept or even 48 the invitation. She was just 49 to understand the world. And she 50 that her firsthand experience could be te 51 .The professor, however, said that it was 52 .he was taking away her only 53 for knowing and was providing her with no substitute. “I remember feeling small and 54 ,”the women says, “and I did the only thing I could do. I 55 the course that afternoon, and I haven’t gone near science since.”

　　36.A. art B. history C. science D. math

　　37.A. searched fo B. looked at C. got through D. marched into

　　38.A. count B. guess C. report D. watch

　　39.A. warning B. giving C. turning away D. listening to

　　40.A. ready B. possible C. correct D. difficult

　　41.A. learned B. prepared C. taught D. taken

　　42.A. lose B. trust C. sharpen D. show

　　43.A. lecturer B. scientist C. speaker D. woman

　　44.A. described B. respected C. saw D. served

　　45.A. voyage B. movement C. change D. rush

　　46.A. professor B. eye C. knowledge D. light

　　47. A. model B. senses C. spirit D. methods

　　48. A. hear B. make C. present D. refuse

　　49. A. suggesting B. beginning C. pretending D. waiting

　　50. A. believed B. doubted C. proved D. explained

　　51. A. growth B. strength C. faith D. truth

　　52. A. firm B. interesting C. wrong D. acceptable

　　53. A. task B. tool C. success D. connection

　　54. A. cruel B. proud C. frightened D. brave

　　55. A. dropped B. started C. passed D. missed

　　高考英語完形填空強化練習題答案：36.C 37.D 38.B 39.D 40.C 41.A 42.B 43.D 44.C 45.A 46.B 47.D 48.A 49.B 50.A 51.D 52.C 53.B 54.A 55.A