(16)Open-mindedness is extremely important to a scientific attitude. This means the ability to face the facts as they are regardless of what one has 21 thought. It includes an ability to 22 new and sometimes even 23 ideas. 21. A. previously B. carefully C. completely D. hard22. A. receive B. make C. produce D. accept23. A. successful B. considerable C. agreeable D. disagreeable 廣東高考完形填空題究竟考什廣東高考完形填空題究竟考什么？怎么考？請(qǐng)看以下研究結(jié)果。么？怎么考？請(qǐng)看以下研究結(jié)果。命題揭密命題揭密The worker in science must face facts whether they are pleasant or 24. He must expect many failures and be willing to try again. Thomas Edison 25 thousands of times before he succeeded in producing the first 26 lamp.24. A. unhappy B. unnecessary C. unpleasant D. unimportant25. A. failed B. succeeded C. managed D. got26. A. electric B. electrical C. electronic D. elective The solutions to real problems cannot be seen in 27. Scientists must be able to change their thinking and to 28 their theories to new facts as they are discovered. The mind cannot be made up once and for all. New knowledge may make a change in thinking necessary. 27. A. front B. field C. advance D. surprise28. A. take B. adapt C. adopt D. admitThis is another ways of 29 that mans understanding is always less than perfect. What is accepted as true often is relatively, and not 30, true. A scientific truth offers an explanation that is acceptable only in the light of what is known at a particular time.29. A. saying B. telling C. speaking D. talking30. A. hardly B. actively C. partly D. absolutely(17) For many years, I thought my size led to my pains. I believed that when the 21 disappeared, it would take old wounds, and hurts with it.21. A. weight B. height C. body D. spirit Many people mistakenly believe that changing our bodies will fix everything. Perhaps our worst 22 is believing that being thin equals being loved, being special, and being cherished. We suppose what it will be like when we 23 the long-awaited goal. We work very hard to realize this dream. Then, at 24, we find ourselves there.22. A. fault B. mistake C. event D. reality23. A. arrive B. get C. reach to D. reach24. A. last B. least C. most D. best But we often gain back what we have lost. Even so, we continue to believe that next time it will be 25. Next time, being thin will finally fulfill its expectation of everlasting happiness, self-worth, and of course, love.25. A. same B. right C. different D. wrong It 26 me a long while to realize that there was something more for me to learn about beauty. Beauty standards are different with culture. In Samoa a woman is not considered 27 unless she weighs more than 200 pounds. More importantly, if its happiness that we want, 26. A. paid B. cost C. spent D. took27. A. brave B. attractive C. popularD. acceptablewhy not put our 28 there rather than on the size of our body? Why not look inside? Many of us try hard to change but without 29. We have to find a way to live 30 inside our body and make friends with and cherish ourselves. When we change our opinions toward ourselves, the whole world changes.28. A. energy B. force C. strength D. power29. A. resultB. success C. failure D. worry30. A. honestly B. differently C. comfortably D. generally(18) She was a teacher no one wanted because she was so strict. She 21 those thick reading glasses. Whenever she got upset, she would lower her head and 22 at you over the tops of her glasses. You could 23 the temperature drop when she set her features like that.21. A. dressed B. tied C. covered D. wore22. A. stare B. shout C. smile D. point23. A. touch B. feel C. examine D. understand One day in her class I was 24 busy talking that I didnt realize that she had stopped teaching. Later Miss Jordan 25 in a low, but very firm 26 that when she was talking she expected everyone to listen. “For punishment I want you to write an essay on education and kids,” she said.24. A. veryB. tooC. so D. quite25. A. explained B. advised C. whispered D. suggested26. A. sound B. expression C. voice D. noiseI was sure I wrote a good paper. And I expected a 27 of approval from her. Next day in class, however, she called me forward and 28 my paper. “Go back and rewrite it,” she said. “Remember, each paragraph ought to begin27. A. sign B. symbol C. signal D. mark28. A. brought back B. returned C. take away D. paid backwith a 29 sentence.” I touched it again and again until she finally30 the paper. Months later, my essay won a prize. It was the first time that I had ever won a prize. Till now, I still remember this event and Miss Jordan, a teacher I most wanted in this world.29. A. long B. short C. topic D. theme30. A. spread B. received C. agreed D. accepted (19) It might help to understand a little the nature of worry and what it is. With worrying, the important thing is to 21 if you can take 22 that will help you lessen your worry and help you 23 whatever youre worrying about. For example, your might want to study for the test next time! Its a case where a little worry can be 24. ABCD21look outpoint outfigure outwear out22 actionplacepartrole23 pursuitavoidincreaserescue24helpfulcarefulforgetfulsuccessfulYoure worried about the test, so you 25 to your studies. About a quarter of the kids say they 26 to the Internet when they are worried. That can be helpful in some cases like when you are on this website, we hope! You might to use it as a starting point and then talk to someone about what you learned on the Internet. But the Internet may not be enough for some 27.25. A. let down B. put down C. write down D. get down 26. A. lead B. object C. turn D. devote27. A. injuries B. worries C. wounds D. feelings Sometimes worry gets to be 28. It can make small problems seem bigger than they are. And if the problem is 29 a big one, just worrying about it probably wont help. Worry can even hurt your sleep and keep you from having fun and doing your 30. But the last thing we want to do is to worry about worrying.28. A. too much B. much too C. much more D. as much29. A. traditionally B. conveniently C. eventually D. actually 30. A. good B. interest C. bestD. harm(20) Basketball is a sport enjoyed by millions of people at least in 100 countries. Its one of the 21 sports in the world. It all began in 1891. Dr. James A. Naismith, the 22 of basketball, was a teacher of YMCA training school. It trained people to work in YMCAS. Officials at21. A. beautifulB. useful C. importantD. best-known22. A. friend B. official C. father D. discoverthe school were worried about the 23 attendance during the winter months. They 24 that people didnt attend then because the school didnt have a good winter sports 25. So they asked Dr. Nismith for help. He came up with a new indoor game.23. A. low B. high C. more D. less24. A. expected B. hoped C. talked D. felt25. A. suit B. team C. progress D. program Naismith studied games being played at that time. He found all the most 26 games used a ball. So a ball would be part of his new game, he decided. But 27 the ball or hitting it would be too rough for 28. So he put two baskets up on poles. 26. A. popular B. practical C. excellent D. skilled27. A. throwing B. casting C. kicking D. catching28. A. young people B. students C. sports D. indoorsThe players had to try to throw a ball into them. Naismith then made thirteen 29 for the game. Twelve of them are still in use today. Just seven years after the game began, professional basketball teams were 30. And thats how basketball was born.29. A. persons B. polesC. rulesD. balls30. A. formed B. called C. named D. dismissed