36．A．teachers 　　　　　　 B．schools　　　　　　　　 C．meetings 　　　　　　 D．children

55．A．walk　　　　　 B．hand　　　　　　　　　 C．get　　　　　　　　　　　 D．succeed

答案　 36--40　 ABDDC　 41--45　 CBACD　 46--50　 CBABD　 51--55　 AACBD

Passage 20

(安徽省2010届高三一轮复习名校联考)

Teachers are being asked to stop using the word clever to talk about successful children or to praise them．

Hundreds of 　36　 　were being paid attention to because they were considered 　37　 　, but some bright students 　38　 　school prizes for fear of being made fun of by 　39　 　．

Simon Smiths , a teacher from Essex, told the professional Association of Teachers conference in Oxford that being clever was simply not 　40　 　among 　41　 　children．" I have talked to a lot of students．．．, and being clever meant that you were boring, lacked personality, were a teacher's 　42　 　and other things not 　43　 　enough to mention．"

Wesley Paxton from Yorkshire said in the conference that clever students no longer 　44　 　children to achieve academic 　45　 　．He said self-made men like Alan Sugar were 　46　 　of their poor academic achievements and others like David Beckham" 　47　 　give the impression of eloquence (口才) and intellectual ability"．These famous men affect present students greatly．

Ann Nuckley, an administrator from Southwark, south London, said many pupils in her　 48　 　

refused to come up on the stage to receive 　49　 　．" I am 　50　 　sending book tokens (购书代金券) through the post because children won't come up and get them, which I think is extremely

　 51　 ．"

The PAT, which has 34,000 members , said : " We regret that the conference does not appear to be 　52　 　or to be clever．" Last year the conference received calls from 　53　 　to delete the word"　 54　 　"from the 　55　 　vocabulary and replace it with the concept of "delayed success"．

54．A．curious　　　　　　　 B．different　　　　　　　 C．strange　　　　　　　　 D．humorous

53．A．selflessness 　　　　 B．self-confidence　 C．self-respect　 　　D．self-protection

52．A．until　　　　　　　　　 B．although　　　　　　　 C．before　　　　 D．unless

51．A．proud　　　　　　　　 B．satisfied　　　　　　　 C．willing　　　　　　　　 D．eager

50．A．rest　　　　　 　 B．others　　　　　　　　 C．another　　　　　　　 D．the other

49．A．satisfaction　　　　　 B．disappointment C．pleasure　　　　　　　　　 D．sorrow

48．A．once　　　　　　　　　 B．just　　　　　 　 C．soon　　　　　　　　　 D．only

47．A．turn in　　　　 B．give in　　　　　　　　　 C．take in　　　 　　 D．break in