2013届高三英语专题复习训练：完形填空42.docVIP

?阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项。 Education from My Father My memories of my father are slim because he was so sick in the last years of his life. But there are 21 that I am often reminded of and which may have had some bearing on my love of 22 . When I was small I was somewhat 23 of lightning and thunder. My father explained it. The explanation was in 24 that a child could understand but was basically correct. I gained a better 25 later, but I didn’t have to unlearn anything. What he said was that there was electricity in the clouds 26 it travelled to the ground like a spark. When it travelled 27 the air it made the air so hot that it 28 . Then there was nothing where the air had been and the air all around rushed in to 29 the space. He clapped his hands together very loud, 30 to be the air rushing in, and said that makes the thunder. When I hear thunder, I can still hear that 31 . He explained why if it was cloudy in the winter the night was warmer than if it was 32 . It was one of those nights when the sky was full of stars: no moon, no town lights. But there were more stars than you could 33 and they had color too. He said that if there were no clouds, we had no blankets and were 34 to the universe. Our warmth was going to 35 the whole universe. When there were clouds, they were like blankets and we were not exposed to the universe. I 36 feel on the edge of space on a very clear night. I am sure there were many other lessons that I 37 but no longer remember. What I did 38 , in general, was that there were explanations and that the more I understood them, the more comfortable the world was to live in. I was not taught that there were 39 but that there was understanding if you looked for it. This may be why I have always been 40 in science. 21. A. others B. few C. some D. all 22.A. science B. nature C. weather D. universe 23. A. sure B. fond C. tired D. afraid 24. A. depth B. wo