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赵家中学2011年（下）英语阅读竞赛试题 第一部分：完形填空先通读短文,掌握其大意,然后从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个可以填入相应空白处的最佳答案，将其标号填入题前括号内。 Why do I want to go to college? No one has ever asked me (1) a question. But many times I have asked myself. I have (2) a whole variety of reasons.(不同的理由) (3) important reason is that I want to be a better man. Many things make human beings different (4) or better than or even superior to animals. One of the most important things is (5) .If I fail to receive(不能接受) higher education, my education (6) .As I want to be a fully (7) man ,I must get a well-rounded education, which good colleges and universities are supposed to (8) ,I know one can get educated in many ways ,but colleges and universities are (9) the best places to teach me how to educate myself. Only when I am well-educated, will I be a better human beings and (10) fit into society. ( )1.A.quite B. The most C. such D. another ( )2.A.come up with B. agree with C. been fed up with D. get on well with ( )3.A.Most B. The most C. More D. Much ( )4.A.to B. around C. between D. from ( )5.A.education B. weather C. temperature D. science ( )6.A.finished B. Don’t finish C. will not finish D. has finished ( )7.A.develop B. developed C. developing D. experience ( )8.A.improve B. graduate C. hear D. provide ( )9.A.between B. among C. inside D. outside ( )10.A.can good B. may better C. be able to better D. be able to best （2） Qu Yuan was born in China around 2000 years ago. His job was to give some （11） to the king. The old king always took his advice. （12） the new king didnt like listening to Qu Yuan after the old king （13） . Qu Yuan finally （14 ） his job. Qu Yuan was very （15） at writing poems(诗). People still love his poems very much now. He was a （16） poet(诗人), but he was always （17 ）because the king didnt take his advice and it made his country lose many battles(战役). At last, he jumped into a （18）and die