第二节  完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36~55各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。

I take the firm position that parents do not owe their children a college education. If they can  36   it, they will certainly send them to the best universities. But they need not feel  37  if they can’t. If the children really want to go, they’ll find a   38 . There are plenty of loans and scholarships for the bright and  39  ones who can’t afford to pay.

When children grow up and want to   40 , their parents do not owe them a down payment on a house. They do not have the   41   to baby-sit their grandchildren. If they want to do it, it must be considered a   42   not an obligation (责任，义务).

Do parents owe their children anything? Yes, they owe them a great deal.

One of their obligations is to give their children a personal   43  . A child who is constantly made to feel stupid and unworthy, constantly   44  to brighter brothers, sisters, or cousins will become so   45  , so afraid of failing that he (or she) won’t try at all. Of course they should be  46   corrected when they do wrong, but it’s often better to let children learn their mistakes by themselves  47  . All our parents should do is to trust them, respect them, tolerate (宽容) them and give them chances to try and fail. They must learn to stand   48  . When criticisms (批评) are really needed, they should be   49   with praises, with a smile and a kiss. That is the way children learn.

Parents owe their children a set of solid values around   50   to build their lives. This means teaching them to   51   the rights and opinions of others; it means being respectful to elders, to teachers, and to the law. The best way to teach such values is by deed and ____52____. A child who is lied to will  53 . A child who sees no laughter and no love in the home will have difficulty laughing and loving.

No child asks to be  54  . If you bring a life into the world, you owe the child  55  .

36. A. find      B. afford         C. get  D. accept

37. A. disappointed  B. unhappy       C. guilty       D. dissatisfied

38. A. supply  B. hope    C. way              D. hand 

39. A. healthy  B. honest    C. eager         D. wealthy

40. A. get a job     B. get married    C. go abroad     D. live alone

41. A. time      B. duty          C. right  D. energy

42. A. service B. pleasure    C. habit      D. favor

43. A. affair        B. value      C. belief            D. ability

44. A. compared    B. brought    C. forced     D. taken

45. A. unusual      B. unsure   C. unknown    D. unfair

46. A. gently  B. properly      C. nearly     D. possibly

47. A. in time      B. now and then   C. at once     D. right now

48. A. honor      B. failure       C. progress     D. test

49. A. mixed  B. included   C. balanced          D. shared 

50. A. it  B. which   C. whom     D. what

51. A. consider     B. refuse  C. follow             D. respect

52 .A. blame       B. experience    C. example           D. lesson           

53. A. lie        B. win    C. lose         D. cry

54. A. praised  B. born         C. alone  D. poor

55. A. everything    B. nothing  C. anything    D. something
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