第二节 完形填空(共20小题；每小题1．5分，满分30分)
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36—55各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
Liberal education is becoming the task of teachers. It is   36  not only to teach and learn knowledge, but also develop a person' s character. Its   37  is to teach each student to think for himself and make   38  decisions. Now liberal education has a great effect on the world. Much work has been done to   39  a better way of teaching.
In a liberal 40  , students are encouraged to have their own thoughts and their own ideas   41 they have lessons which are often held in the form of   42  . They are properly guided to   43  the knowledge learned. Punishment   44  exists. Teachers and students are just like   45
The   46  is of course a perfect one if it can really be carried out. However, it  47  exists in the imagination and will never be realized. We must admit that children should at least be   48  properly. Just close your  49  and think how many students will   50   the duties of a student if they are not pushed. What is the  51  of advice only if it is not supported by a reasonable   52  of control and punishment?
It is   53  for us to judge the success and failure of the kind of education now, but   54  the behavior of the children, which is actually the   55  of liberal education, we can see that something must be done to help these children.

C. refused C. reason C. wild C. find C. classroom C.      when C.outside activities C.      write C.       no longer C.          parents C.      case  C.       even  C.      considered C.       minds C.       perform  C.  use C.       person C.       hard C.       about  C.  result

D. reported D. cause D. wide D. teach D. playground D. where D.group discussions D. review D. once more D. partners D. truth D. never D. punished D. classes D. return D. kind D. master D. proper D. from D. purpose

B. needed B. aim  B. wise B. make  B. school B. before  B. practice B. use  B. more or less B. enemies  B. fact B. only B. guided B. eyes B. make B. matter  B. request  B. possible B. against B. goal

36. A. designed        　　　　　       

37. A. result                            
38. A. quick            　　　　　　　  
39. A. hold                              
40. A. class                              
41. A. after                              
42. A. playing                         
43. A. remember                           
44. A. for ever                          
45. A. strangers                            
46. A. idea                                 
47. A. also                                 
48. A. liked                               
49. A. doors                               
50. A. order                               
51. A. meaning                              
52. A. degree                              
53. A. easy                                
54. A. with                                 
55. A. progress