第二节：完形填空

　　阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项(A、B、C、D中选出能填入相应空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑.

　　Most people agree that fencing (击剑) is one sport in which a person must be at least 30 years old before he learns all he needs to know about the sport. (16 ) Clark Summers of the University of Detroit (17 ) that this doesn't always have to be (18 ).

　　Clark is a different kind of fencer in a lot of (19 ). He is American, while most fencers are from the (20 ) of Europe. He is black while most fencers in the past have been (21 ). And he is (22 ) 22 years old.

　　Many people (23) that Clark is the most promising fencer in this country today. Although he is young, he has been able to (24) the necessary skills. Already he has won a number of fencing contest (竟赛) (25) older fencers. He is almost (26) to become a member of the U. S. Olympic(奥林匹克 ) fencing team!

　　"There is no (27) danger in fencing, today, Clark says. "But I never (28) that fencing was not always a sport. In the old days, People fenced to(29)a quarrel. Each match was a matter of (30) If that (31) true in the matches I (32) in today, every touch against me would mean that I (33) wounded or killed. So I try to play (34) l were fencing for my life. I don't like, the idea of being (35) ! " 16. A. And 　　B. But 　　　　C. Then 　　　　D. So

　　17. A. heard 　　B. has thought 　　C. has shown　　　D. suggested

　　18. A. true 　　B. wrong 　　　　B. clear 　　　　D. clever

　　19. A. sense 　　B. sports 　　　　C. ways 　　　　D. times

　　20. A. countries 　B. east 　　　　C. west 　　　　D. schools

　　21. A. brave 　　B. strong 　　　　C. white　　　　D. young

　　22. A. at least 　　B. not 　　　　C. already 　　　D. only

　　23. A. expect　　B. think 　　　　C. hope 　　　　D. find

　　24. A. study 　　B. know　　　　C. improve 　　　D. master

　　25. A. with 　　B. over　　　　C. against 　　　B. instead of

　　26. A. ready 　　B. able 　　　　C. going 　　　　D. certain

　　27. A. large 　　B. such 　　　　C. real 　　　　D. little

　　28. A. think 　　B. agree　　　　C. forget 　　　　D. remember

　　29. A. make 　　B. pick 　　　　C. start 　　　　D. settle

　　30. A. joy and sorrow 　　　　　B. life and death　　C. success and failure 　　　　D .brightness and darkness

　　31. A. should be 　B. came　　　　C. were 　　　　D. is

　　32. A. play　　 B. go 　　　　C. work 　　　　D. stay

　　33. A. would get 　B. were　　　　C. was 　　　　D. had been

　　34. A. even if 　　B. as 　　　　C. if 　　　　D. as if

　　35. A. a fencer 　B. a winner　　　C. missed 　　　D. killed