38.A.selfish　　　　　 B.cheating　　　　　　　　　　 C.rude　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D.hardworking

37.A.professor　　　　　　　 B.student　　　　　　　　　　　 C.president　　　　　　　　　 D.classmate

36.A.line　　　　　　　versation　　　　　　　 C.message　　　　　　　　　　 D.picture

55.答案:C解析：此句为主题的又一种表达形式，即“追梦(追求成功)”的一个故事。

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One student took a box of chicken to class.Another carried on a cell-phone 　　36　　 　and still another whistled loudly every time the 　　37　　 　turned his back.Reform school?No.College.

More and more,professors say,they are coming across 　　38　　 　students in their classrooms.Many of today’s young scholars(学者)arrive late,leave 　　39　　 ,talk loud or take care of personal 　　40　　 　such as paying bills during class.Why are the students behaving badly?“Because they can,”said a student of University of North Texas.“A lot of the time,the professors let them get 　　41　　 　with it.”

Some educators say it is time to bring politeness back to their classrooms-and even　　 42　　 　taking some of the blame for bad behavior.They say that rude students are by no means the majority but that one of them can ruin an entire 　　43　　 .

People are 　　44　　 　when they learn that impolite behavior is becoming more and more common in 　　45　　 　education,says Dr.Gerald Amanda,a counselor at City College of San Francisco.They 　　46　　 　some high school students to misbehave but think those who get to

　　 47　　 　will behave more politely.

Dr.Amanda believes that society in 　　48　　 　has become more tolerant(容忍的)of rude behavior and 　　49　　 　people in power,including professors,no longer 　　50　　 　standards for 　　51　　 .That leads to a growing imprudence(轻率行为) 　　52　　 　some college students.“There’s a great　 　　53　　 　of bad behavior in the world around them,and young people see it and　 　　54　　 　disrespect,”said Dr.Amanda, 　　55　　 　that sometimes students “have no idea that they are being rude”.

54.答案:D解析：此句为文章的总结句，亦可作为主题句。从全文来看，主题应该是有关“决心”“意志”方面，而非“成功(success)”“自信(confidence)”或“基础(foundation)”。

53.答案:A解析：可参照47空，指David自学的技巧，故选A。B为“自信的”；C为“自控的”；D为“自称的”。

52.答案:D解析：作者对David的成功应该感到高兴，故选happy。

51.答案:D解析：根据上下文的词义可知，他坚持不懈的原因是其他的事情是“无望的(hopeless)”，

而不是“无助的(helpless)”。

50.答案:A解析：A为“放弃”；B为“屈服”；C为“赠予”；D为“分发”。根据句意选A。

49.答案:C解析：A为“职位”；B为“条件”；C为“情形”；D为“形势”。根据句意选C。