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，然后从各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。
Wranglers（争吵者） and Stranglers（扼杀者）
Years ago there was a group of brilliant young men at the University of Wisconsin, who seemed to have amazing creative
36 talent. They were would-be poets, novelists, and essayists. They were extraordinary in their
37 to put the English language to its best use. These promising young men
38 regularly to read and critique (评论) each other's work. And critique it they did!
These men were merciless with one another. They
39 the minutest literary expression into a hundred pieces. They were heartless, tough, even mean in their
40 .The sessions became such areas of literary criticism that the
41 of this special club called themselves the “Stranglers (扼杀者)”.
In order to
42 , the women of literary talent in the university
43 to start a club of their own, one comparable to the Stranglers. They
44 themselves the “Wranglers (争论者)”.They, too, read their
45 one another. But there was one great difference. The criticism was much softer, more
46 , more encouraging. Sometimes, there was almost no criticism at all. Every effort, even the weakest one, was
47 .
Twenty years later an alumnus (男校友；男毕业生) of the university was making an exhaustive (详尽的；彻底的)
48 of his classmates' careers when he
49 a vast difference in the literary accomplishments of the Stranglers as opposed to the Wranglers. Of all the 50 young men in the Stranglers, no one had made a significant literary
51 of any kind. From the Wranglers had come six or more successful
52 , some of national renown (名望；声誉) such as Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings, who wrote The Yearling.
Talent between the two？Probably the same. Level of
53 ？Not much difference. But the Stranglers were strangled, while the Wranglers were determined to give each other a(an)
54 .The Stranglers
55 an atmosphere of argument and self-doubt. The Wranglers highlighted the best, not the worst.
| 小题1: | | A．architectural | B．artistic | C．literary | D．musical |
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| 小题2: | | A．strength | B．ability | C．performance | D．power |
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| 小题3: | | A．gathered | B．organized | C．challenged | D．collected |
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| 小题4: | | A．turned | B．translated | C．combined | D．divided |
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| 小题5: | | A．appreciation | B．criticism | C．assessment | D．judgment |
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| 小题6: | | A．leaders | B．organizers | C．members | D．arrangers |
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| 小题7: | | A．participate | B．practice | C．succeed | D．compete |
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| 小题8: | | A．determined | B．agreed | C．promised | D．dreamed |
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| 小题9: | | A．regarded | B．called | C．thought | D．recognized |
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| 小题10: | | A．works | B．letters | C．books | D．papers |
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| 小题11: | | A．fantastic | B．critical | C．positive | D．serious |
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| 小题12: | | A．required | B．spared | C．made | D．encouraged |
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| 小题13: | | A．experiment | B．study | C．analysis | D．judgment |
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| 小题14: | | A．reflected | B．resolved | C．explained | D．noticed |
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| 小题15: | | A．optimistic | B．confident | C．bright | D．honest |
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| 小题16: | | A．achievement | B．influence | C．contribution | D．improvement |
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| 小题17: | | A．engineers | B．writers | C．doctors | D．lawyers |
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| 小题18: | | A．courage | B．patience | C．education | D．skill |
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| 小题19: | | A．reward | B．favor | C．honor | D．lift |
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| 小题20: | | A．ruined | B．lightened | C．promoted | D．enjoyed |
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