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A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
The western world has always been divided into two types of people—the cool and the uncool．It is a division that 36 in school．The cool kids are good at _37 ．They are 38 with the opposite sex ．They are good-looking and people want to 39 their style．They can do their homework but they don’t make a big effort．That would 40 be cool．
The uncool kids are in the other corner of the playground．They are very bright ,but they don’t have great 41 skills and they are 42 at sports ．When they are not programming puters or doing calculus（微积分）in their heads ,they are reading ic books and watching shows like the “X Files” ．They are 43 as the geeks（古怪的人）．
Here’s the news．The geeks are _44 ．Make friends with them now or they will put virus in your puter and 45 your maths homework to ruin．Geeks might not be popular at school, yet they do pass their examinations, and they might not be too popular at university, but 46 good degrees．
The most important 47 of the 21st century, puters and IT, has been at least partly created by geeks ．Geek heroes like Bill Gates 48 others to follow their example ．Being a geek is a way of earning good money ．And the creation of the Internet gave them a 49 of their own to work and play in, making them a global 50 ．Besides ,the effect of the geeks 51 popular culture has started a new trend．It is now cool to be 52 ．Geek culture is being an important part of general popular culture, in which what you know is more important than 53 you look like．
But there are also_54 ．Geeks were often bullied or laughed at in school．Now a geek may be your boss ．Perhaps it is time for 55 ．
36．A．continues B．makes C．remains D．starts
37．A．puters B．study C．sports D．maths
38．A．pleasant B．popular C．crazy D．average
39．A．copy B．advance C．take D．act
40．A．not B．indeed C．perhaps D．actually
41．A．speaking B．operating C．social D．experimental
42．A．speechless B．sharp C．active D．hopeless
43．A．known B．referred C．thought D．admired
44．A． taking on B．taking up C．taking over D．taking in
45．A．put B．cause C．bring D．serve
46．A．win B．take C．wish D．finish
47．A．industry B．discovery C．progress D．development
48．A．promise B．discourage C．demand D．excite
49．A．chance B．space C．world D．career
50．A．force B．pany C．organization D．department
51．A．of B．on C．in D．for
52．A．rich B．attractive C．handsome D．uncool
53．A．how B．that C．what D．how much
54．A．opportunities B．dangers C．possibility D．question
55．A．punishment B．argument C．petition D．employment35—55 DCBAA CDACC BADCA BDCBA
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