"Opinion" is a word that is used carelessly today. It is used to refer to matters of taste, belief, and judgment. This casual use would probably cause 36 confusion if people didn’t attach too much importance to opinion. Unfortunately, 37 do attach great importance to it. “I have as much 38 to my opinion as you to yours,” and “ 39 is entitled to his opinion,” are 40 expressions. In fact, anyone who would challenge another’s opinion is likely to be branded intolerant(不能忍受的).Is that label (标签) accurate? Is it intolerant to challenge another’s opinion? It depends on what definition of opinion you have in mind. For example, you may ask a friend “What do you think 41 the new Ford cars?” And he 42 reply, “In my opinion, they’re 43 .” In this case, it would not only be intolerant to challenge his statement, but 44 . For it’s obvious that 45 opinion he means his personal preference, a matter of 46 . And as the old saying goes, “It’s 47 to argue about matters of taste.” But consider this very 48 use of the term, a newspaper reports that the Supreme Court (最高法院) has delivered its opinion in a controversial (有争议的) 49 . Obviously the justices did not shake their personal preferences, their mere likes and dislikes. They stated their 50 judgment, painstakingly arrived at after thorough inquiry and deliberation (考虑). Most of what is referred to as opinion falls somewhere 51 these two extremes. It is 52 an expression of taste. Nor is it careful judgment. Yet it may contain elements of 53 . It is a view or belief more or less casually arrived at, with or without examining the evidence. Is everyone entitled to his opinion? Of course, this is not only permitted, but 54 . We are free to act on our opinions only so long as, in doing so, we do not 55 others. 36.A.muchB.littleC.someD.a lot of37.A.a fewB.mostC.fewD.some38.A.chanceB.powerC.rightD.control39.A.EveryoneB.No oneC.NoneD.Someone40.A.usualB.normal C.ordinaryD.common 41.A.ofB.aboutC.over D.out42.A.mayB.mustC.shouldD.need43.A.beautifulB.uglyC.fastD.new44.A.selfishB.cleverC.braveD.foolish45.A.forB.inC.byD.with46.A.judgmentB.beliefC.viewD.taste47.A.helplessB.harmlessC.uselessD.pointless48.A.exactB.variousC.different D.same49.A.caseB.matterC.fairD.business50.A.personalB.consideredC.ownD.accurate51.A.toB.insideC.betweenD.outside52.A.onlyB.justC.notD.really 53.A.eachB.neitherC.eitherD.both54.A.agreedB.guaranteedC.allowedD.forbidden55.A.harmB.ruinC.destroy D.spoil
答案:36-40 BBCAD 41-45 AABDC 46-50 DDCAB 51-55 CCDBA