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.

A．architectural B．artistic C．literary D．musical

A．strength B．ability C．performance D．power

A．gathered B．organized C．challenged D．collected

A．turned B．translated C．combined D．divided

A．appreciation B．criticism C．assessment D．judgment

A．leaders B．organizers C．members D．arrangers

A．participate B．practice C．succeed D．compete

A．determined B．agreed C．promised D．dreamed

A．regarded B．called C．thought D．recognized

A．works B．letters C．books D．papers

A．fantastic B．critical C．positive D．serious

A．required B．spared C．made D．encouraged

A．experiment B．study C．analysis D．judgment

A．reflected B．resolved C．explained D．noticed

A．optimistic B．confident C．bright D．honest

A．achievement B．influence C．contribution D．improvement

A．engineers B．writers C．doctors D．lawyers

A．courage B．patience C．education D．skill

A．reward B．favor C．honor D．lift

A．ruined B．lightened C．promoted D．enjoyed