填空题

Directions: in this section, you will hear a passage three times. When the passage is read for the first time, you should listen carefully for its general idea. When the passage is read for the second time, you are required to fill in the blanks numbered from 36 to 43 with the exact words you have just heard. For blanks numbered from 44 to 46 you are required to fill in the missing information. For these blanks, you can either use the exact words you have just heard or write down the main points in your own words. Finally, when the passage is read for the third time, you should cheek what you have written.
Personality is to a large extent inherent - A-type parents usually bring about A-type (36) . But the environment must also have a (37) effect, since if competition is important to the parents, it is likely to become a major factor in the lives of their children.
One place where children (38) up A-characteristics is school, which is, by its very nature, a highly competitive institution. Too many schools (39) the ’win at all costs’ moral standard and (40) their success by sporting achievements. The current (41) for making children compete against their classmates or against the clock produces a two-layer system, in which competitive A-types seem in some way better than their B-type fellows. Being too keen to win can have dangerous consequences: remember that Pheidippides, the first marathon runner, (42) dead seconds after saying "Rejoice, we conquer!"
By tar the worst form of competition in schools is the disproportionate (43) on examinations. It is a rare school that allows pupils to concentrate on those things they do well. (44) .
Obviously, it is neither practical nor desirable that all A-youngsters change into B’s. (45) .It is top management.
If the preoccupation of schools with academic work was lessened, more time might be spent teaching children surer values. (46) . It is surely a mistake to choose our doctors exclusively from A-type stock. B’s are important and should be encouraged.