Question

 (05·山東)

My sister and I grew up in a little village in England. Our father was a struggling ___36___, but I always knew he was ___37___. He never criticized us, but used ___38___ to bring out our best. He’d say,” If you pout water on flowers, they flourish. If you don’t give them water, they die. ” I ___39___ as a child I said something ___40___ about somebody, and my father said, “___41___ time you say something unpleasant about somebody else, it’s a reflection of you. ” He explained that if I looked for the best ___42___ people, I would  get the best ___43___. From then on I’ve always tried to ___44___ the principle in my life and later in running

my company.

   Dad’s also always been very ___45___. At 15, I started a magazine. It was ___46___ a great deal of my time, and the headmaster of my school gave me a ___47___: stay

in school or leave to work on my magazine.

   I decided to leave, and Dad tried to sway me from my decision, ___48___ any good father would. When he realized I Had made up my mind, he said, “Richard, when I was 23, my dad ___49___ me to go into law. And I’ve ___50___ regretted it. I wanted to be a biologist, ___51___ I didn’t pursue my ___52___. You know what you want.

Go fulfill it. ”

   As ___53___ turned out, my little publication went on to become Student, a national ___54___ for young people in the U. K. My wife and I have two children, and I’ d like to think we are bringing them up in the same way Dad ___55___ me.

36. A. biologist            B. manager                     C. lawyer                  D. gardener

37. A. strict                                                      B.honest              

C.special                                                 D.learned

38. A. praise                                      B.courage            

C. power                                      D. warmth
 39. A. think                   B. imagine           C. remember         D. guess
 40. A. unnecessary       B. unkind                 C. unimportant          D. unusual
 41. A. Another               B.Some                       C. Any                      D. Other
 42. A. on                      B. in                           C. at                        D. about
 43. A. in case                       B. by turns               C. by chance             D. in return
 44. A. revise                B. set                   C. review                 D. follow
 45. A. understanding      B. experienced         C.serious                 D. demanding
 46. A. taking up             B. making up               C. picking up            D. keeping up
 47. A. suggestion           B.decision           C. notice                     D. choice
 48. A. and                   B.as                            C. even if                 D. as if
 49. A. helped              B.allowed              C. persuaded               D. suggested
 50. A. always                       B.never                       C. seldom                   D. almost
 51. A. rather               B.but                          C.for                         D. therefore
 52. A. promise               B.task                   C. belief                      D. dream
 53. A. this                     B.he                           C. it                            D. that
 54. A. newspaper           B. magazine                C. program                 D. project
 55. A. controlled            B. comforted              C. reminded               D. raised

    

Answer 1

答案  36.C   37.C  38.A  39.C  40.B  41.C  42.B  43.D  44.D  45.A  46.A  47.D  48.B  49.C  50.A  51.B  52.D  53.C  54.B  55.D