Question

【题目】完形填空。

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

My sister and I grew up in a little village in England. Our father was a struggling __，but I always knew he was __.He never criticized us，but used __to bring out our best. He’d say，“If you pour water on flowers，they flourish. If you don’t give them water，they die.” I __as a child I said something __about somebody，and my father said，“ __time you say something unpleasant about somebody else，it’s a reflection of you.” He explained that if I looked for the best __ people，I would get the best __.From then on I’ve always tried to __the principle in my life and later in running my company.

Dad’s also always been very __.At 15，I started a magazine. It was __a great deal of my time，and the headmaster of my school gave me a __：stay in school or leave to work on my magazine.

I decided to leave，and Dad tried to sway me from my decision， __any good father would. When he realized I had made up my mind，he said，“Richard，when I was 23，my dad __me to go into law. And I’ve __regretted it. I wanted to be a biologist， __I didn’t pursue my __.You know what you want. Go and fulfill it.”

As __ turned out，my little publication went on to become Student，a national __ 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 __me.

【1】A. biologist B．manager C．lawyer D．gardener

【2】A. strict B．honest C．special D．learned

【3】A. praise B．courage C．power D．warmth

【4】A. think B．imagine C．remember D．guess

【5】A. unnecessary B．unkind C．unimportant D．unusual

【6】A. Another B．Some C．Any D．Other

【7】A. on B．in C．at D．about

【8】A. in case B．by turns C．by chance D．in return

【9】A. revise B．set C．review D．follow

【10】A. understanding B．experienced C．serious D．demanding

【11】A. taking up B．making up C．picking up D．keeping up

【12】A. suggestion B．decision C．notice D．choice

【13】A. and B．as C．even if D.as if

【14】A. helped B．allowed C．persuaded D．suggested

【15】A. always B．never C．seldom D．almost

【16】A. rather B．but C．for D．therefore

【17】A. promise B．task C．belief D．dream

【18】A. this B．he C．it D．that

【19】A. newspaper B．magazine C．program D．project

【20】A. controlled B．comforted C．reminded D．raise

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】C

【3】A

【4】C

【5】B

【6】C

【7】B

【8】D

【9】D

【10】A

【11】A

【12】D

【13】B

【14】C

【15】A

【16】B

【17】D

【18】C

【19】B

【20】D

【解析】父亲虽是一个为生计而奋斗的律师，但他教育孩子的方式却很特别

【1】C 从短文第三段中my dad persuaded me to go into law可知，作者从事的是法律工作，应该是一个lawyer (律师)。

【2】C 纵观全文可知，父亲虽是一个为生计而奋斗的律师，但他教育孩子的方式却很特别(special)：从不批评，而是赞扬，通情达理，允许“我”弃学办杂志。

【3】A 前一句说他从不批评我们，后一句用but转折，显然要选的词应该与criticize词义相反，故选praise。

【4】C 作者应该是“记得”小时候说过什么话，而不是认为(think)，想像 (imagine)，或猜想(guess)。

【5】B 从上下文看，要选的词应与下文的unpleasant同义，选项中只有unkind与之同义，表示“使人不愉快的，苛刻的”。

【6】C 任何时候说了使别人不愉快的事情，都是对自己的反映。

【7】B in意为“在……身上”，本句意思是说在别人身上寻找最好的东西。

【8】D in return作为回报；in case以防，万一；by turns轮流，依次；by chance碰巧。此句句意为：如果你从别人身上寻找最好的东西，那么同样你也会得到最好的东西，作为回报。故选D。

【9】D follow the principle遵循这一原则。

【10】A understanding意为“谅解的，通情达理的”。从下文父亲最终允许“我”弃学办杂志来看，父亲是通情达理、善解人意的。

【11】A 四个选项的词义分别为：take up占据；make up编造；组成；pick up捡起；接收(节目)；接人；keep up继续，维持。

【12】D 从stay in school or leave to work on my magazine可知，校长让“我”作出一个选择(choice)。

【13】B 根据上下文看，前后句是因果关系，因为(as)任何父亲都会这样做的。

【14】C 从下文可知，父亲regretted it，他没有实现自己的梦想，说明爷爷已经成功地说服了 (persuaded) 父亲从事法律专业。

【15】A 因为父亲想成为一个biologist，却被说服当了一个lawyer，所以应是“一直” (always)很后悔。

【16】B 想当biologist却没有实现自己的梦想(dream)，前后句之间应为转折关系，故选but。

【17】D dream理想；梦想，符合语意。

【18】C as it turned out结果是，正如结果那样，it代替后面的那句话。

【19】B 前文已提到I started a magazine。

【20】D 从本句的句式结构看，使用了the same way，要选的词应与bring up同义，故选raise抚养，养育。