题目内容
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 pour 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 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 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
这是一则趣味故事，讲述作者到一家饭店去吃饭，脱下外套递给服务员，吃完后发现有人穿错了外套，并且口袋里有一枚金戒指。在警察的帮助下，找到了丢戒指的人，原来那人在火车上时，他的戒指是被一个小贼偷走的。
36．C 根据常识，作者走进一家饭店 / 旅馆一小时后要离开可以推断，他到这里是为了吃饭。
37．A 根据句意，选择took表示“拿走”。
38．D 词组be ready to do ...表示“准备做某事”。
39．C 那位服务员把外套拿到作者面前，因此用brought。
40．B 副词suddenly说明作者感到意外。
41．C 根据下一句话You’ve brought someone else’s coat可以推断，作者这时仔细看了看那件外套。
42．D someone else’s coat表示“其他人的外套”。
43．A 根据逻辑判断前后为转折语义。
44．C suppose表示“猜测，猜想”。
45．B 这样的事有时候会发生。
46．D 词组go over to someone表示“向某人走过去”。
47．A 根据后面回答Yes可知前面是一般疑问句式，因此选C。
48．A 根据后面一句话the young man arrived可以推断，警察打电话给那个人。
49．B 这时当然要感谢作者了。
50．C 语义转折，可意为：然而我是在火车上丢的戒指。
51．A 作者把刚才发生的事(story)告诉给他。
52．D 那么这只戒指是如何在那个外套里的呢?
53．D 意思是“那时有人坐在或站在你的旁边吗？”
54．B 但是这里的这位朋友不是小偷。
55．C No在这里表示“是的，他不是一个小偷”
