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 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 prevent 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.
A. biologist | B. manager | C. lawyer | D. gardener | |
A. strict | B. honest | C. special | D. learned | |
A. praise | B. courage | C. power | D. warmth | |
A. think | B. imagine | C. remember | D. guess | |
A. unnecessary | B. unkind | C. unimportant | D. unusual | |
A. Another | B. Some | C. Any | D. Other | |
A. on | B. in | C. at | D. about | |
A. in case | B. by turns | C. by chance | D. in return | |
A. revise | B. set | C. review | D. follow | |
A. understanding | B. experienced | C. serious | D. demanding | |
A. taking up | B. making up | C. picking up | D. keeping up | |
A. suggestion | B. decision | C. notice | D. choice | |
A. and | B. as | C. even if | D. as if | |
A. helped | B. allowed | C. persuaded | D. suggested | |
A. always | B. never | C. seldom | D. almost | |
A. rather | B. but | C. for | D. therefore | |
A. promise | B. task | C. belief | D. dream | |
A. this | B. he | C. it | D. that | |
A. newspaper | B. magazine | C. program | D. project | |
A. controlled | B. comforted | C. reminded | D. raised |
【小题1】C
【小题2】C
【小题3】A
【小题4】C
【小题5】B
【小题6】C
【小题7】B
【小题8】D
【小题9】D
【小题10】A
【小题11】A
【小题12】D
【小题13】B
【小题14】C
【小题15】A
【小题16】B
【小题17】D
【小题18】C
【小题19】B
【小题20】D
解析:
略