完型填空（共20小题，每题1分，满分20分）

Good Work Ethics （规范）

When I was younger, about 14, I was already ready to work．My father was a dairy man and he had been working his entire life．For him, getting up at 5 a．m．and working a couple of hours before I went to school, and then   36   more after school until there was not enough37   to see, were normal．

My father considered putting good work ethics in me to be very   38  ．He began to show me these, not through   39  , but through his actions．He would not  40   a job until it was done．He   41   put his all into everything he did．   42   , he showed me this not just in working, but in everything．Like when I was in soccer, I wanted to  43  a game once．and he explained to me-that I had made a  44   and that even if I just skipped one game, then I did not 45   to play the rest of the games．

So the day I started my first job at the age of 14, I was  46   to show my father that I could do it well, and that I was not going to  47 . My entire  48   was to make my father proud of me. I knew that     ___49   I did, he would not say it in words, but he would show it．My first job was doing   50    for a company．As most of you know, construction is not an easy job, especially being so   51 _. When someone as young as I was started working, they would either __52   or get stronger．I got stronger．I worked the   53   I had been taught and I gave that day everything I had．In the end, my boss was impressed．He even called to tell my parents what a good worker I was, and my parents' eyes   __54   ．From that day on I have worked every job to my full   55   , because that day defined （explain the truth of）my life．It defined how I was going to work, and I will always stick to it．

1.A．going        B．learning       C．working       D．playing

2.A．light B．time    C．chance        D．strength

3.A．ridiculous         B．easy    C．hopeless     D．important

4.A．words       B．truth   C．facts    D．practice

5.A．finish        B．find     C．do       D．quit

6.A．might        B．could  C．would D．should

7.A．Finally      B．However     C．Therefore   D．Thus

8.A．enjoy        B．skip     C．defeat          D．dip

9.A．commitment    B．improvement     C．devotion     D．conclusion

10.A．decide   B．stop    C．resist  D．deserve

11.A．interested      B．shocked      C．surprised    D．prepared

12.A．stick       B．fail       C．leave          D．play

13.A．problem         B．world  C．trick    D．goal

14.A．in case   B．now that      C．even if         D．as though

15.A．construction          B．negotiation         C．communication D．reception

16.A．weak      B．young C．old      D．poor

17.A．break     B．struggle       C．pause D．work

18.A．manner B．moment      C．method       D．way

19.A．stared    B．lifted   C．shone D．closed

20.A．ambition         B．skill     C．spirit   D．potential

Dear Daddy，

You’ve been gone for six years and I’ve had time to think.Now I’m ready to write this letter to you.

For a long time after Mom died，I thought I liked her more because I didn’t like your tough guy attitude and I thought that her softer side was more desirable.In my 15­year­old’s mind，I thought you could have stopped my mother from drinking herself to death.Instead，you were off playing tennis and working.Later，I realized that no one could make someone stop drinking.Support is important，but at the end of the day，it is a choice.You were just doing your best.

What I have learned is that I am much like you.You taught me self­confidence.I know if I am prepared to work hard enough for something，I will be successful.This is no small thing.What I’ve realized since you died is that you were always there for me.You fought to ensure that I got my place on the Quebec badminton team that I had earned.When I got divorced，you came up to see if I had what I needed to take care of the boys and you paid off my car.

You taught me not to spend money I don’t have.I’ve always kept to that rule.It has served me well.We always had a good home to live in，nice vacations，and everything we needed and most of what we wanted.

You were not a perfect parent and neither am I．My children are much more thankful than I ever was.I am thankful that I had you as my dad.I am still Daddy’s girl and I am proud of it.

54．We can know the writer’s father________ .

A．always put his family in first place

B．didn’t understand his daughter

C．didn’t treat his daughter well

D．died six years ago

55．Which of the following things did the writer’s father teach her?

a．self­confidence  b．to love doing sports

c．not to hate anybody    d．to spend money properly

A．abc                                                B．bd  

C．cd                                                  D．ad

56．What can we infer from the letter?

A．The writer’s father cared about her very much.

B．The writer didn’ t have a good childhood.

C．The writer’s children don’t love her.

D．The writer now lives alone.

57．From the last paragraph we know the writer________.

A．thinks she is a much better parent than her dad

B．is thankful for everything she has

C．considers her father to be perfect

D．is proud to have such a father

Dear Daddy,

You’ve been gone for six years and I’ve had time to think. Now I’m ready to write this letter to you.

For a long time after Mom died, I thought I liked her more because I didn’t like your attitude and I thought that her softer side was more desirable. In my 15-year-old’s mind, I thought you could have stopped my mother from drinking herself to death. Instead, you were off playing tennis and working. Later, I realized that no one could make someone stop drinking. Support is important, but at the end of the day, it is a choice. You were just doing your best.

What I have learned is that I am much like you. You taught me self-confidence. I know if I am prepared to work hard enough for something, I will be successful. This is no small thing. What I’ve realized since you died is that you were always there for me. You fought to ensure that I got my place on the Quebec badminton team that I had earned. When I got divorced (离婚), you came up to see if I had what I needed to take are of the boys and you paid off my car.

You taught me not to spend money I don’t have. I’ve always kept to that rule. It has served me well. We always had a good home to live in, nice vacations, and everything we needed and most of what we wanted.

You were not a perfect parent and neither am I. My children are much more thankful than I ever was. I am thankful that I had you as my dad. I am still Daddy’s girl and I am proud of it.

66.We can know the writer’s father        .

  A.always put his family in first place       B.didn’t understand his daughter

  C.didn’t treat his daughter well            D.died six years ago

67.The writer now doesn’t think her father        .

  A.was a good husband or father

  B.had the right attitude towards her

  C.was responsible for her mother’s death

  D.did his best to prevent her mother from drinking

68.Which of the following things did the writer’s father teach her?

  a.self-confidence                       b.to love doing sports

  c.not to hate anybody                   d.to spend money properly

  A.abc               B.bd             C.cd             D.ad

69.What can we infer from the letter?

  A.The writer’s father cared about her very much.

  B.The writer didn’t have a good childhood.

  C.The writer’s children don’t love her.

  D.The writer now lives alone.