40．A．followed　　　　　　 B．passed　　　　　　　　 C．found　　　　　　　　 D．greeted

pass经过。当两辆汽车相遇时，她们都相互高兴地招手。

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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 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.

36-40　CCACB　 　41-45　CBDDA　　 46-50　ADBCA　　 51-55　BDCBD

39．A．neighbors　　　　　 B．friends　　　　　　　 C．drivers　　　　　　　 D．writers

由于作者表示了歉意，对方愿意与她成为朋友

38．A．crazily　　　　　　　 B．eagerly　　　　　　　 C．noisily　　　　　　　　 D．early

crazily的意思是“摇摇晃晃”。根据下文“she just learned to drive”可判断出由于她刚刚开始学开车，技术不熟练，无法掌握好停车的距离。

37．A．office　　　　　　　　 B．flat　　　　　　　　　　 C．place　　　　　　　　　 D．garage

根据下文“The Oldsmobile was gone, but there was a note on my windshield”可判断出作者第二天去了车库。

36．A．comfort　　　　　　 B．help　　　　　　　　　 C．forgive　　　　　　　 D．please

forgive原谅。希望对方原谅自己。comfort安慰。

35．A．hope　　　　　　　　　 B．know　　　　　　　　 C．suppose　　　　　　　 D．suggest

hope希望。根据上下文可判断出作者希望能把事情处理好。

34．A．on end　　　　　　　 B．so long　　　　　　　 C．like that　　　　　　 D．any more

like that像……一样。她过去不像那天那样大声喊叫。

33．A．working　　　　　　 B．driving　　　　　　　 C．returning　　　　　 D．cooking

这张纸条是以汽车的口吻写的，所以可判断出汽车的主人在开车时不再唱歌。

32．A．put　　　　　　　　　　 B．wrote　　　　　　　　 C．sent　　　　　　　　　 D．discovered

discover发现。从上文可以看出，作者想出了一个解决问题的办法--给Oldsmobile的车主写一张纸条。

31．A．an instruction　　 B．a result　　　　　　　 C．an answer　　　　　 D．a chance

根据上文“What can I do?”可判断出作者找到了一个答案，即解决问题的办法。