55. A.
That
B. This
C. It
D. So
答案:36-40
ADBBD 41-45
ACBAD 46-50 BCABC 51-55 DACBC
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云南省昆明三中、滇池中学10-11学年高二上学期期中考试
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.