阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36—55各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项
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 pany.
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 bee 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. forted C. reminded D. raised36—40 CCACB 41—45 CBDDA46—50 ADBCA51—55 BDCBD
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(答案→)36—40 CCACB 41—45 CBDDA46—50 ADBCA51—55 BDCBD
解析：
36.解析：根据下文to go into law可确定作者的父亲是一名律师。
37.解析：special特殊的。根据下文让作者自由地选择自己的前途表现出这位父亲的特殊性。
strict严格的；honest忠诚的；learned有学问的。
38.解析：praise表扬。从下文可知，这位父亲通过表扬的方式使儿女们成为最好的。courage
勇气；power权力；warmth温暖。
39.解析：remember记得。根据as a child可判断出作者回忆起小时候发生的事。imagine
想像。
40.解析：unkind不仁慈，不亲切。从下文中的unpleasant可知，作者说了某人的坏话。
unnecessary不必要；unimportant不重要；unusual不寻常。
41.解析：any time任何时候。任何时候你说了别人坏话，都反射出自己。
42.解析：应该发现人们最好的一面。
43.解析：in return回报。如果寻找人们好的一面就会得到好的回报。in case以防；by turns轮流；by chance偶然。
44.解析：follow遵循。作者遵循父亲的教导。revise修订；review回顾，复习。
45.解析：understanding理解。父亲对人理解。experienced富有经验的；serious严肃的；demanding过分要求的。
46.解析：take up占有（时间）。占去作者大量时间。make up化妆；pick up捡起；keep up继续。
47.解析：choice选择。根据下文“stay in school or leave to work on my magazine”可判断出作者面临着选择。
48.解析：as像……一样。像所有好父亲一样，父亲试图使作者改变想法。
49.解析：persuade说服。表示劝说的结果。说服去做法律。help帮助；allow允许；suggest建议。
50.解析：always总是。从下文“I wanted to be a biologist”可知，作者的父亲对自己职业的选择总是感到后悔。
51.解析：前后两句是转折关系。
52.解析：dream梦想。从上文可以看出作者父亲的梦想是当一名生物学者。
53.解析：it指代上文中的choice，自己的选择有了好的结果。
54.解析：根据上文“I start a magazine”和“leave to work on my magazine”可判断出作者办的杂志成为全美国青年人的杂志。
55.解析：raise的意思是“培养”。作者决心也要像自己的父亲那样培养自己的儿女。