My sister and I grew up in a little village in England. Our father was a struggling 16 , but I always knew he was 17 . He never criticized us, but used 18 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 19 as a child I said something 20 about somebody, and my father said, “ 21 time you say something unpleasant about somebody else, it’s a reflection of you.” He explained that if I looked for the best 22 people, I would get the best 23 . From then on I’ve always tried to 24 the principle in my life and later in running my pany.
Dad’s also always been very 25 . At 15, I started a magazine. It was 26 a great deal of my time, and the headmaster of my school gave me a 27 ：stay in school or leave to work on my magazine.
I decided to leave, and Dad tried to sway me from my decision, 28 any good father would. When he realized I had made up my mind, he said, “Richard, when I was 23, my dad 29 me to go into law. And I’ve 30 regretted it. I wanted to be a biologist, 31 I didn’t pursue my 32 . You know what you want. Go fulfill it.”
As 33 turned out, my little publication went on to bee Student, a national 34 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 35 me.
【小题1】A．biologistB．managerC．lawyerD．gardener【小题2】A．strictB．honestC．specialD．learned【小题3】A．praiseB．courageC．powerD．warmth【小题4】A．thinkB．imagineC．rememberD．guess【小题5】A．unnecessaryB．unkindC．unimportantD．unusual【小题6】A．AnotherB．SomeC．AnyD．Other【小题7】A．onB．inC．atD．about【小题8】A．in caseB．by turnsC．by chanceD．in return【小题9】A．reviseB．setC．reviewD．follow【小题10】A．understandingB．experiencedC．seriousD．demanding【小题11】A．taking upB．making upC．picking upD．keeping up【小题12】A．suggestionB．decisionC．noticeD．choice【小题13】A．andB．asC．even ifD．as if【小题14】A．helpedB．allowedC．persuadedD．suggested【小题15】A．alwaysB．neverC．seldomD．almost【小题16】A．ratherB．butC．forD．therefore【小题17】A．promiseB．taskC．beliefD．dream【小题18】A．thisB．heC．itD．that【小题19】A．newspaperB．magazine C．programD．project【小题20】A．controlledB．fortedC．remindedD．raiseC
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(答案→)C
解析：
【小题1】考查名词。根据第三段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.可推测作者接受父亲的要求law，没有追求自己的梦想biologist. 故答案为C.
【小题2】考查形容词。根据He never criticized us, but used 38 to bring out our best.“他不是批评我们，而是用表扬显示出我们是最好的”可知他是“特别的”。故选C.
【小题3】考查名词。根据If you pour water on flowers,……及41 time you say something ……及……if I looked for the best 42 people, I would get the best 43.可知“你在别人身上发现最好的，你才能得到最好的”，学会发现和学习别人的优点。所以此处应是praise赞扬。应选A。
【小题4】考查动词。根据作者的父亲说as a child I said something……可知是回想，所以应选C remember
【小题5】考查形容词。根据you say something unpleasant about somebody else, it’s a reflection of you可知，说了某人不友好的事情，故选B 项unkind。
【小题6】考查形容词。根据from then on I’ve always tried to ……由always可知无论何时（any time）故答案选C。
【小题7】考查介词。身上的优点是内在的。所以“在身上”应用in 而不是on (外在的，身上携带的东西，用on)。故选B。
【小题8】考查介词短语。根据后文“我总是试图遵循这个原则”可知look for the best in people才能get the best“作为回报”。所以选D。
【小题9】考查动词。习惯搭配。
【小题10】考查形容词。根据下文作者leave to work on my magazine意识到作者下定决心了，并没有象他父亲那样阻止，而是让作者Go fulfill it。可知是understanding理解人的。故选A。
【小题11】考查动词短语。根据下文the headmaster gave me a choice: stay in school or leave to work on my magazine可知started the magazine占用大量时间。故选A taking up。Make up 构成，组成; pick up捡起，拿起；接收等；keep up维持，保持。
【小题12】考查名词。根据stay in school or leave to work on my magazine中的or 可知是做出选择。故选D。
【小题13】考查连词。此处as“正如，正像”指代前面整句话的内容，引导非限制性定语从句。
【小题14】考查动词。根据后文的51 I didn’t pursue my dream和前文的regretted it可知作者的祖父说服了作者的父亲学法律。而suggest应是suggest sb. doing sth.（注：许多学生很易选此答案）。故选C。
【小题15】考查副词。作者父亲的“一直”后悔，才让作者做自己愿意做的事情。如果不后悔，就不会出现Go fulfill it的结果。故应该肯定得说是后悔的，而其它选项都是否定。所以选A。
【小题16】考查副词。 I wanted to be a biologist与后面的didn’t pursue可知是转折，故选B.
【小题17】考查名词。 wanted to be a biologist只能称为dream，而不是promise（诺言）和belief（信仰）
【小题18】考查代词。As it turned out接Go fulfill it（dream），两者中的it 都指开办杂志的梦想。“正如我的梦想所实现的结果那样，我的出版物后来命名为student，一个国家级杂志”故选C。
【小题19】考查名词。根据前文作者的dream是start a magazine可知本题应选B。
【小题20】考查动词。raise等同于bring sb up“养育”。“我们正在用父亲养育我的方式来养育我们的孩子。故本题选D。