My sister and I grew up in a little village in England. Our father was a struggling , but I always knew he was . He never criticized us, but used 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 as a child I said something about somebody, and my father said, “ time you say something unpleasant about somebody else, it’s a reflection（反映）of you. ” He explained that if I looked for the best people, I would get the best . From then on I’ve always tried to the principle in my life and later in running my pany.
Dad’s also always been very . At 15, I started a magazine. It was a great deal of my time, and the headmaster of my school gave me a : stay in school or leave to work on my magazine. I decided to leave, and Dad tried to get me to change my decision, any good father would. When he realized I had made up my mind, he said, “Richard, when I was 23, my dad me to go into law. And I’ve regretted it. I wanted to be a biologist, I didn’t realize my . You know what you want. Go achieve it. ”
As turned out, my little publication went on to bee Student, a national 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 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．remember D．guess【小题5】A．unnecessary B．unkindC．unimportantD．unusual【小题6】A．Another B．SomeC．AnyD．Other【小题7】A．onB．inC．atD．about【小题8】A．in case B．by turnsC．by chanceD．in return【小题9】A．process B．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．suggestion B．decisionC．noticeD．choice【小题13】A．andB．asC．even ifD．as if【小题14】A．helped B．allowedC．persuadedD．suggested【小题15】A．always B．neverC．seldomD．almost【小题16】A．rather B．butC．forD．therefore【小题17】A．promiseB．taskC．beliefD．dream【小题18】A．thisB．heC．itD．that【小题19】A．newspaperB．magazineC．programD．project【小题20】A．controlled B．fortedC．reminded D．raisedC
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(答案→)C
解析：本文讲述了作者的父亲非常理解自己，总是通过赞扬的方式来鼓舞我，同时也一直很支持我的选择，结果证明我父亲是做的非常正确的，我也做了我想做的事情，获得了自己的成就。
【小题1】考查名词：A. biologist生物学家 B. manager经理 C. lawyer律师 D. gardener园丁 ；后文讲到go into law，可知爸爸是个努力奋斗的律师，故此处答案选C。
【小题2】考查形容词：A. strict严格的 B. honest诚实的 C. special特别的 D. learned博学的 从后文的观点看，结合句意：但是我知道他是特别的，故选C。
【小题3】考查名词：A. praise赞扬，赏识 B. courage鼓励 C. power力量，D. warmth温暖，根据前文讲到了批评，再语义转折，再结合句意：但是用赏识来让我们变的最好。故选A。
【小题4】考查动词：A．think想，B．imagine想象，C．remember记得，D．guess猜，我记得当我是个小孩子的时候，故选C。
【小题5】考查形容词：A. unnecessary不必要的 B. unkind不友好的 C. unimportant不重要的 D. unusual不寻常的，根据后文unpleasant可知此处填B。
【小题6】考查代词：A．Another另一个，B．Some一些，C．Any任何D．Other 其他，any time任何时候，句意：任何时候你向别人说一些不好的话，同时也会对自己有一种不好反射作用，故选C。
【小题7】考查介词：A．on在…上面，B．in在…里面，C．at 在…点，D．about关于，如果我在人们身上寻找优点，故选B。
【小题8】考查词组：A. in case以防万一，B. by turns轮流，C. by chance偶然， D. in return作为回报；句意“如果你在人们身上寻找优点，你也会得以回报，故选D。
【小题9】考查动词：A. process 处理，B. set设置，C. review回顾，D. follow遵循；跟随，句意：从那以后，我一直在人生中遵循这个原则，故选D。
【小题10】考查形容词：A. understanding理解的 B. experienced有经验的， C. serious严重的，严肃的，D. demanding苛求的；从后文父亲的说话中及结合句意：父亲总是很善解人意的，故选A。
【小题11】考查词组：A. taking up占据，从事，B. making up编造，组成，合好，C. picking up捡起，接受，收听，偶尔习得，D. keeping up保持；句意：我占据了大量的时间，故选A。
【小题12】考查名词：A. suggestion 建议B. decision决定 C. notice通知 D. choice选择，从后文看，是呆在学校还是离开学校去工作，是选择，故选D。
【小题13】考查连词：A. and并且 B. as正如 C. even if即使 D. as if 好像；句意：正如一个好的父亲会做的那样，我的父亲尽力的劝说我改变主意，故选B。
【小题14】考查动词：A. helped 帮助B. allowed允许 C. persuaded劝说，说服，D. suggested建议；句意：当我23岁时我的父亲说服我去学法律，故选C。
【小题15】考查动词：A．always 一直，B．never从不，C．seldom很少，D．almost几乎不，后文讲到父亲的梦想是一个生物学家，所以这里应该是父亲一直能很后悔，故选A。
【小题16】考查句意理解：A．rather相当，B．but 但是，C．for为了，D．therefore因此，句意：但是我没有去追求我的梦想，故选B。
【小题17】考查动词：A. promise答应 B. task任务 C. belief信念 D. dream梦想；句意：但是我没有去追求我的梦想，故选D。
【小题18】考查代词：A．this这个，B．he他C．it它，D．that那个， as it turn out结果最终表明，固定结构，故选C。
【小题19】考查名词：A．newspaper报纸，B．magazine杂志，C．program 课程，D．project计划，前文讲到leave to work on my magazine.故此处选杂志，故选B。
【小题20】考查动词：A. controlled控制，B. forted安慰，C. reminded使想起，D. raised抚养；句意：我想我将用我父亲抚养我的方式把他们带大，故选D。