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．I f 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．A．biologist B．manager C．lawyer D．gardener
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．comforted C．reminded D．raised 语法和词汇知识（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分） 从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 21．-----Have you been to New Zealand? -----No, I’d like to, _____. A．too B．though C．yet D．either 22．-----Could you do me a favor and take these books to my office? -----Yes, _____. A．for pleasure B．I could C．my pleasure D．with pleasure 23．I knew _____ John Lennon, but not _____ famous one. A．不填; a B．a; the C．不填; the D．the; a 24．It was some time _____ we realized the truth. A．when B．until C．since D．before 25．With more forests being destroyed, huge quantities of good earth _____ each year. A．is washing away B．is being washed away C．are washing away D．are being washed away 26．The shopkeeper did not want to sell for _____ he thought was not enough. A．where B．how C．what D．which
27．Oil prices have risen by 32 percent since the start of the year, _____ a record US$57.65 a barrel on April 4. A．have reached B．reaching C．to reach D．to be reaching 28．Mr．Smith owns _____ collection of coins than anyone else I have ever met. A．larger B．a larger C．the largest D．a large 29．Modern plastics can _____ very high and very low temperatures. A．stand B．hold C．carry D．support 30．He was educated at a local grammar school, _____ he went on to Cambridge. A．from which B．after that C．after which D．from this 31．-----_____ that he managed to get the information? -----Oh, a friend of his helped him. A．Where was it B．What was it C．How was it D．Why was it 32．What shall we use for power when all the oil in the world has _____? A．given out B．put out C．held up D．used uo 33．-----Let’s go to a movie after work, OK? -----_____ A．Not at all． B．Why not? C．Never mind． D．What o
