My sister and I grew up in a little village in England. Our father was a struggling 1, but I always knew he was  2 . He never criticized us, but used  3 to bring out our best. He’d say,” If you pout water on flowers, they flourish. If you don’t give them water, they die.” I  4 as a child I said something  5 about somebody, and my father said, “ 6 time you say something unpleasant about somebody else, it’s a reflection of you.” He explained that if I looked for the best  7 people, I would get the best  8 . From then on I’ve always tried to  9  the principle in my life and later in running my company.
Dad’s also always been very  10 . At 15, I started a magazine. It was   11  a great deal of my time, and the headmaster of my school gave me a  12: stay in school or leave to work on my magazine.
I decided to leave, and Dad tried to sway me from my decision,  13  any good father would. When he realized I Had made up my mind, he said, “Richard, when I was 23, my dad  14  me to go into law. And I’ve  15  regretted it. I wanted to be a biologist,  16 I didn’t pursue my  17 . You know what you want. Go fulfill(實現(xiàn)) it.”
As 18  turned out, my little publication went on to become Student, a national 19 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  20  me.
小題1:
A．biologistB．managerC．lawyerD．gardener
小題2:
A．strictB．honestC．specialD．learned
小題3:
A．praiseB．courageC．powerD．warmth
小題4:
A．thinkB．imagineC．rememberD．guess
小題5:
A．unnecessaryB．unkindC．unimportantD．unusual
小題6:
A．AnotherB．Some C．AnyD．Other
小題7:
A．onB．in C．a(chǎn)t D．a(chǎn)bout
小題8:
A．in caseB．by turnsC．by chanceD．in return
小題9:
A．reviseB．setC．reviewD．follow
小題10:
A．understandingB．experiencedC．seriousD．demanding
小題11:
A．taking upB．making upC．picking upD．keeping up
小題12:
A．suggestionB．decisionC．noticeD．choice
小題13:
A．a(chǎn)ndB．a(chǎn)sC．even ifD．a(chǎn)s if
小題14:
A．helpedB．a(chǎn)llowedC．persuadedD．suggested
小題15:
A．a(chǎn)lwaysB．neverC．seldomD．a(chǎn)lmost
小題16:
A．ratherB．butC．forD．therefore
小題17:
A．promiseB．taskC．beliefD．dream
小題18:
A．thisB．heC．itD．that
小題19:
A．newspaperB．magazineC．programD．project
小題20:
A．controlledB．comfortedC．remindedD．raised

小題1:C
小題2:C
小題3:A
小題4:C
小題5:B
小題6:C
小題7:B
小題8:D
小題9:D
小題10:A
小題11:A
小題12:D
小題13:B
小題14:C
小題15:A
小題16:B
小題17:D
小題18:C
小題19:B
小題20:D

試題分析：本文講述了作者的父親非常理解自己，總是通過贊揚的方式來鼓舞我，同時也一直很支持我的選擇，結(jié)果證明我父親是做的非常正確的，我也做了我想做的事情，獲得了自己的成就。
小題1:A. biologist生物學家  B. manager經(jīng)理  C. lawyer律師   D. gardener園丁 ；后文講到go into law.故此處答案選C
小題2:A. strict嚴格的   B. honest誠實的 C. special特別的    D. learned博學的 從后文的觀點看，結(jié)合句意：但是我知道他是特別的，故選C
小題3:A. praise贊揚，賞識   B. courage鼓勵  C. power激勵    D. warmth溫暖 根據(jù)前文講到額批評，再語義轉(zhuǎn)折，再結(jié)合句意：但是用賞識來讓我們變的最好。故選A
小題4:我記得當我是個小孩子的時候，故選C
小題5:A. unnecessary不必要的    B. unkind不友好的   C. unimportant不重要的  D. unusual不尋常的，根據(jù)后文unpleasant可知此處填B
小題6:any time任何時候，句意：任何時候你向別人說一些不好的話，同時也會對自己有一種不好反射作用，故選C
小題7:如果我在人們之間尋找優(yōu)點，故選B
小題8:A. in case以防萬一    B. by turns輪流 C. by chance偶然    D. in return作為回報；句意“如果你在人們之間尋找優(yōu)點，你也會得以回報，故選D
小題9:A. revise 修正B. set設置 C. review回顧   D. follow遵循； 句意：從那以后，我一直在人生中遵循這個原則，故選D
小題10:A. understanding理解的 B. experienced有經(jīng)驗的    C. serious嚴重的，嚴肅的   D. demanding苛求的；從后文父親的說話中及結(jié)合句意：父親總是很善解人意的，故選A
小題11:A. taking up占據(jù) B. making up編造    C. picking up撿起   D. keeping up保持；句意：我占據(jù)了大量的時間，故選A
小題12:A. suggestion 建議B. decision決定    C. notice通知   D. choice選擇，從后文看，是呆在學校還是離開學校去工作，故選D
小題13:A. and并且   B. as正如   C. even if即使  D. as if 好像；句意：正如一個好的父親會做的那樣，我的父親盡力的勸說我改變主意，故選B
小題14:A. helped 幫助B. allowed允許 C. persuaded勸說    D. suggested建議；句意：當我23歲時我的父親勸說我去學法律，故選C
小題15:后文講到父親的夢想是一個生物學家，所以這里應該是父親一直能很后悔，故選A
小題16:句意：但是我沒有去追求我的夢想，故選B
小題17:A. promise答應   B. task任務 C. belief信念   D. dream夢想；句意：但是我沒有去追求我的夢想，故選D
小題18:as it turn out結(jié)果最終表明，固定結(jié)構(gòu)，故選C
小題19:前文講到leave to work on my magazine.故此處選雜志，故選B
小題20:A. controlled控制    B. comforted安慰    C. reminded使想起   D. raised撫養(yǎng)；句意：我想我將用我父親撫養(yǎng)我的方式把他們帶大，故選D
點評：文章圍繞作者的父親對自己教育來展開講述。解答此類文章需要對文章花兩分鐘過的時間進行瀏覽，把握作者寫作的大意，同時將自己設身處地的融入情節(jié)中，對于第一遍做不出的題目不要急于作答，將后續(xù)題目答完后再仔細作答。
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One stormy night many years ago, an elderly man and his wife entered the hall of a small hotel in Philadelphia. Trying to get out of the rain, they came to the front desk hoping to get some shelter for the night.
“Could you possibly give us a room here?” the husband asked.
The clerk, a friendly man with a winning smile, looked at the couple and explained that there were three conventions in town.“All of our rooms are taken,” the clerk said.“But I can’t send a nice couple like you out into the rain at one o’clock in the morning. Would you perhaps be willing to sleep in my room? It’s not exactly a suite, but it will be good enough to make you folks comfortable for the night.”
When the couple declined, the young man pressed on.“Don’t worry about me; I’ll make out just fine.” the clerk told them. So the couple agreed.
As he paid his bill the next morning, the elderly man said to the clerk,“You are the kind of manager who should be the boss of the best hotel in the United States. Maybe someday I’ll build one for you.” The clerk looked at them and smiled. The three of them had a good laugh. As they drove away, the elderly couple agreed that the helpful clerk was indeed exceptional, as finding people who are both friendly and helpful isn’t easy.
Two years passed. The clerk had almost forgotten the incident when he received a letter from the old man. It recalled that stormy night and enclosed a round—trip ticket to New York, asking the young man to pay them a visit.
The old man met him in New York, and led him to the corner of Fifth Avenue and 34th street. He then pointed to a great new building there, a pale reddish stone, with turrets and watchtowers thrusting up to the sky.“That,” said the older man,“is the hotel I have just built for you to manage.”“You must be joking,” the young man said.“I can assure you I am not,” said the older man, a sly smile playing around his mouth.
The older man’s name was William Waldorf Astor, and that magnificent structure was the original Waldorf—Astoria Hotel. The young clerk who became its first manager was George C.Boldt. This young clerk never foresaw the turn of events that would lead him to become the manager of one of the world’s most glamorous hotels.
小題1:The purpose of the author writing this story is to_______.
A．give people a good laughB．cover some facts
C．promote the business of Waldorf—Astoria HotelD．deliver a lesson
小題2:Which of the statements about the story is NOT true?
A．The story took place at about one a.m..
B．The old couple was too poor to afford a luxurious room.
C．The clerk was willing to help those in need.
D．The clerk received an unexpected invitation from the old man.
小題3:The underlined word “conventions” in Para.3 can be replaced by_______?
A．roomsB．suitesC．meetingsD．hotels
小題4:Which of the following proverbs suits the story the best?
A．Every little thing helps.
B．Make hay while the sun shines.
C．Man proposes； God disposes(處理,決定).
D．One good turn deserves another.

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