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 pout 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 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

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. comforted C. reminded D. raised

答案 36.C 37.C 38.A 39.C 40.B 41.C 42.B 43.D 44.D 45.A 46.A 47.D 48.B 49.C 50.A 51.B 52.D 53.C 54.B 55.D

空On May 27, 1995, our life was suddenly changed. It happened a few minutes past three,

36 my husband, Chris, fell from his horse as it 37 over a fence. Chris was paralyzed (瘫痪) from the chest down, 38 to breathe normally. As he was thrown from his horse, we entered into a life of 39 with lots of unexpected challenges( 挑战). We went from the "haves" to the “have-nots". Or so we thought.

40 what we discovered later were all the gifts that came out of 41 difficulties. We came to learn that something 42 could happen in a disaster . All over the world people

43 Chris so much that letters and postcards poured in every day. By the end of the third week

in a 44 center in Virginia, about 35,000 pieces of 45 had been received and sorted.

As 46 , we opened letter after letter. They gave us 47 and became a source of strength for us. We used them to 48 ourselves. I would go to the pile of letters marked with "Funny" if we needed a 49 , or to the "Disabled" box to find advice from people in wheelchairs or 50 in bed living happily and 51 .

These letters, we realized, had to be shared. And so 52 we offer one of them to you.

Dear Chris,

My husband and I were so sorry to hear of your 53 accident last week. No doubt your family and your friends are giving you the strength to face this 54 challenge. People everywhere are also giving you best wishes every day and we are among those who are keeping you 55 .

Yours Sincerely,

Nancy Reagan

36.A.since B.before C. when D.while

37. A. walked B. climbed C. pulled D. jumped

38. A. able B. unable C. suitable D. unsuitable

39. A. disability B. possession C. convenience D. experience

40. A. So B. For C. Or D. Yet

41. A. sharing B. separating C. fearing D. exploiting

42. A. terrible B. similar C. wonderful D. practical

43. A. wrote for B. cared for C. hoped for D. sent for

44. A. medical B. postal C. experimental D. mental

45.A. news B. paper C. equipment D. mail

46. A. patients B. a family C. nurses D. a group

47. A. effect B. effort C. comfort D. explanation

48. A. encourage B. express C. control D. treat

49. A. cry B. laugh C. chat D. sigh

50. A. much B. never C. even D. seldom

5l. A. bitterly B. fairly C. weakly D. successfully

52. A. here B. there C. therefore D. forward

53. A. driving B. flying C. running D. riding

54. A. technical B. different C. difficult D. valuable

55. A. nearby B. close C. busy D. alive

答案 36.C 37.D 38.B 39.C 40.D 41.A 42.C 43.B 44.A 45.D 46.B 47.C 48.A 49.B 50.C 51.D 52.A 53.D 54.C 55.D