高考英语 专题冲关集训完形填空21.doc

2014高考英语专题冲关集训：完形填空21my 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. hed say,” if you pout water on flowers, they flourish. if you dont 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, its a reflection of you. ” he explained that if i looked for the best _42_ people, i would get the best _43_. from then on ive always tried to _44_ the principle in my life and later in runningmy company. dads 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_: stayin 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 ive _50_ regretted it. i wanted to be a biologist, _51_ i didnt 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. biologistb. manager c. lawyerd. gardener37. a. strict b.honest c.special d.learned38. 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. remind