2017年高考英语完形填空:2017高考英语完形填空冲刺高分(12)

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 pour 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 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.
　　1. A. biologist B. manager C. lawyer D. gardener
　　2. A. strict B. honest C. special D. learned
　　3. A. praise B. courage C. power D. warmth
　　4. A. think B. imagine C. remember D. guess
　　5. A. unnecessary B. unkind C. unimportant D. unusual
　　6. A. Another B. Some C. Any D. Other
　　7. A. on B. in C. at D. about
　　8. A. in case B. by turns C. by chance D. in return
　　9. A. revise B. set C. review D. follow
　　10. A. understanding B. experienced C. serious D. demanding
　　11. A. taking up B. making up C. picking up D. keeping up
　　12. A. suggestion B. decision C. notice D. choice
　　13. A. and B. as C. even if D. as if
　　14. A. helped B. allowed C. persuaded D. suggested
　　15. A. always B. never C. seldom D. almost
　　16. A. rather B. but C. for D. therefore
　　17. A. promise B. task C. belief D. dream
　　18. A. this B. he C. it D. that
　　19. A. newspaper B. magazine C. program D. project
　　20. A. controlled B. comforted C. reminded D. raised
　　(十二)答案：
　　1—5 CCACB 6—10 CBDDA 11—15 ADBCA 16—20 BDCBD

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