My sister and I grew up in a little village in England. Our father was a struggling, but I always knew he was. He never criticized us, but used 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 as a child I said somethingabout somebody, and my father said, “ time you say something unpleasant about somebody else, it’s a reflection of you.” He explained that if I looked for the best people, I would get the best. From then on I’ve always tried to the principle in my life and later in running my company. Dad’s also always been very. At 15, I started a magazine. It was a great deal of my time, and the headmaster of my school gave me a：stay in school or leave to work on my magazine. I decided to leave, and Dad tried to sway me from my decision, any good father would. When he realized I had made up my mind, he said, “Richard, when I was 23, my dad me to go into law. And I’ve regretted it. I wanted to be a biologist, I didn’t pursue my. You know what you want. Go fulfill it.” As turned out, my little publication went on to become Student, a national 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 me.
试题分析：本文讲述了作者的父亲非常理解自己，总是通过赞扬的方式来鼓舞我，同时也一直很支持我的选择，结果证明我父亲是做的非常正确的，我也做了我想做的事情，获得了自己的成就。 【小题1】考查名词辨析。A. biologist生物学家；B. manager经理；C. lawyer律师；D. gardener园丁。根据后文讲到go into law提示，这里是说我的父亲是一位努力奋斗的律师。故选C。 【小题2】考查形容词辨析。A. strict严格的 ；B. honest诚实的；C. special特别的 ；D. learned博学的 。从后文He never criticized us, but used to bring out our best.的观点看，结合句意：但是我知道他是特别的。故选C。 【小题3】考查名词辨析。A. praise赞扬，赏识；B. courage鼓励；C. power激励；D. warmth温暖。根据前文讲到了批评，再语义转折，再结合句意but used to bring out our best.但是用赏识来让我们变的最好。故选A。 【小题4】考查动词辨析。A．think想；B．imagine想象；C．remember记得；D．guess猜。I as a child我记得当我是个小孩子的时候。故选C。 【小题5】考查形容词辨析。A. unnecessary不必要的；B. unkind不友好的；C. unimportant不重要的；D. unusual不寻常的。根据后文unpleasant可知，此处I said somethingabout somebody指我对一些人说不友好的话。故选B。 【小题6】考查代词辨析。A．Another另一个；B．Some一些；C．Any任何；D．Other其他。any time任何时候，句意：任何时候你向别人说一些不好的话，同时也会对自己有一种不好反射作用。结合句意，故选C。 【小题7】考查介词辨析。A．on在…上面；B．in在…里面；C．at在…点；D．about关于。He explained that if I looked for the best people这句话的意思是如果我在人们身上寻找优点，故选B。 【小题8】考查词组辨析。A. in case以防万一；B. by turns轮流；C. by chance偶然；D. in return作为回报。if I looked for the best people, I would get the best.句意是如果你在人们身上寻找优点，你也会得以回报。故选D。 【小题9】考查动词辨析。A. revise修正；B. set设置；C. review回顾；D. follow遵循。From then on I’ve always tried to the principle in my life and later in running my company.句意是从那以后，我一直在人生中遵循这个原则。故选D。 【小题10】考查形容词辨析。A. understanding理解的；B. experienced有经验的；C. serious严重的，严肃的；D. demanding苛求的。从后文父亲的说话中及结合句意Dad’s also always been very.父亲总是很善解人意的。故选A。 【小题11】考查词组辨析。A. taking up占据； B. making up编造；C. picking up捡起 ；D. keeping up保持。It was a great deal of my time句意是我占据了大量的时间，故选A。 【小题12】考查名词辨析。A. suggestion建议；B. decision决定；C. notice通知；D. choice选择。从后文stay in school or leave to work on my magazine.看，是呆在学校还是离开学校去工作，是选择。故选D。 【小题13】考查连词辨析。A. and并且；B. as正如；C. even if即使；D. as if 好像。I decided to leave, and Dad tried to sway me from my decision, any good father would.句意是正如一个好的父亲会做的那样，我的父亲尽力的劝说我改变主意。故选B。 【小题14】考查动词辨析。A. helped帮助；B. allowed允许；C. persuaded劝说；D. suggested建议。when I was 23, my dad me to go into law.句意是当我23岁时我的父亲劝说我去学法律。故选C。 【小题15】考查副词辨析。A．always一直；B．never从不；C．seldom很少；D．almost几乎不。由And I’ve regretted it. I wanted to be a biologist可知，后文讲到父亲的梦想是一个生物学家，所以这里应该是父亲一直能很后悔。故选A。 【小题16】考查连词辨析。A．rather相当；B．but 但是；C．for为了；D．therefore因此。 I didn’t pursue my.句意是但是我没有去追求我的梦想。故选B。 【小题17】考查动词辨析。A. promise答应；B. task任务；C. belief信念；D. dream梦想。 I didn’t pursue my.句意是但是我没有去追求我的梦想。故选D。 【小题18】考查代词辨析。A．this这个；B．he他；C．it它；D．that那个。as it turn out结果最终表明，固定结构。故选C。 【小题19】考查名词辨析。A．newspaper报纸；B．magazine杂志；C．program 课程；D．project计划。前文讲到leave to work on my magazine.故此处选杂志。故选B。 【小题20】考查动词辨析。A. controlled控制；B. comforted安慰；C. reminded使想起；D. raised抚养。My wife and I have two children, and I’d like to think we are bringing them up in the same way Dad me.句意是我想我将用我父亲抚养我的方式把他们带大。故选D。 考点：人生感悟类阅读