2014届高考英语二轮专题复习精选：完形填空28.docVIP

2014届高考英语二轮专题复习精选：完形填空 1.完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分） My sister and I grew up in a little village in England. Our father was a struggling 26 , but I always knew he was 27 . He never criticized us, but used 28 to bring out our best. He’d say, “If you pour water on flowers, they flourish (繁盛). If you don’t give them water, they die.” I 29 as a child I said something 30 about somebody, and my father said, “ 31 time you say something unpleasant about somebody else, it’s a reflection of you.” He explained that if I looked for the best 32 people, I would get the best 33 . From then on I’ve always tried to 34 the principle in my life and later in running my company. Dad’s also always been very 35 . At 15, I started a magazine. It was 36 a great deal of my time, and the headmaster of my school gave me a 37 : stay in school or leave to work on my magazine. I decided to leave, and Dad tried to persuade me to change my decision, 38 any good father would. When he realized I had made up my mind, he said, “Richard, when I was 23, my dad 39 me to go into law. And I’ve 40 regretted it. I wanted to be a biologist, 41 I didn’t pursue (追寻) my 42 . You know what you want. Go fulfill (完成) it.” As 43 turned out, my little publication went on to become Student, a national 44 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 45 me. 26. A. biologist B. manager C. lawyer D. gardener 27. A. strict B. honest C. special D. learned 28. A. praise B. strength C. power D. warmth 29. A. think B. imagine C. remember D. guess 30. A. unnecessary B. unkind C. unimportant D. unusual 31. A. another B. some C. any D. other 32. A. on B. in C. at D. about 33. A. in case B. by turns C. by chance D. in return 34. A. revise B. set C. review D. follow 35.