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 pour 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 prevent 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.

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36—55各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Taking Care

From a very early age, I knew I wanted to be a nurse. My mother was a nurse and I have always  36  her and the way she took care of everyone. I wanted to be just like her.

So, here I am, a   37  for the last seven years. I love my work. Now, my father is quite   38  . He is 71 and has heart failure, and a lot of other medical  39  . Up until April of this year, he was able to live alone, drive, and   40  all of his own needs. His health has broken sown swiftly. I’m the only girl out of the five children. Being the only girl and a nurse  41  me at the top of the caregiver list. Taking care of a sick parent is very  42  , not at all like taking care of other patients. I have to   43  my own family to be here with Dad. I know this is   44  I need to be but it is still hard. I   45  abut 12-15 hours day taking care of him. I want to spend all of the time that I can with him because I know that our   46  left together is short.

At the same time, I find myself  47  that my brothers don’t help more. Sometimes, it is days between their   48  . they all have families of their own and busy lives but…so do I. My eldest brother does help some. He   49  at night. He comes in at 8 or 9pm and lets me go home. But he is up and   50  to hit the road at about 6 am. My   51  brothers pop in for 10-15 minute visits. It is   52  annoying. They say they  53  stand “to see Daddy this way” which I understand. It hurts me to see him so sick  54  weak, too. But …he’s our Dad. He has taken care of us our whole lives. I just  55  like we should all do our part to take care of him now.

A．missed   B．admired    C．cheered     D．loved

A．nurse     B．mother     C．doctor      D．daughter

A．stubborn       B．healthy     C．lonely       D．ill

A．puzzles  B．difficulties       C．problems  D．matters

A．give up  B．take care of      C．watch over       D．take up

A．put B．encouraged      C．obliged     D．showed

A．necessary      B．easy  C．important  D．difficult

A．refuse    B．support     C．abandon    D．own

A．when     B．how  C．where       D．why

A．waste   B．spend       C．kill    D．pass

A．money  B．pleasure    C．emotion    D．time

A．angry   B．calm  C．enthusiastic      D．anxious

A．trips     B．favours     C．visits D．meals

A．lives    B．appears     C．sleeps       D．stays

A．likely   B．ready C．sorry D．glad

A．other    B．dear  C．busy  D．pitiful

A．even    B．ever  C．still   D．really

A．mustn’t       B．needn’t     C．can’t D．shouldn’t

A．or B．and   C．yet    D．but

A．feel      B．sound       C．smell D．look

On some level, I always knew that I wanted to be a doctor－at least from the age of eight or ten years old, anyway.

Although my father wasn’t a doctor, he made his own brand of “house calls”. I followed him as he brought a plate of my mother’s home cooking to an elderly man named Frank on all major holidays and when Frank was sick. As far as I know, their only connection was that Frank was an occasional customer at Dad’s small gas station. Frank’s home was a two-room house on the rough side of town with an old front porch (门廊) where you could fall if you weren’t careful. Frank had no relatives and as far as I could tell, no other visitors either. Through his attitude and by caring, my father was teaching me to be a doctor, although neither of us knew it at the time.

When I was 13, my father developed lung cancer. He brought home a diagram the doctor had drawn showing where his cancer was and told me that he was going to die. He asked me to take care of my mother when he was gone. I was an only child. He said he loved me on the night when he died.

When you’re 13 and your father dies, you have some choices to make. You can use the situation as an excuse for letting your actions and graded go down, or you can honor his memory and try to do something positive with yourself. I focused my energy on my schoolwork and my goal of becoming a doctor.

1. What’s the father’s “own brand of ‘house calls’”?

         A. his treatment for frank’s serious illness.

         B. his care for Frank.

         C. his attitude towards the author.

         D. his wish that his kid would be a doctor.

2. The author began to want to be a doctor when_________

         A. father helped frank regularly      

B. Father developed lung cancer

         C. father asked him/her to take care of Mother    

D. father died

3. what was the influence of Father’s death on the author?

         A. The author began to think seriously about his/her career.

         B. The author was too sorrowful to carry through his /her study.

         C. The author used the situation as an excuse for quitting school.

         D. The author made great effort at his/her goal of becoming a doctor.

4. The best title for the text would be_________.

         A. What Made Father Respectable         

B. What Led Me to Be a Doctor

         C. How to Help Strangers       

D. How to Deal with Death

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 pour 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 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 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．

A．biologist         B．manager       C．layer         D．gardener

A．strict            B．honest          C．special       D．learned

A．praise            B．courage        C．power       D．warmth

A．think            B．imagine         C．remember    D．guess

A．unnecessary       B．unkind        C．unimportant   D．unusual

A．Another           B．Some         C．Any         D．Other

A．on              B．in            C．at           D．about

A．in case         B．by turns             C．by chance    D．in return

A．revise            B．set          C．review       D．follow

A．understanding     B．experienced   C．serious        D．demanding

A．taking up       B．making up    C．picking up     D．keeping up

A．suggestion        B．decision       C．notice         D．choice

A．and             B．as             C．even if        D．as if

A．helped           B．allowed         C．persuaded      D．suggested

A．always           B．never         C．seldom         D．almost

A．rather            B．but           C．for            D．therefore

A．promise          B．task            C．belief         D．dream

A．this             B．he              C．it             D．that

A．newspaper        B．magazine        C．program       D．project

A．controlled       B．comforted      C．reminded       D．raised

On some level, I always knew that I wanted to be a doctor－at least from the age of eight or ten years old, anyway.
Although my father wasn’t a doctor, he made his own brand of “house calls”. I followed him as he brought a plate of my mother’s home cooking to an elderly man named Frank on all major holidays and when Frank was sick. As far as I know, their only connection was that Frank was an occasional customer at Dad’s small gas station. Frank’s home was a two-room house on the rough side of town with an old front porch (门廊) where you could fall if you weren’t careful. Frank had no relatives and as far as I could tell, no other visitors either. Through his attitude and by caring, my father was teaching me to be a doctor, although neither of us knew it at the time.
When I was 13, my father developed lung cancer. He brought home a diagram the doctor had drawn showing where his cancer was and told me that he was going to die. He asked me to take care of my mother when he was gone. I was an only child. He said he loved me on the night when he died.
When you’re 13 and your father dies, you have some choices to make. You can use the situation as an excuse for letting your actions and graded go down, or you can honor his memory and try to do something positive with yourself. I focused my energy on my schoolwork and my goal of becoming a doctor.
1. What’s the father’s “own brand of ‘house calls’”?
A. his treatment for frank’s serious illness.
B. his care for Frank.
C. his attitude towards the author.
D. his wish that his kid would be a doctor.
2. The author began to want to be a doctor when_________
A. father helped frank regularly   
B. Father developed lung cancer
C. father asked him/her to take care of Mother   
D. father died
3. what was the influence of Father’s death on the author?
A. The author began to think seriously about his/her career.
B. The author was too sorrowful to carry through his /her study.
C. The author used the situation as an excuse for quitting school.
D. The author made great effort at his/her goal of becoming a doctor.
4. The best title for the text would be_________.
A. What Made Father Respectable
B. What Led Me to Be a Doctor
C. How to Help Strangers    
D. How to Deal with Death