When I was a teenager, my dad did everything he could to advise me against becoming a brewer（釀酒人）. He’d　 36　 his life brewing beer for local breweries only to make a living, 37  were his father and grandfather before him. He didn’t want me　 38　 near a vat （釀酒用的桶）of beer.
　　So I did as he asked. I got good　 39　 , went to Harvard and in 1971 was accepted into a graduate program there that　 40　 me to study law and business at the same time.
　　In my second year of grade school, I began to realize that I’d　 41　 done anything but go to school. So, at 24 I decided to drop out.　 42　 , my parents didn’t think this was a great idea. But I felt strongly that you can’t 43 till you’re 65 to do what you want in life.
　　I packed my stuff into a bus and headed to Colorado to become an instructor at Outward Bound. Three years later, I was ready to go back to　 44　 . I finished Harvard and got a highly paid job at the Boston Consulting Group. Still, after working there five years, I　 45　 . Is this what I want to be doing when I’m 50? At that time, Americans paid　 46　 money of beer in low quality. Why not make good beer for　 47　 ? I thought.
　　I decided to give up my job to become　 48　. When I told Dad, he was　 49　 , but in the end he　 50　 me. I called my beer Samuel Adams,　 51　 the brewer and patriot who helped to start the Boston Tea party.　 52　 I sold the beer direct to beer drinkers to get 53　out. Six weeks later, at the Great American Beer Festival, Samuel Adams Boston Lager won the top prize for American beer. In the end I was destined to be a brewer. My 54　to the young is simple: Life is very　 55　 , so don’t rush to make decisions. Life doesn’t let you plan.
小題1:
A．costB．spent C．takeD．paid
小題2:
A．like B．a(chǎn)s if C．soD．nor
小題3:
A．a(chǎn)nywhere B．nowhereC．where D．somewhere
小題4:
A．result B．teachers C．grades D．work
小題5:
A．promised B．made C．a(chǎn)dvised D．a(chǎn)llowed
小題6:
A．never B．ever C．a(chǎn)lways D．hard
小題7:
A．Fortunately B．Obviously C．Possibly D．Properly
小題8:
A．expect B．think C．stopD．wait
小題9:
A．school B．ColoradoC．my home D．my decision
小題10:
A．realized B．a(chǎn)sked C．wondered D．knew
小題11:
A．less B．little C．goodD．lot
小題12:
A．Englishmen B．EuropeansC．the worldD．Americans
小題13:
A．a(chǎn) lawyer B．a(chǎn) brewerC．a(chǎn)n instructor D．a(chǎn)n engineer
小題14:
A．surprised B．satisfiedC．interested D．a(chǎn)nxious
小題15:
A．hated B．supported C．raised D．left
小題16:
A．for B．a(chǎn)t C．in D．a(chǎn)fter
小題17:
A．Therefore B．Otherwise C．Also D．Yet
小題18:
A．them B．the word C．tea D．the party
小題19:
A．a(chǎn)dvice B．lifeC．job D．experience
小題20:
A．hard B．busy C．short D．long

小題1:B
小題2:C
小題3:A
小題4:C
小題5:D
小題6:A
小題7:B
小題8:D
小題9:A
小題10:C
小題11:C
小題12:D
小題13:B
小題14:A
小題15:B
小題16:D
小題17:C
小題18:B
小題19:A
小題20:D

試題分析：
小題1:B   spend time doing sth. 是固定結(jié)構(gòu)，意思是“把時(shí)間花在做……上”。
小題2:C 倒裝句�！皊o+倒裝句”表示“另一個(gè)人或物的情況與前面相同”。
小題3:A  anywhere用于否定句中。
小題4:C 據(jù)上下文可知，作者服從了父親的安排并獲得了良好的成績。
小題5:D 學(xué)校允許我學(xué)習(xí)法律和商業(yè)。allow sb to do sth.“允許某人做某事”。
小題6:A  never...anything=nothing。
小題7:B 我想退學(xué)，顯然父母不會(huì)同意，其他不合題意。
小題8:D “不能等到人老了才做自己愿做的事”。
小題9:A 下文finished Harvard提供了回來學(xué)習(xí)的信息，因而為go back to school。
小題10:C 這句話是作者對自己生活的疑惑。
小題11:C 本句意思是啤酒很貴，但質(zhì)量不佳。
小題12:D 上文提到Americans 高價(jià)買質(zhì)量不好的啤酒，因而本句應(yīng)為為Americans制造高質(zhì)量的啤酒。
小題13:B 從下文可知，作者要放棄原來的工作，成為釀酒人。
小題14:A 當(dāng)我告訴父親時(shí)，他對我的想法不是很滿意或感興趣，而是奇怪，因?yàn)槲恼乱婚_始就告訴我們作者的父親不想讓他成為釀酒人。
小題15:B   but表轉(zhuǎn)折，表明最后他同意和支持我，故答案為B。
小題16:D  name sth... after為一固定搭配。 after有“根據(jù).依據(jù)”的意思。
小題17:C  also “而且”，作者首先給他的啤酒起了一個(gè)好名字，同時(shí)又直銷給喝酒人。
小題18:B 把“酒的名字”傳出去，使這一“name”有了名氣。
小題19:A 從后面的幾句話可知，作者是在給讀者“忠告”，advice“忠告.勸告.建議”。
小題20:D 從“不要急于做決定”，可知作者是想表達(dá)“人的一生很長久”的意思，所以也就有了“生活不一定按你的計(jì)劃進(jìn)行”。
點(diǎn)評：本文設(shè)空合理，對上下文的串聯(lián)考查全面，且有很強(qiáng)的人生哲理性。要求考生在上下文語境中強(qiáng)化詞義的辨析與理解串聯(lián)，分析語法規(guī)則，合理運(yùn)用。
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Give me an answer, my letter asks, in any way you choose. Mother, you always chose the act that speaks louder than words.
小題1:The writer began to love her mother’s desk ______.
A．a(chǎn)fter Mother died
B．before she became a writer
C．when she was a child
D．when Mother gave it to her
小題2:The passage shows that ______.
A．mother was cold on the surface but kind in her heart to her daughter
B．mother was too serious about everything her daughter had done
C．mother cared much about her daughter in words
D．mother wrote to her daughter in careful words
小題3:The word “gulf” in the passage means ______.
A．deep understanding between the old and the young
B．different ideas between the mother and the daughter
C．free talks between mother and daughter
D．part of the sea going far in land
小題4:What did mother do with her daughter’s letter asking forgiveness?
A．She had never received the letter.
B．For years, she often talked about the letter.
C．She didn’t forgive her daughter at all in all her life.
D．She read the letter again and again till she died.
小題5:What’s the best title of the passage?
A．My letter to Mother
B．Mother and Children
C．My mother’s Desk
D．Talks between Mother and Me

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