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When I was a teenager, my dad did everything he could do to advise me against becoming a brewer (造酒人). He’d   36  his life brewing beer for local breweries only to make a living, 37   had his father and grandfather before him. He didn’t want me   38  near a vat (酿酒用的桶) 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 graduate 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 for 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 spent good money on beer in   46   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 (爱国者) who helped to start the Boston Tea Party.   52  I sold the beer direct to beer drinkers to get  the   53  out. Six weeks later, at the Great American Beer Festival, Sam Adams Boston Lager (淡啤酒) won the top prize for American beer. In the end I was destined (注定) 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.
小题1:
A.costB.spentC.takenD.paid
小题2:
A.likeB.as ifC.soD.nor
小题3:
A.anywhereB.anywayC.anyhowD.somewhere
小题4:
A.habitsB.teachersC.gradesD.work
小题5:
A.promisedB.convincedC.advisedD.allowed
小题6:
A.neverB.everC.alwaysD.hardly
小题7:
A.FortunatelyB.ObviouslyC.PossiblyD.Surprisingly
小题8:
A.assureB.declineC.denyD.wait
小题9:
A.schoolB.ColoradoC.my homeD.my decision
小题10:
A.thrilledB.stressedC.wonderedD.sneezed
小题11:
A.cheapB.expensiveC.lowD.high
小题12:
A.EnglishmenB.EuropeansC.the worldD.Americans
小题13:
A.a lawyerB.a brewerC.an instructorD.an engineer
小题14:
A.astonishedB.satisfiedC.interestedD.anxious
小题15:
A.hatedB.supportedC.raisedD.left
小题16:
A.forB.atC.inD.after
小题17:
A.ThereforeB.OtherwiseC.AlsoD.Yet
小题18:
A.priceB.nameC.companyD.party
小题19:
A.adviceB.lifeC.jobD.experience
小题20:
A.hardB.busyC.shortD.long

小题1:B
小题1:C
小题1:A
小题1:C
小题1:D
小题1:A
小题1:B
小题1:D
小题1:A
小题1:C
小题1:C
小题1:D
小题1:B
小题1:A
小题1:B
小题1:D
小题1:C
小题1:B
小题1:A
小题1:D

小题1:spend time doing sth. 是固定结构,意思是“把时间花在做……上”。
小题1:倒装句。“so+倒装句”表示“另一个人或物的情况与前面相同”。
小题1:anywhere用于否定句中。
小题1:据上下文可知,作者服从了父亲的安排并获得了良好的成绩。
小题1:学校允许我学习法律和商业。allow sb to do sth. “允许某人做某事”。
小题1:never. . . anything=nothing。
小题1: 我想退学,显然父母不会同意,其他不合题意。
小题1:“不能等到人老了才做自己愿做的事”。
小题1: 下文finished Harvard提供了回来学习的信息,因而为go back to school。
小题1: 这句话是作者对自己生活的疑惑。
小题1: 本句意思是啤酒很贵,但质量不佳。
小题1: 上文提到Americans高价买质量不好的啤酒,故本句为Americans制造高质量啤酒。
小题1:从下文可知,作者要放弃原来的工作,成为酿酒人。
小题1:当我告诉父亲时,他对我的想法不是很满意或感兴趣,而是奇怪,因为文章一开始就告诉我们作者的父亲不想让他成为酿酒人。
小题1: but表转折,表明最后他同意和支持我,故答案为B。
小题1: name sth after为一固定搭配。 after有“根据、依据”的意思。
小题1:also “而且”,作者首先给他的啤酒起了一个好名字,同时又直销给喝酒人。
小题1: 把“酒的名字”传出去,使这一“name”有了名气。
小题1:从后面的几句话可知,作者是在给读者“忠告”,advice“忠告、劝告、建议”。
小题1: 从“不要急于做决定”,可知作者是想表达“人的一生很长久”的意思,所以也就有了“生活不一定按你的计划进行”。
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Grandma loved music. It was her that first _31 me to Elvis Presley as a very young child, and once I heard his music, I was truly in 32 with it. Most five-year-olds ask for 33  for birthdays, but I wanted Elvis’albums. I would play them non-stop and 34 to the music in my grandma’s family room though my movements didn’t look good.
Grandma played the piano and 35  me to sing “America the Beautiful” and “Somewhere over the Rainbow”. I 36 started playing music on the piano, and soon Grandma was paying for me to take piano lessons from a lady living in the 37 . I would come home from __38 and walk three houses down for my lesson. I _39 took about nine months of lessons, but it was enough to give me a(n) 40 and allow me to continue  to teach myself.
Last month when I came home to visit Grandma in the hospital, I brought along my guitar with me. She was in a lot of pain, but the music seemed to _41 her soul. She had me sing some songs and when I started to sing “Somewhere over the Rainbow”, her weakened voice 42 in with mine for a few lines. That experience was one of the most 43 of my lifetime and one I will certainly cherish forever. I told her of my music career and she was very _44 and said, “That’s wonderful!” I _45 to play for her throughout the week I was home.
My grandma passed away two days ago. In my opinion, part of her will live on through every song I write or sing in my life.
小题1:
A.sentB.leftC.rememberedD.introduced
小题2:
A.debateB.loveC.agreementD.doubt
小题3:
A.musicB.spaceC.giftsD.toys
小题4:
A.waveB.sleepC.danceD.play
小题5:
A.forcedB.preparedC.enabledD.taught
小题6:
A.generallyB.finallyC.fortunatelyD.suddenly
小题7:
A.hotelB.apartmentC.neighborhoodD.countryside
小题8:
A.schoolB.hospitalC.streetD.office
小题9:
A.exactlyB.onlyC.completelyD.seldom
小题10:
A.explanationB.celebrationC.translationD.foundation
小题11:
A.comfortB.blameC.attractD.find
小题12:
A.joinedB.pouredC.movedD.fell
小题13:
A.surprisingB.movingC.puzzlingD.tiring
小题14:
A.sadB.calmC.boredD.pleased
小题15:
A.refusedB.expectedC.continuedD.pretended

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Have you ever heard the story of the four-minute mile? For years people believed that it is impossible for a human being to  1  a mile in less than four minutes until Roger Banister proved it  2  in 1954.Within one year, 37 runners  3  the belief barrier.And the year after that, 300 other runners did the same thing.
What happens if you put an animal in a  4 ? Any animal, big or small, will swim its way through.What happens when someone, who does not know how to swim, falls in deep waters? You  5 .If an animal who has not learned swimming could  6  by swimming, why not you? Because you believe you will drown while the animal does not.
These  7  show the power of beliefs.There is no other more  8  force in directing human behavior than belief.Our beliefs have the power to  9  and to destroy.
In a way it is our beliefs that determine how much we’ll be able to  10  our potential.So pay attention to some of your  11 .Do you believe you are weak in mathematics? Do you believe that other people dislike you?Do you believe life is full of  12
Belief is not  13 , however.It’s nothing but the generalization of a past incident.As a kid, if a dog bit you, you believed all dogs to be  14 .To change certain behavior, identify the beliefs associated with it.Change those beliefs and a new pattern is  15  created.
1.A.run                       B.walk                   C.swim                  D.jog
2.A.right                    B.wrong                 C.fake                   D.true
3.A.broke                    B.built                  C.faced                 D.lowered
4.A.cage                       B.desert                    C.forest                D.pond
5.A.drown                   B.swim                  C.float                     D.sink
6.A.struggle                B.escape                C.drown                 D.leave
7.A.samples                B.cases                      C.situations         D.periods
8.A.terrible                    B.reasonable             C.considerable      D.powerful
9.A.damage                 B.provide              C.create                D.withdraw
10.A.discover              B.realize               C.show                   D.perform
11.A.problems             B.beliefs               C.possibilities         D.subjects
12.A.surprises                B.choices               C.problems            D.possibilities
13.A.beautiful                B.changeable         C.strong                D.mysterious
14.A.safe                    B.rude                   C.merciless         D.dangerous
15.A.occasionally       B.immediately       C.accidentally           D.automatically

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