The sound of the rain hitting the windows wakes me up and it sounds just exactly as it did 15 years ago, which reminded me of my girlhood.
It was my second day of ____36___ and it was raining heavily. I couldn’t __37_____ the habit I had at home, so I fell asleep right at my ___38____. I woke up to find myself not in the classroom but carried on Dad’s back. We were ____39__ home. It was the last time I felt __40____ to him.
After that, he never carried me or hugged me as other fathers did to their children. I was not bothered by this ___41____. I was proud of it, for I felt _____42____ and “grown up”. However, there were times when I felt depressed by not having sought __43___ from him.
One day, I was writing Chinese characters as homework. I hated doing this more than anything. Dad came and stood behind me for a moment, __44____ me scratching（亂涂）the paper. Then he said, “ This kind of writing needs ___45_____. Your writing is not strong enough. Press harder.”
I followed his ____46_____ for the next two weeks, but __47____ I could see little improvement, I followed my own method---the __48___ way. His advice didn’t improve my writing but our __49____. As I grew older, I found out that he had finished his ___50___ in Grade 6, which was the highest grade in town then, so he was considered to be a ___51___. People used to ask him to write something to put on the walls, but he never felt very useful.
He often said to me, “As you can see, this family is going to count on you. We are __52__ to improve you anything for your future. You have to get _53____ to change the life for yourself.”
As a result of his __54___, I have __55___ it through high school and through college.
36. A. graduation   B. employment      C. college       D. school
37. A. form    B. resist   C. follow D. break
38. A. dormitory    B. door   C. desk    D. bed
39. A. at  B. already       C. beyond       D. halfway
40. A. close    B. near    C. happy D. relaxed
41. A. gap      B. thought      C. action D. accident
42. A. lonely   B. depressed   C. independent       D. comfortable
43. A. comfort       B. help    C. support      D. explanation
44. A. helping B. directing    C. watching    D. blaming
45. A. skill     B. patience     C. time    D. practice
46. A. introduction B. manner      C. spirit   D. advice
47. A. even if  B. while  C. as       D. though
48. A. difficult       B. slow   C. efficient     D. fast
49. A. relationship  B. friendship   C. thought      D. life
50. A. schooling     B. life     C. hope   D. expectation
51. A. writer   B. scholar       C. scientist      D. specialist
52. A. tired     B. glad    C. useless       D. ready
53. A. an educationB. a rich boyfriend C. a well-paid job   D. a good writing
54. A. help     B. expectations       C. examination       D. watch
55. A. succeeded    B. got     C. made  D. found

36--- 55   DBCDA   BCACB   DCDAA   BCABC  

36. D 由girlhood可知，應(yīng)為上學(xué)（更有可能是小學(xué)）的第二天。
37. B resist抵抗/制，這里意思是：抵抗/制不了在家時的習(xí)慣（就睡著了）。
38. C 由上文可知睡了，且在學(xué)校（教室），故應(yīng)為“伏在桌上睡了” 。
39. D 由前句可知，發(fā)現(xiàn)自己不在教室，而在爸爸的背上，可知父親背著她回家，在回家的半路上。
40. A feel / be close to sb.和某人很親近/密。
41.B thought想法；gap間距；action行動；accident事故；偶然（的事）。
42. C 由下面的grown up可知應(yīng)為independent,互相對應(yīng)。
43. A seek comfort from sb.從某人那兒得到舒適/安慰；support支持；help幫助。
44. C 這里指父親站在我后面看我亂涂。
45. B 父親說這書法是需要耐心的，這里針對我（沒有耐心）亂涂一氣而說的。
46. D 指上文父親給我的忠告。
47. C as表示由于。
48. D 指又采用自己的老方法寫字（寫得很馬虎，當(dāng)然很快的方式）。
49. A 很父親之間的關(guān)系，故用relationship。
50．A schooling指受的教育。
51. B scholar學(xué)者，有學(xué)問的人，這里指父親被所在小鎮(zhèn)人認為最有學(xué)問的人。
52. C 由下句：You’ve got…..to change the life for yourself可知父親說：我們是無法/沒有什么用的來使你有個好的未來。
53. A 從上下文的意思看，當(dāng)然父親要她得到好的教育來使自己有好的未來。
54. B 這里指父親的期待。
55. C make it設(shè)法成功。
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However,___________ .The only child becomes the little emperor.It would make the only child ask more for himself and think less of others.
Besides,after the child grows up and gets married,the new couple has to take care of four old parents.That means the two children must work hard to support the four old parents.At present,many nations are facing the problem of becoming aged society.China will face this situation in a short time to come.?
On the contrary,a big family weighs over a small family in many aspects.Firstly,parents could educate several children with almost the same time as they spend with one.Moreover,the old brothers or sisters could also help their parents bring up little children.Secondly,if one of the children turns out to be successful,it may mean he or she is becoming a model for other children to learn from.?
Despite the fact that parents have to spend more time and money bringing up several children,it is not so difficult as people think it to be.With the help of good educational system and modern technology,it is becoming easier to afford several children.?
1. What is the writer’s attitude towards whether  it is good to grow up in a big family?(Please answer within 10 words.)?
2. Translate the underlined sentence in the first paragraph into Chinese.?
3.What’s the main idea of the second paragraph? (Please answer within 10 words.)
4. Please fill in the blank with a proper sentence.(Please answer within 10 words.)?
5. What else do you think will help afford several  children besides what is mentioned in the article?(Please answer within 20 words.)?

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