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。
The sound of the rain hitting the window 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 could not
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 much 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（乱写） 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 words，but
47 I could see little improvement，I followed my own method-the
48 way．His advice did not 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 wall
s, 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 provide 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．
小题1:.
| A．graduation | B．employment | C．college | D．school |
小题2:.
| A．form | B．resist | C．follow | D．break |
小题3:.
| A．dormitory | B．door | C．desk | D．bed |
小题4:.
| A．at | B．already | C．beyond | D．halfway |
小题5:.
| A．close | B．near | C．happy | D．relaxed |
小题6:.
| A．gap | B．thought | C．action | D．accident |
小题7:.
A．lonel y | B．depressed | C．independent | D．comfortable |
小题8:.
| A．comfort | B．help | C．support | D．explanation |
小题9:.．
| A．helping | B．directing | C．watching | D．blaming |
小题10:.
| A．skill | B．patience | C．time | D．practice |
小题11:.
| A．introduction | B．manner | C．spirit | D．advice |
小题12:.
| A．even if | B．while | C．as | D．though |
小题13:．
| A．difficult | B．slow | C．efficient | D．fast |
小题14:.
| A．relationship | B．friendship | C．thought | D．life |
小题15:.
| A．schooling | B．life | C．hope | D．expectation |
小题16:.A．writer B．scholar Cscientist D．specialist
小题17:.tired B．glad C．useless D．ready
小题18:.
| A．an education | B．a rich boyfriend | C．a well-paid job | D．a good writing |
小题19:.
| A．help | B．expectations | C．examination | D．watch |
小题20:.
| A．succeeded | B．got | C．made | D．found |
s, but he never felt very useful.
is going to count on you．We are 52 to provide you anything for your future．You have to get 53 to change the life for yourself．”
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