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My sister and I grew up in a little village in England.Our father was a struggling __1__， but I always knew he was __2__.He never criticized us, but used __3__ to bring out our best.He'd say, “If you pour water on f lowers, they flourish.If you don't give them water, they die.” I __4__ as a child I said something __5__ about

somebody, and my father said, “Any time you say something 6 about somebody else,

it's a reflection of y ou.” He explained that if I l ooked for the best in people, I would get the best in return .From then on I've always tried to __7__ the principle in my life and later in running my company.

Dad's also always been very __8__.At 15, I started a magazine.It was __9__ a great deal of my time, and the headmaster of my school gave me a choice ：stay in school or leave to work on my magazine.

I decided to leave, and Dad tried to sway me from my decision, as any good father would.When he realized I had made up my mind, he said, “Richard, when I was 23, my dad __10__ me to go into law.And I've __11__ regretted it.I wanted to be a__12__，but I didn't pursue my __13__.You know what you want.Go fulfill it.”

As it turned out, my little publication went on to become Student, a national __14__ 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 __15__ me.

1．A．biologist B．manager

C．lawyer D．gardener

2．A．strict B．honest

C．special D．learned

3．A．praise B．courage

C．power D．warmth

4．A．think B．imagine

C．remember D．guess

5．A．unnecessary B．unkind

C．unimportant D．unusual

6．A．unpleasant B．unfriendly

C．unkind D．unhappy

7．A．revise B．set

C．review D．follow

8．A．understanding B．experienced

C．serious D．demanding

9．A．taking up B．making up

C．picking up D．keeping up

10．A．helped B．allowed

C．persuaded D．suggested

11．A．always B．never

C．seldom D．almost

12．A．biologist B．chemist

C．physicist D．athlete

13．A．promise B．task

C．belief D．dream

14．A．newspaper B．magazine

C．program D．project

15．A．controlled B．comforted

C．reminded D．raise

答案：1～5 CCACB 6～10 ADAAC 11～15 AADBD

In 1892 the Sierra Club was formed.In 1908 an area of coas tal redwood trees north of San Francisco was established as Muir Woods National Monu ment.In the Sierra Nevada mountains, a walking trail from Yosemite Valley to Mount Whitney was dedicated in 1938.It is called John Muir Trail.

John Muir was born in 1838 in Scotland.His family name means moor, which is a meadow full of flowers and animals.John loved nature from the time he was small.He also liked to climb rocky cliffs and walls.

When John was eleven, his family moved to the United States and settled in Wisconsin.John was good with tools and soon became an inventor.He first invented a model of a saw­ter he invented an alarm c lock that would cause the sleeping person to be tipped out of bed when the timer sounded.

Muir left home at an early age.He took a thousand­mile walk south to the Gulf of Mexico in 1867 and 1868.Then he sailed for San Francisco.The city was too noisy and crowded for Muir, so he headed inland for the Sierra NevadA．When Muir discovered the Yosemite Valley in the Sierra Nevada, it was as if he had come home.He loved the mountains, the wildlife, and the trees.He climbed the mountains and even climbed trees during thunderstorms in order to get closer to the wind.He put forth the theory in the late 1860's that the Yosemite Valley had been formed through the action of glaciers.People ridiculed him.Not until 1930 was Muir's theory proven correct.

Mu ir began to write articles about the Yosemite Valley to tell readers about its beauty.His writing also warned people that Yosemite was in danger from timber mining and sheep farming in terests.In 1901 Theodore Roosevelt became president of the United States.He was interested in conservation.Muir took the president through Yosemite, and Roosevelt helped get legislation passed to create Yosemite National Par k in 1906.

Although Muir won many conservation battles, he lost a major one.He fought to save the Hetch Valley, which people wanted to dam in order to provide water for San Francisco.In the late 1913 a bill was signed to dam the valley.Muir died in 1914.Some people say losing the fight to protect the valley killed Muir.

1．According to the text, which of the following things happened first?

A．The Muir family moved to the United States.

B．Muir Woods was created.

C．John Muir learned to climb rocky cliffs.

D．John Muir walked to the Gulf of Mexico.

2．When did Muir invent a unique form of alarm clock?

A．While the Muir family lived in Wisconsin.

B．After he sailed to San Francisco.

C．After he traveled in Yosemite.

D．While the family still lived in Scotland.

3．What did John Muir do soon after he arrived in San Francisco?