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（乱涂）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，应为上学（更有可能是小学）的第二天。
37. B resist抵抗/制，这里意思是：抵抗/制不了在家时的习惯（就睡着了）。
38. C 由上文可知睡了，且在学校（教室），故应为“伏在桌上睡了” 。
39. D 由前句可知，发现自己不在教室，而在爸爸的背上，可知父亲背着她回家，在回家的半路上。
40. A feel / be close to sb.和某人很亲近/密。
41.B thought想法；gap间距；action行动；accident事故；偶然（的事）。
42. C 由下面的grown up可知应为independent,互相对应。
43. A seek comfort from sb.从某人那儿得到舒适/安慰；support支持；help帮助。
44. C 这里指父亲站在我后面看我乱涂。
45. B 父亲说这书法是需要耐心的，这里针对我（没有耐心）乱涂一气而说的。
46. D 指上文父亲给我的忠告。
47. C as表示由于。
48. D 指又采用自己的老方法写字（写得很马虎，当然很快的方式）。
49. A 很父亲之间的关系，故用relationship。
50．A schooling指受的教育。
51. B scholar学者，有学问的人，这里指父亲被所在小镇人认为最有学问的人。
52. C 由下句：You’ve got…..to change the life for yourself可知父亲说：我们是无法/没有什么用的来使你有个好的未来。
53. A 从上下文的意思看，当然父亲要她得到好的教育来使自己有好的未来。
54. B 这里指父亲的期待。
55. C make it设法成功。