1高三英语复习天天练（三）一完形填空。阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项 A、B、C 和 D 中，选出最佳答案。 When I was a teenager, my dad did everything he could do to advise me against becoming a brewer(造酒人). Hed 1 his life brewing beer for local breweries only to make a living, 2 had his father and grandfather before him. He didnt want me 3 near a vat(酿酒用的桶)of beer. So I did as he asked. I got good 4 , went to Harvard and in 1971 was accepted into a graduate program there that 5 me to study law and business at the same time. In my second year of graduate school, I began to realize that Id 6 done anything but go to school. So, at 24 I decided to drop out. 7 , my parents didnt think this was a great idea. But I felt strongly that you cant 8 till youre 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 9 . I finished Harvard and got a highly-paid job at the Boston Consulting Group Still, after working there five years, I 10 , “Is this what I want to be doing when Im 50?” At that time, Americans spent good money on beer in 11 quality. Why not make good beer for 12 ? I thought. I decided to give up my job to become 13 . When I told Dad, he was 14 , but in the end he 15 me. I called my beer Samuel Adams, 16 the brewer and patriot(爱国者) who helped to start the Boston Tea Party. 17 I sold the beer direct to beer drinkers to get the 18 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 19 to the young is simple: Life is very 20 , so dont rush to make decisions. Life doesnt let you plan. ( ) 1.A.cost B. spent C. taken D. paid ( ) 2.A.like B. as if C. so D. nor ( ) 3.A.anywhere B. anyway C. anyhow D. somewhere ( ) 4.A.habits B. teachers C. grades D. work ( ) 5.A.promised B. convinced C. advised D. allowed ( ) 6.A.never B. ever C. always D. hardly ( ) 7.A.Fortunatnely B. Obviously C. Possibly D. Surprisingly ( ) 8.A.assure B. decline C. deny D. wait ( ) 9.A.school B. Colorado C. my home D. my decision ( ) 10.A.thrilled B. stressed C. wondered D. sneezed ( ) 11.A.cheap B. expensive C. low D. high ( ) 12.A.Englishmen B. Europeans C. the world D. Americans ( ) 13.A.a lawyer B. a brewer C. an instructor D. an engineer ( ) 14.A.astonished B. satisfied C. interested D. anxious ( ) 15.A.hated B. supported C. raised D. left ( ) 16.A.for B. at C. in D. after ( ) 17.A.Therefore B. Otherwise C. Also D. Yet2( ) 18.A.price B. name C. company D. party ( ) 19.A.advice B .life C. job D. experience ( ) 20.A.hard B. busy C. short D. Long 二 【科普知识型-阅读理解(一)】 Its a common belief that over time, pet owners start to look like their animals, and vice versa. Now comes the terrifying news that cats look up to their owners as role models and copy their behaviour. Next time you reach for your fridge, think twice. If your kitty is watching, she is likely to overeat as well. What is your cats IQ? In a new study from the University of Messina, it turns out that indoor cats who live closely to their owners “mirror” the lives of their caregivers. They sleep at the same time, eat at the same time, and can even become more or less social depending on the behaviour of their owners.“Cats are intelligent animals with a long memory, ”Jane Brunt, the executive director of the Catalyst Council, told Discovery News. “They watch and learn from us, noting the patterns of our actions, knowing where their food is kept and what time to expect to be fed, how to open the cupboard door thats been improperly closed, and where their feeding and toileting areas are.”Because cats copy our habits, if you spend a lot of time raiding(搜刮)the fridge, your cat will return to its food bowl for that midnight snack, too. According to the study, this explains why “human and cat overweight rates often seem to match”So, if you feel guilty about leaving your precious kitty at home while you go to work, now you can feel even worse：you are making your cat fat! Theres no word if drinking green tea and making sure you go to yoga will benefit your cat, but based on the study, it sounds like sticking to a healthy eating and sleeping schedule is best for both of you.Theres a lot we can learn from our cats in return. “When they sit on our laps softly purring with rhythmic breathing and halfclosed eyes, the sense of peace and calm that comes over us is like a private lesson in inner meditation， ”Brunt said. Sure. But cats dont h