When I was a teenager, my dad did everything he could to advise me against becoming a brewer（酿酒人）. He’d　 36　 his life brewing beer for local breweries only to make a living, 37  were his father and grandfather before him. He didn’t want me　 38　 near a vat （酿酒用的桶）of beer.
　　So I did as he asked. I got good　 39　 , went to Harvard and in 1971 was accepted into a graduate program there that　 40　 me to study law and business at the same time.
　　In my second year of grade school, I began to realize that I’d　 41　 done anything but go to school. So, at 24 I decided to drop out.　 42　 , my parents didn’t think this was a great idea. But I felt strongly that you can’t 43 till you’re 65 to do what you want in life.
　　I packed my stuff into a bus and headed to Colorado to become an instructor at Outward Bound. Three years later, I was ready to go back to　 44　 . I finished Harvard and got a highly paid job at the Boston Consulting Group. Still, after working there five years, I　 45　 . Is this what I want to be doing when I’m 50? At that time, Americans paid　 46　 money of beer in low quality. Why not make good beer for　 47　 ? I thought.
　　I decided to give up my job to become　 48　. When I told Dad, he was　 49　 , but in the end he　 50　 me. I called my beer Samuel Adams,　 51　 the brewer and patriot who helped to start the Boston Tea party.　 52　 I sold the beer direct to beer drinkers to get 53　out. Six weeks later, at the Great American Beer Festival, Samuel Adams Boston Lager won the top prize for American beer. In the end I was destined to be a brewer. My 54　to the young is simple: Life is very　 55　 , so don’t rush to make decisions. Life doesn’t let you plan.

阅读下面的短文，然后按照要求写一篇150词左右的英语短文。

When I was a teenager, my dad did everything he could to advise me against becoming a brewer（啤酒制造者）．He didn’t even want me anywhere near a vat（酿酒用的桶）．So I did as he asked．I got good grades and went to Harvard．

In the second year, I began to realize that I’d never done anything but go to school．So, at 24 I decided to drop out （辍学）for some time．Obviously, my parents didn’t think this was a great idea．But I felt strongly that one can’t wait till he is 65 to do what he wants to in life．Having worked for 2 years, I went back to Harvard to continue my study．

After graduation, I got a highly-paid job in Boston．After working there five years, I wondered, “Is this what I want to be doing when I’m 50?” At that time, Americans spent good money on beer in low quality．Why not make good beer for Americans? I thought．

I decided to quit my job to become a brewer．When I told Dad, he was astonished, but in the end he supported me．Six weeks later, at the Great American Beer Festival, my 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 advice to the young is simple: decide by yourselves not your seniors what you should do for a life when you are young．

【写作内容】

1．用大约30个词概括原文内容。

2．然后用大约120个词表达自己对如何解决“孩子的个人志向与家长愿望之间的矛盾”的看法，内容包括：

   （1）说明家长尊重孩子志向的重要性。

   （2）用自己或他人的事例说明应该如何解决孩子的个人志向与家长愿望之间的矛盾。

【写作要求】

1．作文中可使用自己亲身经历或虚构的故事支持你的观点，也可以参照阅读材料的内容,但不得直接引用原文中的句子；

2．作文中不能出现真实姓名和学校名称。

【评分标准】 概括准确，语言规范，内容合适，篇章连贯。

阅读下列各小题，根据句后的汉语提示，用句末括号内的英语单词完成句子。

1.Next time you come to the country for another trip, you’ll find________________to learn some customs here ahead of time.  (benefit)

下一次你再来这个国家旅游就会发现提前了解一些这里的风俗习惯是大有裨益的。

2.Little________________how to get used to the job in the company as soon as possible, though he is still new to his duties.  (concern)

尽管他对自己的职责还不熟悉，但他很少担心如何尽快地习惯公司的工作。

3.He is the only one of the students _______________ from the whole school to take part in the competition which is to be held in Wuhan next month.  (pick) 

他是整个学校唯一一个被挑选出来参加下个月武汉举行竞赛的学生。

4.It seems that we have to accept the result and make a good preparation to have another try. __________________earlier, I could have done something to avoid this accident.  (inform)

看来我们必须接受这个结果并做好再次尝试的准备了。要是我早点得知的话，就可以做些什么来避免这场事故了。

5.We are told from the director’s office that___________________we know the result of the final examination.  (long)

我们从主任办公室获悉，过不了多久，我们就可以知道期终考试的结果。

6.I wonder_____________that caused the accident during the launch, which I have to write into my report. (what)

我想知道在发射过程中究竟是什么导致的这次事故。我必须把这写进报告里。

7.__________________the issue, he failed to obtain those specialists’ authorization, as you said just now.  (prepare)

正如你刚才说的，对那个话题没有作好充分的准备，他没有赢得那些专家们的认可。

8.______________________on the phone just now is whether he has decided to make every effort to run the hotel.  (sense)

是否决定要倾尽全力去经营饭店，他刚才在电话里没说清楚。

9.What made my father very disappointed was that he found the cellphone______________two days before went wrong again.  (have)

让我父亲很失望的是，他发现两天前请人修过的手机又坏了。

10.Many a high-standard house_______________________for the survivors of the earthquake--stricken area, which is really inspiring for the public. (report)

有报道说，灾区已经为地震中的幸存者们兴建一大批高标新房。这消息真是大慰人心。

假设你叫李明,是一名高三学生。高考已经临近,你最近对本年级的100名同学(男女各半)的报考择业志向作了一次调查,请将调查结果(如下图所示)用英语写一份报告给某中学英文报编辑。

注意：1.报告应包括图表所示全部内容(不用标明数据,只概述情况)；

2.词数100左右;

3.词汇提示：make a survey作调查

阅读下列各小题，根据句后的汉语提示，用句末括号内的英语单词完成句子，并将答案写在答题卡上的相应题号后。

1、    Next time you come to the country for another trip, you’ll find________________to learn some customs here ahead of time.  (benefit)

   下一次你再来这个国家旅游就会发现提前了解一些这里的风俗习惯是大有裨益的。

72. Little________________how to get used to the job in the company as soon as possible, though he is still new to his duties.  (concern)

尽管他对自己的职责还不熟悉，但他很少担心如何尽快地习惯公司的工作。

73. He is the only one of the students _______________ from the whole school to take part in the competition which is to be held in Wuhan next month.  (pick) 

他是整个学校唯一一个被挑选出来参加下个月武汉举行竞赛的学生。

74. It seems that we have to accept the result and make a good preparation to have another try. __________________earlier, I could have done something to avoid this accident.  (inform)

 看来我们必须接受这个结果并做好再次尝试的准备了。要是我早点得知的话，就可以做些什么来避免这场事故了。

75. We are told from the director’s office that___________________we know the result of the final examination.  (long)

   我们从主任办公室获悉，过不了多久，我们就可以知道期终考试的结果。

76. I wonder_____________that caused the accident during the launch, which I have to write into my report. (what)

我想知道在发射过程中究竟是什么导致的这次事故。我必须把这写进报告里。

77. __________________the issue, he failed to obtain those specialists’ authorization, as you said just now.  (prepare)

正如你刚才说的，对那个话题没有作好充分的准备，他没有赢得那些专家们的认可。

78._______________________on the phone just now is whether he has decided to make every effort to run the hotel.  (sense)

  是否决定要倾尽全力去经营饭店，他刚才在电话里没说清楚。

79. What made my father very disappointed was that he found the cellphone______________two days before went wrong again.  (have)

  让我父亲很失望的是，他发现两天前请人修过的手机又坏了。

80. Many a high-standard house_______________________for the survivors of the earthquake--stricken area, which is really inspiring for the public. (report)

  有报道说，灾区已经为地震中的幸存者们兴建一大批高标新房。这消息真是大慰人心。