Question

“Kevin, we are getting a divorce,” said my mother. My heart plunged. I was 9 years old and I thought that my life was going to     . My brother and I were going to move with my mother to southern California. My dad was to     in New Jersey because of work. My family was splitting apart.

Now that my mom is a single parent, I do my own     , make dinner and do extra chores around the house.     it was hard at first, I now recognize the positive     that this responsibility had on me. My mother gave me these chores and duties so that I would learn to become     and trustworthy.

I strive to display these     in all aspects of my life, and have seen the benefits. When I was only 11 years old, my     told me that he was selecting me as soccer team captain because of my determination and ability to get my teammates to     themselves. We lost the championship, but I won the     play award for keeping my team together.

I am always     to be an individual and not participate in anything that I feel is wrong. I am, for example, extremely proud of my decision not to drink alcohol.     , I don’t feel the need to drink to have fun, and I stand by my decision even when others try to     me.

My mom and dad both found new     and happily remarried. I am     close to my father, even though he lives 4,800 km away. I thought my parents’ divorce was going to be the worst thing that     happened to me. Ironically (讽刺的是), it turned out to be the     . I wasn’t willing to let it ruin my life without putting up a fight, and     was my family.

At age 9, I struggled with the confusion and     of divorce. Today, at age 16, I understand that     can bring opportunity and success, and that hard work, determination and self-control can turn your worst time into your best time.

1.A. fall apart   B. give away     C. pick up    D. take off

2.A. drop      B. remainC. call   D. break

3.A. housework     B. farming   C. cookingD. laundry

4.A. Although     B. Because      C. If          D. Since

5.A. attitude      B. experienceC. effect        D. situation

6.A. self-centered B. self-absorbed  C. self-disciplined D. self-concerned

7.A. skills     B. difficulties     C. emotions  D. qualities

8.A. father     B. headmaster    C. brotherD. coach

9.A. enjoy        B. teach       C. prove        D. push

10.A. fierce        B. fair         C. close D. decisive

11.A. determined     B. reminded      C. relieved    D. amazed

12.A. FortunatelyB. SurprisinglyC. PersonallyD. Consequently

13.A. cheat  B. pressure C. pleaseD. delight

14.A. families     B. jobs       C. kids         D. partners

15.A. still         B. not         C. rarely       D. less

16.A. never   B. evenC. ever      D. almost

17.A. best       B. worst C. busiestD. first

18.A. so B. suchC. asD. neither

19.A. pain       B. memory     C. significanceD. emergency

20.A. barriers    B. families  C. parents     D. routines

Answer

1.A

2.B

3.D

4.A

5.C

6.C

7.D

8.D

9.D

10.B

11.A

12.C

13.B

14.D

15.A

16.C

17.A

18.D

19.A

20.A

【解析】

试题分析：文章大意：本文讲述了作者父母离婚并没有带来任何负面的影响，反而给作者带来了更多的机会和成功。

1.A. fall apart崩溃；B. give away赠送；C. pick up拾起；D. take off起飞。根据前一句My heart plunged (急降).我的心猛的一沉，由此可知我认为我的生活将会崩溃。故选A。

2.A. drop下降；B. remain保持；C. call打电话；D. break打破。根据后句My family was splitting apart.可知我的父亲因为工作仍然在新泽西。故选B。

3.名词。A. housework家务；B. farming农业；C. cooking烹饪；D. laundry洗衣店。因为我母亲成为单亲母亲，所以我不得不自己洗衣、做饭和其它的杂事。故选D。

4.A. Although尽管；B. Because因为；C. If如果；D. Since自从。根据后句I now recognize the positive ________ that this responsibility had on me.可知这里是转折关系，故用however。尽管起初很难。故选A。

5.A. attitude态度；B. experience经验；C. effect影响；D. situation状况。这里考查短语have the positive effect on对……有积极的影响。句意是：现在我知道这样的责任对我有积极的影响。故选C。

6.形容词。A. self-centered自我为中心的；B. self-absorbed热衷自己想法的；C. self-disciplined自律的；D. self-concerned自私自利的。根据上文I do my own laundry, make dinner and do extra chores around the house.提示可知我母亲给我这些零活和责任，让我学会了自律。故选C。

7.A. skills技巧；B. difficulties困难；C. emotions感情；D. qualities品质。我努力奋斗在我生活中显示这些品质。故选D。

8.A. father父亲；B. headmaster校长；C. brother兄弟；D. coach教练。根据后的he was selecting me as soccer team captain because of my determination and ability to get my teammates to ________ themselves.的关键词soccer team captain可知这里为我的教练。故选D。

9.A. enjoy喜欢；B. teach教；C. help帮助；D. push推。这里指因为我的决心和能力能够让我的队友们说服自己（我是最适合当队长的人选）。故选D。

10.形容词。A. fierce激烈的；B. fair公平的；C. close靠近的；D. decisive果断的。我们失去了冠军，但是我让我的团队一起获得公平竞赛奖。故选B。

11.动词。A. determined决心；B. reminded提醒；C. relieved放松；D. amazed 惊讶。我总是决心成为独特的，不参与任何我感觉认为是错误的事情。故选A。

12.A. Fortunately幸运地；B. Surprisingly令人惊讶地；C. Personally亲自地；D. Consequently因此。句意是：就个人而言，我不需要酗酒娱乐。故选C。

13.A. cheat欺骗；B. pressure压力；C. please取悦；D. D. delight高兴。根据前句and I stand by my decision可知甚至当其他人试图劝服我（喝酒）。故选B。

14.A. families家庭；B. jobs工作；C. kids孩子；D. partners伙伴。根据后句and happily remarried.可知我父母都找到了各自的新的伴侣。故选D。

15.A. still任然；B. not不是；C. rarely罕见的；D. less更少的。根据后句even though he lives 4,800 km away.可知我仍然与我的父亲很亲近。故选A。

16.A. never从不；B. even甚至；C. ever曾经；D. almost几乎。我认为我父母的离婚将会是曾经发生的我身上最糟糕的事情。故选C。

17.A. best最好的；B. worst最糟的；C. busiest最忙的；D. first首先。根据前一句I thought my parents’ divorce was going to be the worst thing that _______ happened to me.可知更为讽刺的是，结果证明是最好的事情。故选A。

18.连词。A. so因此；B. such如此；C. as因为；D. neither。根据前句I wasn’t willing to let it ruin my life without putting up a fight可知我不愿意它毁了我的生活，也不愿它毁了我的家庭。故选D。

19.A. pain疼痛；B. memory记忆；C. C. significance重要性；D. emergency紧急。在9岁时，我为困惑和痛苦而斗争。故选A。

20.A. barriers障碍；B. families家庭；C. parents父母；D. Routines常规。今天，我16岁了，我懂得障碍能够带来机会和成功。故选A。

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