Question

“Kevin, we are getting a divorce,” said my mother. My heart plunged (急降). 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 ________ parent, I do my own laundry, 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 _______ and duties so that I would learn to become self-disciplined (自律的) and trustworthy.

I strive to show these ______ in 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 _________the championship, but I won the fair play award for keeping my team together.

I am always determined to be an individual and not participate in anything that I feel is ________. I am, for example, extremely _______ of my decision not to drink alcohol. Personally, 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 _______ my life without putting up a fight, and neither was my family.

At age 9, I fought 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-discipline can turn your worst time into your best time.

1.A. fall apart     B. stand out      C. carry on    D. come true

2.A. fight        B. remainC. accompany   D. practice

3.A. careless     B. cruel     C. nice   D. single

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

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

6.A. achievements B. abilities       C. chores        D. disadvantages

7.A. chores         B. difficulties     C. feelings  D. qualities

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

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

10.A. won        B. lost         C. had D. achieved

11.A. wrong       B. abnormal      C. dynamic    D. violent

12.A. afraid B. tiredC. proudD. fond

13.A. cheat      B. persuade  C. pleaseD. cheat

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. challenge B. protectC. beatD. ruin

19.A. pain         B. memory     C. importance  D. celebration

20.A. obstacles    B. families  C. parents     D. divorce

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.短语辨析。A. fall apart崩溃；B. stand out突出，坚持；C. carry on继续同一方向的航行；D. come true变为现实。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. fight吵架；B. remain保持；C. accompany陪同；D. practice联系。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.形容词。A. careless粗心的；B. cruel残忍的；C. nice美好的；D. single单身的。由上文的父母离婚可知我母亲成为单亲母亲。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.名词。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.名词。A. achievements成就；B. abilities能力；C. chores零活儿；D. disadvantages缺点。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。故选C。

7.A. chores零活儿；B. difficulties困难；C. feelings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.名词。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.动词。A. won赢得；B. lost失去；C. had拥有；D. achieved获得。根据后面的转折but I won the fair play award for keeping my team together.可知我们失去了冠军。故选B。

11.形容词。A. wrong错误的；B. abnormal不正常的；C. dynamic充满活力的；D. violent猛烈的。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.形容词。A. afraid害怕的；B. tired劳累的；C. proud自豪的；D. fond喜欢的。句意是：比如，我及其厌倦我不喝酒的决定。故选C。

13.A. cheat欺骗；B. persuade劝服；C. please取悦；D. cheat欺骗。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.名词。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.副词。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.副词。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.形容词。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.A. challenge挑战；B. protect保护；C. beat敲打；D. ruin毁坏。根据后句without putting up a fight, and neither was my family.可知我不愿意它毁了我的生活。故选D。

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

20.名词。A. obstacles障碍；B. families家庭；C. parents父母；D. divorce离婚。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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