“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 （諷刺的是）, 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．remain C．call D．break

3.A．housework B．farming C．cooking D．laundry

4.A．Although B．Because C．If D．Since

5.A．a(chǎn)ttitude B．experience C．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．coach D．brother

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．a(chǎn)mazed

12.A．Fortunately B．Surprisingly C．Personally D．Consequently

13.A．cheat B．pressure C．please D．delight

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

15.A．still B．not C．rarely D．less

16.A．never B．ever C．even D．a(chǎn)lmost

17.A．best B．worst C．busiest D．first

18.A．so B．such C．a(chǎn)s D．neither

19.A．significance B．memory C．pain D．emergency

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

1.A

2.B

3.D

4.A

5.C

6.C

7.D

8.C

9.D

10.B

11.A

12.C

13.B

14.D

15.A

16.B

17.A

18.D

19.C

20.B

【解析】

試題分析：本文講述了父母離婚這件事，并沒有給作者帶來任何令他自己擔(dān)心的負(fù)面影響，反而給作者帶來了更多的機(jī)會和成功。

1.】考查動詞短語和語境理解。A．fall apart崩潰；土崩瓦解；破碎B．give away贈送；泄露 C．pick up撿起；接某人；學(xué)會 D．take off起飛；成功。根據(jù)前一句My heart plunged (急降).我的心猛的一沉，由此可知我認(rèn)為父母離婚后，我的生活將會崩潰。選A。

2.】考查動詞和語境理解。A．drop下降 B．remain保留C．call打電話 D．break打破。根據(jù)后句My family was splitting apart.可知我和哥哥隨媽媽搬到加州南部，而我的父親因為工作仍然在新澤西。選B。

3.】考查名詞和語境理解。A．housework家務(wù) B．farming 耕種C．cooking做飯 D．laundry洗衣。因為我母親成為單親母親，所以我不得不自己洗衣、做飯和做其它的雜事。選D。

4.】考查副詞和語境理解。A．Although 盡管 B．Because 因為C．If如果 D．Since自從；既然。根據(jù)后句I now recognize the positive ________ that this responsibility had on me.可知這里是轉(zhuǎn)折關(guān)系，故用however。盡管起初很難然，而現(xiàn)在我認(rèn)識到這樣的責(zé)任對我的積極影響。選A。

5.】考查名詞和語境理解。A．a(chǎn)ttitude 態(tài)度B．experience經(jīng)歷C．effect 影響 D．situation情況 �，F(xiàn)在我知道這樣的責(zé)任對我有積極的影響。選C。

6.自私的；固執(zhí)己見的C．self-disciplined 自律的D．self-concerned自私自利的。根據(jù)上文I do my own laundry, make dinner and do extra chores around the house.提示可知我母親給我這些雜活和責(zé)任，讓我學(xué)會了自律。選C。

7.】考查名詞和語境理解。A．skills 技能B．difficulties 困難C．emotions情感 D．qualities品質(zhì)。我努力奮斗在我生活方方面面中顯示這些品質(zhì)。選D。

8.】考查名詞和語境理解。A．father 父親B．headmaster 校長C．coach教練 D．brother兄弟 。根據(jù)后的he was selecting me as soccer team captain because of my determination and ability to get my teammates to ________ themselves.的關(guān)鍵詞soccer team captain可知這里為我的教練在我11歲時，告訴我他選我當(dāng)足球隊隊長。選C。

9.】考查動詞和語境理解。A．enjoy 享受B．teach 教授C．prove 證明D．push推動。這里指因為我的決心和能力能夠讓我的隊友們說服自己，認(rèn)為我是最適合當(dāng)隊長的人選。選D。

10.】考查形容詞和語境理解。A．fierce 激烈的B．fair 公平的 C．close親密的 D．decisive決定性的；果斷的。我們失去了冠軍，但是我讓我的團(tuán)隊一起獲得公平競賽獎。選B。

11. 決定B．reminded提醒C．relieved釋然 D．a(chǎn)mazed驚嘆。我總是決心成為獨(dú)特的，不參與任何我感覺是錯誤的事情。選A。

12. 驚訝地C．Personally個人地 D．Consequently結(jié)果。我以自己決定不需要酗酒而驕傲。就個人而言，我認(rèn)為不需要酗酒娛樂。選C。

13.】考查動詞和語境理解。A．cheat 欺騙 B．pressure壓力 C．please取悅 D．delight高興。根據(jù)前句and I stand by my decision可知甚至當(dāng)其他人試圖勸服我（喝酒），我堅持自己的決定。選B。

14.】考查名詞和語境理解。A．families 家庭B．jobs 工作C．kids 小孩D．partners合作人。根據(jù)后句and happily remarried.可知我父母都找到了各自的新的伴侶。選D。

15.】考查副詞和語境理解。A．still 仍然B．not 不是C．rarely 罕見D．less更少。根據(jù)后句even though he lives 4,800 km away.可知盡管父親住在4800英里之外，我仍然與我的父親很親近。選A。

16.】考查副詞和語境理解。A．never 從未B．ever 曾經(jīng)C．even 甚至D．a(chǎn)lmost幾乎。我認(rèn)為我父母的離婚將會是曾經(jīng)發(fā)生在我身上最糟糕的事情。選B。

17.】考查形容詞和語境理解。A．best最好的 B．worst最壞的C．busiest 最忙的D．first第一的。根據(jù)前一句I thought my parents’ divorce was going to be the worst thing that _______ happened to me.可知更為諷刺的是，結(jié)果證明是最好的事情。選A。

18.】考查連詞和語境理解。A．so 因此B．such如此C．a(chǎn)s隨著；因為；按照 D．neither既不。根據(jù)前句I wasn’t willing to let it ruin my life without putting up a fight可知我不愿意讓它隨意毀了我的生活，也不愿它毀了我的家庭。選D。

19. 回憶 C．pain痛苦 D．emergency急救。在9歲時，我困惑和痛苦地斗爭著。選C。

20.】考查名詞和語境理解。A．families 家庭B．barriers 障礙C．parents 父母 D．routines路徑 ;常規(guī) 。今天，我16歲了，我懂得障礙能夠帶來機(jī)會和成功，努力工作、決心和自我控制會使你最糟糕的時間變成最佳時機(jī)。選B。

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