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“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. 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

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】

試題分析：文章大意：本文講述了作者父母離婚并沒有帶來任何負(fù)面的影響，反而給作者帶來了更多的機(jī)會(huì)和成功。

1.A. fall apart崩潰；B. give away贈(zèng)送；C. pick up拾起；D. take off起飛。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)為我的生活將會(huì)崩潰。故選A。

2.A. drop下降；B. remain保持；C. call打電話；D. break打破。根據(jù)后句My family was splitting apart.可知我的父親因?yàn)楣ぷ魅匀辉谛聺晌�。故選B。

3.名詞。A. housework家務(wù)；B. farming農(nóng)業(yè)；C. cooking烹飪；D. laundry洗衣店。因?yàn)槲夷赣H成為單親母親，所以我不得不自己洗衣、做飯和其它的雜事。故選D。

4.A. Although盡管；B. Because因?yàn)�；C. If如果；D. Since自從。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。故選A。

5.A. attitude態(tài)度；B. experience經(jīng)驗(yàn)；C. effect影響；D. situation狀況。這里考查短語have the positive effect on對(duì)……有積極的影響。句意是：現(xiàn)在我知道這樣的責(zé)任對(duì)我有積極的影響。故選C。

6.形容詞。A. self-centered自我為中心的；B. self-absorbed熱衷自己想法的；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零活和責(zé)任，讓我學(xué)會(huì)了自律。故選C。

7.A. skills技巧；B. difficulties困難；C. emotions感情；D. qualities品質(zhì)。我努力奮斗在我生活中顯示這些品質(zhì)。故選D。

8.A. father父親；B. headmaster校長(zhǎng)；C. brother兄弟；D. coach教練。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。故選D。

9.A. enjoy喜歡；B. teach教；C. help幫助；D. push推。這里指因?yàn)槲业臎Q心和能力能夠讓我的隊(duì)友們說服自己（我是最適合當(dāng)隊(duì)長(zhǎng)的人選）。故選D。

10.形容詞。A. fierce激烈的；B. fair公平的；C. close靠近的；D. decisive果斷的。我們失去了冠軍，但是我讓我的團(tuán)隊(duì)一起獲得公平競(jìng)賽獎(jiǎng)。故選B。

11.動(dòng)詞。A. determined決心；B. reminded提醒；C. relieved放松；D. amazed 驚訝。我總是決心成為獨(dú)特的，不參與任何我感覺認(rèn)為是錯(cuò)誤的事情。故選A。

12.A. Fortunately幸運(yùn)地；B. Surprisingly令人驚訝地；C. Personally親自地；D. Consequently因此。句意是：就個(gè)人而言，我不需要酗酒娛樂。故選C。

13.A. cheat欺騙；B. pressure壓力；C. please取悅；D. 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）。故選B。

14.A. families家庭；B. jobs工作；C. kids孩子；D. partners伙伴。根據(jù)后句and happily remarried.可知我父母都找到了各自的新的伴侶。故選D。

15.A. still任然；B. not不是；C. rarely罕見的；D. less更少的。根據(jù)后句even though he lives 4,800 km away.可知我仍然與我的父親很親近。故選A。

16.A. never從不；B. even甚至；C. ever曾經(jīng)；D. almost幾乎。我認(rèn)為我父母的離婚將會(huì)是曾經(jīng)發(fā)生的我身上最糟糕的事情。故選C。

17.A. best最好的；B. worst最糟的；C. busiest最忙的；D. first首先。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。故選A。

18.連詞。A. so因此；B. such如此；C. as因?yàn)�；D. neither。根據(jù)前句I wasn’t willing to let it ruin my life without putting up a fight可知我不愿意它毀了我的生活，也不愿它毀了我的家庭。故選D。

19.A. pain疼痛；B. memory記憶；C. C. significance重要性；D. emergency緊急。在9歲時(shí)，我為困惑和痛苦而斗爭(zhēng)。故選A。

20.A. barriers障礙；B. families家庭；C. parents父母；D. Routines常規(guī)。今天，我16歲了，我懂得障礙能夠帶來機(jī)會(huì)和成功。故選A。

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