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 (諷刺的是), 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

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.短語辨析。A. fall apart崩潰；B. stand out突出，堅(jiān)持；C. carry on繼續(xù)同一方向的航行；D. come true變?yōu)楝F(xiàn)實(shí)。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. fight吵架；B. remain保持；C. accompany陪同；D. practice聯(lián)系。根據(jù)后句My family was splitting apart.可知我的父親因?yàn)楣ぷ魅匀辉谛聺晌鳌９蔬xB。

3.形容詞。A. careless粗心的；B. cruel殘忍的；C. nice美好的；D. single單身的。由上文的父母離婚可知我母親成為單親母親。故選D。

4.A. Although盡管；B. Because因?yàn)椋籆. 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.名詞。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……有積極的影響。句意是：現(xiàn)在我知道這樣的責(zé)任對我有積極的影響。故選C。

6.名詞。A. achievements成就；B. abilities能力；C. chores零活兒；D. disadvantages缺點(diǎn)。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。故選C。

7.A. chores零活兒；B. difficulties困難；C. feelings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.名詞。A. father父親；B. headmaster校長；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)長的人選）。故選D。

10.動(dòng)詞。A. won贏得；B. lost失去；C. had擁有；D. achieved獲得。根據(jù)后面的轉(zhuǎn)折but I won the fair play award for keeping my team together.可知我們失去了冠軍。故選B。

11.形容詞。A. wrong錯(cuò)誤的；B. abnormal不正常的；C. dynamic充滿活力的；D. violent猛烈的。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.形容詞。A. afraid害怕的；B. tired勞累的；C. proud自豪的；D. fond喜歡的。句意是：比如，我及其厭倦我不喝酒的決定。故選C。

13.A. cheat欺騙；B. persuade勸服；C. please取悅；D. cheat欺騙。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.名詞。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.副詞。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.副詞。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.形容詞。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.A. challenge挑戰(zhàn)；B. protect保護(hù)；C. beat敲打；D. ruin毀壞。根據(jù)后句without putting up a fight, and neither was my family.可知我不愿意它毀了我的生活。故選D。

19.名詞。A. pain疼痛；B. memory記憶；C. importance重要性；D. celebration慶祝。在9歲時(shí)，我為困惑和痛苦而斗爭。故選A。

20.名詞。A. obstacles障礙；B. families家庭；C. parents父母；D. divorce離婚。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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