“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.
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小题1:A
小题2:B
小题3:D
小题4:A
小题5:C
小题6:C
小题7:D
小题8:D
小题9:D
小题10:B
小题11:A
小题12:C
小题13:B
小题14:D
小题15:A
小题16:C
小题17:A
小题18:D
小题19:A
小题20:A
题目分析：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。
小题1:考查短语辨析。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。
小题2:考查动词。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。
小题3:考查形容词。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。
小题4:考查连词。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。
小题5:考查名词。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。
小题6:考查名词。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。
小题7:考查名词。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。
小题8:考查名词。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。
小题9:考查动词。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。
小题10:考查动词。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。
小题11:考查形容词。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。
小题12:考查形容词。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。
小题13:考查动词。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。
小题14:考查名词。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。
小题15:考查副词。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。
小题16:考查副词。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。
小题17:考查形容词。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。
小题18:考查动词。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。
小题19: 考查名词。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。
小题20:考查名词。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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