17. The important thing is not just to _____ more products but to
improve the quality and reduce the cost.
A. make out B. take out C. turn out D. give out 18. In this book, the word is used in its original sense unless _____
stated.
A. otherwise B. thus C. therefore D.
anyway
19. _____ with depression, eating disorders and alcohol abuse for
years, he now understands how important being healthy is. A. Struggling B. Having struggled C. Struggled D. To
struggle
20. ---You must find such long hours very tiring. ---_____ - I enjoy it.
A. Not yet B. Don’t mention it C. Not in the least D.
I couldn’t agree more
第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）
阅读下列短文，掌握其大意，然后从21-40各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该选项标号涂黑。
?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 ____21_____. My brother and I were going to move with my mother to southern California. My dad was to ___21_____ in New Jersey because of work. My family was splitting apart.
Now that my mom is a single parent, I do my own ____23_____,
make dinner and do extra chores around the house. _____24______ it was hard at first, I now recognize the positive _____25_______ that this responsibility had on me. My mother gave me these ______26_______ and duties so that I would learn to become self-disciplined (自律的) and trustworthy.
I strive to display these _____27____ in all aspects of my
life, and have seen the benefits. When I was only 11 years old, my ___28____ told me that he was selecting me as soccer team captain because of my determination and ability to get my teammates to _____29_____ themselves. We _____30______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 ________31______. I am, for example, extremely _____32______ 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 _______33______ me.
My mom and dad both found new _____34_____ and happily
remarried. I am ______35______ 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 _____36_____ happened to me. Ironically (讽刺的是), it turned out to be the ______37_____. I wasn’t willing to let it _____38______ my life without putting up a fight, and neither was my family.
At age 9, I struggled with the confusion and _____39_____ of
divorce. Today, at age 16, I understand that ______40_______ can bring opportunity and success, and that hard work, determination and self-discipline can turn your worst time into your best time. 21. A. fall apart B. stand out C. carry on D. come true
22. A. abandon B. remain C. accompany D. practice
23. A. homework B. exercise C. decision D. laundry
24. A. Although B. Because C. If D. Since
25. A. attitude B. experience C. effect D. situation
26. A. achievements B. abilities C. chores D.
disadvantages
27. A. chores B. difficulties C. emotions D. qualities
28. A. father B. headmaster C. brother D. coach
29. A. enjoy push
30. A. won achieved
31. A. wrong violent
32. A. afraid 33. A. cheat enlighten
34. A. families B. jobs C. kids partners
35. A. still less
36. A. never almost
37. A. best B. teach B. lost B. abnormal C. dynamic B. tired B. pressure B. not B. even B. worst C. help C. had C. proud C. please C. rarely C. ever C. busiest D. D. D. D. fond D. D. D. D. D.
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