.Unit 4Exercise 4(建议用时：25分钟).完形填空 Big things were happening in my life the summer after I turned 13.In the middle of that summer，my parents _1_ my entire world and turned it upside down _2_ they told me they were getting a divorce.I couldnt believe that our family was going to _3_.Though I always knew my parents werent very happy and they often _4_，I still wanted my family to stay the same.My life changed completely _5_ the divorce.My mother and I moved into a small apartment across town，_6_ my father and brother，Bill，stayed in our house.I now became a _7_ whenever I went to see my dad and Bill on the weekends.And immediately I had my soontobe stepfather， Dan， whom I showed no _8_ in.I was depressed，especially after Dan and my mother married and I realized that there was no _9_ that things could change back to the way they were.Even though I _10_ all Dans attempts to get to know me and wasnt very _11_ to him，he never gave up on me._12_，I began to trust him.I realized that we actually had something in _13_， especially when it came to movies and TV shows.We _14_ a lot of time together hanging out watching TV.That gave us a chance to talk and get to know each other.Better still，Dan showed an interest in me that I had never experienced from my own father.Dan was always around when I needed _15_ on school or friends.Once I began to warm up to Dan，the three of us began spending a lot of time together.We often went out to eat and took short trips._16_，I discovered that I had the happy family that I had always wanted.I now realize my parents were _17_ about getting the divorce.Their divorce was the best thing to happen for all of us.My father also found happinesshe _18_ and had another child，my halfsister，Michelle.At 13，I learned an important _19_ change is not always the worst thing that can _20_.Sometimes，it is just what we need the most.语篇解读父母离婚对作者来说是晴天霹雳，但后来证明父母离婚是正确的。所以作者悟出生活中的道理：改变并不总是坏事情1.A.createdB.shookC.enteredD.occupied解析：由后文信息“they were getting a divorce”可推断：他们搅乱了我整个的世界。答案：B2.A.unless B.ifC.whenD.until解析：当他们告诉我他们要离婚的时候。答案：C3.A.break up B.hold upC.keep upD.show up解析：break up固定词组，指“分裂，解体”。答案：A4.A.whispered B.foughtC.talkedD.competed解析：从werent very happy及getting a divorce可推断：父母经常打架。答案：B5.A.throughout B.beyondC.beforeD.after解析：父母离婚后，我的生活彻底改变了。答案：D6.A.where B.althoughC.whileD.that解析：while表示对比。答案：C7.A.visitor B.relativeC.neighborD.stranger解析：既然离婚各自成家，我再次看望父亲及弟弟时，身份自然变成visitor。答案：A8.A.confidence B.interestC.fearD.anger解析：由后文I was depressed可知我对继父不感兴趣。答案：B9.A.doubt B.differenceC.pointD.chance解析：句式there was no chance that.指“没有的可能了；没有的机会了”。答案：D10.A.forgot B.supportedC.resistedD.valued解析：句意：即使我拒绝继父接近我，而且对他很冷淡。但他从未放弃。答案：C11.A.serious B.niceC.badD.generous解析：“not nice”表明作者对继父不好、冷淡。答案：B12.A.Gradually B.ImmediatelyC.UsuallyD.Regularly解析：Gradually说明我信任他是一个渐进的过程，与语境相符。答案：A13.A.mind B.troubleC.commonD.order解析：have something in common固定句式，指“有一些共同之处”。答案：C14.A.spent B.wastedC.lostD.saved解析：句意：我们一起度过很多时间看电视。答案：A15.A.experience B.informationC.impressionD.advice解析：此处指当我需要关于学校或朋友的建议时，Dan总是待在我身边。答案：D16.A.However B.BesidesC.EventuallyD.Occasionally解析：Eventually指“最终”。此处指我终于有了自己一直盼望的幸福家庭。答案：C17.A.wrong B.confidentC.guiltyD.right解析：从最后愉快的结局判断：我领悟到父母离婚是正确的选择。答案：D18.A.remarried B.returnedC.changedD.left解析：由后文had another child可知父亲再婚，而且又有了一个小孩。答案：A19.A.method B.truthC.skillD.word解析：truth指“真理”。从后文的解释可以推断。答案：B20.A.exist B.remainC.continueD.happen解析：句意：改变并不总是发生的最坏的事情。有时，改变恰恰是我们最需要的。答案：D.短文改错During the summer vacation this year，I thought I should do everything meaningful instead of stay at home，so I got a job at a KFC fast food restaurant and worked there like a cleaner.I worked eight hours a day for three week.The job was hard and bored，and it seemed endless，what made me so tired that I nearly gave it up halfway.And I stuck to it with great determination.Every day I start off for work early in the morning and got to home late in the evening.Finally I finished the job before the new term began.Now，I understand what labor means.I think it is great experience.答案：During the summer vacation this year，I thought I should do meaningful instead of at home，so I got a job at a KFC fast food restaurant and worked there a cleaner.I worked eight hours a day for three .The job was hard and ，and it seemed endless， made me so tired that I nearly gave it up halfway. I stuck to it with great determination.Every day I off for work early in the morning and got to home late in the evening.Finally I finished the job before the new term began.Now，I understand what labor means.I think it is great experience.