2014高考英语文章阅读类：2013暑假练习题（11）及答案解析
第三部分 阅读理解（第一节20小题，第二节5小题；每小题2分，满分50分）
第一节： 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A.B.C. D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
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Years ago, after a rough divorce, we were invited to live with my aunt who lived in a rural area. We packed up our stuff and moved across the country to settle into our new "home".
Once there I was worried about the lack of extended family and thought I would miss the convenience of having relatives nearby. My aunt explained to my children (and myself) that there are many different kinds of family and not all of them have two parents in the home. I didn't think too much of this speech, being rather shell-shocked after the divorce, but her words stuck with me.
It wasn't too long after we settled in that friends and neighbors began to come over to meet us and extend invitations for outings. Many single ladies lived in this particular locale and were very loving and affectionate with my school-aged children.
After they got to know the kids better we began to get calls: "Can I borrow your kids? I want to go to the circus and want to take them!" "I am going fossil hunting
