I used to be a very self-centered person, but in the past two years I have really changed. I have started to think about other people　　I think about myself. I am happy that I am becoming a　　person.

I think my　　started when I was at Palomar College. At first, I just wanted to get my　　and be left alone. I thought I was smarter than everyone else, so I hardly ever　　to anyone in my classes. By the end of my first semester, I was really　　. It seemed as if everyone but me had made friends and was having fun. So I tried a(n)　　. I started asking people around me what they were doing, and if they were having trouble I　　to help. That was really a big　　for me. By the end of the year, I had several new friends, and two of　　are still my best friends today.

A bigger cause of my new　　, however, came when I took a part-time job at a Vista Nursing Home. One old lady there who had Alzheimer’s disease became my　　. Every time I came into her room, she was so　　because she thought I was her daughter. Her real daughter never　　her, so I took her place. She let me　　that making others feel good makes me feel good, too. When she died, I was　　, but I was very grateful to her.

I think I am a much　　person today than I used to be, and I hope I will not　　these experiences. They have　　me to care about other people more than about myself. I　　who I am today, and I could not say that a few years ago.

1.A. since　　B. before　　C. or　　　D. unless

2. A. famousB. simple

C. differentD. skilled

3. A. educationB. career

C. tourD. change

4.A. balanceB. homework

C. degreeD. interest

5. A. talkedB. wroteC. liedD. reported

6.A. carefulB. lonelyC. curiousD. guilty

7. A. argumentB. game

C. experimentD. defence

8.A. daredB. offered

C. hesitatedD. happened

9.A. dreamB. problemC. dutyD. step

10.A. usB. whichC. themD. whom

11. A. attitudeB. hobby

C. hopeD. luck

12. A. friendB. partnerC. guideD. guest

13. A. politeB. happy

C. strangeD. confident

14. A. botheredB. answered

C. visitedD. trusted

15.A. explainB. guessC. declareD. see

16. A. homelessB. heartbroken

C. bad-temperedD. hopeless

17. A. quieterB. busierC. betterD. richer

18.A. forgetB. face

C. improveD. analyze

19.A. forcedB. preferred

C. orderedD. taught

20. A. missB. likeC. wonderD. expect

 

1.B

2.C

3.D

4.C

5.A

6.B

7.C

8.B

9.D

10.C

11.A

12.A

13.B

14.C

15.D

16.B

17.C

18.A

19.D

20.B

【解析】

【文章大意】本文是一篇夾敘夾議文, 主要敘述了作者從一個(gè)自私的女孩到關(guān)愛(ài)他人的人的轉(zhuǎn)變過(guò)程及她從中所學(xué)到的道理。

1.選B。邏輯推理題。根據(jù)本段第一句: “我過(guò)去是一個(gè)非常自私的人, 但在過(guò)去的兩年里我真的變了�！贝丝仗庴w現(xiàn)出的正是變化后的結(jié)果, 那就是先考慮別人, 再考慮自己。所以選before在……之前。since自從; or或者; unless除非。

2.2】選C。邏輯推理題。根據(jù)in the past two years I have really changed可知作者現(xiàn)在正成為一個(gè)完全不同于過(guò)去的人。

3.3】選D。詞匯復(fù)現(xiàn)題。此處change正好對(duì)應(yīng)著前面I have really changed。education教育; career職業(yè), 生涯; tour旅行。

4.4】選C。詞語(yǔ)辨析題。結(jié)合前面when I was at Palomar College可知作者起初的目標(biāo)應(yīng)是獲得學(xué)位(degree)。balance平衡; homework作業(yè); interest興趣。

5.5】選A。邏輯推理題。作者認(rèn)為自己比班里任何人都聰明, 所以從不和他們交談(talk)。而write寫(xiě)信; lie說(shuō)謊; report報(bào)告, 均不符合語(yǔ)境。

6.6】選B。邏輯推理題。通過(guò)此空后面的It seemed as if everyone but me had made friends and was having fun. 可知, 直到這學(xué)期結(jié)束時(shí), 作者很孤單(lonely)。careful仔細(xì)的; curious好奇的; guilty有罪的。

7.7】選C。詞語(yǔ)辨析題。面對(duì)現(xiàn)狀, 作者嘗試了一個(gè)實(shí)驗(yàn)(experiment)。argument爭(zhēng)論, 辯論; game游戲; defence保衛(wèi), 防御。只有C項(xiàng)符合語(yǔ)境。

8.8】選B。邏輯推理題。作者開(kāi)始問(wèn)周?chē)娜怂麄冊(cè)谧鍪裁? 他們是否有一些作者可以幫助解決的麻煩事。這里選offer(樂(lè)意, 主動(dòng)提議)主要是結(jié)合作者現(xiàn)在要改變, 以前不關(guān)心別人, 現(xiàn)在從關(guān)心周?chē)娜撕褪麻_(kāi)始一句得出。而C項(xiàng)hesitate to do猶豫做; D項(xiàng)happen to do恰巧做, 不符合實(shí)際語(yǔ)境。

9.9】選D。詞語(yǔ)辨析題。這對(duì)于作者來(lái)說(shuō)是一個(gè)很大的進(jìn)步(step), 因?yàn)橄旅嬲f(shuō)到年末, 她已經(jīng)交了一些朋友。A項(xiàng)dream夢(mèng)想; B項(xiàng)problem問(wèn)題; C項(xiàng)duty職責(zé), 責(zé)任。

10.0】選C。邏輯推理題。作者交了一些新朋友, 并且其中有兩個(gè)現(xiàn)在還是她最好的朋友。通過(guò)后面的and這個(gè)并列連詞, 可判斷只能選them, 容易誤選whom, 如果沒(méi)有and, 可以看成是定語(yǔ)從句。

11.1】選A。詞匯復(fù)現(xiàn)題。作者之所以會(huì)有一個(gè)新的生活態(tài)度的另一個(gè)原因是她在護(hù)理之家從事兼職工作的時(shí)候出現(xiàn)的。此處的attitude呼應(yīng)第一段中的change。

12.2】選A。詞語(yǔ)辨析題。結(jié)合下一句生病的老太太把作者當(dāng)成她的女兒, 可知作者把老太太看成是她的朋友(friend)。partner伙伴; guide向?qū)? guest客人。

13.3】選B。邏輯推理題。老太太把作者當(dāng)成了她的女兒, 所以見(jiàn)到她非常高興(happy)。polite禮貌的; strange奇怪的; confident有信心的。

14.4】選C。邏輯推理題。老太太的女兒從來(lái)不來(lái)看她, 作者就代替了她的女兒。bother打擾; answer回答; trust信任。

15.5】選D。邏輯推理題。這個(gè)老太太使作者明白(see)了使別人感到愉悅也能使自己感到愉悅。A項(xiàng)explain解釋; B項(xiàng)guess猜測(cè); C項(xiàng)declare宣布。

16.6】選B。邏輯推理題。當(dāng)老太太去世時(shí)作者非常難過(guò), 心碎(heartbroken)。A項(xiàng)homeless無(wú)家可歸的; C項(xiàng)bad-tempered壞脾氣的; D項(xiàng)hopeless無(wú)望的。

17.7】選C。邏輯推理題。作者認(rèn)為自己現(xiàn)在要比過(guò)去更好, 可以結(jié)合第一段她以前自私而現(xiàn)在不自私來(lái)找答案的依據(jù)。

18.8】選A。詞語(yǔ)辨析題。作者希望自己不會(huì)忘記這些經(jīng)歷。B項(xiàng)face面對(duì); C項(xiàng)improve提高, 改進(jìn); D項(xiàng)analyze分析。

19.9】選D。詞語(yǔ)辨析題。這些經(jīng)歷教會(huì)(taught)作者要關(guān)心別人多于自己。force強(qiáng)迫; prefer寧愿; order命令。

20.20】選B。詞語(yǔ)辨析題。作者喜歡(like)現(xiàn)在的自己, 而多年前不敢那樣說(shuō)。而A項(xiàng)miss想念; C項(xiàng)wonder想知道; D項(xiàng)expect期望, 均不符合語(yǔ)境, 所以選B。

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2.Which of the following stands for Canada?

3.Which of the following is TRUE according to this passage?

A. The Canadian flag I stwice as wide as its length.

B. Most Indians are now forced to live along the coast.

C. Nowadays Inuit still have difficult living conditions.

D. Nobody existed when the Europeans began to arrive in Canada.

 

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