Question

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 how 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 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 made me feel good too.When she died, I was ____， but I was also 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.famous B．simple C．different D．skilled

3.A.education B．career C．tour D．change

4.A.balance B．homework

C.degree D．interest

5.A.talked B．wrote C．lied D．reported

6.A.careful B．lonely C．curious D．guilty

7.A.argument B．game

C．experiment D．defence

8.A.dared B．offered C．hesitated D．happened

9.A.dream B．problem C．duty D．step

10.A.us B．which C．them D．whom

11.A.attitude B．hobby C．hope D．luck

12.A.friend B．partner C．guide D．guest

13.A.polite B．happy C．strange D．confident

14.A.bothered B．answered C．visited D．trusted

15.A.explain B．guess C．declare D．see

16.A.homeless B．heartbroken

C．bad?tempered D．hopeless

17.A.quieter B．busier C．better D．richer

18.A.forget B．face C．improve D．analyze

19.A.forced B．preferred C．ordered D．taught

20.A.miss B．like C．wonder D．expect

 

Answer 1

1.B

2.A

3.D

4.C

5.D

6.C

7.A

8.C

9.B

10.D

11.A

12.B

13.A

14.B

15.D

16.D

17.B

18.C

19.C

20.A

【解析】

本文為夾敘夾議文，題材為個人情感與人際關系。“我”開始上大學時覺得拿到學位就是一切，而不與別人交往。孤獨的我開始改變自己，這時我在兼職工作中遇到一位老太太，她改變了我，我學會了關愛別人。

1.答案：B　句意：我已經開始在考慮自己之前先考慮別人了。根據第一句可知，我過去是一個以自我為中心的人，但是我改變了。由此推斷出此處表達“在考慮自己之前”，用before引導時間狀語從句。

2.2】答案：C　作者由一個以自我為中心的人變?yōu)樘鎰e人著想的人，由此可知她正在變成一個不同的人，故選C項。famous著名的；simple簡單的；different不同的；skilled技術熟練的。

3.3】答案：D　根據文章第一句話中的I have really changed可知此處表達“我的改變開始于我在Palomar大學期間”，故選D項。

4.4】答案：C　句意：開始我只是想獲得自己的學位，不要別人理我。根據上句中的Palomar College可知作者上大學的目的就是為了獲得學位(degree)。

5.5】答案：A　根據上一空后的be left alone可知，作者從來沒有和班上的同學說過話，故選A項。

6.6】答案：B　句意：到第一學期結束時，我真的非常孤獨了。根據前文的講述可知現在作者很孤獨。careful仔細的；lonely孤獨的；curious好奇的；guilty內疚的，故選B項。

7.7】答案：C　句意：于是我做了一個嘗試。根據后面的描述推斷，此處表達作者為了改變自己現在的情況做某種嘗試。故選C項。

8.8】答案：B　句意：……如果他們正有困難我主動幫助。dare to do sth.敢做某事；offer to do sth.主動、樂意做某事；hesitate to do sth.猶豫做某事；happen to do sth.碰巧做某事。故選B項。

9.9】答案：D　根據上文描述可知這對作者來說是邁出了一大步。dream夢、夢想；problem問題；duty職責、義務；step步子、(過程中的)一步。故選D項。

10.0】答案：C　根據語境可知此處表達：他們中的兩個。排除A、B兩項；根據連詞and可知此處不是定語從句，故排除D項。

11.1】答案：A　句意：然而，我態(tài)度改變的更重要的原因發(fā)生在我在Vista療養(yǎng)院做兼職時。attitude態(tài)度；hobby嗜好、業(yè)余愛好；hope希望；luck運氣。根據前文的前后改變，可以推斷出此處表達：我的態(tài)度的改變，故選A項。

12.2】答案：A　根據后文的描述：老太太把我當成了她的女兒，我每次去看她，她都很高興。由此推斷老太太成了作者的朋友。故選A項。

13.3】答案：B　根據空格后的：因為她認為我是她女兒。因此作者每次去她的房間她都很高興。故選B項。

14.4】答案：C　句意：她真正的女兒從來沒有來看望過她，于是我就頂替了她女兒的位置。故選C項。

15.5】答案：D　句意：她讓我明白了讓別人感到幸福也能讓自己感到幸福。explain解釋；guess猜測；declare宣布；see看見，領會，明白。故選D項。

16.6】答案：B　句意：當她去世時，我非常傷心。homeless無家可歸的；heartbroken心碎的、傷心的；bad?tempered脾氣壞的；hopeless無望的。故選B項。

17.7】答案：C　句意：我認為現在的我比以前要好多了……，第一段描述過去的作者是自私的，現在她學會了關愛別人，首先替別人著想。所以比以前要好多了，故選C項。

18.8】答案：A　句意：……希望我自己不要忘記了這些經歷。forget忘記；face面對；improve提高；analyze分析。故選A項。

19.9】答案：D　句意：這些經歷教會了我關愛別人要超過關愛自己。故選D項。

20.20】答案：B　句意：我喜歡現在的我，幾年前我是不會這么說的。miss想念；like喜歡；wonder想知道；expect期望。故選B項。

疑難詞匯解讀

1．cause n．原因，起因

Cars are one of the leading causes of air pollution in the world today.汽車是當今世界空氣污染的主要原因之一。

2．grateful adj.感激的

We are grateful to you for what you did for us.我們對你為我們所做的一切深表感謝。

長難句子分析

She let me see that making others feel good made me feel good too.

句意：她讓我明白了讓別人感到幸福也能讓自己感到幸福。

其中making others feel good為賓語從句的主語，用現在分詞充當主語。