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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 1 I think about myself. I am happy that I am becoming a 2 person.
I think my 3 started when I was at Palomar College. At first, I just wanted to get my 4 and be left alone. I thought I was smarter than everyone else, so I hardly ever 5 to anyone in my classes. By the end of my first semester, I was really 6.It seemed as if everyone but me had made friends and was having fun. So I tried a(n)7.I started asking people around me how they were doing, and if they were having trouble I 8 to help. That was really a big 9 for me. By the end of the year, I had several new friends, and two of 10 are still my best friends today.
A bigger cause of my new 11 , however, came when I took a part time job at Vista Nursing Home. One old lady there who had Alzheimer's disease became my 12.Every time I came into her room, she was so 13 because she thought I was her daughter. Her real daughter never 14 her, so I took her place. She let me 15 that making others feel good made me feel good too. When she died, I was 16 , but I was also very grateful to her.
I think I am a much 17 person today than I used to be, and I hope I will not 18 these experiences. They have 19 me to care about other people more than about myself. I 20 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
【答案】(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】本文是一篇记叙文,作者讲述了自己从一个自私的人变成现在能为他人着想的人的感受和过程。上大学时一心只想着拿学位而拼搏,结果一个朋友都没有感到很孤单。后来作者在Vista 护理之家,结识了一位改变了她、把她当作女儿的重病缠身的老妇人。老人告诉她:只有别人感到高兴自己才快乐。
(1)考查连词。before"在......之前";since"自从";or"或者";unless"除非"。根据上文,以前曾是一个以自我为中心的人,但过去两年已经开始改变。因此我已经开始为他人考虑了。为他人考虑就应该在考虑自己之前。故选A。
(2)考查形容词。famous"著名的";simple"简单的";different"不同的";skilled"熟练的"。句意:我非常高兴,以为我正变成一个与以前那个以自我为中心的人不一样的人了。故选C。
(3)考查名词。education"教育";career"事业";change"改变’;tour“旅游”。句意:我认为我的变化是开始于就读Palomar大学的时候。故选C。
(4)考查名词。balance"平衡";homewor"k家庭作业";interest"兴趣";degree"学位"。句意:起初,我只是想要得到我的学历,所以单独呆着。故选D。
(5)考查动词。talked"谈话";wrote"写";lied"撒谎";reported"报道"。句意:我以为我比其他人都聪明,所以我很少跟班上的人说话。故选A。
(6)考查形容词。careful"小心翼翼的";lonely"孤单的";curious"好奇的";guilty"有罪的"。根据下文除了我每个人都交了朋友,都很快乐。因此,我确实很孤独。故选B。
(7)考查名词。argument“论证”;game“游戏”;experiment“实验”;defence “防御”。根据下文我开始询问周围的人怎么样,可知我开始尝试与人交流。此处experiment“实验”,表示我开始尝试一个实验。故选C。
(8)考查动词。offered“提供”;dared“敢于”;hesitated“犹豫”;happened“发生”。offer to help“主动提出帮助”,根据前后文语境,作者询问他人是否有他可以帮忙的麻烦。故选A。
(9)考查名词。dream“梦”;problem“问题”;duty“责任”;step“步子”。句意:对我来说,那确实是一个很大的进步。step“步伐,迈步”。此处意为我有了一次很大的迈步故选D。
(10)考查代词。句意:他们当中的两个现在还是我的好朋友。介词后面用宾格。故选C。
(11)考查名词。attitude“态度”;hobby“爱好”;hope“希望”;luck“幸运”。根据本段的叙述,我在Vista Nursing Home做兼职的时候所遇到的一件事是使我有了彻底转变以前态度的动机。故此处选attitude。故选A。
(12)考查名词。friend“朋友”;partner“伙伴”;guide“向导”;guest“客人”。句意:一个有阿尔茨海默氏病的老人成为了我的朋友。从后文可以看出她们的关系很好。故选A。
(13)考查形容词。polite“有礼貌的”;happy“高兴的”;strange“奇怪的”;confident“自信的”。句意:因为老人认为我是她女儿,所以每次我去她房间的时候,她很高兴。故选B。
(14)考查动词。bothered"烦扰";answered"应答";visited"拜访";trusted"信任"。句意:她的女儿从来都没来看望她,因此我就取代了她女儿的位置。故选C。
(15)考查动词。explain“解释”;guess“猜”;declare“宣布”;see“明白”。句意:她让我明白,让他人心情愉快同时也会让自己心情很好。此处see的意思为明白的意思,而不是作看见讲。故选D。
(16)考查形容词。homeless“无家可归的”;hopeless“没有希望的”;bad-tempered“易怒的”;heartbroken“伤心的”。句意:当她去世的时候,我很伤心。经常相处的老人去世了,我应该很伤心。故选D。
(17)考查形容词。quieter“更安静的”;busier“更忙的”;better“更好的”;richer“更富有的”。句意:比起以前,我觉得我现在是一个更好的人。故选C。
(18)考查动词。forget“忘记”;face“面对”;improve“改善”;analyze“分析”。句意:因为这些经历对我来说意义非凡,所以我希望不会忘记。故选A。
(19)考查动词。forced“强迫”;preferred “宁愿”;ordered“命令”;taught“教”。句意:这些经历教会我更多地关注他人而不是自己。此处比较而言,只有taught更符合题意。故选D。
(20)考查动词。miss“想念”;like“喜欢”;wonder“惊奇”;expect“期望”。句意:我是喜欢现在的我,而在几年前我却不能这么说。故选B。