Question

【题目】I used to be a very selfcentered person，but in the past two years I have really changed. I have started to think about other people before I think about myself. I am happy that I am becoming a person.

I think my change 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 them are still my best friends today.

A bigger cause of my new ，however，came when I took a parttime 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 visited 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 forget 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. famous B．simple C．different D．skilled

【2】A. balance B．homework C．degree D．interest

【3】A. talked B．wrote C．lied D．reported

【4】A. careful B．lonely C．curious D．guilty

【5】A. argument B．game C．experiment D．defence

【6】A. dared B．offered C．hesitated D．happened

【7】A. dream B．problem C．duty D．step

【8】A. attitude B．hobby C．hope D．luck

【9】A. friend B．partner C．guide D．guest

【10】A. polite B．happy C．strange D．confident

【11】A. explain B．guess C．declare D．see

【12】A. homeless B．heartbroken C．badtempered D．hopeless

【13】A. quieter B．busier C．better D．richer

【14】A. forced B．preferred C．ordered D．taught

【15】A. miss B．like C．wonder D．Expect

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】C

【3】A

【4】B

【5】C

【6】B

【7】D

【8】A

【9】A

【10】B

【11】D

【12】B

【13】C

【14】D

【15】B

【解析】

文章大意：本文讲述了一个原来以自我为中心的人，但是经过一些事情，作者从中逐渐的长大，学到和领悟了很多的人生道理。

【1】C 考查形容词辨析。A.famous著名的 B.simple简单的 C.different不同的 D.skilled熟练的，有技能的 根据前文I used to be a very selfcentered person说明作者一开始是一个以自我为中心的人，但是I have really changed说明作者已经有了改变，所以是与原来是不同的。

【2】C 考查名词辨析。A.balance平衡 B.homework家庭作业 C.degree学位，程度 D.interest兴趣 因为作者一开始是一个以自我为中心的人，所以在大学时候一心只是为了获得学位。

【3】A 考查动词辨析。A.talk谈话 B.write写 C.lie撒谎 D.report报道 因为作者原来是一直自我为是，所以很少和班级其他人说过话。

【4】B 考查形容词辨析。A.careful仔细的 B.lonely孤独的 C.curious好奇的 D.guilty负罪感的 因为作者平时很少和别人说话，一副气冲斗牛的样子，所以作者感到了孤独。

【5】C 考查名词辨析。A.argument争吵，论据 B.game游戏 C.experiment测试 实验 D.defence防卫 因为作者感到孤独没有朋友，所以作者开始想试一试（自己能不能找到朋友）。

【6】B 考查动词辨析。A.dare敢 B.offer主动帮助，提供 C.hesitate踌躇，犹豫 D.happen碰到，发生 因为作者想要交朋友，所以自己不得不做出一些改变，自然是他要开始主动提供帮助给别人。

【7】D 考查名词辨析。A.dream梦想 B.problem问题 C.duty职责，责任 D.step步骤，级别 因为作者相比以前，已经逐渐改变原来一副目中无人的形象，所以对作者来说是一大进步。

【8】A 考查名词辨析。A.attitude态度，想法 B.hobby业余爱好 C.hope希望 D.luck幸运 刚才是作者行动上的变化，但是并不是作者打心眼，发自内心的，所以下文发生的一切改变了作者内心的想法和态度。

【9】A 考查名词辨析。A.friend朋友 B.partner合作伙伴 C.guide向导 D.guest嘉宾，客人 根据后文可知这位患上埃尔兹海默症的病人成了作者的朋友。

【10】B 考查形容词辨析。A.polite礼貌的 B.happy高兴的 C.strange奇怪的 D.confident信息十足的 根据下文because she thought I was her daughter所以作者被误以为是那位老人的女儿，所以老人每次看到作者就会很高兴。

【11】D 考查动词辨析。A.explain解释 B.guess猜测 C.declare声明 D.see看见，领会 正是那位老人的经历让作者改变了自己，从老人的身上学到和领会了很多。

【12】B 考查形容词辨析。A.homeless无家可归的 B.heartbroken心碎的 C.bad-tempered坏脾气的 D.hopeless无望的 根据原文When she died，说明老人后来去世了，因为那位老人让作者领会了很多，所以当老人去世的时候，作者是感到心痛的。

【13】C 考查形容词比较级辨析。因为作者相比原来的自己，已经变化了许多，所以作者认为比原来的自己强多了。

【14】D 考查动词辨析。A.force强迫 B.prefer倾向于..C.order命令 D.teache教 在作者经历的一切中，作者从中领悟和学习到了很多事情，所以是那些人教会了作者做人和长大的道理。

【15】B 考查动词辨析。A.miss想念 B.like喜欢 C.wonder好奇 D.expect盼望 作者对现在的自己感到非常满意，所以是喜欢现在的自己。