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 tried a(n)      . I started asking people around me how they were doing, and if they were having trouble I could      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      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 make 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. 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. dare           B. offer    C. hesitate        D. happen

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

【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】

试题分析：文章讲述了作者的成长故事。作者以前是一个以自我为中心的女孩子，在上大学之后，她只关注自己的学业，而不和同学说话。作者感到孤独，于是开始试着关心身边的同学，这让作者交到了一些朋友。作者后来参加了一个兼职活动，在和一位老奶奶的相处中，作者更加体会到了关爱他人的重要性。作者现在变得能够更多地为他人考虑，她很喜欢现在的自己。

1.I have started to think about other people    I think about myself.作者不再是一个自我中心的人，她开始为他人考虑，在考虑自己之前。A自从；B在......之前；C或者；D除非。故选B。

2.I am happy that I am becoming a      person.作者为自己变成另外一个人而感到高兴，A著名的；B简单的；C不同的；D有技能的。故选C。

3.根据第二段可知，作者讲的是自己改变的过程，I think my     started when I was at Palomar College.作者认为她的改变是从上大学开始的，A教育；B职业；C旅行；D改变。故选D。

4.I just wanted to get my   and be left alone.作者一心想着获得学位，而不管其它的，A平衡；B作业；C学位；D兴趣。故选C。

5.I thought I was smarter than everyone else, so I hardly ever     to anyone in my classes.作者认为自己是最聪明的，因此几乎不与同学说话，A谈话；B写作；C说谎；D报道。故选A。

6.By the end of my first semester, I was really    .作者不与同学说话，到第一学期末，作者感到很孤独，A小心地；B孤独的；C好奇的；D内疚的。故选B。

7.So I tried a(n)    . I started asking people around me how they were doing, and if they were having trouble作者进行了一次试验（尝试），她开始关心周围的同学，A争论；B比赛；C试验；D防御。故选C。

8.作者问同学是否需要帮助，A敢；B提供，提出；C犹豫；D发生。offer to do sth主动提出做某事，故选B。

9.That was really a big     for me. By the end of the year, I had several new friends到了年底，作者有了一些朋友，这真是一步大的跨越，A梦想；B问题；C责任；D步伐，进程。故选D。

10.I had several new friends, and two of     are still my best friends today一些朋友中的两个至今还是好朋友，and连接两个并列分句，用them指代“一些朋友”。故选C。

11.A bigger cause of my new   , however, came when I took a part-time job at a Vista Nursing Home.让作者改变态度的另一个主要原因是她从事了一项兼职工作，A态度；B爱好；C希望；D幸运。故选A。

12.One old lady there who had Alzheimer’s disease became my   .一个患有老年痴呆的老人成了作者的朋友，A朋友；B伙伴；C向导；D客人。故选A。

13.Every time I came into her room, she was so    because she thought I was her daughter.每当作者走进她的房间，她就很高兴，因为她把作者当成自己的女儿了。A有礼貌的；B开心的；C奇怪的；D自信的。故选B。

14.Her real daughter never     her, so I took her place.老奶奶的女儿从未看过她，于是作者就取代了她，A打扰；B回答；C拜访，看望；D信任。故选C。

15.She let me     that making others feel good make me feel good, too,老奶奶让作者认识到，给他人带去快乐的同时，自己也会变得快乐，A解释；B猜测；C宣布；D看到。故选D。

16.when she died, I was    , but I was very grateful to her当老奶奶去世时，作者很伤心，也很感激老奶奶，A无家可归的；B悲伤的，心碎的；C易怒的；D绝望的。故选B。

17.I think I am a much     person today than I used to be,作者认为自己比以前更好了，A更安静；B更忙；C更好；D更富有。故选C。

18.and I hope I will not     these experiences作者希望自己不会忘记这些经历，A忘记；B面对；C提高；D分析。故选A。

19.They have    me to care about other people more than about myself.这些经历已经教会作者要更多地关心他人，A逼迫；B宁愿；C命令；D教。teacher sb to do sth教某人做某事，故选D。

20.I    who I am today, and I could not say that a few years ago.作者喜欢现在的自己，而这是在几年前她所不能说的话，A错过，思念；B喜欢；C怀疑；D期望。故选B。

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