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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　　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】本文是一篇夹叙夹议文, 主要叙述了作者从一个自私的女孩到关爱他人的人的转变过程及她从中所学到的道理。

1.选B。逻辑推理题。根据本段第一句: “我过去是一个非常自私的人, 但在过去的两年里我真的变了。”此空处体现出的正是变化后的结果, 那就是先考虑别人, 再考虑自己。所以选before在……之前。since自从; or或者; unless除非。

2.2】选C。逻辑推理题。根据in the past two years I have really changed可知作者现在正成为一个完全不同于过去的人。

3.3】选D。词汇复现题。此处change正好对应着前面I have really changed。education教育; career职业, 生涯; tour旅行。

4.4】选C。词语辨析题。结合前面when I was at Palomar College可知作者起初的目标应是获得学位(degree)。balance平衡; homework作业; interest兴趣。

5.5】选A。逻辑推理题。作者认为自己比班里任何人都聪明, 所以从不和他们交谈(talk)。而write写信; lie说谎; report报告, 均不符合语境。

6.6】选B。逻辑推理题。通过此空后面的It seemed as if everyone but me had made friends and was having fun. 可知, 直到这学期结束时, 作者很孤单(lonely)。careful仔细的; curious好奇的; guilty有罪的。

7.7】选C。词语辨析题。面对现状, 作者尝试了一个实验(experiment)。argument争论, 辩论; game游戏; defence保卫, 防御。只有C项符合语境。

8.8】选B。逻辑推理题。作者开始问周围的人他们在做什么, 他们是否有一些作者可以帮助解决的麻烦事。这里选offer(乐意, 主动提议)主要是结合作者现在要改变, 以前不关心别人, 现在从关心周围的人和事开始一句得出。而C项hesitate to do犹豫做; D项happen to do恰巧做, 不符合实际语境。

9.9】选D。词语辨析题。这对于作者来说是一个很大的进步(step), 因为下面说到年末, 她已经交了一些朋友。A项dream梦想; B项problem问题; C项duty职责, 责任。

10.0】选C。逻辑推理题。作者交了一些新朋友, 并且其中有两个现在还是她最好的朋友。通过后面的and这个并列连词, 可判断只能选them, 容易误选whom, 如果没有and, 可以看成是定语从句。

11.1】选A。词汇复现题。作者之所以会有一个新的生活态度的另一个原因是她在护理之家从事兼职工作的时候出现的。此处的attitude呼应第一段中的change。

12.2】选A。词语辨析题。结合下一句生病的老太太把作者当成她的女儿, 可知作者把老太太看成是她的朋友(friend)。partner伙伴; guide向导; guest客人。

13.3】选B。逻辑推理题。老太太把作者当成了她的女儿, 所以见到她非常高兴(happy)。polite礼貌的; strange奇怪的; confident有信心的。

14.4】选C。逻辑推理题。老太太的女儿从来不来看她, 作者就代替了她的女儿。bother打扰; answer回答; trust信任。

15.5】选D。逻辑推理题。这个老太太使作者明白(see)了使别人感到愉悦也能使自己感到愉悦。A项explain解释; B项guess猜测; C项declare宣布。

16.6】选B。逻辑推理题。当老太太去世时作者非常难过, 心碎(heartbroken)。A项homeless无家可归的; C项bad-tempered坏脾气的; D项hopeless无望的。

17.7】选C。逻辑推理题。作者认为自己现在要比过去更好, 可以结合第一段她以前自私而现在不自私来找答案的依据。

18.8】选A。词语辨析题。作者希望自己不会忘记这些经历。B项face面对; C项improve提高, 改进; D项analyze分析。

19.9】选D。词语辨析题。这些经历教会(taught)作者要关心别人多于自己。force强迫; prefer宁愿; order命令。

20.20】选B。词语辨析题。作者喜欢(like)现在的自己, 而多年前不敢那样说。而A项miss想念; C项wonder想知道; D项expect期望, 均不符合语境, 所以选B。

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