Question

【題目】 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 degree 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 an experiment. 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 attitude , however, came when I took a part-time job at Vista Nursing Home. One old lady there who had a serious 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 heartbroken, 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.sinceB.beforeC.orD.unless

【2】A.famousB.simpleC.differentD.skilled

【3】A.educationB.careerC.tourD.change

【4】A.talkedB.wroteC.liedD.reported

【5】A.carefulB.lonelyC.strangeD.surprised

【6】A.daredB.offeredC.advisedD.happened

【7】A.dreamB.problemC.dutyD.step

【8】A.friendB.partnerC.guideD.guest

【9】A.politeB.happyC.strangeD.confident

【10】A.botheredB.answeredC.visitedD.trusted

【11】A.explainB.guessC.decideD.see

【12】A.quieterB.busierC.betterD.richer

【13】A.forgetB.faceC.improveD.remember

【14】A.toldB.preferredC.orderedD.taught

【15】A.missB.likeC.wonderD.expect

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】C

【3】D

【4】A

【5】B

【6】B

【7】D

【8】A

【9】B

【10】C

【11】D

【12】C

【13】A

【14】D

【15】B

【解析】

作者講述了自己從一個(gè)自私的人變成現(xiàn)在能為他人著想的人的感受和過(guò)程。上大學(xué)時(shí)一心只想著拿學(xué)位而拼搏，結(jié)果一個(gè)朋友都沒(méi)有感到很孤單。后來(lái)作者在Vista 護(hù)理之家，結(jié)識(shí)了一位改變了她、把她當(dāng)作女兒的重病纏身的老婦人。老人告訴她：只有別人感到高興自己才快樂(lè)。

【1】句意：在考慮自己之前，我就開(kāi)始考慮別人。

考查連詞辨析。since自從；before在……之前；or或者；unless除非。before在……之前，表示的含義是在考慮自己之前先考慮別人，對(duì)應(yīng)前邊的改變自我為中心。故選B。

【2】句意：我很高興我變成了一個(gè)不同于以前的人。

考查形容詞辨析。famous著名的；simple簡(jiǎn)單的；different不同的；skilled有技巧的。根據(jù)“I used to be a very self-centered person, but in the past two years I have really changed.”我曾經(jīng)是一個(gè)非常以自我為中心的人，但在過(guò)去的兩年里我真的變了�？芍�，此處是指我做出了改變，變成了不同于以前的人。故選C。

【3】句意：我想我的改變是從我在帕洛瑪學(xué)院開(kāi)始的。

考查名詞辨析。education教育；career事業(yè)；tour旅行；change變化。從下文的介紹可知，改變，這個(gè)單詞貫穿全文。此處是說(shuō)我的改變是從我在帕洛瑪學(xué)院開(kāi)始的。故選D。

【4】句意：我覺(jué)得我比其他人都聰明，所以我?guī)缀鯊牟桓�班上的任何人說(shuō)話。

考查動(dòng)詞辨析。talked談?wù)摚?/span>wrote寫；lied說(shuō)謊；reported報(bào)道。talk to sb. 和某人談話，因?yàn)榍拔恼f(shuō)自己認(rèn)為比別人聰明，因此幾乎不和別人說(shuō)話。故選A。

【5】句意：到了第一學(xué)期末，我真的很孤獨(dú)。

考查形容詞辨析。careful細(xì)心的；lonely孤獨(dú)的；strange奇怪的；surprised驚奇的。孤獨(dú)的，沒(méi)有朋友，正好對(duì)應(yīng)下文的“It seemed as if everyone but me had made friends and was having fun.”好像除了我以外的每個(gè)人都交過(guò)朋友，而且玩得很開(kāi)心。故選B。

【6】句意：我開(kāi)始問(wèn)周圍的人他們過(guò)得怎么樣，如果他們有困難，我就主動(dòng)提出幫助他們。

考查動(dòng)詞辨析。dared敢；offered提供；advised建議；happened發(fā)生。offer to do sth.表示主動(dòng)提出做某件事情。此處是指作者主動(dòng)提出幫助他們。更體現(xiàn)了作者想改變的決心。故選B。

【7】句意：這對(duì)我來(lái)說(shuō)真的是一個(gè)很大的進(jìn)步。

考查名詞辨析。dream夢(mèng)想；problem問(wèn)題；duty責(zé)任；step臺(tái)階、步驟。還可以表示一種進(jìn)步。緊接著，對(duì)應(yīng)下文的具體的進(jìn)步之處。此處表示了作者的一種進(jìn)步。故選D。

【8】句意：那兒一位得了重病的老太太成了我的朋友。

考查名詞辨析。friend朋友；partner伙伴；guide向?qū)В?/span>guest客人。通過(guò)文章的became，可推測(cè)出old lady是作者的一個(gè)friend（朋友）。故選A。

【9】句意：每次我走進(jìn)她的房間，她都很高興，因?yàn)樗�以為我是她的女兒�?/span>

考查形容詞辨析。polite禮貌；happy快樂(lè)；strange奇怪；confident自信。通過(guò)空格后面的“because she thought I was her daughter.”可推測(cè)出old lady是非常高興的。故選B。

【10】句意：她真正的女兒從來(lái)沒(méi)有來(lái)看望過(guò)她，所以我代替了她。

考查動(dòng)詞辨析。bothered打擾；answered回答；visited看望；trusted信任。通過(guò)文中信息得知old lady是一個(gè)病人，所以可推測(cè)出她真正的女兒從來(lái)沒(méi)有來(lái)看望（visit）她；故選C。

【11】句意：她讓我明白了使他人開(kāi)心也會(huì)使自己開(kāi)心。

考查動(dòng)詞辨析。explain解釋；guess猜測(cè)；decide決定；see明白。根據(jù)“She let me 11 that making others feel good made me feel good too.”她讓我 _______ 了使他人開(kāi)心也會(huì)使自己開(kāi)心�？芍�，選擇see明白。符合語(yǔ)境。故選D。

【12】句意：我想我現(xiàn)在比以前好多了。

考查形容詞辨析。quieter更安靜；busier更忙；better更好；richer更富有。聯(lián)系作者在上文的描述，自己交了朋友，也幫助別人，可知作者感覺(jué)自己比以前“好”多了。故選C。

【13】句意：我想我現(xiàn)在比以前好多了，我希望我不會(huì)忘記這些經(jīng)歷。

考查動(dòng)詞辨析。forget忘記；face面對(duì)；improve改進(jìn)；remember記住。作者通過(guò)這次的經(jīng)歷（experience）發(fā)生了好的變化，可推測(cè)作者是想記住這次經(jīng)歷，所以選will not forget=will remember，其他均不符合語(yǔ)境。故選A。

【14】句意：他們教會(huì)了我關(guān)心別人而不是自己。

考查動(dòng)詞辨析。told告訴；preferred較喜歡；ordered命令；taught教。作者通過(guò)這次經(jīng)歷使自己變得更好，所以可推測(cè)這些經(jīng)歷“教會(huì)”了作者要更多地關(guān)心別人，而不是自己。故選D。

【15】句意：我喜歡現(xiàn)在的我，幾年前我還不能這么說(shuō)。

考查動(dòng)詞辨析。miss想念、錯(cuò)過(guò)；like喜歡；wonder想知道；expect期待。通過(guò)文章可推測(cè)出與之前比較作者更“喜歡”現(xiàn)在的自己，選like，其他選項(xiàng)均不符合語(yǔ)境。故選B。