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 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 made 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. before B. since C. or D. unless

2.A. famousB. simpleC. different D. skilled

3.A. education B. careerC. changeD. tour

4.A. balanceB. homeworkC. interestD. degree

5.A. talked B. wrote C. lied D. reported

6.A. carefulB. lonelyC. curiousD. guilty

7.A. argument B. game C. experiment D. defence (防御)

8.A. offered B. dared C. hesitated D. happened

9.A. dream B. problemC. duty D. step

10.A. usB. which C. them D. whom

11.A. attitude B. hobbyC. hope D. luck

12.A. friendB. partner C. guide D. guest

13.A. politeB. happy C. strange D. confident

14.A. bothered B. answered C. visited D. trusted

15.A. explainB. guessC. declareD. see

16.A. homelessB. hopeless C. bad-tempered D. heartbroken

17.A. quieterB. busier C. better D. richer

18.A. forget B. faceC. improve D. analyze

19.A. forced B. preferred C. ordered D. taught

20.A. missB. like C. wonder D. expect

 

Answer 1

1.A

2.C

3.C

4.D

5.A

6.B

7.C

8.A

9.D

10.C

11.A

12.A

13.B

14.C

15.D

16.D

17.C

18.A

19.D

20.B

【解析】

试题分析：本文讲述了作者通过在养老院兼职照顾一位得了阿尔茨海默病的老太太，她把作者当成她女儿了，她们成为了好朋友。她让作者明白了让别人高兴的时候自己也会高兴的道理。之后在上大学期间作者学会了帮助别人，交到了好友。这些让她从一个很自我的人变成了一个关心他人的人，变得很快乐。

1.根据前文，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.根据句意：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。根据句意：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；homework家庭作业；interest兴趣；degree学位。根据句意：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。根据句意：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。根据句意：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.

11.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.

13.。故选B。

14.

15.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.

17.Quieter更安静的；busier更忙的；better更好的；richer更富有的。根据句意：比起以前，我觉得我现在是一个更好的人。故选C。

18.。故选A。

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20.

考点：考查人生感悟类短文