Question

College was the best of times and the worst of times for me. I met the best friends of my life, had1experiences, but I also folded under more2than I ever had to deal with before.3bad grades, I ended up being asked to take a semester off at the end of the first semester of my senior year.
So I went back home to4with my father and stepmother. To their credit, they understood me and were very cool about my coming back. I felt their5from the moment I walked in the door. They6to let me feel like a failure.
One morning not long after I had come home, my father woke me up saying that my stepmother7on the kitchen floor. I went downstairs trying to perform CPR on her8it was too late. She was already dead of a massive heart attack.
I’11 never9the look on my father’s face when he was given the official news of her passing. I knew at that moment that I had to be10because he needed someone to lean on. It was as if our roles had11and I was being the protective parent while he took the time to12.
I guess the lesson I took from it is that even in our13moments we can still be of help to someone who is14something much harder. It’s so easy to close ourselves off to the things going on around us, and15feel that we are the only ones16. Helping someone else could actually help us17ourselves.
Needlessly to say I went back to college the next semester, and I studied harder and got my18. My father and I developed a bond that was19closer than it already was, and I have a much better ability to keep20times in perspective.(适当地)

1. 1.
   1. A.
      hopeful
   2. B.
      careful
   3. C.
      difficult
   4. D.
      enjoyable
2. 2.
   1. A.
      chance
   2. B.
      stress
   3. C.
      doubt
   4. D.
      pleasure
3. 3.
   1. A.
      Because of
   2. B.
      In spite of
   3. C.
      Instead of
   4. D.
      For fear of
4. 4.
   1. A.
      talk
   2. B.
      share
   3. C.
      live
   4. D.
      help
5. 5.
   1. A.
      despair
   2. B.
      panic
   3. C.
      support
   4. D.
      hope
6. 6.
   1. A.
      expected
   2. B.
      attempted
   3. C.
      pretended
   4. D.
      refused
7. 7.
   1. A.
      fell over
   2. B.
      passed out
   3. C.
      turned over
   4. D.
      broke out
8. 8.
   1. A.
      for
   2. B.
      so
   3. C.
      but
   4. D.
      and
9. 9.
   1. A.
      forget
   2. B.
      repeat
   3. C.
      imagine
   4. D.
      recognize
10. 10.
    1. A.
       selfless
    2. B.
       wealthy
    3. C.
       healthy
    4. D.
       strong
11. 11.
    1. A.
       shaken
    2. B.
       exchanged
    3. C.
       begun
    4. D.
       strengthened
12. 12.
    1. A.
       react
    2. B.
       relieve
    3. C.
       change
    4. D.
       improve
13. 13.
    1. A.
       special
    2. B.
       last
    3. C.
       darkest
    4. D.
       busiest
14. 14.
    1. A.
       going through
    2. B.
       searching for
    3. C.
       looking through
    4. D.
       preparing for
15. 15.
    1. A.
       probably
    2. B.
       eagerly
    3. C.
       strangely
    4. D.
       naturally
16. 16.
    1. A.
       falling
    2. B.
       hurting
    3. C.
       working
    4. D.
       thinking
17. 17.
    1. A.
       teach
    2. B.
       enjoy
    3. C.
       fool
    4. D.
       heal
18. 18.
    1. A.
       degree
    2. B.
       lesson
    3. C.
       job
    4. D.
       prize
19. 19.
    1. A.
       enough
    2. B.
       ever
    3. C.
       even
    4. D.
       still
20. 20.
    1. A.
       bad
    2. B.
       free
    3. C.
       poor
    4. D.
       modern

Answer 1

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作者通过自己的故事告诉我们在帮助别人的同时我们也能够救助自己。
1.D 上下文串联。上句提及我遇见了最好的朋友，那么自然有了让人愉快的时间。
2.B 名词辨析。上文提及了在大学时我也遇见了人生最压抑的日子，stress就是指这一点。
3.A 介词辨析。根据上下文可知，正是因为我的成绩不好，所以才会回家呆了半学期。
4.C 动词辨析。这里是指我回家以后和父亲及继母生活在一起。
5.C 名词辨析。根据下文可知他们对我是很支持的。
6.D 动词辨析。这里是指他们不愿意让我感觉自己是一个失败者。Refuse拒绝。
7.B 短语辨析。Pass out昏厥；根据下文我给她做人口呼吸，可知继母昏倒在厨房。
8.C 上下文串联。根据下文继母去世了，说明我的救助晚了，太迟了，上下文是转折关系。
9.A 动词辨析。这里是指我永远都无法忘记爸爸的表情。
10.D 形容词辨析。这里是指我要坚强起来作为父亲的后盾，来支持父亲走过这段黑暗时光。
11.B 动词辨析。这里是指我和父亲互换了位置，我来保护他，他需要时间来恢复，缓解。
12.B 动词辨析。Relieve缓解，恢复。解析同上。
13.C 形容词辨析。根据上文可知我学业不顺，继母去世，对于我来说，这是人生中最黑暗的时间。
14.A 短语辨析。Go through这里是指在我们经历人生中最艰难的时间的时候，我们仍然能过通过帮助别人，而让自己振作起来。
15.D 副词辨析。句意：我们很容易把自己和周围的世界隔离开来，很自然的认为自己就是那个受害者。
16.B 动词辨析。解析同上。
17.D 动词辨析。这里是指在帮助别人的时候，我们也能治愈自己的伤口。
18.A名词辨析。这里是指我回答学校以后努力学习最终得到了学位。
19.C 副词用法。Even修饰比较级，意为：更加；这里是指我和父亲的关系变的更为紧密。
20.A 形容词辨析。这里是指我更有能力处理那些黑暗的时刻。