I used to be a very self­centered 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 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 part­time job at 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 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.
小題1:
A．sinceB．beforeC．orD．unless
小題2:
A．famousB．simpleC．differentD．skilled
小題3:
A．educationB．careerC．tourD．change
小題4:
A．balanceB．homework
C．degreeD．interest
小題5:
A．talkedB．wroteC．liedD．reported
小題6:
A．carefulB．lonelyC．curiousD．guilty
小題7:
A．a(chǎn)rgumentB．game
C．experimentD．defence
小題8:
A．daredB．offeredC．hesitatedD．happened
小題9:
A．dreamB．problemC．dutyD．step
小題10:
A．usB．whichC．themD．whom
小題11:
A．a(chǎn)ttitudeB．hobbyC．hopeD．luck
小題12:
A．friendB．partnerC．guideD．guest
小題13:
A．politeB．happyC．strangeD．confident
小題14:
A．botheredB．a(chǎn)nsweredC．visitedD．trusted
小題15:
A．explainB．guessC．declareD．see
小題16:
A．homelessB．heartbroken
C．bad­tempered D．hopeless
小題17:
A．quieterB．busierC．betterD．richer
小題18:
A．forgetB．faceC．improveD．a(chǎn)nalyze
小題19:
A．forcedB．preferredC．orderedD．taught
小題20:
A．missB．likeC．wonderD．expect

小題1:B
小題2:C
小題3:D
小題4:C
小題5:A
小題6:B
小題7:C
小題8:B
小題9:D
小題10:C
小題11:A
小題12:A
小題13:B
小題14:C
小題15:D
小題16:B
小題17:C
小題18:A
小題19:D
小題20:B
本文為夾敘夾議文，題材為個人情感與人際關(guān)系。“我”開始上大學(xué)時覺得拿到學(xué)位就是一切，而不與別人交往。孤獨的我開始改變自己，這時我在兼職工作中遇到一位老太太，她改變了我，我學(xué)會了關(guān)愛別人。
小題1:答案：B　句意：我已經(jīng)開始在考慮自己之前先考慮別人了。根據(jù)第一句可知，我過去是一個以自我為中心的人，但是我改變了。由此推斷出此處表達“在考慮自己之前”，用before引導(dǎo)時間狀語從句。
小題2:答案：C　作者由一個以自我為中心的人變?yōu)樘鎰e人著想的人，由此可知她正在變成一個不同的人，故選C項。famous著名的；simple簡單的；different不同的；skilled技術(shù)熟練的。
小題3:答案：D　根據(jù)文章第一句話中的I have really changed可知此處表達“我的改變開始于我在Palomar大學(xué)期間”，故選D項。
小題4:答案：C　句意：開始我只是想獲得自己的學(xué)位，不要別人理我。根據(jù)上句中的Palomar College可知作者上大學(xué)的目的就是為了獲得學(xué)位(degree)。
小題5:答案：A　根據(jù)上一空后的be left alone可知，作者從來沒有和班上的同學(xué)說過話，故選A項。
小題6:答案：B　句意：到第一學(xué)期結(jié)束時，我真的非常孤獨了。根據(jù)前文的講述可知現(xiàn)在作者很孤獨。careful仔細的；lonely孤獨的；curious好奇的；guilty內(nèi)疚的，故選B項。
小題7:答案：C　句意：于是我做了一個嘗試。根據(jù)后面的描述推斷，此處表達作者為了改變自己現(xiàn)在的情況做某種嘗試。故選C項。
小題8:答案：B　句意：……如果他們正有困難我主動幫助。dare to do sth.敢做某事；offer to do sth.主動、樂意做某事；hesitate to do sth.猶豫做某事；happen to do sth.碰巧做某事。故選B項。
小題9:答案：D　根據(jù)上文描述可知這對作者來說是邁出了一大步。dream夢、夢想；problem問題；duty職責(zé)、義務(wù)；step步子、(過程中的)一步。故選D項。
小題10:答案：C　根據(jù)語境可知此處表達：他們中的兩個。排除A、B兩項；根據(jù)連詞and可知此處不是定語從句，故排除D項。
小題11:答案：A　句意：然而，我態(tài)度改變的更重要的原因發(fā)生在我在Vista療養(yǎng)院做兼職時。attitude態(tài)度；hobby嗜好、業(yè)余愛好；hope希望；luck運氣。根據(jù)前文的前后改變，可以推斷出此處表達：我的態(tài)度的改變，故選A項。
小題12:答案：A　根據(jù)后文的描述：老太太把我當(dāng)成了她的女兒，我每次去看她，她都很高興。由此推斷老太太成了作者的朋友。故選A項。
小題13:答案：B　根據(jù)空格后的：因為她認為我是她女兒。因此作者每次去她的房間她都很高興。故選B項。
小題14:答案：C　句意：她真正的女兒從來沒有來看望過她，于是我就頂替了她女兒的位置。故選C項。
小題15:答案：D　句意：她讓我明白了讓別人感到幸福也能讓自己感到幸福。explain解釋；guess猜測；declare宣布；see看見，領(lǐng)會，明白。故選D項。
小題16:答案：B　句意：當(dāng)她去世時，我非常傷心。homeless無家可歸的；heartbroken心碎的、傷心的；bad­tempered脾氣壞的；hopeless無望的。故選B項。
小題17:答案：C　句意：我認為現(xiàn)在的我比以前要好多了……，第一段描述過去的作者是自私的，現(xiàn)在她學(xué)會了關(guān)愛別人，首先替別人著想。所以比以前要好多了，故選C項。
小題18:答案：A　句意：……希望我自己不要忘記了這些經(jīng)歷。forget忘記；face面對；improve提高；analyze分析。故選A項。
小題19:答案：D　句意：這些經(jīng)歷教會了我關(guān)愛別人要超過關(guān)愛自己。故選D項。
小題20:答案：B　句意：我喜歡現(xiàn)在的我，幾年前我是不會這么說的。miss想念；like喜歡；wonder想知道；expect期望。故選B項。
疑難詞匯解讀
1．cause n．原因，起因
Cars are one of the leading causes of air pollution in the world today.汽車是當(dāng)今世界空氣污染的主要原因之一。
2．grateful adj.感激的
We are grateful to you for what you did for us.我們對你為我們所做的一切深表感謝。
長難句子分析
She let me see that making others feel good made me feel good too.
句意：她讓我明白了讓別人感到幸福也能讓自己感到幸福。
其中making others feel good為賓語從句的主語，用現(xiàn)在分詞充當(dāng)主語。
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On Thursday afternoon Mrs. Clarke, dressed for going out, took her handbag with her money and her key in it, pulled the door behind her to lock it and went to the Over 60s Club. She always went there on Thursdays. It was a nice outing for an old woman who lived alone.
At six o’clock she came home, let herself in and at once smelt cigarette smoke. Cigarette smoke in her house? How? Had someone got in? She checked the back door and the windows. All were locked or fastened, as usual. There was no sign of forced entry.
Over a cup of tea she wondered whether someone might have a key that fitted her front door—“a master key ”perhaps. So she stayed at home the following Thursday. Nothing happened. Was anyone watching her movements? On the Thursday after that she went out at her usual time, dressed as usual, but she didn’t go to the club. Instead she took a short cut home again, letting herself in through her garden and the back door. She settled down to wait.
It was just after four o’clock when the front door bell rang. Mrs. Clarke was making a cup of tea at the time. The bell rang again, and then she heard her letter box being pushed open. With the kettle of boiling water in her hand, she moved quietly toward the front door. A long piece of wire appeared through the letter box, and then a hand. The wire turned and caught around the knob on the door lock. Mrs. Clarke raised the kettle and poured the water over the hand. There was a shout outside, and the skin seemed to drop off the fingers like a glove. The wire fell to the floor, the hand was pulled back, and Mrs. Clarke heard the sound of running feet.
小題1:Mrs. Clarke looked forward to Thursday because__________.
A．she worked at a club on the day
B．she lived alone
C．she visited a club on Thursdays
D．a(chǎn) special visitor came on Thursday Clarke
小題2: If someone had made a forced entry,________.
A．Mrs. Clarke would have found a broken door or window
B．he or she was still in the house
C．things would have been thrown about
D．he or she would have needed a master key
小題3:According to the passage, which of the following is right?
A．She is about more than 50 years old.
B．The next day after she found something unusual in her house, she stayed at home.
C．The man who tried to enter her house wore a pair of gloves.
D．Mrs. Clarke was in an attempt to trick the thief when she noticed something unusual.
小題4:The wire fell to the floor________.
A．because Mrs. Clarke refused to open the door
B．when the man’s glove dropped off
C．because it was too hot to hold
D．because the man just wanted to get away

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A few months ago as I wandered through my parents’ house，the same house I grew up in，I had a sudden，scary realization．When my parents bought the house，in 1982，they were only two years older than I am now．I tried to imagine myself in two years, ready to settle down and buy the house I’d still be living in almost 30 years later．
It seemed ridiculous．On a practical level，there’s no way I could afford to buy a house anytime soon．More importantly，I wouldn’t want to．I’m not sure where I’ll be living in two years，or what kind of job I’ll have．And I don’t think I’ll be ready to settle down and stay in one place．
So this is probably the generation gap that divides my friends and me from our parents．When our parents were our age，they’d got their education，chosen a career，and were starting to settle into responsible adult lives．
My friends and I--“Generation Y”--still aren’t sure what we want to do with our lives．Whatever we end up doing，we want to make sure we’re happy doing it．We’d rather take risks first，try out different jobs，and move from one city to another until we find our favorite place．We’d rather spend our money on travel than put it in a savings account．
This casual attitude toward responsibility has caused some critics to call my generation “arrogant”(自大的), “impatient”, and “overprotected”．Some of these complaints have a point．As children, we were encouraged to succeed in school，but also to have fun．We grew up in a world full of technological innovation: cell phones，the Internet，instant messaging，and video games．
Our parents looked to rise vertically(垂直的)--starting at the bottom of the ladder and slowly making their way to the top, on the same track, often for the same company. That doesn’t apply to my generation.
Because of that, it may take us longer than our parents to arrive at responsible, stable adulthood. But that’s not necessarily a bad thing. In our desire to find satisfaction, we will work harder, strive for ways to keep life interesting, and gain a broader set of experiences and knowledge than our parents’ generation did.
小題1:When the author walked through her parents’ house，she  _______.
A．had no idea what she wanted from life
B．realized I should buy a house
C．started to think about her own life
D．wondered why her parents had settled down early
小題2:What is the main “generation gap” between the author and her friends and their parents according to the article?
A．Their attitude toward responsibility．
B．Their ways of making their way to the top．
C．Their ways of gaining experience．
D．Their attitude towards high technology．
小題3:Which of the following might the author agree with?
A．It’s better to take adult responsibility earlier．
B． It’s all right to try more before settling down．
C．It involves too much effort to rise vertically．
D．It’s ridiculous to call her generation “arrogant”.
小題4:What is the main theme of the article?
A．The sudden realization of growing up.
B．Criticisms of the young generation.
C．A comparison between lifestyles of generations.
D．The factors that have changed the young generation.

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We all have our ways of marking time. As a photographer, my life is measured from one story to the next. My oldest son was born in the middle of a long story about the Endangered Species Act. My daughter came along with a pack of gray wolves.
Twenty stories later, though, it’s the story in Alaska that I’ll remember best. It was the story about the loss of wilderness — and the story during which my wife Kathy got cancer. That’s the one that made time stand still. I stopped taking pictures on the day when she found that tumor (腫瘤). Cruelly, it was Thanksgiving. By Christmas, she had become very weak. Some days she was so sick she couldn’t watch TV.
Early examination saves time. But ours was not early. By the time you can feel it yourself, it’s often bigger than the doctor want it to be.
Cancer is a thief. It steals time. Our days are already short with worry. Then comes this terrible disease, unfair as storm at harvest time. But cancer also has the power to change us, for good. We learn to simplify, enjoying what we have instead of feeling sorry for what we don’t. Cancer even made me a better father. My work had made me a stranger to my three kids. But now I pay attention to what really matters. This is not a race. This is a new way of life and new way of seeing, all from the cancer.
In the end each of us has so little time. We have less of it than we can possibly imagine. And even though it turns out that Kathy’s cancer has not spread, and her prognosis (診斷) is good. We try to make it all count now, enjoying every part of every day.
I’ve picked up my camera again. I watch the sky, searching for beautiful light. When winter storms come, Kathy and I gather our children and take the time to catch snowflakes (雪花) on our tongues. After all, this is good. This is what we’re living for.
小題1:As a photographer, the author used to ______.
A．leave his daughter with a pack of gray wolves
B．express his love for his family in a special way
C．miss a great many important historical moments
D．devote much more to his career than his family
小題2:Why did the author decide to stop taking pictures?
A．To cure his own disease.B．To spend more time with his wife.
C．To seek a better position.D．To leave the wilderness alone.
小題3:What is the biggest change the cancer has brought to the author?
A．He treasured every bit of time with his family.
B．He has become a stranger to his children.
C．He takes his work more seriously.
D．He focuses more on medical care.
小題4:The author and his family catch snowflakes on their tongues probably because ______.
A．the snowflakes taste very good
B．snowflakes are what they feed on
C．they regard that as a way to enjoy life
D．there is beautiful light in the snowflakes

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