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.
A．since B．before C．or D．unless
A．famous B．simple C．different D．skilled
A．education B．career C．tour D．change
A．balance B．homework C．degree D．interest
A．talked B．wrote C．lied D．reported
A．careful B．lonely C．curious D．guilty
A．argument B．game C．experiment D．defence
A．dared B．offered C．hesitated D．happened
A．dream B．problem C．duty D．step
A．us B．which C．them D．whom
A．attitude B．hobby C．hope D．luck
A．friend B．partner C．guide D．guest
A．polite B．happy C．strange D．confident
A．bothered B．answered C．visited D．trusted
A．explain B．guess C．declare D．see
A．homeless B．heartbroken C．badtempered D．hopeless
A．quieter B．busier C．better D．richer
A．forget B．face C．improve D．analyze
A．forced B．preferred C．ordered D．taught
A．miss B．like C．wonder D．expect
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36—55各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Last night, when I was driving back home, I noticed a hitchhiker(搭便车的人) who was having no luck getting a ride. I rolled down my 36 and signed to the man to my car. I asked him where he was 37 and he told me he needed a 38 to his doctor’s office which would close in 15 minutes. I told him to 39 and he gratefully did so.
40 he got in he told me that he was a 41 and went out to sea for weeks at a time. He took medicine for his nerves and 42 to get another prescription(处方) before he left on the boat. He said that he had prayed (祈祷) 43 would stop for him so he could be there before the 44 office closed. With some 45 driving we managed to make it there in about 10 46. I then asked him how he 47 on getting back home and he said he could walk. “I’ll patiently 48 for you and bring you back,” I told him. He 49 me and said he should only be about 15 minutes.
Afterwards he got back in my 50 and tried his hardest to pay me back: offering me dinner, gas money, even offering to ship me 40 lbs of scallops (海扇贝)! I 51 refused, gave him a smile card and asked him to help someone else the next time he had a 52. I drove him back to where I had picked him up and 53 one more “thank you” he was on his way.
I feel that the universe 54 provides us with what we need. In the man’s 55 it was a ride, in mine the opportunity to help someone else.
A．wheel B．window C．engine D．door
A．heading B．working C．living D．studying
A．walk B．talk C．trip D．ride
A．go out B．run away C．get in D．lie down
A．As far as B．As soon as C．Even if D．Just before
A．farmer B．pianist C．doctor D．fisherman
A．needed B．stopped C．agreed D．preferred
A．someone B．nobody C．anyone D．everybody
A．teacher’s B．doctor’s C．manager’s D．captain’s
A．good B．normal C．wrong D．fast
A．days B．hours C．minutes D．weeks
A．focused B．depended C．turned D．planned
A．look B．call C．wait D．drive
A．doubted B．thanked C．greeted D．accepted
A．car B．home C．office D．shop
A．politely B．angrily C．immediately D．surprisingly
A．dream B．problem C．chance D．choice
A．before B．until C．besides D．after
A．never B．always C．sometimes D．seldom
A．opinion B．way C．case D．condition
II、完形填空：（30分满分，每小题1.5分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从41到60各题所给的四个选项选出最佳答案。
Two sisters were having fun on the swings when a new girl joined them. After a few minutes, the girl asked the older sister,“___41__ you are so pretty,” and then to the younger sister, “ and you are so____42____？”
Though the third girl was a complete stranger, her words___43___ the younger sister’s self-esteem, and caused___44___ and comparisons between the two sisters for years to ___45___.
__46___ said “Sticks and stones will break my bones, but words will never harm me” was a total fool! Unkind words can___47___ you. So can other stuff, like ___48___ a test.
What do I ___49___ by self-esteem? Self-esteem is your opinion of yourself. It ___50___ by other names, including self-image, self-confidence, or self-respect. I like the ___51___ self-worth best because it says something the other terms don’t. What is your self-worth? Get it?
And just how much are you worth? More than you can probably imagine. As the Yiddish___52___ goes, “All of us are crazy good in one way or another.”
What you do about your self-worth is one of the most important ___53___ you will ever make as a teen. To be positive, you need to see your best self, build your character and ___54___ , and learn ho like yourself. Of course, you are always___55___ to be negative by listening to the opinions of others, doing___56___ to improve yourself, and being critical of your imperfections.
Having a healthy___57___ of self-worth doesn’t mean you are full of yourself. It simply means you have got___58___self-confidence and that you are OK with who you are.
Low self-esteem is like___59___ through life with your handbrake(闸) on. The good news is: whatever you may think of yourself today, you can build your self-worth simply by thinking and acting a little___60___. It is not that difficult.
41．A．How come B．What if C．What about D．How much
42．A．perfect B．ugly C．mild D．mean
43．A．encouraged B．improved C．protected D．hurt
44．A．campaign B．friendship C．conflict D．understanding
45．A．come B．spend C．find D．live
46．A．Anyone B．Whoever C．The one D．Those who
47．A．help B．adapt C．ruin D．touch
48．A．taking B．failing C．passing D．attending
49．A．stand B．support C．drive D．mean
50．A．goes B．calls C．happens D．owns
51．A．phrase B．way C．idiom D．term
52．A．meeting B．saying C．thinking D．telling
53．A．decisions B．mistakes C．contributions D．sacrifices
54．A．patience B．experience C．competence D．influence
55．A．happy B．able C．afraid D．free
56．A．everything B．something C．nothing D．all
57．A．sense B．idea C．thought D．opinion
58．A．extreme B．ample C．permanent D．temporary
59．A．walking B．running C．jumping D．driving
60．A．carefully B．elegantly C．differently D．regularly
第二节完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）
请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Once, my father and I were standing in the line to buy tickets for the circus. 36 , there was only one family between us and the ticket counter.
This family made a big impression on me. There were eight children, all probably under 12. Their clothes were not 37 , but they were clean. The children were 38 , all of them standing in line, two-by-two behind their parents, 39 hands. They were excitedly jabbering (喋喋不休地说) about what they would see.
One could 40 they had never been to the circus before. It 41 to be a highlight of their young lives.
The ticket lady asked the father how many tickets he wanted. He 42 responded, “Please let me buy 43 children’s tickets and two adult tickets so I can take my family to the circus.” The ticket lady 44 the price. The mother’s head 45 , and her lip began to quiver (抖动). The father leaned a little 46 and asked, “How much?”
The ticket lady quoted the price 47 . The man didn’t have enough money, Seeing what happened, my dad put his hand in his pocket, 48 a $20 bill and dropped it on the ground. (We were not rich in any sense of the word!) Then he reached down, 49 the bill and said, “Excuse me, sir, this fell out of your 50 .”
The man knew what was going on. He wasn’t begging for a handout 51 certainly appreciated the help in a desperate, heartbreaking 52 . He looked into my dad’s eyes, took my dad’s 53 in both of his, and with a tear running down his 54 , he replied, “Thank you, sir. This really means a lot to me and my family.”
My father and I went back to our car and 55 home. We didn’t go to the circus that night, but we didn’t go without.
36. A. Immediately B. Finally C. Hopefully D. Suddenly
37. A. expensive B. cheap C. plain D. bad
38. A. badly-behaved B. polite C. well-behaved D. lovely
39. A. holding B. shaking C. putting D. waving
40. A. know B. understand C. feel D. sense
41. A. advised B. recommended C. promised D. allowed
42. A. lowly B. honestly C. bravely D. proudly
43. A. six B. eight C. ten D. two
44. A. answered B. quoted C. spoke D. said
45. A. dropped B. bent C. shook D. nodded
46. A. nearer B. harder C. tighter D. closer
47. A. too B. again C. as usual D. as well
48. A. turned out B. handed out C. pulled out D. put out
49. A. picked up B. took up C. sent up D. made up
50. A. trousers B. clothes C. children D. pocket
51. A. and B. but C. or D. so
52. A. situation B. condition C. surrounding D. position
53. A. hand B. arm C. leg D. shoulder
54. A. head B. mouth C. cheek D. nose
55. A. went B. got C. drove D. walked
第二节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1．5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后所给题的四个选项（A 、B、C 、和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
The other day, I happened to meet someone I hadn’t seen for many years. I couldn’t believe the change in him. In fact, he didn’t even seem like the 21 person.
When I first knew Bill, back in 22 , he was one of the most carefree (无忧无虑) people I had ever 23 . He was always ready to have a party. He thought 24 of going out for beer at three o’clock in the morning or driving 50 miles to see an old 25 he really liked. Bill and I were in the same class in college, and 26 was never dull when he was 27 . With him there was one wild 28 after another. Sometimes I wonder how we 29 to study for our exams.
Last week I was in Houston on business and I ran into Bill in the bar at the hotel. 30 , I wasn’t even sure it was 31 . Was this short-haired businessman really the same person? I wasn’t really sure until I came near him but it indeed was Bill. Now he works for a bank. He 32 most of the evening about his job, his new car and his house. How he had changed! Back when we were in college, the 33 thing Bill cared about was possessions. Now they seemed to be his main 34 . Although I have changed quite a bit myself, somehow, I never 35 Bill changing so much. My image of him 36 the one I had formed 37__ the time when we were college students together.
I suppose it’s 38 to expect people to remain the same, especially 39 I have changed so much myself. But I must say that I enjoyed the old Bill much more than the new Bill. Maybe he 40 the same way about me.
21. A. proper B. same C. usual D. right
22. A. childhood B. the army C. his thirties D. college
23. A. considered B. supposed C. met D. expected
24. A. nothing B. much C. most D. none
25. A. man B. hospital C. movie D. country
26. A. learning B. life C. work D. fun
27. A. in B. out C. away D. around
28. A. adventure B. mistake C. chance D. joke
29. A. decided B. intended C. managed D. hoped
30. A. First of all B. At first C. Now and then D. All the time
31. A. that B. us C. there D. him
32. A. thought B. talked C. argued D. spent
33. A. first B. last C. next D. only
34. A. interest B. event C. subject D. problem
35. A. forgot B. minded C. liked D. imagined
36. A. remained B. reminded C. suggested D. became
37. A. since B. from C. at D. till
38. A. unnecessary B. foolish C. common D. unusually
39. A. because B. that C. how D. when
40. A. felt B. acted C. looked D. discovered
第二节：完形填空(共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分)
阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
There are many American expressions that use parts of the body like the back, shoulders and even chest.
When I am facing a lot of 36 at work, my back and neck will start to hurt. I have too many things to do 37 my supervisor is on my back all the time. In other words, my employer is always telling me to do things.
Sometimes, I want my employer to get off nay 38 ! I want her to 39 criticizing me and making too many 40 on my time. I cannot say this, however. I would never turn my back on her and 41 to help when there is a need. If I did refuse to help, my supervisor might say 42 things about me behind my back. She might 43 me when I am not present. This would surely be a stab (暗箭) in the back. It is never kind to unfairly 44 or say bad things about other people.
I know that my employer carries a lot on her shoulders. She is 45 for many things at the office. And because she is so important, she sometimes gets to rub shoulders with the top officials. She gets to _46 time with some very important people. 1 believe the top official 47 my supervisor. He 48_ gives her file cold shoulder. 49 he always treats her like she is an 50 part of the organization.
I also value my supervisor. In fact, I think she is very effective in her job. Of course, I could 51_ my opinion at the top of my lungs, or as 52 as I possibly could. It might even feel good to get my emotions off my 53 . It is always helpful to tell people how you 54 so that your emotions do not _55 you.
36, A. pleasure B. pressure C. promotion D. power
37. A. before B. because C. though D. unless
38. A. back B, shoulders C. chest D. job
39. A, continue B. finish C. stop D. miss
40. A, interests B. profits C. demands D. changes
41. A. agree B. like C. offer D. refuse
42. A. important B. valuable C. bad D. boring
43. A. praise B, attract C. call D. criticize
44. A. harm B, believe C. ignore D. trouble
45. A. reasonable B. responsible C. required D. resistant
46. A. spare B. speed C. spend D. spread
47. A. values B. understands C. challenges D. responds
48. A. always B. never C. often D. sometimes
49. A. However B. Similarly C. Eventually D. Instead
50. A. important B. individual C. inspiring D. interactive
51. A. tell B. yell C. explain D. scold
52. A. softly B. eagerly C. loudly D. secretly
53. A. heart B. chest C. mind D. hand
54. A. feel B. go C. think D. act
55. A. support B. protect C. comfort D. trouble
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