倒數第29天(5月8日)

　　(2024·山東卷)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__1__I think about myself.I am happy that I am becoming a__2__person.

　　I think my__3__started when I was at Palomar College.At first，I just wanted to get my__4__and be left alone.I thought I was smarter than everyone else，so I hardly ever__5__to anyone in my classes.By the end of my first semester，I was really__6__.It seemed as if everyone but me had made friends and was having fun.So I tried a(n)__7__.I started asking people around me how they were doing，and if they were having trouble I__8__to help.That was really a big __9__ for me.By the end of the year，I had several new friends，and two of__10__are still my best friends today.

　　A bigger cause of my new__11__，however，came when I took a part－time job at Vista Nursing Home.One old lady there who had Alzheimer's disease became my__12__.Every time I came into her room，she was so __13__because she thought I was her daughter.Her real daughter never__14__her，so I took her place.She let me__15__that making others feel good made me feel good too.When she died，I was__16__，but I was also very grateful to her.

　　I think I am a much__17__person today than I used to be，and I hope I will not__18__these experiences.They have__19__me to care about other people more than about myself.I__20__who I am today，and I could not say that a few years ago.

　　【語篇解讀】 作者從一個以自我為中心的人逐漸成為一個助人為樂的人。愛別人，別人更愛自己。

　　1．A.since

　　B．before

　　C．or

　　D．unless

　　解析　before在……之前，表示的含義是在考慮自己之前先考慮別人，對應前邊的改變自我為中心。

　　答案　B

　　2．A.famous

　　B．simple

　　C．different

　　D．skilled

　　解析　含義是不同的，做出改變，變成了不同于以前的人。

　　答案　C

　　3．A.education

　　B．career

　　C．tour

　　D．change

　　解析　改變，這個單詞貫穿全文。

　　答案　D

　　4．A.balance

　　C．homework

　　C．degree

　　D．interest

　　解析　學位。因為對應前文中的在大學里，只想取得學位。

　　答案　C

　　5．A.talked

　　B．wrote

　　C．lied

　　D．reported

　　解析　talk to sb和某人談話，因為前文說是自己認為比別人聰明，因此幾乎不和別人說話。

　　答案　A

　　6．A.careful

　　B．lonely

　　C．curious

　　D．guilty

　　解析　孤獨的，沒有朋友，正好對應下文的It seemed as if everyone but me had made friends and was having fun。

　　答案　B

　　7．A.argument

　　B．game

　　C．experiment

　　D．defence

　　解析　experiment的含義，引申為一種突破，一種改變，對應下文開始做的事情。

　　答案　C

　　8．A.dared

　　B．offered

　　C．hesitated

　　D．happened

　　解析　offer to do sth表示主動提出做某件事情，更能體現出想改變的決心。

　　答案　B

　　9．A.dream

　　B．problem

　　C．duty

　　D．step

　　解析　step表示一種進步。緊接著，對應下文的具體的進步之處。

　　答案　D

　　10．A.us

　　B．which

　　C．them

　　D．whom

　　解析　注意and這個連詞的作用，引文是并列句，因此注意語法的作用，使用them。

　　答案　C

　　11．A.attitude

　　B．hobby

　　C．hope

　　D．luck

　　解析　由首句可知，作者之前是個self－centered person，通過一次經歷發生了變化并對比自己的今昔，所以可得出是attitude(態度)的變化。

　　答案　A

　　12．A.friend

　　B．partner

　　C．guide

　　D．guest

　　解析　考查名詞詞義辨析，通過文中的became.可推測出old lady是作者的friend(朋友)。

　　答案　A

　　13．A.polite

　　B．happy

　　C．strange

　　D．confident

　　解析　考查形容詞詞義辨析，通過空格后面的because she thought I was her daughter可推測出old lady是非常高興的。

　　答案　B

　　14．A.bothered

　　B．answered

　　C．visited

　　D．trusted

　　解析　考查動詞詞義辨析，通過文中信息得知old lady是一個病人，所以可推測出是來看望(visit)自己。

　　答案　C

　　15．A.explain

　　B．guess

　　C．declare

　　D．see

　　解析　考查動詞詞義辨析。see看，領會到；explain解釋；declare宣稱；guess猜測。

　　答案　D

　　16．A.homeless

　　B．heartbroken

　　C．bad－tempered

　　D．hopeless

　　解析　復合形容詞的考查，she died，...but I was also very grateful to her.可知作者當時的心情肯定是悲傷的，選heartbroken。

　　答案　B

　　17．A.quieter

　　B．busier

　　C．better

　　D．richer

　　解析　對形容詞比較級的考查，整篇文章在寫作者的今昔對比，從一個自我的人變成現在一個樂于幫助別人的人，所以肯定是better，表示情況好轉。

　　答案　C

　　18．A.forget

　　B．face

　　C．improve

　　D．analyze

　　解析　考查動詞詞義辨析，作者通過這次的experience發生了好的變化，可推測作者想記住這次經歷，所以選will not forget，其他均不符合語境。

　　答案　A

　　19．A.forced

　　B．preferred

　　C．ordered

　　D．taught

　　解析　考查動詞詞義辨析，作者通過這次經歷使自己變得更好，所以可推測這次經歷“教會”了自己……。

　　答案　D

　　20．A.miss

　　B．like

　　C．wonder

　　D．expect

　　解析　考查動詞詞義辨析，通過文章可推測出與之前比較作者更“喜歡”現在的自己，選like，其他選項均不符合語境。

　　答案　B

　　倒數第29天(5月8日)

　　(2024·山東卷)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__1__I think about myself.I am happy that I am becoming a__2__person.

　　I think my__3__started when I was at Palomar College.At first，I just wanted to get my__4__and be left alone.I thought I was smarter than everyone else，so I hardly ever__5__to anyone in my classes.By the end of my first semester，I was really__6__.It seemed as if everyone but me had made friends and was having fun.So I tried a(n)__7__.I started asking people around me how they were doing，and if they were having trouble I__8__to help.That was really a big __9__ for me.By the end of the year，I had several new friends，and two of__10__are still my best friends today.

　　A bigger cause of my new__11__，however，came when I took a part－time job at Vista Nursing Home.One old lady there who had Alzheimer's disease became my__12__.Every time I came into her room，she was so __13__because she thought I was her daughter.Her real daughter never__14__her，so I took her place.She let me__15__that making others feel good made me feel good too.When she died，I was__16__，but I was also very grateful to her.

　　I think I am a much__17__person today than I used to be，and I hope I will not__18__these experiences.They have__19__me to care about other people more than about myself.I__20__who I am today，and I could not say that a few years ago.

　　【語篇解讀】 作者從一個以自我為中心的人逐漸成為一個助人為樂的人。愛別人，別人更愛自己。

　　1．A.since

　　B．before

　　C．or

　　D．unless

　　解析　before在……之前，表示的含義是在考慮自己之前先考慮別人，對應前邊的改變自我為中心。

　　答案　B

　　2．A.famous

　　B．simple

　　C．different

　　D．skilled

　　解析　含義是不同的，做出改變，變成了不同于以前的人。

　　答案　C

　　3．A.education

　　B．career

　　C．tour

　　D．change

　　解析　改變，這個單詞貫穿全文。

　　答案　D

　　4．A.balance

　　C．homework

　　C．degree

　　D．interest

　　解析　學位。因為對應前文中的在大學里，只想取得學位。

　　答案　C

　　5．A.talked

　　B．wrote

　　C．lied

　　D．reported

　　解析　talk to sb和某人談話，因為前文說是自己認為比別人聰明，因此幾乎不和別人說話。

　　答案　A

　　6．A.careful

　　B．lonely

　　C．curious

　　D．guilty

　　解析　孤獨的，沒有朋友，正好對應下文的It seemed as if everyone but me had made friends and was having fun。

　　答案　B

　　7．A.argument

　　B．game

　　C．experiment

　　D．defence

　　解析　experiment的含義，引申為一種突破，一種改變，對應下文開始做的事情。

　　答案　C

　　8．A.dared

　　B．offered

　　C．hesitated

　　D．happened

　　解析　offer to do sth表示主動提出做某件事情，更能體現出想改變的決心。

　　答案　B

　　9．A.dream

　　B．problem

　　C．duty

　　D．step

　　解析　step表示一種進步。緊接著，對應下文的具體的進步之處。

　　答案　D

　　10．A.us

　　B．which

　　C．them

　　D．whom

　　解析　注意and這個連詞的作用，引文是并列句，因此注意語法的作用，使用them。

　　答案　C

　　11．A.attitude

　　B．hobby

　　C．hope

　　D．luck

　　解析　由首句可知，作者之前是個self－centered person，通過一次經歷發生了變化并對比自己的今昔，所以可得出是attitude(態度)的變化。

　　答案　A

　　12．A.friend

　　B．partner

　　C．guide

　　D．guest

　　解析　考查名詞詞義辨析，通過文中的became.可推測出old lady是作者的friend(朋友)。

　　答案　A

　　13．A.polite

　　B．happy

　　C．strange

　　D．confident

　　解析　考查形容詞詞義辨析，通過空格后面的because she thought I was her daughter可推測出old lady是非常高興的。

　　答案　B

　　14．A.bothered

　　B．answered

　　C．visited

　　D．trusted

　　解析　考查動詞詞義辨析，通過文中信息得知old lady是一個病人，所以可推測出是來看望(visit)自己。

　　答案　C

　　15．A.explain

　　B．guess

　　C．declare

　　D．see

　　解析　考查動詞詞義辨析。see看，領會到；explain解釋；declare宣稱；guess猜測。

　　答案　D

　　16．A.homeless

　　B．heartbroken

　　C．bad－tempered

　　D．hopeless

　　解析　復合形容詞的考查，she died，...but I was also very grateful to her.可知作者當時的心情肯定是悲傷的，選heartbroken。

　　答案　B

　　17．A.quieter

　　B．busier

　　C．better

　　D．richer

　　解析　對形容詞比較級的考查，整篇文章在寫作者的今昔對比，從一個自我的人變成現在一個樂于幫助別人的人，所以肯定是better，表示情況好轉。

　　答案　C

　　18．A.forget

　　B．face

　　C．improve

　　D．analyze

　　解析　考查動詞詞義辨析，作者通過這次的experience發生了好的變化，可推測作者想記住這次經歷，所以選will not forget，其他均不符合語境。

　　答案　A

　　19．A.forced

　　B．preferred

　　C．ordered

　　D．taught

　　解析　考查動詞詞義辨析，作者通過這次經歷使自己變得更好，所以可推測這次經歷“教會”了自己……。

　　答案　D

　　20．A.miss

　　B．like

　　C．wonder

　　D．expect

　　解析　考查動詞詞義辨析，通過文章可推測出與之前比較作者更“喜歡”現在的自己，選like，其他選項均不符合語境。

　　答案　B