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 being 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.
【小题1】A．sinceB．beforeC．orD．unless【小题2】A．famousB．simpleC．differentD．skilled【小题3】A．educationB．careerC．tourD．change【小题4】A．balanceB．homeworkC．degreeD．interest【小题5】A．talkedB．wroteC．liedD．reported【小题6】A．carefulB．lonelyC．curiousD．guilty【小题7】A．argumentB．gameC．experimentD．defence【小题8】A．daredB．offeredC．hesitatedD．happened【小题9】A．dreamB．problemC．dutyD．step【小题10】A．usB．whichC．themD．whom【小题11】A．attitudeB．hobbyC．hopeD．luck【小题12】A．friendB．partnerC．guideD．guest【小题13】A．politeB．happyC．strangeD．confident【小题14】A．botheredB．answeredC．visitedD．trusted【小题15】A．explainB．guessC．declareD．see【小题16】A．homelessB．heartbrokenC．badtempered D．hopeless【小题17】A．quieterB．busierC．betterD．richer【小题18】A．forgetB．faceC．improveD．analyze【小题19】A．forcedB．preferredC．orderedD．taught【小题20】A．missB．likeC．wonderD．expectB
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(答案→)B
解析：本文为夹叙夹议文，题材为个人情感与人际关系。“我”开始上大学时觉得拿到学位就是一切，而不与别人交往。孤独的我开始改变自己，这时我在兼职工作中遇到一位老太太，她改变了我，我学会了关爱别人。
【小题1】答案：B 句意：我已经开始在考虑自己之前先考虑别人了。根据第一句可知，我过去是一个以自我为中心的人，但是我改变了。由此推断出此处表达“在考虑自己之前”，用before引导时间状语从句。
【小题2】答案：C 作者由一个以自我为中心的人变为替别人着想的人，由此可知她正在变成一个不同的人，故选C项。famous著名的；simple简单的；different不同的；skilled技术熟练的。
【小题3】答案：D 根据文章第一句话中的I have really changed可知此处表达“我的改变开始于我在Palomar大学期间”，故选D项。
【小题4】答案：C 句意：开始我只是想获得自己的学位，不要别人理我。根据上句中的Palomar College可知作者上大学的目的就是为了获得学位(degree)。
【小题5】答案：A 根据上一空后的be left alone可知，作者从来没有和班上的同学说过话，故选A项。
【小题6】答案：B 句意：到第一学期结束时，我真的非常孤独了。根据前文的讲述可知现在作者很孤独。careful仔细的；lonely孤独的；curious好奇的；guilty内疚的，故选B项。
【小题7】答案：C 句意：于是我做了一个尝试。根据后面的描述推断，此处表达作者为了改变自己现在的情况做某种尝试。故选C项。
【小题8】答案：B 句意：……如果他们正有困难我主动帮助。dare to do sth.敢做某事；offer to do sth.主动、乐意做某事；hesitate to do sth.犹豫做某事；happen to do sth.碰巧做某事。故选B项。
【小题9】答案：D 根据上文描述可知这对作者来说是迈出了一大步。dream梦、梦想；problem问题；duty职责、义务；step步子、(过程中的)一步。故选D项。
【小题10】答案：C 根据语境可知此处表达：他们中的两个。排除A、B两项；根据连词and可知此处不是定语从句，故排除D项。
【小题11】答案：A 句意：然而，我态度改变的更重要的原因发生在我在Vista疗养院做兼职时。attitude态度；hobby嗜好、业余爱好；hope希望；luck运气。根据前文的前后改变，可以推断出此处表达：我的态度的改变，故选A项。
【小题12】答案：A 根据后文的描述：老太太把我当成了她的女儿，我每次去看她，她都很高兴。由此推断老太太成了作者的朋友。故选A项。
【小题13】答案：B 根据空格后的：因为她认为我是她女儿。因此作者每次去她的房间她都很高兴。故选B项。
【小题14】答案：C 句意：她真正的女儿从来没有来看望过她，于是我就顶替了她女儿的位置。故选C项。
【小题15】答案：D 句意：她让我明白了让别人感到幸福也能让自己感到幸福。explain解释；guess猜测；declare宣布；see看见，领会，明白。故选D项。
【小题16】答案：B 句意：当她去世时，我非常伤心。homeless无家可归的；heartbroken心碎的、伤心的；badtempered脾气坏的；hopeless无望的。故选B项。
【小题17】答案：C 句意：我认为现在的我比以前要好多了……，第一段描述过去的作者是自私的，现在她学会了关爱别人，首先替别人着想。所以比以前要好多了，故选C项。
【小题18】答案：A 句意：……希望我自己不要忘记了这些经历。forget忘记；face面对；improve提高；analyze分析。故选A项。
【小题19】答案：D 句意：这些经历教会了我关爱别人要超过关爱自己。故选D项。
【小题20】答案：B 句意：我喜欢现在的我，几年前我是不会这么说的。miss想念；like喜欢；wonder想知道；expect期望。故选B项。
疑难词汇解读
1．cause n．原因，起因
Cars are one of the leading causes of air pollution in the world today.汽车是当今世界空气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.我们对你为我们所做的一切深表感谢。
长难句子分析
She let me see that making others feel good made me feel good too.
句意：她让我明白了让别人感到幸福也能让自己感到幸福。
其中making others feel good为宾语从句的主语，用现在分词充当主语。