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[2015·江西新余期末]If you're sick of selfcentered twentysomethings, just remember that they'll be 33 one day. For that's the age when they __1__ the “all about me” attitude, research suggests.
By then, youthful selfishness __2__ and people begin to consider others' feelings more often. When we reach 33, we are also more likely to make __3__ with parents and grandparents and take a __4__ attitude towards ending quarrels with family or friends.
The older we get, the more __5__ we are in almost all __6__ of life—with the exception of volunteering in the community, the report suggests. Most people agree that __7__ children is the turning point in changing __8__ attitudes towards other people. This is when we apparently __9__ ourselves worrying more about others and doing things for them, such as checking how they are getting home, __10__ to help with childcare and doing airport runs. And we are more likely to keep an eye out for neighbours, __11__ give up seats to elderly people on public __12__. We will probably also be more __13__ in the community and __14__ to donate money to good causes.
Those __15__ 33 are most likely to admit being very selfish. 40 percent of this age group, __16__， regularly volunteer for charity or their community—higher than any other age group. Statistically (据统计), the __17__ at which we are most selfish is our teenage years—with some people saying that just growing up made them more likely to consider others. __18__ refer to meeting their partner or buying a house as the __19__ at which they started being more tenderhearted and __20__ others first.
本文是议论文，讲述的是关于自私的话题，研究发现：“人到33岁以后就会考虑别人的感受”，并用具体的事例进行论述。
1．A.have B．hold
C．lose D．display
答案：C 首句理解有困难，意为：“如果你厌恶自私的20多岁的青少年，那么请你记住，他们总有一天也会33岁”。all about me“自私的”，结合首句理解可知，C正确。
2．A.strengthens B．pushes
C．lessens D．spreads
答案：C 到了33岁，年轻的自私便会减弱。根据下文“consider others' feelings”可知答案。
3．A.efforts B．remarks
C．favors D．funs
答案：A make efforts with sb.“与某人共同努力”。
4．A.serious B．positive
C．negative D．equal
答案：B positive“积极的”，根据语境可知，到了33岁，人们会在对待问题的态度上发生改变，而且应为积极的一面。
5．A.selfless B．selfish
C．wise D．intelligent
答案：A “年龄越大，人会变得更无私”，根据文章主题可以确定答案。
6．A.species B．classes
C．matters D．areas
答案：D 在人生的所有领域都会是这种情况，除了在社会做志愿工作。
7．A.having B．abusing
C．bearing D．loving
答案：A 通过“Most people agree”可知，此处为大家公认的观点，即：有了孩子会是改变对他人态度的一个转折点。
8．A.their B．your
C．our D．his
答案：C 根据本文讲述的人称是第一人称，以及“other people”可确定答案。
9．A.deserve B．find
C．serve D．save
答案：B 该阶段是我们发现自己开始替别人担心的时期，故选find。
10．A.supporting B．caring
C．demanding D．offering
答案：D 上文提到过为别人担心，可知，该空为主动的帮助照顾孩子。
11．A.rather than B．instead
C．as well as D．more than
答案：C 该部分讲述的是关心他人的种种表现，故as well as“除了……还……”。
12．A.transport B．system
C．burden D．interest
答案：A 让座应发生在公交车上，故答案选A。transport“交通”。
13．A.devoted B．occupied
C．involved D．concerned
答案：C 我们很可能也会更多的参与社区的一些事务。involve“牵涉，涉及”。
14．A.reluctant B．willing
C．determined D．promising
答案：B 更愿意捐钱做一些善举，该空与本段主题相关。
15．A.at B．beyond
C．under D．over
答案：C 上文中讲述的是33岁以上的人倾向于关注他人，而33岁以下的人承认自己自私。
16．A.Besides B．Therefore
C．However D．Otherwise
答案：C 上文承认自己自私，空后讲述的是通常去慈善机构或社区作志愿者，故表转折。
17．A.stage B．way
C．call D．mark
答案：A 与at搭配的名词为stage，表示“在……阶段”，故应选stage，意为：我们最自私的阶段就是我们青少年时期。
18．A.Others B．Another
C．The others D．Other
答案：A 上文中提到的是“some people”，因此，该空为others。
19．A.key B．point
C．lesson D．situation
答案：B 其他人的观点是“遇到自己伴侣或买了房子，看作是他们变得无私，对他人热心肠的转折点”，故选point。
20．A.rewarding B．wondering
C．taking D．putting
答案：D 上文中的and表明该题应与前面more tenderhearted并列，故应选D。