2017高考英语二轮复习高考倒计时——30天系列练习 高考倒计时第29天（含解析）

　　倒数第29天(5月8日)

　　(2017·山东卷)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.

　　【语篇解读】 作者从一个以自我为中心的人逐渐成为一个助人为乐的人。爱别人，别人更爱自己。

　　1．A.since

　　B．before

　　C．or

　　D．unless

　　解析　before在……之前，表示的含义是在考虑自己之前先考虑别人，对应前边的改变自我为中心。

　　答案　B

　　2．A.famous

　　B．simple

　　C．different

　　D．skilled

　　解析　含义是不同的，做出改变，变成了不同于以前的人。

　　答案　C

　　3．A.education

　　B．career

　　C．tour

　　D．change

　　解析　改变，这个单词贯穿全文。

　　答案　D

　　4．A.balance

　　C．homework

　　C．degree

　　D．interest

　　解析　学位。因为对应前文中的在大学里，只想取得学位。

　　答案　C

　　5．A.talked

　　B．wrote

　　C．lied

　　D．reported

　　解析　talk to sb和某人谈话，因为前文说是自己认为比别人聪明，因此几乎不和别人说话。

　　答案　A

　　6．A.careful

　　B．lonely

　　C．curious

　　D．guilty

　　解析　孤独的，没有朋友，正好对应下文的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的含义，引申为一种突破，一种改变，对应下文开始做的事情。

　　答案　C

　　8．A.dared

　　B．offered

　　C．hesitated

　　D．happened

　　解析　offer to do sth表示主动提出做某件事情，更能体现出想改变的决心。

　　答案　B

　　9．A.dream

　　B．problem

　　C．duty

　　D．step

　　解析　step表示一种进步。紧接着，对应下文的具体的进步之处。

　　答案　D

　　10．A.us

　　B．which

　　C．them

　　D．whom

　　解析　注意and这个连词的作用，引文是并列句，因此注意语法的作用，使用them。

　　答案　C

　　11．A.attitude

　　B．hobby

　　C．hope

　　D．luck

　　解析　由首句可知，作者之前是个self－centered person，通过一次经历发生了变化并对比自己的今昔，所以可得出是attitude(态度)的变化。

　　答案　A

　　12．A.friend

　　B．partner

　　C．guide

　　D．guest

　　解析　考查名词词义辨析，通过文中的became.可推测出old lady是作者的friend(朋友)。

　　答案　A

　　13．A.polite

　　B．happy

　　C．strange

　　D．confident

　　解析　考查形容词词义辨析，通过空格后面的because she thought I was her daughter可推测出old lady是非常高兴的。

　　答案　B

　　14．A.bothered

　　B．answered

　　C．visited

　　D．trusted

　　解析　考查动词词义辨析，通过文中信息得知old lady是一个病人，所以可推测出是来看望(visit)自己。

　　答案　C

　　15．A.explain

　　B．guess

　　C．declare

　　D．see

　　解析　考查动词词义辨析。see看，领会到；explain解释；declare宣称；guess猜测。

　　答案　D

　　16．A.homeless

　　B．heartbroken

　　C．bad－tempered

　　D．hopeless

　　解析　复合形容词的考查，she died，...but I was also very grateful to her.可知作者当时的心情肯定是悲伤的，选heartbroken。

　　答案　B

　　17．A.quieter

　　B．busier

　　C．better

　　D．richer

　　解析　对形容词比较级的考查，整篇文章在写作者的今昔对比，从一个自我的人变成现在一个乐于帮助别人的人，所以肯定是better，表示情况好转。

　　答案　C

　　18．A.forget

　　B．face

　　C．improve

　　D．analyze

　　解析　考查动词词义辨析，作者通过这次的experience发生了好的变化，可推测作者想记住这次经历，所以选will not forget，其他均不符合语境。

　　答案　A

　　19．A.forced

　　B．preferred

　　C．ordered

　　D．taught

　　解析　考查动词词义辨析，作者通过这次经历使自己变得更好，所以可推测这次经历“教会”了自己……。

　　答案　D

　　20．A.miss

　　B．like

　　C．wonder

　　D．expect

　　解析　考查动词词义辨析，通过文章可推测出与之前比较作者更“喜欢”现在的自己，选like，其他选项均不符合语境。

　　答案　B