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语篇提能Ⅰ.完形填空Iusedtobeaveryself­centredperson,butinthepasttwoyearsIhavereallychanged.Ihavestartedtothinkaboutotherpeople__1__Ithinkaboutmyself.IamhappythatIambecominga__2__person.Ithinkmy__3__startedwhenIwasatPalomarCollege.Atfirst,Ijustwantedtogetmy__4__andbeleftalone.IthoughtIwassmarterthaneveryoneelse,soIhardlyever__5__toanyoneinmyclasses.Bytheendofmyfirstsemester,Iwasreally__6__.Itseemedasifeveryonebutmehadmadefriendsandwashavingfun.SoItrieda(n)__7__.Istartedaskingpeoplearoundmehowtheyweredoing,andiftheywerehavingtroubleI__8__tohelp.Thatwasreallyabig__9__forme.Bytheendoftheyear,Ihadseveralnewfriends,andtwoof__10__arestillmybestfriendstoday.Abiggercauseofmynew__11__，however,camewhenItookapart­timejobataVistaNursingHome.OneoldladytherewhohadAlzheimer'sdiseasebecamemy__12__.EverytimeIcameintoherroom,shewasso__13__becauseshethoughtIwasherdaughter.Herrealdaughternever__14__her,soItookherplace.Sheletme__15__thatmakingothersfeelgoodmakesmefeelgood,too.Whenshedied,Iwas__16__，butIwasverygratefultoher.IthinkIamamuch__17__persontodaythanIusedtobe,andIhopeIwillnot__18__theseexperiences.Theyhave__19__metocareaboutotherpeoplemorethanaboutmyself.I__20__whoIamtoday,andIcouldnotsaythatafewyearsago.1．A.sinceB.beforeC.orD.unless2．A.famousB.simpleC.differentD.skilled3．A.educationB.careerC.tourD.change4．A.balanceB.homeworkC.degreeD.interest5．A.talkedB.wroteC.liedD.reported6．A.carefulB.lonelyC.curiousD.guilty7．A.argumentB.gameC.experimentD.defence8．A.daredB.offeredC.hesitatedD.happened9．A.dreamB.problemC.dutyD.step10．A.usB.whichC.themD.whom11．A.attitudeB.hobbyC.hopeD.luck12．A.friendB.partnerC.guideD.guest13．A.politeB.happyC.strangeD.confident14．A.botheredB.answeredC.visitedD.trusted15．A.explainB.guessC.declareD.see16．A.homelessB.heartbrokenC.bad­temperedD.hopeless17．A.quieterB.busierC.betterD.richer18．A.forgetB.faceC.improveD.analyze19．A.forcedB.preferredC.orderedD.taught20．A.missB.likeC.wonderD.expect答案与解析1．Bbefore“在……之前”，表示的含义是在考虑自己之前先考虑别人，对应前边所提到的“改变以自我为中心”。2．C做出改变，变成了不同于以前的人。3．D改变，这个词贯穿全文。4．C该处对应前文中的在大学里，只想取得学位。5．Atalktosb.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。6．B该处(lonely)孤独的，没有朋友，正好对应下文的“Itseemedasifeveryonebutmehadmadefriendsandwashavingfun.”7．C此处experiment“实验”，引申为一种突破，一种改变，对应下文开始做的事情。8．Boffertodosth.表示主动提出做某件事情，更能体现出作者想改变的决心。9．Dstep表示一种进步。紧接着，对应下文的具体的进步之处。10．C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。11．A由首句可知，作者之前是个self­centredperson，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。12．A通过文章的became，可推测出oldlady是作者的friend(朋友)。13．B通过空格后面的“..becauseshethoughtIwasherdaughter”可推测出oldlady是非常高兴的。14．C通过文中信息得知oldlady是一个病人，所以可推测出是来看望(visit)她。15．Dsee“看；观察”；explain“解释”；declare“宣称”；guess“猜测”。16．B根据“shedied,...butIwasalsoverygratefultoher.”可知作者当时的心情肯定是悲伤的，选heartbroken。17．C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。18．A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willnotforget，其他均不符合语境。19．D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……20．B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。Ⅱ.阅读理解七选五Howcanweallgetmorelaughterintoourlives?Hereiswhattheexpertssuggest：__1__NancyAlguire,ateacherinCliftonPark,N．Y.,wasoncepainfullyshyandhadahardtimelaughing.Thenshemarriedacircusclown(小丑).“Ibecameinterestedintheclowns，”sherecalls,“OnedayIputonacostumeandpaintmyface.Thatafternoonmywholelifechanged.IlearnedtolaughandenjoylifeinawayIhadneverdonebefore.”__2__Tothisday,shestillmakesitaruletobewithpeoplewhoenjoylifeandlaughing.__3__Itdoesn'ttakeyoutoomuchtimeandcanbeeasy.Collectfavouritecartoonsandjokes.Also,keepapaperforwritingdownhumouryoufindineverydaylife.“Goodideascomeandgofast,youhavetocatchthemquicklyortheyaregone，”saysVirginiaTooper.Laughwhenyouneeditmost.“__4__”sayscomedianBillCosby.“Andonceyoufindlaughter,nomatterhowpainfulyoursituationmightbe,youcansurviveit，”heinsists.GrayAlan,asociologyprofessorattheUniversityofMinnesota,claimsthatlaughterisaskillwecanallgain—becauseitcomesnaturally.__5__Justremember:wearejusthereforaperiod,sogetafewlaughs.A.Mixwithpeoplewholaugh.B.Youcansoftentheworstblowsthroughhumour.C.Practisetheartoflaughing.D.Butit'salsosomethingthathastobedeveloped.E.Hewholaughslastlaughsbest.F.People'sjoycanaffectthosearoundthem.G.Keepalaughterfile.答案1.A2.F3.G4.B5.DⅢ.短文改错DearBrad，Iamhighschoolgirl.LastmonthmywholefamilymovedandIhadtoswitchschools.Ilovethisnewschool,wherehasalargeplaygroundandalibrarywithlotsofbook.Alsoithaswellequippingclassroomsandseveralmodernlabs.Therefore,Ireallymissmyformerschoolandmyoldfriendsverymuch.Ihaveknownsomenewlyclassmatesinthisschool,butIdon'tconnectwithhim.Twogirlsinmynewclassmightbelikeme,butIamnotsure.Ioncethinkaboutmovingbacktomyoldschool.Onthatcase,Iwillmissmyfamily.WhatshouldIdo?Amy答案DearBrad，Iam∧ahighschoolgirl.LastmonthmywholefamilymovedandIhadtoswitchschools.Ilovethisnewschool,wherewhichhasalargeplaygroundandalibrarywithlotsofbookbooks.Alsoithaswellequippingequippedclassroomsandseveralmodernlabs.ThereforeHowever，Ireallymissmyformerschoolandmyoldfriendsverymuch.Ihaveknownsomenewlynewclassmatesinthisschool,butIdon'tconnectwithhimthem.Twogirlsinmynewclassmightbe＼likeme,butIamnotsure.Ioncethinkthoughtaboutmovingbacktomyol