1、建议用时：17分钟 2015江西新余期末If youre sick of selfcentered twentysomethings, just remember that theyll be 33 one day. For thats 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
2、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 lifewith the exception of volunteering in the community, the report suggests. Most people agree that _7_ ch
3、ildren 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
4、 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
5、their communityhigher than any other age group. Statistically (据统计), the _17_ at which we are most selfish is our teenage yearswith 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 starte
6、d 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。1A.haveBholdCloseDdisplay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。2A.strengthensBpushesClessensDspreads答案：C到了33岁，年轻的自私便会减弱。根据下文“consider others feelings”
7、可知答案。3A.effortsBremarksCfavorsDfuns答案：Amake efforts with sb.“与某人共同努力”。4A.seriousBpositiveCnegativeDequal答案：Bpositive“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。5A.selflessBselfishCwiseDintelligent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。6A.speciesBclassesCmattersDareas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。7A.havi
8、ngBabusingCbearingDloving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。8A.theirByourCourDhis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。9A.deserveBfindCserveDsave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。10A.supportingBcaringCdemandingDoffering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。11A.rather thanBinstead
9、Cas well asDmore 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”。12A.transportBsystemCburdenDinterest答案：A让座应发生在公交车上，故答案选A。transport“交通”。13A.devotedBoccupiedCinvolvedDconcerned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”。14A.reluctantBwillingCdeterminedDpromising答案：B更愿意捐钱做一些善举，该空与本段主题相关。15A.atBbeyondCunderDover答
10、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。16A.BesidesBThereforeCHoweverDOtherwise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。17A.stageBwayCcallDmark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。18A.OthersBAnotherCThe othersDOther答案：A上文中提到的是“some people”，因此，该空为others。19A.keyBpointClessonDsituation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。20A.rewardingBwonderingCtakingDputting答案：D上文中的and表明该题应与前面more tenderhearted并列，故应选D。