2013山东卷英语完型填空及答案详细解析
2013高考英语试题山东卷及答案精校版
2013高考英语试题:山东卷（Word版）第二部分：英语知识运用(共两节,满分35分)第一节单项填空(共15小题;每小题1分，满分15分)从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
21. I’ve lived in New York and Chicago, but don’t like ____ of them very much.A. eitherB. anyC. eachD. another22. It was ______ cold winter night and the moon was shining brightlyacross ____ night sky.A. 不填;aB. a; theC. the; aD. the; 不填23. — How far can you run without stopping?—________. I’ve never trie d.A. Don’t mention itB. That’s all rightC. I have no ideaD. Go ahead24. I didn’t think I’d like the movie, but actually it _____ prettygoo d.A. has beenB. wasC. had beenD. would be25. The room is empty except for a bookshelf _____ in one corner.A. standingB. to standC. standsD. stood26. Mark needs to learn Chinese ____ his company is opening a branch in Beijing.A. unlessB. untilC. althoughD. since27. —Oh no! We’re too late. The train _______.—That’s Ok. We’ll catch the next train to London.A. was leavingB. had leftC. has leftD. has been leaving28. _______I have to give a speech, I get extremely nervous before Istart.A. WhateverB. WheneverC. WhoeverD. However29. I stopped the car ____ a short break as I was feeling tire D.A. takeB. takingC. to takeD. taken30. It’s good to know _____ the dogs will be well cared for while we’re away.A. whatB. whoseC. whichD. that31. There is no simple answer, _____ is often the case in science.A. asB. thatC. whenD. where32. —This is a really lively party. There’s a great atmosphere, isn’tthere?— ________ The hosts know how to host a party.A. Don't worryB. Yes, indeedC. No, there’s isn’tD. It all depends33. ________ at the cafeteri a before, Tina didn’t want to eat there again.A. Having eatenB. To eatC. EatD. Eating34. The Smiths are praised _______ the way they bring up theirchildren.A. fromB. byC. atD. for35. Finally he reached a lonely island _________ was completely cut offfrom the outside worl d.A. whenB. whereC. whichD. whom第二节：完形填空(共20小题;每小题1分，满分20分)阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡将该项涂黑。
2013年高考英语山东卷(附答案及解析)
2013年普通高等学校招生全国统一考试（山东卷）第I卷（共105分）第二部分：英语知识运用（共两节,满分35分）第一节单项填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）21. I’ve lived in New York and Chicago, but don’t like ____ of them very much.A. eitherB. anyC. eachD. another22. It was ______ cold winter night and the moon was shining brightly across ____ night sky.A. 不填；aB. a; theC. the; aD. the; 不填23. — How far can you run without stopping?— ________. I’ve never tried.A. Don’t mention itB. That’s all rightC. I have no ideaD. Go ahead24. I didn’t think I’d like the movie, but actually it _____ pretty good.A. has beenB. wasC. had beenD. would be25. The room is empty except for a bookshelf _____ in one corner.A. standingB. to standC. standsD. stood26. Mark needs to learn Chinese _______ his company is opening a branch in Beijing.A. unlessB. untilC. althoughD. since27. — Oh no! We’re too late. The train _______.— That’s Ok. We’ll catch the next train to London.A. was leavingB. had leftC. has leftD. has been leaving28. _________I have to give a speech, I get extremely nervous before I start.A. WhateverB. WheneverC. WhoeverD. However29. I stopped the car ____ a short break as I was feeling tired.A. takeB. takingC. to takeD. taken30. It’s good to know _____ the dogs will be well cared for while we’re away.A. whatB. whoseC. whichD. that31. There is no simple answer, _____ is often the case in science.A. asB. thatC. whenD. where32. — This is a really lively party. There’s a great atmosphere, isn’t there?— ________ The hosts know how to host a party.A. Don't worryB. Yes, indeedC. No, there’s isn’tD. It all depends33. ________ at the cafeteria before, Tina didn’t want to eat there again.A. Having eatenB. To eatC. EatD. Eating34. The Smiths are praised _______ the way they bring up their children.A. fromB. byC. atD. for35. Finally he reached a lonely island _________ was completely cut off from the outside world.A. whenB. whereC. whichD. whom第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡将该项涂黑。
2013年山东省英语中考完型填空真题及答案
2013年山东省英语中考完型填空真题及答案一（2013年滨州中考）完形填空（每空1分，共10分）Do you write your own blog(博客)？Do you often 36 others'blogs on the Internet?All over the world, not only famous persons but also manystudents use blogs as diaries and places to share their experience and37 advice or help.“I write my activities every day,38 funny things or worries in my life.” says Lali, a 16-year-old high school student at Cambridge High School in Washington." I like putting pictures on my blog because it can make my blog more 39 and more people will like it, It's a good way to 40 my life to the world." She has had her blog for eight months.Students like writing blogs 41 they can write anything they want to, but don't need to 42 any money.Once(一旦)you start to write your blog, you will 43 that you open up a new world. But what you write down may trouble you 44 .So, use the blog carefully 45 you can keep yourself away from some trouble. The blog makes everybody's life colorful.36.A.read B. write C. forget D. miss37.A.learen from B. deal with C. ask for D. depend on38.A.without B. between C. including D. besides39.Aaaamon B. modern C. famous D. interesting40.A.show B. send C. bring D. report41.A.unless B. while C. until D. because42.A.save B. spend C. take D. waste43.A.dream B. think C. find D. hope44.A.sometimes B. always C. ever D. never45.A.only when B. even though C. so that D. ever sinceKeys：36-40 A C C D A 41-45 D B C A C二、（2013年菏泽中考）完形填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从16—2各小题所给的四个选项（A、 B、C和D 中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
2013年高考英语完形填空练习题及答案解析
2013高考英語完形填空精講精練（1）（一）A Strange Greeting, a True Feeling Last week I was invited to a doctor‟s meeting at the Ruth hospital for incurables. In one of the wards a patient, an old man, got up shakily from his bed and moved towards me. I could see that he hadn't long to 1 , but he came up to me and placed his right foot close mine on the floor. “Frank！” I cried in astonishment. He couldn‟t 2 , as I knew, but all the time 3 his foot against mine.My 4 raced back more than thirty years to the 5 days of 1941, when I was a student in London. The 6 was an air-raid shelter, in which I and about hundred other people slept every night. Two of the regulars were Mrs. West and her son Frank.7 wartime problems, we shelter-dwellers got to 8 each other very well. Frank West 9 me because he wasn‟t10 , not even at birth. His mother told me he was 37 then, but he had 11 of a mind than a baby has. His “12 ” consisted of rough sounds——sounds of pleasure or anger and 13 more. Mrs. West, then about 75, was a strong, capable woman, as she had to be, of course, because Frank 14 on her entirely. He needed all the 15 of a baby.One night a policeman came and told Mrs. West that her house had been flattened by a 500-pounder. She 16 nearly everything she owned.When that sort of thing happened, the rest of us helped the 17 ones. So before we 18 that morning, I stood beside Frank and 19 my right foot against his. They were about the same size. That night, then, I took a pair of shoes to the shelter for frank. But as soon as he saw me he came running and placed his right foot against mine. After that, his 20 to me was always the same.1〃A〃work B〃stay C〃live D〃expect2〃A〃answer B〃speak C〃smile D〃laugh3〃A〃covering B〃moving C〃fighting D〃pressing4〃A〃minds B〃memories C〃thoughts D〃brains5〃A〃better B〃dark C〃younger D〃old6〃A〃cave B〃place C〃sight D〃scene7〃A〃Discussing B〃Solving C〃Sharing D〃Suffering8〃A〃learn from B〃talk to C〃help D〃know9〃A〃needed B〃recognized C〃interested D〃encouraged10〃A〃normal B〃common C〃unusual D〃quick11〃A〃more B〃worse C〃fewer D〃less12〃A〃word B〃speech C〃sentence D〃language13〃A〃not B〃no C〃something D〃nothing14〃A〃fed B〃kept C〃lived D〃depended15〃A〃attention B〃control C〃treatment D〃management 16〃A〃lost B〃needed C〃destroyed D〃left17〃A〃troublesome B〃unlucky C〃angry D〃unpopular18〃A〃separated B〃went C〃reunited D〃returned19〃A〃pushed B〃tried C〃showed D〃measured20〃A〃nodding B〃greeting C〃meeting D〃acting參考答案及解析1—5 CADBB 6—10 DCDCA 11—15 DBBDA 16—20 ABADB1〃C 上文的“incurables"表明這位老人是不治之症患者，存活的時間不會太長。
2013年高考英语山东卷-答案
2013普通高等学校招生全国统一考试（山东卷）英语答案解析第Ⅰ卷第一部分听力第一节1.【答案】A【解析】Man: I've got my camera with me. Am I allowed to take photos for you?Woman: I think so. It doesn't say you can't.2.【答案】C【解析】A: I really like living here in this flat, because it's so near to central town.B: That's true. But it gets really noisy at night.3.【答案】A【解析】A: Hi, Maggic. I'm coming, but it's snowing and the traffic is moving slowly.B: Ok, David Take your time. We'll wait for you, so we can have dinner together.4.【答案】C【解析】A: Celia, you see those girls over there? They nod another player for a basketball game. Would you like to join them?B: Seems like it's a game for fun. Sure, I'll be there in minute.5.【答案】B【解析】A: I won't have anything to wear to work on Monday unless I pick up my clothes at dry cleaners'.B: Then you'd better hurry. I closes at noon on Sundays.A: Oh! I should have gone there on Saturday.第二节6.【答案】B7.【答案】B【解析】A:Alright, Sara, we know that you are planning something big for John's birthday. Could you tell us just what you have in your mind?B: I want to make his birthday a very special event. John has a sister living in France. And I'll send her a planeticket, so that she can be here for his birthday.A: Boy! What an excellent plan! That's something special. I can't guess some secret plans and we are waiting for the right time to tell him.B: Well, I didn't w ant to say anything until I was sure she could come.8.【答案】A9.【答案】B【解析】A: Hey, Peter, I'm sorry!B: Hi, Diana, What's wrong?A: We were going to Hong Kong this weekend, but I'm afraid I can't go.B: How come?A: I have a really big geography test and I have to study for it.B: We can go next week instead.A: No, I don't want to ruin you weekend. You go ahead and please take the book I bought to my friend Sally. Tell her I have to study all weekend, because I can't afford to fail the test.B: Ok, then I'll go with them. But it's a pity you can't come.10.【答案】A11.【答案】B12.【答案】A【解析】A: Hello, this is Andrea.B: Hello, Andrea, this is Alex. I have some very big news for you Miranda was very satisfied with you and said she was very much looking forward to working with you. Isn't that wonderful? Congratulations dear! How does it feel to be Miranda's new assistant? How I imagine that you'll just be delighted with this news. So let's see, you can start on Monday, right?A: Umm, well, I don't think I can start on Monday. I am visiting my father in Baltimore. And because I don't live in New York, I'll need a couple of days to find a flat and buy some furniture and move my things from Avon.B: Oh, well then, in that case I suppose Wednesday will be good. Ok see you then!13.【答案】C14.【答案】A15.【答案】A16.【答案】B【解析】Woman: Hello, Mr. Jan Erick Freedman. You're a frequent traveler. And we also know that you eat outtwice a day. How can you get so far and eating out.Man: When I my first job back in 1982 and started travelling. I had no other choice but eat out I found that I felt different due to what I was eating, so I tried to find places that served food that made me feel good. The secret was the quality of the food and how well the food was prepared.I made an effort to find out good restaurants as well as nice dishes.Woman: How did you manage to make a list of 218 favorite restaurants?Man: I've lived in cities and when I moved back to Sweden from the United States, people asked me where to go and eat and went to the cities I know. I got a lot of ideas. Then I wrote about restaurants for a Swedish club magazine and some suggested I gather information about restaurants together since I had all the facts about the restaurants I've been to. I started to do that.Woman: How do you find restaurants?Man: The best way is to ask the people there. I may talk to the people at the street market or take a walk and look for place for myself. I never asked hotel clerks or taxi drivers. I don't go either restaurants or places with menus too difficult to understand.17.【答案】C18.【答案】B19.【答案】C20.【答案】C【解析】Man: At the beginning of the tour, we all started the most important place at my town which is the Plaza Leon. The Plaza Leon is more than 100 years old. It's a gathering place for young people on Friday and Saturday nights, and for parents and children on Sunday afternoon. Four streets lead to the Plaza which have white sidewalks and tree lined. Hemandes Street which was named after writers born in the city contains all of the food stalls fish markets and vegetable stands. Femando Street which was named after a famous educator is where all of the government offices,Shops and houses. Via del Mar Street which is the only street which has old stone surfaces. Finally we came to the Hewish's Street on which there are two universities, one of which is the most famous university in my country. That's why it's my favorite street of all.第二部分英语知识运用第一节单项填空21.【答案】A【解析】any，each，another都用于三者或以上，只有either是用于两者之间。
2013年高考英语完型填空汇总解析
2013年高考英语完型填空汇总解析When Joe was about to start school. all signs pointed to success. Yet things turned out to be quite 36 .The fourth grade even found him at the 37 of the class. Joe struggled day and night, but it did not 38 -until one stormy aftermoon .On that aftermoon ,39 the math teacher started to introduce difficult concepts, dadk Clouds covered the sky, and the stone ad in. Hard thou she tried to make the kids，40 ,the thunder won the battle for their attention .No one 41 the concepts. Except Joe. He undemtood them and answered all the questions correctly. The teacher patted him on the back. and told him to go around to the others and explain how he had managed it. 42 by his newfound success. Joe moved quickly throughout the room. Soon math time was followed by the time for 43 .All children naturally drew 44 pictures on such a day. Except for Joe.Since then, Joe started 45 . Though he never made it to the top, his math teacher was always 46 and curious about the change: Why had that stomry day changed Joe?On the day Joe graduared, he presented the teacher with his moat 47 possession—the picture of.bright yellow sun .On the picture Joe had written: This is the day I 48 my brightness.36.A.unfair B. boring C.disapporinting D.dangerous37.A． center B.top C.beginning D.bottom38.A．happen B. work C. finish D. last39.A .until B. since C. because D. as40.A .concentrte B. change C. hide D. sit41.A.challenged B. grasped C. doubted D. admitted42.A.Relieced B. surprised C. Encouraged D.Puzzled43.A. class B. sports C. art D. tea44.A .great B. dark C. different D. strange45.A .improving B. painting C. recovering D. studying46.A. worried B. amazed C. friendly D. cautious47.A .familiar B. expensice C. admirable D. precious48.A. familiar B. expensive C. admirable D. precious49.A.worke up to B. put up with C. got on with D. loked down uponBIt is easy to overlook the rolethat your body plays in influencing your mood 〔情绪〕.when you are 49 ,you may find yourself blaming work pressures or an unknown future.However,it could just be that you’ve been sitting behind you desk too long.One way to improve your mood is 50 .Psychologically,it provides you witha break from the stresses in your life .Also,in the process,you may aim for 51 goals,like a mew personal running record or a better body shape.The achievement ofa particular goal makes you feel good and contributes to your 52 .That is why exercise has been shown to 53 your self-respect.You do not have to train yourself 54 to feel the psychological benefits of exercise.What really matters is 55 ,not intensity〔强度〕of your exercise.You can try walking for 30 minutes five times per week or simply gardening on weekends.49.A.ill B.poor C.unhappy D.unsuccessful50.A.play B munication C.sleep D.exercise51.A.clear B.present C mon D.early52.A.ability B.relationship C.confidence D.business53.A.tear down B.build up C.set aside D.give out54.A.hard B.everywhere C.carefully te55.A.time B.length C.form D.frequency〔CDBDA BCCBA BDACD ACBAD〕2.(新课标I)I went to a group activity,“Sensitivity Sunday〞which was to make us more 36 the problem faced by disabled people,We where asked asked to “37 a disability〞for sever hours one Sunday,Some member 38 chose the wheel chair,Other wore sound-blocking carplug(耳塞)or bilndfold(眼罩).Just sitting in the wheelchair was a 39 experience,I had never considered before how 40 it would be to use one ,As soon as I sat down my 41 made the chair begin to roll ,Its wheel were not 42 Then I wondered where to put my 43 ，It took me quite a while to get the metal footrest into 44 ,I took my first uneasy look at what was to be my only means of 45 for serveral hours,For disabled people,“adoping a wheelchair〞is not a tempoarty(临时的) 46I tried to find a 47 position and thought it might be restful, 48 kind of nice to be 49 around for a while, Looking around,I 50 would have to handle the thing myself!My hands statred to ache as I 51 the heavy wheels,I came to know that controlling the 52 of the wheelchair as not going to be 53 task,My wheelchair experment was soon 54 It made a deep impression on me ,A few hours of “disability〞 gave me only a taste of the 55 ,both physical and mental,that disbled people must overcome36.A.curious about B. interested in C. aware on D. careful with37.A.cure B.prevent C.adopt D.analyze38.A.inserted B.strangely C.as usual D.like me39.A.learning B.working C.satrstying D.relaxing40.A.convening B.awkward C.boring D.exciting41.A.height B.force C.skill D.weight42.A.locked B.repaired C.powered D.grasped43.A.hands B.feet C.keys D.handles44.A.place B.action C.play D.effect45.A.operation B.ecommunication C.transportation D.production46.A.exploration B.edcation C.experiment D.entertainment47.A.flexble B. safe C. starting D. comfortable48.A. yet B. just C. still D. even49.A.shown B. pushed C. driven D. guided50.A.realized B. suggested C. agreed D. admitted51.A. lifted B. turned C. pressed D. seized52.A. path B. position C. direction D. way53.A. easy B. heavy C. major D. extra54.A. forgotten B. repeated C. conducted D. finished55.A. weaknesses B. challenges C. anxieties D. illnesses 〔BBDAB DABAC CDDBA BCADA〕36.【答案】B【解析】根据空白处后面不the problems faced by disabled people可知，活动的目的是为了意识到残疾人面临的问题。
2013高考英语山东卷完型填空题答案及解析
2013高考英语山东卷完型填空题答案及解析【答案速查】：36-40 BCDCA 42-45BCBDC 46-50 AABCD 51-55 BCADB 【试题详解】36.题，选择B【题目考点】：上下句逻辑关系【题目解析】：此题考察逻辑关系词，我开始为别人着想 ______ 我只想我自己。
只有B选项before在...之前合适。
37.题，选择C【题目考点】：形容词和名词的关系。
【题目解析】：此题考察名词，我变成一个 ______ 的人。
，文章开头说到我used to be a self-centered person，之前是一个自我为中心的人，后来change了，说明作者变成了另外一个人，故选C。
38.题，选择D【题目考点】：1. 形容词与名词的关系，2 名词的复现。
【题目解析】：此题考察名词，文章提到我的 ______ 开始 ..., 我现在指做了一事件，这件事就是改变，所以选D。
同时change这个词在上文中出现了。
39.题，选择C【题目考点】：1. 名词与动词的搭配，2.形容词与名词的搭配【题目解析】：此题考查名词题，get my ____。
得到____ 说明之前没有这个东西，在上文中一定能暗示出来没有这个东西。
C选项得到学位，与原文的语境非常相符，因为上文刚提到我在大学，所以选C。
A选项得到平衡，说明之前没有平衡，原文中没有，所以不对；BD选项错误方式与A相同，故都不能选。
【题目考点】：上下句的因果关系。
【题目解析】：此题考察形容词，关注上下句的因果关系。
我认为我更聪明，因此我____ ,只有A合适，我自认为很聪明，所以就不理其他的人，及不与其他的人说话。
41.题，选择B【题目考点】：形容词的具体对应。
【题目解析】：此题考察形容词，我是____.下一句提到除我以外的每一个人都有快乐，所以我是孤独的，故选B。
42.题，选择C【题目考点】：名词及具体对应。
【题目解析】：此题考察名词，我尝试____.下一句紧接着提到“我问我周围的人是怎样做的并且如果需要帮忙，我就去帮助”。
2013高考山东卷解析
非谓语动词（doing, done, to do）
25. The room is empty except a bookshelf standing in one corner. 29. I stopped the car to take a short break as I was feeling tired. 33. Having eaten at the cafeteria before, Tina didn’t want to eat there again.
阅读理解C
主题 designer lampbrella 1. Predict 2. forecast 3. Lamp post 4. Motor 5. Motion sensor 6. fiberglass
1.But a designer Mikhail Belyaev doesn’t think that forgetting to check the weather forecast before heading out should result in you getting wet. 2. Once, I was driving on a central Saint Petersburg street and saw the street lamps lighting up people trying to hid汇 21. 不定代词(either, any, each, another) 22. 冠词(a, an, the) 23/32.情景交际，反义疑问句的回答 (don’t mention it, that’s all right, I have no idea, go ahead, it all depends, yes, indeed.) 26. 连词(unless, until, although, since) 34. 介词(from, by, at, for)
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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 36 I think about myself. I am happy that I am becoming a 37 person.I think my 38 started when I was at Palomar College. At first, I just wanted to get my 39 and be left alone. I thought I was smarter than everyone else, so I hardly ever 40 to anyone in my classes. By the end of my first semester, I was really 41 . It seemed as if everyone but me had made friends and was having fun. So tried a(n) 42 . I started asking people around me how they were doing, and if they were having trouble I 43 to help. That was really a big 44 for me. By the end of the year, I had several new friends, and two of 45 are still my best friends today.A bigger cause of my new 46 , however, came when I took a part-time job at a Vista Nursing Home. One old lady there who had Alzheimer ’s disease b4e7c a m e.E m v y e r y time I came into her room, she was so 48 because she thought I was her daughter. Her real daughter never 49 her, so I took her place. She let me 50 that making others feel good make me feel good, too, when she died, I was 51 , but I was very grateful to her.I think I am a much 52 person today than I used to be, and I hope I will not 53 these experiences. They have 54 me to care about other people more than about myself. I 55 who I am today, and I could not say that a few years ago.36. A. since B. before C. or D. unless37. A. famous B. simple C. different D. skilled38. A. education B. career C. tour D. change39. A. balance C. homework C. degree D. interest [来源:学科网ZXXK]40. A. talked B. wrote C. lied D. reported41. A. careful B. lonely C. curious D. guilty42. A. argument B. game C. experiment D. defence43. A. dared B. offered C. hesitated D. happened44. A. dream B. problem C. duty D. step45. A. us B. which C. them D. whom46. A. attitude B. hobby C. hope D. luck47. A. friend B. partner C. guide D. guest48. A. polite B. happy C. strange D. confident49. A. bothered B. answered C. visited D. trusted50. A. explain B. guess C. declare D. see51. A. homeless B. heartbroken C. bad-tempered D. hopeless52. A. quieter B. busier C. better D. richer53. A. forget B. face C. improve D. analyze54. A. forced B. preferred C. ordered D. taught55. A. miss B. like C. wonder D. expect[定文体抓主旨]：本文是一篇夹叙夹议的文章。
作者通过自己从一个以自我为中心的没有朋友的人转变到关心他人，帮助他人，与人相处和谐的过程，说明做一个对别人有益有帮助的人是幸福的，成功的。
文章首尾两段都点出文章主旨大意。
本篇难度：中等。
[解析]：36．B。
把握上下文的语境。
根据前一句话，可知作者现在和过去不一样了，先考虑别人再考虑自己，所以用before, 在为自己着想之前先为别人着想，故选B。
37．C。
利用原词复现解题。
根据文章第二句“in the past two years I have really changed. ”，可推知，我现在是一个与之前不同的人了，故选C。
38．D。
把握上下文的语境。
根据文章第二句“in the past two years I have really changed. ”，可推知，本段要讲的是，我的改变发生在什么时候，故选D。
39．C。
根据生活常识推理手段。
上大学的目的，就是为了得学位，所以作者一开始，就只是为了拿学位，故选C。
40．A。
把握上下文的语境。
由上句“I thought I was smarter than everyone else, ”，可知，作者自恃清高，看不起别人，因而也不与人说话交流，故选A。
41．B。
把握上下文的语境。
根据前一句话“I hardly ever talked to anyone else ”,可知作者没有朋友，很孤独，故选B。
42．C。
利用概括词复现解题。
根据下文“I started asking people around me how they weredoing, and if they were having trouble I offered to help ”，可知作者这样做，不是 A 争论，不是B 游戏，而是一个尝试， D 变化与前边动词不搭配，故选C。
43．B。
根据词汇的意义解题。
根据前一句“if they were having trouble ”可推知，作者是愿意提供帮助的，故选B。
44．D。
根据上下文词意复现解题。
前文中出现转变different, 这里说的一大跨越，与前文相符，故选D。
45．C。
把握句子结构解题。
这是一个由and 连接的并列句，前后都是一个简单句，后半句中表达“其中有两人”，所以用two of them. 本句中如果前边没有and，那么就该选 D whom ，是指人的关系代词。
故选C。
46．A。
利用概括词复现解题。
前文说作者是生活态度的转变，而不是 B 兴趣爱好，C希望，D 运气的改变，故选A。
47．A。
根据生活常识和文化背景的推理手段。
作者去敬老院做兼职，与老人之间成了朋友，而不可能成为 B 伙伴，C 向导，D 客人，故选A。
48．B。
把握句内的逻辑关系。
作者每次去看望她，她都把作者当成她的女儿了，所以她应该是高兴的，故选B。
49．C。
把握上下文的语境。
根据上下文，可知她真正的女儿从来都不看望她，故选C。
50．D。
把握上下文的语境。
由后边句子“making others feel good make me feel good, too ”，可知，老人是使作者明白了一个道理，故选D。
51．B。
把握上下文的语境。
根据前一句话“when she died ”,可知作者非常伤心，故选B。
52．C。
利用概括词复现解题。
根据前文的事例，可知作者现在是变成了一个更好的人了，故选C。
53．A。
根据词汇的意义解题。
根据前文所说，可推知，作者是希望自己不会忘记这些宝贵的经历，故选A。
54．D。
把握上下文的语境。
这些经历一定是教会了我这样的道理，故选D。
55．B。
把握上下文的语境。
我的这些转变，使我喜欢现在的自己，故选B。