When I entered Berkeley College, I hoped t

题目内容：

When I entered Berkeley College, I hoped to earn a scholarship. Having been a straight A student, I believed I could ____ tough subjects and really learn something. One such course was World Literature given by Professor Jayne. I was extremely interested in the ideas he ____ in class.

When I took the first exam, I was ____ to find a 77, C­plus, on my test paper, ____ English was my best subject. I went to Professor Jayne, who listened to my arguments but remained ____.

I decided to try harder, although I didn't know what that ____ because study had always been easy for me. I read the books more carefully, but got another 77. Again, I ____ with Professor Jayne. Again, he listened patiently but wouldn't change his ____.

One more test before the final exam. One more ___ to improve my grades. So I redoubled my efforts and, for the first time, ____ the meaning of the word “thorough”. But my ____ did no good and everything ____ as before.

The last hurdle(障碍) was the final. No matter what ____ I got, it wouldn't cancel C­pluses. I might as well kiss the ___ goodbye.

I stopped working hard. I felt I knew the course material as well as I ever would. The night before the final, I even ___ myself to a movie. The next day I decided for once not to ____ much about the result of the test.

A week later, I was surprised to find I got an A. I hurried into Professor Jayne's office. He ____ to be expecting me. “If I had given you the A­pluses you ____， you wouldn't have continued to work as hard.”

I stared at him, ____ that his analysis and strategy(策略) were correct. I had worked my head ____， as I had never done before.

I was speechless when my course grade arrived：A­plus. It was the only A­plus given. The next year I received my scholarship. I've always remembered Professor Jayne's lesson：you alone must set your own standard of excellence.

小题1:

A．take

B．discuss

C．cover

D．get小题2:

A．sought

B．presented

C．exchanged

D．obtained小题3:

A．shocked

B．worried

C．scared

D．anxious小题4:

A．but

B．so

C．for

D．or小题5:

A．unchanged

B．unpleasant

C．unfriendly

D．unmoved小题6:

A．reflected

B．meant

C．improved

D．affected小题7:

A．quarreled

B．reasoned

C．bargained

D．concerned小题8:

A．attitude

B．mind

C．plan

D．view小题9:

A．choice

B．step

C．chance

D．measure小题10:

A．memorized

B．considered

C．accepted

D．learned小题11:

A．ambition

B．confidence

C．efforts

D．methods小题12:

A．stayed

B．went

C．worked

D．changed小题13:

A．grade

B．answer

C．lesson

D．comment小题14:

A．scholarship

B．course

C．degree

D．subject小题15:

A．helped

B．favored

C．treated

D．relaxed小题16:

A．care

B．ask

C．cheat

D．produce小题17:

A．happened

B．proved

C．pretended

D．seemed小题18:

A．valued

B．imagined

C．expected

D．welcomed小题19:

A．remembering

B．guessing

C．supposing

D．realizing小题20:

A．out

B．over

C．on

D．off

最佳答案：

小题1:A

小题2:B

小题3:A

小题4:C

小题5:D

小题6:B

小题7:B

小题8:B

小题9:C

小题10:D

小题11:C

小题12:B

小题13:A

小题14:A

小题15:C

小题16:A

小题17:D

小题18:C

小题19:D

小题20:D

答案解析：

本文主要讲述了发生在作者和Jayne教授之间的一件事情。

小题1:答案：A　作者一直是全优生，相信自己可以修(take)难的课程，真正学点儿东西。

小题2:答案：B　作者对Jayne教授在课堂上陈述(presented)的观点非常感兴趣。A项表示“寻找”，C项表示“交换”，D项表示“获得”，都不符合语境。

小题3:答案：A　第一次考试作者只得了77分，自然感到震惊(shocked)。

小题4:答案：C　结合空前内容可知，这里作者之所以惊讶是因为(for)英语是作者最好的科目。

小题5:答案：D　作者去找Jayne教授，但是任凭作者如何争辩，他都无动于衷(unmoved)。

小题6:答案：B　作者决定更加努力，虽然作者不知道那意味着(meant)什么，因为学习对作者而言一直非常轻松。

小题7:答案：B　作者更加努力学习后，不曾想成绩依然是77分，于是再次与Jayne教授理论。reason with sb.表示“与某人讲道理”。

小题8:答案：B　教授耐心倾听，但是不肯改变主意，故用mind。

小题9:答案：C　在期末考试前还有一次考试，这是提高成绩的又一次机会(chance)。

小题10:答案：D　作者加倍努力，第一次明白了“thorough”这一词的含义。learn在这里表示“明白，意识到，认识到”。

小题11:答案：C　此处与上一句中的efforts相呼应，表示作者的努力(efforts)没有得到相应的回报。

小题12:答案：B　虽然作者加倍努力，然而成绩不见起色，一切如旧。此处go意为“(事情)进展，进行”。

小题13:答案：A　作者根据自己前几次的考试经历认定，无论自己在期末考试中考出什么样的成绩(grade)，仍然取消不了之前的C^＋。9空后的grades也是提示。

小题14:答案：A　第一段第一句提到作者想获得奖学金，可接连几次的考试成绩都不理想，所以作者认为他要和奖学金(scholarship)说拜拜了。

小题15:答案：C　作者不再努力学习，在期末考试的前夜，甚至请自己看了一场电影。treat sb. to...表示“请某人……”。

小题16:答案：A　第二天，作者决定这一次不那么看重考试结果。care much about“很看重”。

小题17:答案：D　根据下文的内容可知，过去的一切都是教授精心安排的，所以他似乎(seemed)在等着作者去找他。

小题18:答案：C　教授解释说，如果他给了作者期望(expected)得到的A^＋，作者就不会继续如此努力了。

小题19:答案：D　作者凝视着教授，意识到(realizing)他的分析和策略是正确的。

小题20:答案：D　work one's head off表示“不断工作，拼命干活”，此处可理解为“拼命学习”。

考点核心：

人物传记类文章的文体特征：

人物传记是记叙文体的一种，主要描写某人的生平事迹、趣闻轶事、生活背景、个性特征、成长奋斗历程等，包含记叙文的时间、地点、人物、事件等要素。其特点是以时间的先后或事件的发展为主线，空间或逻辑线索贯穿文章始终，脉络清楚，可读性较强。