When I entered Berkeley，I hoped to earn a

题目内容：

When I entered Berkeley，I hoped to earn a scholarship.Having been a Straight­A 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 school 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 grade.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 1ast hurdle(障碍)was the final.No matter what ____ I got，it wouldn't cancel three 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 I'd have ____ with a 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 gave you the As you ____，you wouldn't continue 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．chatted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．effort

D．method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．fun

B．luck

C．problems

D．tricks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：

小题1:答案　A　[句意：由于一直是个优秀的学生，我相信我能够学习难学的课程并且真正学习到知识。表示“学习……课程”用take...subjects。]

小题2:答案　B　[本句中表示老师授课时表达出来的思想，应该用present，表示“呈现，展示”。]

小题3:答案　A　[与上文的Having been a Straight­A student，I believed...形成对比，当知道自己得了77分时，作者无疑是“震惊的”。]

小题4:答案　C　[该句是下句I went to Professor Jayne的原因，故用for，表示原因。]

小题5:答案　D　[与下文中的．..but wouldn't change his __8__相对应，本句中应表示Jayne教授并没有被打动，故用unmoved。unchanged不改变；unpleasant不愉快的；unfriendly不友好的；unmoved冷漠的，不被打动的。]

小题6:答案　B　[mean在此表示“意味着”。]

小题7:答案　B　[当又得了一个77分时，“我”去与Jayne教授评理，表示“评理”用reason。quarrel争吵，用在学生与老师之间明显不妥；bargain讨价还价，与语境不符；chat聊天，自己在生气的情况下不可能去与老师“闲聊”。]

小题8:答案　B　[change表示“改变”。虽然“我”去与教授评理，但他并没有改变“主意”。故空格处须用mind。]

小题9:答案　C　[在没法说动教授的情况下，“我”所能做的只有尽全力提高成绩，因而每一次考试都是“我”提高自己成绩的“机会”。故应使用chance。]

小题10:答案　D　[由于自己竭尽全力学习，“我”领悟到了“一丝不苟”的含义，表示“领悟”用learn。]

小题11:答案　C　[but一词对于本段中描述的情形进行转折，也就是说，虽然自己付出了巨大的努力，但是考试成绩并没有改进，故应使用effort，表示“努力”。]

小题12:答案　B　[as before表示“像以前一样”。由11题解析可知，该空格处用go。]

小题13:答案　A　[最后的障碍是期末考试，而由于整个学期我的成绩一直是在C等，所以无论期末考试我得到什么等级，我的三个C等成绩也不会取消，所以应选择grade，表示“等级”。]

小题14:答案　A　[既然成绩是C等，那么也就与奖学金无缘了，故应选择A项。]

小题15:答案　C　[在对奖学金不抱什么希望且对所学的知识已经掌握很好的情况下，“我”在考试前去看了场电影，这里的看电影实际上是在“奖励”自己，故用treat，表示“款待”。]

小题16:答案　A　[for once表示“就此一次”。因为自己屡受挫折，故而自己决定这次考试不再“郑重对待”，故用have fun with。]

小题17:答案　D　[由于有了前几次自己去与Jayne教授的评理，故而出了成绩后，教授似乎在等着“我”再去见他，也就是教授觉得“我”会再去找他。]

小题18:答案　C　[句意：如果我给了你所希望的A等，你就不会继续那样努力学习了。value重视；imagine想象；expect期望；welcome欢迎。故C项正确。]

小题19:答案　D　[Jayne教授说明了给“我”C等的理由，“我”也意识到了他的分析和策略是正确的，表示“意识到”用realize。]

小题20:答案　D　[work one's head off表示“拼命工作，拼命学习”，是固定搭配。]

考点核心：

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