Question

【題目】When I entered Berkeley, I hoped to earn a scholarship(獎學(xué)金). 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 presented in class.

When I took the first exam, I was ______ to find a 77, C-plus, 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 reasoned 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 learned the meaning of the word "thorough". But my ____ did no good and everything went as before.

The last hurdle (障礙) was the final. No matter what grade I got, it wouldn't cancel three C-pluses. 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 seemed to be expecting me. "If I gave you the As you _______, you wouldn't continue to work as hard."

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

【1】A. take B. discuss C. cover D. get

【2】A. shocked B. worried C. scared D. anxious

【3】A. but B. so C. for D. or

【4】A. unkind B. unpleasant C. unfriendly D. unmoved

【5】A. took B. meant C. improved D. affected

【6】A. attitude B. mind C. plan D. view

【7】A. choice B. step C. chance D. measure

【8】A. goal B. confidence C. effort D. way

【9】A. scholarship B. course C. degree D. subject

【10】A. helped B. favored C. relaxed D. treated

【11】A. fun B. luck C. problems D. tricks.

【12】A. valued B. imagined C. welcomed D. expected

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】 A

【2】 A

【3】 C

【4】 D

【5】 B

【6】 B

【7】 C

【8】 C

【9】 A

【10】 D

【11】 A

【12】 D

【解析】

本文記敘了作者進入伯克利，希望自己能得到獎學(xué)金，盡管自己非常努力，但是教授每次都不給他好成績，最后經(jīng)過3次不斷的努力，作者終于獲得了理想的成績，告訴我們每個人都要對自己和他人都要有責(zé)任．

【1】句意：由于一直是個優(yōu)秀的學(xué)生，我相信我能夠?qū)W習(xí)難學(xué)的課程并且真正學(xué)習(xí)到知識。動詞辨析。1. A. take學(xué)習(xí)（課程），帶走 B. discuss討論 C. cover覆蓋 D. get得到。本句I believed I could_____tough subjects and really learn something表示“學(xué)習(xí)”用take．故選A．

【2】句意：當(dāng)我參加完第一次考試，我驚奇的發(fā)現(xiàn)自己的卷子上是77分，得了C，因為英語是我最好的學(xué)科。形容詞辨析。2. A. shocked B. worried C. scared D. anxious。與上文的Having been a Straight A student，I believed…構(gòu)成對比可知，當(dāng)知道自己得了77分時，作者無疑是“震驚的”．故選A．

【3】句意：當(dāng)我參加完第一次考試，我驚奇的發(fā)現(xiàn)自己的卷子上是77分，得了C，因為英語是我最好的學(xué)科。連詞辨析．3. A. but但是 B. so因此 C. for為了，因為 D. or或者，否則。該句是下句I went to Professor Jayne的原因，故用for表示原因．故選C．

【4】我去找了Jayne教授，他很認真的聽我說話但并不為所動。形容詞辨析．4. A. unkind不友善的 B. unpleasant不愉快的 C. unfriendly不友好的 D. unmoved冷漠的；不被打動的。下文中的…but wouldn’t change his __4__相對應(yīng)，本句中應(yīng)表示“雖然我去找Jayne教授，但他并沒有被打動”，故用unmoved．故選D．

【5】句意：我覺得更努力學(xué)習(xí)，雖然我不知道那意味著什么，因為課業(yè)對我來說一直很容易。動詞辨析。5. A. took拿走，學(xué)習(xí)（課程） B. meant意味著 C. improved改善 D. affected影響與文章最后揭示出的Jayne教授給我打77分真實意圖相呼應(yīng)，該空格處應(yīng)用meant，表示“意味著”． 故選B

【6】句意：又一次，他很耐心的聽，但是并沒有改變主意。名詞辨析。6. A. attitude態(tài)度 B. mind思維，主意 C. plan計劃 D. view 觀點。change表示“改變”；本句Again，he listened patiently but wouldn't change his（6）．結(jié)合句意“雖然我去找他評理，但教授并沒有改變主意”，故空格處須用mind．故選B．

【7】句意：在期末考試前的又一次小測，我又有一次改變自己成績的機會。名詞辨析．7. A. choice選擇 B. step步驟 C. chance機會 D. measure測量。本句One more（7）to improve my grade．So I redoubled my efforts，是在沒法說動教授的情況下，我所能做的只有盡全力提高成績，因而每一次考試都是我提高自己成績的“機會”．故本題應(yīng)用chance．故選C．

【8】句意：但是我的努力沒有用，沒一件事情都和以前一樣。名詞辨析．8. A. goal目標 B. confidence自信 C. effort努力 D. way方式，道路。But一詞對于本段中描述的情形是一個轉(zhuǎn)折，也就是說，雖然自己付出了巨大的努力，但是考試成績并沒有改進，故本題應(yīng)用effort，表示“努力”．故選C．

【9】句意：我也可能得到的還是C，就和獎學(xué)金說拜拜了。名詞辨析．9. A. scholarship獎學(xué)金 B. course課程 C. degree程度 D. subject科目。本句it wouldn't cancel three C pluses．I might as well kiss the _______goodbye．可知既然成績是C等，那么也就與獎學(xué)金無緣了，故本題應(yīng)選擇A項．

【10】句意：期末考試前一晚，我甚至款待自己看了場電影。動詞辨析．10. A. helped幫助 B. favored喜歡 C. relaxed放松 D. treated招待，款待。在對獎學(xué)金不抱什么希望且對所學(xué)的知識已經(jīng)掌握很好的情況下，我在考試前去看了場電影，這里的看電視實際上是在“獎勵”自己，故用treat，表示“款待”．故選D．

【11】句意：第二天，我決定不那么認真對待考試一次。名詞辨析．11. A. fun有趣 B. luck運氣 C. problems問題 D. tricks惡作劇。for once表示“就此一次”。因為自己屢受挫折，故而決定這次考試不再“鄭重對待”，所以用have fun with．故選A．

【12】句意：如果我給了你所希望的A等，你就不會那樣努力學(xué)習(xí)了．動詞辨析．12. A. value表示重視；B. imagine表示想象；C. welcome表示歡迎；D. expect表示期望。因此D項正確．