Question

【题目】Choose the words or expressions and complete the passage（选择最恰当的单词或词语完成短文）：

When I entered Berkley，I hoped to win a scholarship（奖学金）．As a Straight﹣A student all the way through，I believed I could take tough subjects and really learn something．One such course was World Literature given by Professor Jayne．I was very interested in the ideas he taught in class．

When I took the first exam，I was shocked to find a 77，C﹣plus，on my test paper，for English was always my best subject．I went to Professor Jayne，who listened to my_______but he refused to do anything about it．

I decided to try harder，_______I didn't know what that meant because school always seemed 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_______．

One more test before the final exam．So I worked even harder and，for the first time，learned the meaning of the word"thorough"．But my effort did no good and_______stayed as before．

The last chance was the final．No matter what grade I got，it wouldn't cancel three C﹣pluses．I might as well kiss the scholarship 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 relaxed to a_______．The next day I decided for once I'd have fun 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 grade as you_______，you wouldn't continue to work hard．"

I stared at him，realizing what he said was correct．I had worked my head off，as I had never done before．I was surprised when my course grade arrived：A﹣plus．It was the only A﹣plus 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．

【1】A.speechesB.repliesC.argumentsD.conclusions

【2】A.althoughB.unlessC.ifD.when

【3】A.communicate with meB.look after meC.get rid of itD.change his mind

【4】A.anythingB.somethingC.everythingD.nothing

【5】A.testB.movieC.trickD.survey

【6】A.expectedB.volunteeredC.realizedD.selected

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】A

【3】D

【4】C

【5】B

【6】A

【解析】

本文以第一人称讲述了一个故事。“我”很希望拿到好成绩并获得奖学金，但一向自认不错的英语却总是被打低分，最后教授告诉“我”之前给低分是为了让“我”能继续努力学习该科目。

【1】句意：我去找杰恩教授，他听了我的理由，但仍无动于衷。

考查名词。A. speeches演讲；B. replies回复；C. arguments理由；D. conclusions结论。根据上文I was shocked to find a 77，C-plus，on my test paper，for English was always my best subject可知，作者一向擅长英语，但是却只得了77分，于是去找教授，让他听作者的理由，C选项符合句意，故应选C。

【2】句意：我决定更加努力，虽然我不知道那意味着什么，但是学业对我来说似乎总是很容易。

考查连词。A. although虽然；B. unless除非；C. if如果；D. when当……时。根据前后文可知，前文“我”决定努力学习，后文“我”又认为学业总是很容易，故空格处应用although引导让步状语从句，意为“虽然”，故应选A。

【3】句意：他再次耐心地听着，但是不能改变他的想法。

考查动词短语。A. communicate with me和我沟通；B. look after me照顾我；C. get rid of it摆脱掉它；D. change his mind改变他的想法。根据上文who listened to my arguments but he refused to do anything about it可知，本句是他再次听“我”陈述理由并且再次无动于衷，即不会改变他的想法，故应选D。

【4】句意：但我的努力没有效果，一切都一如既往。

考查不定代词。A. anything任何事情；B. something某些事情；C. everything所有事情；D. nothing没有事情。根据上文So I worked even harder和But my effort did no good可知，我更努力了，但却没有效果，故空格处句意应为“一切都一如既往”，C选项符合句意，故应选C。

【5】句意：期末考试前一天晚上，我甚至还轻松地看了一场电影。

考查名词。A. test测试；B. movie电影；C. trick恶作剧；D. survey调查。根据上文I stopped working hard可知，空格处应该是还轻松地看了一场电影，故应选B。

【6】句意：如果我按你期盼的成绩给你评分，你就不会继续用功了。

考查动词。A. expected期望；B. volunteered自愿；C. realized实现；D. selected选择。根据上文I was shocked to find a 77，C﹣plus，on my test paper，for English was always my best subject．I went to Professor Jayne可知，“我”认为自己的英语成绩很好，所以得到77这个成绩很震惊，“我”去找教授理论是因为“我”期望能得到一个好成绩，A选项符合句意，故应选A。