Ⅲ .完形填空

When I entered Berkeley, I hoped to earn a scholarship.Having been a StraightA student, I believed I could __1__ tough subjects and really learn something.One such course was World Literature given by Professor Jayne.I was extremely interested in the ideas he __2__ in class.

When I took the first exam, I was __3__ to find a 77, Cplus, on my test paper, __4__ English was my best subject.I went to Professor Jayne, who listened to my arguments but remained __5__.
I decided to try harder, although I didn't know what that __6__ because school had always been easy for me.I read the books more carefully, but got another 77.Again, I __7__ with Professor Jayne.Again, he listened patiently but wouldn't change his __8__ .

One more test before the final exam.One more __9__ to improve my grade.So I redoubled my efforts and, for the first time, __10__ the meaning of the word “thorough”．But my __11__ did no good and everything __12__ as before.

The last hurdle (障礙) was the final.No matter what __13__ I got, it wouldn't cancel three Cpluses.I might as well kiss the __14__ 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 __15__ myself to a movie.The next day I decided for once I'd have_16__ with a test.

A week later, I was surprised to find I got an A．I hurried into Professor Jayne's office.He __17__ to be expecting me.“If I gave you the As you __18__， you wouldn't continue to work as hard.”

I stared at him, __19__ that his analysis and strategy(策略) were correct.I had worked my head __20__， as I had never done before.

I was speechless 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． B．discuss C．cover D．get

2． B．presented C．exchanged D．obtained

3．d B．worried C．scared D．a(chǎn)nxious

4． B．so C．for D．or

5．ged B．unpleasant C．unfriendly D．unmoved

6．ted B．meant?C．improved D．a(chǎn)ffected

7．led B．reasoned C．bargained D．chatted

8．de B．mind C．plan D．view

9． B．step C．chance D．measure

10．zed B．considered C．a(chǎn)ccepted D．learned

11．on B．confidence C．effort D．method

12． B．went C．worked D．changed

13． B．a(chǎn)nswer C．lesson D．comment

14．rship B．course C．degree D．subject

15． B．favored C．treated D．relaxed

16． B．luck C．problems D．tricks

17．ed B．proved C．pretended D．seemed

18． B．imagined C．expected D．welcomed

19．ering B．guessing?C．supposing D．realizing

20． B．over C．on D．off

答案及解析：

1．A。這里用take a subject/course，take表示“攻讀(某課程)”。我在中學的學習成績都是“全優(yōu)”，我想我可以學比較難的課程，真正學點東西。

2．B。本題用動詞present表示“陳述；呈現(xiàn)(觀點、計劃等)”。我特別喜歡世界文學課的Jayne教授在課堂給我們陳述的那些觀點。

3．A。我對自己的能力很自信，對老師的課也很感興趣，可是考試結果我只得了77分，得了個C＋，這讓我覺得詫異。

4．C。本題選C表示原因，正因為英語是我(學得)最好的科目，所以得了C讓我覺得驚訝，并由此去找教授評理。

5．D。教授只聽我理論，沒有說話。從四個選項的含義看，這里用(he remained)unmoved表示教授聽了我的爭論與辯解卻無動于衷。unmoved表示“沒有被打動”。

6．B。教授不為我所動，沒辦法，我只能更努力地學習。但我也不知道更努力地學習“意味著”什么，因為我的學習一直都很好，學習很順利。

7．B。更努力地學習的結果是第二次考試還是77分，于是我再次去找教授理論。這里用reason與上文的argument呼應，表示作者對自己這么低的考試分數(shù)不服氣，與教授辯論。

8．B。前面說了，第一次找他的時候，他無動于衷，這次還是一樣，他不愿意改變初衷，不愿意改動我的分數(shù)。

9．C。期末考試前還有一次考試，這是我提高考試分數(shù)的又一次“機會”。

10．D。我再次加倍努力學習，并且第一次充分明白了什么叫“徹底”地學習。

11．C?？墒俏宜冻龅倪@一切努力都沒有任何作用。這里用effort指前面提到的我一次次加倍努力學習。

12．B。這里表示一切照舊，但不能用系動詞，因為句中沒有表語，而是用不及物動詞go表示“進展，發(fā)生”。

13．A。無論期末考試結果如何，這都改不了一個事實：我已經(jīng)得了三個77分，三個C＋了。

14．A。學習成績不優(yōu)秀，拿獎學金是沒有指望了。這里不是說和課程、學位告別，而是連續(xù)三個C＋使我拿不到獎學金了。

15．C。本題用treat表示“招待，款待”：期末考試的前夜，我甚至放縱自己去看電影了。

16．A。我開始放棄學業(yè)了，在考試的前一天晚上去看電影，笫二天，我就決心把考試當做好玩的游戲了。

17．D。前面幾次考試我都去找他理論，這次他似乎也早就在期待我的到來了。

18．C。假如前幾次考試我遂你的心愿，每次都給你個A等，你就不會繼續(xù)努力學習了。

19．D。我意識到他的這些分析與學習策略是對的。

20．D。本題用動詞短語work off表示“(通過無禮的方式等)發(fā)泄(怒氣、沮喪之情)”。

Ⅳ.短文改錯

Once there lived a boy was very fond of 1.______

reading. But he was so poor to buy any 2.______

books. So he had to borrow them from a rich man 3.______

lived far away. The boy always tried 4.______

hard to finish read the books and returned 5.______

答案：boy后加 who

so→too

√

lived后加who

read→reading

them to the owner within the giving time. So 6.______

the rich man was ready lend him any of the 7.______

books he wanted them. In this way he read a lot 8.______

and late became a wellknown writer of his time. 9.______

However, the rich man's son who didn't like to study

remained a man with a little knowledge. 10.______

答案：giving→given

lend→to lend

去掉them

late→later

去掉第二個 a?