第二节 完形填空（共20小题：每小题1.5分，共30分）

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

When I entered Berkeley, I hoped to earn a scholarship. Having been a Straight-A student, I believed I could ___36___ tough subjects and really learn something. One such course was World Literature given by Professor Jayne. I was extremely interested in the ideas he ___37___ in class.

When I took the first exam, I was ___38___ to find a 77, C-plus, on my test paper, ___39___ English was my best subject. I went to Professor Jayne, who listened to my arguments but remained ___40___.

I decided to try harder, although I didn’t know what that ___41___ because school had always been easy for me. I read the books more carefully, but got another 77. Again, I ___42___ with Professor Jayne. Again, he listened patiently but wouldn’t change his ___43___.

One more test before the final exam. One more ___44___ to improve my grade. So I redoubled my efforts and, for the first time, ___45___ the meaning of the word “thorough”. But my ___46___ did no good and everything ___47___ as before.

The last hurdle(障碍) was the final. No matter what ___48___ I got, it wouldn’t cancel three C-pluses. I might as well kiss the ___49___ 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 ___50___ myself to a movie. The next day I decided for once I’d have ___51___with a test.

A week later, I was surprised to find I got an A. I hurried into professor Jayne’s office. He ___52___ to be expecting me. “If I gave you the As you ___53___, you wouldn’t continue to work as hard.”

I stared at him. ___54___ that his analysis and strategy(策略) were correct. I had worked my head ___55___, 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.

36. A. take B. discuss
C. cover D. get

37. A. sought B. presented
C. exchanged D. obtained

38. A. shocked B. worried
C. scared D. anxious

39. A. but B. so
C. for D. or

40. A. unchanged B. unpleasant
C. unfriendly D. unmoved

41. A. reflected B. meant
C. improved D. affected

42. A. quarreled B. reasoned
C. bargained D. chatted

43. A. attitude B. mind
C. plan D. view

44. A. choice B. step
C. chance D. measure

45. A. memorized B. considered
C. accepted D. learned

46. A. ambition B. confidence
C. effort D. method

47. A. stayed B. went
C. worked D. changed

48. A. grade B. answer
C. lesson D. comment

49. A. scholarship B. course
C. degree D. subject

50. A. helped B. favored
C. treated D. relaxed

51. A. fun B. luck
C. problems D. tricks.

52. A. happened B. proved
C. pretended D. seemed

53. A. valued B. imagined
C. expected D. welcomed

54. A. remembering B. guessing
C. supposing D. realizing

55. A. out B. over
C. on D. off