When I entered Berkeley College, I hoped to earn a scholarship. 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 ____ 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 study 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 grades. 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 last hurdle(障碍) was the final. No matter what ____ I got, it wouldn't cancel 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 not to ____ much about the result of the 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 had given you the Apluses you ____， you wouldn't have continued 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.
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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
本文主要讲述了发生在作者和Jayne教授之间的一件事情。
小题1:答案：A 作者一直是全优生，相信自己可以修(take)难的课程，真正学点儿东西。
小题2:答案：B 作者对Jayne教授在课堂上陈述(presented)的观点非常感兴趣。A项表示“寻找”，C项表示“交换”，D项表示“获得”，都不符合语境。
小题3:答案：A 第一次考试作者只得了77分，自然感到震惊(shocked)。
小题4:答案：C 结合空前内容可知，这里作者之所以惊讶是因为(for)英语是作者最好的科目。
小题5:答案：D 作者去找Jayne教授，但是任凭作者如何争辩，他都无动于衷(unmoved)。
小题6:答案：B 作者决定更加努力，虽然作者不知道那意味着(meant)什么，因为学习对作者而言一直非常轻松。
小题7:答案：B 作者更加努力学习后，不曾想成绩依然是77分，于是再次与Jayne教授理论。reason with sb.表示“与某人讲道理”。
小题8:答案：B 教授耐心倾听，但是不肯改变主意，故用mind。
小题9:答案：C 在期末考试前还有一次考试，这是提高成绩的又一次机会(chance)。
小题10:答案：D 作者加倍努力，第一次明白了“thorough”这一词的含义。learn在这里表示“明白，意识到，认识到”。
小题11:答案：C 此处与上一句中的efforts相呼应，表示作者的努力(efforts)没有得到相应的回报。
小题12:答案：B 虽然作者加倍努力，然而成绩不见起色，一切如旧。此处go意为“(事情)进展，进行”。
小题13:答案：A 作者根据自己前几次的考试经历认定，无论自己在期末考试中考出什么样的成绩(grade)，仍然取消不了之前的C＋。9空后的grades也是提示。
小题14:答案：A 第一段第一句提到作者想获得奖学金，可接连几次的考试成绩都不理想，所以作者认为他要和奖学金(scholarship)说拜拜了。
小题15:答案：C 作者不再努力学习，在期末考试的前夜，甚至请自己看了一场电影。treat sb. to...表示“请某人……”。
小题16:答案：A 第二天，作者决定这一次不那么看重考试结果。care much about“很看重”。
小题17:答案：D 根据下文的内容可知，过去的一切都是教授精心安排的，所以他似乎(seemed)在等着作者去找他。
小题18:答案：C 教授解释说，如果他给了作者期望(expected)得到的A＋，作者就不会继续如此努力了。
小题19:答案：D 作者凝视着教授，意识到(realizing)他的分析和策略是正确的。
小题20:答案：D work one's head off表示“不断工作，拼命干活”，此处可理解为“拼命学习”。