English was always my favorite subject. In my freshman year of high school, I could write a killer composition. In my second year, my 36 allowed me to give spelling tests to the class. I had wonderful 37 of my junior year. Mrs. Alexander 38 me to sit at her desk and take over the class when she had to leave the room. Only my senior English class was 39 , as we had a teacher right out of college who expected college-level work. Every student received a “C” or “D” grade the first quarter. 40 English was still my subject. I graduated from high school, 41 early and had children. Confident about my English, I often helped my kids with their English homework. And I 42 long articles and beautiful poetry as a columnist for a newspaper. Fifteen years later, I went to college, and because I had been an "A" student, I remained an ‘‘A” student. I 43 up to my own expectations. Yesterday, I 44 my high school report cards when I was reading old papers. That bundle of report cards 45 back the old days. I remembered sitting in my advisor's office，explaining that I had always excelled at English, and 46 that I did not deserve a “D” from that 47 teacher of my senior year. The advisor was sympathetic but unable to change a (an) 48 Reading 49 my old report cards revealed something else too. I wanted to tore them or hide them. I was not an ‘‘A” student in high school English！Somehow, I had 50 myself of this，when the grades clearly reflected an 51 student with an occasional “ A ” or ‘‘ B” but mostly “C” s. Had I lived up to those grades and 52 myself according to those letters，I would have never confidently sought my writing 53 . Had I believed in my early grades instead of myself，I would have allowed my fear of 54 to defeat my enthusiasm and damage my creativity. 55 ，I viewed my younger self as an “A” English student, except for that undeserved “D”.
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小题1:D
小题2:D
小题3:B
小题4:C
小题5:B
小题6:A
小题7:A
小题8:B
小题9:D
小题10:A
小题11:C
小题12:C
小题13:A
小题14:B
小题15:D
小题16:A
小题17:B
小题18:C
小题19:D
小题20:C
题目分析：本文讲述了作者的小时候一直英语很好，到时到了高中英语没有以前那么好了，可是作者并没有因为分数而来评判自己的水平，相反，她一直认为自己很优秀，最终还成为了作家。
小题1:考查名词：A. monitor 班长，B. headmaster校长，C. classmate同学，D. teacher老师，从后文Mrs. Alexander看，应该是我的老师允许我给班上进行一个拼写考试，故选D。
小题2:考查名词：A. impressions印象， B. thoughts想法 C. inspirations 激励，D. memories记忆 句意：那一年我有一些非常好的记忆，故选D。
小题3:考查动词：. A. approved同意，批准，B. appointed约会，C. expected期待，D. urged强烈要求，句意：亚历山大老师，当她离开教室时指派我坐在她的位置上管理班级，故选B
小题4:考查形容词：A. flexible灵活的，B. creative有创造力的，C. disappointing令人失望的，D. controversial有争议的，从后文看作者的同学英语成绩都只得了C等或者是D等，所以此处作者应该是对高三的英语分数很失望，故选C。
小题5:考查连词：A. So因此，B. But但是，C. And并且，D. Or或者，句意：但是英语仍然是我最喜欢的科目，故选B
小题6:考查动词：A. married结婚，B. worked工作，C. succeeded成功，D. progressed前进，句意：我从大学毕业，很早就结婚了有了孩子，故选A
小题7:考查动词：A. wrote写，B. edited编辑，C. read读，D. copied复制，句意：并且我也为报纸写了很长的文章和诗，故选A
小题8:考查动词：A. added 增加，B. lived生活，C. grew增加，D. went去，live up to one’s expectation达到某人的期望值，选B。
小题9:A. counted 计算 B. remembered记得，C. approached接近，D. discovered发现，句意：昨天，我发现了我过去的成绩单，故选D
小题10:考查动词：A. brought带来，B. turned 转身，C. held拿，保持，D. kept保存，从后文I remembered sitting in my advisor’s office可知那一成捆的成绩单将我带回到了过去，故选A
小题11:. 考查动词：A. reporting报告，B. guaranteeing保证，C. complaining抱怨，D. recommending推荐，句意：我解释我是非常擅长英语的，，选C。
小题12:考查形容词：A. impolite不礼貌的，B. impatient 不耐心的，C. inexperienced没有经验的，D. independent不独立的，抱怨自己不应只从这个经验不丰富的老师这里得了个D等，选C。
小题13:考查名词：A. grade分数，B. figure 数字，C. paper试卷，D. entry条目，从前面的句子：I did not deserve a “D” from that 47 teacher of my senior year可知我的辅导员是表示同情的，但是不能够该动分数，故选A
小题14:考查短语：A. read out读出，B. read through 通读，其他两个选项没有和read搭配的词组，
前文讲到了成绩报告单，所以此处也应该是通读成绩报告单也有其他的好处。故选B
小题15:考查动词：A. warned警告，B. reminded提醒C. informed通知，D. convinced使某人相信，convince oneself of sth使某人相信某事，选D。
小题16:考查形容词：A. average 平均的，B. enthusiastic有热情的，C. outstanding杰出的，D. awkward荒唐的，句意： 但是分数很明显的表明一个偶而是A或B的学生，他的平均水平往往是C等，故选A。
小题17:考查动词：A. considered 考虑，B. defined定义，C. reflected反应，D. described描述，句意：如果我承认这些分数，根据这些分数来定义我自己的话，故选B
小题18:考查名词：A. goal目标，B. dream梦想，C. career 职业，生涯，D. enterprise企业，句意：我就不会去寻求我的写作生涯，故选C
小题19:考查动词：A. change改变，B. risk冒险， C. stress压力，D. failure失败，.句意：如果我相信我早期的成绩，而没有能相信自己，那么我将会让失败的恐惧来战胜我的热情，毁坏我的创造力，故选D
小题20:考查副词：A. Otherwise否则，B.Besides除此之外，C. Instead相反，代替 D. Still仍然；句意：相反，我相信我自己是A等的学生，故选C