通读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后在各题所给的A,B,C,D四个选项中,选出一个最佳答案。
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 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.

【小题1】
A.takeB.discussC.coverD.get
【小题2】
A.soughtB.presentedC.exchangedD.obtained
【小题3】
A.shockedB.worriedC.scaredD.anxious
【小题4】
A.butB.soC.forD.or
【小题5】
A.unchangedB.unpleasantC.unfriendlyD.unmoved
【小题6】
A.reflectedB.meantC.improved D.affected
【小题7】
A.quarreledB.reasonedC.bargainedD.chatted
【小题8】
A.attitudeB.mindC.plan D.view
【小题9】
A.choiceB.stepC.chance D.measure
【小题10】
A.memorizedB.consideredC.accepted D.1earned
【小题11】
A.ambitionB.confidenceC.effort D.method
【小题12】
A.stayedB.wentC.workedD.changed
【小题13】
A.gradeB.answerC.lesson D.comment
【小题14】
A.scholarshipB.courseC.degreeD.subject
【小题15】
A.helpedB.favoredC.treatedD.relaxed
【小题16】
A.funB.luckC.problems D.tricks
【小题17】
A.happenedB.provedC.pretendedD.seemed
【小题18】
A.valuedB.imaginedC.expected D.welcomed
【小题19】
A.rememberingB.guessingC.supposingD.realizing
【小题20】
A.outB.overC.onD.off

Ever since Jerusha started her college, she began to write letters. Through a series of letters, from freshman to senior in college, she shared her life and study with an unknown gentleman, who never wrote back. Here is the very first letter.

Dear Mr. Kind,
Here I am! I traveled yesterday for four hours in a train. It's a funny experience. I never rode in one before.
College is the biggest, most confusing place — I get lost whenever I leave my room. I will tell you more later when I'm feeling less puzzled. Now I want to write a letter first just to get me familiar to you.
It seems strange to be writing letters to somebody you don't know. It seems strange for me to be writing letters at all — I've never written more than three or four in my life, so please overlook it if they are not a model kind.
Before leaving yesterday morning, Mrs. Lippett and I had a very serious talk. She told me how to behave, especially towards the kind gentleman who is doing so much for me. I must take care to be very respectful.
I have been thinking of you a great deal this summer; having somebody take an interest in me after all these years makes me feel as though I had found a sort of family. It seems as though I belonged to somebody now, and it's a very comfortable feeling. I must say, however, that when I think about you, my imaqination has very little to work upon.
There are just three things that I know:
I .You are tall.
II .You are rich.
III. You hate girl.
I suppose I might call you Dear Mr. Girl-Hater. Only that's rather unpleasant to me. Or Dear Mr. Rich-Man, but that's unpleasant to you, as though money were the only important thing about you. Maybe you won't stay rich all your life; But at least you will stay tall all your life! So I decide to call you Dear Daddy-long-legs. I hope you won't mind. It's just a private pet name — we won't tell Mrs. Lippett.
The ten o'clock bell is going to ring in two minutes. Our day is divided by bells. We eat and sleep and study by bells. There it goes! Lights out. Good night.
You can see how strictly I obey rules due to my training in the John Grier Home.
Yours most respectfully,
Jerusha Abbott
【小题1】Which of the following is NOT the reason for Jerusha to write the letter to Mr.Kind?
A.To get her familiar to him.
B.To present her thankfulness to him.
C.To share her brand-new college life with him.
D.To apologize to him for not writing letters too often.
【小题2】If Mrs. Lippett learned that the writer calls the man she writes to Daddy-long-legs, she would probably        .
A.burst into laughterB.think it acceptable
C.criticize the writerD.inform the man
【小题3】By "when I think about you, my imagination has very little to work upon.", the writer intends to tell us that       .
A.the man she writes to is dull and boring
B.she is not familiar with the one she writes to
C.it is not interesting at all to write to a stranger
D.she lacks imagination when it comes to writing a letter
【小题4】Jerusha was probably         while she worked on the letter.
A.curiousB.light-heartedC.seriousD.skeptical

To son, Cecil,
Just a quick note before I start in earnest. When I wrote this, you were 8, still a little boy. In 2002, I was called to active duty in the Marine Corps in the war on Terrorism (恐怖主义). On the 11th of September 2001 when America was attacked, I knew that I would eventually(最终) have to go and I was filled with a deep sense of sadness. That night as you and Keiko were asleep, I looked at your little faces and couldn’t help but fight the tears. I knew it would be hard for you because I had a similar experience. When I was a little boy aged 6, my dad, your Grandpa Cawley, was sent to Vietnam during the war there. I remember how much I missed him, too. But now unfortunately I have come to realize just how difficult it must have been for Grandpa to be away from his children for a year. Thinking about this, I wanted to put my thoughts and feelings down for you and your sister. I am so sorry that I had to leave for such a long time. There is no place I would rather be than with you and Keiko. You two are the lights of my life. I have known no greater joy than in the few years since you two were born. I hope to have many more years with you. If this doesn’t happen, then know that I love you more than words can express. If for some reason I don’t make it home, I will need you to take care of your little sister and your Mom. You will be the man of the Cawley family. Be good my son and God will watch over you as he has me. I will be waiting impatiently for the time when we can all be together again.
【小题1】The writer of the letter may be ______.

A.an American policeman
B.an American soldier in the battle field
C.a soldier in the Vietnam War
D.a postman working far away from home
【小题2】Keiko is the ______ of the writer.
A.wifeB.sonC.daughterD.sister
【小题3】One of the experiences the writer and his son had in common is that ______.
A.they both experienced the Vietnam War
B.their fathers had to leave them and fight abroad.
C.they used to study in the same school
D.they were both eight when the fathers had to leave them
【小题4】We can infer(推断) that ______.
A.the writer was a devoted son
B.the writer was a brave soldier
C.the writer realized he might die in the battle field
D.the writer’s wife was suffering from a terrible illness.

“Be nice to people.” This sounds like a platitude(老生常谈),but I’ll never forget my father’s words. I was 10, and I had been mean to someone. He said, “There is no point in being mean to anyone at any time. You never know who you’re going to meet later in life. And by the way, you don’t change anything by being mean. Usually you don’t get anywhere.”
“Remember you can do anything you want to do. Don’t let anyone say, ‘You’re not smart enough, it’s too hard, it’s a foolish idea, no one has done that before, girls don’t do that.’ ”My mom gave me that advice in 1973. And it allowed me to never worry what others were saying about my career direction.
“Always do the best job you can do at whatever you’re assigned(分派),even if you think it’s boring.” Jerry Parkinson, my boss at P&G, told me this in 1979. Here I was fresh out of Harvard Business School(HBS), and I was assigned to determine how big the hole in the Ivory shampoo bottle should be: 3/8 of an inch or 1/8 of an inch. I did research, focus groups and I would come home at night wondering how I had gone from HBS to this. But later I realized any job you’re given is an opportunity to prove yourself.
“Don’t be a credit hog. If you’re constantly in the neighborhood of good things, good things will happen to you.” Tom Tierney, who was my boss at Bain in 1981 and is now on the eBay board, told me this. It’s true that you get ahead by praising other people.
Finally, in 1998, I was in New York watching the ticker as eBay went public. My husband is a surgeon(外科医生).I called him and told him the great news. And he said, “That’s nice. But Meg, remember that it’s not brain surgery.”
【小题1】 We can learn that ______ from the passage.

A.“Be nice to people” is the topic that people like
B.it’s not necessary for us all to be too mean at any time
C.I never forget any word that father spoke to me
D.we won’t be successful if we are too mean to others
【小题2】 How many pieces of advice were given by her family?
A.Two.B.Four.C.Three.D.One.
【小题3】This passage was written by _____ order.
A.story developmentB.timeC.working conditionsD.ideas
【小题4】 The author’s husband is more concerned _____ than eBay’s going public.
A.his successB.opportunity to prove himself
C.brain surgeryD.his career
【小题5】 What’s the main idea of the whole passage?
A.Advice in life really made a difference to us.
B.We should be nice to people around us.
C.People can succeed by praising others.
D.Too mean persons will get nothing from life.

When something goes wrong, it can be very satisfying to say. “Well, it’s so-and-so’s fault.” Or “I know I am late, but it’s not my fault; the car broke down.” It is not your fault, but once you form the habit of blaming(责备) somebody or something else for a bad situation, you are a lose. You have no power and could do nothing that helps change the situation. However, you can have great power over what happens to you if you stop focusing on whom to blame and start focusing on how to remedy the situation. This is the winner’s key to success.
Winners are great at overcoming problems. For example if you were late because your car broke down, maybe you need to have your car examined regularly .Or, you might start to carry along with you the useful phone numbers, so you could call for help when in need. For another example, if your colleague causes you problems on the job for lack of responsibility or ability, find ways of dealing with his irresponsibility or inability rather than simply blame the person. Ask to work with a different person, or don’t rely on this person. You should accept that the person is not reliable and find creative ways to work successfully regardless of how your colleague fails to do his job well.
This is what being a winner is all about---creatively using your skills and talents so that you are successful no matter what happens Winners don’t have few problems in their lives; they have just as many difficult situations to face as anybody else. They are just better at seeing those problems as challenges and opportunities to develop their own talents. So, stop focusing on “Whose fault it is”. Once you are confident about power over bad situations, problems are just stepping stones for success.
【小题1】According to the passage, winners__________.

A.deal with problems rather than blame others
B.meet with fewer difficulties in the lives
C.have responsible and able colleagues
D.blame themselves rather than others
【小题2】The underlined word“remedy” in Paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to ________.
A.avoidB.acceptC.improveD.consider
【小题3】When your colleague(同事) brings about a problem, you should _________.
A.find a better way to handle the problems
B.blame him for his lack of responsibility
C.tell him to find the cause of the problem
D.ask a more able colleague for help
【小题4】When problems occur, winners take them as__________.
A.excuses for their failures
B.barriers(障碍) to greater power
C.challenges to their colleagues
D.chances for self-development
【小题5】Which of the following is the best title for the passage?
A.A winner’s SecretB.A Winner’s Problem
C.A Winner’s OpportunityD.A Winner’s Achievement

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