When I entered Berkeley, I hoped to earn a scholarship. Having been a Straight-A student(优等生), I believed I could 1 tough（=hard） 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 reason with 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(加倍努力) and, for the first time, 10 the meaning of the word "thorough"（彻底的）.But my 11 did no good and everything 12 as before.
The last hurdle（障碍）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.
| 小题1: | | A．take | B．discuss | C．cover | D．get |
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| 小题2: | | A．found | B．presented | C．exchanged | D．obtained |
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| 小题3: | | A．shocked | B．worried | C．scared | D．anxious |
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| 小题5: | | A．unchanged | B．unpleasant | C．unfriendly | D．unmoved |
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| 小题6: | | A．reflected | B．meant | C．improved | D．affected |
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| 小题7: | | A．quarreled | B．reasoned | C．bargained | D．chatted |
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| 小题8: | | A．attitude | B．mind | C．plan | D．view |
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| 小题9: | | A．choice | B．step | C．chance | D．measure |
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| 小题10: | | A．memorized | B．considered | C．accepted | D．learned |
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| 小题11: | | A．ambition | B．confidence | C．effort | D．method |
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| 小题12: | | A．stayed | B．went | C．worked | D．changed |
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| 小题13: | | A．grade | B．answer | C．lesson | D．comment |
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| 小题14: | | A．scholarship | B．course | C．degree | D．subject |
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| 小题15: | | A．helped | B．favored | C．treated | D．relaxed |
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| 小题16: | | A．fun | B．luck | C．problems | D．tricks |
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| 小题17: | | A．happened | B．proved | C．pretended | D．seemed |
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| 小题18: | | A．valued | B．imagined | C．expected | D．welcomed |
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| 小题19: | | A．remembering | B．guessing | C．supposing | D．realizing |
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文章讲述了一个故事，一位老师通过一个方法激励我认真学习。
小题1:动词搭配。参加课程attend some course。
小题2:动词辨析，A发现；B表达，呈现；C交换；D获得；我对于他在课堂上呈现的观点很感兴趣。
小题3:形容词辨析。A震惊的；B担心的；C害怕的；D焦虑的；根据下文我看到我的分数那么低，应该是感到震惊。
小题4:连词辨析。根据上下文可知这句话是起补充说明的作用。
小题5:形容词辨析。A不改变的；B不开心的；C不友好的；D不为所动。由下文可知老师不为所动。
小题6:动词辨析。由上下文可知我不明白含义是什么。
小题7:上下文串联。由上文可知是与老师理论。
小题8:名词辨析。改变主意change one’s mind.
小题9:名词辨析。期末考试来了，又是一次提高成绩的机会。
小题10:动词搭配。根据下文的the meaning可知这里应该使用learn.
小题11:名词辨析。由上文可知我非常努力，考试我的努力没有产生什么影响。
小题12:词义辨析。go进行;由句意可知一切进行的和以前一样。
小题13:名词辨析。A分数；B答案；C课程；D评论；由句意可知无论我得到什么样的分数。
小题14:上下文串联。由文章倒数第二行可知我以为我拿不到奖学金了。
小题15:固定词组。Treat sb to 请某人…
小题16:名词辨析。A快乐；B运气；C问题；D阴谋；根据句意可知我第一次感觉考试有趣。
小题17:词义辨析。由句意可知：他似乎在等我。
小题18:动词辨析。Ａ珍惜；B想象；C期待；D欢迎；句意：如果我像你期待的那样给了你A，你就不会这样认真努力。
小题19:动词辨析。我认识到他的分析和方法是对的。
小题20:固定结构。worked my head off很努力地工作. |
核心考点
试题【When I entered Berkeley, I hoped to earn a scholarship. Having been a Straight-A】；主要考察你对
题材分类等知识点的理解。
[详细]举一反三
I once had a teacher whose husband died of heart attack. About a week after his death, she shared some of her __36___ understanding with students. __37___ the late afternoon sunlight came shinning in and the class was nearly __38___, she moved a few things aside on the edge of her __39___and sat down there.
With a gentle look of reflection(反思) on her face, she paused and said, “Class is over. I would like to 40 with all of you, a thought that is __41___to class, but which I feel is very __42___.”
“Each of us is put here on earth to learn, share, love and give of ourselves. __43___of us knows when this fantastic experience will end. It can be __44___at any moment. Perhaps this is the Power’s way of telling us that we must make the __45___of every single day.”
Her eyes were __46___ to water, but she went on, “So I would like you all to make me a __47___.From now on, on your way to school, or on your way home, find something beautiful to __48___. It could be the __49___of the breeze (微风)slightly rustling the leaves in the trees, or the way the morning light catches one autumn leaf as it __50___gently to the ground.
“Please look for these things, and ___51__them. It is the __52___things that we are put here on earth to enjoy. We must make it important to notice them, for at __53___it can all be taken away.” The class was completely __54___. We all picked up our books and walked out of the room silently. That __55___, I noticed more things on my way home from school than I had that whole semester.
Remember, life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away.
| 小题1: | | A．close | B．deep | C．sad | D．limited |
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| 小题4: | | A．classroom | B．desk | C．computer | D．sofa |
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| 小题5: | | A．share | B．doubt | C．wonder | D．talk |
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| 小题6: | | A．unlikely | B．unfair | C．unnoticed | D．unrelated |
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| 小题7: | | A．funny | B．modern | C．important | D．embarrassing |
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| 小题8: | | A．None | B．All | C．Each | D．Neither |
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| 小题9: | | A．put away | B．thrown away | C．taken away | D．given away |
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| 小题10: | | A．most | B．worst | C．lowest | D．least |
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| 小题11: | | A．stopping | B．beginning | C．continuing | D．ending |
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| 小题12: | | A．promise | B．prediction | C．principle | D．rule |
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| 小题13: | | A．play | B．notice | C．spread | D．smell |
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| 小题14: | | A．voice | B．noise | C．sound | D．scream |
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| 小题15: | | A．knocks | B．pours | C．reaches | D．falls |
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| 小题16: | | A．provide | B．appreciate | C．hide | D．follow |
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| 小题17: | | A．generous | B．great | C．little | D．formal |
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| 小题18: | | A．any time | B．a time | C．no time | D．some time |
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| 小题19: | | A．crowded | B．worried | C．quiet | D．excited |
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| 小题20: | | A．morning | B．night | C．noon | D．Afternoon |
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There once lived a rich businessman who had a lazy son. The businessman wanted his son to realize the value of labour and said: “Today, I want you to go out and earn something, failing which you won’t have your meals tonight.”
He went crying straight to his mother. Her heart melted at her son’s eyes. She gave him a gold coin. When the father asked his son what he had earned, the son presented him the gold coin. The father asked him to throw it into a well.
The next day, he asked his son to earn something. This time he went crying to his sister who gave him a coin. When he showed it to his father he again asked him to throw it in a well. Then the father asked him to earn more money.
This time since there was no one to help him, the son was forced to go to the market. One shopkeeper told him he would pay him two coins if he carried his trunk to his house. He did so and sweated plenty. As he returned home he was asked to do the same. The son almost cried out. He could not imagine throwing his hard-earned money like this. He cried, “My entire body is aching. You are asking me to throw the money into the well.”
At this moment, the businessman told him one feels the pain only when the fruits of hard labour are wasted. On the earlier two occasions he was helped and therefore had no pain in throwing the coins into the well. The son had now realized the value of hard work. He promised never to be lazy and to safely keep the father’s wealth. The father handed over the keys of his shop to the son and promised to guide him through the rest of the life.
小题1:Which of the following is TRUE?| A．At first the son was hard-working and responsible. | | B．The father taught his son a lesson in a good way. | | C．The father didn’t like his son at all. | | D．The businessman was a little lazy. |
小题2:According to the passage, the father wanted his son to realize ______.| A．the importance of helping others | | B．the importance of money | | C．the value of hard labour | | D．the value of money |
小题3:It can be inferred from the passage that ______.| A．the mother was very generous | | B．the sister was very warm-hearted | | C．the father was very strict | | D．the shopkeeper was very cruel |
小题4:According to the last paragraph, we can guess the boy was likely to ______.| A．look for a good job | | B．use up his father’s wealth | | C．become a successful guide | | D．follow his father’s career |
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Like any good mother, when Karen found out that another baby was on the way, she did what she could to help her 3-year-old son, Michael, prepare for a new sister. And day after day, night after night, Michael sang to his sister in Mommy’s tummy(肚子).
Everything was normal for Karen. But she had difficulty giving birth to the baby. Finally, Michael’s little sister was born. But she was in serious condition and was sent to hospital at once. The days went by. The little girl got worse. The doctor told the parents, “There is very little hope. Be prepared for the worst.”
Karen and her husband had fixed up a special room in their home for the new baby—now they planned a funeral. Michael, kept begging his parents to let him see his sister, “I want to sing to her,” he said.
Karen knew if he didn’t see his sister now, he would never see her alive. She led Michael to his sister’s bedside. In the pure-hearted voice of a 3-year-old, Michael sang: “You are my sunshine, my only sunshine; you make me happy when skies are gray…”
Immediately the baby girl responded. Her breath became calm. “Keep on singing, Michael!” ‘You never know, dear, how much I love you. Please don’t take my sunshine away…” Tears ran down Karen’s face.
Funeral plans were cancelled(取消). The next day, the little girl was well enough to go home! The doctors just called it a miracle(奇迹). Karen called it a miracle of God’s love!
小题1:Before his sister’s birth, Michael _____ .| A．often whisper to her | B．often sang songs to her | | C．helped with the housework | D．decorated her room beautifully |
小题2:The new baby was in serious condition because ______ .| A．the doctors were not skillful | | B．she was not taken good care of | | C．her mother Karen was in poor health | | D．Karen had trouble in giving birth to the baby |
小题3:We can know from the text that ____ .| A．singing often has magical power | | B．Michael saved his sister by singing | | C．doctors often use songs to help treat patients | | D．the song Michael sang was made by himself |
小题4:The passage is mainly written to _____ .| A．show sometimes songs can cure disease | | B．introduce a funny way of saving life | | C．show readers that God’s love is powerful | | D．tell people a moving and interesting story |
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In 1982, I was a young marketing person in a company in Mumbai. I had a very senior colleague named Paul, who taught me how to 36 marketing effectively and how to deal with life 37 .
It was one of those 38 days…management, sales calls, planning my travel schedule, booking hotels, arranging appointments and the 39 was endless. By the end of the day, I was not only exhausted but was getting 40 . It was at this time that Paul invited me to his house to have a rest.
We made our way to Paul’s house. Although 41 after a day’s hard work, I was excited to chat with Paul and 42 his rich experience in marketing. As we entered his house 43 the main door, Paul started singing his favourite song, I have a dream. I was in no 44 to listen to his song. I only wanted to hear about how he handled 45 sales calls.
As I leaned over Paul’s shoulder to tell him that, two young girls walked up to Paul and hugged him. They couldn’t walk steadily, and neither could they talk 46 , but their faces were full of 47 and they also sang a song: No mummy’s kisses only daddy’s smiles; nobody wants us, and daddy hugs us tonight.
I was watching what was going on, totally 48 in the beautiful singing, when Paul tapped me on the shoulder and asked me to sit down. 49 to know, I asked Paul who these girls were. To my 50 , Paul told me they were his daughters and they were born as “ 51 children” (mentally disabled). His wife died and he was both Mother and Father to them.
I was moved to tears. In the office, no one knew what Paul was 52 in his personal life. He never looked for 53 from his friends and colleagues. On the contrary, he always helped us at the office. And being head of the Department, he always 54 us to move forward in life.
Paul’s life has been a great 55 to me. If a man can smile through these troubles, nothing can prevent him from achieving success in work or life.
| 小题1: | | A．do | B．reduce | C．learn | D．handle |
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| 小题2: | | A．calmly | B．cheerfully | C．hurriedly | D．quickly |
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| 小题3: | | A．busy | B．happy | C．pleasant | D．worrying |
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| 小题4: | | A．call | B．event | C．list | D．order |
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| 小题5: | | A．disappointed | B．excited | C．refreshed | D．annoyed |
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| 小题6: | | A．worried | B．tired | C．discouraged | D．ashamed |
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| 小题7: | | A．share | B．celebrate | C．collect | D．improve |
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| 小题8: | | A．for | B．into | C．through | D．with |
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| 小题9: | | A．condition | B．mood | C．patience | D．situation |
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| 小题10: | | A．grateful | B．expensive | C．unlucky | D．troublesome |
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| 小题11: | | A．properly | B．freely | C．actively | D．slowly |
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| 小题12: | | A．fear | B．scars | C．smiles | D．tears |
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| 小题13: | | A．caught | B．lost | C．stuck | D．trapped |
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| 小题14: | | A．Curious | B．Keen | C．Strange | D．Stubborn |
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| 小题15: | | A．disappointed | B．joy | C．relief | D．surprise |
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| 小题16: | | A．talented | B．naughty | C．special | D．homeless |
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| 小题17: | | A．coming across | B．going through | C．dealing with | D．putting on |
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| 小题18: | | A．sympathy | B．opinions | C．requirement | D．friendship |
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| 小题19: | | A．allowed | B．trained | C．forced | D．encouraged |
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| 小题20: | | A．confusion | B．challenge | C．inspiration | D．impression |
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Whenever we hear about “the homeless”, most of us think of the Developing world. But the 36 is that homelessness is everywhere. For example, how many of us would expect to see people living on the streets of a 37 country like Germany?
Kurt Muller and his wife Rita have spent eleven years making 38 for the homeless of Berlin, Germany’s capital. They first 39 one long hot summer when most Germans were 40 on holiday. Kurt and his wife stayed at home, made sandwiches, 41 a table in the street and gave food to the homeless.
The Mullers soon realized that food and clothing weren’t 42 . “What these people also need is warmth and 43 ,” says Rita. The Mullers didn’t 44 to give their phone number to the street people and told them to phone anytime. Rita 45 there was somebody at home to answer the phone and their home was always 46 to anyone who couldn’t face another night on the street.
The couple were soon 47 all their time and money, so Kurt visited food and clothing companies to 48 donations. Today, over thirty companies 49 donate food and other goods to the cause and volunteers help to 50 them to the homeless. The public also give clothes and money and a shoe producer 51 new shoes.
Kurt and Rita receive no 52 for their hard work. “ We feel like parents,” says Rita, “and parents shouldn’t 53 money for helping their children. The love we get on the streets is our salary.” Though Rita admits she often gets 54 . She says she will continue with her work because she likes the feeling of having made a 55 in the world.
| 小题1: | | A．result | B．truth | C．reason | D．idea |
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| 小题2: | | A．traditional | B．developing | C．typical | D．wealthy |
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| 小题3: | | A．preparations | B．houses | C．meals | D．suggestions |
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| 小题4: | | A．began | B．met | C．called | D．left |
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| 小题5: | | A．asleep | B．alone | C．across | D．away |
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| 小题6: | | A．brought up | B．set up | C．put aside | D．gave away |
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| 小题7: | | A．enough | B．necessary | C．helpful | D．expensive |
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| 小题8: | | A．fame | B．freedom | C．courage | D．caring |
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| 小题9: | | A．hesitate | B．agree | C．pretend | D．intend |
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| 小题10: | | A．make sense | B．found out | C．make sure | D．worked out |
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| 小题11: | | A．open | B．crowded | C．noisy | D．near |
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| 小题12: | | A．costing | B．wasting | C．taking | D．spending |
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| 小题13: | | A．pay for | B．ask for | C．look into | D．carry out |
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| 小题14: | | A．completely | B．calmly | C．regularly | D．roughly |
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| 小题15: | | A．advertise | B．sell | C．deliver | D．lend |
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| 小题16: | | A．donates | B．produces | C．designs | D．collects |
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| 小题17: | | A．permission | B．payment | C．direction | D．support |
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| 小题18: | | A．borrow | B．raise | C．save | D．expect |
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| 小题19: | | A．surprised | B．excited | C．tired | D．amused |
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| 小题20: | | A．profit | B．difference | C．decision | D．rule |
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