完形填空（共20小题：每小题1.5分，共30分） 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 head. 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
任务型阅读 阅读下面的文章，根据语篇内容，用恰当的词完成题后表格中所缺单词。(每格限填一词) An Event of Imagination The year is 2094. It has been announced that a comet is heading towards the Earth. Most of it will miss our planet, but two pieces will probably hit the southern half of the Earth. On 17 July, a piece four kilometers wide enters the Earth's atmosphere with a massive explosion. About half of the piece is destroyed, but the remaining part hits the South Atlantic at 200 times the speed of sound. The sea boils and a huge hole is made in the seabed. Huge waves are created and spread outwards from the hole. The wall of water, a kilometer high, rushes towards southern Africa at 800 kilometers an hour. Cities on the African coast are totally destroyed and millions of people are drowned. Before the waves reach South America, the second piece of the comet lands in Argentina. Earthquakes and volcanoes are set off in the Andes Mountains. The shock waves move north into California and all around the Pacific Ocean. The cities of Los Angeles, San Francisco and Tokyo are completely destroyed by earthquakes. Millions of people in the southern half of the earth are already dead, but the north won't escape for long. Because of the explosions, the sun is hidden by clouds of dust, and temperature around the world falls to almost zero. Crops are ruined. The sun won't be seen again for many years. Wars break out as countries fight for food. A year later, no more than 10 million remain alive. Could it really happen? In fact, it has already happened more than once in the history of the Earth. The dinosaurs (恐龙) were on the Earth for over 160 million years. Then 65 million ye
