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
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一、文章特点：
生活感悟类的文章就是指能给人心灵以启迪，使人从中受到教育的文章。这类文章的体裁可以是记叙文，如生活中一些感人故事或情感故事，有点类似心灵鸡汤一样的短文。有时故事的结尾会有一句“点睛之笔”，点出全文的中心思想，就像《伊索寓言》里的寓言一样。还可能是夹叙夹议的哲理散文或生活随笔。散文随笔通常会阐述一种朴素易懂，耳熟能详的人生道理或宝贵品质。文章的结构和议论文类似，一般是总分总或总分结构。每段首句或尾句为主题句（论点），其它句子围绕主题展开论述（论据），论证方法多种多样，或举例，或引用名言，或正反对照等。
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3、调动自己的背景知识和情感。这类文章不会讲大道理也不会涉及到一些很专业的知识技术领域，而是谈一些小事和简单的道理，所以如果读者能和作者产生感情上的共鸣，读者会更好地把握作者的意图态度，从而提高做题的准确度。因此，考生在平时要做一个有心人，即用心去感悟生活中发生的小事，思考人生的一些基本道理，多阅读一些短小精悍的美文，多写写自己的心情故事和对生活学习的感悟。只有平时多用心，做题时才能调动自己的背景知识和情感。
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