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　　汕头市金中南校2011-2012学年度第一学期期中考试
　　高三英语
　　（总分135分，考试时间120分钟）
　　I、语言知识及应用
　　第一节：完形填空（共15小题，每小题2分，满分30分）
　　阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从1-15各题所给的四个选项中选出最佳选项。
　　When I entered Berkeley，I hoped to earn a scholarship. Having been a Straight -A student，I believed I could __1__ tough 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, for English was my best subject. I went to Professor Jayne，who listened to my arguments but remained __4__.
　　I decided to try harder，although I didn't know what that means __5__ school had always been easy for me. I read the books more carefully，but got another 77. Again，I __6__ with Professor Jayne. Again，he listened __7__ but wouldn't change his mind.
　　One more test before the final exam, one more __8__ to improve my grade. So I redoubled my efforts and，for the first time，__9__ the meaning of the word "thorough"．But my __10__ did no good and everything went as before.
　　The last hurdle was the final. No matter what grade I got，it wouldn't cancel three C-pluses. I might as well kiss the __11__ 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 __12__ myself to a movie. The next day I decided for once I'd have fun with a test.
　　A week later，I was surprised to find I got an A．I hurried into Professor Jayne's office. He __13__ to be expecting me. "If I gave you the as you expected，you wouldn't continue to work as hard."
　　I stared at him，__14__ that his analysis and strategy were correct. I had worked my head off，as I had never done before.
　　I was __15__ 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
　　1. A. take B. discuss C. cover D. get
　　2. A. sought B. presented C. exchanged D. obtained
　　3. A. shocked B. worried C. scared D. anxious
　　4. A. unchanged B. unpleasant C. unfriendly D. unmoved
　　5. A. when B. because C. if D. though
　　6. A. quarreled B. reasoned C. bargained D. chatted
　　7. A. angrily B. patiently C. surprisedly D. naturally
　　8. A. choice B. step C. chance D. measure
　　9. A. spoke B. requested C. commanded D. learned
　　10. A. ambition B. confidence C. effort D. method
　　11. A. scholarship B. course C. degree D. subject
　　12. A. helped B. favored C. treated D. relaxed
　　13. A. happened B. proved C. pretended D. seemed
　　14. A. remembering B. guessing C. supposing D. realizing