专题10 2021广东省佛山市高三年级综合能力读后续写 19张-2021年各地名校英语模拟题读后续写.pptx

;第二节 （满分25分） 阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。 In 1951, I was eighteen and heading to Berkeley with only fifty dollars on me. My dream of attending the university was coming true. But I had to support myself to pay for the tuition and rent—my poor parents couldn’t help me, I hoped to earn a scholarship. I worked several part-time jobs and studied hard. I didn’t want to take an easy course. I’d come to the university to learn something and I believed I could excel（擅长）academically and take tough subjects.; I took a course “A Survey of World Literature,” taught by Professor Sears Jayne. Textbooks were too expensive for me to buy. Luckily, we could use paperbacks(平装本) . I was fascinated with the concepts Dr. Jayne presented. To many students, it was just a degree requirement, but to me, it was a feast of exciting ideas. My classmates asked for my help and we formed a study group which I led. When I took the first exam, I was sure I’d done well. However, there in red was my grade, a 7, C-plus. I was shocked. English was my best subject. To add insult to injury, I found that my studymates that I coached had all received Bs. ; I’d never questioned a teacher about a grade before, but I was convinced that my answers deserved a higher grade. I managed to meet Professor Jayne, who listened to my passionate arguments but remained unmoved. I resolved to try harder. I read the paperbacks more carefully, but my efforts yielded another 77. Again, C-plus for me and Bs and As for my friends. Again, I returned to Dr. Jayne and questioned his judgment. Again, he listened patiently, discussed the material with me, but wouldn’t change his mind— the C-plus stood. ; One more test before the final. The book we studied, The Wasteland was too expensive for me. I started copying all 420 pages with an old Royal manual typewriter. I doubled my efforts for this third exam. For the first time. I learned the meaning of the word “thorough”. However, my efforts di