问题补充：
“A” for Attitude
English was always my favorite subject. In my freshman year of high school, I could write a killer composition. In my second year, my teacher me to give spelling tests to the class. I had atime of my junior year. Mrs Alexander me to sit at her desk and take over the class when she had to leave the room. Only my senior English class was , as we had a teacher right out of college who expected work. Every student received a C or D grade the first quarter. But English was still my favorite subject.
I graduated from high school, early and had children. about my English, I often helped my kids with their English homework. And I wrote long articles and beautiful poetry as a columnist for a newspaper. Fifteen years later, I went to college, and because I had been an A student, I remained an A student. I up to my own expectations.
Yesterday, I my high school report cards when I was reading old papers. That bundle of report cards back the old days. I remembered sitting in my advisors office, explaining that I had always be at English, and recommending that I did not deserve a D from that inexperienced teacher of my senior year. The advisor was but unable to change a(an). Reading through my old report cards revealed something else too. I wanted to them or hide them. I was not an A student in high school English! Somehow, I had myself of this, when the grades clearly reflected an average student with an A or B but mostly C” S.
Had I lived up to those grades andmyself according to those letters, I would have never confidently sought my writing career. Had I my early grades instead of myself, I would have allowed my fear of failure to enthusiasm and damage my creativity. Instead, I my younger self as an A English student, except for that undeserved D.
【小题1】A．scolded B．allowedC．orderedD．reminded【小题2】A．badB．complexC．terribleD．wonderful【小题3】A．approvedB．appointedC．expectedD．urged【小题4】A．flexible B．creativeC．disappointingD．controversial【小题5】A．college-levelB．basedC．difficultD．easy【小题6】A．marriedB．workedC．succeeded D．progressed【小题7】A．SadB．Confident C．AnxiousD．Curious【小题8】A．added B．lived C．grew D．went【小题9】A．countedB．rememberedC．approachedD．discovered【小题10】A．broughtB．turnedC．heldD．kept【小题11】A．nervousB．good C．poorD．terrible【小题12】A．impoliteB．impatientC．inexperiencedD．sympathetic【小题13】A．gradeB．figureC．paperD．entry【小题14】A．tearB．fireC．cryD．escape【小题15】A．warnedB．reminded C．informedD．convinced【小题16】A．average B．enthusiastic C．outstandingD．occasional【小题17】A．consideredB．deniedC．reflected D．described【小题18】A．abandonedB．givenC．believed inD．doubted【小题19】A．changeB．riskC．defeat D．reminded【小题20】A．looked B．viewedC．sang D．criticizedB
答案：
(答案→)B
解析：本文讲述了作者的小时候一直英语很好，但是到了高中英语没有以前那么好了，可是作者并没有因为分数而来评判自己的水平，相反，她一直认为自己很优秀，最终还成为了作家。
【小题1】考查动词：A. scolded责备，B. allowed允许，C. ordered命令，D. reminded提醒，从后文Mrs. Alexander看，应该是我的老师允许我给班上进行一个拼写考试，故选B。
【小题2】考查形容词：A. bad坏的，B. complex复杂的，C. terrible可怕的，D. wonderful精彩的，从上文的描写可知作者在低年级过了很好，选D。
【小题3】考查动词： A. approved同意，批准，B. appointed约会，C. expected期待，D. urged强烈要求，句意：亚历山大老师，当她离开教室时指派我坐在她的位置上管理班级，故选B
【小题4】考查形容词：A. flexible灵活的，B. creative有创造力的，C. disappointing令人失望的，D. controversial有争议的，从后文看作者的同学英语成绩都只得了C等或者是D等，所以此处作者应该是对高三的英语分数很失望，故选C。
【小题5】考查形容词：A. college-level大学水平，B. based基础的，C. difficult困难的，D. easy容易的，从上文的：as we had a teacher right out of college可知刚刚大学毕业的老师期望他们有大学的水平，选A。
【小题6】考查动词： A. married结婚，B. worked工作，C. succeeded成功，D. progressed前进，句意：我从大学毕业，很早就结婚了有了孩子，故选A。
【小题7】考查形容词：A. Sad难过，B. Confident自信，C. Anxious焦虑，D. Curious好奇，从下文的：I often helped my kids with their English homework.可知作者对自己的英语很自信，选B。
【小题8】考查动词： A. added 增加，B. lived生活，C. grew增加，D. went去，live up to one’s expectation达到某人的期望值，选B。
【小题9】考查动词： A.counted 计算，B. remembered记得，C. approached接近，D. discovered发现，句意：昨天，我发现了我过去的成绩单，故选D。
【小题10】考查动词： A. brought带来，B. turned 转身，C. held拿，保持，D. kept保存，从后文I remembered sitting in my advisor’s office可知那一成捆的成绩单将我带回到了过去，故选A。
【小题11】考查形容词：A. nervous紧张的，B. good好的，C. poor差的，D. terrible可怕的，从下文的：recommending that I did not deserve a D from that inexperienced teacher of my senior year.可知作者向辅导员说自己一直是擅长英语的，be good at擅长，选B。
【小题12】考查形容词：A. impolite不礼貌的， B. impatient不耐心的，C. inexperienced没有经验的，D. sympathetic有同情心的，从下文的：but unable to change a(an) 48，可知我的辅导员是表示同情的，选D。
【小题13】考查名词：A. grade分数，B. figure 数字，C. paper试卷，D. entry条目，从前面的句子：I did not deserve a “D” from that teacher of my senior year可知我的辅导员是表示同情的，但是不能够改动分数，故选A。
【小题14】考查动词：A. tear撕掉，B. fire解雇，开火，C. cry哭，D. escape逃跑，从上文的：Reading through my old report cards revealed something else too.可知作者想把它们撕掉或藏起来，选A。
【小题15】考查动词：A. warned警告，B. reminded提醒，C. informed通知，D. convinced使…相信，最后我让自己相信，偶尔得AB的学生实际上平均水平是C，convince sb of sth.使某人相信…，选D。
【小题16】考查形容词： A. average 平均的，B. enthusiastic有热情的，C. outstanding杰出的，D. occasional偶然的，句意： 但是分数很明显的表明一个偶然是A或B的学生，他的平均水平往往是C等，故选D。
【小题17】考查动词：A. considered考虑， B. denied否认，C. reflected反应，D. described描述，句意：如果我符合这些成绩或根据这些信否认自己的话，就不会自信的去寻求我的写作生涯，故B正确。
【小题18】考查动词：A. abandoned放弃，B. given 给，C. believed in信任，D. doubted怀疑，.句意：如果我相信我早期的成绩，而没有能相信自己，那么我将会让失败的恐惧来战胜我的热情，毁坏我的创造力，选C。
【小题19】考查动词：A. change改变，B. risk冒险，C. defeat击败，D. reminded提醒，和下文的：damage my creativity.可知是击败自己的热情，选C。
【小题20】考查动词：A. looked看，B. viewed看待，C. sang唱歌，D. criticized批评，相反，我一直认为我自己是A等的学生，故选B。
