Question

From the time I was seven, I had a dream of becoming a member of the Students Union. I always    my school leaders for taking responsibility for all of us. So I dreamed of being a leader.

  Years flew by, and soon I was able to take part in the elections(选举),    I would win. But the reality proved that I hadn't had a chance. I wasn't pretty. Girls in the school hardly knew me. I just did not have what it      to win a school election. I was    .

  As I cried in my room that evening, I suddenly took a deep breath and decided I wouldn't stop dreaming. I decided that I would    for elections again in my final year at school—and I would    the election.

  I recognized that my    had a lot of things in their favor. What were in    favor? I had good grades, and I was friendly and helpful. And my biggest    was the faith I had. I would not allow my plain appearance to hold me    from my heading forward. That evening, I    my election plans a whole year ahead of time.

  I realized that girls would have to get to know me and recognize that I had the ability to    them. I loved making friends and I liked being helpful,    I decided that perhaps I could use these qualities to win. In order to learn how to give a great election    , I also attended a course on effective public speaking.

  The day after the election, when the headmaster announced I won the second highest number of votes, the students    . That joy on the faces of all my friends showed me that my victory was    theirs.

  Suddenly, I realized that I had    much more than I had dreamed of. I had made many new friends and had helped people along the way. I had won the    and love of my schoolmates and they    me as somebody who would stand by them. I was able to put a smile on their faces and    their day.

1.A. admiredB. remembered       C. praisedD. believed

2.A. hopingB. planning       C. pretending    D. judging

3.A. offeredB. providedC. meant    D. took

4.A. concernedB. upset         C. surprisedD. angry

5.A. payB. speakC. enter    D. wait

6.A. beat        B. win  C. defeat  D. earn

7.A. competitorsB. classmates    C. enemiesD. schoolmates

8.A. their B. your     C. our D. my

9.A. problemB. strengthC. worry    D. dream

10.A. inB. upC. outD. back

11.A. began    B. discussedC. announced D. challenged

12.A. consider    B. accompany        C. represent D. support

13.A. butB. andC. so D. or

14.A. research    B. speechC. meeting D. promise

15.A. noddedB. gatheredC. cheered D. cried

16.A. onlyB. stillC. almost     D. also

17.A. achievedB. avoidedC. devoted D. developed

18.A. announcement  B. recognition    C. communicationD. excitement

19.A. consider  B. speak        C. tell  D. say

20.A. enlarge    B. wishC. brighten D. experience

Answer

1.A

2.A

3.D

4.B

5.C

6.B

7.A

8.D

9.B

10.D

11.A

12.C

13.C

14.B

15.C

16.D

17.A

18.B

19.A

20.C

【解析】

试题分析：文章主要讲的是竞选学校干部的故事。作者第一次竞选没有成功，但他并没有泄气。相反，他下定决心再次参加竞选并提前一年开始做准备，作者分析了竞争者的优势和自己的优势，努力练习演讲并取得了女生的支持。最终，作者在选举中获胜，这让作者认识到，选举获胜带给他许多意想不到的东西，他得到了学校同学的认可和信任。

1.I had a dream of becoming a member of the Students Union.”可知，作者很钦佩校领导，A钦佩，赞赏；B记得，纪念；C表扬；D相信。故选。

2.But the reality proved that I hadn't had a chance.”可知，作者的愿望没有实现，A希望；B计划；C假装；D判断。故选A。

3.I just did not have what it to win a school election.我没有赢得选举所需要的东西，It takes sth to do sth else做某事花费....../以......为代价，A主动提出；B提供；C意味着，打算；D拿走，采取，花费。故选D。

4.

5.I decided that I would for elections again in my final year at school作者决定在最后一年再次参加选举，A支付；B说；C进入，参加；D等待。enter for参加，故选C。

6.and I would the election.作者相信这次会获胜，A打败；B获胜；C防御，辩护；D挣得，赢得。win后加比赛、竞赛、选举等，故选B。

7.I recognized that my had a lot of things in their favor.作者发现竞争者有许多有利条件，A竞争者；B同学；C敌人；D校友。故选A。

8.I recognized that my had a lot of things in their favor.”可知，这里，作者反问自己的优势有哪些，A他们的；B你们的；C我们的；D我的。故选D。

9.And my biggest was the faith I had.作者最大的优势就是信心，A问题；B力量，优势；C担心；D梦想。故选B。

10. I would not allow my plain appearance to hold me from my heading forward.作者不会让平凡的外貌阻挡前行的路，A在.....里；B向上；C出来；D返回。hold sb back from阻挡某人......，故选D。

11.I my election plans a whole year ahead of time作者提前一年开始准备选举计划，A开始；B讨论；C宣布；D挑战。故选A。

12.I realized that girls would have to get to know me and recognize that I had the ability to them.作者认识到应该让女生了解自己，并且自己有代表她们的能力，A考虑，认为；B陪伴；C代表；D支持。故选C。

13.I loved making friends and I liked being helpful, I decided that perhaps I could use these qualities to win.前后两句是因果关系，A但是；B和；C因此；D或者，否则。故选C。

14.I also attended a course on effective public speaking”可知，作者在准备选举演讲，A研究；B演讲；C会议；D承诺。故选B。

15.I won the second highest number of votes, the students .听到作者票数第二，同学们欢呼起来，A点头；B聚会；C欢呼；D喊叫，哭泣。故选C。

16.That joy on the faces of all my friends showed me that my victory was theirs.同学们脸上的欢乐表明，作者的胜利也属于他们，A只有；B然而；C几乎，差不多；D也。故选D。

17.I realized that I had much more than I had dreamed of.作者意识到自己获得的比梦想的要多的多，A获得；B避免；C贡献；D发展。故选A。

18.I had won the and love of my schoolmates作者赢得了学校同学的承认和爱，A宣布；B承认；C交流；D兴奋。故选B。

19.they me as somebody who would stand by them学生们都把作者当作值得信赖的人，A考虑，认为；B说，演讲；C告诉；D说话。consider sb as把某人当作......，故选A。

20.I was able to put a smile on their faces and their day.作者能够给同学们带去欢笑，点亮他们的生活。A扩大，放大，详述；B希望；C(使)发亮，(使)快乐；D经历。故选C。

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