Question

“I can’t believe what I’m hearing!” I thought to myself. Jeff was the last candidate (候选人)for president of Student Council. My best friend Tony came to me and said, “I’m sorry, Mike. I really thought you should be  1 .”

Later that day, I happened to pass Jeff in the dining room. I offered him a   2 “Congratulations” and walked to my usual table. To my surprise, Jeff put his plate beside mine.

“I’m, er…I’m just wondering if you would …consider coming to work on my team,” he said  3 . “You are really smart, and you would be a great manager.”

“I don’t think so,” I replied, feeling unsure.

“Well, if you change your mind, we are meeting tomorrow,” he said before moving to another table.

All that night, I thought about the offer from Jeff. Maybe being a part of the election process(选举过程) would give me a   4  to make important changes at our school. I decided to join them.

My first goal was to   5  an attractive advertisement. Within a few days, we designed a poster with Jeff’s pictures showing him in a number of activities. No one could walk through any hallway  6  passing Jeff’s smiling face.

My next step was to   7  which new activities students would like to have at our school. Many of them wanted a chess club and a volleyball team.

With the information I had collected, Jeff met with the headmaster. The headmaster   8 to add these activities to our school program.

An eighth grader said, “It’ll be like attending a new school with Jeff as president.”

Hearing these words made my heart filled with   9 . I had wanted to become president of Student Council to make a difference. I achieved that and more by working as a member of Jeff’s team. He became the most popular candidate and I was large part of his   10 . The fact that it has made a difference in other people’s lives is the real prize. What a great feeling!

1.                A．heard          B．chosen         C．invited   D．followed

2.                A．polite          B．loud           C．warm D．cheerful

3.                A．proudly         B．quickly         C．nervously D．regretfully

4.                A．suggestion      B．chance         C．message  D．change

5.                A．print           B．invent          C．create    D．send

6.                A．with           B．by             C．through  D．without

7.                A．carry out       B．try out          C．work out  D．find out

8.                A．agreed         B．wanted         C．expected D．asked

9.                A．pride          B．surprise        C．patience  D．hope

10.               A．luck           B．spirit           C．life   D．success

Answer

1.B

2.A

3.C

4.B

5.C

6.D

7.D

8.A

9.A

10.D

【解析】

试题分析：本文讲述了作者本想竞争学生会主席，但是没有成功，后来在帮助别人竞选的过程中学到了更多，收获了更多。

1.A. heard  听见    B. chosen选择   C. invited 邀请    D. followed跟随，句意：你应该被选当主席的，故选B

2.A. polite礼貌的   B. loud 大声的  C. warm温暖的   D. cheerful高兴的 ，句意：我礼貌的给他说：“恭喜你”故选A

3.A. proudly骄傲地  B. quickly快速地    C. nervously紧张地D. regretfully后悔地，句意：他紧张地说我想知道是否你能来我的团队工作，故选 C

4.A. suggestion建议     B. chance机会       C. message 信息    D. change改变，句意：也许参与选举过程会给我的学校生活带来一个机会进行改变，故选 B

5.A. print打印      B. invent发明       C. create创造   D. send发送，句意：我第一个目标是创造出一个广告，故选 C

6.没有人不会从这个门廊经过，他们都会看见Jeff的脸，故选D

7.A. carry out实施      B. try out 试验        C. work out解决     D. find out查明，弄清楚；句意：下一步就是弄清楚学生们喜欢参与什么活动，故选D

8.A. agreed 同意    B. wanted想要       C. expected期望    D. asked问，句意：校长同意将这些活动增加到学校日程中，故选A

9.A. pride自豪  B. surprise惊讶     C. patience耐心     D. hope希望；句意：听到这里，我感到充满了自豪感，故选A

10.A. luck幸运  B. spirit精神   C. life 生活    D. success成功，句意：他成为最受欢迎的候选人，我在他的成功中起到了很重要的作用，故选D

考点：日常生活类记叙文