“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 wandering if you would … consider coming to work on my team,” he said 3 . “You are really smart, and you would he 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.
My next step was to 4 which new activities students would like to have at our school. Many of them wanted a chess club and. a volleyball team.
With tile information I had collected, Jeff met with the headmaster. The headmaster 5 to add these activities to our school program.
With my help, Jeff and our ideas were well 6 at school.
An eighth grader said, “It'll be like attending a new school with Jeff as president.”
Hearing these words made my heart filled with 7 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 a large part of his 8 . The fact that it has made a difference in other people's lives is the real prize. What a great feeling！
1. A. beard 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. carry out B. try out C. work out D. find out
5. A. agreed B. wanted C. expected D. asked
6. A. allowed B. received C. introduced D. required
7. A. pride B. surprise C. patience D. hope
8. A. hick B. spirit C. life D. success
【主旨大意】本文主要讲述了体验幸福的三个秘密。
1. 答案：B．解析：词义辨析，动词联系上下文，上文给出the last candidate(候选人) ，下文对应的动词应该是 be chosen，你应该被“当选”。
2. 答案：A．解析：形容词感情色彩+联系上下文。由本段出现的第一个形容词usual 来判断作者的感情色彩是平淡的，故排除B. loud和D. cheerful选项，由 第二个形容词surprise 来判断，作者与Jeff的关系不是非常亲密所以排除C warm选项，跟Jeff说“祝贺”的时候自然是“礼貌”地说。
3. 答案：C．解析：根据前文的“er-，wondering，would...”，都是紧张的表现，可推断是有点紧张，所以答案选择C nervously。
4. 答案：D．解析：短语辨析，carry out 实施， try out 尝试， work out 解决 find out 找出+事实，真相 ，结合上下文，wanted a chess club and a volleyball team,下文的 collect information，空后是宾语从句：“学生在学校里喜欢玩那些活动”，不是“算出，执行，实验”，而是“找出”得出答案为 D。
5. 答案：A．解析：根据上下文，Jeff带着这些信息去见校长，校长也就“同意”把这些活动加上了。
6. 答案：B．解析：receive 在此表示的是接纳并不是我们熟悉的收到，所以此题为难题。
7. 答案：A．解析：我和Jeff的工作得到了他人的认可，心中感到自豪和满足，故答案选择A。
8. 答案：D．解析：此题考查句意分析能力。前文说他成了最受欢迎的候选人，接着有连词and，也就意味着要填的空即是He became the most popular candidate，这样看来，是Jeff的成功，所以选success。
发表于 2016-8-4 09:07:12
