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More Than I Had Dreamed Of

From the time I was seven, I had a dream of becoming a member of the Students Union．I always   ___36_   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 participate in the elections,   37   I would win．But the reality struck that I hadn't had a chance．I wasn't pretty．Girls across the school hardly knew me．I just did not have what it   38   to win a school election．I was   39  ．

As I cried in my room that evening, I   40   took a deep breath and decided I wouldn't stop dreaming．I decided that I would   41   for elections again in my final year at school—and I would win．

I recognized that my   42   had a lot of things in their favor．What were the   43   that would work in my favor? I had good grades, and I was friendly and helpful．And my biggest  44   was the faith I had．I would not allow my   45   appearance to hold me back from putting my best foot forward．That evening, I   46   my election plans a whole year in advance．

I realized that girls would have to get to know me and recognize that I had the ability to   47___   them．I loved making friends and I liked being helpful,   48   I decided that perhaps I could use these qualities to work to my advantage．In order to learn how to present a great election   49  , I also attended a course on effective public speaking．

The day after the election, when the principal announced I won the second highest number of votes, the students   50  .That joy on the faces of all my friends showed me that my victory was   51   theirs．

Suddenly, I realized that I had   52   much more than I had dreamed of．I had made many new friends and had helped people   53   the way．I had won the   54   and love of my school-mates and they knew me as somebody who would stand by them．I was able to put a smile on their faces and  55___   their day．

36．A．admired               B．remembered         C．praised                D．believed

37．A．praying               B．planning              C．calculating           D．judging

38．A．assessed              B．provided              C．meant                 D．took

39．A．concerned           B．depressed            C．surprised             D．confused

40．A．gradually             B．immediately         C．suddenly             D．impatiently

41．A．pay                     B．stand                   C．speak                  D．wait

42．A．competitors         B．companions         C．enemies               D．schoolmates

43．A．cases                  B．methods              C．examples             D．points

44．A．problem              B．strength               C．worry                 D．dream

45．A．young                 B．personal              C．special                D．plain

46．A．began                  B．discussed            C．announced           D．cancelled

47．A．recommend         B．accompany          C．represent             D．support

48．A．but                     B．and                     C．so                       D．or

49．A．campaign            B．speech                C．ceremony            D．promise

50．A．nodded                B．gathered              C．cheered               D．cried

51．A．only                    B．still                     C．almost                 D．also

52．A．accomplished       B．accumulated        C．devoted               D．developed

53．A．by                      B．to                       C．in                       D．along

54．A．appointment         B．acceptance          C．election               D．reputation

55．A．enrich                 B．bless                   C．brighten              D．Expand

36---40 AADBC  41---45 BAABD  46---50 ACCBC  51---55 DADBC

【答案与解析】文章介绍了作者为了实现能够进入学生会的梦想，并最终赢得了选举，顺利的进入了学生会，实现了儿时的梦想的同时，也收获了很多。。

36.A考查动词辨析。根据“So I dreamed of being a leader”(所以我梦想成为一个领导者），我总是羡慕学校的领导们对我们所有人负责。A.dmired“钦佩、羡慕”符合句意。

37. A考查动词辨析。语境为：祈祷我能赢，但现实的打击使我没有机会。praying“祈祷”，符合作者想赢得选举的心态。planning“计划”，calculating“计算”，judging“判断”，均不符合文意。

38.D考查动词辨析。it是形式主语，真正的主语是后面的动词不定式：to win a school election。这里指的是赢得学校的选举需要什么。take“需要、花费”，符合句意。assess“对进行评估”， provide“提供，给予”， mean“意味，意思”。

39.B。考查形容词辨析。根据上题，作者不知道那什么来赢得选举，所以感到沮丧。B．depressed“沮丧的”，符合作者的心情。concerned“关心的”， surprised“感到惊讶的”，                                  confused“困惑的”，均不能表达作者此时的心情。

40.C考查副词辨析。suddenly突然。句意：我突然做了一个深呼吸并决定不放弃梦想。符合作者鉴定的态度。gradually“渐渐地”，immediately“立即”， impatiently“无奈地”，不能表达作者的态度。

41.B考查动词短语搭配。stand for elections为固定搭配，意为：参选。语境为：我决定在我上学的最后一年重新参选---并将要在选举中胜出。

42.A 考查名词辨析。由语境可知，该空指的是下文提到的我的竞争对手们，也就是 “competitors”(竞争对手）。句意：我意识到我的竞争对手有很多事情战友优势。companions“同伴”， enemies“敌人”，schoolmates“同学”，均不符合。

43.A 考查名词辨析。这里承接上文，意思是：我有优势的事情是什么？ “cases”(情况；实例）代上文提到的“a lot of things”。

44.B考查名词辨析。句意：我最大的长处是我有信念。由上文的“in their favor ，in my favor”可知，这里谈论的是优势，所以选strength，意为“长处”。problem“问题”，worry“担心”， dream“梦想”，均不符合文意。

45.D考查形容词辨析。作者不想让自己普通的的外表阻碍自己将最好的一面展现出来。plain“普通的”。 作者在列举长处时，没有提到自己的相貌。由此可以推知，她的相貌应该不占优势，由此可知答案。

46.A考查动词辨析。分析完优势后，作者开始着手预先制定自己的选举计划。began“开始；着手于”。

47.C考查动词辨析。句意：我意识到女孩们开始了解我，并且认可我有能力代表他们。represent(代表），符合句意。

48.C考查连词辨析。上文所提到的我的优势“loved making friends and I liked being helpful”与下文打算利用自己的优势构成因果关系。所以选so，意思是“因此”。

49.B考查名词辨析。由下文的“public speaking”可知答案。“election speech”(选举演讲）。句意：为了学会在一个大型的演讲中如何表现自己，我还参见了一个高效公共演讲的培训。

50.C考查动词辨析。作者赢得选举，朋友们应该为此欢呼以示高兴。此处应填“cheered”(欢呼）。

51.D考查副词辨析。根据文意，这里表达的意思是：选举的胜利不仅是作者的也是他的支持者们的。also也符合语境。

52.A考查形容词辨析。作者的本意只是在竞选中获胜，但获胜后作者突然意识到，除了实现了自己的梦想外，他还得到了友情、享受了一路走来朋友慢的支持和帮助，所以作者认为自己收获了比目标还要多的东西，所以选accomplish，意为：完成，实现。accumulate 积累；devote献身，develope发展。

53.D考查副词辨析。Along the way一路走来），句意：在竞选的过程中，我交了许多新朋友, 并在前进的道路上帮助别人。

54.B 考查语境化选词。14空前的election是原词复现，这里再次重复参选的结果：赢得了选举。语境为：我已经在选举中获胜，并赢得了同学们的关爱。

55.C考查动词用法。这里指作者通过这次经历，有了更多的自信，可以“能够让自己的朋友快乐起来，让他们的脸上带着微笑，照亮他们的生活。”brighten，意思是：使快乐高兴，复合语境。

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