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

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36—55各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。

Our area was just a few miles from the largest wildfire in Colorado’s history. We were on “evacuation alert (疏散警报)”. If we got the  36  to evacuate, we would have to leave immediately.

We  37 suitcases with some clothes and set them by the door. We didn’t 38  these things were valuable, but time was. We moved the computers, with which I wrote for newspapers and made a  39 . We took family pictures off the  40  and packed them in boxes. w_w w. k#s5_u.c o*m

Then we took a hard look at all that  41 . There was a lamp that belonged to my great grandmother. It was a  42  to my family. And there was the piano my wife Bev  43  to play when she was a little girl. Not of great  44  in itself, but another family connection.

The thought of  45  something passed down from our families saddened me deeply, 46  I’d never been much attached to things. It’s about what they  47  －family and love. They each had a(n)  48  to tell, and some of them spoke in the  49  of our parents and grandparents. w_w w. k#s5_u.c o*m

The fire  50  reached our home. We were lucky. And though I felt grateful that all was 51 , I also realized just how fortunate I had been  52  . I saw just how rich my life had been. Someone  53  said, “There are people so poor that the only thing they have is money.” And now I  54 . I was indeed rich. I was rich in family, rich in memories, rich in everything that really  55 .

I wonder if there is any other kind of wealth worth seeking.

A．answer        B．call       C．chance          D．task

A．sold           B．bought    C．searched         D．packed w

A．worry   B．care        C．think       D．doubt

A．mark    B．living      C．sign        D．plan

A．walls    B．ceilings  C．windows        D．albums

A．left      B．burnt      C．remained        D．unmoved

A．present        B．connection     C．symbol          D．treasure

A．learned       B．agreed   C．forgot     D．refused

A．quality        B．taste        C．value      D．sense

A．knocking out      B．picking out     C．giving away    D．leaving behind w 5 m

A．but     B．unless     C．even though          D．or

A．contained         B．included   C．represented   D．gathered

A．idea         B．lie          C．right       D．story

A．sounds    B．voices   C．speeds   D．feelings

A．never        B．once       C．seldom          D．finally

A．returned   B．spared     C．stopped         D．found

A．in another way         B．in return         C．at last      D．at most

A．curiously  B．accidentally          C．wisely     D．coldly

A．promised          B．knew      C．announced     D．thanked w

A．affects       B．desires    C．helps       D．counts

第二节 完形填空 （共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并从答题卡上将该选项涂黑。

It was a cool October evening. Excitement and family members __36___ the hall. I was only a 7-year-old girl, but I was the center of __37___. Finally, after weeks of preparation, I would __38_ all my hard work in a dance of performance. Everything would be __39___ —so I thought. I waited backstage all __40__ in my black tights with a golden belt. In a loud and clear voice, the master of ceremonies  __41__ that my class was next.

My dance class was doing a routine on wooden boxes two feet by two feet, facing the  __42___. All I had to do in the next move was put one foot on the box next to mine and keep my other foot on my box. I really was an  __43__ move. I was concentrating so much  __44___ the huge smile on my face and holding my head up that I did not look  __45__ I was going. I missed my partner’s box altogether and __46__. There I was standing on the stage floor when my classmates were on top of their boxes. I could hear giggles(咯咯笑) coming from the audience, and I felt the ___47___ rush to my face. I remembered my dance teacher had told us, “If you make a mistake, keep smiling so the audience will not ___48___.” I did my best to follow her ___49___ as I continued with the routine.

When the curtain dropped, so did my __50___ for the evening. I ___51___ bitterly, tasting the salt from the tears that streamed down my face. I ran backstage, but no one could __52__ me down.

 Recently I realized I had been a __53__ that night. I was ___54___, but I fought the urge to run off the stage. __55___, I finished the routine with a smile on my face. Now when friends and family laugh about the time I slipped during a dance performance, I can laugh too.

36. A. filled       B. visited      C. attended     D. decorated[来源:]

37. A. pressure    B. impression   C. debate       D. attention

38. A. take over    B. show off     C. look after    D. give up

39. A. reasonable   B. suitable      C. obvious     D. perfect

40. A. dressed up   B. folded up     C. covered up   D. mixed up

41. A. suggested    B. explained    C. announced    D. predicted

42. A. music       B. audience     C. curtain       D. stage

43. A. easy        B. active        C. adventurous   D. extra

44. A. containing   B. hiding       C. sharing       D. keeping

45. A. why        B. whether      C. where        D. what

46. A. wandered    B. slipped      C. waved        D. skipped

47. A. blood       B. pleasure      C. pride        D. tear

48. A. leave       B. cheer         C. believe      D. notice

49. A. gesture      B. example      C. advice      D. plan

50. A. doubts       B. hopes        C. voice       D. patience

51. A. argued       B. shouted       C. begged      D. sobbed

52. A. turn          B. calm        C. let          D. put

53. A. star         B. pioneer       C. loser         D. fool

54. A. satisfied     B. moved        C. embarrassed    D. confused

55. A. However     B. Instead        C. In total       D. in return

Lang Lang is a world-class young pianist who grew up in Shenyang. He went to a piano school in Beijing when he was just eight. “You need __21__,” his father said. “But if you don’t work hard, no fortune will come.”

What made him sad was __22__ his piano teacher in Beijing didn’t like him. “You have no talent. You will never be a pianist.” As a nine-year-old boy, Lang Lang was badly __23__. He decided that he didn’t want to be a pianist any more. For the next two weeks, he didn’t touch the piano. Wisely, his father didn’t push, but waited.

Luckily, the day came when his teacher asked him to play some holiday songs. He didn’t want to, but as he placed his fingers on the piano keys, he __24__ that he could show others that he had talent __25__. That day he told his father what he had been waiting to hear—that he wanted to study with a new teacher. From that point on, everything turned around.

He started __26__ competitions. In the 1994 International Young Pianists Competition, when it was __27__ that Lang Lang had won, he was too excited to hold back his tears. Soon __28__ was clear that he couldn’t stay in China forever—he had to play on the world’s big stages. In 1997 Lang Lang moved again, this time to Philadelphia, USA. There he spent two years practicing, and by 1999 he had worked hard enough for fortune to take over. After his __29__ performance at Chicago’s Ravinia Festival, gigs in Lincoln Centre and Carnegie Hall started __30__ in, Lang Lang finally worked to reach the place where fortune spots him, and lets him shine.

21. A. exercise                         B. fortune                     C. knowledge                D. wealth

22. A. whether                            B. why                         C. when                       D. that

23. A. hurt                           B. weakened                 C. ruined                      D. frightened

24. A. seemed                      B. admitted                   C. noticed                     D. realized

25. A. in all                         B. above all                  C. after all                    D. at all

26. A. receiving                   B. accepting                  C. winning                   D. beating

27. A. told                           B. mentioned                C. announced                D. recognized

28. A. this                           B. it                             C. that                          D. what

29. A. successful                  B. cheerful                   C. respectful                 D. meaningful

30. A. pulling                      B. breaking                   C. falling                      D. pouring

Until 1954 it was thought that no man could run one mile in less than four minutes.  As years 36  ,the record came closer and closer to four minutes and Roger Bannister, a young English    37   ,began to believe be might   38  this almost magic barrier.

It was a cold afternoon on May 6th, 1954 , when Bannister knew be had a   39  chance.  Bannister had been   40  hard and was very fit, but the weather conditions were a real  41  to him.  Describing the   42   later, Bannister said,“On the way to the track the wind blew strongly.  As I  43  for the start I glanced at the flag.  It moved  44  now.  This was the moment when I made my decision. ”

“The gun fired.  My legs  45  to meet no resistance, as if I was  46  forward by some unknown force.  The noise from the faithful  47  gave me greater strength.  I felt the  48  of a lifetimes had come. ”

“I was driven on by a   49  of fear and pride.  My body had long since used up all its energy   50  it went on running just the same.  This was the critical moment when my legs were strong enough to carry me over the last few yards as they  51  could have done in previous years.  When I leapt at（冲向）the    52  tape, I fell, almost    53  .

“I knew I had done it, even before I  54  the time.  The announcement came.  ‘Result of the one mile…Time, three minutes…’the test was  55 in the noise of excitement. ”

36. A. passed along       B. passed down    C. went by            D. went over

37. A. coach                        B. athlete              C. captain             D. judge

38. A. defeat                       B. move               C. beat                 D. break

39. A. real                          B. lucky               C. serious             D. false

40. A. competing          B. training            C. fighting            D. attending

41. A. eagerness           B. pleasure            C. relief                D. worry

42. A. accident             B. event                C. issue                D. topic

43. A. did up                       B. made up           C. put up              D. lined up

44. A. safely                       B. heavily             C. thinly               D. gently

45. A. seemed              B. used                        C. happened              D. had

46. A. dragged             B. drawn              C. pulled             D. pushed

47. A. mass                 B. residents           C. crowd             D. team

48. A. moment                    B. period              C. while              D. date

49. A. concentration      B. collection                C. combination      D. classification

50. A. so                     B. but                     C. or                       D. as

51. A. never                B. ever                C. even                 D. still

52. A. starting             B. lasting             C. finishing           D. running

53. A. unconcerned       B. unconscious      C. unknown                 D. unnoticed

54. A. offered                     B. told                  C. announced        D. beard

55. A. stuck                 B. involved           C. lost                  D. spread