题目内容
From the time I was seven, I had a dream of becoming a member of the Students Union. I always 31 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, 32 I would win. But the reality was that I hadn’t had a chance. I wasn’t beautiful. Girls across the school hardly knew me. I just did not have what it 33 to win a school election. I was 34 .
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 35 for elections again in my final year at school — and I would 36 the election.
I recognized that my 37 had a lot of things in their favor(有利). What were the points that would work in _ 38 _ favor? I had good grades, and I was friendly and helpful. And my biggest 39 was the faith(信念) I had. I would not allow my plain appearance to hold me __40 _ from putting my best foot forward. That evening, I 41 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 42 them. I loved making friends and I liked being helpful, 43 I decided that perhaps I could use these qualities to work to my advantage. In order to learn how to present a great election 44 , 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 45 . That joy on the faces of all my friends showed me that my victory was 46 theirs.
Suddenly, I realized that I had 47 much more than I had dreamed of. I had made many new friends and had helped people along the way. I had won the 48 and love of my school-mates and they 49 me as somebody who would stand by them. I was able to put a smile on their faces and 50 their day.
31. A. admired B. remembered C. praised D. believed
32. A. hoping B. planning C. pretending D. judging
33. A. offered B. provided C. meant D. took
34. A. concerned B. upset C. surprised D. angry
35. A. pay B. speak C. enter D. wait
36. A. beat B. win C. defeat D. earn
37. A. competitors B. classmates C. enemies D. schoolmates
38. A. their B. your C. our D. my
39. A. problem B. strength C. worry D. dream
40. A. in B. up C. out D. back
41. A. began B. discussed C. announced D. challenged
42. A. reconsider B. accompany(陪伴) C. represent(代表) D. support
43. A. but B. and C. so D. or
44. A. capsule B. speech C. meeting D. promise
45. A. nodded B. gathered C. cheered D. cried
46. A. only B. still C. almost D. also
47. A. accomplished B. absorbed C. devoted D. developed
48. A. announcement B. recognition C. conclusion D. arrangement
49. A. regard B. speak C. tell D. say
50. A. enlarge B. wish C. brighten D. experience
31-35 AADBC 36-40 BADBD 41-45ACCBC 46-50DABAC
Growing up in Philadelphia, Lieberman started cooking with his stay-at-home dad when he was seven. His food-loving family had two kitchens, and he quickly learned what was the best way to bake his cakes. Lieberman improved his kitchen skills greatly during a year abroad before college, learning from a cook in Italy and studying local specialties(特色菜) in Germany, Spain, and France.
At Yale, he was known for throwing dinner parties, single-handedly frying and baking while mixing drinks for dozens of friends. Just for fun, he and some friends decided to tape a show named campus cuisine about his cooking. Lieberman was a real college student showing his classmates how to do things like making drinks out of dining-hall fruit. That helped the show become very popular among the students. They would stop Lieberman after classes to ask for his advice on cooking. Tapes of the show were passed around, with which his name went beyond the school and finally to the Food Network.
Food Network producer Flay hopes the young cook will find a place on the network television. He says Lieberman’s charisma is key. “Food TV isn’t about food anymore,” says Flay. “It’s about your personality and finding a way to keep people’s eyeballs on your show.”
But Lieberman isn’t putting all his eggs in one basket. After taping the first season of the new show, Lieberman was back in his own small kitchen preparing sandwiches. An airline company was looking for someone to come up with a tasteful, inexpensive and easy- to-make menu to serve on its flights. Lieberman got the job.
We can learn from the text that Lieberman’s family_______.
| A. have relatives in Europe | B. love cooking at home |
| C. often hold parties | D. own a restaurant |
The Food Network got to know Lieberman_________
| A. at one of his parties | B. from his teachers |
| C. through his taped show | D. on a television program |
What does the word “charisma” underlined in the text refer to?
| A. A natural ability to attract others | B. A way to show one's achievement. |
| C. Lieberman’s after-class interest. | D. Lieberman’s fine cooking skill. |
Why did the airline company give Lieberman the job?
A. He could prepare meals in a small kitchen.
B. He was famous for his shows on Food TV.
C. He was good at using eggs to make sandwiches.
D. He could cook cheap, delicious and simple meals