Question

“I can't believe what I'm hearing!” I thought to myself. Jeff was the last candidate （候選人） for president of Students’ Union. My best friend Tony came to me and said, “I'm   1 , Mike. I really thought you should be   2 .”

Later that day, I happened to pass Jeff in the dining room. I offered him a polite “  3 ” and walked to my usual table. To my surprise, Jeff put his plate beside mine.
“I'm, er-I'm just wondering  4 you would…consider coming to work on my team,” he said  5 . “You are really smart, and you would be a great manager.”
“I don't think so,” I replied, feeling  6 .
“Well, if you change your mind, we are meeting tomorrow,” he said before moving to  7 table.
All that night, I thought about the offer from Jeff. Maybe being a part of the election process （選舉過程）would give me a chance to make important changes at our school. I  8 to join them.
My first goal was to 9 an attractive advertisement. Within a few days, we designed a
 10 with Jeff's pictures showing him in a number of activities. No one could walk through any hallway without passing Jeff's smiling face.
My next step was to  11  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  12 to add these activities to our school program.
With my help, Jeff and our ideas were well received 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  13 . 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 14 . The fact that it has made a（n）  15 in other people's lives is the real prize. What a great feeling!

小題1:	A．lucky B．happy C．sorry D．angry

小題2:	A．heard B．chosen C．invited D．followed

小題3:	A．Good luck B．congratulations C．see you D．help yourself

小題4:	A．how B．if C．when D．that

小題5:	A．proudly B．quickly C．nervously D．shyly

小題6:	A．unhappy B．uncertain C．unnecessary D．unfair

小題7:	A．other B．the other C．another D．others

小題8:	A．tried B．refused C．failed D．decided

小題9:	A．print B．invent C．create D．copy

小題10:

A．poster B．project C．programme D．perfomance

小題11:

A．make sure B．look up C．work on D．find out

小題12:

A．agreed B．offered C．expected D．managed

小題13:

A．pride B．courage C．kindness D．hope

小題14:

A．dream B．future C．life D．success

小題15:

A．difference B．progress C．mistake D．effort

Answer 1

小題1:C
小題2:B
小題3:B
小題4:B
小題5:C
小題6:B
小題7:C
小題8:D
小題9:C
小題10:A
小題11:D
小題12:A
小題13:A
小題14:D
小題15:A

試題分析：這篇短文作者主要介紹了自己參加學生會主席的選舉失敗后，加入了杰夫的團隊繼續發揮自己作用的故事。從而告訴我們，只有對其他人的生活產生影響才是對自己真正的獎勵。
小題1】聯系上文，杰夫成為學生會主席最后的候選人及下文描述，可知托尼此處是向我表示遺憾的意思，故選C，遺憾的，抱歉的。
小題2:聯系上下文，可知此處指的是杰夫認為我應該當選，故選B，選擇。
小題3:聯系上文描述，可知此處指的是我向他表示禮貌的祝賀，故選B，恭喜，祝賀。
小題4:詞義辨析。A.怎樣；B.是否，如果；C.既然，當……時；D.因為，以至于。結合語境可知此處指的是杰夫想知道我是否愿意加入他們的團隊。故選B。
小題5:副詞辨析。A.驕傲地；B.快速地；C.緊張地；D.害羞地。聯系前文杰夫說話時的態度，可知他有點緊張，故選C。
小題6:形容詞辨析。A.不高興的；B.不確定的；C.多余的，不必要的；D.不公平的。結合語境可知此處指的是我感到不確定。故選B。
小題7:不定代詞不辨析。A.另外的，其它的，other表示“別的”，“另外的”，只能與復數名詞連用。但other前有冠詞the即可與單數名詞連用；B.兩個中的另一個；C.多個中的另一個；D.其他人。結合語境可知此處指的是他移動到另一張桌子上，故選C。
小題8:聯系上下文描述，可知此處指的是我決定加入他們，故選D，決定。
小題9:動詞辨析。A.打印；B.發明；C.創作；D.抄寫，復制。聯系下文，可知此處指的是創作一幅有吸引力的廣告。故選C。
小題10:聯系下文，可知此處指的是我設計了一張帶有杰夫照片的海報，故選A，海報，廣告。
小題11:短語辨析。A.確信，證實；B.向上看，查閱；C.影響，對……起作用；D.找出，查明；聯系下文，可知此處指的是我的下一步是查明我們學校學生們愿意舉行哪種活動。故選D。
小題12:結合語境可知此處指的是校長同意把這些活動加入我們的學校計劃。故選A。
小題13:聯系下文，可知此處指的是我的心里充滿了驕傲。故選A，驕傲，自豪。
小題14:聯系上文，可知此處指的是我是他的成功的一部分，故選D，成功。
小題15:聯系上下文，可知此處指的是事實是，對其他人的生活產生影響才是真正的獎勵。短語make a difference有影響，有關系。故選A，區別，不同。
點評：這篇短文內容比較簡單，理解不難。各小題與上下文聯系比較緊密，答題中一定要注意聯系上下文。答完后多讀幾遍，看看是否符合邏輯，適當修改。個別小題可以當作單獨的詞義辨析題來做，先區分詞義，結合語境選出最能使語句通順的答案。