“I can’t believe what I’m hearing! ”I thought to myself. Jeff was the last candidate（候选人）for president of Student Union. I really thought I should be chosen.
Later that day, I happened to pass Jeff in the dining room. I offered a polite “Congratulations” and walked to my usual table. To my , Jeff came to me and put his plate beside mine.
“I’m, er-I’m just wondering if you would consider coming to work on my team, ”he said nervously. “You are really and you would be a great partner.”
“I don’t think so,” I replied, feeling unsure.
“Well, you change your mind, you can tell me tomorrow. ”He said before moving to another table.
All that night, I thought about the from Jeff. Maybe being a part of the election process（选举过程）would give me a chance to make important changes at our school. I decided to Jeff.
of all, I began to create a catchy advertisement. Within a few days, we a poster with Jeff’s showing him in a number of activities. No one could walk through any hallway passing Jeff’s smiling face.
My next step was to what 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 agreed to add we want to our school program.
With my help, Jeff and our ideas were well received at school.
An eighth grader said, “ will be exciting to have Jeff as president.”
these words made my heart filled with pride. I had wanted to become president of Student Union to make a difference. Now I achieved that. Jeff became the most popular candidate and I was a large part of his . The fact that it has made a in other people’s lives is the real prize. What a great feeling!
| 小题2: | | A．surprise | B．luck | C．fun | D．love |
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| 小题3: | | A．tired | B．happy | C．smart | D．busy |
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| 小题4: | | A．if | B．because | C．after | D．while |
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| 小题5: | | A．message | B．present | C．dream | D．offer |
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| 小题6: | | A．refuse | B．leave | C．agree | D．join |
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| 小题7: | | A．first | B．second | C．third | D．Last |
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| 小题8: | | A．sent | B．invented | C．designed | D．bought |
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| 小题9: | | A．for | B．from | C．with | D．without |
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| 小题10: | | A．take out | B．give out | C．work out | D．find out |
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| 小题11: | | A．everywhere | B．somewhere | C．everything | D．nothing |
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| 小题13: | | A．Hearing | B．Seeing | C．Thinking | D．Hoping |
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| 小题14: | | A．exercise | B．class | C．family | D．success |
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| 小题15: | | A．friend | B．difference | C．mistake | D．living |
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小题1:B
小题2:A
小题3:C
小题4:A
小题5:D
小题6:D
小题7:A
小题8:C
小题9:D
小题10:D
小题11:C
小题12:B
小题13:A
小题14:D
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试题分析：这篇短文的大意为：我和Jeff去竞选学生会主席，Jeff成了最后的候选人，并邀请我参加他的团队，帮助他成为学生会主席。我再三思考后答应了Jeff的请求，并和Jeff一起为他的入选做准备，做宣传。最终Jeff成功当选，我也为自己为Jeff成功当选所做的努力感到自豪。
小题1:考查代词及语境的理解。句意：我向他礼貌的说了声“祝贺你”然后走向了我经常去做的桌子。这里的him指的是Jeff。因为他成为了学生会主席的候选人，我向他表示祝贺。故选B。
小题2:考查名词及语境的理解。句意：令我感到惊奇的是，Jeff走到我的桌子边，把他的盘子放在我的旁边。to one’s surprise 令某人惊奇的是，是一个固定短语。luck 运气；fun乐趣，玩笑； love爱。我和Jeff是竞争对手，但Jeff现在主动来找我，让我很惊奇。故选A。
小题3:考查形容词及语境的理解。句意：你真的很聪明，是一个好的伙伴。tired 疲倦的；happy 开心的；smart 聪明的；busy忙的。根据句意Jeff主动邀请我参加他的团队，他认为我很聪明，能够帮到他，故选C。
小题4:考查连词及语境的理解。句意：如果你改变主意了，明天你可以给我打电话。if 如果；because 因为；after 在…之后；while当…时候。根据句意，我拒绝了Jeff的邀请，但是Jeff仍然没有死心，根据句意，选A。
小题5:考查名词及语境的理解。句意：整个晚上，我都在想Jeff的提议。message 消息；present 现在；礼物；dream 梦想；offer 提议。根据上文可知这里Jeff的提议就是让我加入他的团队，帮助他竞选学生会主席。故选D。
小题6:考查动词及语境的理解。句意：或许参加选举活动会给我一个在学校里做出重要改变的机会，所以我觉得加入Jeff的团队。refuse 拒绝；leave 离开；agree 同意；join参加，加入。有下文可知我接受了Jeff的提议，故A不对；agree 表示同意某人时应用agree with sb.这个短语。B意思不符合文意，故选D。
小题7:考查短语及语境的理解。句意：首先，我制作了一个引人注意的广告。first of all 首先；second第二；third 第三；last最后。这是一个固定短语，故选A。
小题8:考查动词及语境的理解。句意：几天的时间内，我们设计了一个海报，里面有Jeff在很多活动中的表演。sent 的原形是send 寄，送；invent 发明；bought 的原形是buy 买；design设计。这是专门为Jeff设计的海报，为了给Jeff做宣传，不可能是发明的或买的，send 也不符合文意，故选C。
小题9:考查介词及语境的理解。句意：经过走廊时，大家都会看到Jeff的笑脸。这里把为Jeff宣传做的海报放在了走廊，这样大家经过走廊时就能看到它。for 为了；对于；from 来自；从；with 和；有；without没有。根据句意可知选D。
小题10:考查动词短语及语境的理解。句意：我的下一步是查明学生们喜欢在学校进行什么样的新活动。take out 取出，外出；give out 分发，精疲力竭；work out 解决，算出，实现；find out查明，发现。根据句意可知选D。这里是我在为Jeff考虑下一步的宣传计划。
小题11:考查代词及语境的理解。句意：校长把我们所想的所有活动都加入到了学校的计划中。everything 在这里指的是我和Jeff所想出来的所有活动。everywhere 到处，处处；somewhere 某个地方；nothing 没什么事。均不符合文意。故选C。
小题12:考查代词及语境的理解。句意：一个八年级的同学说，让Jeff当学生会主席是很令人激动的事。本句中所使用的句型是it would be +adj.+ to do sth.做某事将是…的。it 是形式主语，真正的主语是to have Jeff as president。形式主语必须用it 充当，其他词不可以。故选B。
小题13:考查动词及语境的理解。句意：听到这些话让我的心里充满了自豪。hear 听到；see 看到；think 思考，认为；hope 希望。根据句意可知选A。
小题14:考查名词及语境的理解。句意：Jeff成为了最受欢迎的候选人，我在他的成功中起了很大的作用。success 名词，成功；exercise 锻炼；class 班级，课；family家庭。根据句意Jeff很受同学们的欢迎，他成功了。故选D。
小题15:考查名词及语境的理解。句意：影响别人的生活，是真正的奖赏。make a difference 有影响，有关系。make a friend 交朋友；make a mistake 犯错误；make a living 谋生。根据句意可知选B。 |
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London, May 5, 2003 Emma Richards of Britain has become the first woman and the youngest person to finish the Around Alone, which is a round-the-world sailing race. The journey started in New York last September and went east around South Africa to New Zealand. It crossed the Pacific Ocean and went around South America, ending up yesterday in Rhode Island, the smallest state in America. In the end, the trip covered over 46,000 kilometres. The same sea route was taken in the past by many famous travelers who wanted to learn about the world.
Emma, a 1996 graduate (毕业生) of the University of Glasgow, finished the race at the age of twenty-eight. The race requires competitors to sail alone. Emma said that actually it was very difficult to be all by herself for such a long time even though she’s really into sailing. Her worst moment was when she had to climb the high mast (船桅) in a bad storm to fix some broken parts. She sailed hundreds of kilometres away from land and the wind was blowing very hard. Only her strong willpower kept her going to make it all the way. These days, Emma is happy to be home with her parents and sleep in a bed that stays still.
小题1:The first paragraph is mostly about .| A．the Around Alone race | B．a terrible wind storm | | C．the start of the journey | D．the smallest state in America |
小题2:Which one is NOT true?| A．Emma sailed alone around the world. | | B．Emma made a new route for the sea travel. | | C．Emma is the youngest person to finish the race. | | D．Emma is the first woman to finish Around Alone. |
小题3:The second paragraph mainly tells us about .| A．Emma’s parents | B．how to repair a broken boat | | C．the University of Glasgow | D．Emma’s sailing experience |
小题4:How long did the trip take?| A．About four months. | B．About six months. | | C．About eight months. | D．About twelve months. |
小题5: What is the best way to explain Emma’s success?| A．The other racers had many problems. | | B．Her parents encouraged her to keep on. | | C．She had strong willpower to make it to the end. | | D．She had received a good education in a university. |
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“Fish stories” are stories of the greatest fish that a fisherman has almost caught, but for some reason, the fish always get away. Usually, these stories do not have much truth to them. One of the biggest fish stories in history was about a whale.
In 1891, a ship hunting for whales in the South Atlantic Ocean found a very large whale. While the hunters were trying to kill the whale, it sank two small boats. One man drowned, and another man, James Bartley, was lost in the ocean. However, after the hunters finally killed the whale, they cut open the whale’s stomach and found Mr Bartley inside. He was not dead!
Several weeks later, Mr Bartley seemed to have gotten over his terrible experience. The only thing he could remember was that while he was inside the whale, it was very hot. The liquid (液体) from the whale’s stomach had turned all of his skin snow white. Mr Bartley had to live with the effect from the whale for the rest of his life.
Today, many people have heard about the strange experience of Mr Bartley and do not buy it. Not one real fact has been found to prove that the events ever took place described by the sailors. No scientist or newspaper reporter was ever able to talk to Mr Bartley, and all of the stories told in magazines about Mr Bartley’s experience were explained by other sailors on the boat. Mr Bartley was probably not even a real person at all.
In 1928, after the captain (船长) of the whaling ship had died, one man asked the captain’s wife about Mr Bartley’s story. The wife said that no man who had sailed on her husband’s ship was ever swallowed by a whale.
However, this has not stopped James Bartley’s story from being repeated, and many people today still believe that it is true.
小题1:What made Mr Bartley’s skin white?| A．The ocean water. | B．The whale’s teeth. | | C．The heat inside the whale. | D．The liquid in the whale’s stomach. |
小题2: Who may have talked to Mr Bartley?| A．A scientist. | B．The captain’s wife. | | C．The sailors on the ship. | D．A newspaper reporter. |
小题3:The captain’s wife said that .| A．the story was not true | B．her husband told her the story | | C．the whale was never found | D．Mr Bartley didn’t work for her husband |
小题4:Today, many people have heard about the strange experience of Mr Bartley and do not buy it. Here “buy” means .小题5: In paragraph 4 and paragraph 5 we may know that Mr Bartley .| A．became a writer later | B．died when he was young | | C．told his story to a magazine reporter | D．was not even a real person at all |
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There was once a millionaire(百万富翁).He loved money more anything else in the world. He didn’t know exactly how he had. So he asked a little girl to count(数) his money for him. It the little girl six days to count his money. When she told the millionaire he had forty-two million dollars, he was very glad asked, “How much pay do you want ?”He that she was only a child, he could cheat(骗) her.
The little girl said, “Well, I worked six days, so I think you _ pay me for six days. Give me two pennies for the first day. Each day after that, give me the amount(数量) you gave the day before multiplied (乘)by itself.”
The millionaire thought that in this way he would only had to give her very few dollars. What a _ _ little girl! So he immediately(立刻) asked his lawyer to make a contract (条约). He was afraid that she would change _ ___.
On the first day, the millionaire paid her two pennies, and on the second day, __ pennies. He did what he had planned. And on the sixth day the foolish(愚蠢) millionaire to give the clever little girl all his money.
At last, it was more than he had .Do you know why? If you have in it, you may try to work out this math problem..
| 小题4: | | A．cost | B．spent | C．used | D．took |
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| 小题7: | | A．asked | B．thought | C．told | D．spoke |
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| 小题9: | | A．had to | B．need | C．should | D．must |
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| 小题10: | | A．still | B．just | C．really | D．finally |
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| 小题11: | | A．kind | B．foolish | C．lovely | D．clever |
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| 小题12: | | A．his plan | B．her life | C．his place | D．her mind |
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| 小题15: | | A．interest | B．interested | C．interesting | D．interests |
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When this story happened, they were working around a very large house. Their job was to do the cleaning. It was not a difficult job, but sometimes it was a little dangerous, because they had to walk below where workmen were working. Often these workmen dropped something from the top of the house many meters high to the ground.
One morning Joe was working near the house with a cigarette behind one of his ears. Suddenly somebody on the top shouted, "Look out!" But Joe did not "look out". He looked up. And as he did so, a long knife missed Joe"s head, but it cut off one of his ears. At once he put his hand to one side of his head and cried out, "I"ve lost an ear. Help! Help!"
Jeff ran up to help his friend. "Look for my ear," Joe told him. "It must be on the ground somewhere." Jeff looked everywhere for the missing ear. At last he found an ear on the ground. He picked it up and carried it to Joe. "Here you are," he said, "I"ve found it." Joe looked at it. "No, that"s not my ear." he said, "Mine had a cigarette behind it."
小题1:What were Joe and Jeff?| A．Soldiers. | B．Drivers. | C．Farmers. | D．Cleaners. |
小题2:How did Joe lose his ear?| A．He cut it off by himself. | B．Jeff cut it off with a knife. | | C．A falling knife cut it off. | D．A cigarette burned it up. |
小题3: From the passage, we know Joe was not _______.| A．strong | B．kind | C．foolish | D．clever |
小题4:Which is the most possible title for this passage?| A．A Lost Ear | B．A Busy Cleaner | | C．A Falling Knife | D．A forgetful Man |
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I am my mother’s third child. When I was born, the doctor gently explained to my mother that my left arm was missing, below the elbow(肘). Then he gave her some _________, “Don’t treat her any _________ from the other girls. Demand more.” And she did!
My mother had to work to _________ my family. There were five girls in our family and we all had to help out. Once when I was about seven, I came out of the _________, “Mom, I can’t peel(削……皮) potatoes. I only have one hand.”“You get back to peel those potatoes, and don’t ever use that as a(n) _________for anything again!” Of course I could peel potatoes—with my good hand, while holding them down with my other arm. There was always a way, and Mom knew it. “If you try hard _________,” she said, “you can do anything.” Once in the second grade, our teacher had each of us race across the monkey bars(攀爬架). When it was my turn, I _________ my head. Some kids laughed. I went home crying. After work the next afternoon, Mom took me back to the school playground.“Now, pull up with your right arm,” she advised. She stood by_________ I practiced, and she praised me when I made progress. I’ll never forget the next time I was crossing the bars. The kids were standing there with their mouths open.
It was the way with everything. When I _________ I can’t handle things, I see Mom’s smile again. She had the heart to _________ anything. And she taught me I could, too.
| 小题1: | | A．warning | B．medicine | C．help | D．advice |
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| 小题2: | | A．badly | B．differently | C．well | D．normally |
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| 小题3: | | A．care | B．help | C．support | D．feed |
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| 小题4: | | A．kitchen | B．bedroom | C．house | D．school |
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| 小题5: | | A．idea | B．change | C．excuse | D．tool |
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| 小题6: | | A．enough | B．too | C．again | D．often |
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| 小题7: | | A．hurt | B．nodded | C．shook | D．turned |
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| 小题8: | | A．before | B．as | C．after | D．until |
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| 小题9: | | A．know | B．fear | C．find | D．realize |
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| 小题10: | | A．face | B．teach | C．learn | D．solve |
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