高考英语 增值增分特训17.doc

2014高考英语增值增分特训17 (一)from the time i was seven, i had a dream of becoming a member of the students union.i always _1_ 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, _2_ i would win.but the reality struck that i hadnt had a chance.i wasnt pretty.girls across the school hardly knew me.i just did not have what it _3_ to win a school election.i was _4_.as i cried in my room that evening, i _5_ took a deep breath and decided i wouldnt stop dreaming.i decided that i would _6_ for elections again in my final year at schooland i would win.i realized that my _7_ had a lot of things in their favor.what were the _8_ that would work in my favor? i had good grades, and i was friendly and helpful.and my biggest _9_ was the faith i had.i would not allow my _10_ appearance to hold me back from putting my best foot forward.that evening, i _11_ 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 _12_ them.i loved making friends and i liked being helpful, _13_ i decided that perhaps i could use these qualities to work to my advantage.in order to learn how to present a great election _14_， 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 _15_.that joy on the faces of all my friends showed me that my victory was _16_ theirs.suddenly, i realized that i had _17_ much more than i had dreamed of.i had made many new friends and had helped people _18_ the way.i had won the _19_ and love of my schoolmates and they knew me as somebody who would stand by them.i was able to put a smile on their faces and _20_ their day.1a.admired brememberedcpraised dbelieved2a.praying bplanningccalculating djudging3a.assessed bprovidedcmeant dtook4a.concerned bdepressedcsurprised dconfused5a.gradually bimmediatelycsuddenly dimpatiently6a.pay bstand cspeak dwait7a.competitors bcompanionscenemies dschoolmates8a.cases bmethodscexamples dpoints9a.problem bstrengthcworry ddream10a.young bpersonalcspecial dplain11a.began bdiscussedcannounced dcancelled 12a.recommend baccompanycrepresent dsupport13a.but bandcso dor14a.campaign bspeechcceremony dpromise15a.nodded bgatheredccheered dcried16a.only bstill calmost dalso17a.accomplished baccumulatedcdevoted ddeveloped18a.by btocin dalong19a.appointment bacceptancecelection dreputation20a.enrich bblesscbrighten dexpand(二)cindy green had a serious telephone problem.the brandnew $100 million ribrock plaza hotel opened nearby and had _1_ almost the same telephone number as cindys.from the moment the hotel opened, cindy was_2_ by calls not for her.since she had the same phone number for years, she felt that she should_3_ the hotel management to change its number._4_， the management refused.the phone company was not_5_， either.it argued that a number was a number, and the fact that a customer was getting someone elses_6_ twentyfour hours a day didnt make it _7_.after her request fell on deaf ears, cindy decided to take_8_into her own hands.at 9 oclock the phone rang.someone from memphis was calling the hotel and_9_a room for the following tuesday.cindy said, “no_10_.how many nights？”a few hours later a secretary called and said that she wanted a suite (套房)_11_two bedrooms for a week.cindy replied that the presidential suite was_12_ for $600 a night.the secretary said that she would_13_it.the next day was a_14_one for cindy.in the morning, she booked a car producers conference for memorial day weekend.her biggest_15_came in the afternoona mother called to book the ballroom for her daughters wedding in june.cindy hesitated for a while, but still_16_the woman that it would be no problem.within a few months, the ribrock plaza hotel was a disaster area.people kept_17_ for weddings, reunions (聚会) and parties, and were all_18_that there were no such events.soon after, she read in a_19_that the hotel might go bankrupt (破产)her phone rang, and a manager from marriott said, “were prepared to_20_you $2 million for the hotel.” cindy replied, “ill take it, but only if you change the telephone number.”1a.required bacquired cconfirmed ddialed2a.bothered bembarrassed cdisappointed dfrightened 3a.expect bforce cencourage dpersuade4a.interestingly bamazingly cnaturally dcuriously5a.blamed bpatientcinvolved dhelpful6a.answers bcalls cmessages dnumbers7a.changeable bguiltycresponsible dshameful8a.matters bdeals cevents drequests9a.sought for basked for cpaid for dwaited for10a.way bwonder cproblem ddoubt11a.plus binstead of cnext to dwith12a.comfortable breasonablecavailable daffordable 13a.order breservecpurchase dregister14a.lucky bnew cdifficult dbusy15a.challeng