2019年北京市中考英语试题及参考答案(word解析版)

1、 2019年北京市中考英语试题及参考答案与解析满分60分，考试时间90分钟）知识运用（共14分）一、单项填空（共6分，每小题0.5分）从下面各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择可以填入空白处的最佳选项.TOC o 1-5 h zMr.Wangiscomingtoourschool.Icantwaittosee.()AherBhimCitDthemWeplantedsomeflowersthegardenyesterday.()AonBtoCinDof-Excuseme,isthisT-shirt?-Its88yuan(Ahowmuch4.-Lily,-Yes，Ican()BhowmanyC

2、howlongDhowoldyoufinishtheletterintenminutes？)AmustBshouldCneedDcanTOC o 1-5 h zThiscapisnice,itdoesntlookgoodonme.()AforBsoCbutDorJulietakesgoodcareofthefamilydog.Sheisthanherbrother.()ApatientBmorepatientCmostpatientDthemostpatient7.Samwithhisfriendseveryweekend.()A.skatesB.isskatingC.hasskatedD.w

3、asskating8.-Tom,whatsyourdaddoing?-Hemybike.()A.repairsB.willrepairC.hasrepairedD.isrepairingTOC o 1-5 h zOurschoollifealotsince2017.Wehavemoreactivitiesnow.()AchangesBchangedCwillchangeDhaschangedIfyouwanttovisitthePalaceMuseum,Iticketsforyoutomorrow.()willbookB.bookedC.havebookedD.wasbookingMyadvi

4、ceonhowtosavepaperbymyclasslastMonday.()AacceptsBacceptedCwasacceptedDisaccepted-Didyounoticeinheroffice?-Yes.Shewasgoingoverourwriting.()whatwasMissLindoingB.whatMissLinwasdoingC.whatdoesMissLindoD.whatMissLindoes二、完形填空（共8分，每小题1分）阅读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择最佳选项.RunforClassPresidentTwom

5、onthsago,whenourclasselection（选举）started,Idecidedtorunforclasspresident.Ienjoyedspeakinginpublicandgotalongwellwithpeople，soIfeltiteasytowin.ButIwas13thatpeoplewouldfeelbadformeifIlost.Iwasbusypreparinginthefollowingweek.MyplanwasnttomakepromisestodothingsIcouldnt14buttoshowmyclasswhyIwantedtobepres

6、ident.Iputupmypostersinhallwaysandintheclassroom.Ialsospentthreehourswritingmyspeech，sayingthatIwastheonetheycouldturntowhenevertheyhadaproblem.SinceIwas15prepared，Ifeltthatmychancesofwinningwerestrong.However，whenIgavemyspeechonElectionDay,theresponse（反应）wasntwhatIhad16.Fewpeopleactuallylistened.Wh

7、enitwasmyopponents（对手的）turn，everyonewasscreaminghisname.Hisspeechwasshort，butalltothepoint.Bythen，IrealizedIshouldhavemademineshorterandclearer.Itwasobviouswhowould17.Fortherestoftheday，Ifeltlikeitwasover.Iwantedtojustgohomeandcry，butImadeitthrough.My18wasright：Ididntwin.Thenextday，peoplewerestillta

8、lkingabouttheelection.Ijustpretended（假装）nottohear.Butlater，thingsgotbetter.People19abouttheelectionandtalkedtomejustastheydidbefore.IdontregretputtingtimeandenergyintotheelectionbecauseIvelearnedthatthingsarentalwaysgoingthewayIexpect.Andmomentsoffailurelikethisbuild20-sincethenIvelearnedtofacedisap

9、pointmentandgrownstronger.13.A.boredB.afraidC.excitedD.hopeful14.A.compareB.rememberC.manageD.repeat15.A.fullyB.quicklyC.freshlyD.physically16.A.fearedB.facedC.mentionedD.pictured17.A.insistB.returnC.waitD.win18.A.suggestionB.predictionC.directionD.introduction19.A.forgotB.wroteC.caredD.discussed20.

10、A.trustB.prideC.characterD.support阅读理解（共36分）三、阅读下列短文，根据短文内容，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择最佳选项.（共26分，每小题2分）AExperiencingChinaMike,CanadaIspentthreemonthswithmyhostfamily(接待家庭)inChina.Itwasalifetimeexperience.IwasabletoexperienceChineselivingandculture,frombasicTaiChitoBeijingOpera.Ievenvisitedafamoustradi

11、tionalChinesemedicinehospital.NowIhaveabetterunderstandingofChineseculture.Joanna,AustraliaIstayedwithmyhostfamilyforfivemonths.MyhostmotherisaChineseteacherandsheisreallywarm-hearted.Withherhelp,myChinesehasimprovedalot.AndIhavegotusedtoanewculture.Myfavoritepartoftheexperiencewassharingmyfeelingsi

12、nChinawithher.Bill,AmericaMyhostmotherisawonderfulcook!ShemakesmeallkindsoftraditionalChinesedishes.TheyaretastyandIlikethemverymuch.Justlikeme,myhostparentslovetolearnaboutdifferentcultures.TheyoftenaskmequestionsaboutlifeinAmerica.Cindy,GermanyRecentlyItookpartinaprogramtostudyChinese.Ilivedwithah

13、ostfamilyinChinaforsixmonths.Myhostsisterisareallyhardworkingstudent.ItwasamazingtoseehowshemadeprogressinEnglish.Andacloserelationshiphasdevelopedbetweenus.WhovisitedatraditionalChinesemedicinehospital?()A.Mike.B.Joanna.C.Bill.D.Cindy.HowlongdidJoannastaywithherhostfamilyinChina?()Threemonths.Fourm

14、onths.Fivemonths.Sixmonths.Cindythinksherhostsisteris.()awonderfulcookB.aresponsibledoctorC.awarm-heartedteacherD.ahardworkingstudentBBlueLightningSallylovedcarsmorethananythingelse.Thisspringshethoughtofbuildingago-karttoenterfortheGo-GoRace.Sosheaskedherdadforhelp.Well,hesaid.Howaboutthis：youdosom

15、dhergo-kartBlueAweeklater,SallybroughthernotesanddrawingstoDad.SheLightning.Dadlookedoverherwork,thinking.Well,thatsinteresting,hesaid.Haveatry.JustbuildBlueLightningasyouvedesigned.Overthreeweekendsofhardwork,Sallyturnedherdesignintoareal,workinggo-k

16、artandpainteditlightblue.Dadaskedhertotakeitforatestdrive.Sallyagreed.Aftershedidthat,SallydrovebacktoDad.Well,shesaid.NowIknowwhyyouwantedmetohaveatestdrive.Oh，doyou？hesaidPleaseshareWhenIdrovefast，therewasalotofpushback，shesaidIthinkitsbecauseofthelightningbolt（闪电）shapeVerygood!DadsaidSo，whydidnty

17、outellmeaboutthatprobleminthefirstplace？SallyaskedDadlaughedWheresthefuninthat？Ifyougiveamanafish，helleatforadayButifyouteachamantofish，helleatforalifetimeSallysaid，IseeAnyway，designingishalfthefun!DadsmiledGoodSometimes，learninghappensduringtheprocessWelearnhowtodosomethingrightbydoingitafewtimesfi

18、rstandmakingmistakesalongthewayThatencouragedSallyandsheworkedevenharderWhensheshowedDadhernewgo-kart，henoddedwithprideFinallycametheraceSallywasntworriedaboutwhethershewouldwin-inhermind，shehadalreadywon，bybuildingsomethingbetterthaneverbeforeTOC o 1-5 h zSallythoughtofbuildingago-kartto.（）Apractic

19、edrivingBenterforaraceCplaywithfriendsDdosomeresearchWhatdidSallysdadaskhertodoaftershebuiltthego-kart？（）A.Tohaveatestdrive.B.Totakeagoodrest.C.Togiveitacoolname.D.Topaintitlightblue.Sallysstorymainlytellsusthat.（）AwinningaraceisimportantBfishingbringsusalotoffunC.drivingexperienceisnecessaryD.learn

20、inghappensduringtheprocessCSometimesitseemsthattimeisflying.Perhapsitdoesntneedtofeelthisway.Ourexperienceoftimecanbepossiblychanged.Byunderstandingthepsychological（心理学的）processesbehindourdifferentexperiencesoftime，wemightbeabletoslowdowntimealittle.Onebasiclawofpsychologicaltimeisthattimeseemstoslo

21、wdownwhenwereexposed（接触）tonewenvironmentsandexperiences.Thelawiscausedbytherelationshipbetweenourexperienceoftimeandtheamountofinformationourmindsprocess.Themoreinformationourmindstakein，theslowertimeseemstopass.Itfollows，then，thatwehavedifferentexperiencesoftimeindifferentsituations.Insomesituation

22、s，ourlifeisfullofnewexperiences.Ourmindsprocessalotofinformationandtimeseemstoslowdown.Inothersituations，wehavefewernewexperiencesandtheworldaroundusbecomesmoreandmorefamiliar（熟悉的）.Webecomeinsensitivetoourexperience，whichmeansweprocesslessinformation，andtimeseemstospeedup.Howcanweslowdowntime？Herear

23、etwosuggestions.Firstly，sinceweknowthatfamiliaritymakestimepassfaster，wecanexposeourselvestoasmanynewexperiencesaspossible.Wecangiveourselvesnewchallenges,meetnewpeople,andexposeourmindstonewinformation,hobbiesandskills.Thiswillincreasetheamountofinformationourmindsprocessandexpand（增加）ourexperienceo

24、ftime.Secondly,andperhapsmosteffectively,wecangiveourwholeattentiontoanexperience-towhatweareseeing,feeling,tasting,smellingorhearing.Thismeanslivingthroughoursensesratherthanthroughourthoughts.Forexample,onthewayhome,focusyourattentionoutsideofyourself,insteadofthinkingabouttheproblemsyouhavetodeal

25、with.Lookatthesky,oratthebuildingsyoupass,travelingamongthem.Thisopenattitudetoyourexperienceshelpstakeinmoreinformationandalsohasatime-expandingeffect.Toacertaindegree,wecanunderstandandcontrolourexperienceoftimepassing.Itspossibleforustoslowdowntimebyexpandingourexperienceoftime.Accordingtothewrit

26、er,wecanexpandourexperienceoftimeby.（）A.goingtobedontimeB.travelingtonewplacesC.havingdinnerasusualD.printingthesamematerialsWhatcanwelearnfromthepassage?（）Beingfamiliarwiththeworldaroundhelpsusgetmoreinformation.Understandingpsychologicaltimemakeslifepassmorequickly.Wecantakeinmoreinformationbylivi

27、ngthroughoursenses.D.Weshouldbuildastrongerrelationshipbetweentimeandus29.Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?（）A.SlowDownTimeB.OnlyTimeWillTellC.RaceAgainstTimeD.TimeWillNotComeTwiceDHowMuchCanWeAffordtoForget?In2018,Sciencemagazineaskedsomeyoungscientistswhatschoolsshouldteachstude

28、nts.Mostsaidstudentsshouldspendlesstimememorizingfactsandhavemorespaceforcreativeactivities.AstheInternetgrowsmorepowerful,studentscanaccess（获得）knowledgeeasily.Whyshouldtheyberequiredtocarrysomuchofitaroundintheirheads?Civilizations（文明）developthroughforgettinglifeskillsthatwereoncenecessary.IntheAgr

29、icultural（农业的）Age,afarmercouldaffordtoforgethuntingskills.Whensocietiesindustrialized,theknowledgeoffarmingcouldbesafetoforget.Nowadays,smartmachinesgiveusaccesstomosthumanknowledge.Itseemsthatwenolongerneedtoremembermostthings.Doesitmatter?Researchershaverecognizedseveralproblemsthatmayhappen.Foron

30、e,humanbeingshavebiases（偏见）,andsmartmachinesarelikelytoincreaseourbiases.Manypeoplebelievesmartmachinesarenecessarilycorrectandobjective,butmachinesaretrainedthrougharepeatedtestingandscoringprocess.Intheprocess,humanbeingsstilldecideonthecorrectanswers.Anotherproblemrelatestotheeaseofaccessinginfor

31、mation.Whentherewerenocomputers,effortswererequiredtogetknowledgefromotherpeople,orgotothelibrary.Weknowwhatknowledgeliesinotherbrainsorbooks,andwhatliesinourheads.Buttoday,theInternetgivesustheinformationweneedquickly.Thiscanleadtothemistakenbelief-theknowledgewefoundwaspartofwhatweknewallalong.Ina

32、newcivilizationrichinmachineintelligence,wehaveeasyaccesstosmartmemorynetworkswhereinformationisstored.Butdependencyonanetworksuggestspossibilitiesofbeingharmedeasily.Thecollapseofanyofthenetworksofrelationsourwell-being（健康）dependsupon,suchasfoodandenergy,wouldproduceterribleresults.Withoutfoodweget

33、hungry；withoutenergywefeelcold.AnditisthroughwidespreadlossofmemorythatcivilizationsareatriskoffallingintoadarkageWeforgetoldwaystofreeuptimeandspacefornewskills.Aslongastheolderformsofknowledgearestoredsomewhereinournetworks,andcanbefoundwhenweneedthem,perhapstheyrenotreallyforgotten.Still,astimego

34、eson,wegraduallybutunquestionablybecomestrangerstofuturepeople.Whyaresmartmachineslikelytoincreaseourbiases?（）Becausetheygooffcourseintestingandscoring.Becausewecontrolthetrainingprocessonthem,Becauseweofferthemtoomuchinformation.Becausetheyoverusetheprovidedanswers.Theeaseofaccessinginformationfrom

35、theInternet.（）freesusfrommakingeffortstolearnnewskillspreventscivilizationsfrombeinglostatahighspeedmisleadsusintothinkingwealreadyknewtheknowledgeseparatesthefactswehavefromthoseinthesmartmachinesThewordcollapseinParagraph5probablymeans“（）A.asuddenfailureB.thebasicruleC.adisappointingstartD.thegrad

36、ualdevelopmentWhatisthewritersmainpurposeinwritingthispassage?Toquestionaboutthestandardsofinformationstorage.Todiscussourproblemsofcommunicationwithmachines.C.TostresstheimportanceofimprovingourmemorizingabilityD.Toremindusoftheriskofdependingonmachinestoremember四、阅读短文，根据短文内容回答问题.（共10分，每小题2分）HugeWa

37、vesDestroyingArcticIceFasterthanExpectedIcecoversmuchoftheArcticOcean（北冰洋）.Somepiecesoficearehuge,likemovingislands.Astemperatureshaveincreased,however,someoftheicehasbeguntodisappear.Scientistshavediscoveredhugewaves（海浪）inthearcticwaters.ThewaveswerediscoveredbyaccidentinMay,2010.ScientistAlekseyMa

38、rchenkoandhisstudentssetoutonatrip.Theywantedtostudytheicywaters.OnMay2,theshiptraveledeastandstoppednexttoalargechunkoficearound50milesfromthesmallislandofHopenMarchenkopreparedtoleadhisstudentsoutontotheIceWewerereadytogobutwhenIwentoutIdiscoveredmanycracks(裂缝)around,heremembers.Hedecidedtomovethe

39、shipdeeperintotheicetokeepsafeThefartherintheywent，hethought，thehardertheicewouldbecome.Astheypushedforward,however,theshipexperiencedsmallwaves,andthenbiggerones.Soon,thewavesbrokeuptheicearoundtheshipintothousandsofsmallerpieces.Withinanhour,Marchenkoandhisteamsawawavethatwasabout13feethigh.Theshi

40、psnavigation(航行)systemfinallyrecordedthelargestwaves.Theyweremorethan20feetinheight.Thewavesweresostrongthattheyforcedhugepiecesoficetojumpupanddown,breakingtheiceintosmallerpieceswithinjustonehour.Scientistshadneverimaginedthattheprocesscouldhappensofast.Thewavesintheseareasusedtobesmall.Thespeedan

41、dforceofthehugewavestheremakesitimpossibletoknowinadvancewhentheyarecoming.Thatcouldbedangerousfornavigatorsandlocalcommunitieswhoareunpreparedforhugewavesordependonseaicetoprotectthem.Wildlifelikepolarbearsandwalrusesthatdependonseaicetoliveisalsoindanger.Somescientiststhinkpeoplewillsoonseeevenbig

42、gerwavesintheseicywaters.Aswavesbreakupice,theseaswillbecomemoreopen,andthewaveswillgetevenstronger.Therearestormytimesahead.WhendidMarchenkoandhisstudentsdiscoverhugewavesinthearcticwaters？TOC o 1-5 h zWhydidMarchenkoandhisstudentssetoutonthetrip？()WhatdidMarchenkodecidetodotokeepsafe？()Howhighwere

43、thelargestwavesrecordedbythenavigationsystem？()WhatisParagraph7mainlyabout？()书面表达(共10分)五、文段表达(10分)从下面两个题目中任选一题,根据中文和英文提示,完成一篇不少于50词的文段写作.文中已给出内容不计入总词数.所给提示词语仅供选用.请不要写出你的校名和姓名.题目假如你是李华,你们学校正在开展安全月宣传活动,倡议大家制作关于安全教育的主题海报,你们班交换生Peter给你发邮件询问相关事情.请用英语回复一封邮件，告诉他海报上交的时间，并分享你设计海报的一些想法.提示词语：design，safetyrule，

44、careful，protect，picture提示问题：Whenshouldyouhandintheposter？WhatwouldyouliketosharewithPeteraboutdesigningtheposter？DearPeter，Imgladtoreceiveyouremail.IfthereisanythingmorethatIcanhelpwith,pleaseletmeknow.Yours,LiHua题目自律,即自我约束,是自我提升的一种途径,有助于我们成长,促使我们不断前行.某英文网站正在开展以自律为主题的征文活动.假如你是李华,请用英语写一篇短文投稿,谈谈为了增强自律

45、意识,你做过什么,以及这样做给你带来的好处.提示词语：self-disciplined（自律的），plan,goal,habit,improve提示问题：Whatdidyoudotobeself-disciplined？Whatbenefitshaveyougotfromdoingso？Self-disciplineplaysanimportantroleinourlife参考答案与解析知识运用（共14分）一、单项填空（共6分，每小题0.5分）从下面各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择可以填入空白处的最佳选项.Mr.Wangiscomingtoourschool.Icantwaittose

46、e.（）AherBhimCitDthem【知识考点】人称代词.【思路分析】王先生要来我们学校.我等不及要见他.【解答过程】根据Icantwaittosee可知用宾格作see的宾语，Mr.Wang指男性单数，用him代替,句意：王先生要来我们学校.我等不及要见他.故选：B.【总结归纳】解答此类试题时,务必根据题目的要求,在准确理解句子意思的前提下,结合时态准确作答Weplantedsomeflowersthegardenyesterday.（）A.onB.toC.inD.of【知识考点】方位介词.【思路分析】昨天我们在花园里种了一些花.【解答过程】on在之上、在时候；in在之内；of的、由组成的

47、”；to朝、至I、对于，四者都是介词.on用于具体的时间.由题干昨天我们在花园里种了一些花.可知，空格是在之内”，用in,因此答案应是in.故选：C.【总结归纳】本题考查时间介词的用法，在熟知所供词的含义基础上，根据句意，从而判断出正确答.-Excuseme,isthisT-shirt?Its88yuan.()A.howmuchB.howmanyC.howlongD.howold【知识考点】数量(howmany/howmuch).【思路分析】打扰一下，这件t恤多少钱？-88元.【解答过程】考查数量.A.howmuch提问不可数名词，价格等；B.howmany提问可数名词复数；C.howlong

48、多久，提问时间段；D.howold多大，提问年龄.根据Its88yuan.可知问的是价格，应说这件t恤多少钱？故选：A【总结归纳】仔细分析句子的结构，根据Its88yuan.结合选项作答.-Lily，youfinishtheletterintenminutes?Yes，Ican()AmustBshouldCneedDcan【知识考点】情态动词【思路分析】-莉莉，你能在十分钟内写完这封信吗？-是的，我能【解答过程】根据回答Yes,Ican可知疑问句以can开头，句意：莉莉，你能在十分钟内写完这封信吗？故选：D【总结归纳】情态动词的考查是初中英语考查的重点，平时学习中一定要熟记这些词的基本词义及用

49、法上的不同，注意其用法及在句子中表达语气的不同考试中结合语境选择合适答案Thiscapisnice，itdoesntlookgoodonme.()AforBsoCbutDor【知识考点】连词辨析.【思路分析】这个帽子很好看，但是我戴上不好看.【解答过程】A表示为了，B表示所以，C表示但是，D表示或者、否则.根据题干可知这个帽子很好看，但是我戴上不好看，句子前后是转折关系.故选：C.【总结归纳】本题考查连词辨析，基础题，熟悉所给连词的含义，再根据题干即可作出选择.Julietakesgoodcareofthefamilydog.Sheisthanherbrother.()A.patientB.m

50、orepatientC.mostpatientD.themostpatient【知识考点】形容词的比较级和最高级.【思路分析】朱莉把家里的狗照顾的很好她比她的弟弟更有耐心【解答过程】根据句意：朱莉把家里的狗照顾的很好.她比她的弟弟更有耐心.than是比较级的标志.选项B符合题意.故选：B【总结归纳】熟悉形容词比较级和最高级的用法，结合题意，给出答案.Samwithhisfriendseveryweekend.()A.skatesB.isskatingC.hasskatedD.wasskating【知识考点】实义动词的单数第三人称形式.【思路分析】Sam每个周末都跟他的朋友们滑冰.【解答过程】根

51、据句意:Sam每个周末都跟他的朋友们滑冰.可知时态是一般现在时，主语Sam用动词三单式.故选：A.【总结归纳】熟悉实义动词三单式用法，结合题意，给出答案-Tom，whatsyourdaddoing？-Hemybike.()A.repairsB.willrepairC.hasrepairedD.isrepairing【知识考点】现在进行时.【思路分析】-汤姆，你爸爸在干什么？-他在修自行车.【解答过程】根据问句whatsyourdaddoing?可知答句用现在进行时，be(am,is,are)+现在分词，句意：他在修自行车.故选：D.【总结归纳】解答此类试题时，务必根据题目的要求，在准确理解句子

52、意思的前提下，结合时态准确作答Ourschoollifealotsince2017.Wehavemoreactivitiesnow.()A.changesB.changedC.willchangeD.haschanged【知识考点】现在完成时.【思路分析】自2007年以来，我们的学校生活发生了很大变化.我们现在有更多的活动，【解答过程】根据句意自2007年以来，我们的学校生活发生了很大变化.我们现在有更多的活动和since2017可知，要用现在完成时，其构成为have/hasdone.故选：D.【总结归纳】考查现在完成时，要牢记现在完成时的构成及用法.IfyouwanttovisitthePa

53、laceMuseum，Iticketsforyoutomorrow.()A.willbookB.bookedC.havebookedD.wasbooking【知识考点】主从复合句.【思路分析】如果你想去故宫博物院，我明天就给你订票.【解答过程】根据句意如果你想去故宫博物院，我明天就给你订票和时间状语tomorrow可知，主句要用一般将来时，条件状语从句要用一般现在时代替一般将来时，选项BCD都不符合语法.故选：A.【总结归纳】考查主从复合句，要根据句意或提示词，判断时态，选用合适的引导词.MyadviceonhowtosavepaperbymyclasslastMonday.（）A.accep

54、tsB.acceptedC.wasacceptedD.isaccepted【知识考点】一般过去时的被动语态.【思路分析】我关于如何节约纸张的建议上星期一被我的班级接受了.【解答过程】主语myadvice与动词accept是被动关系，根据lastMonday用一般过去时的被动语态，was/were+过去分词，句意：我关于如何节约纸张的建议上星期一被我的班级接受了.故选：C.【总结归纳】解答此类试题时，务必根据题目的要求，在准确理解句子意思的前提下，结合时态准确作答-Didyounoticeinheroffice?-Yes.Shewasgoingoverourwriting.（）A.whatwas

55、MissLindoingB.whatMissLinwasdoingC.whatdoesMissLindoD.whatMissLindoes【知识考点】宾语从句.【思路分析】-你注意到林小姐在办公室里干什么了吗？-是的.她正在看我们的作品.【解答过程】考查宾语从句.宾语从句中，从句通常用陈述语序，排除AC.从Shewasgoingoverourwriting.判断句子使用过去进行时，构成were/was+Ving.故选：B.【总结归纳】此题考查宾语从句，在熟知宾语从句法的基础上，结合具体题目，仔细分析，便可得出正确答案.二、完形填空（共8分，每小题1分）阅读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从短文后各

56、题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选择最佳选项.RunforClassPresidentTwomonthsago,whenourclasselection（选举）started，Idecidedtorunforclasspresident.Ienjoyedspeakinginpublicandgotalongwellwithpeople，soIfeltiteasytowin.ButIwas13thatpeoplewouldfeelbadformeifIlost.Iwasbusypreparinginthefollowingweek.Myplanwasnttomakepromisestodoth

57、ingsIcouldnt14buttoshowmyclasswhyIwantedtobepresident.Iputupmypostersinhallwaysandintheclassroom.Ialsospentthreehourswritingmyspeech，sayingthatIwastheonetheycouldturntowhenevertheyhadaproblem.SinceIwas15prepared，Ifeltthatmychancesofwinningwerestrong.However，whenIgavemyspeechonElectionDay，theresponse

58、（反应）wasntwhatIhad16.Fewpeopleactuallylistened.Whenitwasmyopponents（对手的）turn,everyonewasscreaminghisnameHisspeechwasshort，butalltothepointBythen，IrealizedIshouldhavemademineshorterandclearerItwasobviouswhowould17.Fortherestoftheday,Ifeltlikeitwasover.Iwantedtojustgohomeandcry，butImadeitthroughMy18was

59、right：Ididntwin.Thenextday,peoplewerestilltalkingabouttheelectionIjustpretended（假装）nottohearButlater,thingsgotbetter.People19abouttheelectionandtalkedtomejustastheydidbefore.IdontregretputtingtimeandenergyintotheelectionbecauseIvelearnedthatthingsarentalwaysgoingthewayIexpect.Andmomentsoffailurelike

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