More Than I Had Dreamed Of

From the time I was seven, I had a dream of becoming a member of the Student 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 take part in the elections（选举）, ___2___I would win. But the reality struck that I hadn’t had a chance. I wasn’t pretty. Girls across the school hardly knew me. I just did not have what it took to ___3___a school election. I was ___4___.

As I cried in my room that evening, I ___5___took a deep breath and decided I wouldn’t stop dreaming. I decided that I would ___6___for elections again in my final year at school—and I would win. 

I recognized that my ___7___had a lot of advantages. What strengths did I have? I had good grades, and I was ___8___and helpful. And my biggest ___9___was the faith（信念）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 for the next year.

I realized that girls would have get to know me and recognize that I had the_12_to

speak for them. I love to making friends and I liked being helpful,__13_ decided that

perhaps I could use these qualities to work to my advantange.In order to learn how to

give an election__14_ ,I also took a course on successful public speaking.

The day after election,when the head teacher 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 success 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.    

1.                A．admired        B．remembered    C．praised   D．believed

 

2.                A．hoping         B．planning        C．guessing  D．judging

 

3.                A．have           B．lose            C．hold D．win

 

4.                A．content        B．upset          C．surprised D．confused

 

5.                A．gradually       B．immediately     C．suddenly D．personally

 

6.                A．pay            B．run            C．speak    D．wait

 

7.                A．competitors     B．teammates      C．coaches  D．schoolmates

 

8.                A．outspoken      B．curious         C．direct    D．friendly

 

9.                A．problem        B．strength        C．worry    D．dream

 

10.               A．young          B．public          C．special    D．ordinary

 

11.               A．began          B．discussed       C．announced     D．changed

 

12.               A．support        B．necessity       C．ability D．permission

 

13.               A．but            B．and            C．so    D．or

 

14.               A．broadcast       B．speech         C．performance   D．promise

 

15.               A．nodded        B．gathered       C．cheered   D．argued

 

16.               A．only           B．still            C．almost    D．also

 

17.               A．achieved       B．controlled      C．devoted   D．developed

 

18.               A．by            B．to             C．in    D．along

 

19.               A．mercy         B．acceptance      C．election   D．fame

 

20.               A．enrich         B．widen          C．brighten   D．enlarge

 

 

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On October 19，1959，the first Special English program was broadcast(广播)on the Voice of America．It was an experiment．The goal was to communicate by radio in clear and simple English with people whose native language was not English．Experts said the goal was admirable，but the method would not work．However，              ．The Special English programs quickly became some of the most popular on VOA．And they still are．

  Forty years later，Special English continues to communicate with people who are not fluent in English．But during the years its role has expanded．It also helps people learn American-English．It succeeds in helping people learn English in a non-traditional way．And it provides listeners, even those who are native English speakers, with information they cannot find elsewhere.

Today，Special English broadcasts around the world seven days a week，five times a day．Each half-hourly broadcast begins with ten minutes of the latest news followed by 20minutes of feature(特写报道)programming．There is a different short feature every weekday about science，development，agriculture，and environment，and on the weekend about news events and American idioms．These programs are followed by in-depth(深入的)15 minutes features about American culture，history，science，medicine，space，important people or short stories．

76. What is the best title of the passage?(Please answer within 10 words．)

                                                                             

77. Which sentence in the passage can be replaced by the following sentence?

(Special English has played a more important part in many areas over the years．)

                                                                             

78. Please fill in the blank in the first paragraph with proper words or phrases to complete the sentence．(Please answer within 10 words．)

                                                                              

79. What do you think about Special English?(Please answer within 30 words．)

                                                                             

                                                                              

                                                                             

80. Translate the underlined sentence in the second paragraph into Chinese．

                                                                              

 

It is a mystery that has puzzled doctors for decades. But experts believe they have now finally solved the tricky question of why winter is notoriously known as the flu season.

According to a new research, the influenza virus coats itself in a protective fatty shield that is tough enough to resist cold temperatures. The butter-like material only melts when it hits the respiratory tract（呼吸道）, leaving the virus free to infect cells-- a process scientists say is like an M&M melting in the mouth.

However, in warmer outdoor temperatures, the protective coating melts before it reaches a person or an animal, killing the bacteria before they can infect someone. Joshua Zimmerberg, from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD), in the US, which led the study, said: “Like an M&M in your mouth, the protective covering melts when it enters the respiratory tract. It's only in this liquid period that the virus is able to enter a cell to infect it.”

In the past, scientists worked on theories that flu is more common in winter because people spend more time inside or the radiation from the sun in summer kills off germs. But no research successfully explained the spread of the disease.

Researchers have already claimed that the report, which is published in the journal Nature Chemical Biology, could lead to new ways to prevent and treat flu. “Now that we understand how the flu virus protects itself so that it can spread from person to person, we can work on ways to prevent it.”

Influenza and other respiratory viruses are spread in small drops broadcast by coughing, sneezing and talking and which can also settle onto surfaces, to be picked up on fingertips.

1. What can be the best title of the passage?

  A. The mystery that has puzzled doctors for decades.    B. New ways to prevent and treat flu.

  C. A discovery of how flu strikes in Winter.            D. Ways found to prevent flu.

2. Which of the following statements is NOT true?

  A. Doctors have been trying hard to discover why flu strikes in winter.

  B. In the past, scientists didn’t know how flu spreads.

  C. It is possible that flu virus will no longer threaten humans in winter.

  D. People get affected by flu because they spend much more time inside in winter.

3. Where should you insert the following paragraph into the passage?

Duane Alexander, the director of NICHD, said: “The study results open new avenues of research for thwarting (使…受挫)winter flu outbreaks.”

  A. Between Paragraphs 1 and 2.     B. Between Paragraphs 3 and 4. 

  C. Between Paragraphs 4 and 5.     D. Between the last two paragraphs.

4.In what process or order does flu occur?

  a. The virus infects cells                 b. The influenza virus was born

  c. The butter-like material melts           d. The virus hits respiratory tract

  e. The virus coats itself in butter-like shield  f. The virus is free

  A. a, c, d, e, b, f .     B. c, f, d, b, e, a.    C. b, e, d, c, f, a.    D. d, b, e, c, f, a.

 

Would you please keep silent? The weather report        and I want to listen.

A．is broadcast                           B．is being broadcast

C．has been broadcast                      D．had been broadcast

 

TV’s Harmfulness

       Yes, but what did we use to do before there was television? How often we hear statements like this! Television hasn’t been with us all that long, but we are already beginning to forget what the world was like without it. Before we admitted the one-eyed monster into our homes,  we never fond it difficult to occupy our spare time. We used to enjoy civilized pleasures. For instance, we used to have hobbies, we used to entertain our friends and be entertained by them, we used to go outside for our amusements to theatres, cinemas, restaurants and sporting events. We even used to read books and listen to music and broadcast talks occasionally. All that belongs to the past. Now all our free time is regulated by the goggle box. We rush home or gulp down our meals to be in time for this or that programme. We have even given up sitting at table and having a leisurely evening meal, exchanging the news of the day. A sandwich and a glass of beer will do – anything, providing it doesn’t interfere with the programme. The monster demands and obtains absolute silence and attention. If any member of the family dares to open his mouth during a programme, he is quickly silenced.

       Whole generations are growing up addicted to the telly（电视）. Food is left uneaten, homework undone and sleep is lost. The telly is a universal pacifier. It is now standard practice for mother to keep the children quiet by putting them in the living-room and turning on the set. It doesn’t matter that the children will watch rubbishy commercials or spectacles of sadism and violence – so long as they are quiet.

       There is a limit to the amount of creative talent available in the world. Every day, television consumes vast quantities of creative work. That is why most of the programmes are so bad: it is impossible to keep pace with the demand and maintain high standards as well. When millions watch the same programmes, the whole world becomes a village, and society is reduced to the conditions which obtain in preliterate communities. We become utterly dependent on the two most primitive media of communication: pictures and the spoken word.

       Television encourages passive enjoyment. We become content with second-hand experiences. It is so easy to sit in our armchairs watching others working. Little by little, television cuts us off from the real world. We get so lazy, we choose to spend a fine day in semi-darkness, glued to our sets, rather than go out into the world itself. Television may be s splendid medium of communication, but it prevents us from communicating with each other. We only become aware how totally irrelevant television is to real living when we spend a holiday by the sea or in the mountains, far away from civilization. In quiet, natural surroundings, we quickly discover how little we miss the hypnotic tyranny of King Telly.

What is the biggest harm of TV?

A It deprives people of communication with the real world.

B People become lazy.

C People become dependent on second-hand experience.

D TV consumes a large part of one’s life.

In what way can people forget TV?

A Far away from civilization.  B To a mountain.  C By the sea.  D In quiet natural surroundings.

What does a mother usually do to keep her children quiet?

A Let them watch the set.       B Put them in the living room.

C Let them watch the rubbish.   D Let them alone.

What does the first sentence in the first paragraph mean?

A We found it difficult to occupy our spare time.      B We become addicted to TV.

C What we used to do is different from now.         D We used to enjoy civilized pleasures.