《2025年全优课堂九年级英语下册》

Cloze 3
Run for Class President
Two months ago, when our class election (选举) started, I decided to run for class president. I enjoyed speaking in public and got along well with people, so I felt it easy to win. But I was afraid that people would feel bad for me if I lost.
I was busy preparing in the following week. My plan wasn’t to make promises to do things I couldn’t manage but to show my class why I wanted to be the president. I put up my posters in hall - ways and in the classroom. I also spent three hours writing my speech, saying that I was the one they could turn to whenever they had a problem. Since I was fully prepared, I felt that my chances of winning were strong.
However, when I gave my speech on Election Day, the response (反应) wasn’t what I had pictured. Few people actually listened. When it was my opponent’s (对手的) turn, everyone was screaming his name. His speech was short, but all to the point. By then, I realized I should have made mine shorter and clearer.
It was obvious who would win. For the rest of the day, I felt like it was over. I wanted to just go home and cry, but I made it through.
My prediction was right: I didn’t win.
The next day, people were still talking about the election. I just pretended (假装) not to hear. But later, things got better. People forgot about the election and talked to me just as they did before.
I don’t regret putting time and energy into the election because I’ve learned that things aren’t always going the way I expect. And moments of failure like this build character — since then I’ve learned to face disappointment and grown stronger.
1. A. bored B. afraid C. excited D. hopeful
2. A. compare B. remember C. manage D. repeat
3. A. fully B. quickly C. freshly D. physically
4. A. feared B. faced C. mentioned D. pictured
5. A. insist B. return C. wait D. win
6. A. suggestion B. prediction C. direction D. introduction
7. A. forgot B. wrote C. cared D. discussed
8. A. trust B. pride C. character D. support

答案： 1. B 提示：bored 厌倦的，烦闷的；afraid 害怕的；excited 兴奋的；hopeful 有希望的。结合语境及短文倒数第二段可推知，此处指“我”害怕选举失败后，人们对“我”的感觉会不好，故选 B。
2. C 提示：compare 对比，比较；remember 记住；manage 完成(困难的事)，应付(困难局面)；repeat 重复。结合设空前后的内容可推知，此处指“我”不会承诺“我”不能完成的事，故选 C。
3. A 提示：fully 充分地；quickly 迅速地；freshly 刚刚，新近；physically 身体上。根据“I felt that my chances of winning were strong”可知，“我”感到“我”获胜的可能性很大。由此推知，“我”为这次选举做了充分的准备，故选 A。
4. D 提示：fear 害怕；face 面对；mention 提及；picture 想象，设想。结合第二段“我”的准备以及下文人们对“我”和“我”的对手演讲的不同表现可推知，(台下的)反应并不是“我”曾经想象的那样，故选 D。
5. D 提示：insist 坚持；return 回来，归还；wait 等待；win 赢。结合第三段人们对“我”和“我”的对手演讲的不同表现以及下文中的“I wanted to just go home and cry, but I made it through.”可推知，此处指谁将会赢得选举是很明显的，故选 D。
6. B 提示：suggestion 建议；prediction 预测，预料；direction 方向；introduction 介绍。结合第四段内容以及下文“I didn’t win.”可推知，此处指“我”的预测是正确的，“我”没有赢，故选 B。
7. A 提示：forget 忘记；write 写；care 在意；discuss 讨论。结合下文“... talked to me just as they did before.”可推知，此处指人们已经忘记了选举的事了，故选 A。
8. C 提示：trust 信任；pride 骄傲；character 性格；support 支持。结合下文“... since then I’ve learned to face disappointment and grown stronger.”可推知，此处指像这样的失败时刻塑造了“我”的性格，因为在那之后“我”已经学会坦然面对失败，并且变得更加坚强，故选 C。