In a spelling contest (競賽), an 11-year-old girl was asked to spell a certain word. But with her     voice the judges were not sure if she spelled the word with the letter A or E. They talked it over and finally decided to     ask her what she had said. By then, the girl knew she had     the word, but instead of lying, she told the truth that she had said the     letter—so she lost the contest.

As the girl walked off the    , the entire audience stood to their feet, clapping to praise her    . Later, dozens of newspaper reporters wrote about this girl’s honesty.     she lost the contest, she     the biggest contest that day: the contest of her     .

Probably the biggest test of our character is what we should do if we knew we would never get    . This young girl could easily have     and nobody would have known it    herself. However, that’s just it: she would know she did wrong. It’s been said, “If you cheat, you make yourself    .” This young girl was strong and smart enough to value her own character more than the     from a spelling contest. Her     for herself was more important than any respect others might give her for winning a contest. She knew she would have to     with herself and the     she made at that moment would have a long-lasting influence.

It’s so true that the choices you make today make     you are tomorrow. Our children will follow our behavior. So if we want them to     to be honest, we must be honest ourselves. Remember, our kids are     what we do even when we don’t know.

1.A. loud             B. sweet              C. deep           D. soft

2.A. rarely            B. simply             C. occasionally           D. totally

3.A. forgotten   B. mispronounced C. misunderstood       D. misspelled 

4.A. correct     B. wrong             C. different      D. same

5.A. hall                B. building            C. stage         D. classroom

6.A. bravery          B. courage           C. honesty           D. cleverness

7.A. Though           B. Unless             C.If                    D. Since

8.A. defeated       B. broke              C. won           D. achieved 

9.A. character      B. knowledge          C. life                   D. ability

10.A. paid            B. caught           C. welcome        D. injured

11.A. asked           B. lied         C. explained              D. replied

12.A. except for        B. but             C. besides       D. as well as

13.A. cheap         B. expensive            C. priceless              D. brave

14.A. prize          B. gift          C. skill            D. review

15.A. sense          B. pride          C. respect             D. love

16.A. live        B. work           C. study          D. agree

17.A. plan       B. conclusion             C. discovery       D. choice

18.A. which           B. that                 C. what           D. how

19.A. grow up          B. bring up      C. pick up               D. come up

20.A. recording         B. watching        C. correcting     D. accepting

 

【答案】

 

1.D 

2.B 

3.D  

4.B 

5.C   

6.C  

7.A  

8.C 

9.A 

10.B 

11.B 

12.B 

13.A 

14.A 

15.C 

16.A 

17.D 

18.C 

19.A 

20.B 

【解析】

試題分析：本文講述了在一個全國單詞競賽中發(fā)生的一個誠實的小姑娘的故事。她本來有機會糾正自己的錯誤答案，贏得比賽，而她誠實地說出了本來錯誤的答案，輸了比賽，卻贏得了別人的尊重

1.D考查形容詞辨析A大聲的B甜的C 深的D柔軟的 從下文知，她的聲音很輕(soft)，以至于裁判不確定她說的是a還是e。其他選項都不符合語境 。

2.B考查副詞辨析A罕見的B簡單地C偶然地D完全地  句意，他們討論一下最后決定簡單的問她她所說的，根據(jù)提到ask her what she had said，聽不清她所說，故簡單的問問，所以選B項。

3.D考查動詞A忘記B發(fā)錯音C誤解D拼寫錯誤  從上下文可知，到此時，小女孩知道她拼錯了(misspelled)單詞。故選D項。

4.B考查形容詞辨析A正確的B錯誤的C不同的D同樣的。句意 她沒有說謊她說實話，她說錯了字母。根據(jù)下文提到 so she lost the contest ，故得知她說錯了。故選B項

5.C考查名詞辨析及語境理解。由常識可知，小女孩走下了舞臺(stage)。其他選項都不符合語境 故選C項。   

6.C考查名詞辨析及語境理解A勇敢B勇氣C誠實D聰明 從上下文可知，觀眾為小女 孩的誠實(honesty)而鼓掌 故選C項。 

7.A考查連詞辨析及語境理解。根據(jù)上文提到 so she lost the contest 失掉比賽，the entire audience stood to their feet, clapping to praise her courage，贏得贊揚，故雖然失掉比賽，但是記得人們的尊重。

8.C考查動詞辨析及語境理解A打敗B打破C贏得D取得。根據(jù)上文提到，雖然她輸?shù)舯荣悾A得最大的成功。 

9.A 考查名詞辨析及語境理解A性格B知識C生命D能力 由語境可知，但她贏得了(won)最大的比賽，那就是人格(character)的比賽。

10.B考查動詞辨析A支付B抓住C歡迎D受傷 get caught表示“被抓住，被發(fā)現(xiàn)”。這里是說：如果我們知道永遠不會被發(fā)現(xiàn)，我們會怎么做 故選B項

11.B考查動詞辨析A問B說謊C解釋D回答 句意 這個小女孩，很容易說謊，沒有人知道她在說什么，根據(jù)上文提到第一段the judges were not sure if she spelled the word with the letter A or E，評委也沒有聽清楚，所以很容易說謊，故選B項。

12.B考查介詞及語境理解。根據(jù)上文，the judges were not sure if she spelled the word with the letter A or E ，除了她自己沒有人會知道的，故選B項。

13.A考查形容詞辨析A便宜的B貴的C無價的D勇敢的 句意 如果你人作弊，你會讓自己變得很沒有價值， 根據(jù)句意分析她不肯作弊，不想貶低自己的人格。

14.A 考查名詞辨析及語境理解A獎賞B禮物C技巧D復習 。句意 這個小女孩非常聰明看重她的人格而不是比賽的獎品。根據(jù)語境得知選A項。

15.C考查名詞辨析及語境理解句意 自尊比別人所給的尊重更為重要。根據(jù)下句話提到any respect，故得知自我的尊重。所以選C項。 

16.A考查動詞辨析及語境理解 根據(jù)上下方得知，她不肯為獎品而向自己屈服，說出真相，得知她為自己而活。故選A項。

17.D考查名詞辨析A計劃B結(jié)論C發(fā)現(xiàn)D選擇 。句意 她此刻所做的選擇會產(chǎn)生一生的影響，考查固定短語 make a choice,做出選擇，made分詞做后置定語，故選D項。

18.C考查介詞及語境理解 句意 這是如此真實的，以至于我們今天所做的選擇決定明天的我們。What sb be ,你是什么樣的人，故選C項。

19.A考查動詞短語。A長大B撫養(yǎng)C拾起D出現(xiàn)。句意 我們的孩子會仿照我們的行為，因此如果我們想讓他們長大了誠實，我們就必須誠實。根據(jù)語境得出A項。 

20.B 考查動詞辨析A 記錄 B 看 C 改正 D 接受。句意 切記，當我們沒有意識到某些問題的時候，我們的孩子在看著我們的表現(xiàn)。上文提到Our children will follow our behavior，故選B項。

考點  日常生活類短文。

 

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