Question

完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

In a national spelling contest in America, an 11-year-old girl was asked to spell a certain word. But with her    voice the judges were not sure whether she spelled the word with the letter A or E. They talked it over and    decided to simply ask her what she had said. By now, 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 applaud her    . Later, dozens of newspaper reporters wrote about this 11-year-old girl’s honesty, even when it     her the contest. But the fact is that she     the biggest contest that day: the contest of her    .

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

It’s so true that the choices you make today        what you are tomorrow. Our children will 38 our behavior much more than our advice. So if we want them to       to be honest, we must show them the way by being honest ourselves. Remember, our kids are        what we do and how we live even when we don’t think they see or know.

1.A. high     B. sweet      C. tough      D. soft

2.A. finally  B. kindly     C. secretly D. totally

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

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

5.A. stage     B. studio          C. test      D. classroom

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

7.A. cancelled   B. cost       C. offered         D. wasted

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

9.A. reputation   B. knowledge    C. 1ife         D. character

10.A. paid     B. awarded      C. caught     D. reported

11.A. escaped   B. 1ied       C. changed    D. answered

12.A. accept   B. fight       C. cheat      D. insist

13.A. conscience   B. feeling  C. diligence   D. modesty

14.A. contest    B. champion  C. judge        D. expert

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

16.A. plan    B. conclusionC. discovery   D. choice

17.A. make    B. change    C. keep       D. create

18.A. give    B. take       C. follow    D. set

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

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

Answer

1.D

2.A

3.C

4.B

5.A

6.B

7.B

8.C

9.D

10.C

11.B

12.C

13.A

14.A

15.C

16.D

17.A

18.C

19.A

20.D

【解析】

试题分析：文章讲述了一个关于诚实的故事。一个小女孩在一个拼写大会上坦诚她把一个字母拼错了。结果，她输掉了比赛，但是人们为她的真诚所打动。她虽然输掉了比赛，但却赢得了人格上的升华。

1.高的；B甜蜜的；C坚强的，艰难的，棘手的；D（声音、光）柔和的，柔软的。感觉“the judges were not sure whether she spelled the word with the letter A or E”可知，裁判听不清她用的是字母A还是E，说明小女孩的声音很弱，故选D。

2.They talked it over and decided to simply ask her what she had said裁判们经过讨论，最后决定问她说了什么，故选A。

3.But instead of lying”可知，小女孩意识到自己拼错了，这是拼写大赛，故选C。

4.she had said the letter小女孩承认自己说错了一个字母，故选B。

5.the entire audience stood...”可知，小女孩是站在舞台上回答的，故选A。

6.But instead of lying”可知，小女孩很真诚，下一行“this 11-year-old girl’s honesty”也有提示，故选B。

7.even when it her the contest即使小女孩的真诚让她失去了比赛，故选B。

8.she the biggest contest that day事实上，她赢得了一场最重要的比赛，故选C。

9.the contest of her 她没有说谎，而是选择了真诚，这是她性格上的获胜。根据下一行“the biggest test of our character and honesty”可知答案，故选D。

10.if we knew we would never get .最检验一个人的品质的就是在没被发现的情况下，仍然说实话，get caught被发现，故选C。

11.This young girl could easily have and nobody would have known it小女孩本可以撒谎而不会被人们发现的，故选B。

12.If you , you make yourself cheap.如果骗人，自己也跟着贬值，即自欺欺人，故选C。

13.This young girl was strong and smart enough to prize her own and character小女孩足够坚强、聪明，以至于她选择精神上的胜利（良心和品质的胜利），而不是赢得一个拼写大赛，故选A。

14.In a national spelling contest in America”可知，小女孩参加的是单词拼写大赛，故选A。

15.any others might give her for winning a contes她的自尊自爱比他人给予的任何的尊重都更重要，故选C。

16.the she made in that moment will have long-lasting influence她知道当时作出的选择会对她有持久的影响，make a choice做出选择，故选D。

17.the choices you make today what you are tomorrow.你今天作出的选择成就了明天的自己，make在此意为“使成为”，故选A。

18.Our children will 38 our behavior much more than our advice.我们的孩子会更多地模仿我们的行为而不是听取我们的建议，故选C。

19.So if we want them to to be honest,如果我们想故选A。

20.our kids are what we do and how we live我们的孩子正在观察着我们做的事情和我们的生活，故选D。

考点：故事类短文阅读